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White House tells former lawyer not to testify
The White House has directed one of its former legal advisers not to testify to a congressional committee about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
Architects of post-9/11 CIA interrogation program to testify
Two former CIA contractors who designed the harsh interrogation program used after the September 11 attacks are being summoned to testify before the military tribunal at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Psychologists James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen were among a dozen approved witnesses listed in a letter sent Monday by prosecutors to defense lawyers for five men charged in the 2001 attacks. Defense lawyers in the long-running September 11 military tribunal want to question Mitchell and Jessen as part of an effort to exclude statements the defendants made to the FBI at Guantanamo after being subjected to brutal treatment in clandestine CIA detention facilities. The defence lawyers are also seeking to compel testimony from dozens of current and former CIA officers who were involved with what the government called the "enhanced" interrogation program. Mitchell and Jessen gave depositions in a civil lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of three former US ...
Maldives quash terror conviction of ex-vice president
A court in the Maldives Monday quashed a controversial conviction of former vice president Ahmed Adeeb and ordered a fresh trial on allegations that he attempted to assassinate his boss. The High Court set aside the 15-year sentence handed to Adeeb in 2016 after he was found guilty of trying to blow up then-president Abdulla Yameen's speed boat in September 2015. However, the three-judge bench in a majority decision Monday ordered that Adeeb be held in custody for 15 days pending a fresh trial. The court held that his original trial appeared to have bene politically motivated. Adeeb was considered a close confidant of Yameen until he was dramatically impeached in November 2015 following allegations he was trying to topple the president. Yameen escaped unhurt when an explosion ripped through his speed boat, but his wife and two others were slightly injured. The FBI was called in to investigate the incident, but found no evidence the blast was caused by a bomb. During his five-year ...
Delhi cop killed after fight with neighbour
A Sub-Inspector of the Delhi police was beaten to death by his neighbour on Sunday in East Delhi after the officer protested against the assailant illegally selling liquor in the area, a police officer said on Monday.
2 suspected Rohingyas held in Assam
Two suspected Rohingyas, including a woman, were arrested in Hailakandi district when they were coming from Myanmar on Monday, police said. Lala Police Station Officer-in-Charge Liton Nath said the duo were held when they were coming from Myanmar's Mondu Thana of Kunkarpara village. "We suspect the hand of an international gang behind this Rohingya immigration issue in the area," Nath said. The duo have been booked under various sections of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 and the Foreigners (Amendment) Act, 2004, he said.
2 killed, one injured in bike-lorry collision in Machilipatnam
Two persons were killed and one injured in a bike-lorry collision on NH-65 at Nimmaluru village of Pamarru mandal in Krishna district on Monday, police said. The deceased were identified as T Subba Rao and V Yedukondalu from Machilipatnam town, they said. Three persons were on the bike when the lorry hit it on the highway, said Pamarru Sub-Inspector Habbeb Basha. While two persons died on the spot, the injured was rushed to Machilipatnam Government Hospital, he said. A case was registered at Pamarru Police station, he said.
'Order CBI probe in fake document case against Cardinal'
A section of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church on Monday demanded either a CBI or a judicial probe into the fake document case to defame its Cardinal, Archbishop George Alencherry.
Sharp shooter of Randeep Bhati gang arrested
An alleged sharp shooter of Randeep Bhati gang was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing his associate in Uttar Pradesh's Dadri area, police said. 28-year-old Sunil Bhati alias Ropy, a resident of Dadri, was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his arrest, they said Monday. Earlier, on the intervening night of January 4 and 5, Ropy along with four other accused had allegedly shot dead his gang-member Dharmendra and dumped his body few kilometres away from his house, a senior police official said. Dharmendra had distanced himself from the gang for quite some time, police said. "Acting on a tip-off, Ropy, the main accused, was arrested on Sunday from near Hasan Pur Depot bus stand in Madhu Vihar when he came there to meet his associate," Ram Gopal Naik, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), said. Four accused persons Vivek Singh, Gyanendra Singh, Bhagat Singh and Gaurav Singh were already under arrest, the DCP said.
4-yr-old missing boy reunited with family in Ghaziabad
A missing minor boy was reunited with his family here on Monday, officials said. Mohammad Aahad, 4, was found in unconscious and wounded condition near a five store hotel in Kushambi area here, police said. "The child had deep cuts on his face. After getting information, the police rushed the boy to a nearby hospital, where he underwent plastic surgery as part of his treatment," said DIG Upendra Agarwal. The boy could not remember his father's name. The police sent out "missing boy information" on social media, and distributed related pamphlets to trace the boy's family, the DIG said. All the police stations in NCR were alerted about the matter. On Sunday, the police received information that a missing report had been registered at Karawal Nagar Police Station in northeast Delhi. Based on information of local police here, one Mohammad Dilshad reached the hospital where Aahad was receiving treatment. Dilshad said his son went missing on May 15 and a missing report had been lodged at ...
Man wanted in robbery-cum-murder case held
The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested a 30-year-old man wanted in a robbery and murder case after an encounter in Keshav Puram area, officials said Monday. The accused has been identified as Sumit, a resident of JJ Colony Wazirpur, they said. "The accused was intercepted near Crematorium Shahpur Narela Delhi when he riding a bike at around 8.45 pm. He was signalled to stop but instead of stopping his vehicle, he opened fire on police." P S Kushwah, deputy commissioner of police (special cell), said. Police retaliated and fired in self defence which hit in leg of the accused person, he said. Sumit was taken to Raja Harish Chander hospital in Narela. About 12 rounds have been exchanged between the accused and police, they said. On December 26, 2018, Mukesh Kumar, who was working in Apeksha International Footwear company as field executive, went to ICICI bank, Lawrence Road, on his motorcycle for his official work, Kushwah said. After his work at Bank, when he reached at Underpass ..
Delhi: Woman injured after unidentified assailants open fire at her house
A woman was injured after unidentified assailants opened fire at her house in Delhi's Jwalapuri area on Monday morning.At the time of the incident, the woman's husband and children were also present in the house.The injured woman was immediately taken to a nearby hospital and her treatment is underway.Police are investigating the matter and looking at the CCTVs installed in the area.More details are awaited.
Police raid hideouts of two criminals involved in Dwarka shootout
A day after two criminals were killed in a shootout between rival gangs beneath Dwarka Mor metro station in South West Delhi, police said on Monday they have formed teams and are carrying out raids to nab the two suspects who had escaped the crime scene. "As part of investigation, Dwarka district police have formed three teams under ACP Dabri, three teams under ACP Dwarka and four teams under the anti-auto theft department which will give technical assistance to police officials in probing the case," a senior police officer said. Parveen Gehlot and Vikas Dalal, who were killed in the shootout, had several cases of murders, extortion and robberies registered against them in Delhi and Haryana. The officer said a forensic team has been called to analyse the vehicles the white car driven by Gehlot and the motorcycle in which another accused followed Gehlot. Special cell and crime branch teams are raiding several locations in Delhi, Haryana, and Rajasthan to track the absconding shooters,
Gang of six robbers arrested, five pistols recovered
A gang of six robbers was nabbed here on Monday, officials said. Five pistols with 18 cartridges, stolen gold ornaments and mobile phones have been recovered from their possession, they added. The gang leader is one Mintoo Tyagi, a bachelors in Technology graduate, officials said. The police was investigating a robbery case in which a doctor was robbed at gun point in his clinic on May 14, City Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said. Based on clues, the police nabbed the six thieves, he said. The arrests were made by Sihani Gate Police near an eatery on Bhatta Number 5 Road. During interrogation, Tyagi confessed to the crime, he said. Tyagi belongs to an affluent family and completed his degree from a reputed institute here, Kumar said. A gold chain, ring and mobile phone which were stolen from the doctor were also recovered, the SP said.
NGT seeks report from DDA on conserving Neela Hauz lake
The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought an action-taken report from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) regarding rejuvenation of the Neela Hauz lake in south Delhi.
In Manipur, lawyers protest vandalism at court complex
Lawyers here staged a sit-in on Monday, protesting assault of one of their colleagues on May 18 and vandalism in the court complex at Lamphel. They urged the government to provide more security in court complexes and impose restriction on public entry to court rooms as "lawyers feel unsafe". On Saturday, the court complex was vandalised by family members of a man who was allegedly killed. The accused in the case was brought to the court, but was whisked by security personnel, which enraged the mob, leading to the attack, officials said. All Manipur Bar Association (AMBA) and High Court Bar Association, which called for the sit-in at Cheirap court, condemned the Saturday violence. AMBA president Brajit Singh said, "No one is above law, including elected representatives." He said if those behind the attack are not arrested, lawyers will be compelled to take "further action". "Despite several legal awareness campaigns to prevent mob violence, hardly anything has changed," ...
Missing Goa rape victim traced, CM applauds police
The rape victim who had gone missing days before the May 19 Panaji Assembly by-election has been traced to a friend's house in North Goa, police said here on Monday.
Financial irregularities case: Police custody for PNB official
A court here Monday remanded a senior Punjab National Bank (PNB) official in police custody till May 23 in connection with the case of financial irregularities allegedly involving son-in-law of former chief minister Raman Singh. The court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sumit Kapoor remanded Sunil Agrawal in police custody till May 23, his lawyer Sachin Singh Rajput told PTI. Agrawal is presently posted as Deputy General Manager, Training, PNB, in Delhi. A case was registered with Gole Bazar Police Station here on March 15 against Punit Gupta, the son-in-law of Singh, for allegedly committing financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 50 crore during his tenure as a superintendent of DKS Post Graduate Institute and Research Centre, Raipur. Incumbent superintendent of DKS hospital Kamal Kishore Sahare had lodged a complaint in this regard. During investigation, police found that a loan to the tune of Rs 64 crore was sanctioned to the hospital from PNB Raipur main branch in 2017
Man stabbed to death in north Delhi
A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by motorcycle-borne persons in north Delhi's Wazirabad, police said Monday. The incident took place on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, they added. The deceased has been identified as Shiv Kant Yadav, a native of Aligarh, police said. Yadav was residing in Sangam Vihar since 2014 and preparing for the Staff Selection Commission examination, they said. He stayed at a house in street number 8 while his friend stayed at street number 3 of the same locality. Yadav had called up his friend at around 3 am that he would be coming to his house for a cup of tea, a senior police officer said. While Yadav was crossing the road to visit his friend's house, two motorcycle-borne men intercepted him and attacked him with a knife and fled the spot, Nupur Prasad, Deputy Commissioner of Police (north), said. He called up his friend and informed him about the incident, she said. His friend, along with other two friends, rushed to the spot and ..
24-year-old gangster held for assaulting transport authority employee
A 24-year-old man, suspected to be the kingpin of Kobra Gang, was arrested for allegedly assaulting an employee of Ghummanhera Transport Authority last month, police said Monday. The accused has been identified as Nakul, a resident of Ghummanhera village, they said. According to a senior police officer, Nakul and his accomplices had assaulted an employee of the transport authority on April 29, police said. Police had gotten a tip-off on Sunday that Nakul would come to his village. A trap was laid near Jhuljhuli Mor and the accused was arrested, Anto Alphonse, deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka), said. Nakul worked as driver at a call centre. He joined Naveen Khati Gang of Najafgarh but later formed his own Kobra Gang, the DCP said. Nakul and his gang members had started extorting money from touts around Ghummanhera authority. They had assaulted an employee of the authority after a minor argument on April 29 and fled to Haryana, Alphonse said. One pistol and two live rounds were ...
Transporting firm's 1 kg gold, men take 'gutka' break and get looted
Two bike-borne men fled with a car, claimed to be having one kg of gold, estimated worth around Rs 30 lakh, when its occupants stopped the vehicle to buy 'gutka' here Monday, police said. The incident took place around 4.30 pm when a driver and an employee of Divya Creations left the company's office in Sector 82 for a jewellery showroom in Okhla, Delhi, in a hatchback, the police said. "Driver Arvind and company employee Abhay were in the car. Abhay got the car stopped near Gate-1 of Swarnim Vihar in Sector 82 to buy some gutka. Meanwhile, two men reached there on a motorcycle and made Arvind and Abhay leave the car after threatening them with a gun. They then fled with the car which is claimed to be having one kg gold in its glovebox," a police spokesperson said. The car was later found abandoned near Panchsheel school along the expressway, the spokesperson said. Gautam Buddh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna said a case has been registered and police were ...