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Girl jumps off building, critical
A girl allegedly tried to commit suicide by jumping off the terrace of her residence in southern part of the city's Behala area, police said today. The girl, who worked as a model and also acted in a few television soaps, allegedly jumped off the terrace in Behala's Satyen Roy Road following a quarrel with her parents yesterday afternoon, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said. The condition of the girl, in her early 20s, was stated to be critical, he said. "The girl was rescued lying in a pool of blood on the road beside her residence. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she is under observation," the officer said.
Setalvad booked for securing central aid fraudulently for her NGO
Social activist Teesta Setalvad has been booked for allegedly securing central government funds worth Rs 1.4 cr fraudulently for her NGO Sabrang between 2010 and 2013, the police said today. A case has been filed against Setalvad and Sabrang trustees by Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Friday night on the basis of a complaint lodged by her former close associate Raees Khan Pathan, the police said. "We had received a complaint alleging that Setalvad and the trustees of her NGO, Sabrang Trust, used fraudulent means to get funds of Rs 1.4 crore from Union HRD Ministry between 2010 and 2013. Based on that, we registered an FIR against her and trustees of the NGO," said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Rajdeepsinh Zala. According to the complainant, Setalvad's NGO, which was given the grant for educational purposes, also distributed printed materials that could cause communal disharmony, Zala said. The accused were booked under various sections of the IPC including 403 ...
Haryana govt has released Delhi' share of water, claims AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today claimed that the Haryana government has released Delhi's share of water ahead of the scheduled hearing in the Supreme Court over the issue of water crisis in the national capital. Chief Spokesperson of AAP's Delhi unit Saurabh Bharadwaj said the Delhi government has moved the Supreme Court in the matter and they have now learnt that their Haryana counterpart has released the share of water. "We have learnt from sources that the Haryana government has today released Delhi's share of water which would normalise the situation in Delhi within 24 hours," he said. However, he did not reveal the source of this information. On March 26, the Supreme Court had agreed to hear a plea filed by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) which has alleged that Haryana has reduced by one-third the supply of water to the national capital, which has led to a water crisis here. The DJB has sought apex court's direction to the neighbouring state to release the full 450 cusec of water per ..
Body of infant snatched away by monkey found in well
A newborn, who had been snatched away by a monkey from its mother's side yesterday at Talabasta village of Banki in Cuttack district, was found dead today inside a well near the house, the police said. The police and forest department officials could not trace the 16-day-old boy during their day-long searches yesterday. The family members of the new born first spotted the body floating in the 15-feet-deep well and retrieved it with the help of villagers, police said. The eyewitnesses said the body bore an injury mark and was probably inside the well for over 24 hours, although it had not bloated. After inquest, the police sent the body to Banki hospital for postmortem. We are waiting for the autopsy report to ascertain the cause of death of the baby, which had a premature birth under Cesarean section, said investigating officer Priyabrat Rout, adding, a case of unnatural death has been lodged in this connection. It appeared the newborn might have slipped' from the clutches of the ...
Prominent Hindu lawyer and minority rights activist disappears in Bangladesh
A prominent Hindu lawyer in Bangladesh who fought the state's case in high-profile murder trials against Islamist extremists has disappeared, prompting authorities to launch a massive search operation to trace him. Ratish Chandra Bhowmik, a leading minority rights activist, went missing after he left his home in northwestern Rangpur district on Friday morning. When the lawyer did not return home and his mobile phone was found switched off, his family reported about his disappearance to police and Hindu community leaders. The lawyer's disappearance came a fortnight after seven operatives of outlawed Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were sentenced to death for murdering the caretaker of a Sufi shrine in November 2015. Bhowmik also appeared as a key prosecutor against five JMB extremists, who were sentenced to death for the murder of a Japanese farmer in 2015. Bhowmik was also a crucial witness to the trial of senior Jamaate-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was sentenced to death
6 arrested with over 6.5 kg cannabis
Six people have been arrested on the charge of peddling drugs and 6.5 kg cannabis was seized from them, the police said here today. During a raid conducted at a number of places in Rajiv Vihar colony under Khoda municipality area last night, the six people were arrested, SP (City) Akash Tomar said. The accused have been identified as Mohit, Sanjiv, Mukesh, Pramod, Omveer and Yusuf, the officer said, adding during interrogation they have confessed that they were involved in selling cannabis. A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused and further investigation into the case is underway, Tomar said.
Man's body found hanging from tree in J&K's Reasi
The Jammu and Kashmir Police is investigating the death of a 35-year-old man who was found hanging from a tree in a forest area in Reasi district today. Mohammad Mushtaq Gujjar, a resident of Bidda village, was found hanging in Nambla forest, a police spokesman said. He said the police department was alerted by locals. After a post-mortem examination, the body was handed over to his family.
'Murdered' Pak woman reappears with second husband, arrested
A woman, who was believed to have been murdered by her husband eight years ago, was arrested after she surfaced this week with her second husband and six children in Pakistan's Punjab province. The woman, 30-year-old Asma Bibi, reappeared at her village Phalayan in Jhelum district, 250 kms from Lahore this week under a new name of Neelam. A family member of her first husband filed a complaint against her after which police arrested her. A Jhelum Police spokesman said Asma in 2009 had been married to Ibrar Ahmed. In 2010, she went missing and her mother had told police that her daughter had been murdered by Ibrar. Police registered a murder case against him under section 302 of Pakistan Penal Code and arrested him. He said the complainant later withdrew her complaint against Ibrar "after getting compensation money". The police official said Asma had eloped with Nazeer Ahmed of her native village whom she had relations before marriage. She had a second marriage with Ahmed and left for ..
Pippa Middleton's father-in-law accused of rape
Pippa Middleton's father-in-law, David Matthews, was recently placed in police custody at Paris' Orly Airport on the charges of raping a minor.Matthews was questioned by police on Tuesday over an alleged attack and placed under formal investigation by a magistrate, reported The Telegraph.An official from Paris' judicial system confirmed the news of the 74-year-old's arrest.The alleged rape is said to have happened in 1998-9 and was reported to police in 2017.The publication also reported that the father of James Matthews, husband to the Pippa, quashed the charges as "untrue and scandalous."It was further reported that he was released from the custody and was not directed to remain in the country.Matthews was at the wedding of Pippa, the sister of Kate Middleton, and his son on May 20 of last year. He attended the nuptials with his wife Jane Parker, to whom he has been married since the 1970s.Matthews is the son of a coal miner, but became a self-made millionaire, according to the E! ..
Palghar: Fresh extortion cases against local NCP, Sena leaders
Police in Palghar district yesterday registered four more cases of extortion against local leaders of the Shiv Sena and NCP for allegedly extorting money from builders. While three cases were registered by Vasai police, one by Valiv police station. Police have so far booked ten accused in the case. Nine persons, including Vasai-Virar NCP chief Govind Gunjalkar, have been arrested so far in connection with the cases while Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) corporator Dhananjay Gawde, former deputy district chief of the Shiv Sena, is untraceable. According to a senior police officer, Gawde allegedly made a fresh demand for extortion while he was on the run. "The fresh offences of extortion have been registered against Gunjalkar, Gawde and other accused," according to an official release issued here today. Police have also booked BJP Yuva Morcha district chief Arun Singh and have launched a hunt to trace him. "The ten accused, including two women, have been booked ...
Five held over missing pistols, IPS officer suspended
Even as five persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of 56 9mm pistols and 58 magazines from a Manipur Rifles camp, authorities have suspended four police officers including one from the IPS.
Bhagalpur riots: Union min's son arrested, remanded to judicial custody
Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat was arrested here today over his alleged involvement in recent communal clashes in Bhagalpur, and remanded to 14-day judicial custody, the police said. The arrest came barely a few hours after a Bhagalpur court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Shashwat against whom an arrest warrant was issued on March 24. "We had information that Shashwat was at the famous Hanuman temple in the vicinity of Patna junction. A police team reached the spot and arrested him and he has been sent to Bhagalpur", Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, Manu Maharaj told PTI. The police produced Shashwat at the residence of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate A R Upadhyay, who sent him to 14 days judicial custody, public prosecutor Satya Narayan Prasad Sah said. Shashwat is the son of Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey. On his arrest, Shashwat told reporters "I have given myself up to police in deference .
Hyderabad: Infant dies during operation
An 11-month-old boy died here on Saturday during his circumcision operation allegedly due to doctors' negligence.The family of the infant has filed a police complaint against the doctors of Niloufer Government Hospital, where he was admitted after suffering from the urination problem.According to police, a complaint was registered last night, alleging negligence on the part of the doctors.
Man kills brother, nephew in family dispute
A man shot dead his brother and nephew in a family dispute in Bihar's Bhagalpur district late last night, police said today. The deceased have been identified as Pulis Mandal (40) and Dilip Mandal (26), both residents of Rani Diyara village of Ekchari police station of the district, Kahalgaon Circle Inspector Sidheshwar Rajak said. The accused Kapil Mandal shot the two following a heated argument over selling of a piece of land, the Inspector said adding, an FIR has been lodged against the accused on the basis of his mother's statement. Kapil Mandal has been absconding, he said. The bodies have been sent to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur, for postmortem.
Children report ISIS supporting parents in UK
An 18-year-old British girl has reported her parents as Islamic State (ISIS) supporters who exposed her and her younger brothers to extremist propaganda, following which all four children are now in state-monitored foster care in the UK, according to court documents. Police intervened after the girl from a Somali-origin family in the Midlands region of England contacted the Childline charity to say that she and her three brothers, aged 10, 14 and 16, were kept at home, did not attend school and were kept socially isolated, only being allowed out once in every three weeks, The Sunday Times' reported. The 10-year-old boy also suffers from learning difficulties and has been so traumatised by the alleged physical and emotional abuse that he is unable to speak, court papers note. The details of the case emerged last week after a hearing in the family division of the UK High Court. The children have complained that their parents expressed support for extremist violence and have expressed ...
Pak's interior ministry yet to suspend Musharraf's passport
The Pakistan Interior Ministry is yet to revoke former General Pervez Musharraf's passport, despite a court order on the same.On March 8, a three-judge special court in Islamabad hearing the 2013 treason case asked the interior ministry to suspend Musharraf's passport and his computerised national identity card (CNIC) besides taking steps for his extradition through Interpol.However, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on March 16 stopped the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the directorate general of the immigration and passport from suspending the documents unless Musharraf was prepared to visit Pakistan, The Dawn reported.According to prosecution sources, the Pakistan interior ministry was approached for the implementation of the special court order. They said the interior ministry 'misinterpreted' the direction for suspending Musharraf's passport and CNIC in order to benefit him.On March 20, Iqbal said Musharraf was not only issued a new passport two months ...
Six held for raping minor in UP
Six out of seven men accused of gang-raping a minor girl here have been arrested by the police.Earlier this week, on Tuesday, the accused intercepted the 15-year-old girl, who was on her way to a town fair, and committed the heinous act.Though the alleged incident took place earlier this week, an FIR was lodged only on Saturday, as no one informed the police about the crime."Yesterday, someone called up a helpline and informed Asha Jyoti (a helpline for women) about the incident, following which, she was counselled by them. The girl was brought here from her village and her FIR was filed," Sitapur Assistant Superintendent of Police Martand Prakash Singh said.A manhunt has been launched to arrest the seventh accused, Singh added.
Missing teenager's charred body found
The charred body of a 16-year-old boy, reported missing since February, was found near Belwa Sultanjot village here in the district, the police said today. Teenager Swaraj Singh's body with burn and other injury marks were found with his bike found near him. The bike too had been burnt. The police have sent the body for postmortem examination and are probing the matter.
Woman, 2 daughters found charred to death, suicide suspected
A 25-year-old woman and her two daughters were found burnt to death in their house in Rajasthan's Dungarpur district today, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide. Anita Koted and her two daughters aged three years and six years were found dead in their house. On being informed by locals, police reached the spot and shifted the charred bodies to hospital, a police official said. The room was bolted from inside and the woman's husband had gone to work at that time, SHO of Sagwada police station Rameshwar Bhati said. Prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide. The matter is being investigated, the police said.
Teenage girl gang-raped in UP, 3 held: Police
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by seven men in this district of Uttar Pradesh, the police said, adding that three of the accused were arrested. The incident took place in the Sandana area yesterday when the girl, accompanied by a male cousin, was returning home from a fair, the police said. The seven accused surrounded the duo, beat up the girl's cousin and raped her, they added. On reaching home, the girl narrated her ordeal to her family members, who informed the police. Superintendent of Police Anand Kulkarni said an FIR was lodged against the seven accused, adding that three of them, identified as Himanshu (18), Dhannu (20) and Kanta (20), were arrested. A hunt was on to nab the other accused, the SP said.