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Mahatma Gandhi's statue vandalised in Rajasthan town, three held
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised in Nathdwara town of Rajasthan, following which three young men were arrested, police said on Wednesday.
Tantrik sentenced to 25 yrs for raping married woman
-A local fast track court has sentenced a occultist to 25 years imprisonment for criminally assaulting and raping a married lady in his Vrindavan-based ashram. The learned Additional Distt judge, fast track court one, Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi, has also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000; and on its non- payment the accused would have to undergo further imprisonment of 27 months," Additional district counsel Praveen Kumar Singh said. The case was transferred from the District Judge's court to this court and was decided in a duration of four months, the official said. To get rid of her persistent stomach pain, a lady from Hathras had reached the accused's ashram in Vrindavan with her husband and four-year-old daughter in July last year. She was told by a disciple of the accused tantrik (occultist) to stay in a room on the second floor as the treatment of evil forces would start at 10 PM, Singh said narrating the victim's complaint. At 10 PM, the woman's husband was given a kindled earthen .
5 arrested for carrying out armed dacoity in north Delhi
Five men were arrested for allegedly carrying out a dacoity of Rs 18 lakh at a stationary shop after gagging one of the employees and holding the other at gunpoint in north Delhi's Kotwali area, police said today. On April 3, an incident of armed dacoity took place at a stationary shop located on the first floor in the Old Lajpat Rai Market, Chandni Chowk. There were two employees present at the shop at the time of incident. They were carrying Rs 18 lakh with them, they said. They were waiting in the office for the directions of the owner in the evening, when a man entered the shop with a bag in his hand, police said. When the employees questioned him, two more men came there with bags in their hands and closed the gate, they said. They took out pistols from the bags and allegedly threatened the two employees to keep quiet. The accused tied the hands of one of the employers and put a tape on his mouth and held the other at gunpoint, police added. They stole Rs 18 lakh, a bag ...
Each Assam district to get Fast Track Court to try rape cases
Following the request of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Gauhati High Court will set up Fast Track Courts in each district of the state for day to day trial of cases of rape and murder of children and women, a high court statement said here. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, in a letter on March 26, had urged the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court to consider setting up of fast track courts in the wake of the rape and murder of a minor girl in Nagaon district, and similar cases in the state. An Administrative Committee comprising the chief justice and three senior-most judges today held a meeting and resolved to establish one exclusive Fast Track Court to try cases of rape and murder of women and children in each district of Assam, the statement said. The committee asked the state government to create the required infrastructure, posts of judges and supporting staff for the courts. As an interim measure, the committee also resolved to designate one ...
CLU exemption granted to several buildings in Dera withdrawn
The change of land use (CLU) exemption granted to several buildings including a cricket stadium and a cinema hall inside the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda complex have been withdrawn by the Haryana government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was informed today. During a resumed hearing on a petition, Haryana Advocate General B R Mahajan said the CLU exemption given to 11 properties was withdrawn while two applications which the Dera had given seeking CLU permission were also rejected. The full bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, A G Masih, and Avneesh Jhingan was hearing the petition filed by Panchkula resident Ravinder Dhull, who filed petition last year concerned over the law and order situation in his town. The high court also passed directions for the setting up of an ad hoc committee to run the educational institutions located at the Dera, whose head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was jailed last year in a rape case. "A four member committee led by Deputy Commissioner (Sirsa) and ...
Missing API case: Navi Mumbai police to engage oceanographers
The Navi Mumbai police have engaged a private agency to locate the remains of assistant police inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gore, believed to have been dumped in the Bhayandar creek by the accused, also a police officer, an official said today. The Navi Mumbai crime branch has engaged private oceanographers to survey the Versova creek, said the official who is part of the probe to trace the remains of Bidre-Gore. The private agency will advise police on whether to continue their search for the remains. Investigators suspect that the accused, identified as police inspector Abhay Kurundkar, allegedly killed Bidre-Gore in his flat and dumped her body parts in the water body to destroy evidence. Kurundkar and Bidre-Gore, both married, were allegedly in a relationship. "This agency will also study details like scanning of the sea-bed, the pattern of the water force, mud etc besides the wind direction," the official said. When asked about the charges, the official said they are ...
Four held for battering an elderly man to death
Four men, allegedly involved in battering an elderly man to death with baseball bats in outer Delhi's Ranhola last December and on the run since then, have been arrested, the police said today. The four, identified as Sandeep Sehrawat alias Kotilya, Satish alias Deepak, Sanjeev alias Neeru, all 34, and Sonu alias Chiranji Lal, 22, were nabbed by the Crime Branch of the Delhi police, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Bhisham Singh. The four were arrested from a DDA Park in Sector-13 of Dwarka following a tarp laid down for them on March 28 on a tip, the DCP said. Recalling the incident in which an elderly Chandresh Ramwas killed, the police said Sandeep and Satish had been released on bail from Tihar Jail on December 27 in a case of possessing illegal arms. They were joined by their friends Jaswant alias Pappu, besides Sanjeev and Sonu at their office in Harphool Vihar, Baprola, to celebrate their release. After consuming sufficient alcohol during the celebration, the six ...
CBI arrests DDA officer for taking bribe
The CBI on Wednesday arrested a senior officer of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for receiving bribe for allotting a flat.
Mahatma Gandhi's statue vandalised in Rajasthan town
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised in Nathdwara town of Rajasthan, following which a case was registered against unidentified miscreants, police said on Wednesday.
PCI seeks report on summoning of editor, publisher of daily in Arunachal
The Press Council of India has sought a report from the Arunachal Pradesh government over reported summoning of the editor and publisher of an English daily regarding a complaint filed by a BJP leader. A statement issued by the PCI said a case was registered against the newspaper on the direction of metropolitan magistrate, Itanagar, following the complaint filed by the BJP state general secretary. The release, however, failed to specify the reason for filling the case or name the complainant. "PCI chairman has noted with concern reports of summoning the editor and publisher of 'Dawnlit Post' by the Itanagar Police in Arunachal Pradesh...Taking suo-moto cognisance of the matter, a report on the facts of the case has been called along with a written reply from the government of Arunachal Pradesh," the statement added.
Judicial scrutiny of Aadhaar is limited, Centre tells SC
The Central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar unique identification number is a policy decision in the larger interest of the state, and was put in place after expert inputs, thus the scope of judicial scrutiny into it was limited.
5 killed, 6 injured as crane rams into pick-up van
Five women, including a five-year-old girl, were killed and six others injured when a crane rammed into a pick-up van they were supposed to travel in, at Seraikela-Kharswan district today, police said. The incident happened at Khairboni village under the jurisdiction of Rajnagar police station, the police said. The passengers were boarding the pick-up van on Tata-Chaibasa road when the crane rammed into it, a police officer said, adding that the women and the child died after the van overturned under the impact of the collision. The six injured were taken to a nearby health centre initially, the officer said. Later, the doctors there referred four seriously injured passengers to M G M Hospital in Jamshedpur, he added. An irate mob put up a road blockade after the incident demanding adequate compensation to the families of the victims and arrest of the crane's driver, the police officer said. Senior district officials and police officers pursued them to withdraw the ...
Bribery case: Case registered against DDA's Principal Commissioner
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday registered a case against Principal Commissioner of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) JP Aggarwal on an alleged bribery case.Along with Aggarwal, three private persons Sunil Gupta, Anil Gupta and JP Sharma are also allegedly involved in the case.A case has been registered under relevant sections of 120-B of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 7, 12 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of PC Act, 1988 against all of them.During the investigation, JP Aggarwal, Sunil Gupta and Anil Gupta were apprehended while transacting bribe amount of Rs. 4 lakhs for showing an undue favour by the Principal Commissioner of DDA in the matter of allotment of flat.JP Sharma was also apprehended subsequently in the matter.Searches are being conducted today at the residential and official premises of all the accused.The investigation is underway.
CBI arrests Principal Commissioner of DDA for accepting Rs 4 lakh bribe
The CBI today arrested Principal Commissioner of Delhi Development Authority J P Aggarwal and two others for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs four lakh, the probe agency said. The CBI said that during investigations, Aggarwal was arrested along with two other persons -- Sunil Gupta and Anil Gupta -- for allegedly accepting the bribe of Rs 4 lakh. The money was handed over inside a file. The file related to the allotment of a flat to an individual named J P Sharma, who too was subsequently arrested by the police. A case under various sections of Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against all four persons and searches were being conducted at their official and residential premises, the agency said.
Sohrabuddin case: 48 witnesses turn hostile so far
Yet another prosecution witness in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh alleged fake encounter case turned hostile today, taking the number of such witnesses to 48. Majid Mohammed, a hotel owner from Udaipur in Rajasthan, turned hostile during his deposition by the CBI special judge S J Sharma today. In his statement to the CBI, Majid had said that Inspector Adbul Rehman of Udaipur police, one of the accused in the encounter case, had told him that Shaikh was involved in the murder of his (Majid's) brother. His brother, Hamid Lala, who had several criminal cases registered against him, had been murdered by some criminals and inspector Rehman probed the murder, Majid had told the CBI. "Through him I had come to know that they were after Sohrabuddin, who was involved in the case, and it was Sohrabuddin who had brought sharp shooter Tuilsiram from Madhya Pradesh for killing my brother. "About two-three days prior to the encounter of Sohrabuddin, (reports of) which appeared in the newspaper, Rehman ...
Jodhpur court verdict in poaching case on Thursday
A Jodhpur court will on Thursday pronounce its verdict in the 1998 black buck poaching case, in which Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam are accused.
SC wants commercial establishments in residential areas to go
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central government what it has done about commercial establishments in residential areas in Delhi and when will these be demolished.
CBI detains Principal Commissioner of DDA for accepting Rs 4 lakh bribe
The CBI today detained Principal Commissioner of Delhi Development Authority J P Aggarwal and two others for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs four lakh, the probe agency said. The CBI said that during investigations, Aggarwal was detained along with two other persons -- Sunil Gupta and Anil Gupta -- for allegedly accepting the bribe of Rs 4 lakh. The money was handed over inside a file related to an allotment of a flat to an individual named J P Sharma, who too was subsequently detained by the police. A case under various sections of Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against all four persons and searches were being conducted at their official and residential premises, the agency said. All the four have been detained and could be possibly arrested, if the need arises, the CBI said.
Civilian allegedly killed during firing practice by Army
A 50-year-old man died today after allegedly being hit by mortar splinters during practice firing by the Army in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police officer said. Rattan Singh, a resident of Nonial, was hit by splinters during practice firing by army at Gadhi in Nowshera area of the district this evening, the officer said. The body of the deceased was removed from the scene and was being handed over to his family for last rites after legal formalities, the official said.Further details are awaited, he said.
Withdraw false cases, release arrested Dalits: Cong on police action
The Congress today condemned the police action against Dalit youth and demanded the immediate release of those who had been arrested under false charges and the withdrawal of cases against them. Congress SC Department chairman Nitin Raut alleged the "anti-Dalit face of the BJP" was exposed by the "revengeful action" against those who participated in a 'Bharat Bandh' on April 2. "The Congress Party condemns all forms of violence by anti-social elements in the peaceful agitation. The SC department of Congress strongly condemns the brutal police action against innocent Dalit youths and demands the immediate release of those arrested in false cases," he said. Raut also called for the immediate arrest of those who had killed Dalit youth "staging a peaceful agitation" against the dilution of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989. "We further demand that the cases registered against innocent Dalit be withdrawn immediately," he said in a statement. Raut said as political vendetta in ...