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Hotel manager arrested for raping woman guest
Gurgaon Police has arrested a manager working with a network of budget hotel rooms for allegedly raping a woman guest at a hotel in Sector-45 here, an officer said today. Police said the incident occurred in Emaar Residency where the 22-year-old woman and her husband were staying for the past month. The accused Raghav works as a demand manager in the hotel. "The victim in her complaint to police said that Raghav told her they would have shift rooms on Sunday. She asked him to wait until her husband returned from work", said a senior police officer. The woman said in her complaint that she was not keeping well and suddenly lost consciousness. "At around 11.45 pm Raghav barged into her room. When she regained her senses, she realised she had been raped. She called Raghav who admitted to his crime when she threatened to approach police", the officer said. The couple later filed a rape complaint following which the accused was registered, he said. In a statement OYO, a network of budget ..
Girl's family kill man over relationship in Bikaner
A man involved in a relationship with a girl belonging to another religion was allegedly brutally thrashed and killed by the girl's family in Rajasthan's Bikaner city, police said today. As the boy and the girl belonged to different faiths, police is investigating if the killing had a communal angle to it. Police said 22-year-old Saif Ali Khan was abducted by nearly half a dozen people including the father and cousin brothers of the girl on Tuesday night. They beat him badly and threw him in a drain. Police traced the boy and admitted him to a government hospital where he died early yesterday morning, police said. "The boy was involved in a relationship with a girl. When the girl's family came to know about the affair, they fixed her marriage elsewhere but the boy was trying to make contact with her so that they can elope" Sub Inspector of Naya Shahar Police Station Bhajan Lal said today. A case has been registered against Shivkumar Maali, Banti Maali, Vijebdra Mali, Bablu Mali, Raja .
Trump reimbursed lawyer's $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday said that US President Donald Trump reimbursed his personal lawyer Michael Cohen's USD 130,000 payment to adult star Stormy Daniels to "stay quiet" on their alleged affair.In an exclusive interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity, Giuliani, who recently joined President Trump's legal team, said that the payment was "perfectly legal" and was not "campaign money", The Hill reported."It's not campaign money. No campaign finance violation. They funnelled through a law firm and the president repaid it," Giuliani said."He didn't know about the specifics of it as far as I know, but he did know about the general arrangement, that Michael would take care of things like this," he added.Asked whether the US President was aware of the payment, Giuliani underscored that "he did not know the specifics of it in his knowledge"."He did know about the general arrangement that Michael would take care of things like this," he said when he revealed President ..
Uttarakhand fruit vendor set to become lawyer
A fruit vendor by profession, resident of Uttarakhand's Haldwani, Dharmedra Kumar is a soon-to-be lawyer, who splits his time between his job and studying for the final semester at the law college."I sell fruits but also make time for studies. I can become a good lawyer," told ANI.A bitter life experience brought Kumar to the decision of pursuing a law degree, and today he is pursuing BA LLB from Rudrapur's Unity Law College.Originally a native of Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh, Kumar he was embroiled in a case of harassment over dowry in 2012, which plunged him into depression.The experience decided for Kumar a path in law, and he resolved to bring speedy justice to others. This led him to take admission into the course in 2013.
Teen gets 23 years in prison for Ohio high school shooting
Logan Cole remembers in graphic detail being shot at his Ohio high school, in the bathroom where he had popped in to check his hair before a mock trial competition. He remembers the impact to his chest, the splatter of his own blood on the wall, his front teeth cracking on the floor as he fell. He remembers thinking he might die and pleading with the masked classmate with the shotgun to stop, to get help. Cole recounted the scene in court today as he urged a Champaign County judge to give teen gunman Ely Serna the maximum possible sentence for the January 2017 shooting at West Liberty-Salem High School that critically injured Cole and slightly hurt another student. The judge obliged, sentencing the 18-year-old Serna to more than 23 years in prison. Defence attorney Dennis Lieberman blamed Serna's actions on mental illness, saying the then-17-year-old believed he was following a deity's orders when he opened fire with his own shotgun in a bathroom and at classrooms of the school in ...
Ex-CBI Director Anil Sinha says satisfied with Rajan conviction
Expressing satisfaction over the conviction of gangster Chhota Rajan for killing senior investigative journalist Jyotirmoy Dey in 2011, former CBI Director Anil Sinha today said criminals cannot escape the law forever. Sinha, who headed the CBI when Rajan was brought from Indonesia, said it was the hardwork of the officers involved in the operation and subsequent investigation that bore fruits. "No matter what criminals may think but law always catches them. You will see Vijay Mallya too will be brought back to face the law," he told PTI. A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court today handed life imprisonment to Rajan and eight others for killing Dey near his residence in Mumbai seven years ago. A CBI spokesperson said that an important aspect of the conviction was the forensic evidence gathered by the agency using call records. The agency used expertise of CFSL to conclusively prove that the voice in the tapped conversation was of Rajan and his cronies, he ...
HC denies bail to woman in Sangam Vihar murder case
The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a 62-year-old woman, known as the 'mama' of Sangam Vihar area in Delhi, in a murder case in which the victim's body was covered with salt to conceal its identity. Denying the bail, Justice Anu Malhotra said the weapon used to commit the crime has not been recovered and the woman, Basiran, was required for custodial interrogation by police. "It is apparent that custodial interrogation of the applicant is required and thus the prayer made by the applicant seeking grant of anticipatory bail is declined and all interim protection are withdrawn," Justice Malhotra said. In September last year, the body of the 23-year-old man was found buried under a huge quantity of salt in Sangam Vihar area, according to police. Basiran had allegedly taken a contract of Rs 60,000 to kill the man and she disbursed the money among the co-accused. A few of the co-accused have been arrested by the police.
Man killed by son in Sultanpuri
A 55-year-old man was allegedly killed by his son following a quarrel, police said today. The incident occurred last night in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri. The accused son, Kapil (28), was nabbed after a night-long search operation, they added. The victim, Laxman (55), was beaten mercilessly by his son. after both of them quarrelled, the police said. Laxman worked as a labourer while his son was a gas cylinder supplier, they added.
Man stabbed over monetary dispute
A 24-year-old man was stabbed to death by some men following a monetary dispute, police said today. The incident was reported late night yesterday when the police was informed that the man identified as Mohit was lying in southeast Delhi's Dakshinpuri area with stab injuries. Mohit was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the police said. On a complaint registered by Mohit's family, two of the accused have been arrested and two are absconding. Mohit's family had alleged that their neighbour Himanshu had called him down to talk to him. Himanshu, his brother Rahul along with Arvind and Ankush had killed Mohit, the family said in the complaint. Arvind had borrowed some money from Mohit's elder brother Kailash and did not return it. The interest had mounted and the amount had reached to Rs 52,000. Later, Arvind wanted to borrow some more money from Kailash and requested Mohit to help him. However, Mohit could not convince his brother which enraged Arvind, the police ...
Delhi Police questioning bizman for molesting cabin crew member
A 50-year-old businessman is being questioned for allegedly molesting a cabin crew member of a Moscow-Delhi flight, police said. The man runs a business importing and exporting goods from Moscow. The woman alleged he molested her on the Aeroflot flight. When the flight landed in Delhi, the matter was brought to the notice of Delhi Police. The businessman is being questioned in connection with the matter, police added.
Trump asks judge to dismiss lawsuit related to his DC hotel
President Donald Trump wants a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Trump of accepting payments at his Washington hotel in violation on the Constitution. At issue of a clause that prohibits a president and other government employees from accepting gifts and payments from foreign governments without congressional approval. In this case, the payments come from foreign governments that patronise the hotel. A Trump lawyer claims Trump's "absolutely immune" from legal action in his capacity as president. The lawyer also says Trump can't be sued as an individual. Maryland and the District of Columbia originally sued Trump only as president, but later accused him as a private citizen after a judge raised that legal issue at a hearing this year.
Tribal girl kills self over video clip: Police
A tribal girl allegedly committed suicide in Odisha's Nabarangpur district after a purported video of her intimate moments with a youth was circulated among the people of her village, police said today. The 16-year-old girl had gone missing on Monday evening. Her family members had subsequently found her body hanging from a tree in a forest, near Mundiguda village under the Jharigaon police station. The family members lodged a police complaint yesterday after the villagers told them about the video clip, which might have driven the girl to end her life, the police said. It appeared that the video was shot on a mobile phone in a forest area, they added. The police have sent the body for a post-mortem. In the FIR, the girl's father has named a youth of another village as the accused and alleged that he had circulated the video among the villagers. Three residents of Mundiguda village were detained in this connection, while the youth named in the FIR had gone missing, the police said.
PTI leader Naeem Bokhari suffers head injury, multiple fractures
Naeem Bokhari the counsel of Pakistan's political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Wednesday suffered a head injury and multiple fractures after falling down in London.As reported by the Geo TV, Bokhari had fallen on the platform of the London underground station.Later another leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Fawad Chaudhry took to his Twitter account to announce that injured Bokhari is now in a stable condition.Later in the day, Imran Khan wished Bokhari a speedy recovery.Bokhari has been a prominent lawyer in Pakistan and had joined the PTI party in 2016. He had represented Imran Khan in his case of disqualification to contest elections. He also led the party's legal team in the Panama Papers corruption case against former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who was disqualified from his post in July 2017 due to the corruption charges levied against him.
Two held for killing neighbour in Delhi
Two young men were arrested on Wednesday on charge of killing their neighbour due to personal enmity in south Delhi, police said.
Girl falls from third floor of school building in northwest Delhi
A 15-year-old girl fell from the third floor of a government school building in northwest Delhi's Mahendra Park, police said today. A senior police officer said there was foul play found in the incident, which occurred on April 27. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met the family members of the girl, a Class 9 student of a government school. Police was also probing whether the girl committed suicide and are speaking to her friends and teachers to ascertain whether she was depressed. So far, they have not found anything to indicate that she was upset over something. She was a good student, her family told police. Police registered a case under Section 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others, punishable with a maximum term of two years and fine) on April 30 in the matter and are probing whether there was any negligence on the part of the school authorities that led to the girl's death.
CJI inaugurates creche facility in SC for working lawyers, staff
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today inaugurated a creche facility at the Supreme Court premises for the children of working lawyers, court staff as also litigants. The new facility will accommodate a maximum of 30 children of ages ranging from six months to six years and will also provide facilities for children of court staff, lawyers and litigants. The facility was inaugurated by the CJI along with justices Ranjan Gogoi, M B Lokur, Kurian Joseph and other judges of the apex court. The apex court in a press statement said that the admission fee for admitting a child is Rs 1,000 and care fee per month is Rs 1,500. The creche has been employed with trained staff and equipped with child friendly furniture, utensils, toys and first aid kit and would be functioning from 8.30 AM to 6.30 PM on all working days. The release said that members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association and female registered clerks engaged by senior ...
Kasauli firing: SC takes note of "brazen act"; accused continues to evade arrest
The Supreme Court today pulled up authorities for their failure to ensure safety of government officials after a woman officer leading a demolition drive was shot dead in Kasauli town of Himachal Pradesh, even as the accused continued to evade arrest. Taking a serious note of the killing of the officer, who was supervising the demolitions following a court order, a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta termed it a "brazen act" and asked the state government why the police could not stop the alleged assailant from fleeing. "We might stop passing any orders if you are going to kill people," the court said after the matter was mentioned before it. Assistant Town and Country Planner Shail Bala Sharma had yesterday gone to supervise the demolition of unauthorised construction at Kasauli's Narayani Guest House where its owner Vijay Singh allegedly shot at her. She later succumbed to injuries. Dubbing the incident as "extremely serious", the top court pulled up the authorities for
Leave encashment, 10% of pension can be withheld if employee faces criminal case: HC
The Patna High Court today held that leave encashment of a government employee can be withheld if he or she is facing a criminal case or departmental proceedings at the time of retirement. The high court also held that such an employee would be entitled to provisional pension which would include gratuity to the tune of an amount not less than 90 per cent. A full bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra and justices Ravi Ranjan and Rajeev Ranjan Prasad passed the judgement on a petition filed by Arvind Kumar Singh challenging the state government's decision to withhold his full gratuity and admissible leave encashment and release of the balance 10 per cent of pension. "We have no hesitation in holding that when an employee is facing a criminal case or a departmental proceeding, at the time of his retirement, the government is well within its power in withholding leave encashment," the bench said in a 34-page judgement. On whether pension can be withheld, the verdict said, "An employee ..
Interstate Crime Information Secretariat to come up in Gurugram
An Interstate Crime Information Secretariat will come up in Gurugram to create a database on organised crime and coordinate and share on real-time basis the information for detection and prevention of crime in the National Capital Region, including Delhi.
Man stabbed to death in Kathua; 3 arrested
A man was stabbed to death by three car-borne youths when he attempted to save another person in Jammu region's Kathua district, an area already tense after the rape and murder of an eight year-old girl. Liyaqat was stabbed to death when he was attempting to save the life of a person, identified as Abid, from three youths, who were attacking him with sharp-edged weapons, at Dher village in the district last night, police said. "Two to three youths came in a Swift Dezire car. They had planned to attack Abid over some personal rivalry. But Liyaqat intervened to save Abid's life. In the melee, he (Liyaqat) was stabbed by the accused," newly-appointed Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua, Sridhar Patil said today. The SSP said Abhishek, Honey and another person were arrested, following a complaint filed by Nishant Kouser at the Billawar police station. Liyaqat succumbed to injuries during treatment, Patil said. The victim was around 23 to 34 years of age, police said. The officer said .