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CBI files case against Hyderabad's Shadan medical college
The CBI on Tuesday registered a case against Hyderabad-based Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences and some individuals on charges of criminal conspiracy and under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
CBI books 2 MCI employees for graft
The CBI has booked two employees of the Medical Council of India and a Hyderabad-based medical college in a bribery case to settle alleged irregular admission in 2016-17, officials said. It is alleged that the MCI employees, Sandeep Kumar and Santosh Kumar, in conspiracy with a private person, Sushil Kumar, were abusing their official positions and also in a habit of taking bribes from various private medical colleges in order to show favour in miscellaneous work pending with the MCI. "It was further alleged that Sandeep Kumar and Santosh Kumar conspired with Sushil Kumar. They demanded and obtained a bribe of Rs 4 Lakh from Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital and Research Center, Peeracheru, Himayatsagar Road, Hyderabad in September, 2017 for showing undue favour in a matter pertaining to first year registration of MBBS students with MCI for the academic year 2016-17," a CBI Spokesperson said. The agency carried out searches at mutiple locations in connection with .
Woman, among 8, held at airport for smuggling gold
Over three kg of gold worth Rs one crore was seized from eight people, including a woman, at the international airport here in three separate cases, Customs officials said today. Based on a tip-off, checks were intensified and the gold was seized between May 3-7. Officials also claimed that a gold-smuggling racket being run from Dubai was also busted. They said the woman had arrived from the Gulf nation yesterday and her baggage was scanned. The check yielded gold sheets concealed in cardboard boxes containing toys, the officials said. The gold weighed 1,099 gms, they said. On being questioned, the woman confessed to gold smuggling and operating for a gang in Dubai, the officials said, adding, she was immediately arrested. Based on her confession, six other persons were arrested outside the airport in connection with the racket, they said. The modus operandi of the racketeer was to lure first-time travellers, preferably women, by promising them jobs in Dubai and ...
SHO sent to district lines, 6 other policemen suspended for beating man, sons at police station
An SHO was sent to district lines and six other policemen were suspended for allegedly beating up a man and his sons inside a police station in Delhi when they refused to pay 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 the Rani Bagh police station and the six policemen allegedly beat up Surendra Aggarwal (43) and his two sons - residents of Saraswati Vihar in northwest Delhi. Aggarwal claimed that the 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 to get the vehicle released but was asked to pay Rs 200, which he said he refused. He claimed that the officers then increased the amount to Rs 1m000 and also thrashed him. Aggarwal's
Jain writes to urban devp secy over 'delay' in elections to town vending committees
Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain today wrote to the department's Secretary Renu Sharma, seeking to know the reason behind "so much delay" in holding elections to the town vending committees despite its notification in January. The minister said it is "unfortunate" that constitution of town vending committees has already been delayed considerably and still being delayed for "no plausible reason". "The Delhi Street Vendors (Protection of livelihood & regulation of Street Vending) Rules 2017 were notified on January 10, 2018. Even after passage of considerable time, low progress has been made in constitution of Town Vending Committees. The Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court are pursuing the issue in one case or another," the minister said in a written communication to Sharma. He said a lot of people from various areas in Delhi are meeting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, as well as him every day and narrating their plight as to how they are allegedly being ...
Woman's body found in gunny bag at railway station
The body of a middle-aged woman was found in a gunny bag at the Tuni railway station, 70 km from here, railway officials said today. On spotting the bag with blood stains, passengers at the station informed railway authorities, who in turn told the local police. The unidentified woman, believed to be a tribal, was beaten to death as the body bore injuries before being dumped in the bag at the station, police said. CCTV footage is being examined to find out who had left the gunny bag, they said.
2 illegal arms suppliers arrested
Two suspected illegal arms suppliers, including one having links with naxals, were arrested and a pistol and some cartridges were seized from them, police said today. Dhirender was caught by a Special Cell team near the Sarai Kalen Khan bus terminus on April 24 and a country-made pistol of 7.65 calibre and five cartridges were seized from him, DCP (Special Cell) P S Kushwah said. During interrogation, it was learnt that the accused was an "active member" of the Kamal gang of arms suppliers from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Kamal along with his two associates was arrested by the Special Cell in February, he said. Dhirender was also involved in supply of ammunition to naxals in Maharashtra. "He was supplying cartridges in the Garchiroli area of Maharastra to naxalites through his conduits. Efforts are being made to locate the conduits," the officer said. Based on the information provided by Dhirender, Kishan Pal, a receiver of illegal arms and ammunition, was arrested by the Special Cell ..
Only 5-10% of sexual assault victims get compensation: SC told
Hardly 5-10 per cent of sexual assault victims across the country were able to get compensation under the relevant schemes in various states, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Woman posing as bride flees with gold, cash; held
A woman was arrested for posing a bride, only to run away with gold, silver and cash after the wedding was solemnised, police said on Tuesday. Four of her accomplices were also held.
Groundnut fire: CID steps in, Congress demands judicial probe
The Gujarat CID-Crime today took over the investigations into the devastating fire which has so far destroyed groundnut worth Rs 3 crore kept at a warehouse on the outskirts of Rajkot city. The Rajkot Police conducted the initial probe into the fire, which started three days ago and is still raging. Even as CID-Crime officials visited the warehouse in the Shapar industrial area, about 200km from here, as part of the probe, the Gujarat Congress demanded a judicial inquiry. The opposition party said a sitting judge of the Gujarat High Court should probe the fire incident as it alleged a larger conspiracy by the ruling BJP to "hide corruption in procurement of groundnut from farmers". The blaze erupted on the night of May 6 in the rented warehouse and was still raging, said Deputy Inspector General of Police (Rajkot Range) D N Patel. "A team of CID-Crime today began its probe by visiting the warehouse. The fire is still not under control. It may take another 24 hours to ...
wo held in fake passport racket case
Two persons wanted in connection with a fake passport racket were arrested here today, taking the total number of those nabbed since last month to six, police said. In March, four persons, including two employees of the airport, were held in connection with the case and lodged in jail, a policed press release said.
Andhra woman gets husband killed for Facebook friend
In a shocking incident, a newly-married woman in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district got her husband killed for her lover, police said on Tuesday.
Five suspected autolifters arrested
Five suspected autolifters were arrested by the Delhi Police for their alleged involvement in more than 100 cases of motorvehicle thefts, police said today. On April 27, Sanjeev Kumar alias Ganja was nabbed while he was in possession of a stolen Swift Dzire car, bearing a fake number plate, they said. Subsequently, his other associates Dharmender, Harvinder and Deepak Rana were arrested, police said. During interrogation, they revealed that for the last one-and-a-half years, they had committed theft of more than 100 cars from Delhi and the neighbouring regions and disposed them off in Meerut, UP, Chandigarh, Faridkot, Punjab, Lucknow and Chhattisgarh, they said. On May 2, one Shamsher Singh was arrested. He had bought a Chevrolet car stolen from the area of Sangam Vihar in March. Police recovered 17 stolen cars. The accused used to break open the open window glass of the targeted vehicle and open the door from inside. With the help of drill or magnet they would disable the steering ...
HC defers hearing on Kejriwal's plea in defamation case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday deferred hearing on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking rejection of the civil defamation suit filed by cricketing body DDCA against him.
Compensate Haj operators for wrongly disqualifying them: SC to Govt
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to pay Rs five lakh each to seven Haj tour operators as compensation for disqualifying them in 2016 for non-compliance of the clauses for which they were exempted. A bench comprising justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul termed the action of Ministry of External Affairs as "mindless action" and said that the arbitrariness and illegality of the authority was writ large. "The petitioners (tour operators) have been deprived of their right to secure the quota on a patently wrongful order passed for reasons, which did not apply to them and for conditions, which had been specifically exempted. "What could be a greater arbitrariness and illegality? Where there is such patent arbitrariness and illegality, there is consequent violation of the principles enshrined under Article 14 of the Constitution," the bench said. According to the tour operators, they were in 2013 exempted for five years from filing proof of payment towards purchase of ...
Father-son duo arrested for cheating man of Rs 1.43 cr
A father-son duo was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 1.43 crore on the pretext of selling and testing Rice Puller, apparently used by research agencies, police said today. In May, one Narender, a businessman engaged in garment exports, approached the Crime Branch that he was cheated by Virender Mohan Brar, Baba Brar and others, they said. The accused claimed to be testing a Rice Puller aka RP', a brass plate apparently charged by thunderbolt and required by NASA/DRDO for space research. The complainant alleged that few years ago, he came in contact with one person who told him about huge profits in dealing with Rice Puller, police said. The victim met Virender Mohan Brar, managing director of a company, who told him that his company could arrange the sale of RP' to NASA at a price of around Rs 37,500 crore after testing its genuineness, which would be done by scientists of the DRDO and some chemicals would be imported for it, police ...
Officials abetting sand smuggling will be punished under
The Madras High Court today warned that officials abetting sand smuggling would be punished under the Goondas Act. It directed the state home secretary, DGP, and the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to issue circulars/instructions in this regard to all law enforcing authorities in Tamil Nadu. A division bench of Justices S M Subramaniam and S Ramathilagam was passing orders on an Habeas Corpus petition filed by the wife of Babu, who was detained under the Goondas Act for being involved in sand smuggling. A habeas corpus plea (HCP) is filed to ensure that a person under illegal detention is produced in the court and set free. Allowing the HCP, the court observed that "piecemeal" implementation of the Act would not only encourage habitual offenders but also provide scope for corrupt activities by officials. The executives/police officials abetting such commission of offence by receiving "mamool" or indulging in corrupt activities are also certainly to be punished ...
Maldives' chief justice jailed for nearly 5 months
A court in the Maldives has sentenced the country's chief justice to nearly five months in prison on charges of obstructing justice and government administration. The criminal court today sentenced Abdulla Saeed to four months and 24 days for blocking the Supreme Court from receiving letters from the administration. Saeed was arrested in February during a political crisis that followed a Supreme Court order that some of President Yameen Abdul Gayoom's political opponents be released from jail and retried because of alleged due process violations in their earlier trials. Saeed also faces separate charges of terrorism which carry a longer maximum term. Maldives, known for its luxury island resorts, embraced multiparty democracy in 2008. It has lost most of its democratic gains since Yameen was elected in 2013.
Court refused to say who referred case to 5-judge bench: Sibal
Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said he withdrew a petition against Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu's rejection of an impeachment motion against Supreme Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra as the case had been referred to a five-judge bench without following the due process.
2 Islamist militants sentenced to death for killing liberal Prof in B'desh
Two Islamist militants were sentenced to death and three others jailed for life by a special court today for brutally hacking to death a liberal professor near his home in northwestern Bangladesh. Operatives of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), said to be inclined to the Islamic State, hacked professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee to death using machetes near his house in Rajshahi city on April 23, 2016. Maskawat Hossain of Bogura and Shariful Islam, a student of Prof Siddiquee's English department of state-run Rajshahi University, were sentenced to death by the special court, a prosecutor told PTI. He said Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Shirin Akhter simultaneously sentenced three other militants -- Rahmat Ullah of Nilphamari, Abdus Sattar of Rajshahi and Sattar's son Ripon Ali -- to life imprisonment. The mastermind of the murder, Shariful Islam, is on the run. Karim was known for his love for music and philanthropic activities. According to US-based SITE Intelligence Group that ...