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Kathua: Man claims Hindu Ekta Manch leader threatening him
A man, who had provided his land for the burial of a minor girl brutally raped and killed in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year, has claimed that a leader of a right-wing organisation was threatening him. Mohammad Rafiq, from the nomadic Gujjar community, has filed a police complaint alleging that the Hindu Ekta Manch leader threatened and abused him to drive him out of the area. "We have received a complaint from Mohmamad Rafiq claiming that he was threatened by Sarpanch Kant Kumar," a police official said. Rafiq has alleged that Kumar, a Manch leader, was threatening him to drive him out of the area. The police official said they have found discrepancies in Rafiq's complaint and were conducting a preliminary investigation into the matter before reaching any conclusion. Rafiq, a resident of Gujjar Basti Bandi, had provided his land for the burial of the eight-year-old girl found dead on January 17, a week after she had gone missing. While a majority of the nomadic
3 arrested for betting in Odisha
Three persons have been arrested in the steel city for their alleged involvement in betting during the ongoing Indian Premier League cricket matches, the police said today. Thirty-three mobile phones, televison sets, a laptop and calculators were also seized by the police team during a raid at Nalla Road area here yesterday night, the police said. "We have arrested three persons involved in the betting racket and seized cash amounting to Rs 9,04,000, 33 mobile phones and other materials used for the purpose," said Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Panposh, Padmini Sahoo. The arrested persons were identified as Masood Alam (32), Parwez Alam (37) and Uttam Kumar Sharma (52), the SDPO said. Some members of the racket escaped from the place and efforts were on to nab them, the police said. On April 29, the police had claimed to have busted an inter-state gang allegedly involved in betting during IPL cricket matches and arrested six persons in connection with it from Sambalpur ..
Rail e-tickets worth Rs 10 lakh seized, man held
A total of 700 train e-tickets worth Rs 10 lakh have been seized in the West Central Railway Division of Jabalpur and one person arrested, a Railway Protection Force (RPF) source said on Sunday.
Mentally ill man held for burning parents to death
A mentally ill man was arrested on Sunday after he confessed to killing his elderly parents by setting the family house on fire, police said.
Minor girl raped in Odisha, accused arrested
A man was arrested on charge of raping a seven-year-old girl in Soro area in Odisha's Balasore district, police said on Sunday.
2 arrested in J&K for 'peddling' narcotics
Two alleged drug peddlers were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir after narcotics were recovered from their possession, the police said today. A police team arrested Surinder Kumar, a resident of Punjab's Pathankot district, after he was allegedly found carrying 6.2-kg poppy straw in his vehicle, a police spokesperson said. Another person was arrested at a checkpoint in north Kashmir's Bandipora district and 480 grams of charas were seized. The alleged peddler has been identified as Rafiq Wani, a resident of Bandipora, the spokesperson added.
Man kills infant boy on suspicion of wife's character
A 27-year-old tribal was arrested for allegedly axing two-month-old infant boy to death on suspicion of his wife's character in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh, police said today. The accused, Nansingh Marabi (27), suspected that his wife bore the child from another man through an illicit relationship, according to police. When his wife had gone to fetch water outside their house in Dhangaon Rayat village, located around 75 kms away from the district headquarters, Marabi alleged killed the baby with an axe and buried him inside the house, said Shahpura police station inspector Anil Patel. "When his wife returned home, she couldn't spot the baby in the swing and confronted Marabi, following which an altercation ensued between them," Patel said. Subsequently, the woman informed the police about the disappearance of her son, he said, adding that a police team recovered the body in night from the house. "We have seized the axe and arrested the accused. He has been for ...
Mother of molested child arrested, case charged under POCSO
The mother of the 10-year-old girl,who was allegedly sexually molested by a businessman in a cinema theatre, was today arrested after detailed questioning. A case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the woman, a senior police officer investigating the case said. Police had last night arrested the 60-year-old businessman, MoideenKutty, after a Malayalam television channel aired CCTV visuals of the accused sexually abusing the child inside the theatre at nearby Edapal on April 18. The girl's mother was sitting beside the man when the molestation took place. Though the theatre authorities handed over the visuals through childline to police on April 28, no action was taken until yesterday. MoideenKutty was booked under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and the POCSO Act. The minor girl has been shifted to a Nirbhaya kendra, a children's home. A ...
Kasauli firing: PWD employee succumbs to injuries
Public Works Department employee Gulab Singh, who was shot and injured during a demolition drive in the tourist town of Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh, died on Sunday after battling for life for 12 days, police said.
Cambodia makes 1st arrest on charges of insulting monarchy
A Cambodian school director has become the first person to be arrested on charges of insulting the monarchy after posting comments on Facebook critical of the authoritarian government. The law protecting the monarchy was passed in February. Critics say it further erodes freedom of speech and political activities, already under stress from Prime Minister Hun Sen's government. Police said Khieng Navy was arrested in his home yesterday and could face five years in prison if convicted. He is accused of posting comments online that allegedly insulted King Norodom Sihamoni by suggesting he was behind the November court decision to disband the main opposition party to benefit Cambodia's enemies. Sihamoni is a constitutional monarch with a minimal role in public affairs, while Hun Sen exercises almost absolute control over politics. The Kampong Thom provincial court formally charged Khieng Navy with "insulting of the monarch," said a statement released by the investigating judge, Khorn ...
2 minor girls raped in Odisha
Two minor girls were allegedly raped in separate incidents in Balasore and Kendrapara districts of Odisha, police said. The accused in both the cases were arrested, the police said. A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man at Purusotampur village under the jurisdiction of Soro Police Station on May 11, Inspector In-Charge of Soro police station, Dilip Sahu, said. The girl, a student of class 2, was sexually assaulted inside a lift irrigation point centre in an agriculture field, he said. The accused was arrested today on the basis of a complaint by the girl's mother, the IIC said. Both the girl and the accused were sent for medical examination, the police said. In another incident, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her tutor at Ambapada village in Kendrapara district. Sub Divisional Police Officer, Rajib Lochan Panda, said the tutor had taken nude photos of the girl and recorded it in his smartphone. The accused committed the crime last week when the
Indigo staffer arrested for making haox bomb call
A staffer of budget carrier IndiGo was arrested on Sunday for allegedly making a hoax call regarding a bomb in a Mumbai bound flight at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI).The 23-year-old accused, Kartik Madhav Bhat made a call from the unidentified number on May 2 at Indigo Airlines Office regarding the presence of a bomb in Mumbai-bound flight.Following which few Mumbai-bound flights from IGI Airport were physically checked. However, the authority did not found anything.A criminal case under appropriate sections of law was registered at IGI Airport Police Station and a search was initiated for the caller.After tracing the number, the police apprehended Bhat, who during the course of the investigation, confessed his involvement in the case.Bhat disclosed that his job performance was not up to the mark and he had been given verbal notice to improve his performance in three months or face the departmental action. He was depressed and made the call out of frustration to ...
Construction worker held for 'sexually abusing' minor girl
A 35-year-old construction worker was today arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl near here, police said. Kumar from Udhagamandalam in Nilgiri district had sexually abused the 15-year-old girl near a building site, they said. Based on a complaint from her parents, all-women police registered a case under POCSO Act and arrested him.
Gold valued at Rs 1.72 cr seized in Kolkata, one arrested
Over five kg gold biscuits valued at Rs 1.72 crore were seized from the city and a smuggler was arrested, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said on Sunday.
9-yr-old girl raped in UP
A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a village in the Sahatwar area here, police said today. The incident took place when the girl had gone to attend a marriage function on May 11, they said. Police said Avinash Singh (45) of the same village took her to a secluded place and raped her, they said. Police said an FIR was registered today on a compliant lodged by the victim's mother. The accused has been arrested, they said.
DNA data banks to be set up at national, state level to store DNA profiles
DNA data banks will be set up at the national and state level to store profiles, and those who leak the information stored in such facilities will be punished with a jail term of up to three years, according to a draft bill on DNA technology being finalised by the Law Ministry. The draft bill also states that all DNA data including DNA profiles, DNA samples and records, will only be used for identification of the person and not for "any other purpose". The draft bill, based on the one prepared by the Law Commission recently, states that national and regional DNA data banks will be set up for maintaining a national database for identification of victims, accused, suspects, undertrials, missing persons and unidentified human remains. The Department of Biotechnology was consulted by the law panel to draft the bill. The Law Ministry is now finalising the official draft before it goes to the Union Cabinet for final approval. It states that those who leak the DNA profile information to ...
Watching certain videos can't be reason to implicate a person as terrorist: HC
The Kerala High Court has observed that merely watching certain videos and speeches will not be a reason to implicate a person as a terrorist. A division bench of justices A M Shaffique and P Somarajan made the observation while considering an appeal filed by one Muhammed Riyas, challenging an NIA court order denying bail to him. In its recent verdict, the court also set aside the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court order and granted bail to him. In his appeal, Riyas had submitted that he was arrested on terror charges following a complaint filed by his estranged wife, a Hindu woman who had converted to Islam. He had contended that he was not part of any terrorist organisation as claimed by his wife and he had no connection with the same. It is only on account of the matrimonial dispute or under the influence of some other person that she (wife) had levelled such allegations against him, he had submitted. In its order, the bench said as far as the appellant is concerned, he was .
Personal enmity most common cause of bloodhsed in Delhi: Police
Brawls over trivial issues -- such as not sharing a cigarette -- led to a spate of killings in the national capital in the first four months of the year, but the most common reason for fatal crimes was personal enmity and old disputes, according to newly released Delhi Police data. Till April 30 this year, 27 of the 167 reported killings took place because of a sudden provocation or a trivial issue, the second most common reason for bloodshed. Personal enmity was cited in the data as the most common motive in murder cases. During the last two years, too, animosity occupied the top spot, followed by violence over sudden provocations or trivial issues. In 2017, more than 45 per cent murder cases were due to personal enmity, the Delhi Police data showed. As many as 65 people were killed till April 30 this year because of long-standing disputes or enmity, the Delhi Police said. A 35-year-old woman and her teenaged son were gunned dead allegedly by her brother-in-law in southwest Delhi's ..
Kasauli demolition firing claims another life
A person, who was injured in the firing in Kasauli during demolition drive on May 1, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.Shail Bala Sharma (51), an assistant town planner of Solan district, along with four teams of the Town and Country Planning Department, were razing unauthorised construction in the area on the order of the Supreme Court when the incident took place.When Sharma and her team reached Narayani Guest House, its owner Vijay Singh asked them to keep off his property. After the team went ahead with the demolition and tried to get the place evacuated, Singh opened fire on them.Assistant Town and Country Planning officer Shail Bala Sharma was killed in the firing.Later, the main accused, Vijay Singh, was sent to the police custody for five days.
Kerala Police rapped for negligence in child exploitation case
The Kerala police found itself in the dock on Sunday over its lackadaisical attitude in a child sexual exploitation case, despite receiving a complaint along with documentary evidence.