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Guwahati blast: Police nab five, intensify vigil to expose larger design
The Assam police have arrested five persons for their involvement in the grenade blast on Thursday that left six people injured in state capital Guwahati.
Man gets 20-year RI for raping minor girl
A 22-year-old labourer has been handed a 20-year rigorous imprisonment by a sessions court in Vasai in Palghar district of Maharashtra for raping a four-year-old girl in 2016. Additional Sessions Judge Rahul Bhosale convicted the accused, Suresh Mukne, under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and under section 366 A (procuration of a minor girl) of the Indian Penal Code on May 16. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 16,000 on him, Additional Public Prosecutor Kadambini Khandagale said Saturday. Mukne had abducted the girl from Phulpada locality in suburban Virar on the morning of August 29, 2016. He then took her to a dilapidated bungalow where he sexually assaulted her, said Khandagale. Mukne was arrested and a chargesheet was filed against him. During arguments, the judge dismissed the defence's plea seeking leniency for Mukne, saying that the offence has been proved against him.
2 arrested with heroin in Itanagar
Two men have been arrested here along with 36 grams of heroin, police said Saturday. They have been identified as Bengia Rigia (20), son of People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) chief Kahfa Bengia, and Sosar Punung, brother-in-law of Congress's Palin constituency candidate Takam Pario, officials said. While 31 grams of heroin have been found from Sosar, police said they seized 5 grams of the drugs from Bengia. A team was formed to check drug peddling in the city and on prior inputs a probe was started and the duo was arrested, Superintent of Police (Capital) Tume Amo said. Sosar Punung was arrested from a government quarter at Vivek Vihar area of city and Bengia was arrested from his house in Mowb-II area, the officer said. Police said they have also seized 58 long and 42 small plastic tubes used to sell drugs.
Police file 400-page chargesheet in Alwar gangrape case
Police in Rajasthan on Saturday filed an over 400-page chargesheet in the Alwar gangrape case in a Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) court with six people named as accused.
BSP MLA receives extortion letter
A BSP MLA has allegedly received an extortion letter demanding Rs 22 crore from him, police said Saturday. Ramveer Upadhyay, who is an MLA from Sadabad and a former UP minister, registered a complaint on Friday that he received a letter demanding Rs 22 crore as 'rangdaari' (extortion), Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Siddhartha Verma said. The letter received on Wednesday also threatened to abduct a minor member of Upadhyay's family in case the demand was not met, the ASP said. A case has been registered and the matter is being probed, he said.
Teenage girl raped in Jammu, accused held
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth here and the accused has been arrested, police said Saturday. A family lodged a written complaint at police station Janipur Friday, alleging Karan Singh, a resident of Shivalik Puram, allegedly abducted their minor daughter and raped her in captivity, a police official said. He said police lodged an FIR against the accused under various sections of Ranbir Penal Code, including 363 (kidnapping), 343 (wrongful confinement) and 376 (rape) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The medical examination of the girl was also conducted and she was later handed over to the family, the official said, adding the accused was arrested and further investigation is on. Meanwhile, a university student was allegedly abducted and injured by a youth who was stalking her in Samba district. The girl was admitted in Kathua district hospital with cuts on her arms and other parts of the body and was later referred to Government Medical ..
Guj: Son gets father killed to usurp 2 factories, 3 arrested
A man was Saturday arrested in Gujarat's Surat district for allegedly paying Rs 10 lakh to two people and getting his father killed, police said. According to the Crime Branch, Jitesh Patel was upset with his father Prahlad Patel (70) for the last eight months for taking away business responsibilities. A Crime Branch release said that the accused then decided to the kill his father to inherit a plastic granule factory and a powerloom unit. It said Prahlad Patel was killed in the factory premises and his body buried there on May 14 by two persons hired by Jignesh. "Jitesh contacted accused Salim Sheikh, a flour mill worker, and offered him Rs 10 lakh to get Prahlad killed. Salim then contacted Sanjay Tukaram Ramrajya," an official said. "The three called Prahlad for a business meet at the factory premises on May 14. They murdered and buried him there. On May 15, Jitesh filed a missing person complaint about his father with the Pandesara police station," he said. When ...
Youth shot at in Rohini gang war
A youth was critically injured in a gang war in Rohini after four to five assailants fired at him multiple times, the police said on Saturday.
Nxivm leader ordered women to be naked in meetings: Report
Keith Raniere, the leader of the so-called sex cult Nxivm ordered female members of the group to gather around him without clothes as he lectured them on philosophy and other topics, one of the women said during the trial of Raniere on Friday, the media reported.
Poet's relative arrested for blackmailing Union Minister
Social activist Usha Thakur, granddaughter of the brother of legendary Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', was arrested from Noida for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to extort Rs 2 crore from Union Minister Mahesh Sharma.
Dreaded criminal held in Ghaziabad after brief encounter
A dreaded criminal was arrested after an exchange of fire with Kavi Nagar police here on Saturday.The accused identified as Sharukh was carrying Rs 25,000 bounty on his head.According to police, "One motorcycle and a licensee pistol have been recovered from the criminal."One of his accomplices has fled the spot. "A team is carrying out search operations in the area," police said.One Constable along with the criminal, who was injured in the process was sent to the hospital for treatment.A case has been registered in this regard. Further investigation is underway.
Alwar gang rape: Police files charge sheet against all 6 accused
Rajasthan Police filed a charge sheet against all six accused in the Alwar gang rape case at a local court here on Saturday.The case pertains to the incident where a Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped by five men while her husband was beaten up in Thanagaji area on April 26. One of the accused also shot a video of the heinous act and reportedly circulated it on social media.The 500-page charge sheet, along with supporting documents and evidence, was produced in ADJ court SC/ST Alwar. Police have chargesheeted the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the accused, including sections of interception, kidnapping, and gang rape."Today we have produced challan against all the 6 accused. Relevant IPC sections for intercepting, kidnapping, tearing clothes, using casteist comments, gang-rape, dacoity etc have been slammed. IT Act has also been slammed against them, while the sixth accused is also booked under IT Act for making the video viral," said a senior
Three minors raped in Rajasthan; chargesheet filed in Alwar gangrape case
Three minor girls were raped in different parts of Rajasthan, including in Alwar where the victim's family lynched one of the three accused, the police said on Saturday. The girl, aged about 15 years, was allegedly gangraped by three minors on May 14 in Hasraura village under Sadar Police Station of Alwar where she had gone to attend a relative's marriage. "While one of the accused managed to flee, the other two were caught by the victims' family members and thrashed the next morning... Few hours later, one of them was found dead on the roadside," SP Paris Anil Deshmukh said. "The victim's family and the deceased have lodged separate FIRs. Her mother registered an FIR against the three accused, the family members of the deceased registered a case of murder against the girl's brother and others," he added. Deshmukh said that both the accused were detained on Friday and will be sent to juvenile home. In a separate incident in Churu's Bhanipura area, a six-year-old girl was allegedly ...
Five bovine smugglers arrested in J K's Rajouri
Five alleged bovine smugglers were arrested Saturday as nearly two dozen animals which were being illegally transported in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir were rescued, police said. Five vehicles, carrying bovine animals without permission, were intercepted during surprise checking at various places on Thanamandi-Surankote road in the wee hours, a police official said. "All the five drivers have been arrested and a total of 22 animals were rescued during the operation," he said. He said the five vehicles were seized and the arrested smugglers were booked under relevant sections of law.
Chargesheet filed in Alwar gangrape case
Police on Saturday filed a chargesheet against the accused in the Alwar gang-rape case in a court here. Five accused had allegedly gangraped a woman in front of her husband when she was going with him on a motorcycle on Thanagaji-Alwar road on April 26. Another accused had shot a video clip of the crime and circulated it on social media. "The chargesheet was filed Saturday against the accused," Additional Superintendent of Police Chiranjee Lal told PTI. The FIR was lodged on May 2 and later the police arrested the five rape accused, Inderraj Gujar, Ashok Gurjar, Chotelal Gurjar, Hansraj Gurjar and Mahesh Gujar, under relevant sections of the IPC and the SC/ST Act. Mukesh Gujar, who had shot and circulated the video, was also held under the IT Act. The case had triggered widespread protests after the victim's husband alleged that there was a delay in filing the FIR with the police officers asking him to wait till the elections were over. Congress president Rahul Gandhi had met the ...
Ex-CIA officer jailed for spying for China
A former CIA officer has been jailed for 20 years for disclosing military secrets to a Chinese agent in return for $25,000, bringing to a close one of several cases involving Chinese bids to recruit former American intelligence officers, the media reported.
CRPF jawan deployed at Rabri Devi's residence commits suicide
A CRPF jawan, deployed at the residence of former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi here, allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself from his service revolver, police said Saturday. Giriayappa Kirasoor (29), a constable with 122 battalion of the CRPF, shot himself dead at the RJD leader's high-security Circular Road bungalow on Friday, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Secretariat) A K Prabhakar said. The body has been sent to the jawan's native village in Bagalkot district of Karnataka, the SP said. The weapon, an Israeli made rifle, has been seized and investigations are on, he added. According to reports, Kirasoor had a "heated argument" over phone with his wife the previous day after which he was upset.
Man shot at by unknown assailants in Delhi's Rohini
In a horrendous incident, a man was shot at by unknown assailants in Rohini Sector-11.Manish, a resident of Kheda Khurd village was travelling in an Accent car with his friends when a Swift car overtook their car and some unknown persons came out of the latter car and started firing indiscriminately.Manish ran for his life but was allegedly hit by four bullets. He was immediately taken to Dr B R Ambedkar Hospital. Later, he was referred to Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh for better treatment.As the injured's condition is critical, he has been kept under the observation of doctors.An FIR has been lodged at K.N Katju Marg police station and an investigation is underway.
Unsatisfied with C'garh govt SIT report, SC refers Edesmeta massacre case to CBI
The Supreme Court on Saturday, said it was "not satisfied" with the progress made by the SIT constituted by Chattisgarh government to probe Edesmeta massacre and referred the case to CBI for expeditious investigation.The bench of Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice MR Shah directed the CBI to investigate the case and not include the officers in the team who are from the State of Chhattisgarh."We are of the opinion that more than five years have passed without any effective investigation or enquiry being done in the matter of the death of tribals in the State of Chhattisgarh. We are convinced that the matter pertaining to the inquiry into the incident should be referred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for expeditious investigation.""The Director, CBI shall ensure that the investigation is done by an officer/officers who are not from the State of Chhattisgarh," the Bench said in its order.Eight members of a tribe belonging to Madia/Koya community were allegedly killed on ...
Girl dies after hit by MLA's car in Telangana
A two-year-old girl died and three others were injured when the two-wheeler they were travelling on was hit by an MLA's car in the district Saturday, police said. The incident occurred this morning when the family was going to an Anganvadi centre at Jeeduvaagu village when the SUV belonging to Mulugu constituency MLA, Seethakka knocekd down their two-wheeler, they said. While the girl died on the spot, her parents and sister suffered minor injuries, they added. Seethakka rushed the injured to the hospital and consoled the victim's parents. Investigation is on, police said.