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Woman gang-raped and killed in tea garden in Assam
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped and killed in a tea garden, and four persons were arrested in this connection in Assam's Cachar district, police said today. The woman was missing since May 1 from Chappanhal Tea Estate in Udharbond town and her body was recovered by the police yesterday night, the police said. The woman's father had filed a missing diary with the police along with a complaint against four persons who were subsequently arrested. The body was sent for post-mortem examination, a police officer said.
Man held for ramming car into Minister's pilot vehicle
A 24-year old man was today taken into custody after the car he was driving hit the rear of a pilot vehicle of Union Minister Prakash Javadekar in Pathanamthitta district with BJP alleging it was a security lapse. The vehicle hit the pilot car of the minister, police said. A case was registered against the man for rash driving, police said, adding "he was in an inebriated condition." Meanwhile, a BJP press release here said the private vehicle hitthe pilot car after overtaking it. The party alleged that it was a security lapse and called for a probe into the incident. Javadekar was on his way to attend the NDA election convention held as part of the Chengannur Assembly by-poll when the incident occurred. Former BJP State President P S Sreedharan Pillai is the party candidate for the by-poll slated for May 28.
Woman gang raped in MP's Sihore, two BJP supporters booked
A 28-year-old woman was gang raped by two persons working for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, following which a case was registered and one person arrested, police said on Sunday.
'Uzbek woman held with bullet round at IGI airport'
A 19-year-old Uzbek woman was apprehended at the Delhi airport today for allegedly carrying a live bullet round in her baggage, an official said. A CISF officer detected the bullet on the x-ray monitor when he was scanning the baggage of the woman at about 5 am at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), he said. A bullet of 7.65-mm calibre was recovered from the passenger who had a Uzbekistan passport and was travelling to Nagpur from here, he said. "The woman was not allowed to take the flight and was handed over to the police as she could not produce any documents for carrying the ammunition," the official said.
CM orders probe after Pak girl drawing her national flag features in Bihar notebooks
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe after a picture of a Pakistani girl drawing her country's national flag was printed in school notebooks published by Jamui district administration. The District Water and Sanitation Committee (DWSC) had published 5,000 notebooks intended to promote 'Swachh Jamui, Swasthya Jamui' campaign in December last year, district administration sources said, adding they were printed by a Patna-based firm. Some notebooks were distributed among students of government schools but the undistributed copies were recalled after the matter came to light, the sources said. An official release said the chief minister ordered a probe into how the girl's picture was printed in the school notebooks. He yesterday directed Jamui District Magistrate Dharmendra Kumar to investigate the matter. The DM said a four-member committee comprising him, the deputy development commissioner, the district rural development agency director and the district education ...
NGT orders inspection of Sonipat mining sites, calls for strict action
Taking strong note of rampant illegal mining in Haryana's Sonipat district, the National Green Tribunal has directed authorities to inspect the sites, seize machines such as JCBs and take strict action against violators. A bench of Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore directed the district magistrate of Sonipat to personally look into the matter and inspect the mining sites on the Yamuna river bed. The green panel said it was "shocked" to see the state of affairs and the manner in which mines were being operated. "We direct the Collector, Sonipat, to personally look into the matter and visit the mining sites on the river bed so as to have first hand information and thereafter pass necessary instructions to the concerning officers, including those of the Mining Department and Police Department," the bench said. The Superintendent of Police, Sonipat, was directed to visit the mining sites, at least twice a week, and pass appropriate orders to the SHO concerned who had to keep daily vigil and ..
KVIC official files FIR against ex-MP
The Delhi Police has registered a case against a former Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament for filing "frivolous" complaints and RTI applications to allegedly "malign and harass" officials of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). An FIR has been filed under relevant provisions for extortion, defamation at the Connaught Place police station by a KVIC official, police said. The complaint alleged that former MP Yashvir Singh has filed around 30 complaints with the Prime Minister's Office and 15 RTI applications against KVIC and its officials seeking "baseless" information like the cost of construction of Khadi Plazas at New Delhi and Mumbai. "The rampant complaints started giving mental trauma to the KVIC authorities, who are always overworked. Not only that, when the harassed KVIC officials approached him to reason out his grudge against Khadi, he demanded Rs 25 lakh for withdrawal of the complaints and RTI query," the complaint said. It also claimed that the former ...
Kathua case transfer to CBI: SC likely to decide tomorrow
The Supreme Court is likely to hear tomorrow the Kathua gangrape-and-murder case along with the petitions seeking shifting of the trial to Chandigarh and handing over the investigation to the CBI. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, which had stayed the trial in the case till tomorrow, would deal with the prayer of the victim's father for shifting the trial to Chandigarh and the plea of the accused seeking handing over the probe to CBI. The victim, an eight-year-old girl from a minority nomadic community, had disappeared from near her home in a village near Kathua in the Jammu region on January 10. Her body was found in the same area a week later. The apex court had earlier given a stern warning and said it would transfer the Kathua gangrape-and-murder case from the local court in the "slightest possibility" of lack of fair trial, saying the "real concern" was to hold proper prosecution. The girl's father had moved the apex court earlier, apprehending threat to the ..
Shami's wife visits his native village in UP
Indian cricketer Mohd Shami's wife Hasin Jahan today visited the pacer's native village in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district, police said. Didauli police station Inspector Ram Singh Katheria said Jahan approached the police and asked for protection to visit Sahas village. She then visited the village where she demanded that lock of Shami's house be broken so that she can enter it. But the demand was turned down by police personnel, he said, adding, "We denied to break the lock as Shami's family members were not there." Jahan was accompanied by her two-year-old daughter and lawyer Zakir Hussain, the officer said. Mohd Zameer, Shami's uncle, told PTI that Jahan visited the village without informing anyone in advance but she is still welcome into his house, which is in the same neighbourhood. "She can stay at our house as Shami's family members are not here and their house was locked," Zameer added. When contacted, Jahan said she will speak on the issue later. Involved in a bitter public ..
London police seek info after teen is shot dead on a street
British police are urgently seeking information about the shooting death of a teenage boy. Scotland Yard said today the homicide and major crime units are handling the case of a 17-year-old boy shot dead in south London yesterday. The shooting happened while it was still light outside. Police were called at 6:05 p.m. and found a gravely injured teenager lying on the street. He was pronounced dead on the scene after receiving first aid. London has experienced an increase in violent crime this year but it has mostly been knife crimes. Britain has strict gun laws and shooting deaths are not common.
Man shot dead in Ambala
A man was shot dead in Topkhana Bazaar in Ambala district of Haryana today, police said. The deceased was identified as Sandeep Goel. Gun shots were heard soon after Goel left his house in the morning, a relative of the deceased said in the police complaint. When the relative rushed out, he found Goel lying on the road in a pool of blood, the complaint said. It added that Goel had been receiving threats from a resident of his locality for the past few months. Goel was rushed to the local civil hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. Police is examining the footage of a CCTV camera which recorded the incident, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Suresh Kaushik said. Police suspect an old rivalry to be the reason behind the murder and said the culprit would be nabbed soon.
Two BJP workers accused of rape in Sehore district, one held
Ashta police in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh have registered a case of rape against two local BJP workers and arrested one of them. Raja Ram (35) was today arrested for allegedly raping a 28-year-old woman repeatedly for the last two years, Ashta Sub Divisional Officer of Police G P Agrawal said. Ram's friend Mukesh Thakur (32), also accused of raping the woman, was absconding, he said. Thakur is a local representative of BJP MP Manohar Untwal. Agrawal said that Ram, who a working committee member of the state BJP's Scheduled Caste Cell, ran a centre under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas (Skill Development) Yojana. He gave a job to the woman in April 2016. As per the woman's complaint, he 'raped' her many times by "cheating" and "offering allurements" to her. He also threatened her and forced her to sleep with his friend Thakur on some occasions, the woman said in her complaint, lodged yesterday. Police today arrested Ram and efforts were on to nab Thakur, the ...
Revenue officer held for accepting bribe in Kota
A revenue officer has been arrested by Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials here for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 from a man for measuring his agricultural land, officials said. Anjali Sharma (38) was arrested from her residence in Borekheda area of the city and would be produced before an ACB court tomorrow, they said. On April 23, the complainant approached the ACB alleging that the revenue officer has demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 for measuring his agriculture land in Deoli Machiya village, an ACB inspector said, adding the bribe amount was brought down to Rs 7,000 following negotiations. Sharma was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe, the officer said.
GrubHub case could be barometer for new rules on independent contractors
(Reuters) - Food delivery company GrubHub Inc may be one of the first tech firms to feel the impact of a ruling this week from California's highest court that makes it easier for workers to prove they are a company's employees and entitled to costly legal protections.
No precedent of govt returning collegium's recommendation: SC judge
The government's decision to send back the Supreme Court collegium's recommendation for elevation of Uttarakhand Chief Justice K M Joseph as a judge of the top court was unprecedented and needed more detailed discussions, Justice Kurian Joseph, a member of the collegium, said today. "Things that should not have happened had happened -- that is the general feeling," the apex court judge told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. He was replying to a question on the Centre returning the recommendation of the collegium and asking it to reconsider Justice K M Joseph's elevation to the apex court. "There is no precedent of the names recommended by the collegium being returned (by the Centre). So, more detailed discussions should take place (on the matter)," the Supreme Court judge said, without elaborating further. The collegium had, on May 2, deferred a decision on the issue of reconsidering its recommendation to elevate Justice K M Joseph, after it was sent back by the ...
Village Sarpanch shot dead in Datia district
Sarpanch of a village in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh was allegedly killed by three persons over old enmity, police said today. Rajora Sarpanch Raghuram Kamriya (35) was allegedly shot by Mayank Yadav, Anand Yadav and Anil Yadav last midnight, district superintendent of police Mayank Awasthi said. Kamriya was rushed to a hospital where he died, the SP said. The incident took place in Gayatri Garden area under the Datia police station limits where Kamriya had come to attend a wedding, Awasthi said, adding that police had registered a case of murder against the three accused, and efforts were on to arrest them.
'No information Mukul Roy's brother-in-law had ties with BJP'
The BJP today said there is no information that its leader Mukul Roy's brother-in-law, arrested on May 4 for allegedly duping railway job seekers, was associated with the saffron party. BJP National Secretary Rahul Sinha, addressing a press conference here, said that the party is also not ruling out political vendetta behind the arrest. "I have no information that Mukul Roy's brother-in-law is associated with BJP. And we need to check if the politics of revenge and vendetta are involved in it. "While BJP will not take responsibility if the charges are proved, we are also of the view that this state government is pursuing the policy of revenge," he said. Roy's brother-in-law, Srijan Roy, was held from New Delhi airport on the basis of complaints, which were filed around six years ago. Describing the arrest as "political conspiracy", Mukul Roy, who was the Union railway minister in 2012 when the cases were lodged against his brother-in-law, has said that he himself was the
Man arrested for molesting minor girl in Bengal
A person was arrested on Sunday for allegedly molesting a minor girl in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, police said.
CAT seeks response of Bihar govt on IAS officer's transfer plea
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has sought the response of the Bihar government on a contempt petition filed by an IAS officer for not complying with its order asking the state to consider his name for inter-state transfer after he apprehended threat to his life. The Principal Bench of the CAT, comprising members Nita Chowdhury and V Ajay Kumar, issued notice to the chief secretary of Bihar and asked for a reply before May 30, the next date for hearing. The CAT had last month lashed out at the state government for not providing security to 2013-batch IAS officer Jitendra Gupta, who has repeatedly complained of threat to his life from the "transport mafia", saying it apprehended a "repeat of Satyendra Dubey murder case". "If he is not taken out of Bihar, we are afraid, there could be a repeat of Satyendra Dubey murder case, in which a bright young engineer (Dubey), working as Project Director in NHAI, Gaya, Bihar...was murdered by the road construction mafia," the bench had ..
Delhi transport dept's app to go on trial from next week
The Delhi Transport Department's mobile application to help people register complaints against errant taxi and autorickshaw drivers for prompt action in case they are found guilty, will go on a 15-day trial from next week. Till now, complaints are lodged through a transport department helpline and it is often alleged that such complaints go unattended. The app named 'Delhi Transport' will go on a 15-day trial from next week. Afterwards, it will be launched for public use, Special Commissioner (Transport) K K Dahiya said. During the trial, a beta version of the app will be launched to receive suggestions from the stakeholders to firm up the application before its formal launch. The app will help in bringing all services of the transport department, including complaints against auto, taxi drivers, getting driving licenses, reporting junk vehicles parked permanently in public places, getting timings of the inter-state buses, the official said. To lodge a complaint against errant drivers,