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Court dismisses plea against 7-day jail term for cutting trees
The Mumbai Sessions Court has upheld the order of a magistrate's court, sentencing a city resident to a week in prison for cutting four trees in his residential society in 2014. The magistrate's court in suburban Dadar had convicted Sadashiv Kamble, a former secretary of the residential society, under the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act for completely chopping a jamun, a coconut, a guava and a gulmohar tree in 2014, whereas he only had the permission to trim the trees. "The appeal is dismissed. Judgment and order by Metropolitan Magistrate, 41st Court, Dadar, is confirmed," Additional Sessions Judge M B Datye said recently, while dismissing Kamble's appeal against the conviction. The magistrate's order that had also slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 on Kamble did not require any interference, the judge noted. According to the prosecution, Kamble, had reportedly told the residents of the society that he had the permission to fell the trees, whereas he was ...
Two dead as dumper truck hits motorcycle
Two persons riding a motorcycle died after they were ran over by a dumper truck last night at suburban Malad, police said today. The incident around 11.30 PM at Madh-Marve Road, when a speeding truck hit their motorcycle from behind near INS Hamla, an official said. The duo, identified as Roshan Singh (23) and his friend Kiran Kharat (23), were rushed to a hospital by locals, where they were declared dead before admission. Police have arrested the dumper driver for rash and negligent driving under various sections of the IPC, the official said.
Woman held with 15 kg cannabis in Wadala
A 27-year-old woman was arrested by Anti-Narcotics Cell of crime branch for allegedly carrying 15.4 kg cannabis worth Rs 3.07 lakh in suburban Wadala, police said today. Zeenat Shaikh, a resident of suburban Andheri, was nabbed by Worli unit of ANC in front of SIWS College on Sewri-Wadala road yesterday, an official said. Shaikh allegedly came to supply the ganja to another person, but he didn't show up, he said. A case was registered under the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said, adding that Shaikh was arrested after questionning.
Video of 'tipsy' woman arguing with cops goes viral
A woman was today booked for alleged drunken driving with a video of her friend picking up a quarrel with police over their action going viral. Both women were allegedly found in an inebirated state. Police said the woman, travelling in the rear seat of a car driven by her friend, stepped out when the vehicle was stopped at around 1 AM during a special drive against drunken driving. She started arguing with them over a breathalyser test being conducted on her friend and also chased away a camera man of a local TV channel. Police said media are usually informed of their drives against drunken driving They said the woman driver was found to have consumed alcohol above the permissible limits while her friend too was in an inebriated state. A case was registered against the driver, but not against the woman, police said.
3 persons arrested for raping and uploading video clip
Three persons were arrested today in connection with raping a teenage girl in Kalahandi district and uploading the video clip on social media, a senior police officer said. The arrests were made on the basis of an FIR lodged by the girl with the police at Junagarh regarding the incident that had taken place on March 17, said Superintendent of Police, Madkar Sandeep Sampat. As per the FIR, the 17-year-old girl was returning home from a temple on March 17 evening when the accused Chitaranjan Guru (24) along with Makund Guru (20) and Susanta Pradhani (19) gagged her and took her in a bike to a secluded place near Junagarh. While Chitaranjan Guru raped her, the other two accused persons had shot the video, the FIR said. The three persons had threatened her that she would be killed and the video would be made viral if she disclosed the matter to anyone. Out of fear and social stigma the victim had remained silent. But after coming to know that the video had been circulated ..
Corruption will not be tolerated: Khattar
Asserting that his government will not tolerate graft, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said today that all cases of corruption, whether belonging to the past or the present regimes, will be probed thoroughly and the guilty will be brought to book. "All cases of corruption whether belonging to the previous governments or the present government, will be thoroughly investigated and those found guilty will not be spared," an official release quoting Khattar said. He was in Rohtak to attend a 'Virat Vyapari Sammelan'. Khattar said everybody knew there was rampant corruption during the previous regimes in transfers, matters of recruitment and permissions related to change of land use or CLU. Any gang found guilty of corruption would be dealt with sternly under the law, he said. Answering a query on the issue of expansion of his cabinet, the chief minister said, We have no such plan. You are writing on your own in newpapers regarding cabinet expansion. I fail to understand if a ..
Katara murder case witness claims extortion threats, case registered
A case of extortion and criminal intimidation was registered against around half a dozen persons allegedly linked to former Rajya Sabha MP D.P. Yadav on the complaint of a key witness in the Nitish Katara murder case, in which Yadav's son and nephew are undergoing life sentences.
Woman alleges rape by BJP MLA, tries self-immolation near UP CM's house
An 18-year-old woman today tried to immolate herself near Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's residence, after alleging that she was raped by a BJP legislator. The woman alleged that she was raped in June last year by Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the MLA of Unnao district's Bangermau constituency, around 90 km from Lucknow. She also accused the Unnao police of not taking any action and registering a case on her complaint, Vijay Sen Singh, in-charge of the Gautampalli police station, said. However, Sengar denied the allegations, saying it was conspiracy to malign his image. "It is a conspiracy hatched by my political opponents to tarnish my image and damage my reputation... I have no problems with any probe. Let a probe be conducted, and the guilty be given the stringent punishment. If I am found guilty in the probe, I am ready to face the punishment," the BJP MLA told PTI. The immolation bid took place outside the Golf Club gate of the chief minister's residence here. However, the
9 Crime branch cops booked for kidnapping, extortion in Guj
Nine police officials, including an inspector of the Amreli unit of the Crime Branch, were booked by CID (Crime) today for allegedly kidnapping a builder and extorting cryptocurrency and cash from him. "The CID has registered an offence against nine police officials of Amreli Crime Branch, including its inspector Anant Patel, and have formed an SIT. Two Amreli CB police constables, Babubhai Der and Vijay Vadher, and one Ketal Patel, have also been rounded up," DGP, CID (Crime), Ashish Bhatia told reporters at a press conference in Gandhinagar. An investigation was launched in February by the CID (Crime), on the direction of the state government, after a Surat-based builder, Shailesh Bhatt, alleged that he was kidnapped from near a hotel in Gandhinagar by the accused policemen on February 9. Bhatt had alleged that he was taken to a farmhouse where inspector Patel beat him and forced him to transfer 200 bitcoins. Patel also demanded Rs 32 crore as extortion money for his .
JJ Hospital doctors confirm medicine overdose in Indrani's case
State-run JJ Hospital authorities today confirmed that Indrani Mukerjea, arrested in August, 2015 for allegedly killing daughter Sheena Bora, had received an overdose of medicines. They added that she was stable now and put the onus of finding out how she might have been administered an overdose of medicines on the police. Mukerjea was brought to the JJ Hospital at around 11:15 pm on Friday from the Byculla Jail in south Mumbai in a "semi-conscious" state and was admitted to the Critical Care Unit, doctors said. "It is a case of drug overdose. She was on anti-depressants. I asked her which tablets she had taken, but she did not reply. I will be asking her again. As far as the overdose is concerned, it is for the police to investigate," Dr Sudhir Nanandkar, Dean of JJ Hospital, told reporters. He added that Mukerjea (46) was administered medicines orally by the jail guards at the stipulated intervals. Doctors at the hospital said the medicines were not placed in Mukerjea's hand nor was
BGSBU dismisses sexual harassment complaint against prof after inquiry
The Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) in Rajauri district of Jammu and Kashmir today quashed the allegations of sexual harassment against a professor after an inquiry, saying the charge was apparently an attempt to dent the image of the varsity. An inquiry was conducted over accusations of associate professor Asgher Ali Shah sexually harassing a girl student even as the complainant was anonymous and there was no evidence in support of the allegations, the university said in a statement. On March 16, a typed letter was sent by post to several faculty members of the university and a copy of it was also received in the office of the vice-chancellor. The letter was anonymous, simply mentioning students of BGSBU with no name, no address and no contact numbers and containing allegations of sexual misconduct against Shah, the university said in the statement. It said there was no plausible evidence of any instance of sexual harassment in the case. "The person cannot be indicted or .
Bike-lifter killed in accident: Police
A 24-year-old alleged bike-lifter was killed and his accomplice injured after their "stolen" motorcycle rammed into a flyover divider in north west Delhi's Adarsh Nagar area, police today said. A call about two injured youth lying on the flyover was received by police around 2.40 AM. They were admitted to a nearby hospital where one of them identified as Bharat was declared dead. The other, Bindu (22) was under treatment, said a police officer. It is suspected that another accomplice of the duo ran away after the accident. The motorcycle involved in accident was stolen from Ranibagh area. The duo were riding it at a high speed for the fear of being caught, said the officer. As they reached the flyover, the bike hit the divider. Bharat lost consciousness while Bindu's arm was broken and he was stuck in the gap in the divider. Two separate cases have been registered in the matter and further investigation is underway, said the officer.
Man held for raping minor girl in MP
A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old man at her home in Bairagarh township of the city last night, police said today. The accused, identified as Nattu aka Monu Jatav, was arrested today, said Bairagarh Police Station in-charge Sudhir Arjaria. He said the alleged incident occurred when the girl was alone at her home. Jatav was booked under section 376 (punishment for rape) of the IPC and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). Further investigation is underway, he said.
Ahmednagar killings:Kadam cries criminal nexus between BJP and
Maharashtra Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam today said local police probing the killing of two Shiv Sena leaders are going slow as they are under pressure from "a criminal nexus between the BJP and the NCP". Two motorcycle-borne assailants had last evening shot dead Sanjay Kotkar (35) and Vasant Thube (40) in Shahunagar area of Kedgaon, hours after the result of a civic bypoll in the area was announced. The bypoll was won by the Congress. Police today arrested four persons, including local NCP MLA Sangram Jagtap, in connection with the crime. Blaming Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for "worsening" law and order situation in Maharashtra, Kadam, a senior Sena leader, said the progressive Maharashtra is fast turning into Uttar Pradesh. Kadam alleged that as the arrested MLA is the son of NCP MLC Arun Jagtap and the son-in-law of BJP MLA Shivaji Kardile, the investigators are under pressure to go slow in the case. He said the BJP was pretending of having "friendly ties" ..
Upper caste man killed for marrying Dalit girl
In a suspected case of honour killing, a 19-year-old man, who had recently married a Dalit woman, was shot dead barely 500 yards from a police station here in the early hours today. The incident took place in the posh Birhana road area, just 500 yards from the Pheel-khana police station. Police identified the deceased as Sonu Singh alias Naru, a resident of Sirki Mohal. As many as five persons, including the woman's uncle, Ashish Sonkar, came on two motorcycles and shot Singh in the head, Circle Officer (Kotwali) Ajay Kumar said. Police rushed to the spot and found the victim lying on the road in a pool of blood. He died on the way to hospital, the CO added. A probe confirmed that Singh and the Dalit woman were in a relationship and had tied the nuptial knot a few months ago. The woman's relatives had opposed their marriage. The inter-caste marriage could be a reason behind the killing, Superintendent of Police (East) Anurag Arya said. He said the woman's uncle had hired killers to ...
Three heldfor murdering pawn broker four years ago
Cracking a four-year old murder case, police here have arrested three persons for allegedly killing a 50-year-old pawn broker and decamping with Rs 1.30 crore worth jewels. The three men, one from Tamil Nadu and two from Puducherry, were arrested yesterday after a prolonged surveillance to unearth their role in the April 5, 2014 murder of Radhe Shyam Dhoot, a top police official said. During the surveillance, police found that there was a drastic change in the life style of the three persons, who were drivers. They were found indulging in lavish spending besides purchasing properties and vehicles, DIG Rajiv Ranjan told reporters here today. A special team formed to investigate the case arrested them following their interrogation. Investigations revealed that the three hacked to death the pawn broker and decamped with 7.5 kg of gold jewellery worth about Rs 1.30 crore from his shop. Later they had disposed of the booty and using the money bought movable and immovable ...
Five Maoist supporters arrested in Jharkhand
Five CPI (Maoist) supporters have been arrested and a pistol seized from their possession in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district, police said today. Acting on a tip-off, police teams led by Additional Superintendent of Police, Priya Ranjan and Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Seraikela), Avinash Kumar arrested two Maoist supporters Tarak Nath Kowait and Dawood Topno travelling in a car on Aruwon-Champad Road yesterday, the police said. The team also arrested three others who were escorting Kowait and Topno on a motorcycle, they said. The three motorcycle-borne persons were identified as Hikim Munda, Ghanshyam Munda and Ram Munda. Police seized a loaded country-made pistol from Hikim and confiscated the two-wheeler and seized three mobile phones from them. On interrogation, Hikim told the police that they were going to hand over daily need items including medicines, T-shirts, to Maoist leader Maharaj Pramanik and his squad.
CBI's special court issues warrants against Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi in PNB fraud case
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) issued non-bailable warrants against jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, who are central figures in an alleged $2 billion scam at state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB), according to a source within the investigative agency.
30-yr old woman shot dead by her brother in Punjab
A 30-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her brother over property dispute in Aliwala village here, the police said today. Paramjit Kaur had some dispute over the maternal property with her brother Gursaheb Singh, a resident of Bandala village in Tarn Taran district, they said. Though she had transferred the share of the land to her brother's name, Gursaheb still hold a grudge against the younger sister, police said. Gurusaheb, along with five-six people, today came to Paramjit's residence and allegedly started indiscriminate firing at her, following which she died on the spot. The body has been sent to civil hospital for post-mortem, they said. When contacted, Mohit Dhawan, SHO, Arif Ke police station, said a manhunt has been launched to nab the accused, who are absconding. Meanwhile, a murder case had been registered at Ferozepur Sadar police station.
Man sets woman on fire after she resists attempt to rape her
An auto-rickshaw driver allegedly set a 43-year-old woman on fire after she resisted his attempt to rape her on the outskirts of the steel city, police said today. The woman who had received over 90 per cent burn injuries during the incident on Friday succumbed to her injuries at the Tata Main Hospital here today, the police said. The accused identified as Vinod Jaiswal has been arrested, the police said. Jaiswal had allegedly attempted to rape the woman when she was alone at her home in Govindpur area, the police said. When she resisted the attempt, the infuriated man poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze, the police said. The locals gathered on the spot and caught him. A case has been registered on the basis of the woman's statement, they added.