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Thane man gets 5 years jail for molesting minor girl
A man working as a gardener in a residential complex in Maharashtra's Thane district was convicted for molesting a minor in a lift and sentenced to five years imprisonment. Special POCSO Judge SP Gondhalekar, in a recent order, also fined Shilanand Jamdade (29), a resident of Kasarwadavali here, Rs 6,000, said Additional Public Prosecutor Ujjwala Moholkar. "On September 10, 2015, Jamdade molested the girl in a lift while she was going to a house on the twelfth floor of another building in the same complex where she stayed. On seeing her frightened, the family on the 12th floor called the victim's mother. The minor girl narrated her ordeal," Moholkar said. The complex's CCTV footage was checked and Jamdade, who worked as a gardener in the victim's residential complex, was arrested, she said.
Inquiry ordered into inaction on Hapur woman's rape charge: Police
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday said that it has ordered an inquiry into why no action was taken on the rape complaint it received last July from a woman in a village in Hapur district.
US denies visit visa to 3 senior Pakistani officials: FM Qureshi
The US has denied visit visas to three senior Pakistani officials for not taking back Pakistani immigrants who are illegally residing in America, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Tuesday. He said this while briefing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Pakistani media reported. The ban was imposed for not taking back Pakistani immigrants who are illegally residing in US, The Nation quoted minister as saying. The three Pakistani officials were identified by Dawn newspaper as the Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary, Interior and Director General, Passport. Qureshi said that US authorities want to "deport more than 70 Pakistanis over which we have asked them to complete legal requirements before taking this step." He confirmed that 70 Pakistani nationals would be deported from the US and they would be brought back on a special chartered plane on Wednesday. The US has not imposed ban on other Pakistanis as the Consular Section of the American embassy in
Opposition parties meet Governor over Ambedkar statue issue
Congress, BJP, TDP and other opposition parties in Telangana Tuesday met Governor ESL Narasimhan and raised the issue relating to a statue of B R Ambedkar allegedly being carried in a garbage truck here last month. All parties demanded that the statue be installed by the government at the same place from where it was removed, state Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy told reporters here. Though the government made some statements, it has not taken up any corrective measures, he alleged. The Governor and the state government should respond on the issue, BJP leader G Kishan Reddy said. The government took action on people like drivers, but the names of officials and leaders behind the incident should be made public, TDP state president L Ramana said. Criminal cases should be slapped on such people and arrested, he said. An Ambedkar statue, removed by the civic staff after being installed here without permission, was allegedly carried in a garbage truck and found damaged
HC directs UP govt to shut brothels operating in Meerut
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to immediately shut all brothels operating in Meerut. Hearing a PIL filed by advocate Sunil Chaudhari, a division bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery asked the Additional Chief Secretary to obtain a report on steps taken and also about objections by the district magistrate to the allegations made in the petition and place these on record. The petitioner alleged that several brothels are running in Meerut and the district administration is not taking any steps required under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act as well as under other relevant provisions. The court directed the Additional Chief Secretary (Home Affairs) to issue necessary instructions to the district magistrate, Meerut as well as to the SSP, Meerut to take immediate steps to stop operation of the brothels and proceed in accordance with the provisions of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act, and other relevant
Ex-SC judge A K Sikri appointed chief of News Broadcasting Standards Authority
Former Supreme Court judge A K Sikri has been appointed as the chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority, the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) said Tuesday. The News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) is an independent body for self regulation of 24x7 news channels, who are members of the NBA. Justice (retd) Sikri will succeed Justice (retd) R V Raveendran, who completes his term on May 25. Justice Sikri will assume office on May 26. In a statement, NBA president Rajat Sharma said Justice Sikri's vast experience in the judiciary will definitely help news broadcasters. The NBSA, he said, is perceived as a self-regulatory body that implements the Code of Broadcasting Ethics in the news industry. It is an independent body completely free from any interference from the NBA, Sharma said.
Bihar: Man gets 10 years in jail for raping girl
A court in Bihar's Kishanganj district sentenced a man to 10 years in jail on Tuesday for raping a girl. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADJ) Krishna Pratap Sinha held Jung Bahadur Rajbhar guilty and convicted him under sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on him, failing which he would have to spend an additional six months in jail. Rajbhar raped a 13-year-old girl on June 5, 2018, at a place under the jurisdiction of Galgalia police station in the district. Rajbhar is currently lodged in the district jail.
Drug racket: Seven charge sheets filed, 12 cases registered
As many as seven charge sheets have been filed by the State Prohibition and Excise department which busted the sensational drug racket of supplying high-end narcotics in and around Hyderabad in 2017, officials said Tuesday. A total of 12 cases were registered since the racket involving supplying high-end drugs such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and methylenedioxy- methamphetamine (MDMA), was unearthed by the department's Special Investigation Team, which as part of its investigation had also probed the alleged drug-links with the Telugu film industry. "Seven chargesheets have been filed (pertaining to seven cases) till date and in the remaining five cases investigations are continuing," a senior excise department official told PTI. Asked about reports that none from the film industry, who were among the over 60 people examined, was chargesheeted, the official declined to comment. A total of 22 people were arrested including a US citizen, who was a former aerospace
Stabbing case: AAP demand strong action against accused
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday demanded strong action against those accused of stabbing to death a man who tried to resist harassment to his daughter in West Delhi last week.
Are you saying Modi is a dictator: Spandana to Jaitley over meme controversy
Congress leader Divya Spandana Tuesday hit back at Union minister Arun Jaitley for his dictator jibe on the Mamata Banerjee meme controversy, wondering whether he was also referring to PM Narendra Modi as a dictator as she was charged with sedition for mocking him in a similar manner. Spandana's attack came after the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the immediate release of BJP's youth wing leader Priyanka Sharma on bail, days after she was arrested by the West Bengal Police for allegedly posting a morphed image of Chief Minister Banerjee on social media. Reacting to the meme controversy in West Bengal, Jaitley tweeted: "Humour, wit, sarcasm survive in a free society. They have no place in autocracies. Dictators laugh at people. They don't like people laughing at them. Bengal, today is a case in point." Hitting back at Jaitley, Spandana, who is the Congress' social media head, said: "Jaitley ji, I agree with you but how come I was charged with sedition for this meme on Modi? Are you ...
Delhi police nabs absconding Jaish terrorist from Srinagar; planning to escape to PoK
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested an absconding Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist from Srinagar, who was planning to go to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), officials said Tuesday. The 51-year-old, who was carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh, has been identified as Abdul Mazeed Baba, a resident of Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir, they said. According to the police, Mazeed, along with his two associates, was convicted by the Delhi High Court in 2014 for delivering a consignment of arms, ammunition and explosives to Pakistan-based terrorist Shahid Gafoor in the national capital. The police said that Mazeed had been evading arrest since 2014 when a non-bailable warrant was issued against him. The Delhi Police sent a team to Jammu and Kashmir to nab him in the case. On March 25, one of the three convicted persons, Fayaz Ahmed Lone, was arrested from Srinagar. During investigation, it was learnt that Mazeed was planning to escape to PoK, the police said. "However, the police got a tip-off on ...
FIR lodged in connection with poll related violence in West
An FIR has been lodged by the West Champaran district administration in connection with the poll disturbances during the May 12 polling in the West Champaran Lok Sabha constituency, an election official said Tuesday. BJP's sitting MP in West Champaran seat, Madan Jaiswal on Tuesday submitted a complaint to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, demanding a probe be conducted on the basis of his complaint. "An FIR has been lodged by the district administration in connection with poll related disturbances during the sixth phase of polling on May 12 in West Champaran Lok Sabha constituency," additional chief electoral officer (ACEO) Sanjay Kumar Singh told reporters here. Jaiswal in his complaint had alleged about the attack on him and his supporters by the rival group on the polling day when he reached polling station number 162 and 163. The rival group had also lodged a complaint against Jaiswal and his supporters. On the basis of police report and complaints made by .
Mallya settles for more time to pay up for London home
Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya has settled a legal dispute with Swiss bank UBS to allow him time until April next year to pay off a mortgage loan for his central London home. The bank had sought possession of the 63-year-old businessman's plush Cornwall Terrace apartment over the non-payment of a 20.4-million pounds loan and a trial in the case was due last week. However, according to a court consent order issued by Judge Simon Barker of the Chancery Division of the UK High Court on Monday, the trial has been vacated and the proceedings adjourned following a settlement. "The Defendants [Mallya] should nonetheless be permitted to remain in occupation of the Property in order to allow, if possible, the Loan and Mortgage to be redeemed, but that, if redemption has not taken place by 30 April 2020 the Claimant [UBS] shall be immediately entitled to possession," reads Judge Barker's order. "The Defendants acknowledging and agreeing that the Claimant's agreement to permit the ...
CBI search house of key accused in sexual harassment case
CBI Friday searched the house of the key accused in the sensational Pollachi sexual harassment case based on documents they received from the CB-CID, which was probing into the case earlier. The sleuths of the CBI are still continuing the search, police said. The CBI had taken over from CB-CID the investigation into alleged sexual harassment of the woman by a gang of men who had shot a video of her and blackmailed her demanding money. The investigating agency had begun the probe on the request of the Tamil Nadu government on March 12. The gang of four had on February 12 allegedly tried to strip the woman inside a car near Pollachi, and had shot a video of the act and blackmailed her using the visuals. The victim, who managed to free herself, lodged a complaint with police on February 24. The case assumed political overtones since a local functionary of the ruling AIADMK allegedly attacked the victim's brother. The attack by the functionary, who was later expelled from .
There is anarchy in West Bengal under Mamata's rule: BJYM chief Poonam Mahajan
There is anarchy in West Bengal under the regime of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, said Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) president Poonam Mahajan here on Tuesday."There is anarchy in the state under the rule of Mamata Banerjee, but the BJP will continue fighting against the anarchist government in the state," said Mahajan at a press conference here.Referring to the Supreme Court's order to release of BJP worker Priyanka Sharma, arrested for posting a morphed picture of Banerjee on Facebook on May 10, Mahajan said: "Her arrest is a matter of serious concern.""TMC workers are indulging in hooliganism and anarchy. The state police are also helping them. Our workers are even murdered in West Bengal," she said.Commenting on the Supreme Court's order, she said: "The apex court has asked for an apology and we will abide by the court. We thank the apex court but direction of apology is a wrong message on the question of free speech.""We will fight against Mamata Banerjee who has said that
Police arrest two more who beat woman seeking salary
Police have arrested two other men who thrashed a woman employee of a unisex saloon here when she sought her salary but refused to have sex with the owner and his friends.
I-T dept files 11 charge sheets against aviation lobbyist Deepak Talwar
The Income Tax Department has filed as many as 11 charge sheets against corporate aviation lobbyist Deepak Talwar for alleged tax evasion by him and his companies, official sources said Tuesday. They said the prosecution complaints have been filed before a special court here last week under Section 276C(1) (prosecution for wilful attempt to evade tax) and Section 277 (false statement in verification) of the Income Tax Act. While six are fresh complaints, the rest are supplementary charge sheets to the main complaints filed in 2017 by the department against Talwar. These pertain to different assessment years, the sources said. "Investigations have revealed that the accused was the beneficiary of a complex global corporate structure of several entities in different offshore jurisdictions like British Virgin Islands, Mauritius, Singapore, Hong Kong which received funds from foreign entities," a senior tax department official said, quoting contents of the charge sheets. "A part of such ...
Absconder arrested in Jammu 28 years after crime
An absconder was arrested here on Tuesday, 28 years after being booked under the Terrorist and Disruptive Act, officials said. Based on specific information, a police team arrested Davinder Singh, the accused, from Kathua. He was evading arrest since 1991 in cases under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act and Arms Act in R S Pura Police Station, they said. The warrant had already been issued by the TADA court against him, executed with his arrest, they said.
2 dead, 2 ill after taking homoeopathy medicine laced with
Two persons died while two others were taken ill after taking homoeopathy drug allegedly laced with some intoxicating substance in Bihar's Begusarai district on Tuesday, police said Sadar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Rajan Sinha said the deceased have been identified as Murari Ram (35) and Bahadur Shah (40), both residents of Kharidi village of the district. The two ill persons have been admitted to a private hospital in Begusarai, he said, adding that both are stated to be out of danger. The SDPO said nothing can be said about the cause of the death as police are investigating the matter. Dr Arun Kumar, who conducted post mortem, said that prima facie it does not seem to be the case of death by consuming spurious liquor. It seems to be the case of poisoning may be caused by some kind of homoeopathy medicine which was laced with some other material. Viscera has been sent to Forensic Science Laboratory, Patna as the cause of death is not clear, the doctor ...
Indian-origin woman in New York convicted of killing 9-year-old stepdaughter
An Indian-origin woman in the US has been convicted by a jury of killing her nine-year-old stepdaughter by strangling her in a bathtub in 2016 and faces up to life in prison at her sentencing next month. Shamdai Arjun, 55, of Queens, New York was convicted on Friday of second-degree murder by a jury that deliberated for less than an hour before Queens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Holder, who indicated that he would sentence her on June 3. Arjun faces up to 25 years to life in prison. Arjun was convicted for the August 2016 strangulation death of her nine-year-old stepdaughter Ashdeep Kaur, who was left in her care. This is a horrifying case of a defenceless nine-year-old child, who was to be cared for by her stepmother but was instead strangled to death by her. Her actions are truly incomprehensible and deserve the maximum punishment allowed under the law, Acting Queens District Attorney John Ryan said. According to trial testimony, on the evening of August 19, 2016, Arjun was ...