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Three arrested for gang-raping dalit woman
Three men were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly gang-raping a 25-year-old woman, belonging to Rewsa in Uttar Pradesh.The woman, along with her son, went to visit the Naimisharanya Dham in Sitapur, when she was gang-raped by three men.She has now been admitted to a district hospital in Sitapur for medical examinations.An FIR has been registered in the Kotwali Police Station against the accused under section 376 D of the Indian Penal Code.According to initial information, the accused, Ramoo, Patru Kashyap and Rameshur Kashyap are the workers in the Dham.An investigation in the case is currently underway.
Sidhu acquitted in road rage case
In a big relief to former cricketer and Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted him from culpable homicide charges in a 30-year-old road rage case for which he was awarded three-year jail term.
4 killed, 10 injured road accident in UP
Four people, including a minor girl, were killed and 10 others seriously injured after a truck hit a small passenger vehicle on the Banda-Tanra road here, police said today. The accident took place yesterday. The deceased were identified as Badri Prasad (65), Ram Moorat (30) and Rajkaran (60). They died on the spot, Additional Superintendent of Police Lal Bharat Kumar Pal said. The officer said that one Jyoti Narayan (17) succumbed to injuries at a hospital here. Ten people suffered serious injuries and are being treated at the hospital, Pal said. Police said the truck driver was arrested, and a case registered. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, they said.
Taiwan ex-leader Ma convicted in political leaks case
A Taiwanese court today found former president Ma Ying-jeou guilty in a political leaks case, his first conviction in a raft of lawsuits brought against him since he stepped down two years ago. Ma was sentenced to four months in prison for violating the communication security and surveillance act, said the high court, overturning a previous not guilty verdict from a lower court. The former president said today he will appeal the sentence and remains free. Ma was also convicted of breaching the personal data protection act and of "using his presidential power not for executing presidential legal duties", the court added. Under Taiwanese law any sentence under six months can be paid off with a fine. The high court found that Ma had attempted to damage the "character and rights" of opposition lawmaker Ker Chien-ming when he leaked confidential information about an ongoing probe associated with Ker. Investigators had been accused of tapping Ker's phone to acquire the information. The ...
New DNA tool can help catch criminals
Scientists have developed a novel tool that can accurately predict eye, hair and skin colour from even a small DNA samples left at a crime scene or obtained from archeological remains. The all-in-one pigmentation profile tool provides a physical description of the person in a way that has not previously been possible by generating all three pigment traits together using a freely available webtool. The tool is designed to be used when standard forensic DNA profiling is not helpful because no reference genetic data exists against which to compare the evidence sample. The HIrisPlex-S DNA test system is capable of simultaneously predicting eye, hair and skin colour phenotypes from DNA. Users, such as law enforcement officials or anthropologists, can enter relevant data using a laboratory DNA analysis tool, and the webtool will predict the pigment profile of the DNA donor. "We have previously provided law enforcement and anthropologists with DNA tools for eye colour and for combined eye ...
Exclusive: Evidence that Malaysia's Najib received 1MDB funds was ignored, probe panelists say
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) found evidence in late 2015 that 42 million ringgit ($10.6 million) was transferred from a former subsidiary of state fund 1MDB into an account of then Prime Minister Najib Razak, but its recommendation for further investigation was rejected by the attorney general, a member of a panel that reviewed the commission's case files told Reuters.
MQM protests over 'genocide' of Mohajirs
Protesting against arbitrary arrests, enforced unlawful disappearances, unlawful detention and extra-judicial killings of Mohajirs in Pakistan, the Muttahida Qami Movement (MQM) organised a demonstration outside 10, Downing Street, the British Prime Minister's official residence, to demand that the international community step in and stop Islamabad in its tracks.MQM leaders presented a memorandum to the office of British Prime Minister Theresa May.MQM affiliates from all over UK and men and women, elderly members and children actively participated in the protest, which was declared as being "very successful".The protestors held up placards, portraits of MQM founder leader Mr. Altaf Hussain, inscribed demands and protest slogans and portraits of those killed extra-judicially or detained unlawfully.One particular placard carried a demand for the UK as "Wake up UK We ant justice." Another carried a demand that said "Stop Genocide of Mohajirs".Visitors and tourists in London stopped to ...
UP girl sexually harassed by 3 youths, mother thrashed for opposing
A 16-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly sexually harassed and her mother beaten up by three youths for opposing them at a town here, police said today. The incident took place yesterday when the girl was returning home from school, Station House Officer (SHO) Manoj Choudhary said. The girl's mother lodged a police complaint after her daughter informed her about the incident, the officer said. The SHO said according to the complainant, she was beaten up by the youths when she opposed them. The matter is being investigated, he said.
UP man kills wife after argument
A 30-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her husband following an argument at Majlispur Tofir village here, police said today. The incident took place yesterday and the accused, Chandan Singh, has been arrested, SHO, Bhopa, V P Singh said. He killed his wife, Puja, with a spade after an argument and dumped her body in a field, the officer said, adding that spade has been recovered. The incident occurred when she had gone to give her husband lunch at his farm land, the SHO said.
SC to give verdict in Sidhu's road rage case today
The Supreme Court will announce its verdict in cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's road rage case, on Tuesday.Last month Sidhu's advocate argued in the court that it was not his client's fault behind the death of the victim in a road rage case.After the Punjab government sought his conviction in the road rage case, Sidhu, on April 13, said he would submit to the majesty of the law.The road rage incident dates back to December 27, 1988, when Sidhu had allegedly punched one 65-year-old Gurnam Singh in Patiala, Punjab, resulting in the latter's death.The Sessions Court Judge of Patiala on September 22, 1999, had acquitted Sidhu and his associate, Rupinder Singh Sandhu, due to lack of evidence in the case.The trial court had acquitted Sidhu, whereas the Punjab and Haryana High Court reversed his acquittal, convicting him under Section 304 Part II, Indian Penal Code (IPC), for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.The victim's family had appealed to the Supreme Court that .
Congress demands arrest of Parrikar's nephew over alleged assault
The Congress on Monday demanded the arrest of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's nephew for allegedly assaulting senior citizens protesting outside the venue where BJP President Amit Shah was addressing party's booth workers on Sunday evening.
Four truck-jackers held with Rs 70 lakh copper
Delhi Police on Monday busted a gang of highway truck-jackers and arrested a truck driver and his three accomplices for looting copper worth Rs 70 lakh along with the truck carrying it in the national capital, an officer said.
Minor crushed to death after iron sheet falls on him
A three-year-old boy died after an iron sheet from an under-construction building fell on him in Dwarka Sector 17, police said today. Yesterday, the police were informed that Dipesh, who was playing at the site was injured. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead, they added. The police registered a case and arrested the contractor for negligence. The labourers were involved in constructing a concrete roof when an iron sheet fell on the boy who was playing there, the police said.
Man shot at in Malviya Nagar
A man was shot at allegedly by two men in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area and personal enmity is thought to be the reason behind the incident, police said today. Yesterday, one Iqbal Qureshi received gunshot injuries and was taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre, where his condition is stated to be stable, they said. He sustained injuries on his left leg, right hand and abdomen. The accused were identified as Rohit and Ashu, the police said. Later, the police nabbed Ashu from Malviya Nagar market. A probe in the matter is underway, the police added.
Pak man's eyes gouged out by father, brothers
A Pakistani man's eyes were gouged out allegedly by his father and brothers after he insisted on marrying a girl of his choice in Baluchistan province. Police said that the victim, Abdul Baqi wanted to marry a girl but his family was against the marriage because the girl used a cellphone. Detailing his ordeal, Baqi, who has been admitted in a hospital, alleged, "They (father and brothers) locked my mother in another room and tied me up with a rope. Then they gouged my eyes out with a spoon and chopped them to pieces with a knife. He further said, "I liked a girl. My father and brothers were not happy with my choice. They often used to tell me that they will never allow me to marry a girl who keeps chatting on the mobile phone with me." Police have arrested the victim's father and two brothers.
Tharoor to stay off Twitter 'for a while'
On a day the Delhi Police charged Shashi Tharoor with abetting his wife Sunanda Pushkar's suicide, the senior Congress leader said that he would stay off Twitter "for a while". "Staying off @Twitter for a while -- one encounters too much epicaricacy!," he said in a tweet. Tharror, in his tweet, also explained the meaning of the word 'epicaricacy': Rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others. Earlier, Tharoor (62) dismissed as "preposterous" the nearly 3,000-page charge sheet filed before a city court and asserted he intends to contest it "vigorously" while the Congress stood by the Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram and a former international civil servant, alleging it is a "conspiracy" by the Modi government to defame him. In a blow to Tharoor, the suave Congress leader is the only person to be arrayed as an accused in the case in which the police have concluded that it was a case of suicide and not murder. An FIR was registered by Delhi Police on January 1, ...
Wife accuses Ghaziabad police officer of dowry harassment
The wife of a serving Police Inspector in Ghaziabad has accused him of torture and harassment for dowry, police said on Monday.
Hawara acquitted in arms recovery case
A local court here acquitted Jagtar Singh Hawara in a 1995 arms recovery case, an official said today. The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Suresh Goyal acquitted Hawara, who had been convicted for conspiring to assassinate former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, he said. On April 3, Judicial Magistrate First Class Varinder Kumar had convicted him in the arms act case and had referred the case to the court of CJM for quantum of sentence. After hearing the arguments, the court of CJM acquitted Hawara in the case pertaining to the recovery of AK-56 rifle, said defence counsel Jaspal Singh Manjhpur. Hawara is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in Delhi. In 1995, an FIR was registered against Hawara after seizure of an AK-56 rifle.
Chhagan Bhujbal admitted to Lilavati hospital in Mumbai
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal was today admitted to Lilavati Hospital here, doctors said. They said that he had visited the hospital in the afternoon and got admitted there. Bhujbal (70), who was in jail since March 2016, was granted bail on May 4 by the Bombay High Court after the court took into consideration his old age and deteriorating health. He was admitted to KEM hospital in Parel here after he was released from Arthur Road Jail. Bhujbal was discharged from KEM hospital on May 10.
Five held for killing 15-yr-old girl
Five persons were arrested today in connection with the alleged rape and killing of a 15-year-old girl who was missing from her house in the Krishna Nagar area here since December last year, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna said that on December 27, a missing report was lodged by the parents of the girl at Modinagar police station. On January 12, the minor's body was found in the jungle near Mohiuddinpur area of district Meerut, he added. The police official claimed that after meticulous investigation over several months, five persons: Sumit, Sonu, Ramesh, Rajiv and Aarif were arrested by the Modinagar police and the crime branch today from Modinagar Circle. "The prime accused Sumit confessed he was in love with the girl and on December 26 he took her in Vijay Nagar area and cohabited with her after which she was mounting pressure on him for marriage. Upon rejection of the proposal she threatened lodge an FIR against him," a police official said. The ...