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MP Police constitutes SIT for journalist's death
The Madhya Pradesh Police on Monday set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe journalist Sandeep Sharma's death."Police have formed a SIT team after Journalist Sandeep Sharma, who had been reporting on Sand Mafia, was run over by a truck in Bhind," said Bhind Superintend of Police (SP).Sharma, who had been reporting against Sand Mafia, was mowed down by a speeding truck in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind on Sunday.The journalist had earlier filed a police complaint for allegedly receiving death threat by some unknown people.
African women assault case: Delhi court dismisses Somnath Bharti's plea
A Delhi court on Monday dismissed Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti's plea seeking re-investigation of African women assault case.The Delhi Police have already filed a chargesheet against him and 17 others in connection with the 2014 case.He is facing charges of molestation and assault and promoting enmity stemming from the January 2014 raid on the African nationals in Malviya Nagar's Khirki Extension.Bharti was chargesheeted under relevant sections of molestation, assault, outraging a woman's modesty, criminal trespass and other sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Television footage aired on news channels had shown Bharti asking police officers to conduct the raid as he had received complaints of drugs and prostitution racket in that area.
SC verdict on SC/ST Act: Pb Assembly passes resolution
The Punjab Assembly here today passed a unanimous resolution seeking that the Centre file a review petition or bring an amendment in the legislation in the wake of the recent Supreme Court verdict on the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities (POA) Act. During the Zero Hour, the matter was raised by ruling Congress's Jalandhar (West) MLA, Sushil Kumar Rinku, who expressed serious concern over the judgement and demanded a review of the same or an amendment in the law. He drew support from Cabinet Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who said a resolution should be passed by the House. Channi told the Assembly that "diluting" the provisions would lead to "great miscarriage of justice". "It will lead to a sense of insecurity among Dalits. We demand that a review petition should be filed by the Centre against the verdict. Here, we should pass a resolution," he said. Channi also launched an attack on the BJP led government at the Centre, dubbing it as "anti-Dalit". Later, the Speaker told the members .
Maha cop run over while trying to stop truck for checking
A 50-year-old Highway Police head constable today died while trying to stop a container truck to check it on the Chalisgaon-Aurangabad road near Jalgaon today, officials said. "Head constable Anil Shishode was trying to stop a container truck for checking but its driver couldn't bring the vehicle to halt in time and dashed into Shishode. He died instantly," Jalgaon SP Dattatray Karale told PTI. "The incident took place at around 9am today. The driver tried to flee the scene but was caught by police present at the spot. He has been arrested under relevant sections of the IPC for causing death due to negligence and driving rashly," an official said.
SC seeks response of AG, Bar on live streaming of important cases
The Supreme Court on Monday said it wanted to know the views of the Attorney General and the Bar on a plea seeking live streaming of important cases being heard by it.
2 journalists killed in road accidents in MP, Bihar: families allege murder
Two journalists were killed in road accidents in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, police and officials said today, amid allegations by their family members that it could be a case of murder. Sandeep Sharma, who worked for a local news channel in Bhind in Madhya Pradesh and who had complained about threats to his life after he carried out a sting operation on illegal sand mining, was today mowed down by a truck in Madhya Pradesh, officials said. Sharma, 35, had told the district administration he feared he could be killed by the sand mafia, his nephew, Vikas Purohit, said in a complaint to the police. The journalist was talking on his phone by the side of Ater Road in Bhind in front of a police station when the truck, used to ferry sand, ran over him, officials said. In Bihar, Naveen Nishchal an Ara-based journalist who worked for a Hindi daily, was among two persons killed when an SUV rammed into their bike in Bhojpur district, with the family alleging that it was a case of murder and that
SC orders status quo on Jat quota in Haryana
The Supreme Court today ordered status quo on the operation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict, which upheld the constitutional validity of the law providing ten percent reservation to Jat and five other communities in Haryana, till further orders. Senior advocate K Sultan Singh, appearing for petitioner Satvir Singh Saini and others, who had opposed the Haryana Backward Classes Act 2016, informed the apex court that the Backward Class Commission will submit its report on the percentage of quota by March 31, following which the Haryana Government can implement the order, and sought a stay or status quo. A bench of justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that it will hear the matter and status quo shall be maintained till further orders. "List next week, at the request of counsel for the respondent(s). Status quo, obtaining as on today, shall be maintained, in the meantime," the bench said. The Haryana Assembly had unanimously passed The Haryana Backward Classes .
Criminal injured in police encounter, arrested in Azamgarh
A wanted criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, was today arrested following an encounter with the police in the Tarwa area of Azamgarh district. Sunil Ram alias Sipahi was intercepted by the police during a routine checking, the police said. Sipahi opened fire at the policemen, who retaliated and overpowered him following a chase, a police officer said. Sipahi, who received bullet injuries in the encounter, was rushed to a hospital, from where he was referred to Varanasi. He was wanted in over a dozen criminal cases. In a major crackdown on criminals in western Uttar Pradesh yesterday, three wanted law-breakers were killed while six others arrested in seven encounters in four districts, in which six policemen were also injured.
12 arrested for ordering a 'revenge rape' in Pak
In a bizarre incident, at least 12 persons have been arrested for 'sanctioning' revenge rape to settle a dispute among themselves in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said today. The incident took place last week in Pirmahal, some 200-km from Lahore. According to a first information report (FIR) registered by Pirmahal police on the complaint of Sub-Inspector (SI) Shaukat Ali Javed, on March 20 a man of Gharibabad area of Pirmahal had raped a girl of his locality. He said when the victim's family threatened to lodge an FIR against the suspect, the latter's family requested to settle the matter out of court. "The victim and suspect families agreed that the brother of the victim girl would rape the suspect's sister to settle the issue," the police official said. On March 21, the 'revenge rape' was committed with the suspect's sister. The official said he found out about the matter when both families were preparing a stamp paper mentioning the two incidents and their decision of not to ..
Valuables stolen from former Delhi Police commissioner's car
Valuables and documents were stolen from the car of a former Delhi Police commissioner in Civil Lines area here, the police said today. The theft from Brijesh Kumar Gupta's car took place on Saturday with the thieves fleeing with an i-pad, Rs 30,000 and some important documents. It is suspected that the 'thak thak' gang may be involved. Jatin Narwal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), said that a case has been registered on the basis of the complaint filed by Gupta's driver. No arrests have been made so far in the case. The incident happened when Gupta was travelling to Chandigarh in his car and had stopped his vehicle near the Majnu Ka Tila gurdwara. Gupta and his driver were shifting things to another car. They left one of the cars unlocked and unattended, police said. Later, they realised that valuables were missing from the car and then the police were informed. Police are questioning local criminals and members of gangs active in that area. They are also scanning CCTV ...
Three persons arrested for killing man over love affair
Three persons were arrested for allegedly killing a 25-year-old man as he was in a relationship with the sister of the one of the accused, police said today. The body of Rashid Fakir Khan, a resident of Nalpada locality here, was found last afternoon with police also recovering a PAN card and a woman's photograph from his person, officials said. The woman was traced and it was found that the victim was in love with her but the relationship was opposed by her family, officials said. "Her brother, and two others, killed Khan. We have registered a case of murder against the three at Chitalsar police station. They have been remanded in police custody till March 31. Investigations are underway," said Sunil Lokhande, Deputy Commissioner of Police. Zone V. Police identified the three accused as Arshad Abdul Hasan Khan (21), Vivek Yadav (22) and Ratanlal Sonuraj Yadav (26).
Spain captures alleged mastermind of $1.2B cybercrime spree
The European Union's law enforcement agency says police in Spain have captured the alleged mastermind of a cybercrime gang that stole more than 1 billion euros ($1.24 billion) from financial institutions in a five-year spree. Europol says the alleged gang leader was arrested in the coastal city of Alicante, 350 kilometers southeast of Madrid. It did not give the person's name or nationality. Europol said in a statement Monday the gang used malware to target more than 100 financial institutions worldwide, sometimes stealing up to 10 million euros in each heist. The gang sent phishing emails with a malicious attachment to bank workers. The software gave the gang remote control of infected machines, providing them with access to the internal banking network and infecting servers controlling ATMs.
SC refuses to stay Guj HC order granting anticipatory bail under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court today refused to stay the anticipatory bail granted by the Gujarat High Court to two builders accused of land grabbing and atrocities against tribals, following the top court's recent verdict laying down safeguards to protect innocent citizens and public servants from the abuse of the stringent SC/ST Act. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the accused and the Gujarat Government on a plea seeking setting aside of grant of anticipatory bail under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for Arjun Sankar Bhai Rathod, said the petitioner was a tribal and the accused builders had forged power of attorneys and took away the designated tribal land from him, while contending that bail was granted wrongly. The High Court, relying on the recent Supreme Court judgement, had granted anticipatory bail to the accused, he said, adding that
Case against son of AIADMK MP for threatening to kill a woman
A case was registered today against Naser Ali, son of ADMK MP Anwar Raja, on charges of allegedly threatening to murder a woman after taking from her Rs 50 lakh by promising to marry her, police said. Ali had allegedly promised to marry her and they lived together for three years. Police said Ali took the money from her for investing in the film business. The case was registered on a complaint from the woman, police said.
Gehlot for review of SC's verdict on SC/ST Atrocities Act, writes to law minister
Union Social Justice Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot has written to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad favouring filing of a review plea against the Supreme Court's verdict on the SC/ST Act, while noting that there were concerns that the order will make the law "ineffective" and adversely impact the dispensation of justice to Dalits and tribals. Seeking legal opinion on the issue, Gehlot, in the letter, said, "It is felt that the Supreme Court order may make the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act ineffective and adversely impact the dispensation of justice system. In my opinion it would be right to file a review petition against the verdict." The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) and the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) have also conveyed their views and demanded a review of the verdict, saying the original Act, as it existed before the SC order, should be restored. The Supreme Court, on March 20, diluted stringent provisions mandating immediate arrest under
HP law officer defends Anurag Thakur in SC against State govt.
The BJP government in Himachal Pradesh today fielded its law officer in the Supreme Court against the state's Advocate General to defend party MP Anurag Thakur and the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association as a "special case". The state government told the top court that it wanted to withdraw Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) cases in the wake of a cabinet decision of January 17 deciding "to withdraw all politically motivated cases" instituted by the previous government "in the larger interest of governance". A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, however, put a spoke in the state government's attempt to withdraw the HPCA cases, asking whether the cabinet decision applied to these cases. "We don't care what your policy is. You have to tell us specifically whether the cabinet decision applies to these cases," the bench told Advocate General Ashok Sharma, who was appearing for the state government. Sharma said he would take specific instruction on the issue and sought
Police: Man punched 5-year-old boy on subway
New York City police are searching for a man who they say punched a 5-year-old boy on the subway. Police say the boy and his mother were riding through Brooklyn on Saturday when the attack happened. Police say the suspect punched the boy in the face and then fled. The victim suffered bruising on his face and was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Police have released surveillance images of the suspect. An investigation continues.
Not allowed to enter Ajmer Dargah, its Deewan demands action
The Deewan of the Ajmer Dargah, Zainul Abedin Ali Khan, has written letter to the CEO of dargah demanding a probe on accused khadims (caretakers) for not allowing him to enter the dargah's sanctum sanctorum to perform a ritual on Saturday night. Khan, who is the spiritual head of the 12th century shrine of Khwaja Moinddin Chisti, was allegedly not allowed to enter the shrine after some Khadims raised objections to his decision of declaring Nasiruddin Chisti -- Khan's elder son -- as his rightful successor. The incident took place during the 806th Urs of Sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, which concluded today. It is a centuries old tradition which was broken by Khadims who illegally stopped me from performing the ritual. I have demanded a probe and action against Khadims by writing a letter to the CEO of the dargah, Khan said today. Khan claimed that it was the second known occasion since 1943 when a Deewan was stopped from performing 'Gusl ki rasam'. However, according .
Congress demands CBI inquiry into MP journo's death
Congress on Monday appealed for a CBI Investigation into the death of a journalist, who was run over by a truck in Madhya Pradesh.The national TV journalist, Sandeep Sharma, who was reporting on sand mafia in the state, was mowed down by a speeding truck in Bhind district on Sunday.Congress MP Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia said, "He was killed in broad daylight. Nothing less than a CBI inquiry should be done. Media is the fourth pillar of democracy and that is being crushed under BJP's rule."Earlier, police said they have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) team to probe the matter.Reportedly, the journalist had earlier notified police that he had been receiving death threats by some unknown people.
CM orders police to set up cell to take up cases of crime
Following the rape and killing of a minor girl in Nagaon district, Assam Chief Minister Sonowal today directed Director General of Police Mukesh Sahay to set up a cell to take up all cases of crime against women. Chairing an official meeting here, Sonowal said a high ranking woman police officer should take charge of the cell. "Women have been accorded highest respect in the Assamese society and these crimes against women have seriously dented the pride of the people of the state," he said. Five men allegedly raped an 11-year-old girl and set her on fire when she was alone at home in Dhaniabheti Lalung Gaon in Nagon district on March 23. She died the next day. The chief minister also wrote a letter to Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh requesting him to set up a fast-track court to take up all cases of crimes against women on an urgent basis. "This would make fast and strict action against perpetrators of such crimes and result in reduction of crime rate in the ..