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2 liquor smugglers held in UP, 20 cartons seized: Police
Two alleged liquor smugglers have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district and 20 cartons of alcohol worth over Rs 1.5 lakhs were seized from them, police said Saturday. The two men, Bhim Singh and Krishan Malik, used to allegedly smuggle liquor from Haryana to UP, police said. They were arrested on Friday after their car was intercepted on Karnal-Meerut Highway near Titoli Check Post in the district, said Station House Officer Karamvir Singh. They are being interrogated and further investigations are underway, he added.
Eight held on kidnapping charge in Ghaziabad
Eight persons were arrested on the kidnapping charge here, Kavi Nagar police said Friday. The complaint in this regard was given by one Lalit Kumar, who alleged that his younger brother Nirdosh Rana (21) was abducted on June 19. Kumar alleged that next day, he received a call for a ransom of Rs 5 lakh, police said. Police also recovered two cars, which were allegedly used in the crime. SP (City) Shlok Kumar said the accused told them that six months ago, Nirdosh and two others-- Manoj and Ajit--had taken Rs 65 lakh from them on the pretext of arranging a job for them in a post office and the Rapid Action Force. "Neither we could get jobs nor they returned our money. Just to mount pressure on them, we abducted Manoj. Thereafter, we forced him to call Nirdosh Rana from his phone to come at the Vaishali Metro station and abducted them to recover the money," Sunil, one of the accused, told police.
Nurse arrested in Kolkata for beating 85-year-old woman
A nurse was arrested on Friday for allegedly torturing an ailing old woman whom she was attending for the last four months in southern Kolkata's Gangulybagan area, police said. Sanjukta Paik was arrested by Patuli police station officers after the family members of 85-year-old Sukumari Saha lodged a police complaint and submitted CCTV footage purportedly showing the nurse beating the ailing lady, they said. The family members had installed a CCTV camera in the room of the old lady after noticing black injury marks on her face and body. The octogenarian's son Uttam Saha told PTI, "We had taken her to a doctor thinking that the marks could be because of some illness. But despite giving her medicines, those marks remained. We then found that it was the nurse who was beating her brutally every day. We have submitted CCTV footage to the police along with our complaint." The old woman, who met with a brain stroke a couple of years back, was unable to move on her own and needed help even to .
SUV driver thrash woman employee of Gurgaon toll plaza
An SUV driver allegedly assaulted a woman employee at the Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway Friday Morning, police said. The incident took place at 8.50 am, when the driver of a black Scorpio, identified as Manjeet Singh, a resident of Shikohpur village, refused to pay toll tax. "When she asked Manjeet to pay Rs 60 in toll tax, he punched her and said he was a local don and never paid toll tax here," Subhash Bokan, a PRO of the Gurgaon police said. Since the matter was sensitive, a dedicated team immediately scanned the CCTV footage of the toll plaza and managed to locate the accused, he said. "We arrested the accused in the evening. Manjeet confessed to the crime. He had taken the SUV from his friend Monu, a resident of Kakrola village, and was returning to his village from Gurgaon. The accused runs a gym in his village," Bokan said. Manjeet has criminal background with three cases, including a murder case, lodged against him in different police stations of ...
Muslim man attacked for refusing to say -- Jai Shri Ram -- in Rohini
A Muslim man was allegedly attacked by three-car borne people in the city-state's Rohini area after he refused to say -- Jai Shri Ram.The victim has been identified as Mohammad Momin.According to police, the incident took place at about 8 pm when Momin was going somewhere. A white car stopped on the road and its occupants called him."In his complaint, he said that he thought that they are calling him for asking the direction. When he went there, three men inside the car asked him to read some religious lines. He, however, ignored and moved on after which they hit him," said SD Mishra, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Rohini district.Momin said: "The people sitting inside the car asked me to say -- Jai Shri Ram -- but I avoided them. They then verbally abused me and hit me with their car, which injured me.""We are examining the CCTV footages and are also gathering information from the eye-witnesses," said the police officer.
CBI quizzes Deoria jail officials over extortion by Ateeq Ahmed
A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday questioned jail officials here in connection with a case in which former MP Ateeq Ahmed is accused of kidnapping and assaulting a real estate dealer inside the prison.The probe agency had last week registered an FIR against Ahmed and others on the charges of abduction and assault on real estate dealer Mohit Jaiswal in December 2018.The CBI checked the jail records and quizzed the prison officials who were on duty when the alleged incident took place.In a complaint, Jaiswal had claimed that on December 26, 2018, aides of former MP Atiq Ahmad forcibly took him to Deoria jail where Ahmad along with his son and 10-12 other miscreants were present, who forced him to transfer four of his companies to people associated with the former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader."I was thrashed inside the jail by the accomplices of Atiq Ahmad. Forcefully my four companies were transferred in the name of two associates of Ahmad. I was also made to .
Class 10 girl student commits suicide in Kolkata school
A class 10 girl student on Friday allegedly committed suicide inside her school's bathroom here."Around 1:30 pm, the girl came out of the class and went to the washroom. At 2:30 pm, her class teacher noticed that the girl is missing. The school authority informed us that a girl in 10th standard was found unconscious, she was immediately shifted to hospital," Joint Commissioner Kolkata Police, Murlidhar Sharma told reporters here."We found the suicide note. We are examining the handwriting of the note. The suicidal note of three pages indicates that she was in depression although she was a bright student and used to top in her class. She wanted to get admission at the Indian Statistical Institute. Last three months, she could not sleep well. We have found a few marks on her wrist. We are collecting CCTV footage," he said.The forensic team also reached the incident spot to investigate the case.Dr Wasim, State Forensic Science Laboratory said, "We have investigated the place of ...
Decomposed body of man found in gutter in Palghar
A highly decomposed body of a man was Friday found in a gutter in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said. It seems the man was killed and then his body stuffed in a plastic bag and shoved into the gutter in Tulinj in Nalasopara, an official said. "A case has been registered. Efforts are on to identify the victim," said Palghar police spokesperson Hemant Katkar.
1 killed, 3 injured as drunk driver runs over men sleeping on roadside in Delhi
A man was killed and three others were injured when a speeding car ran over them early Friday when they were sleeping on the roadside in southeast Delhi's Nizamuddin area, police said. The deceased has been identified as Arif (23). The injured were identified as Sahib (23), Sheikh Saju (48) and Naushad (23), they said. "An information regarding the incident was received at 3.33 am on Friday. The victims were immediately rushed to AIIMS where Arif was declared brought dead," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said. Following preliminary investigation, the accused, Abhishek Dutt (36), was arrested and it was found that he was under the influence of alcohol when the accident took place, the DCP said. A case has been registered at Hazrat Nizamuddin police station under sections 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) and 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC, he said. Dutt, a resident of Pankha Road in Janakpuri, is a Country ...
Rape victims can end pregnancy sans medical board nod: HC
The Madras High Court Friday said a rape victim need not approach the medical board or the judiciary to terminate her pregnancy provided its length has not exceed 20 weeks. Disposing of a criminal original petition from a victim, Justice N Anand Venkatesh said in all cases of unneeded pregnancy suffered by a victim, she need not be referred to the medical board if the length of pregnancy does not exceed 20 weeks. "The termination of pregnancy can be done as per the provisions of Section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The victim girl should not be unnecessarily made to knock the doors of this court," he said in his order. The petitioner, a girl, who was allegedly raped by a man Naveeth Ahamed under duress as a result of which she became pregnant, sought a direction to transfer the probe from local police to the Crime Branch CID. The assailant had recorded videos and intimidated her to yield to his carnal desires, she alleged and sought a direction to the state-run
Two held for supplying illegal arms in Delhi, UP
Two men were arrested for allegedly supplying illegal arms and ammunition to criminals in the national capital and western Uttar Pradesh, police said Friday. The accused have been identified as Akhilesh Kumar (40), a resident of Etah district, and Kunwar Pal (29), a resident of Mainpuri district, they said. Police got a tip-off on Wednesday that Kumar, along with his associate, would come near Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, Kalyanpuri here for the delivery of illegal ammunition. Thereafter, a trap was laid and the duo were apprehended, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah said.
Tadvi case: Maha court to decide on 3 doctors' bail pleas on Monday
A special court here will Monday decide on the bail pleas of three women doctors arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of their junior colleague at a civic-run hospital. Special court judge P B Jadhav Friday heard the arguments on the bail pleas of the three doctors. Payal Tadvi, 26, a second-year postgraduate medical student attached to BYL Nair Hospital, allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room on May 22. Her family alleged that three of her seniors -- Hema Ahuja, Bhakti Meher and Ankita Khandelwal -- ragged her and hurled casteist abuses at her, forcing Tadvi to take her life. All three were arrested and are in judicial custody. Opposing their bail pleas, advocate Gunratan Sadavarte, appearing for the victim's family, brought to the notice of the court a letter written by Tadvi's mother to the police commissioner, which said that the three accused had threatened her and the victim's husband inside court premises. Defence advocate Abab Ponda said it cannot be called a ...
Madras HC voices concern over murders due to illicit affairs
Voicing concern over extra-marital relationships often leading to murders, the Madras High Court Friday said police should find out motive behind offences against children and women so that appropriate steps can be taken to prevent such crimes. A bench of justices N Kirubakaran and Abdul Quddhose said in newspapers, a column on murders is noticed everyday and people are shocked to know murder of children by their own mothers over illicit relationships. It has become a social problem affecting the institution of marriage or family. Therefore, serious thought should be given by both the state and central governments to this issue, it said. The bench made the observations while passing further interim orders on a petition relating to the murder of a person, who had an illicit affair with a married woman. In its interim order on an earlier occasion, the bench had directed the state and central governments to answer a set of questions related to crimes. When the matter came up Friday, the .
10 held for cheating man of Rs 23 lakh in J-K
The Jammu and Kashmir Police Friday registered a case against 10 people including nine from Bihar for allegedly cheating a man of Rs 23 lakh posing as employees of an online shopping portal. A statement issued by the Crime Branch said: "A preliminary enquiry on the written complaint received from one person revealed that the complainant received an SMS informing him that he has won a lucky prize of Rs 12,80,000 and a vehicle from NAPTOL online shopping Pvt. Ltd." The complainant was induced to deposit different amounts in different bank accounts under the garb of different charges, it said. "The complainant deposited an amount of Rs 23,05,588 in various bank accounts of Punjab National Bank provided by the callers who projected themselves to be the employees of NAPTOL online shopping limited and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)," the investigating agency said. Later, it came to fore that the suspects were neither employees of the shopping company nor had the company issued any lucky draw .
7 men accused of harassing, molesting model in Kolkata get bail
A city court Friday granted bail to seven men who were accused of harassing and molesting a model, who was a former Miss India, in the heart of the metropolis. Chief Judicial Magistrate at Alipore court, S Chaudhury, granted bail on bonds of Rs 1,000 each. Public prosecutor Partha Sarathi Mukherjee opposed their bail prayer submitting before the court that investigation was on to identify and arrest other accused persons in the case. Seeking further police custody of the arrested persons, he said their interrogation was necessary to nab the other accused and to seize the vehicles used in their act. He said two two-wheelers which the accused were riding during the incident have so far been seized. His prayer was, however, not granted and the court ordered bail to the accused persons. Usashi Sengupta, who was crowned Miss India in 2010 and is a model and actor, was harassed by a group of motorcycle-borne men on Monday night when she was returning home from work in a cab with a ...
Jihadi Jack's parents found guilty of funding terror in UK
The UK-based parents of British Muslim convert dubbed "Jihadi Jack" for his extremist views were Friday sentenced to 15 months in prison each for funding terrorism by sending money to their son in the war-torn Syria, despite concerns that he had joined the ISIS terror network. Father John Letts, 58, and mother Sally Lane, 57, were found guilty during a jury trial at the Old Bailey court in London for sending a total of 1,223 pounds to their son Jack Letts while he was in Syria. They were handed down 15-month sentences each but escaped time behind bars as it was suspended for 12 months as a period of probation. Judge Nicholas Hilliard told the couple the "warning signs" should have been picked up. "It was one thing for parents to be optimistic about their children, and I do acknowledge he is your son who you love very much. But in this context you did lose sight of realities," said judge Hilliard in his verdict. The court was told earlier during the trial that Jack's parents "turned a .
Two of four missing family members found dead in Punjab's Amritsar
Bodies of the two of the four family members who had gone missing five days ago under mysterious circumstances here were found stuffed in a bag near a canal, police said Friday. The family belonged to Tera Khurd village under the Ajnala police station, police said. The deceased have been identified as Davinder Kaur (50) and her son Luvroop Singh (22). The two others-- Davinder Kaur's daughter Sharanjit Kaur (28) and son Onkar Singh--are still missing. Police said Harwant Singh, husband of Davinder Kaur, had filed a complaint that his family members had gone missing. After the filing of the complaint, Harwant's whereabouts were unknown, police said. Police said they had booked Harwant Singh for kidnapping and murder. Efforts were on to trace the remaining two missing family members, they said.
Debt-ridden man attempts suicide after killing wife, children
A debt-ridden farm labourer Friday attempted suicide after allegedly killing his wife and three children with an axe in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, police said. The incident happened in Kuda village in Lakhani taluka of the district and an official identified the farmer as Karsanji Patel (55). "Patel used an axe to kill his wife Anandiben (50), sons Ukaji (22) and Suresh (13) and daughter Bhavna (22). He then consumed poison and is currently being treated at a hospital in Ahmedabad," said Deputy Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Upadhyay. "Our primary probe has revealed that Patel was facing acute cash crunch. Police teams have been formed to probe the incident," he said. Local Congress MLA Shivabhai Bhuriya said Patel might have been under pressure from money-lenders, and asked police to probe this angle. Villagers said Patel and his family settled in Kuda a year ago after selling land in an adjoining village. "He had taken Rs 21 lakh from money-lenders and was ...
DGGSTI arrests 1 person for fraudulently availing ITC benefits of over Rs 16 cr
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence has arrested one person for fraudulently availing input tax credit (ITC) of more than Rs 16 crore on the basis of fake invoices. "The Directorate General of GST Intelligence Hqrs has arrested one person, namely, Munish Kumar, Partner of M/s Sushil Kumar Munish Kumar, Hisar, Haryana and controller of M/s Sushil Kumar Munish Kumar & Co., Ahmedabad," a finance ministry statement said. Both the firms had fraudulently taken ITC to the tune of more than Rs 16 crore involving invoice value of Rs 322 crore on the strength of invoices issued by non-existent fake firms, it said. "The said two firms thereafter, passed on such fraudulently taken ITC to some of the well established cotton yarn spinners who availed of the same to discharge their GST liability against the outward supply with an ulterior motive to defraud the Government exchequer," the statement added. During the investigations conducted so far into the fake billing racket in the cotton
Class 10 girl found dead in Kolkata school
A class 10 student of a reputed girl's school in the city was found dead on Friday in a washroom of the institution with injury marks on her left wrist, police said. The girl was found lying "lifeless" with her face wrapped in a plastic bag this afternoon inside a washroom of the school located in Ranikuthi area of the city, a police officer said. "There are also some marks of injuries on her left wrist. We are looking into it. The girl's parents have been informed. The body has been sent for post mortem," the officer said. Asked whether it was a case of suicide or murder, the officer said, "At the moment it is under investigation. Our forensic experts are collecting evidence from the spot. We are also looking into CCTV footage from the school." When contacted, the school authorities refused to comment on the matter. Incidentally, in December 2017, two physical training instructors of the same school were arrested following allegations of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl ...