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Fate avenged Bhujbal's attempt to jail Bal Thackeray: Sena
Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal's arrest in a money laundering case and subsequent incarceration was "fate's revenge" against him for his bid, when he was minister, to put Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray behind bars, the Sena said today. Law and power are used many a times to settle political scores, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party added. Bhujbal, 70, in jail since March 2016, was granted bail on May 4 by the Bombay High Court after it took into consideration his old age and deteriorating health. Mocking him, the Sena claimed that he desperately wanted to arrest Bal Thackeray around two decades ago when he was Maharashtra's home minister. Cases were filed against the late Sena supremo for giving speeches and writing editorials in the name of Hindutva, it said in an editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana. "Bhujbal's imprisonment was the revenge taken against him by fate. He wanted to arrest Balasaheb by any means. Our ally (BJP) was in power at the Centre then and it had sent ...
Kotkhai rape: Himachal HC seeks fresh CBI report
Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a fresh status report in the Kotkhai rape and murder case of a minor girl.The court has listed the case for May 29.The brutal gang rape and murder of a school girl in Shimla's Kotkhai in July last year created a huge uproar in the state.The 16-year-old victim had gone missing on July 4, when she was returning back from school. Two days later, police recovered her body from Halaila forests of Kotkhai.On July 13, six people were arrested by the police on charges of rape and murder.A CBI team was constituted to probe the case following violent protests across the state. The investigative agency recently made a headway after it arrested a youth on April 14.
Cong MPs withdraw plea is SC challenging rejection of impeachment notice against CJI
Two Congress MPs today withdrew their plea in the Supreme Court challenging rejection of the impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu. After a 45-minute hearing, a five-judge bench headed by Justice A K Sikri declared the petition as dismissed as withdrawn. After senior advocate Kapil Sibal raised some objections on the setting up of the five-judge constitution bench to hear the matter, Attorney General K K Venugopal said only two MPs of Congress have approached the apex court. Venugopal submitted that six other parties, which had given a notice for impeachment, did not move the top court. The AG said "the presumption is that all others have not supported the stand taken by the Congress to challenge the rejection of impeachment notice by Naidu." Earlier during the hearing, Sibal had raised questions on the setting up of the constitution bench, including who passed the order for setting up the five-judge bench to hear the ...
Unnao rape accused BJP MLA shifted to Sitapur Jail
Unnao rape case accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar on Tueday was shifted from the Unnao Jail to Sitapur Jail.Sengar was shifted after the victim's family had made an appeal in the Allahabad High Court to shift him.He is the main accused in the Unnao rape case.Earlier in April, the Uttar Pradesh government had withdrawn the 'Y' category security cover of Sengar.The Bangarmau MLA from Unnao district enjoyed 'Y' category security, which has a security cover of 11 personnel, including one or two commando and police personnel.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the case, has registered three cases against Sengar in regard to the crime he allegedly committed last year.Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Police had charged him under sections 363 (kidnapping), 366 (abduction of woman), 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and handed over the case to the CBI.
5 TTP members bailed in Benazir Bhutto's assassination case
Five members of Tehreek-I-Taliban Pakistan arrested on grounds of allegedly conspiring to assassinate Pakistan People's Party chairperson and former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007 have been granted a bail.The suspects were given bail on surety bonds worth Rs. 5, 00,000 on Monday, as reported by the Dawn.A two-member Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court comprising Justice Mirza Waqas and Justice Sardar Serfraz granted bail to the TTP suspects - Abdul Rashid, Aitzaz Shah, Rafaqat Hussain, Husnain Gul and Sher Zaman.The suspects were earlier shifted to the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore from the Adiala jail in November last year.However, the Punjab prison authorities had denied receiving any information from the court to release the five TTP suspects on bail.An official from the prisoner department said that the government could extend the detention period for the suspects.Earlier on Monday, two-member bench accepted the plea of Aitzaz Shah's father, who said he had ...
Chatra rape case: Victim's family thanks authority
Satisfied with the investigation into her daughter's gangrape and brutal murder in Jharkhand's Chatra, the father of the victim has said the police and authority are providing complete assistance to the grieving family."Police and authority are with us, and there have been no lapses in their support, I'd like to thank them for it," the victim's father told ANI.He demanded that the accused gets the strictest punishment.Chatra Magistrate Anil Kumar that the emergency situation as forced people out of their homes but added that normality would restored soon, "Whenever such an emergency situation comes in village, due to the pressure of authorities and security forces, people are forced to leave their homes. Same has happened here. Once the forces go away from village, people will return to their homes."On May 5, the minor girl was gangraped and then burnt alive. The issue was raised in the village Panchayat on Friday morning, where the Panchayat asked the accused to pay Rs 50,000 to the .
NY Attorney General resigns following sexual assault allegations
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned on Monday night, following the release of a report giving a detailed account of his sexual misconduct.As reported by the Hill, Schneiderman released a statement saying, "Serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me.""While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct ... they will effectively prevent me from leading the office's work at this critical time", he added.New Yorker on Monday published claims made by four women of Schneiderman physically abusing them.Two of the victims had said that Schneiderman hit them without their permission in the bedroom often under the influence of alcohol.They did not report the incident to the police though they later went for a medical help.Accused Schneiderman had threatened the victims to kill them in case the latter complained against him.Another woman had accused him of slapping her when she rebuffed her sexual advances.Post the report, Schneiderman .
Ex-top Chinese leader gets life sentence for bribery
Sun Zhengcai, a former top Chinese Communist Party official, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for taking bribes of over 170 million yuan ($26 million) between 2002 and 2017.
Former top Chinese Communist official jailed for life for bribery: state media
A former top Chinese Communist Party official who was once tipped for a top leadership post was sentenced to life in prison for bribery, Chinese state media said today, the latest senior cadre to fall in President Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-corruption crusade. Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo member and party chief of the southwestern mega-city of Chongqing, was found guilty of taking over 170 million yuan ($26.7 million) in bribes, the official Xinhua news service said, adding that his "illegal gains" would be confiscated.
RSS worker, CPM member hacked to death
A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker was hacked to death in Puducherry's Mahe on Monday.The RSS worker, identified as Shimoj, was attacked with sharp objects and sustained injuries on his face and chest. He was rushed to Calicut Medical College but was declared as brought dead.A local committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Babu was also hacked to death the same night in Mahe.
Andhra CM holds public awareness rally after Guntur rape
In the wake of Guntur incident where a nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 60-year-old man, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday held Praja Chaitanya Yatra (public awareness rally) and addressed a public meeting in Vijayawada.The rally and meeting which was conducted on Monday were aimed at creating awareness among people against sexual assaults on girls.The girl was raped in Dachepalli village in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district.Condemning the incident, Naidu said "Dachepalle incident where a minor girl was raped is very painful. Once the incident came to my notice, I gave clear instructions to the police to deploy full force and catch the culprit immediately".He further called upon the people to take harsh action against such culprits and said,"Public should act mercilessly against such culprits. Women should spit on their faces. Such culprits are animals in the form of men, they should not be spared."The Chief Minister further assured to form a ...
29-year fugitive arrested trying to walk into US from Canada
Authorities say a fugitive wanted for 29 years on drug smuggling charges was caught trying walk into the US from Canada. Jacob Moritz appeared in US District Court in New York City yesterday. He was arrested after a driver spotted him emerging from the woods near the border in Montana April 15. US Customs and Border Protection spokesman Bill Kingsford says Moritz was trying to enter the US to see his family. Kingsford says Moritz was born in 1946, making him either 71 or 72. He is one of four defendants indicted in 1989 for smuggling more than 120 tons (10,8862 kilograms) of marijuana and hashish from Jamaica, Morocco, Colombia, Thailand and Lebanon. Moritz's attorney did not immediately return a call for comment Monday.
4 women accuse New York attorney general of physical abuse
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, whose office has taken on a high-profile role in the fight against sexual misconduct, was physically violent with four women he was romantically involved with, according to their accounts which were published in The New Yorker. Two women spoke on the record, saying Schneiderman repeatedly hit them during the course of their relationships with him in recent years, and never with their consent. Neither woman filed any police complaints, but both said they sought out medical attention and confided in people close to them about the abuse. A third woman who also was involved with him told her story to the other two women, but said she was too frightened to come forward. A fourth woman said Schneiderman slapped her when she rebuffed him, but also asked to remain unidentified. The New Yorker said it vetted the third woman's allegations, and saw a photo of what the fourth woman said was her injury. The two women who spoke on the record, Michelle ...
Wyoming shooting leaves man dead and officer injured
A man was killed in a weekend shootout and a police officer was critically injured in a confrontation witnesses said occurred in a vacant, dirt lot with two children inside a car nearby, police has said. The officer suffered multiple wounds and was being treated for "life-threatening injuries" at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, according to a statement from police released yesterday in Casper, Wyoming's second-largest city. The names of the man and wounded officer were not made public. Police received a call at 1:36 p.m. Sunday about a vehicle complaint and two officers responded, the statement said. "During that contact, the male unexpectedly drew a firearm and engaged the officers in gunfire," the statement said. "The two officers returned gunfire." The Casper Police Department referred questions to the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, which is investigating the shooting. A message left with the office seeking comment was not immediately returned. Witnesses told local ..
Woman got sister killed over property dispute in Ghaziabad
A 38-year-old woman was killed allegedly over a property dispute almost eight months ago and her body was buried at an empty plot in the Loni area here, police said today. The woman's decomposed body was recovered after the arrest of four people, including her sister, yesterday, they said. Baby, a resident of Jauhripur, went missing on August 29, police said, adding that recently, on the basis of some new evidence in the case, police questioned Jaan Mohammad, live-in partner of Baby's sister Rekha. Later, after Jaan's arrest it was revealed that Rekha got his sister killed by her live-in partner and four others, police officer Rojant Tyagi said. Rekha and Baby had dispute over their parental property as the accused and their brother wanted to sell it while the victim objected to their move, police said. On the basis of information provided by the four arrested accused the body was recovered. It has been sent for postmortem and a DNA test will be conducted to verify the identity, they .
Pakistan forms team to probe assassination attempt at minister
A provincial government of Pakistan formed an investigation team on Monday to probe Sunday's assassination attempt at country's Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, an official statement said.
Nigerian arrested with heroin worth Rs 20 crore
A Nigerian national was arrested for allegedly supplying heroin to drug dealers here and four kg of the narcotic, worth Rs 20 crore, was seized from him, police said today. Oliver Chijike Iheanacho was arrested from the Majnu Ka Tila area on the Ring Road in north Delhi, they said. Four kilogram of heroin, worth Rs 20 crore in the international market, was seized from him, police added. He was nabbed on the intervening night of May 1 and 2, they said. During interrogation, he revealed that he used to receive heroin from his associates based in Afghanistan, said PS Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell). The seized heroin was to be delivered to a Punjab-based drug dealer, they said. The heroin was smuggled into India from Afghanistan through Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir. These couriers used to hand over the heroin to him in Delhi and he used to further supply it to drug dealers in Delhi and Punjab, said the DCP. He also used to get his consignment of drugs from his ...
HC notice to DMK MLA, SIDCO over encroachment complaint
The Madras High Court has issued a notice to DMK MLA and former city Mayor M Subramanian on a petition alleging that a property mentioned by him among his wife's assets in his election affidavit belonged to the government and that it had been encroached by them. A division bench comprising Justices M Sathyanarayanan and P Rajamanickam ordered issue of notice, returnable by June 29, to Subramanian and also to the Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (SIDCO), the owner of the property. It was hearing a public interest litigation filed by S S Parthiban seeking a direction to authorities to evict the MLA and his wife from the tenement in the Labour Colony at Guindy here. The petitioner, who had contested as an Independent against Subramanian in the 2016 assembly election, submitted that Subramanian in his election affidavit had stated that the property belonged to his wife Kanchana. Alleging that the information was false, he claimed the property was allotted to S K Kannan
CPI-M worker murdered in Kannur, RSS activist killed in retaliation
A CPI-M worker was on late Monday slashed to death by RSS activists at Palloor near here, the Left party alleged. An RSS worker was soon attacked in retaliation and has succumbed to her injuries, officials said.
Rahul slams Jharkand Police after teen's rape and murder
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed anger on the rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in Jharkhand and slammed the state police for not acting quickly, while adding that the "nation had failed another girl."