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Mamata meme: SC terms BJP youth leader arrest 'abitrary'
The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed as "prima facie arbitrary" the arrest of BJP's West Bengal youth wing leader Priyanka Sharma for allegedly publishing a morphed image of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media.
Businessman murder: Victim's family meets Rajnath Singh
The family of the 52-year-old businessman who was stabbed to death in West Delhi's Moti Nagar after he objected to his neighbours' alleged lewd comments on his daughter met Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday. The victim's daughter, wife and father were accompanied by Union Minister Vijay Goel, rebel Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kapil Mishra and senior Janata Dal (United) leader K C Tyagi. "The family has no complaints with the police but I urged Rajnathji to ensure that the accused don't go scot-free and a watertight case is made against them," Goel said. "Four of the accused have been caught but the family is alleging that the women (of family of the accused) were also involved and should be arrested. We said their role should also be ascertained," he said. Goel said it appears that people no longer fear police. "There have been murders on Delhi roads without logic. The two families did not have any history of enmity but the businessman was stabbed to death for protesting against the ...
Case registered against man for allegedly raping mentally challenged girl in Rajasthan's Bharatpur
A case was registered against a man on Wednesday for allegedly raping a 16-year-old mentally challenged girl repeatedly over the past several months in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district, police said. The girl's father alleged that the accused, Aslam Mohammad, raped her when she used to be alone at home, Kama police station SHO Shri Mohan said. The matter came to light when the girl started showing pregnancy-related symptoms, he said. The case has been registered against the accused under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the officer added.
Bihar: Witness in Yusuf murder case shot dead
Shyam Babu, a key witness in the Yusuf murder case was shot dead in Siwan by bike-borne assailants on Wednesday.Yusuf, the nephew of former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, was shot dead on February 1.Shahabuddin was elected four times as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Siwan. He was imprisoned for 11 years for his involvement in the murder of Rajiv Roshan.The death of Yusuf came less than a week after a Bihar court framed charges against Shahabuddin and seven others in connection with journalist Rajdev Ranjan's murder case.Further details are awaited.
Ex-Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur appointed to Fiji SC
Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Lokur has become the first judge from the Indian apex court to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji's non-resident panel for a period of three years.
4 government employees arrested for accepting bribes in Rajasthan
Four Rajasthan government officials, including two policemen, were Wednesday arrested from different parts of the state for allegedly accepting bribes, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) spokesman said. Girdawar Ramesh Kumar, employed with the land record wing of the district collectorate office in Banswara, was arrested while taking a bribe of Rs 800, he said. In Bhilwara, Block Development Officer Sarjeet Yadav, posted at the Sirdiyas village panchayat, was arrested for taking a bribe of Rs 2,000 to issue land allotment, he added. Head Constable Mohan Singh was arrested in Bharatpur for accepting Rs 8,000 to remove names of women in a police case, while clerk Rajesh Tiwari, posted at the accounts section of the Jaipur police commissionerate, was arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 in lieu of releasing special duty allowance. All accused were booked under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and further investigation is on, the ACB official said.
Two arrested with 210 kg poppy in Jammu
Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested here Wednesday with 210 kg poppy and Rs 90,000 in cash, officials said. A police party stopped a truck for checking in Bagh-e-Bahu area and recovered 210 kg of poppy and Rs 90,000 cash from their possession, they said. Following the recovery, truck driver Dalbir Singh and conductor Lakhwinder Singh, both residents of Ludhiana, were arrested, the officials said. An FIR has been registered at Bagh-e-Bahu police station and the investigation is underway, they said.
Karna authorities optimistic of getting alleged gangster
As a local court in Senegal reportedly began hearing the case about extradition of alleged gangster Ravi Pujari Wednesday, authorities in Karnataka said they were optimistic over getting him back, as they have furnished 'solid evidence' against him. "Legal procedure has begun there. We are quite optimistic of getting him back. The cooperation we got from the Senegal authorities was quite encouraging," said a top official in the State criminal investigation department. The officer, who wished not to be named, underlined the fact that without the cooperation from the Senegal authorities, the gangster would not have been caught. He said India would continue to get "exemplary" cooperation from Senegal. "It will not be an exaggeration if I say that their conduct so far has been very positive. It will be good in future also," he added. He, however, was not sure when the extradition would finally happen. "We cannot say how much time it may take (to get him back). We cannot say .
Special CBI court cancels NBW against Aditya Talwar
A special CBI court on Wednesday cancelled a Non Bailable warrant (NBW) issued against Aditya Talwar in connection with a money laundering case.Special CBI judge Anuradha Shukla asked Talwar to appear before the court on May 28.The court was hearing an application seeking cancellation of the warrant issued against Aditya, son of corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar.Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate moved Delhi's Rouse Avenue court seeking to declare Aditya a fugitive economic offender as per provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.The plea, which was filed through ED counsel Nitesh Rana, is likely to come up for hearing tomorrow.The ED had, on March 30, filed a charge sheet against Deepak Talwar in the court, in which his son Aditya was named as an accused in the case.CBI judge Anuradha Shukla Bhardwaj, after taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the ED on March 30, had issued production warrants against the father-son duo in the money laundering case.ED's ...
Bike handle piece removed from MP woman's uterus, husband held
A tribal woman, in her early 30s, is fighting for her life in the Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital here after an unusual surgery to remove an object forced into her uterus by her husband over a year ago.
3-year-old girl 'raped' in UP's Ballia
A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped in her village in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred in Kalwari area, they said. A villager allegedly abducted the girl from her home in the early hours, took her to a secluded place and allegedly raped her, police said. When the girl's family members woke up, they found her missing and started searching for her, they said. She was later found writhing in pain at a place away from her house in the village, police said. The family informed the police about the incident and rushed her to a hospital where her condition was stated to be serious, they said. The accused was arrested and further investigation is underway, police said.
Goa govt launches inquiry into 'missing' rape victim
The Goa government has launched a high-level inquiry into the disappearance of a woman, who had accused Congress Panaji bypoll candidate Atanasio Monserratte of rape, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. He also said the "truth about the missing woman" would be revealed soon. A 19-year-old woman, who had accused Monserratte of raping her in 2016, when she was a minor, has gone missing from a Rehabilitation Centre in South Goa since April 28. "The government has initiated a high-level inquiry into the episode of the missing woman, and I am getting reports on a daily basis...Very soon, the truth behind the missing of the woman would be revealed," the chief minister told reporters. Monserratte is contesting the upcoming Panaji bypoll on the Congress ticket against the BJP's Siddharth Kunkolienkar and Goa Suraksha Manch's Subhash Velingkar, besides others. Sawant said the state government has launched a massive search operation to trace the woman. "The woman was ..
Aviation scam: ED moves court seeking to declare lobbyist Deepak Talwar's son as fugitive offender
The Enforcement Directorate moved a Delhi court Wednesday seeking to declare Aditya Talwar, son of corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, a fugitive offender in a case related to negotiations favouring foreign private airlines and causing losses to national carrier Air India. Special Judge Anuradha Shukla Bharadwaj posted the application for hearing tomorrow. In its application, ED's special public prosecutor Nitesh Rana told the court that Aditya was not cooperating with the investigation. The court, meanwhile, cancelled the non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Aditya and directed him to appear before it on May 28. Aditya's counsel had sought cancellation of the NBW saying the ED summons had not reached Aditya's address and hence the probe agency's contention that he was not cooperating in the probe had no ground. To this, Rana submitted ED sent the summons to Aditya's last known address. Talwar was deported from the UAE last week in connection with a money laundering case and is currently .
Was 'tortured' in jail, will not apologise: Priyanka Sharma
Walking free after remaining in jail for five days for sharing a meme on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Priyanka Sharma said on Wednesday that she was "tortured" in jail and that she would not tender an apology for sharing the meme.
Police foil bid to smuggle bovines to Kashmir
Police Wednesday foiled a bid to smuggle bovines into the Kashmir valley from Samba district and rescued 11 bovines, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, a police party intercepted suspected smugglers walking the animals towards the Kashmir valley from Malani, they said. A case was registered at the Ghagwal police station and an investigation was underway, the officials said.
German authorities raid 11 banks in tax evasion probe
German authorities have carried out raids on eight individuals and 11 banks in an investigation of suspected tax evasion stemming from the leaked Panama Papers. News agency dpa reported that Frankfurt prosecutors said Wednesday's raids in various parts of Germany also targeted the offices of four tax advisers. The wealthy individuals are suspected of setting up letter-box companies via a former subsidiary of Deutsche Bank and evading taxes. Prosecutors did not specify which banks were searched in the operation, which followed searches at Deutsche Bank in November. Deutsche Bank said the investigation was directed against private individuals, not against the company, that it is cooperating with prosecutors and wasn't a target of the current raids.
Body of history-sheeter found in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district
The body of a 50-year-old man with fatal injuries on the head was found by the side of a road in Rupaheda village of Jhalawar district Wednesday morning, police said. According to an official, the man, identified as Sagrem Mogiya, had around a dozen criminal cases lodged against him in various police stations of the district. Injury marks on the head inflicted with some sharp weapon indicate that the man was killed by someone Tuesday night, a police official said. The body was handed over to the family members after post-mortem and a case of murder has been lodged against unidentified accused, the official said.
Family of businessman who was brutally stabbed to death meet Home Minister Rajnath Singh
The family members of the 52-year-old businessman, who was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbours after he objected to their lewd comments about his daughter, met Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday. The daughter, wife and father of the victim were accompanied by Union Minister Vijay Goel and rebel Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kapil Mishra as well as senior JD(U) leader KC Tyagi. The victim's 19-year-old son was also injured in the attack after he was stabbed in the stomach allegedly by the accused. He is still in the ICU. "The family has no complaints with the police but I urged Rajnathji to ensure that the accused don't go scot-free and a watertight case is made out against the accused. "Four of the accused have been caught but the family is alleging that the women were also involved and should be arrested. We said their role should also be ascertained," Goel said. Goel also said the incident sends out a strong message for the Delhi Police to remain more alert. "There have been ...
Delhi HC issues notice to Gautam Khaitan on ED plea challenging his bail
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to lawyer-cum-businessman Gautam Khaitan on a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking cancellation of his bail in a money laundering case.Justice Chander Shekhar asked Khaitan to file his reply and fixed July 18 as the next date of hearing.The agency had on Tuesday approached the high court challenging the bail given to Khaitan by a special CBI court on April 16. He is also an accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case.On March 25, the ED had filed a 1500-page charge sheet against Khaitan, alleging that he deposited a huge amount of money in offshore accounts. It has also accused him of not disclosing Rs 6,000 crore in his income tax return.The charge sheet was filed under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015.
Morphed Mamata photo: BJP activist released, claims torture
BJP youth wing activist Priyanka Sharma, who walked out of jail on Wednesday after being arrested for posting a morphed picture of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Facebook, said jail authorities pressured her and extracted an apology for the post. Sharma, however, asserted she had no regrets for sharing the post for which she had to spend five days behind bars. She claimed she was "mentally tortured" in jail and was not even given enough water to drink. Sharma was released from jail at 9:40 a.m. after the Supreme Court Wednesday called her arrest "prima facie arbitrary" and pulled up the West Bengal government for the delay in releasing her. The apex court had Tuesday ordered Sharma's release on bail but directed her to tender a "written apology" for sharing the meme on Banerjee saying that freedom of speech of an individual ends when it infringes upon others' rights. "The detenue, Priyanka Sharma, is directed to be immediately released on bail. The ...