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SIT formed to probe killing of 2 Shiv Sena men in Ahmednagar: Police
Ahmednagar police today said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the killing of two Shiv Sena leaders by motorcycle-borne assailants on Saturday, hours after a local bypoll result was announced. Sanjay Kotkar (35) and Vasant Thube (40) were shot dead on Saturday in Shahunagar area of Kedgaon, hours after the result of a bypoll in Ward 32 of the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation was declared. The Superintendent of Police, Ahmednagar, Ranjankumar Sharma, today said, "We have formed an SIT to investigate the murders of Shiv Sena leaders Sanjay Kotkar and Vasant Thube. It will comprise five police officers." Yesterday, four people, including NCP MLA Sangram Jagtap, were arrested in connection with the killings, the police officer said. Of the four accused, Sandeep Gunjal (28), who police suspect is a shooter, had surrendered himself in Parner police station with the weapon allegedly used in the crime, the police said. Gujnal told the police that he committed ...
12 arrested in 'moral policing' case in Assam
At least 12 people were arrested in a suspected moral policing case, in which a woman was assaulted for going out with a male friend in Goalpara district, a senior police officer said today. A 22-year-old woman, who is about to get married soon, was beaten up by local people after she was spotted with her friend at Aolguri area which comes under the jurisdiction of Krishnai police station, he said. Police have registered an FIR in the case and nabbed six people yesterday and six more today, Goalpara SP Amitava Sinha said. "This is a case of moral policing. What we have come to know is that the woman's marriage has been fixed. She was going somewhere with her male friend yesterday, when some youths attacked them. The youths mainly targeted the woman," Sinha told PTI. The attackers sought an explanation from the woman for going out with another man, he said, adding that the victim and her assaulters belong to the Garo community. A video of the assault has gone viral on the social ...
Illegal commercial activity in R K Puram: NGT directs SDMC to respond
The National Green Tribunal has taken note of a plea alleging illegal commercial activity in and around R K Puram area here and directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to inform it about action taken in this regard. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore asked the SDMC to file an additional affidavit of the officer concerned with regard to the issue. "The counsel appearing for SDMC is directed to file additional affidavit of the officer concerned with regard to the allegation made by the applicant that illegal commercial activity is going on in and around R K Puram area on the Nallah and no steps are being taken by the corporation. "According to the applicant, such activity is resulting in blocking of the flow of water and is causing different kind of pollution. The respondent corporation is directed to furnish advance copy of the same to the counsel for the applicant," the bench said while posting the matter for hearing on May 2. The tribunal was hearing a ...
Illegal mining case: Karna MLA fails to appear before Goa SIT
Karnataka MLA Santeesh Sail, whose company is being probed by the SIT of the Goa Police in connection with an illegal mining case, today failed to appear before the investigating officer in Panaji. Sail, the Independent MLA representing Karwar constituency, sent a letter saying he could not appear before the IO (Investigation Officer) because his mother-in-law is unwell, said Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch) Karthik Kashyap. Sail was supposed to appear before the SIT at 11 AM today. "A fresh summons would be issued against the MLA," said the SP. The SIT is probing the alleged role of Sail's firm- Mallikarjun Shipping Private Ltd--in illegal export of iron ore from Goa between 2007-2012, as pointed out by the Supreme Court's Centrally Empowered Committee. A summons was issued against Sail for recording his statement in connection with the case, said a senior crime branch official. The Central Empowered Committee had found that Sail's company, along with ILC ...
NGO claims illegal closure of AIIMS graft cases:HC seeks Centre's reply
The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre's response on a plea alleging that the Union Health Ministry had illegally closed graft cases of thousands of crores and connected disciplinary proceedings against some former senior officials of the AIIMS without the approval of the competent authority -- the Prime Minister. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to the Centre and sought its reply by July 31 on the application by an NGO. The NGO, Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), has claimed that all corruption cases, some in relation to over Rs 6,000 crore worth of infrastructure development at the AIIMS, against the bureaucrats were being illegally closed without following the due procedure and without approval of the competent disciplinary authority -- the Prime Minister, as he is in charge of the Department of Personnel and Training. The application has been moved by the NGO in its main petition for expeditious and objective ...
Two killed as car rams into pick-up van
Two persons were today killed and as many injured when the car they were travelling in rammed into a pick-up van in Rajasthan's Churu district, police said. The car collided head-on with the van near Bharpalsar village in Churu district, Rajaldesar police station SHO Satish Kumar said. He said that the deceased were identified as Kulshrestha (40) and Deepak Kumar (45) of Haryana. They died on their way to a hospital. The injured were undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Rajaldesar. Post mortem of the bodies was conducted and a case registered against the jeep driver, police said.
Fund embezzlement case: Temporary relief to Teesta Setalvad from SC
Activist Teesta Setalvad today got temporary relief in a case of fund embezzlement with the Supreme Court extending their interim protection from arrest and transit anticipatory bail from May 2 to May 31, granted to her and her husband by the Bombay High Court. The apex court, which granted them relief on the condition that they would have to move the competent court in Gujarat for anticipatory bail, was clear that the Bombay High Court had no jurisdiction to entertain their plea as the FIR was registered by the Gujarat police. "Since the FIR is in Gujarat, the competent court will be in Gujarat," a bench comprising Justices Kurian Joseph, M M Shantanagoudar and Navin Sinha said. The bench said Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand will not be arrested till May 31 but before that they would have to approach for the competent court in Gujarat which will decide the matter on merits. "We direct the respondents (Setalvad and Javed Anand) to seek appropriate remedy from the competent court .
Kamala Mills fire: HC seeks govt reply on a plea seeking CBI probe
The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government and the city police to file affidavits in response to a petition of seven members of a family, who were injured in a fire at the Kamala Mills Compound, seeking compensation and CBI probe in the case. A division bench of Justices S M Kemkar and M S Karnik also asked the petitioners to amend their petition, justifying the reason behind demanding a CBI investigation into the case. Fourteen persons were killed and several others injured when a fire broke out at two pubs - 1Above and Mojo Bistro - situated at the Kamala Mills Compound in central Mumbai on December 29 last year. The petitioners - Pratik Thakur and his family members - were at the 1Above pub for dinner at the time of the incident and had suffered burn injuries. They alleged lapses in the police investigation as, they claim, influential people and public officials were involved. "The owners and operators of the restaurant and bar, and the buildings, are ...
Abducted girl rescued in Rajouri, kidnapper held
A girl, allegedly abducted by a youth a week ago, was rescued and her kidnapper arrested in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The girl was rescued after a series of raids at various places in Nowshera area of the district, a police spokesman said. He said the family of the girl lodged a complaint last week alleging she was abducted by a resident of Nowshera. After registration of a kidnapping case, a special team was formed which raided various places and finally recovered the girl, police said. The accused was arrested and is being questioned, the spokesman said.
54-year-old man beaten to death for raping minor girl
A case was registered against people, who had beaten an old man, accused of raping a class 2 girl.The 54-year-old man was reportedly beaten to death by villagers in Donkeshwar, for allegedly raping the girl.According to reports, the accused was thrashed and tied to a tree where stones and sticks were hurled at him, till he collapsed in a pool of blood.A case has been registered on Sunday, under section 302 IPC against persons, who beat the man to death. Another case is registered under section 376 PIC on the deceased.Further investigation is underway.
Gorakhpur tragedy: SC grants bail to UP hospital oxygen supplier
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Manish Bhandari - the oxygen supplier to Gorakhpur's B.R.D. Medical college and hospital where a large number of children died in 2017.
BJP MLA rape case:Victim's dad dies; magisterial probe ordered
The father of an 18-year-old woman, who alleged that she was raped by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brothers, today died in custody here, prompting her to charge that he was killed inside jail at the behest of the lawmaker. Pappu Singh, around 50, was rushed to a hospital from the district jail last night and died during treatment today. District Magistrate Ravi Kumar NG said that the postmortem examination of the victim would be conducted by a panel of doctors to ascertain the exact cause of death. After her father's death, the gang-rape victim alleged that he was "killed at the behest of the BJP MLA" inside the jail. "We were getting threats and they killed my father," she told reporters. UP cabinet minister and government spokesman Srikant Sharma told reporters here that a magisterial probe had been ordered. "If the allegations are true, it's a very unfortunate incident. For a fair probe, the inquiry has been shifted to Lucknow from Unnao. The state government is committed ..
SC refuses to stay proceedings pending against Tarun Tejpal
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay proceedings pending against former Tehelka magazine editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, in connection with a rape case.The top court said the matter would be taken up for further hearing after two weeks.The court was hearing Tejpal's plea seeking quashing of rape and other charges levelled against him.Earlier, Bombay High Court had reserved order on the plea.Tejpal has been farmed 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).In September 2017, a Goa court charged Tejpal with rape, sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of a woman.The case dates back to 2013, when Tejpal allegedly sexually assaulted a female employee inside the elevator of a five-star hotel in Goa.He was also charged with rape and was arrested in November 2013. He was let off on a bail after six ...
SC extends anticipatory bail of Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand
The Supreme Court on Monday extended the anticipatory bail of noted activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand till May 30 in connection a case filed against them over an alleged misappropriation of funds.In December last year, the apex Court had dismissed Teesta's petition seeking to activate her bank accounts in the Gulbarg Society fund embezzlement case.Teesta, her husband and the two NGOs - Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace - had approached the apex court challenging the October 7, 2015, verdict of the Gujarat High Court, which had rejected their pleas for functioning their personal bank accounts.Earlier in July, the apex court rejected an appeal from Setalvad for relief from charges of corruption and misappropriation of funds in this issue.The court had asked Setalvad to face trial in the case registered against her and her husband and said the charge sheet had already been filed in the case.For those unversed, Setalvad and her husband are accused of ...
Canadian humanitarian worker arrested in Nepal over paedophilia charges
A 60-year-old Canadian national running an NGO in Nepal has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing children on the pretext of providing them humanitarian assistance, police said today. Peter John Dalglish, who had served as the country representative of the UN Habitat Afghanistan, was arrested in Kavre District, about 60 km North-East from Kathmandu, on Saturday by a team of Nepal Police Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) on paedophilia charges. Two children, aged 12 and 14, who were allegedly abused by Dalglish were also rescued from his room in Mandan Deupur Municipality. The CIB suspects that there could be other victims. Dalglish had been running an NGO called Himalayan Community Foundation in Nepal since 2015. "Under the guise of community worker, claiming to educate poor kids and provide necessary support, he had been sexually exploiting these children, said CIB chief and Deputy Inspector General of Police Pushkar Karki. Police had started further investigation against the
After girl accuses BJP MLA of rape, her father dies in police custody
A day after a girl tried to set herself on fire outside the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's residence, alleging police inaction in her gang rape by a BJP MLA, her father died in police custody on Monday.
Bhaglpur clashes:Union min's son Arijit Shashwat gets bail
A Bhagalpur court today granted conditional bail to Arijit Shashwat, son of Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey, and seven others in connection with a case relating to recent communal clashes here. Shashwat and eight others were named in a case related to the communal clashes in Bhagalpur on March 17. Acting District Judge Kumud Ranjan Singh granted regular bail to Arijit Shashwat and seven others, while one accused person could not get bail as he did not turn up in the court. While enlarging Shashwat on bail, the court put a condition that he would not participate in any kind of dharna, procession, protest and agitation for the next 30 days. The court passed the order on a bail petition filed by Arijit Shashwat and others. Arijit Shashwat was arrested by Patna police from near the Hanuman temple in the intervening night of March 31-April-1 after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected on March 31. Following his arrest, Shashwat was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days by a local
Ex-South Korean president indicted for corruption
South Korean prosecutors on Monday indicted former President Lee Myung-bak with 16 counts on a number of corruption charges, which also includes taking bribes.Lee has been in pre-trial detention since he was arrested last month on charges of bribery, embezzlement, abuse of power and other irregularities.The former South Korean president is accused of taking bribes amounting to 11.1 billion won, which also includes 700 million won from the state intelligence service and 5.85 USD million in lawsuit expenses, wherein multi-national conglomerate Samsung paid on Lee's behalf of his possible owning of a car parts firm, DAS, Yonhap news agency reported.Lee is accused of embezzling about 35 billion won from Samsung and using the money for political and personal gains.The 76-year-old tainted leader was also accused of receiving 2.25 billion won from Lee Pal-seung, a former chief of Woori Finance Holdings Co., 500 million won from Daebo Group, a Seoul-based operator of expressway rest stops and
Inquiry ordered into Indrani Mukerjea's illness
A detailed inquiry has been ordered into Indrani Mukerjea falling sick in Mumabi's Byculla Jail.Additional Director General, Prisons, Bhushan Upadhyay confirmed to ANI that Rajvardhan, Inspector General (IG), Prisons, is directed to have a detailed inquiry about the incident.Rajvardhan told ANI that he is still to receive formal orders of inquiry and would begin the probe after getting formal communication about this.He, however, said that a preliminary inquiry is already on, but they are still awaiting the medical reports of Indrani, which will ascertain exact cause of her illness and then they can proceed with inquiry in detail.Indrani Mukerjea, an accused in the murder case of her daughter Sheena Bora, was admitted to JJ hospital in Mumbai late on Friday night after complaining of uneasiness and difficulty in breathing.Mukerjea, the co-founder of INX media, is currently lodged in Byculla women's jail.
NGT notice to Bihar govt on plea against its order on use of fly ash
A plea challenging an office order issued by the Bihar government modifying the use of fly ash in construction-related activities near thermal plants prompted the National Green Tribunal today to seek responses from the Centre and the state government. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore issued notice to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Bihar government, Bihar State Pollution Control Board, National Thermal Power Corporation and others, seeking their replies. The matter has been posted for next hearing on April 25. The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by the Association of Fly Ash Industries seeking quashing of a letter issued by the Bihar government to use 50 per cent of fly ash in construction-related project activities within a radius of 300 kilometres from a coal- or lignite-based thermal plant, instead of 100 per cent as per a notification issued by the MoEF. The petition, filed through advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, alleged that the state government, ..