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Swimming pool owner among three booked after boy drowns
Three persons, including a fitness centre owner in Mumbra, have been booked on the charge of culpable homicide after a 12-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool, police said today. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, they said. "The boy, Ayan Khan, had gone to Future Fitness Gym and Swimming Pool along with his cousin. However, he drowned while swimming in the deeper part of the pool," police said. The gym and swimming pool is owned by Aziz Faruqi. Along with Faruqi, the caretaker of the swimming pool Huzoor Khan alias Lal and trainer Sayyed Hussain have also been booked under IPC section 304 (2) (culpable homicide not amounting to murder). The case was registered following a complaint lodged by the minor's aunt. None of the accused have been arrested so far in this connection, police said adding that further investigation is on.
Abducted boy rescued, 5 arrested in Bihar
An abducted boy was rescued and five of his abductors were arrested on Thursday morning here, the police said.
Driver acquitted in dubbing artist murder case
A Thane court acquitted a driver in a case of alleged killing of a dubbing artist from the film industry in 2013, while giving him benefit of doubt. District Jugde P P Jadhav, in his order last week, observed that the prosecution failed to prove the charges under IPC section 302 (murder) against Sonu Singh (33). The prosecution told the court that the deceased, Seema Maison, her husband and their son lived in an apartment in Mira Road area of the district. Singh worked as a driver in a company where Maison's husband worked. On January 2, 2013 the dubbing artist did not go to work as she was unwell and informed her husband about it. Her husband, the complainant in the case, asked the driver to visit the former's house and enquire about the artist, as he was unable to reach her on mobile phone. The driver later called him up, saying there was no response when he rang the door bell and that the house was locked from inside. The complainant then rushed home and found his wife lying dead ..
HC grants bail to lawyer arrested in money laundering case post demonetisation
The Delhi High Court today granted bail to lawyer Rohit Tandon, who is in jail in connection with a money laundering case post demonetisation, and another accused in the case, saying trial in the matter was likely to take time. Justice Mukta Gupta granted the relief to Tandon and co-accused Raj Kumar Goel, a data entry operator, subject to their furnishing a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh each with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court. The order came on Tandon's plea challenging the trial court's order denying him bail on the grounds that he is alleged to have been involved in a "white collar crime" with other co-accused in a "well-planned" manner. Goel has been accused of engaging in earning profits by routing money into various accounts by using forged documents. Both have been in custody for more than one year and four months, the high court noted in its order.
Business man shot dead in Telangana
A 53-year-old business man was shot dead by an unknown person at Dharmapuri temple town in neighbouring Jagtial district, police said today. The incident occurred last night when Podeti Satyanarayana Goud was proceeding to Mumbai after attending a function in the district last night, they said. The deceased, who runs a liquor business in Mumbai had come here to attend a function. While returning in his car, he was shot dead by unidentified man at about 10.45 pm, police said. Based on a complaint from his friend, a case of murder was registered. Goud was a Congress party worker, they said adding efforts are on to arrest the culprit.
WB panchayat polls: SC to hear state EC's plea at 2 PM
The Supreme Court will hear the West Bengal State Election Commission's plea, challenging the Calcutta High Court order directing it to accept the nominations of candidates who have filed their papers electronically within the stipulated time for the panchayat elections, at 2 pm today. The State Election Commission (SEC) has sought a stay of the operation of May 8 order, saying it would suffer "irreparable loss and injury". Anticipating the SEC's move, the state's main opposition CPI(M) and BJP have filed a caveat before the top court saying that no ex-parte orders should be passed. Caveat is a legal notice to a court or public officer that certain actions may not be taken without informing the person who gave the notice. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud was told by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for BJP's West Bengal unit, that a copy of the SEC's petition be supplied to them. The CPI(M) has claimed that many of its ...
Kejriwal's nephew arrested in PWD fake bills scam case
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's nephew was arrested on Thursday by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a graft case involving submitting of fake bills to claim money for PWD construction work.
52 gold biscuits seized in Mizoram, 2 arrested
Customs officials have seized 52 gold biscuits valued at Rs 269 lakh from Mizoram and arrested two Myanmar nationals in this connection, a senior customs official said. Superintendent of the anti-smuggling unit of the Aizawl customs division, L H Haokip said, acting on a tip-off, the customs officials intercepted a car at Seling customs checkgate on Tuesday and seized the gold bars, weighing eight kilogramme, from the possession of the two persons. The Seling customs checkgate is located 40 kilometre from the state capital. The two persons were identified as David Muangpi (23) and Somkhankap (19) -- residents of Sanmeuh Kawlpi and Tahan areas of Myanmar respectively. They were arrested and produced before a local court here yesterday, Haokip said. Customs officials said that gold smuggling from Myanmar, using Mizoram as a conduit, is on the rise in the state since 2015. The Mizoram police had on Monday seized gold bars worth over Rs 3 crore from Champhai district and ...
WB panchayat polls: SC to hear state poll panel's plea at 2 pm
The Supreme Court will hear the West Bengal State Election Commission's plea, challenging the Calcutta High Court order directing it to accept the nominations of candidates who have filed their papers electronically within the stipulated time for the panchayat elections, at 2 pm today. The State Election Commission (SEC), which approached the apex court today, has sought a stay of the operation of yesterday's order, saying it would suffer "irreparable loss and injury" that cannot be compensated. Anticipating the SEC's move, the state's main opposition CPI(M) and BJP have filed a caveat before the top court saying that no ex-parte orders should be passed. Caveat is a legal notice to a court or public officer that certain actions may not be taken without informing the person who gave the notice. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud was told by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for BJP's West Bengal unit, that the copy of the SEC's ..
A week after bail, homecoming for Bhujbal
A week after he was granted bail, former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal finally returned home after over two years in custody, here on Thursday.
Roman Polanski threatens lawsuit against AMPAS over expulsion
Barely a week after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled Roman Polanski from its membership, the veteran filmmaker's attorney sent a letter to the organisation threatening a legal action if he is not granted a hearing. Polanski's attorney, Harland Braun, wrote to the Academy arguing the move was unlawful and it had failed to adhere to both its own rules and California law in denying the Oscar-winning director a chance to present his own case, The Los Angeles Times reported. "We are not here contesting the merits of the expulsion decision, but rather your organisation's blatant disregard of its own Standards of Conduct in, as well as its violations of the standards required by California Corporations Code," Braun wrote. The Board of Governors of AMPAS met on May 1 and voted to expel Polanski, 84, and disgraced comedian Bill Cosby, who have faced sexual harassment and rape charges for years, in accordance with their Standards of Conduct. "The only thing we're asking .
PWD scam: Kejriwal's nephew arrested
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested Vinay Bansal, the son of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's deceased brother-in-law Surendra Kumar Bansal, in connection with alleged irregularities in road and sewer development works by the Public Works Department (PWD).Bansal was a partner in his father's company Renu Construction, which was involved in the alleged scam.According to three FIRs registered by the ACB against Kejriwal and others on May 8, 2017, the Delhi Government's PWD committed illegitimate favoritism in awarding a tender to Surendra Kumar Bansal's Renu Construction for road and sewer construction projects.The complainant, founder of NGO Roads Anti-Corruption Organisation (RACO), Rahul Sharma alleged that the tender was awarded at 46 percent lower than the estimated cost of Rs 4,90,000.It was also alleged that the product quality was inferior.The Delhi Police stated that the arrest was made based upon the unsatisfactory answers of the accused during the ...
PML(N) leader, 3 others injured in grenade attack in Karachi
A local Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader and three others were wounded in an alleged targeted hand grenade attack at Karachi's Layari on Wednesday.As reported by the Geo News, PML (N) leader Aqeel Rehmani was shot at six times continuously by a group of unidentified suspects near Ghareeb Shah Mazar.The law enforcement agencies revealed that Rehmani's bodyguard immediately fired retaliatory gunshots and managed to injure two of the suspects.Following that the assailants hurled upon a hand grenade injuring Rehmani and others who were standing beside him.Rehmani was subsequently transferred to a civil hospital. Further, another person, named Imran, also sustained injuries in the incident.The incident took place in the middle of a busy road. Due to which one of the suspects, identified as Usman, was immediately grabbed by the crowd and was later handed over to the police.The forces captured suspect Asad Baloch in a wounded state. He was recently released from the prison. He was ...
Chinese insurer Anbang's ex-boss jailed 18 years for fraud
A Chinese court sentenced today the former head of troubled Anbang Insurance Group to 18 years in prison for fraud and other crimes, Xinhua news agency said, after a trial that accused him of stealing more than USD 10 billion. Wu Xiaohui was toppled as the head of Anbang last year and China's insurance regulator announced an unprecedented takeover of the company in February, as the government moves aggressively to prevent heavily-indebted large private companies from collapsing.
Romanian president fined for offending politicians
A government council has fined Romania's president for referring to politicians indicted or convicted on corruption charges as "offenders." The National Council to Fight Discrimination voted 5-4 on Tuesday to fine President Klaus Iohannis 2,000 lei ($510). Iohannis used the word in February to describe politicians he said were "desperately trying" to discredit the anti-corruption agency that has prosecuted a number of senior officials. Iohannis says the decision was politically motivated and he will appeal. The president a critic of Romania's left-wing government. Later on Tuesday, he gave a speech marking Europe Day in which he criticized politicians "inconvenienced by European standards of authentic democracy." Iohannis said that without the rule of law, "there is no prosperity ... for most citizens, just privileges for a tight circle of people in power.
Moroccan 'extremist' expelled from Italy
Milan, May 10 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities have deported a Moroccan who allegedly threatened to stage a terrorist attack in the nation, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Man succumbs to burn injuries in south Delhi
A 40-year-old man, who sustained severe burn injuries after an ambulance he was sleeping in caught fire in south Delhi's Sheikh Sarai area, succumbed today, police said. Two men, Rahul and Guddu, were charred to death on the intervening night of May 7 and 8, they added. Subodh was admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital with over 90 per cent burn injuries and died, police said. The three persons were employees of the Rana Ambulance Service in Khanpur, police said, adding that they would burn egg trays to keep mosquitoes at bay and it was suspected that the fire started from the trays. Police had said a case was registered against unidentified persons in connection with the incident.
Prime accused in murder case, 3 others sentenced to 1 yr SI in
A local court today sentenced M Bhanu Kiran, the prime accused in a case relating to the murder of a faction leader, and three others in a 2009 case for possession of illegal country made firearms, to one year simple imprisonment. The VI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, found Kiran, Rajashekar Reddy, K Shiva Prasad Reddy and D Vinod guilty for the offence, punishable under Section 5(1)(B)(a) of the Arms Act and sentenced them to one year SI, a top official of Telangana's Crime Investigation Department (CID) said. It also directed them to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 each, in default of which they would have to undergo SI for another three months, Additional Director General of Police, CID, Govind Singh said in a release. On March 11, 2009, Kiran and the others were found in possession of illegal country made fire arms and ammunition while conducting illegal arms supply business and trying to dispose them to prospective buyers. A case was registered under relevant sections of
Naroda Patiya: HC adjourns order on sentence of three convicts
The Gujarat High Court today adjourned the pronouncement of quantum of sentence of three convicts in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, after they prayed for an opportunity to make fresh arguments. The division bench of Justices Harsha Devani and A S Supehia kept the matter for hearing on June 15 after the convicts made a submission that they were not properly represented, and needed their lawyers to argue afresh on the quantum of sentence. P J Rajput, Rajkumar Chumal and Umesh Bharwad had been acquitted by the special SIT trial court along with 29 others in the verdict in 2012. However, the high court, while hearing appeals, found these three guilty, while it upheld the acquittal of 29 others. It had reserved the order on quantum of sentence for these three today. The trio are guilty of charges other than that under IPC section 302 (murder). On April 20, the high court acquitted former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and upheld the conviction of ex-Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi
MLA blackmailing case: accused surrenders
An accused in a case related to alleged blackmailing of Congress MLA Hemant Katare today surrendered before a local court, which sent him in police remand for two days. Vikramjeet Singh, who was absconding for over four months, surrendered before Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Bharat Kumar Vyas here. Singh's lawyer E A Qureshi said that police sought his client's remand for three days, but the court granted them two days' custody. Singh, along with a woman journalism student, is accused of blackmailing Congress MLA Hemant Katare for Rs 5 lakh. The woman was arrested in January for extorting money from Katare, the MLA from Ater. Singh was on the run since then. The woman, who is the prime accused in the case, was later granted bail. Police had also registered a case against Katare, on the complaint of the woman, then in jail, for allegedly abducting and raping her. Five days ago, the woman did a U-turn and told media that she tried to frame the MLA in a false ...