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AMU Maharashtra alumni body seeks judicial probe of violence
The Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association of Maharashtra today demanded judicial probe into the violence on the varsity campus earlier this week, and called for "strictest possible action" against the culprits. "An environment of growing intolerance has been created in society due to politics of hatred and division. The attack on AMU was deliberate and state-sponsored as goons entered the university waving and firing pistols in the presence of police and media," Tanweer Alam, president of the the association, said here. Violence broke out at the AMU campus on May 2 as the row over Muhammad Ali Jinnah's portrait on the campus triggered a right-wing protest. At least six people were injured when police lobbed teargas shells to disperse AMU students who demanded arrest of the protesters who had earlier barged into the campus. Alam alleged that when AMU students and staff handed over some of the accused to police, they were released without the registration of an ...
Ward attendant held for raping married woman in hospital
A 45-year-old ward attendant was today arrested on charges of raping a married woman at the premises of a state-run hospital here where she had gone for treatment, police said. B Nagaraju, who allegedly raped the woman, was nabbed along with a home guard Qmar E-Ilahi, who was arrested on the charge of not reporting the matter despite "observing" the act, police said. According to a police official, the woman in a complaint yesterday said on May 2, she had gone to the Osmania General Hospital for treatment after her husband had beat her up. At about 2100 hours when she sat in the waiting hall after treatment a man approached her. He threatened her with dire consequences and took her to the first floor inside the hospital and raped her, the complaint said. The man threatened her not to reveal the incident to anyone and fled, police said. Qmar E-Ilahi observed the entire scene but did not inform his higher-ups, they said.
Court asks Goa Police to inquire into Kejriwal's bribe remark
A local court today directed the Goa Police to begin a preliminary inquiry into a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly encouraging bribery during the Goa Legislative Assembly elections last year. During a series of election rallies in Goa between January 7-8, Kejriwal had reportedly appealed to voters to "accept money from the Congress and BJP candidates, but vote for the AAP". Judicial Magistrate First Class at Mapusa, Shantishri Sinai Kudchadkar directed the police to start preliminary inquiry into a case filed by Returning Officer Gurudas Desai, who alleged that Kejriwal had promoted bribery during his election speeches. In January, 2017, the Election Commission had ordered the police to file an FIR against Kejriwal following which local poll officials lodged a complaint with Mapusa police. The returning officer had then approached the judicial magistrate first class in Mapusa in December, 2017 with a plea that an offence under section 171 (B)
2 UP men arrested for smuggling bulls in Haryana
Two residents of Uttar Pradesh were arrested today while they were smuggling six matured bulls in a specially built air-conditioned container of a truck here, police said. The bulls were hidden in the container of a truck, police said, adding the animals were brought from Punjab and were being taken to somewhere in UP. An activist of an animal rescue organisation informed police about it. A police team rushed to the Haryana-Punjab border near Ambala city and put a checkpost on the highway to stop the truck carrying bulls. But the truck driver attempted to flee from there and hit a few vehicles passing through the highway, police said. Later, police after a chase succeeded in stopping the truck. When police opened the truck's container, the six bulls were recovered from it. Police sent the bulls to a gaushala here and took the truck driver and his accomplice in its custody. A case had been registered against two of the occupants of the truck container including the driver. The matter ..
Police arrests Mukul Roy's kin for cheating jobseekers
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy's brother-in-law has been arrested from Delhi for allegedly taking money from people on the pretext of getting them jobs in the Indian Railways, police here said on Saturday.
Man, woman found killed in village in Vadodara district
A man and a woman were found killed at Sangma village in Padra tehsil of Vadodara district today, police said. Saurabh Tolumbia, the District Superintendent of Police, said, "The victims have been identified as Pravinaben Patel andNatubhai Panchal . The bodies, with injuries caused by sharp weapons, were found in a field, he said. Police were awaiting the autopsy report, he added. Panchal, a retired employee of the Gujarat Electricity Board, was in the business of metal fabrication, the SP said. As per the preliminary probe, Patel, who knew Panchal well, had given him the work of fabricating an iron gate for her field fence, he said, adding that further probe was on.
Man booked for killing wife after post-mortem discredits his bear-attack claim
A man has been booked on the charge of killing his wife, after the second post-mortem report discredited his claim that she died in a bear attack in which he was also injured, the police said today. Yesterday, Harka Singh (24) had told police that his wife was mauled to death by a bear and he was injured by the animal in Rampur area of Shimla district when they were returning home after collecting wood from a forest. The second post-mortem report stated that the claim of bear attack was not credible and was ill-framed as 32 stab injuries, inflicted by a sharp single-edged tapered weapon, were detected on the body. Following the post-mortem report, the man has been booked under Section 302 (murder) of IPC, the police said.
Customs officials held for 'bribery' get bail; CBI moves HC
A special court here today granted bail to seven persons including four Deputy Commissioner-rank officials of Mumbai Customs in a bribery case, even as the CBI moved the Bombay High Court seeking their further custody. While the central agency said it wanted to unearth the larger conspiracy, the special CBI court judge, P K Sharma, said it was making "mountain out of a molehill". The agency arrested the four Customs officials and two others on May 1 for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 50 lakh from an importer to clear his two consignments. They were remanded in CBI custody for three days. Another person was arrested later. The special court yesterday remanded all of them in judicial custody even as the CBI sought their further custody. The agency today moved the Bombay High Court, seeking custody of the accused. As the bail pleas of the accused came up before the lower court later in the day, the CBI told the judge that it had moved the high court. Judge P K Sharma said he was not ..
Salon manager's death: Two of her colleagues arrested
Mumbai Police's Crime Branch has arrested two persons in connection with the killing of a 28-year-old finance manager of a salon, a senior official said today. The victim, Kirti Vyas, was missing since March 16, said police officials. Police officials said that Siddhesh Tamhankar(28) and Khushi Sajwani (42) were arrested yesterday night and were remanded in police custody till May 11 after the two were produced before a local court. Police said the two arrested persons worked as account executive and account manager at a salon chain in suburban Andheri and used to report at work to Vyas. Vyas was allegedly killed because she had issued a memo to one of the accused for not working properly, an official said. "The case was cracked after a DNA test was done on blood samples found in the car of one of the accused. The two had picked up Vyas from her residence in that car," an official informed. Vyas had gone missing on March 16 and her family, after scouring CCTV images of .
CBI case against UPPSC officials for 'exam irregularities'
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday registered a case against unknown public servants of Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) and people on the allegations of irregularities committed in the selection process of the Upper Subordinate Examination 2015.The case was registered under relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC).Earlier, the CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry on the allegations that unknown persons and unknown officials of UPPSC in Allahabad committed irregularities in the examination.Various complaints were received alleging irregularities in the UPPSC, in the name of moderation, scaling, interview, changing of answer booklets, examination not being cancelled despite question leak, violation of rules relating to the reservation, more marks given to the candidate of a particular region and caste etc.
Man held with 15 live rounds in bag at Mangalore Airport
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Saturday detected fifteen live rounds of the .32mm caliber in a handbag at the Mangalore airport.The incident took place when the passenger, P. Ismail, arrived for the pre-embarkation security check (PESC) at the domestic security hold area. Assistant sub-inspector Saurab Kumar detected the handbag.Ismail is a resident of Belthangady, D K District, who was supposed to travel from Mangalore to Nagpur by Indigo flight No 6E 7102.During the enquiry, he could not produce any valid document.The passenger and the live ammunition were later handed over to the police for further legal actions.
Bombay HC judge hears pleas till 3:30 am to clear backlogs
Bombay High Court Justice Shahrukh J Kathawalla sat until the wee hours on Saturday to hear the pleas that sought urgent interim reliefs.While most judges in the Bombay High Court tried to wrap up the pending by 5 pm on Friday, Justice Kathawalla presided over a packed courtroom till 3.30 a.m, clearing backlogs.Reacting to this, Advocate Ashish Mehta, who was present in the court told ANI, "He (Justice Kathawala) was absolutely normal and was listening to everyone and then passing the orders. He knew that it was the last day before the vacations and he told everybody that all the matter which is urgent, he will listen to them."Justice Kathawala, who hears cases pertaining to arbitration, intellectual property rights and commercial matters, decided to work past midnight so that cases requiring immediate attention could be heard before the Bombay High Court closes for summer vacation.He heard more than 100 cases since morning.
Case lodged against UPPSC officials for alleged exam irregularities: CBI
The CBI today registered an FIR to probe alleged irregularities in the upper subordinate examination conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission in 2015, officials said. The agency had received a recommendation from the state government to initiate an investigation into the examination in which several allegations, including flouting of rules, favouritism and preferential treatment to some castes, were levelled. The Central Bureau of Investigation had registered a preliminary enquiry to look into alleged irregularities in the tests conducted by Allahabad-based UPPSC between 2012 and 2017, they said. Based on the collection of prima facie material, the agency today registered an FIR against unidentified officials of the UPPSC and others in connection with the 2015 examination on charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating and corruption. The officials said the agency may register more FIRs related to the examinations conducted by the UPPSC between 2012 and 2017. The ...
Man wanted for murder, attempt to murder arrested in Faridabad
A man wanted in five cases of murder and attempt to murder was arrested from Faridabad city of Haryana, police said. Gaurav alias Ravi was wanted in three cases of murder and two cases of attempt to murder in Haryana and the National Capital Region areas, they added. The police seized a 9mm pistol and live bullets from Gaurav. He allegedly murdered a man in Jhajjar court last year while he was in police custody and two others in 2016.
Petrol adulteration racket busted in Bengal
A racket involving the supply of a low-priced petroleum products has been busted in West Bengal's Alipurduar district by CID officials and two persons have been arrested, the agency said on Saturday.
Ayurvedic student abducted, raped for 4 days in Gurugram
A first-year student of an Ayurvedic college in Haryana's Yamunanagar was abducted and allegedly sexually assaulted in Gurugram for four days by a man known to her, police said on Saturday.
CPI-M leader's 'con' brother sent to judicial custody
The brother of a senior CPI-M leader in Kerala on Saturday was remanded to judicial custody for two weeks, a day after after he was arrested following complaints of cheating against him, officials said.
Ghaziabad court gets new Mediation Centre building
Ghaziabad, May 5 (INAS) Allahabad High Court Justice Chief Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale inaugurated new Mediation Centre building in Ghaziabad Civil Court compound on Saturday.
TN Minister joins issue with Stalin on gutka scam
Tamil Nadu Minister S P Velumani today joined issue with DMK working president M K Stalin on the multi-crore gutka scam and said it will be DMK men who would have to go to jail after the CBI inquiry on the issue. "It will be DMK men who will be punished and go to jail," the Municipal Administration minister told reporters here in response to a question on Stalin's remarks that AIADMK ministers and some top police officials will be behind bars if CBI conducted a fair probe. He said none of the ministers or ruling party MLAs were instigating police to register cases against members of other political parties in any district. Moreover, police continued to carry out searches and seize banned tobacco products across the state and were registering cases, Velumani said. Stalin, while speaking at a demonstration organised by the party here yesterday, accused a top district police officer of 'foisting' cases on DMK workers in a bid to save the ruling AIADMK and a state minister ..
Saeed moves Pak court against withdrawal of his security
Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court, challenging a provincial government's decision to withdraw his security. The provincial government of Punjab in Pakistan last month had withdrawn policemen deployed for the security of Jamaat-ud Dawa chief after the Supreme Court directed inspector-generals of Islamabad and all four provinces to take back security escorts from people who are not entitled to it. The chief justice, however, later directed the top provincial police officials to ensure the provision of security to all those who face genuine security threats In a petition filed through his counsel Advocate A K Dogar yesterday in the LHC, Saeed said the Punjab government on the pretext of the apex court order has withdrawn his security. He said the Supreme Court had ordered that the security of those facing life threat should not be withdrawn. "But the government made a wrong interpretation of the Supreme Court order in my case and has ...