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No racism involved in 'attack' on Kashmiris: Delhi Police
Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Saturday told Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba that the alleged attack on a group of Kashmiris in the national capital involved a local issue and had nothing to do with their origin, an officer said.
SAD seeks judicial probe into Kabaddi player's death
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal today demanded that a judicial probe be conducted into the death of a woman Kabaddi player during a clash between two groups over a property dispute in Ferozepur. Lachhmi, 24, died on May 8 after being hit by a bullet fired during the clash over the possession of a two-acre plot in Fatehgarh Gehri village. Her family has refused to cremate the body and has been protesting near Ferozepur police station for the past four days. Police arrested three persons, including the main accused Harpreet Singh, in connection with the case. But the family says it won't cremate the body until all the accused are arrested. Badal alleged that the police was "acting like stooges of local MLA and had refused to arrest all the accused", despite the family and residents protesting with the body near the police station. In a statement, he alleged that the police had refused to arrest eight of the 11 people named in the FIR. In this situation, it is impossible to
Family of cross-border firing victim provided exgratia relief in JK's Poonch
The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district today handed over a financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin of a man killed in small arms firing by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gulpur sector yesterday. Mohammad Ikhlaq (22), a resident of Kalsan Malti Baghal Dhara village, was killed outside his house when he was hit by a bullet during ceasefire violation by Pakistan, raising the death toll in cross-border firing this year to 32, including 16 security personnel, in over 700 such incidents. Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, along with a team of officers, visited the bereaved family and expressed grief over his death, an official spokesperson said. He said he also handed over Rs 1 lakh as financial assistance to the family and assured them that more financial assistance under norms would be provided shortly.
Hindus to agitate if SC verdict against Ram Mandir: VHP chief'
Newly elected VHP international presidentVishnu Sadashiv Kokje today said Hindus will launch a countrywide agitation to mount pressure on their local MPs for passage of a law in Parliament facilitating the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya if the Supreme Court's verdict "goes against their faith". On his first visit to the pilgrimage city after assuming charge, Kokje said the Ram temple issue is in a decisive stage of resolution in the Supreme Court and legal experts in the VHP believe that the apex court will pass a judgement in accordance with the faith of crores of Hindus. "However, if the court verdict goes against their faith, crores of Hindus all over the country will start a movement to mount pressure on MPs representing their areas to pass a law in Parliament which paves the way for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya," said Kokje in an interaction with the media here. Kokje said in 6-7 months the Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on the issue paving the way .
Kejriwal's kin not produced, Delhi court issues 2nd production warrant
A Delhi court today issued a second production warrant against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's relative Vinay Bansal, arrested in connection with an alleged scam in the Public Works Department (PWD), after Tihar jail authorities failed to produce him before it. The first production warrant for Bansal, a nephew of Kejriwal, was issued yesterday by Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Khanagwal, who had also sought an explanation from the Tihar jail superintendent for failing to produce him. Today, Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Shilpa Jain sought Bansal's presence in the court tomorrow. Bansal was admitted to a hospital and sent to one-day judicial remand after he fainted in the courtroom on May 10, when the court rejected the anti-corruption branch's plea for Bansal's three-day police remand, saying he was not medically fit. In a courtroom packed with lawyers and mediapersons, Bansal fainted during the hearing and a stretcher was brought to take him to an ambulance stationed outside the ...
Indore court awards death sentence to man for raping, murdering 3-month-old girl
The Indore district court today awarded death penalty to a 26-year-old man for rape and murder of a three-month-old girl, while likening him to "gangrene". The verdict came within 22 days of the incident. Additional Sessions Judge Varsha Sharma sentenced Naveen Gadke, the accused, to death under IPC section 376 (A) (death due to injuries during rape) which was introduced under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, and section 302 (murder). He was also found guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. In the 51-page verdict, Judge Sharma said, "Given the heinous and gruesome manner in which the cruel act was done by the accused, this person is like a gangrene disease in the society. Like the doctor cuts off gangrene-affected parts of a patient's body through operation, in the same way it is also necessary to keep such criminal away to protect the society from them. Such person is deadly for the society." District prosecution officer Akram Sheikh said the
Two US Navy SEAL leaders suspended in Africa over 'sexual misconduct'
Two senior leaders of a US Navy SEAL team deployed to Africa have been relieved of their duties and sent home over sexual misconduct allegations, officials said.
Yavatmal farmer, who set himself ablaze last week, dies
A 60-year-old farmer, who had allegedly attempted suicide in the early hours of May 6 in Umarkhed taluka here, today died after battling for life at Nanded's Government Medical College, police said. Officials said that the body of Shyamrao Rama Bhopale, a resident of Marlegaon in Umarkhed taluka, had been sent for post mortem. Bhopale had set himself ablaze in front of his house after dousing kerosene on his body, with family members claiming that he took the extreme step as he had an outstanding loan and his crops had failed. His son had, immediately after the incident, told mediapersons that Bhopale, having about 1.5 acres of land, had an outstanding loan of Rs 17,360 and his tur and soyabean crops had failed. Moreover, the son had said, Bhopale was not eligible for the state government's farm loan waiver scheme. His body was handed over to his family today and his son, Ramdas, performed the final rites, officials said. Villagers who attended the cremation had tied ...
Share auto driver,accomplice nabbed for misbehaving with woman
A 'share-auto' driver and his accomplice were arrested today for allegedly misbehaving with a woman passenger recently, police said. The driver Janarthanan and his friend Pavin were arrested for allegedly misbehaving with the woman, a college student, they said. She was staying at a relative's place for her education. The woman had travelled in the share-auto on May 7 while returning from college and the duo tried to misbehave with her in an isolated place by using vulgar language and pulling her dupatta, police said. She, however, managed to escape from them and narrated her ordeal to her relatives, following which they preferred a police complaint. Following a probe into the matter, including enquiries with other share-auto drivers, the duo were arrested early this morning, police said. Unlike regular autorickshaws, share autos carry several passengers and charge lesser rates.
Assault at police station: FIR registered, 6 cops suspended
Delhi Police have registered a case in connection with the alleged beating of a man and his family inside a police station when they refused to pay a fine to get their two-wheeler released after it was towed away from outside their home, a police official said today. The Station House Officer of Rani Bagh police station was taken off duty and sent to the district police lines, while six other police personnel who had allegedly beaten up the man were suspended. The police yesterday lodged a case in the matter against the police personnel. Six policemen allegedly beat up Surendra Aggarwal (43) and his two sons - residents of Saraswati Vihar in northwest Delhi. Aggarwal claimed that a scooter was parked outside his residence when the police officials took it away on May 6. He told senior officers that their security guard had informed the police that the vehicle was not parked illegally but the police personnel refused to listen to him. Aggarwal's youngest son visited the police station .
Kerala custody death: Congress says government action inadequate
The Kerala Congress on Saturday said mere arrest of some police officers and suspension of Ernakulam Superintendent of Police (Rural) A.V. George over the custodial death of a 26-year-old youth is not adequate.
Delhi CP briefs Home Secy on 'thrashing' of Kashmiris
Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik today informed Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba that the alleged thrashing of a group of Kashmiri people in the city had nothing to do with their origin, an official said. During the briefing, Patnaik told Gauba that the incident was a local issue, triggered by a dispute over feeding stray dogs in southeast Delhi's Sunlight Colony on Thursday night, the official said. That night, the victims, including four women, were allegedly surrounded and beaten by a mob of 30-40 people. A police case has been registered following a complaint by one of the women. She alleged that she was abused and manhandled. Another official said the complainant is an avid dog lover and animal rights activist. There have been more than 50 complaints and counter-complaints against the residents of the nearby Siddhartha Enclave, where the incident happened, he said. An FIR, under various sections of the IPC, has been registered at Sunlight Colony police station in ...
Haryana minister refuses to hear out 'corrupt' official, orders arrest at meeting
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij ordered the arrest of a "corrupt" SDO at a meeting in Kaithal even as the official pleaded for a chance to present his own case, according to a dramatic video clip on social media. Arrest him,' Vij is heard telling policemen in the video purported to be of the district grievance redressal committee's monthly meeting chaired by the minister yesterday. The minister wanted the Public Health Engineering Department's sub divisional officer (SDO) Ved Pal arrested over a graft complaint made by a contractor, Digvijay Singh of Kakheri village. However, the local police had not carried out the arrest order up to this evening. The minister repeatedly refused to hear out the SDO even when Superintending Engineer A K Pahwa came out in support of the junior officer, who is posted in Guhla. Vij said if the complaint was proved false, the SDO can file a case against the complainant under section 182 of the Indian Penal Code, which punishes giving false information to
Thane CDR scam: Crime Branch makes 14th arrest
One more person was arrested by Thane Police's Crime Branch in connection with the Call Detail Record (CDR) racket that it is investigating, taking the number of persons arrested to 14, officials said today. Senior Inspector Nitin Thakre told PTI that Laxman Thakur, whose name cropped during the interrogation of some of the arrested accused, was nabbed yesterday evening. The official said that Thakur was produced before a magistrate who remanded him in police custody till May 14. The CDR racket was unearthed on January 24 when police, acting on a tip off, nabbed four private detectives from Kalwa here. Since then, police said, 14 persons have been arrested in the scam which involved the illegal procurement and sale of CDRs of private individuals. Among those arrested were woman detective Rajani Pandit and noted lawyer Rizwan Siddiqui. Pandit, who was arrested on February 2, was granted bail by Additional Sessions Judge A S Bhaisare on March 13. Siddiqui was arrested on ...
Man, woman found hanging from tree in Mathura village
The bodies of a man and a woman were found hanging from a tree in a village in Mathura district today, a police official said, suspecting it to be a case of suicide. The 23-year-old man and the 20-year-old woman were found tied with the same rope to the tree in Mahrauli village, SP, rural, Aditya Kumar Shukla said, adding prima facie it appears to be a case of suicide. He said the bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination and a thorough police investigation is underway.
Civic body chairperson, Hindu outfit leader booked for graveyard land grab bid
The Chandausi Municipal Corporation chairperson and a Hindu outfit leader have been booked for allegedly attempting to grab a graveyard land here, police said. The FIR was lodged against municipal corporation chairperson and local BJP leader Indu Rani, Hindu Jagran Manch leader Kaushal Kishore and 50 to 60 others, Circle Officer, Chandausi, Omkar Singh said. They were booked following a complaint lodged by one Iftiqar, who alleged that Rani and Kishore along with the others arrived at the graveyard in Gandhi Park yesterday and tried to grab the land, he said. Iftiqar also accused them of attempting to stoke religious emotions by instigating a particular community, Singh said, adding that a case has been registered and investigations are on. Meanwhile, a junior engineer of the corporation, K K Agarwal, has lodged a counter FIR alleging that some locals opposed the construction of a boundary wall in the area under the state government's beautification drive, the officer said.
Frivolous cases should not reach apex court: AG to additional solicitors general
Law officers should ensure that frivolous appeals planned by ministries related to service matters of individuals do not reach the Supreme Court and special leave petitions are filed only in cases where a policy decision of the government is involved, the Attorney General is learnt to have told additional solicitors general. The A-G told additional solicitors general at a recent meeting that when the Law Ministry refers proposals of various ministries to file SLPs in the top court challenging a high court order relating to service matter of individuals, the law officers should ensure that frivolous pleas are not allowed to reach the apex court. Sources aware of the meeting said the move is aimed at checking unnecessary government litigation in the top court. If a SLP has to be filed by a central ministry or a department, it approaches the Law Ministry which seeks the opinion of one of the additional solicitors general. If the opinion of the ASG is positive, the SLP is filed. According
Man killed, friend injured, for allegedly staring at accused
A 30-year-old man was today stabbed to death by another who accused the victim and his friend of staring at him, police said. The incident occurred in the morning in the congested Madanpura area of Nagpada in south Mumbai, police said. "The victim, Mohammad Rashid Said Ansari (30), was talking with his friend, Mohammad Rizwan Quereshi, when the accused, Fazil Mohammed Abdul Kayyum Ansari, picked up a fight alleging that the two were staring at him for a long time," a police official said. In the course of the argument, Ansari (35) pulled out a knife and stabbed Mohammad Rashid, he said. Rashid's friend sustained serious injuries while trying to fend off the attack, the official added. "The two were rushed to JJ Hospital nearby where Rashid succumbed to his injuries," he said. Accused Ansari, who fled the scene, was arrested from a spot close to where the incident happened by the Nagpada police. "Ansari has been charged with murder. It happened apparently because the ...
Undertrial prisoner found hanging in Jharpada jail
The body of an undertaial prisoner was found hanging inside the high-security Jharpada Special Jail here today, police said. Security personnel of the prison found undertrial prisoner Jitendra Biswal, arrested in a rape case, hanging inside a cell this morning and informed the jail authorities, police said. He was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him "brought dead". A case of unnatural death has been registered and investigation is in progress. Director General of Police (DGP), R P Sharma said that the Commissionerate Police was conducting investigation into the death of the undertrial prisoner. The body has been sent for postmortem and efforts are on to asceratain the circumstances that led to the incident, Sharma said.
4 get life term for muder
A court here today sentenced four people, including a man and his son, to life imprisonment for killing a person over a land dispute last year. District and Sessions Judge Subhash Chandra also slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on Vijay Singh, his son Ashok and his accomplices Nepal Singh and Ghanshyam. There was a land dispute between Narendra Singh, a lawyer, and Vijay, both residents of Jhalu town's Chaudhriyan area, according to the prosecution. Vijay and Ashok started construction work at the disputed land when the matter was pending in court, following which Narendra lodged a complaint at Jhalu police station, the prosecution said. On June 2, 2017, Narendra and his nephew were attacked with rods and lathis by the four people. Narendra was declared dead at a hospital.