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Two alleged arms smugglers held
Two arms smugglers were arrested with one carbine, seven pistols, one revolver and 420 live cartridges in Rajasthan's Sikar district today, police said. Based on a tip-off, the accused Chandra Bhan and Naresh were arrested during a search at a check post, they said. They tried evading arrest but were nabbed after a chase, the police said. The accused were about to deliver the weapons to a syndicate, Sikar SP Vineet Rathore said. One carbine, seven pistols, one revolver and 420 live cartridges were recovered from their possession, he said. The accused are being interrogated, he added.
Sibal accepts Kejriwal's apology in Vodafone tax revision case
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal today accepted the apology of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy over the charges levelled against him and his son in Vodafone tax revision case. "Today, Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia have accepted that all the charges (levelled) were baseless. He apologised for this. We have accepted the apology. We do not want to fight with anyone," Sibal told reporters here. In a complaint filed by Sibal's son Amit Sibal in 2013, it was alleged that Kejriwal, Sisodia, lawyer Prashant Bhushan and Shazia Ilmi, who was then an AAP member, had targeted him and his father over the Vodafone tax revision case. Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia were today acquitted by a city court after the two tendered an apology to Sibal. In his letter, Kejriwal said he regretted making the remarks without any verification and accepted that they were based on "unfounded allegations".
Four arrested for shooting dead corporator in Pandharpur
Four persons were today arrested for their alleged involvement in shooting dead a corporator from Pandharpur yesterday, police said. Independent corporator Sandeep Pawar was shot at outside a local hotel in Pandharpur yesterday afternoon and he succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital later, police said. Officials said that an Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) team led by senior inspector Pradeep Sharma arrested four persons today and recovered two pistols from them. Police identified the four as Akshay alias Bablu Survase, Pundalik Vanare, Manoj Shirsekar and Bhaktraj Dhumal. They added that Survase was from Sangli while the other three hailed from Pandharpur. Investigations into the motive of the crime continued, said officials.
2 more B'deshi nationals held for giving shelter to suspected terrorists
Two Bangladeshi nationals were today arrested by the Pune unit of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for allegedly providing shelter to suspected terrorists of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), an Islamic extremist group based in Bangladesh, officials said. While one of them was arrested from Ambarnath in Thane district, another was apprehended from Mahad in Raigad district, a senior ATS official said. According to the official, the two arrested accused, aged between 24 and 30 years, are residents of Shasha district in Bangladesh. The officer, however, did not reveal the names of the two. The ABT is an al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic extremist group in Bangladesh, he said. A preliminary enquiry revealed that the two arrested accused were involved in harbouring and providing logistical support to suspected ABT terrorists during their stay in Pune, the official added. They were staying in the country without any valid travel documents, besides being in possession of fraudulently-obtained .
Senior UP transport dept officials held over fake papers
Two senior transport department officials were arrested from Etawah district today for their alleged involvement in preparing fake challans and counterfeit documents for vehicles, police said. Additional Road Transport Officer (ARTO) (Administration) Himanshu Jain and ARTO (Enforcement) Mohammad Azim, posted in Etawah, were arrested from Eidhgah, a police spokesperson said. The duo were arrested after broker Pradeep Gupta, alias Gudda, who was arrested yesterday, revealed the names during questioning, he added. Gupta was arrested from the Regional Transport Office with fake documents. During interrogation, he confessed that he used to work for the ARTOs and that he made fake challans for money, the official said. Police seized over Rs 3 lakh cash, a diary, stamps and documents of the transport department from Gupta, he added. A police team later seized over Rs 19 lakh cash, jewellery and papers of properties from Gupta's residence, and acting on his tip-off, confiscated over Rs 6 lakh
CBI charge sheet against ex-Canara Bank CMD in loan default case
The CBI today charged former Chairman-cum-Managing Director R K Dubey and two of the then executive directors of the Canara Bank of cheating and forgery in the alleged loan default of over Rs 68 crore sanctioned in 2013, officials said here. In its charge sheet filed at special CBI court in Tis Hazari, the CBI has slapped charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act on the then CMD R K Dubey, then executive directors Ashok Kumar Gupta and V S Krishna Kumar, and two directors of the Occasion Silver Pvt Ltd Kapil Gupta and Raj Kumar Gupta, besides the company. The then deputy general manager of the bank Mukesh Mahajan, the then Chief General Manager T Sreekanthan, and the then Assistant General Manager Upendra Dubey have also been charged by the agency, they said. "The CBI had registered a case on January 27, 2016 on the allegations that the company, dealing in wholesale and retail trading of silver jewellery and articles, ...
CBI names six former Canara Bank officials in Rs 68 cr fraud
The CBI on Monday filed a chargesheet against state-run Canara Bank's former CMD and five of his colleagues for cheating the bank in 2014 in collusion with a Delhi-based firm by defaulting over Rs 68.38 crore loan.
SC admits for hearing appeal against acquittal of Talwar couple in Aarushi case
The Supreme Court today admitted for hearing an appeal against the acquittal of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the 2008 twin murder case of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. The plea was filed by Khumkala Banjade, the wife of Hemraj. A bench comprising justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi granted permission to file the special leave petitions and summoned the original case records from the trial court. The dentist couple were acquitted by the Allahabad High Court in the twin murder case in October last year. Banjade had filed an appeal on December 15 last year against the Talwars' acquittal in the case. Later, the CBI also filed an appeal against their acquittal in the case. On February 9, retired special CBI judge Shyam Lal, who convicted Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Tawar in the case in 2013, had also moved the apex against the high court judgement seeking expunction of certain observations. He had said that the criticism against him in the Allahabad High Court
Granddaughter thrashes 90-year-old grandmother, arrested
A video of a 90-year-old woman being beaten up by her granddaughter in Kannur in north Kerala has gone viral on the social media, following which police registered a case and arrested her today. Police said Deepa (40), the elderly woman's granddaughter, was booked under various sections of IPC, including gain by unlawful means of property to which the person is not legally entitled. The Kerala State Human Rights Commission has suo motu registered a case and sought report from the district police chief in a month's time. The elderly woman, identified as Kalyani along with her daughter Devaki, who was also attacked by the woman, has been shifted to hospital, police said. In the video, the nonagenarian woman is heard wailing as she isthrashed. One of the woman's neighbours shot the video on his mobile and uploaded it on the social media. The police filed an FIR after taking cognisance of the video. A weeping Kalyani is heard in the video saying that she is beaten up every ..
Inter-state robbery gang busted in Ganjam district
Police today claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of robbers from Dasanapalli in Aska area of Odisha's Ganjam district by arresting nine persons. The gang members, arrested late yesterday night while they were preparing for a major crime, were involved in several robbery cases in different places of Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal, said Inspector In-Charge of Aska police station, Santosh Kumar Jena. A country-made gun, three bombs, two swords and a motorcycle were seized from their possession, he said. We are verifying their involvement in a number of cases in Odisha and outside the state, said Jena.
Now, Kejriwal apologises to Gadkari, Amit Sibal in defamation cases
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today tendered written unconditional apologies to Union minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari and advocate Amit Sibal, son of Congress leader Kapil Sibal, in two separate criminal defamation cases after which he was acquitted by a city court. The latest regret by the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) chief comes just days after he offered an apology to Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in connection with comments over his alleged involvement in the drug trade. The apology to Majithia, a former Punjab revenue minister, had drawn flak from his own party members in Punjab. Kejriwal, in his two separate apology letters, said he regretted making the defamatory remarks without any verification and accepted that they were based on "unfounded allegations". Kapil Sibal told reporters that Kejriwal's apology has been accepted, adding, "we don't want to fight with anyone". Senior advocate Pinky Anand, who appeared for Gadkari, struck a similar note and said Kejriwal .
Pak SC raps ISI for shoddy report on sit-in by Islamists
Pakistan's Supreme Court today rapped the ISI for its shoddy report on the source of funding of the leader of a religious party behind the Faizabad sit-in last year, with a judge saying he feared for the country. The top court expressed dissatisfaction over the report submitted by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) regarding the financial details of Khadim Hussain Rizvi, the leader of the religious party behind the Faizabad sit-in in November last year that brought the Pakistani capital to a standstill. The apex court had taken note of the anti-judiciary remarks during the protests that killed at least six people. A two-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Qazi Faez Isa, heard the case today. Expressing dissatisfaction with the report of the country's premier intelligence agency on the issue, Justice Isa remarked that the bench, at the last hearing, had inquired from the agency to inform it of the source of Rizvi's funding. The court inquired from the Deputy Attorney ..
Boy, 9, shoots dead sister over video game controller
A nine-year-old boy shot dead his sister, 13, in the southern US state of Mississippi following an argument about a video game controller, local media reported today. The tragedy took place Saturday when the girl refused to give up the controller, Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell said according to reports. The boy then opened fire, striking his sister in the back of the head. The bullet pierced through girl's brain, and she was taken to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, in critical condition. She died Sunday. An investigation was opened to determine how the young boy had access to a firearm and to what extent he was aware of the danger. Such accidents are not rare in the United States, where the debate on gun control rages on.
Chhota Rajan's brother Deepak Nikalje booked for rape
A case has been registered against Deepak Nikalje, the brother of jailed gangster Chhota Rajan, for alleged rape and sexual harassment based on the complaint of a 22-year-old woman, police said today. Officials said that the woman, who used to reside in Siddharth Colony in suburban Chembur, in her complaint yesterday, alleged that Nikalje exploited her on the promise of marriage. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone VI, Sahaji Umap, said, "We recorded her statement and based on it, a 'zero FIR' was registered by Tilak Nagar police (under whose jurisdiction Siddharth Colony falls). Later a case under section 376 (rape), 354 (sexual harassment)and 313 (causing miscarriage without women's consent) of IPC was registered against the accused." A 'zero FIR' is one in which a case can be filed at any police station and is then transferred to the appropriate one where the incident occurred, officials said. "The case has been transferred to Panvel, under DCP Zone I of Navi Mumbai .
Robbers in police in attire rob 10 kg gold from Mumbai based bullion trader
marketing manager of a Mumbai based jwellery shop was looted by car borne robbers, who were in police uniform, late last night in Sahibabad area. Police said. City superintendent Akash Tomar told that Rohit Jain marketing manager of Union Jwellers and gems private limited of Mumbai yesterday reached Delhi and had a stay in a hotel. In the afternoon around 1.00 pm he along with his local associate Krishna left for Meerut in car, drove by Rama sheesh to deliver ornaments and show some samples of jwellery to bullion traders. In the evening around 8.30 pm they left Meerut for Delhi, in the way they stopped their vehicle for dinner at a road side eatery after having food when they reached near Sahibabad railway station cut, an Alto car overtook and waylaid their vehicle. Two persons in police attire alight from car and on the pretext of checking they entered inside the vehicle and forced the driver to drive as per their instructions. The victim Rohit told the police that robbers who were
Panel recommends 30-pc interim relief for lower court judges
A panel, set up to recommend a hike in the salaries of lower court judges, has proposed a 30-per cent interim relief for the judicial officers. The National Judicial Pay Commission, which submitted its interim report to the Supreme Court last week, has recommended a 30-per cent interim relief to the lower court judges, on the existing basic pay, from January 1, 2016. A statement from the commission said the judicial officers working in the Delhi State Judicial Services would not be entitled to draw the proposed interim relief as they were already drawing salaries as per the scales recommended by the 7th Pay Commission. The commission was set up following a Supreme Court order and its recommendation may come up before an apex court bench in the coming days. The pensioners will be getting the arrears on a pro ratio basis, by a 30-per cent increase on the current basic pay, from January 1, 2016, "which is regardless to commuted pension", the commission has said. The judges and judicial ..
CBI files charges against former Canara Bank chairman in 'cheating' case
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Monday it had filed charges against a former chairman of state-run Canara Bank over allegations of "cheating" the bank out of about 683.8 million rupees in an alleged loan fraud case.
Maken meets kin of man killed following tiff over fetching water
Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken today met the family members of Lal Bahadur who was beaten to death allegedly after a tiff over fetching water in Wazirpur area. Maken demanded that the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) ensure adequate supply of water in the area and also attacked the AAP government for neglecting poor residents of the city. "The poor people are not on the priority list of the AAP government," he said. Sixty-year-old Lal Bahadur was beaten to death allegedly after a tiff over filling water from a tanker in northwest Delhi's Wazirpur on Saturday last. Police have arrested three people in this connection. Maken warned that there would be "severe shortage" of water in the city in coming days and alleged that several deaths in clashes over water supply have been reported under the present regime. "Ever since the AAP came to power in Delhi, many people have died due to clashes related to water scarcity," he said. He requested DJB to ensure prompt supply of drinking water to the ...
ED moves Delhi HC over 2G spectrum acquittal
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday moved an appeal in the Delhi High Court challenging a special court order acquitting former Telecom Minister A. Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and others in 2G spectrum money laundering scam case.
Court acquits Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in 2 defamation cases
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today acquitted in two separate defamation cases lodged against him by union minister Nitin Gadkari and advocate Amit Sibal after he tendered apology to both of them. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal also acquitted Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, a co-accused with Kejriwal in the defamation case lodged by Sibal, after he too tendered an apology to the lawyer through a letter. The relief came from the court after the apologies were accepted by the complainants in both the cases. The proceedings against lawyer Prashant Bhushan and BJP leader Shazia Ilmi will, however, continue in the defamation case lodged by Amit Sibal. Kejriwal, in his two separate apology letters, said he regretted making the remarks without any verification and accepted that they were based on "unfounded allegations". In the 2013 case lodged by Amit Sibal it was alleged that Kejriwal, Sisodia, Bhushan and Ilmi, who was then an AAP member, had ...