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Bombay HC suggests special police unit to probe serious crimes
Emphasising the need for prompt and timely completion of investigations, the Bombay High Court today suggested setting up of a special unit in the police to probe serious crimes like murder and offences related to women. Timely investigation into serious offences like murder, rape and other cases pertaining to women or minors is the need of the hour, a division bench of Justices N H Patil and G S Kulkarni said. The court was hearing a case of rape and kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl. The girl's father had filed a petition seeking permission to terminate her 26-week pregnancy. The court had, earlier this month, permitted the girl to terminate her pregnancy but had sought to know from the police the status of the investigation in the case. Government counsel Abhinandan Vagyani today told the court that the FIR was registered in the case last July when the girl was kidnapped. In March, the girl and the accused person were traced to Uttar Pradesh and brought to Mumbai. "While initially, .
Man arrested with 71-kg opium in Rajasthan
A man was arrested today with 71-kg opium, worth nearly Rs 1.5 crore in the domestic market, in Rajasthan's Chhitorgarh district, police said. A resident of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh, Sunil Nagda alias Chauthmal was arrested when he was travelling a car from Neemuch to Jodhpur, Nimbaheda police station SHO Darshan Singh said. He said that the seized opium is worth Rs 1.5 crore in the domestic market. A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further investigation into the matter was on, he added.
3 arrested for kidnapping 8-yr-old boy
Three persons were arrested from here for allegedly kidnapping an eight-year-old boy on Friday, police said today. Krishna Kant, Inder and Vineet have confessed to have kidnapping the child, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Aditya Kumar Shukla said. During interrogation, the accused said they had planned to demand a ransom of Rs 20 lakh as they wanted to open a factory, the officer said. "The boy, Laxman, was rescued within 22 hours of his kidnapping from an area on the ouskirts of the Mehrana village here," the SP said. The accused could not make the ransom demand as the mobile phone of the boy's father was switched off, he said. They were booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Gangester Act, the officer said.
Tension grips parts of Baghpat after recovery of bovine animal's organ
Tension gripped the Badaut police station area near here following reports of recovery of bovine animals' body parts this morning. A police team was rushed to the eastern Yamunanagar area after reports that some pieces of flesh were lying there, ASP Baghpat Ashish Srivastav said. He said samples of the flesh have been sent for examination to the veterinary department. The police are yet to receive any complaint in this regard but the samples have been sent to ascertain the charge that they were of a cow, he said adding the culprits would be identified and nabbed soon. The locals, meanwhile, staged a protest against the incident and raised slogans against the police. Senior police and administrative officials, however, pacified the protestors promising to arrest the culprtis at the earliest. BJP leader and chairman of Badaut municipality Amit Rana alleged that the police have failed to check illegal slaughtering of cows and other bovine aninals. "If the police fail to arrest the ...
UK High Court hears bookie Sanjeev Chawla extradition appeal
An appeal opened today against a lower court's decision to deny India's extradition request for against UK-based alleged bookie Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, a key accused in the cricket match-fixing scandal involving former South African captain Hanse Cronje in 2000 The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), arguing on behalf of the Indian government, had sought an appeal over a Westminster Magistrates' Court ruling rejecting the extradition of UK-based Chawla, wanted in India as a key accused in the cricket match-fixing scandal involving former South African captain Hanse Cronje in 2000. Lord Justice Leggatt and Justice Dingemanns began hearing the Indian government's grounds for the appeal at a day-long hearing this morning. District Judge Rebecca Crane had discharged the accused after the magistrates' court hearing in London in October last year on human rights grounds over severe conditions in Delhi's Tihar Jail, where Chawla was to be held on being extradited. The District Judge had noted in .
3 country-made pistols, 11 cartridges seized from car; 1 held
Police have seized three country- made pistols and 11 'live' cartridges from a car and arrested its owner, an official said today. Acting on a tip-off, a police team searched the car parked in the Dutta Nagar area last night and found three country-made pistols, 11 'live' cartridges and a sharp-edged weapon hidden in it, Madhukar Kad, in-charge of the Ambad police station said. All the items were seized, he said. The car owner, Manoj Machhindra Shardul (25), has been arrested, the police officer said. He has been booked under relevant sections of the Arms Act, Kad added.
Woman dies in hospital, kin say cockroach found in ventilator
Relatives of a 43-year-old woman, who died during treatment at a city-based private hospital, have alleged that she might have died due to breathlessness caused by the presence of a live cockroach in the ventilator attached to her, a charge the hospital has denied. The woman, Anjali Bairagi, a resident of Panchavati area in the city, was admitted to Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College in Adgaon area in the city on April 17 after she consumed poison. She died during treatment on April 22, the hospital authorities said. Her relatives alleged that negligence on the part of the hospital led to her death as they found a live cockroach inside the ventilator. They have sought a stern action against the hospital, which is run by Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj (MVPS). Dhiraj Bairagi, son of the deceased woman said, "After my mother's death on Sunday night, we found a cockroach in the ventilator tubing. This is nothing but negligence on the part of the hospital. We are waiting for ...
Security force arrests 9 Naxals in Chhattisgarh
The security forces arrested nine Naxals in Konta of Sukma district, Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.In a successful search operation by the security forces, one platoon commander who had a bounty of Rs. 2 lakh on his head has also been arrested.Earlier, in one of the biggest encounters in Maharashtra, 37 Naxals were killed in three days. The encounter took place on Sunday in Gadchiroli.
Tehsildars, driver arrested on graft charges
The Rajasthan anti-corruption bureau today arrested a tehsildar and his driver for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 in Pali district, an official said. Tehsildar, Sojat, Satyanarayan Verma, is accused of demanding the bribe from Rajmal Mewara through his driver, Superintendent of Police (SP), anti-corruption bureau, Kailash Chand Vishnoi, said. He had taken the bribe for a land mutation related work, he said. "The accused had taken Rs 5,000 before the complaint (by Mewara) was verified. A trap was laid today and the accused were caught red-handed taking the bribe amount of Rs 10,000 in the tehsil office," the officer said. Both the accused were arrested under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Nalini Chidambaram's plea against ED's summons dismissed
The Madras High Court today dismissed a petition by former Union minister P Chidambaram wife Nalini Chidambaram, challenging ED's summons to her to appear as a witness in its money laundering probe in the Saradha chit fund scam case. Justice S M Subramaniam rejected Nalini's contention that women cannot be called for investigation out of their place of residence under CrPC Sec 160, saying such exemptions are not mandatory and are subject to facts and circumstances of a case. "This court is of the opinion that based on gender, exemption cannot be sought for in a routine manner," he said in a 145-page order on Nalini's petition and that of the Enforcement Directorate seeking to vacate a stay granted by the court earlier. Also holding that such an exemption was not provided under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the judge directed the ED to issue fresh summons fixing a date for the investigation and proceed with it in accordance with law. The ED had issued the summons on ..
Tihar Jail's sentence review board meeting postponed
A meeting of Tihar Jail's sentence review board scheduled for today to decide on the release of some prisoners, including model Jessica Lall murder convict Manu Sharma, has been postponed. An official, who is a member of the sentence review board, said the meeting had to be postponed as Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain did not give his consent. A Delhi government spokesperson claimed that there was no such meeting scheduled for today as the minister had not given his consent in the first place. The sentence review board is a statory body which has a judge, Delhi home minister, law secretary and home secretary among members. The board was to consider Manu Sharma's release. Last month, Jessica Lall's sister Sabrina Lall wrote a letter to Tihar Jail authorities, saying that she had no objection to his release. A government source, however, said, "The letter of a private individual has no legal sanctity." Manu Sharma, the son of former Union Minister Venod Sharma, was sentenced to life .
Minor raped in Balrampur
An eight year-old girl was allegedly raped at knifepoint by a man in a village here, police said today. The girl was returning from her agriculture field when the accused Chunnu (28) dragged her into a field and allegedly raped her at knifepoint yesterday. Villagers working nearby rushed on hearing the cries of the child and nabbed the accused, police said ,adding the girl was admitted to a hospital. DIG, Devi Patan, Anil Kumar Rai who visited the victim in hospital and met her family members, said the accused has been arrested and the girl was being taken to Gonda for treatment.
Man found dead under suspicious circumstances in farm house
A man was found dead under suspicious circumstances today in his farm house in Rajasthan's Tonk district, police said. The body of 55-year-old Mohammad Khalid Rashid was found in a room of the house. He had a wound to his head, they said "Prima facie, it appears that he died of a gunshot. Post mortem is being conducted by a medical board in Tonk," SHO, Tonk Sadar, Amar Singh said, adding that the matter was being investigated. Police said he used to stay alone in the house.
Kathua case: Crime Branch to approach court against lawyer
The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch will soon approach a local court in Kathua against a defence lawyer who is allegedly circulating twisted facts in the case of the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl to vitiate the atmosphere, officials said here. The police has taken cognisance of a CD in which a witness is seen as saying that he had been coerced by the Crime Branch to give a statement against Vishal Sharma, one of those alleged to have raped the child, officials said. Sharma is the son of Sanji Ram, alleged to be the main conspirator in the case that has outraged the nation. The CD, which has gone viral on social media, was passed off by the lawyer as a statement that the witness had given in front of the magistrate, the officials said. However, initial investigations showed that it was prepared outside the court premises by the lawyer to mislead the public and create disaffection towards the government, they said. This is definitely an attempt to browbeat the witnesses ..
Corrupt Indonesia politician gets 15 years prison
An Indonesian court sentenced a senior politician to 15 years in prison for his role in the theft of $170 million of public money by officials, a victory for anti-corruption police fighting the country's rampant graft. Setya Novanto, the former speaker of parliament and former chairman of the Golkar party, sat impassively as the guilty verdict and sentence were announced at the Jakarta Corruption Court. Prosecutors said Novanto was among about 80 officials who used the introduction of a $440 million electronic identity card system in 2011 and 2012 to steal more than a third of the funds. During the trial, Novanto denied any wrongdoing while also using his knowledge of the conspiracy to accuse other senior politicians in an unsuccessful attempt to gain leniency as an informant.
Stan Lee accused of sexual misconduct by massage therapist
Comic legend Stan Lee has been accussed of sexual misconduct by massage therapist Maria Carballo. Carballo has sued Lee, 95, and his assistant, Mac Anderson, according to a report in Blast. She claimed she was called to perform a massage over the weekend in Lee's hotel room at a Hyatt Regency in Chicago. Carballo alleged that Lee began to fondle himself while lying face down and later, while she was massaging his quadriceps, she said Lee began to moan and groan. She added she ended the massage early and left the hotel room. According to the court documents, Carballo was called back to the room again the next day. She said an hour into the massage, Lee began moaning again. She says she immediately stopped the massage and asked Lee to put his clothes back on so she could get her things and leave. She claimed Lee got angry and stood up from the table completely naked. Fearing she might get fired, she agreed to continue the massage for another 10 minutes. Carballo said when things got ...
SC adjourns hearing in Tarun Tejpal rape case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in a rape case against former Tehelka magazine editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal.The top court will take up the matter on May 9.On April 9, the apex court refused to stay proceedings pending against Tejpal.The court was hearing Tejpal's plea seeking suppressing of rape and other charges levelled against him.In 2013, a female employee accused Tejpal of sexually assaulting her inside the elevator of a five-star hotel in Goa.Tejpal has been framed under section 354-A (sexual harassment), 354-B (assault or use of criminal force on a woman with intent to disrobe), 341 and 342 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 376 (punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).He was also charged with rape and was arrested in November 2013. He was later released on a bail after six months of imprisonment.
Kathua rape-murder: Cop, SPO arrested by SIT move J-K HC
A policeman and a SPO arrested in connection with the Kathua rape and murder case have moved the Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking a fresh CBI probe into the matter and quashing of the investigation by the state crime branch. Sub-Inspector Anand Dutta and Special Police Officer (SPO) Deepak Khajuria were arrested for allegedly destroying evidence related to the rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in the state's Kathua district. A petition was filed in the high court in this regard yesterday by their counsel Veenu Gupta. The petitioners pleaded that the crime branch probe be quashed as it had been shifted on three occasions from the local police to it, and finally to a Special Investigation Team (SIT). It is strange that a policeman, who was involved in a rape and murder case a few years ago and evaded arrest for three years despite being a officer, was a member of the SIT, the petition said. The officer's subsequent acquittal in a trial court for lack of evidence is a matter
Student, kin die in hit-and-run incident
A college student and his woman relative on a motorcycle died in a hit-and-run incident last evening, police said. Abdul Kadar (25) and Sajitha (35) were returning to Komarapalayam after meeting their kin when a cargo van hit the two-wheeler head-on near a government hospital and sped away, they said. The motorcyclists died on the spot, they said, adding a search is on for the van.
Tight security in Jodhpur ahead of verdict in Asaram case
Security has been stepped up and prohibitory orders issued in the city ahead of the trial court verdict in the rape case against self-styled godman Asaram tomorrow. As per the directions of the Rajasthan High Court, the trial court will deliver its verdict in the case in Jodhpur Central Jail premises. Apprehending a threat to law and order from followers of Asaram, the police have imposed prohibitory orders. "We have made all arrangements for the judgement day. Magistrate along with court staff, Asaram and co-accused along with the defence and prosecution counsels will remain present in the courtroom in jail premises, DIG, Jail, Vikram Singh said. Final arguments in the case had been completed by the special court for SC/ST cases on April 7 and the court had kept the order reserved to be pronounced on April 25. Asaram was arrested on the complaint filed by a teenage girl from Shahajahanpur of Uttar Pradesh, who was studying at the godman's ashram at Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh. The ..