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5 drug-peddlers arrested by police in J-K
Five drug peddlers were arrested in separate operations from different districts of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said on Friday. On a specific information, a police team patrolling the highway near Sahar Khad in Kathua apprehended two drug peddlers-- Sumit Kumar and Daljeet Singh-- and seized 95 grams of heroin from them. A case was registered against the duo and further investigation is on, they said. In another case, two persons were asked to stop by the police at a checkpoint in Ramban district. However, the tried to flee but were caught by the police. Brown sugar weighing about 80 gm was recovered from Vishal Singh and Yasir Ahmed and a case was registered against them, they said. The police arrested another drug peddler-- Amit Rana-- from Panjtirthi area of Jammu city and recovered intoxicant drugs from him, they said.
Social worker held for extortion bid on Union minister Mahesh Sharma
A social worker was arrested on Friday by the Noida Police for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to extort Rs 2 crore from Union minister and BJP leader Mahesh Sharma, officials said. Usha Thakur, in her 60s, was held from her house in Sector 31 at around 10 am, a police official said. Thakur is accused of extortion, forgery and criminal conspiracy linked to a pre-election "sting operation" done by a gang helmed by a man who ran a local news channel that was shut down after demonetisation, according to the police. The gang was demanding Rs 2 crore from Sharma after threatening to make public an "objectionable" video, the officials said, adding that three people directly linked to the case were already arrested in April. "Usha Thakur was arrested this morning from her house. She has been arrested following detailed interrogation of other accused involved in this case," SHO of the Sector 20 police station Rajvir Singh Chauhan said. "Thakur had facilitated the meeting between the people ...
Court sentences man to life imprisonment for kidnap, murder of girl
A court in Ganjam district Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering a girl. District and Sessions court Judge Bibhu Prasad Routray also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict Ganesh Moharana, Public Prosecutor Ajit Kumar Patnaik said. The court pronounced its judgement after examining 38 witnesses, he said, adding both the victim and convict belong to same village. Five years ago, Moharana had kidnapped the 16-year old girl from Golanathara village. Police found her body the next day.
Decision of foreigners tribunal will prevail over NRC order: SC
The Supreme Court Friday held that a tribunal's order declaring a person as an illegal foreigner would be binding and prevail over the government decision to exclude or include the name from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna was dealing with the question that if the name of a person, included in the NRC in Assam is deleted on the ground that he was a foreigner, then he should have a right of appeal before an appropriate forum against exclusion or dropping of his name. Justice Khanna, pronouncing the order, said that the principle of 'res-judicata' (a judicially decided issue cannot be re-agitated) would apply on the decision of foreigners tribunal and a person who has been declared an illegal immigrant cannot seek re-decision in normal circumstances. The bench distinguished between the decisions of NRC and of foreigners tribunals and said that the latter's order being the quasi judicial ..
Lawyers for jailed Morocco journalist urge phone release to Khashoggi probe
Lawyers for a jailed Moroccan journalist Friday urged a UN special rapporteur to request that authorities release his phone, to retrieve an "exchange of messages" with murdered Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi. "Arbitrarily detained Moroccan journalist Taoufik Bouachrine's defence urges Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur" to make a request to the Moroccan authorities for access to Bouachrine's phone, the detained journalist's lawyers said in a statement. Khashoggi -- a contributor to the Washington Post and a critic of the Saudi government -- was killed and dismembered in October at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul by a team of 15 agents sent from Riyadh. His body has not been recovered. Callamard, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, is conducting an independent inquiry into Khashoggi's grisly demise. The statement said Bouachrine's counsel had sent a letter to Callamard urging her to request release of the phone, which it said had been confiscated by Moroccan ...
Contract killer arrested in Lucknow
A man from Haryana wanted in three triple murder cases was arrested by the Delhi Police's crime branch from Lucknow where he had gone to meet his girlfriend, officials said Friday. With the arrest of the accused contract killer Vijay Farmana, a resident of Sonipat in Haryana, the police claimed to have solved 11 cases of murder and various robbery, rape, attempt to murder and car jackings cases in Delhi and Haryana. According to the police, the accused had taken a contract to kill a politician in Nagaland after the general elections. In April, Farmana, along with associates Sharad Pandey and Kapil Chitania, went to the northeastern state and got a contract to kill a political leader (name not revealed), officials said, adding Pandey had taken the contract for Rs 80 lakh. "The accused was arrested after police managed to track his location to Lucknow. He was nabbed when he was with his girlfriend at a mall in Gomti Nagar area there," Additional Commissioner of Police (crime) Rajiv ...
Jharkhand: Missionary school head, 5 others sentenced to life imprisonment in gang-rape case
A local court Friday sentenced a missionary school head and five others to life imprisonment in connection with the gang-rape of five tribal women in Khunti district last year. Additional District Judge Rajesh Kumar pronounced life sentence to Father Alfonso Aiend, the principal of the missionary school, John Jonas Tudu alias Yusuf and Balram Samad under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 109 and 111 (abetment of crime) of IPC, Public Prosecutor Sushil Kumar Jaiswal said. The other three convicts -- Ayub Sandi Purti, Jonas Mundi and Baji Samad the banned People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the CPI (Maoist), -- were awarded life sentence under sections 376 (rape), 354B (assault or use of criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 363 (kidnapping), 365 (kidnapping with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person) among others, he said. The court, which had convicted the six on May 7, also slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on each of ...
15% women candidates declare criminal cases: ADR
Of the 716 women candidates analysed in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, 100 (15 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 78 (11 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases against their names, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
Man sentenced to 10-years imprisonment for raping minor
A Ramgarh fast track court Friday sentenced a man to 10-years imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl in August 2017. Ramgarh Additional District Judge (I), Babita Prasad, sentenced Suraj Barla to 10-years imprisonment for rape and five years for cheating the girl of Rs 65,000. Both the sentences will run concurrently, Additional Public Prosecutor S K Shukla said here. The judge also sentenced Rajesh Munda, an associate of Barla to five years imprisonment . The court imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on Barla and Rs 1,000 on Munda. According to the FIR filed with Mandu police station on August 4, 2017, Barla, and his associate took the minor to Hyderabad on the pretext of a tour plan in August that year. The minor, who hails from the same village under the Mandu block, was raped and cheated of Rs 65,000, Shukla said.
Elgar Parishad case: Provide hash value copies of docs to accused, says court
A special court here Friday directed the prosecution to provide "hash value" verified copies of documents, electronic data and images that were seized during the raids to all the accused in the Elgar Parishad case. Two accused, Surendra Gadling and Arun Ferriera, had moved an application before Additional Sessions Judge Kishor Vadane seeking copies of the data, seized from the accused during the raids. "The court today allowed our application and directed that, on May 27, two Forensic Science Laboratory officials will verify or match the hash values of the documents, copies and electronic data that were seized during the raids and will be given to the accused," said Rohan Nahar, representing some of the accused in the case. Nahar said the intention to seek hash value verified documents, files, electronic data and images are to confirm whether the data seized during the raids and data is not tampered with. "Earlier, the hash value calculated or verified data was not provided to us. ...
Absconding man wanted for killing elephant calf arrested
A man who was wanted for allegedly killing an elephant calf with a country bomb about three years ago was Friday caught by the forest officials here, police said. Ranga alias Rajendran was at large since July 2016, knowing he was wanted in connection with the case, the police said. Rajendran had planted the country bomb to end elephant menace in his field and an elephant calf accidentally took the explosive in its mouth resulting in an explosion, killing the animal in spite of treatment. Three people have already been arrested in the case. Rajendran was produced before court and remanded to 15 days judicial custory.
Saradha scam: SC lifts interim stay on Kolkata ex-top cop's arrest (2nd Lead)
The Supreme Court on Friday vacated the interim protection granted to former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar from arrest by the CBI in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam case.
Woman sets herself, three children ablaze in Muzaffarnagar
A 35-year-old woman set herself and her three children ablaze at Umerpur village in the district Friday, said police. The children died while she was rushed to a hospital in a critical condition, said SHO Yashpal Singh. The woman, identified as Naseema, took the extreme step over a family dispute. Her parents alleged that she was being harassed by her in-laws. The woman had locked herself in a room with son Anas (9) and daughters Aisha (7) and Etah (2),police said. Her husband, identified as Jabbar, was not at home.
Guj: Mob booked for stopping Dalit man's wedding procession
A mob of around 150 people, including 16 women, from the Patidar community was Friday booked for allegedly stopping the procession of a Dalit man in Khambisar village in Modasa taluka of Gujarat's Arvalli district, police said. The incident happened on May 12 and had seen stone- pelting, leaving several people, including policemen, injured. The groom's father, Dayabhai Rathod, filed a complaint on Friday following which a case was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, said sub inspector SF Chavda of Modasa police station. "We have lodged an FIR today against a mob of around 150 persons. The complainant has identified 45 persons, including 16 women, all from the Patidar community. Their names were mentioned as accused persons in the FIR. Further probe will be conducted by Deputy Superintendent of Police of SC/ST cell S S Gadhvi" Chavda said. "They have been booked on charges of rioting (IPC 147), attempt
Facebook user booked for 'hate mongering' on social media
The Jammu police Friday booked a Facebook user for allegedly spreading hate messages in the city through the social media platform, said officials. The FIR was lodged after a Facebook post written by a person with user name Sandeep Sethi, were found to be provocative and hurting the religious sentiments of a particular community, they said. The case has been registered for committing offences of "hate mongering" in violation of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act at Bahu Fort police station, said officials, adding the police are trying to identify the accused.
Pune Court: Issue forensic reports of Bhima Koregaon violence to accused
A sessions court in Pune on Friday ordered that copies of the forensic science laboratory report be provided to the two accused of Bhima Koregaon violence case.Judge KD Vadane, however, added that only those documents which have been submitted to the court by the Investigating Officer in the case can be copied and provided to the accused.The court also ordered that sealed copies of the reports be kept for the perusal of the court.The accused Surendra Gadling and Arun Ferreira had moved an application seeking access to copies of the forsensic lab reports.These reports include several emails and letter correspondence allegedly with the wanted naxals. It also includes a letter which allegedly mentions a plan to murder Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The case relates to the January 2018 violence that erupted during the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle in Pune. One person was killed and many were injured in the clashes on January 1, 2018.The court gave its order under section ...
Saradha scam: SC withdraws protection from arrest granted to ex-Kolkata CP Rajeev Kumar
The Supreme Court Friday withdrew protection from arrest given to former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, in which the CBI wanted to interrogate him in custody. The top court also expressed concern over the confrontation between the CBI and the West Bengal Police in the case, saying that "at the receiving end are silently waiting lakhs of small town and rural investors who have been deprived and looted of their savings". It said however that its February 5 order granting protection from arrest to Kumar would continue for another seven days from Friday to enable him to approach the competent court for relief. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna left it open to the Central Bureau of Investigation to act in accordance with the law. "Therefore, in the given facts, we would withdraw the protection given to Rajeev Kumar, former Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, vide our order dated ...
Teenager held with 5 bullets at Delhi Metro station
A teenaged boy was Friday apprehended at a metro station here for allegedly carrying five live bullets in his bag, officials said. The juvenile was held by the CISF personnel at Mayur Vihar Phase-I metro station around 4 pm after the baggage scanner detected the bullets, they said. The accused, a resident of Surajpur village in Noida, was then handed over to the local police by the Central Industrial Security Force for further investigation, officials said. Carrying arms and ammunition in Delhi Metro is banned.
Social worker held for trying to extort money from Union min Mahesh Sharma
A social worker was arrested on Friday by the Noida Police on charges of trying to extort Rs 2 crore from Union minister and BJP leader Mahesh Sharma, officials said. Usha Thakur, in her 60s, was held from her house in Sector 31 at around 10 am, a police official said. Thakur is accused of extortion, forgery and criminal conspiracy linked to a pre-election "sting operation" done by a gang helmed by a man who ran a local news channel that was shut down after demonetisation, according to the police. The gang was demanding Rs 2 crore from Sharma after threatening to make public an "objectionable" video, the officials said, adding that three people directly linked to the case were already arrested in April. "Usha Thakur was arrested this morning from her house. She has been arrested following detailed interrogation of other accused involved in this case," SHO of the Sector 20 police station Rajvir Singh Chauhan said. She was produced before a local court, which remanded her in judicial ...
Olympian rower Bhokanal booked after wife complains of cruelty
Olympian and Asian Games medallist Dattu Baban Bhokanal has been booked for allegedly harassing his wife physically and mentally between December 22, 2017 and March 3 this year, a Nashik police official said Friday. Bhokanal's wife, who is a police constable with Nashik Rural police, had lodged a complaint on Thursday night following which a case was registered under sections 498 A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code, an official said. Bhokanal, a rower with the Army, is a resident of Talegaon in Chandvad tehsil of Nashik, he said. "According to the complaint, he married the woman as per Hindu rituals and had promised her two times that he would marry her in a proper and public manner only to backtrack," the official said. He said the complaint was being probed and no arrest has been made so far. Bhokanal was the only rower to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and also won gold gold in the ...