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Gujarat cops to get smartphones to curb crime
In a bid to improve crime detection rate, the Gujarat government has come up with a project under which smartphones containing database of people with a criminal background would be distributed to 4900 police personnel in the state. The 'Pocket Cop' project was launched toady by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar. Rupani exuded confidence that such an "innovative initiative" would bring down the crime rate in the state by instilling fear in the criminals, said an official release. Under this project, smartphones containing data of people with a criminal background will be given to 4,900 police personnel, including investigating officers, in-charges of police stations, those deployed in PCR vans and involved in passport verification, it said. Some police personnel were given the smartphones at a function held in Gandhinagar. Each smartphone will have four different applications for passport verification, tracing criminals, finding missing persons and for stolen ...
Kathua rape-murder: SC issues directions to provide protection to victim's family, counsel
Counsel of Kathua rape victim's family, Deepika S Rajawat on Monday claimed that the Supreme Court has issued directions to authorities to provide protection to them (victim's family and counsel).The apex court issued a notice to the Jammu and Kashmir state government and sought a reply on the plea filed by the victim's father in the connecting case.The top court also directed the State government to provide police protection to the victim's family members and the counsel representing them."The Supreme Court has issued directions to the authorities to provide protection to us (victim family and their counsel)," Deepika told reporters here.Meanwhile, lawyers protested outside the Supreme Court over the conduct of lawyers in Jammu in connection with the same case.Earlier in the day, the victim's father approached the apex court seeking transfer of the case outside Jammu and Kashmir.The alleged gangrape and murder of the eight-year-old girl, who belonged to the nomadic Muslim community, .
12 kg smuggled gold seized in Kolkata
About 12 kg of smuggled gold valued at Rs 3.7 crore was seized here in two separate operations and seven persons were arrested, an official said on Monday.
BJP lodges complaint with police against AAP workers for trying to create communal tension
The BJP today lodged a complaint that some AAP workers dressed in saffron clothes tried to create tension by raising provocative slogans and waiving swords in front of a mosque during a Ram Navami procession here, a day after the party's Delhi unit president Manoj Tiwari made the charge. The complaint, lodged with the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of New Delhi, demanded action against AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and MLA Amantullah Khan. The Delhi BJP's good governance cell in-charge Shailender Singh lodged the complaint. "The complaint has been received from Delhi BJP. We will enquire into it," said Madhur Verma, DCP (New Delhi). The AAP denied the charge, and said such "wild" accusations were a desperate bid of the BJP to mislead the public and divert attention from the crimes committed under its rule in Unnao and Kathua. Referring to a video clip telecast by a Hindi channel, Tiwari had claimed that the AAP and the Congress were trying to "break" the ..
Dhinakaran appears before sessions court in defamation case
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader and MLA T T V Dinakaran today appeared before a principal sessions court in connection with a defamation suit filed against him on behalf of Chief Minister K Palaniswami and other ministers. The matter relates to some remarks made by Dhinakaran against them in connection with the unveiling of late chief minister Jayalalithaa's statue, which were published in some Tamil and English dailies in February. City Public Prosecutor Gowri Asokan filed the defamation suit on behalf of the chief minister and other ministers. Sessions Judge Subhadevi posted the case for hearing to June 28. Hitting out at the ruling AIADMK, Dhinakaran told reporters that by filing the defamation case against him, they have proved that the government is undemocratic.
All 5 accused in Mecca Masjid blast acquitted, judge quits (Intro Night Lead)
A decade after a bomb blast killed nine worshippers at the historic Mecca Masjid here, a NIA court on Monday acquitted all five Hindu activists accused. Within hours, the judge who ordered the acquittals resigned, citing "personal reasons".
At least five candidates in BJP's 2nd list have tainted past
The BJP's second list of candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections on May 12 contains at least five names with a tainted past. The list, comprising 82 names, has candidates, who were acquitted in corruption, forgery, cheating and rape cases. At least two of them had spent quite some time in jail on charges of cheating and forgery. The names that have raised eyebrows are Katta Subramanya Naidu and Krishnaiah Setty who were jailed in land scams but acquitted later. Setty, who will contest from Malur, was BJP's chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa's companion in jail as he was a co-accused in a multi-crore land scam in 2011. On the other hand, Katta Subramanya Naidu, who has been given ticket from Shivajinagar constituency, was jailed on charges of a land scam involving his firm Itasca in 2011. The charges against Naidu were that as a minister, he knew about an industrial project of the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Authority near Kempegowda ...
All 5 accused in Mecca Masjid blast acquitted, judge quits
A decade after a bomb blast killed nine worshippers at the historic Mecca Masjid here, a NIA court on Monday acquitted all five Hindu activists accused. Within hours, the judge who ordered the acquittals resigned, citing "personal reasons".
Minor girl raped in MP village, man held
A six-year old girl was allegedly raped last night by a 24-year-old man in Amrauda village in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, police said today. The accused, identified as Dilip Yadav, was arrested today. The girl is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Gwalior. The alleged incident occurred in the house of a relative of the girl's mother who had come to the village with her daughter to attend a marriage, said Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP), Pohri, Ashok Ghanghoriya. He said the mother of the girl took her to a relative's house in the village as she was feeling sleepy and went to attend the marriage. "However, when the woman returned to pick her daughter late night, she found her unconscious and lying in a pool of blood," Ghanghoriya said, adding that the woman raised an alarm and called her relatives. "Police were informed and the girl was taken to a hospital in Shivpuri at around 5 AM today. She was referred to a hospital in Gwalior after initial ...
SC doesn't favour CBI probe into Kathua rape-cum-murder case
The Supreme Court today did not favour handing over the investigation into the rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua from the crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police to the CBI as her father expressed satisfaction over the investigation carried out so far. "In the absence of any allegation, why should we enter into this as to who should investigate," a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Mishra said, adding that it was "the primary duty of the state police to investigate a case". The father expressed satisfaction with the probe conducted so far by the state police, while vehemently opposing the plea of senior advocate Bhim Singh and Delhi-based lawyer Anuja Kapur that the investigation be transferred to the CBI. "Be that as it may, we do not intend to enter into this sphere (transfer of case to CBI) at this stage," the bench said, noting the submission of the victim's father. At the outset, the victim's counsel Indira Jaising, who mentioned the matter for an urgent ...
Shatrughan Sinha pays visit to Maliwal on Day 4 of her fast
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal continued with her indefinite hunger strike for the fourth day today demanding stricter anti-rape laws in the country, and was joined by BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha. While Maliwal alleged that the Delhi Police forcibly tried to take her away from the protest site, senior police officials claimed that they had advised her to go to a hospital as her condition was deteriorating. Sinha, a Member of Parliament, is the second BJP leader to join the women panel's protest. On Friday when Maliwal started her indefinite hunger strike, senior BJP leader and former Union minister Yashwant Sinha had joined her at Rajghat. "I have come here not as a politician but as an aware citizen of the country, an aware artist and as a father of a daughter...in such heinous crimes time bound completion of trial is necessary and toughest punishment, death penalty should be given to the guilty," Sinha said. Yesterday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had ..
Couple held for illegal possession of gold at Mum airport
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs today seized gold worth over Rs 35 lakh from a couple at the international airport here and arrested them for illegal possession of the precious metal. The officials intercepted Siddeeque Mundodan and Jamsiya Karalil, both holding Indian passports, upon their arrival at the airport from Dubai, a Customs release said. The officials found Karalil had concealed 1254 grams of gold, valued at Rs 35,69,987, between two layers of a crepe bandage wrapped around her waist, it said, adding that she was carrying the gold which was owned by Mundodan. The duo were arrested under the Customs Act 1962. Further investigation is underway.
Following is the chronology
Following is the chronology of events in the Mecca Masjid Blast case. May 18, 2007 A bomb blast occurs inside the historic Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad during Friday prayers at about 13.25 hours leaving nine persons dead and 58 others injured; Five others killed in police firing with mobs pelting stones, damaging property and clashing with police; Hussaini Alam Police station in Hyderabad registers two cases against unknown persons in connection with the blast and seizure of unexploded IED from the mosque. ............................ Subsequently, both cases transferred to CBI. The central agency adds the names of six accused persons between June 2010 and November 2010 and arrests three of the accused including right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand alias Naba Kumar Sarkar from Haridwar on November 19, 2010. ......................... CBI files first chargesheet in December 2010 ................................ NIA takes over the case from CBI in April 2011, which re-registers
IRCTC case: Lalu, wife, son, top Railway Board official charge-sheeted
The CBI on Monday filed a charge-sheet against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav, a top Railway Board official, RJD MP P.C. Gupta and others in connection with its probe into the alleged irregularities in the 2006 IRCTC hotels maintenance contract case.
SC asks Jaiprakash Associates Ltd to deposit Rs 100 cr by May 10
The Supreme Court today asked realty firm Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) to deposit Rs 100 crore with its registry by May 10 to pay back the hassled home buyers who have opted for refund, instead of possession of flats. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered the submission of JAL that in pursuance of the March 21 order, it has already deposited Rs 100 crore with the registry on April 12. The court, on March 21, had asked JAL to deposit Rs 200 crore with its registry in two instalments. It had asked it to deposit Rs 100 crore by April 15 and the rest by May 10. "M/s JAL is at liberty to submit a representation to the competent authority. The representation shall be considered in accordance with law. We specifically make it clear that we have not expressed any opinion on that score," the bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said. The realty firm said it has been completing 500 dwelling units for delivery to the home buyers every month
Unnao victim's statement recorded in CBI Court
The Unnao rape victim's statement was recorded by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday.The statement was recorded under section 164 (Recording of confessions and statements) of The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).Yesterday, the woman aide of accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar, Shashi Singh was sent to a four-day police custody till April 19.Shashi Singh allegedly took the victim to Sengar on the day of the crime.On April 13, the CBI arrested Sengar on the charges of raping a minor last year. He was later sent to seven-day CBI custody.An FIR was lodged against the BJP MLA on Thursday under sections 363 (kidnapping), 366 (abduction of a woman), 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The victim's family had also alleged that the accused MLA's brother, Atul Singh Sengar, along with his companions also raped the girl and thrashed the victim's father on April 3 for refusing to ...
Mecca Masjid case judge resigns after verdict
Hours after acquitting all five right-wing Hindu activists accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid bomb blast case, special NIA court judge K. Ravinder Reddy on Monday tendered his resignation.
Two held for GST fraud in Gurugram
Two people were arrested by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for their alleged involvement in the goods and services tax (GST) fraud, police said on Monday.
Crime against women: Delhi govt orders completion of forensic probe within a month
The Delhi government today ordered the completion of forensic examinations in cases of crime against women within a month, keeping in view "the ever-increasing incidents" of such crimes. In his order to Principal Secretary (Home) Manoj Parida, Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain has asked him to ensure that such cases were given top priority for the earliest completion of prosecution. The Delhi government's move comes at a time when there is a public outcry over Kathua and Unnao rape cases in the country. "Keeping in view the ever-increasing incidents of crimes against women/girl/Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) offences, all such cases referred for forensic examination need to be attended urgently for earliest completion of prosecution. "Accordingly, please ensure that such cases are given top priority and forensic examination is completed within a month," Jain said in the order. An official said that the government was currently ascertaining the number of ...
Acquitted in two cases, Aseemanand still faces Samjhauta case trial
Nabakumar Sarkar alias Swami Aseemanand, acquitted by a NIA court on Monday in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, now faces trial only in the 2007 Samjhauta Express train blast case since he was earlier acquitted in the Ajmer Dargah blast case of the same year.