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UP's wild west: 3 wanted criminals killed, 6 held in 7 encounters in 24 hours
In a major crackdown on criminals in western Uttar Pradesh, three wanted law-breakers were killed while six others arrested in seven encounters in four districts, in which six policemen were also injured, officials claimed today. Saharanpur, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Muzaffarnagar were the districts where shoot-outs took place in the past 24 hours in which three "criminals were killed and seven arrested", DIG (Law and Order) Praveen Kumar said. Six policemen were also injured in the encounters, he told reporters in the state capital. After it swept the UP Assembly polls, the Yogi Adityanath-led government has repeatedly claimed that improving law and order was one of its priorities. One of the gun-fights that took place today was in Sector 119 (phase-3) area in Gautam Buddha Nagar where Shravan Chowdhury, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh, was injured, while his accomplice escaped, police officials said. Chowdhury was taken to a district hospital, where he died during treatment,
Man held for abducting, killing minor boy in northwest Delhi
A man was today arrested for allegedly abducting and murdering an 11-year-old boy, whose body was recovered in bushes near Bhalswa Dairy, with police suspecting that the minor was sexually assaulted before being killed. The Class IV student yesterday had gone out with another boy from the neighbourhood. He used to stay with his family near Haiderpur Canal in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh, police said. A man met them on the way and asked him to get some things to him. The boy got him those things and then the man asked the victim to accompany him, the police said. The boy went along with the man and his friend who was playing at a distance saw him going. He alerted the boy's family and other neighbours who started looking for the boy. The police were also informed but the boy could not be found, they said. On the basis of the man's description provided by the boy's friend, he was caught, the police said. The man confessed to the crime and said he had killed the boy and dumped his ...
JNU protest: 2 cops suspended for manhandling journalist
One woman constable and a head constable (male) of Delhi Armed Police (DAP) were suspended on Sunday, for mishandling a photo journalist's camera who was covering the protest by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students, on March 23.On the basis of complaint filed by the photo journalist, who had alleged snatching of her camera, a case was registered and taken up for investigation.On the basis of a preliminary inquiry, the constables were suspended for their unprofessional conduct during crowd control at the protest, the Delhi police said.Further vigilance inquiry in the matter is underway. Earlier, a woman journalist filed a complaint allegingmolestation by the Delhi Cantt Station House Officer (SHO) during the JNU protest march. She also alleged that another female journalist was also manhandled by female cop during the protest.
3 wanted criminals killed, 6 others held in 7 encounters in UP
In a crackdown on criminals in western Uttar Pradesh, three wanted law breakers were killed and six others arrested in seven separate encounters in four districts, in which six policemen were also injured, police claimed today. The encounters took place in Saharanpur, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Muzaffarnagar districts in past 24 hours in which three wanted criminals were killed and seven others arrested, DIG (Law and Order) Praveen Kumar said. Six policemen were also injured in the encounters, he told reporters here. In Gautam Buddha Nagar, a shootout took place in the Sector 119 (phase-3) area in which Shravan Chowdhury, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh, was injured, while his accomplice managed to escape, police officials said. Chowdhury was taken to the district hospital, where he died during treatment, they said. Crime Branch Inspector Balwan Singh and constables Satyaveer and Sanjeev were also injured in the encounter, the DIG said. In Saharanpur, a notorious gangster, ...
UP ATS nabs 10 persons on terror-funding charges: top cop
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh police has arrested ten persons, who it claimed were linked with Lashker-e-Taiba and allegedly involved in terror-funding activities. "Ten persons were arrested from Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Pratapgarh and Rivan (MP) yesterday by the ATS. These persons were involved in terror-funding on the directives from Pakistan," ATS IG Asim Arun told reporters here. Commenting on the arrests, UP DGP OP Singh said no law breakers will be allowed to go scotfree. "We will not spare any anti-social elements and criminals in our all out efforts to make the state crime-free," he told PTI. Singh said the UP police will deal with the offenders strictly and not spare anyone guilty. "More arrests are likely in the case and we are probing links and transactions by these persons," the DGP said. The arrested men were identified as Naseem Ahamad, Naeem Arshad, Sanjay Saroj, Niraj Mishra, Sahil Masih, Uma Pratap Singh, Mukesh Prasad, Nikhil Rai alias Musharraf ...
Four arrested for alleged gang-rape, paraded through streets
The city police today arrested four men for allegedly raping a 20-year-old college student. The accused, caught after she lodged the complaint this morning, were paraded through busy streets by the police. While the alleged incident took place last evening, the woman lodged a complaint with the Maharana Pratap (MP) Nagar Police Station this morning, and all four accused were arrested within an hour, Deputy Inspector General of Police Dharmendra Choudhary said. The accused were paraded through busy streets, and some women among the onlookers were seen thrashing them. Of late, police in Madhya Pradesh have taken to parading habitual eve-teasers or those accused of sexual offences through streets, as a measure of deterrence after the government came under fire for increase in crime against women. The DIG said that Shailendra Dangi (21), who is the victim's senior in her college, called her to a restaurant in the MP Nagar locality yesterday. According to her complaint, after
SC/ST Act: Par panel likely to recommend review of SC order
A parliamentary committee may recommend that the government file a review petition against the Supreme Court order diluting the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, according to panel members. Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice, cutting across party lines, said they will raise the issue at the panel's meeting next week. The committee will call officials of the social justice ministry to deliberate on the judgement, a member said on condition of anonymity. The social justice ministry is the nodal ministry for the implementation of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Members of the panel are of the opinion that the government should file a review plea against the judgement, another member said. The 30-member committee headed by BJP MP Ramesh Bais is scheduled to meet next week to analyse the impact of the micro-credit finance scheme of the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development ...
Ghaziabad criminal arrested after gunfight succumbs to injuries
A wanted criminal, arrested here after a brief gunfight in which he and a police officer were injured, succumbed to his injuries in hospital here on Sunday, police said.
Two killed, three hurt as auto-rickshaw rams into BEST bus
Two persons were today killed and three others injured when their auto-rickshaw rammed into a civic-run BEST bus in suburban Malad, police said. "The mishap occurred when the victims, all in an inebriated state, were returning after visiting the Danapani beach," an official of the Malwani police station said. The deceased have been identified as auto-driver Zubair Qadri (48) and Satish Sode (35). "Qadri did not see the bus and rammed his vehicle into it. The injured are being treated at a hospital and their condition was stated to be stable," the officer said. A case has been registered and statement of the eye-witnesses were being recorded, he said.
HC seeks Centre's reply on plea for guidelines on police probe procedure
The Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's reply on a plea seeking proper guidelines for the procedure of investigation to be followed by the police when it is asked to file an action taken report by a metropolitan magistrate. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and C Hari Shankar issued a notice to the Centre, the Delhi government and the city police and asked them to file their response within two weeks. The high court was hearing social activist Ajay Gautam's petition which has a poser on whether the police can start probing a matter on the basis of the action taken report (ATR) called by the court of a Metropolitan Magistrate on an application under section 156(3) of CrPC, without the registration of an FIR. Section 156 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deals with the police officer's power to investigate cognisable case. Section 156 (3) of the code deals with the power of the magistrate to order such an investigation. "Citizens of this country are suffering lot of ...
7-yr-old girl's dengue death case: SC seeks reply from Centre, MCI
The Supreme Court has sought the reply of the Centre, MCI and Haryana government on a man's plea, seeking Rs 10 crore as compensation from a Gurgaon-based hospital for alleged medical negligence that led to the death of his seven-year-old daughter, who had dengue. A bench of justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre issued a notice to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Medical Council of India (MCI), Haryana government, Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) in Gurgaon, the hospital's doctor and others on the plea filed by the father of the child, Adya, who died during treatment in November last year. The petitioner, Jayant Singh, alleged that the hospital's "medical malpractice and wrong treatment resulted in prolonging medical treatment, which permitted blatant profiteering by the hospital at the cost of his daughter's life". He alleged that the doctor took her daughter off the ventilator when her survival was deemed economically unfeasible. In his plea, the father also sought ..
STF seizes 40 kg heroin concealed in apple boxes
In a major haul, a team of the Special Task Force (STF) today seized 40 kg heroin, concealed in apple boxes, during a check barrier near Vardhaman Chowk on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh road here. According to inspector (STF) Harbans Singh, who was leading the party, as soon as they stopped a car for checking at the barrier, they found wooden boxes containing apples inside it. "When the boxes were opened, we were taken aback to find 40 packets of heroin of 1 kg each, which were concealed under the apples," he said. The STF team impounded the car and arrested one person, identified as Gurpal Singh, a resident of Amritsar, Harbans Singh said. During preliminary investigations, the suspect told the police that he had got the consignment from Pakistan. Gurpal Singh was also stated to be of criminal background, the STF inspector said, adding that a case has been registered under relevant provisions of the law and further investigations were under progress.
7 held for stealing goods worth Rs 13.87L from two factories
Seven persons were today arrested for allegedly stealing various goods including copper plates, worth Rs 13.87 lakh, from two factories here, police said today. The arrested accused, who hail from Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh, looted valuables from the premises of the two factories on March 21, said Jalna Police's local crime branch head Rajendra Singh Gour. They looted goods like copper rods, scrape, iron. They also stole a two-wheeler, Gour said, adding a case was registered at the Chandanjhira police station. The officer said efforts are on to apprehend two others, who were also involved in the crime.
Man found dead on day he was to get married
A 25-year-old man, whose was marriage fixed for today, was found dead hours before the ceremony, police said. Superintendent of Police Dev Ranjan said Aas Muhammad was missing since yesterday and his body was found hanging from a tree near Hiranwada village under Babri police station in the district today. He said the body has some injury marks and it has been sent for post-mortem. Police have registered a case against unidentified persons and an investigation is on, he said. According to an FIR lodged in connection with the case, the deceased's brother has alleged that Muhammad was killed before his marriage. His body was found when his family was preparing to take out the baarat procession.
Four persons arrested in Nepal for slaughtering cow
Four persons have been arrested in Nepal for allegedly slaughtering a cow, the national animal of the Hindu majority nation. A 70-year-old man named Hum Bahadur Rana was arrested on Friday from Jyotinagar area in Kapilbastu district with 30 kilogrammes beef, police said. On interrogation, police found that Rana had hidden a large quantity of beef, which he confessed during the investigation. Three of Rana's accomplices were arrested yesterday, a day after his arrest, police said. In Nepal, slaughtering of a cow being the national animal has been prohibited by law. Nepal became a secular state in 2008. Cow, which is sacred to the Hindus, was declared the national animal of Nepal in 2015 in the country's secular Constitution.
Bhopal Police arrest 4 youths in gang-rape case
Bhopal police, on Sunday, arrested four youths in connection with the abduction and gang-rape of a girl in the city.The victim was abducted from Maharana Pratap Nagar in Bhopal by two of the accused and was later taken to a house where the others arrived and raped her."All four involved have been arrested. One of the accused, who used to be her friend, tried to contact her and invited her to meet her at a friend's house to sort out issues. He then took her there and called some other friends to the place, where she was raped," said Rahul Kumar Lodha, Superintendent of Police.The police later made the four accused, parade around in the city. The accused were slapped by women and made to do sit-ups in public.
Bhagalpur clash: Warrant issued against Union minister's son
A court here has issued warrants against Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat and eight others for allegedly inciting communal violence in Bhagalpur district last week. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Anjani Kumar Srivastava issued the warrants yesterday on an application filed by the Nathnagar police, seeking the arrest of the nine persons, who were named in one of the two FIRs lodged in this connection. "Warrants were also issued against Abhay Kumar Ghosh, Sonu, Pramod Verma Pammy, Dev Kumar Pandey, Sanjay Bhatt, Surendra Pathak, Amit Lal Sah and Pranav Sah alias Pranav Das," Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Viresh Mishra said. Bhagalpur Senior Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar said the police had received the copy of the court's order and all the accused would be arrested soon. Arijit has been named in the FIR for taking out a procession without prior permission from the administration in Bhagalpur on March 17. Arijit's father, Ashwini Kumar ..
ITBP jawan opens fire, 3 injured
An ITBP jawan has been arrested after three people were injured allegedly when he opened fire on them over some land dispute at Bharsi village under Kandhla police station in Shamli district, police said. Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar Tiwari said the incident occurred yesterday and the ITBP jawan, Rahul, was found to be intoxicated during medical examination after his arrest. Two more people have been booked in connection with the incident, he said. According to an FIR lodged with the police, Richpal and Rohtas were having arguments over the land dispute which escalated when Rahul (Rohtas's son) and his two brothers allegedly opened fire, the CO said. Three people -- Pankaj, Sanjay and Aryan -- received bullet injuries in the incident and were rushed to hospital, Tiwari said. He said the police were searching for two other accused.
Law minister hits back at Rahul for his claim on judges appointments
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today hit back at Rahul Gandhi for his claim about huge pendency of cases in courts and shortage of judges, saying the government's notice to Cambridge Analytica for data mining has unnerved the Congress president. Legal system collapsing under Pending Cases: Supreme Court 55,000+, High Court 37 Lakh+, Lower Courts 2.6 Crore+. Yet, a staggering 400 High Court and 6,000 Lower Court judges not appointed, while Law Minister preoccupied peddling fake news, Gandhi said on Twitter yesterday, using the hashtag JudiciaryDemonetised. Hitting back at Gandhi for the tweet, Prasad said judiciary has never been made part of any political debate in the country. He also said that in 2016, a record 126 high court judges were appointed in one year, which he claimed was highest since independence "The tradition of the country has been that even in case of extreme political hostility, we keep judiciary aside, and we should continue to do so," Prasad told PTI. He wondered
'Living' man declared 'dead' in UP's Firozabad
In Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad, a 'living' man was allegedly pronounced 'dead' by the Revenue Department on Saturday."I am alive, while your revenue department has declared me dead," said Devendra Kumar, the person who was pronounced dead to the District Magistrate of Firozabad.DM Neha Sharma said that an inquiry has been initiated into the matter and further action will be taken accordingly against people responsible for this.Speaking on the same, DM said, "This was done by the concerned bank. I have directed the officials to clear the matter as soon as possible. The people responsible for this will be investigated.