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Bhagalpur clash: Arijit Shashwat sent to judicial custody
Union Minister Ashwini Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat who surrendered yesterday in connection with the Bhagalpur violence case, on Sunday has been sent to 14-days judicial custody.Arijit surrendered hours after a Bhagalpur court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Shashwat against whom an arrest warrant was issued on March 24."The FIR filed against me is totally fake. I am going to surrender before the police (in Bhagalpur violence case), but it is not under any kind of pressure. I was told that my anticipatory bail was rejected. Therefore, in respect of the court, I am surrendering. However, we will approach higher courts. My innocence will be proved," Shashwat told ANI.Meanwhile, Arijit Shashwat's father Ashwini Choubey claimed that false FIR has been registered against his son and demanded an impartial investigation by the agencies."False FIR has been registered against Arijit Shashwat by opposition parties. When his anticipatory bail got denied then he respected the court's ...
US Supreme Court urged to abandon Microsoft data privacy case
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has asked the Supreme Court to abandon its case against Microsoft over international data privacy after a law was signed to legally collect the data stored on foreign soil.
Indian who fled with Singapore employer's money held in Malaysia
An Indian national has been arrested for allegedly fleeing to Malaysia with 4,69,000 Singapore dollar of his employer here, according to a media report today. Bahurudeen Kuthpudeen, 43, was supposed to deliver three cash cheques totalling SGD 469,000 (USD 357,907) from RHB Bank to his Singapore employer Mohamed Thahir Exchange, reported The Sunday Times. The employer lodged a police report on Tuesday. Officers from the Royal Malaysia Police arrested Bahurudeen less than 12 hours later on Wednesday, and extradited him to Singapore the next day. The police recovered cash of about SGD 24,000 from him, the report said, adding he has been charged with one count of criminal breach of trust. Bahurudeen will be remanded for a week at the Central Police Division. He will be back in court on Friday at 9am. If convicted, he can be jailed for up to 15 years and fined, the report said.
Union Minister's son sent to judicial custody in Bihar
A Bihar court on Sunday sent Union Minister Ashwini Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat, accused of inciting communal violence in Bhagalpur, to judicial custody for 14 days.
Gaur bats for police commissionerate system to check crimes
Veteran BJP legislator and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Babulal Gaur has advocated the introduction of a 'police commissionerate system' in major cities of the state to curb crimes against women. This system will vest magisterial powers in senior IPS officers in big cities and help in taking effective and quick decisions in dealing with crimes, he said. In the present system, such powers lie with district magistrates. Under the current system, the district police chief is a senior superintendent of police (SSP)-rank official. "There is a desperate need to introduce the police commissionerate system in Bhopal and Indore to check the growing crimes, especially against women," Gaur told PTI in an exclusive interview. The police commissionerate system will come handy in swiftly dealing with criminals, the 87-year-old former state Home minister said. "Under it, the inspectors general of police (IGs) and deputy inspectors general of police (DIGs) would be vested with ..
Encounter in Badaun, criminal arested
A wanted criminal was arrested in an encounter, police said today. A sub inspector and the suspected criminal were also injured in the encounter that took place yesterday. Pappu alias Ramchandra Das, carrying a reward of Rs 10,000 on his head, was surrounded by a police team on a tip off and during an exchange of fire he was injured, Superintendent of Police, Kamal Kishore said. The injured have been rushed to a hospital where their condition was stated to be stable.
Army man jailed for 27 yrs; SC acknowledges wife's plea for justice
The Supreme Court has taken note of a woman's plea that her husband, an Army man, has been languishing in jail for 27 years without a final decision on the death penalty awarded by a Court Martial for killing two of his colleagues. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar took note of the plea of Mithilesh Rai, wife of the jailed Army man Lance Naik Devendra Nath Rai and issued notice to the Ministry of Defence, the Chief of Army Staff and others and asked them to respond within four weeks. Rai, 60, whose mental health suffered due to the long incarceration, was awarded the death penatly by the General Court Martial (GCM) in 1991. The Centre confirmed the noose. The Army man appealed in the Allahabad High Court which, in 2000, upheld the conviction, but set aside the death penalty saying no special reason was accorded by the GCM which also did not do balancing of mitigating and aggravating circumstances. The Central government challenged the verdict in ..
Girl sets self on fire over continuous sexual harassment
A class X student has suffered 85 per cent burn injuries as she set herself on fire after allegedly being repeatedly sexually harassed by a group of youths.The student is said to be in critical condition and has been referred to AIIMS hospital in Bhopal from Bundelkhand Medical College of Sagar. She was first admitted to Khurai Government Hospital on Thursday.According to police, the kin of the victim has alleged that six youths, namely Aamir, Sohil, Rizwan, Anas, Faizal and Altaf, used to regularly eve tease her, with one such instance occurring on Wednesday, which ultimately led the girl to take such a drastic measure on the following day.Aamir, against whom the police have registered a case, is still on the loose, while two of the accused have been apprehended by the police.They have also confiscated one handgun, a few knives and some marijuana from the miscreants.
SC order banning automatic arrest will dilute SC-ST Act: Govt to tell court
The Supreme Court order banning automatic arrest and registration of cases for alleged harassment of SCs and STs will dilute the law which aims to protect the marginalised, the government is likely to tell the top court. In its review petition to be filed in the apex court this week, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is likely to say that the SC order will weaken the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, sources in the government said. The ministry could also plead that the latest order would reduce the fear of law and may result in more violations, the sources said. The top court had recently banned automatic arrests and registration of criminal cases under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The law protects the marginalised communities against discrimination and atrocities. A delegation of NDA's SC and ST MPs, led by LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan and Union Social ...
US to deport Chinese student with distressing behaviour
US authorities are set to deport a Chinese college student who made no threats but alarmed a roommate and a friend with his distressing behaviour and had bought two semiautomatic rifles, the media reported.
DRI seizes Rs 1.68 cr worth gold smuggled into India from Myanmar
The DRI has seized gold worth Rs 1.68 crore, which was smuggled into India from Myanmar, and arrested three persons here. The trio was held at Howrah Railway Station after they deboarded a train on Wednesday, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said in a press release issued today. DRI officials recovered 34 gold bars of foreign origin cumulatively weighing 5.6 kg and valued at Rs 1.68 crore from the accused, it said. Gold smuggled from Myanmar through Moreh in Manipur was being carried by the three on the Saraighat Express from Guwahati to Howrah. They disembarked at a station before Howrah and took a local train. Gold was concealed in their shoes. Two among the three were found to be habitual offenders and had earlier been booked in a case at Siliguri by DRI, the press release said. The recovered gold bars have been seized and and all the three apprehended persons arrested, it said. They were produced before a local court which remanded them to judicial custody for 14 ...
Bihar communal violence: Union Minister's son surrenders
Union Minister Ashwini Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat, accused of inciting communal violence in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, has surrendered after evading arrest for over a week, police said on Sunday
5 police officials suspected in Venezuela jail fire detained
Five police officials are suspected of being responsible for a fire that killed 68 people in a police station jail in Venezuela and have been detained, the nation's chief prosecutor said today. Tarek William Saab wrote on Twitter that the officials are believed "responsible for the tragic events that caused the death of 68 citizens" but provided no further details. Among the detained is Jose Luis Rodriguez, sub-director of the police station in Valencia where a fire tore through cells where about 200 prisoners were being kept. Relatives and human rights advocates have been pressing the government to provide a full account of what happened at the police station jail on Wednesday morning. Some family members of those killed have said their loved ones called before the fire and said their jailers were pouring gasoline in the cellblock. Other accounts suggest it was the inmates themselves who started the blaze in an attempt to escape. In his brief remarks on social media, Saab said the ...
Two get seven yr jail for killing momos vendor for asking money
The Delhi High Court has sentenced two persons to seven years in jail for killing a street vendor by hitting him with a gas cylinder after he asked them to pay for a plate of momos. The high court, while deciding the appeals of the two men, reduced their sentence from life imprisonment awarded to them by a trial court which had convicted them for the offence of murder. It reduced the jail term after modifying their conviction for offence of murder to causing death of a person without any intention. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta considered that both men were of young age at the time of the incident in 2012 and had no history of any criminal activity. Their conduct in the jail was also found to be satisfactory. The court, however, maintained the conviction of Najafgarh residents Dharmendra and Jitender for the offence of attempt to murder. It also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 each on both convicts. The two men were held guilty by a trial court for murdering momos vendor .
Anantnag: One militant killed in encounter
One militant was killed and one arrested alive in an encounter, which took place between the police and the terrorists in Dialgam area of Anantnag.The encounter began in the early hours of Sunday and ended with one militant being eliminated and a newly-recruited militant arrested.Meanwhile, another encounter is currently underway in Kachdoora area of Shopian.Further details are awaited.
1,156 flying squads, 1,255 static surveillance teams deployed in poll-bound K'taka
Following the seizure of lumpsum amounts of money, liquor, and gold, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that 1,156 flying squads and 1,255 static surveillance teams have been activated in poll-bound Karnataka.In a detailed notice regarding the Model Code of Conduct violation and law and order enforcement in the state, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar stated that flying squads and teams constituted for enforcing the Model Code of Conduct have cumulatively removed 12,537 wall writings, 17,690 posters and 7.711 banners from public property, and have lodged four cases under the Karnataka Open Places (provisions of disfigurement) Act, 1981.On the other hand, 6,866 wall inscriptions, 7,949 posters, and 2.543 banners were removed from private places, the notice stated.Furthermore, one FIR has been lodged for misusing government vehicles, one for violation of loudspeaker, two for an illegal meeting without permission, five for inducement and gratification to electors in the .
Malian jihadist handed over to ICC on war crimes charges
A Malian jihadist was arrested today and handed over to the International Criminal Court to face war crimes charges for the destruction of Timbuktu and sex slavery, the tribunal said. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud was detained by the Malian authorities. He has now arrived at the tribunal's detention centre in The Hague, the court said in a statement. The 40-year-old faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for the destruction of the holy shrines of Timbuktu between 2012-2013 as well as accusations of rape and forced marriage. "The custody of the ICC sends a strong message to all those, wherever they are, who commit crimes which shock the conscience of humanity that my office remains steadfast in the pursuit of its mandate," chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said. Al-Hassan's arrest came four days after the court issued an international warrant for his arrest. Prosecutors allege that he "committed crimes against humanity and war crimes in Timbuktu, Mali, ..
Arijit Shashwat was arrested, claims police
Nearly two hours after Union Minister Ashwini Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat surrendered before the police in connection with the Bhagalpur violence case, the latter claimed that Shashwat was arrested."We had got information of his whereabouts and began our surveillance. Bhagalpur police were also here with an arrest warrant for Arijit (Shashwat). We arrested him near a police station here outside Hanuman Mandir. As per routine procedures, we will now begin interrogating him," Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Rakesh Dubey told reporters here.On Saturday night, Shashwat surrendered before the police in connection with the Bhagalpur violence case after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected earlier in the day by a Bhagalpur Court.However, Shashwat said he would approach higher courts and alleged that the FIR against him was "totally fake".Echoing a similar stance, Shashwat's wife Vijeta Roy dismissed the occurrence of any pressure from the government in the matter and reiterated
Lawyer MPs engaging judge's impeachment barred from practice in court
The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Saturday clarified that although there is no ban on MPs or MLAs from practicing law in courts, anyone participating in the impeachment or removal of a judge will not be allowed to do so."No ban on MP/MLAs from practicing in courts, but there is an exception. If the lawyer MPs or MLAs start any motion of impeachment or a removal proceeding against any Judge, they will not be allowed to practice in that court," BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra told ANI.Earlier, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay had sent a notice to the BCI requesting to bar MPs and MLAs from practicing law.In the notice, Upadhyay stated that the MLAs and MPs who double up as practicing lawyers receive a regular salary from the government and also charge a fee from their clients for handling their legal cases, thus violating the rule of the BCI that 'no salaried employee can practice law'.
'No evidence' that Dalit was killed for keeping a horse
A 21-year-old Dalit man was allegedly murdered in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district for keeping a horse, but according to the Gujarat Police, they found no such evidence.Talking to media, Pravin Mal, Bhavnagar Superintendent of Police (SP), said that the attack might have stemmed from a personal conflict."No evidence found in primary investigation which proves he was killed for keeping a horse. There could have been some personal conflicts which may have led to his murder. Further investigation underway," he said.Three people were detained on Friday night after Rathod was allegedly killed for riding a horse in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district.The deceased, identified as Pradeep Rathod, was objected and threatened by some of his co-villagers to not ride the horse a few days back."Pradeep had intended to sell the horse following the threats but I had convinced him of not doing so. When he did not return home till late yesterday night, we got worried and started looking for him. We found him ...