Page 1830 - Law Crime
Deported Pak man's wife struggling to bring him back
Sajida Khan, wife of Pakistani national Siraj Khan who was deported to his home country from Mumbai after 23 years following court orders, has sought Indian government's help.Siraj, who was illegally staying in India since he was about 10 years, was deported to Pakistan on March 10.Sajida, who got married to Siraj in Mumbai in 2005, urged the Indian government to grant him the Indian citizenship or allow the family to go to him. The couple has three children.She said, "He (Siraj) came to India at the age of 10 years. We got married in 2005 and had been living here since then. He was deported on March 10. We want to live with him. We want that either he is granted Indian citizenship or we be sent to him. We are fighting this case."After a court ruled that Siraj was illegally living in India, a police team took him to the Attari border at Amritsar in Punjab, from where he was deported to Pakistan after the completion of all the formalities.
Elderly beaten to death over filling water from tank
A 60-year-old man was today beaten to death allegedly over filling water from a tank in northwest Delhi's Wazirpur, police today. Police claimed that they have arrested three people and apprehended a juvenile in the case. The deceased was identified as Lal Bahadur who lived with his family in SS Nagar in Wazirpur Industrial area. The incident was reported around 3.30 PM today when a water tanker had arrived in the colony and all the residents reached there for filling water. Lal Bahadur' s son Rohit and the accused were also at the spot, Deputy Commissioner of Police (norhwest) Aslam Khan said. Soon an argument started between Rohit and the accused over filling the water first which soon turned into a scuffle, Khan said. The victim, after hearing the shouts, reached the spot and tried to stop the fight between his son and the accused. He wanted to pacify the fight but the accused attacked him with fist and thrashed mercilessly. He soon became unconscious. He was rushed to the ...
Iran detains close ally of former president Ahmadinejad
Iran's semi-official ILNA news agency is reporting that authorities have detained a close ally of former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The report today says the office of Tehran prosecutor's said police detained Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei for "investigations." It did not elaborate. On Thursday, Mashaei, in front of the British embassy in Tehran, burnt a copy of a court verdict sentencing Hamid Baghaei, another Ahmadinejad ally who was sentenced to 15 years for the misuse of public funds when he was a vice-president under Ahmadinejad. Baghaei began serving his term earlier this week. Several of Ahmdainejad's allies are in jail over the misappropriation of public funds. During Baghaei's trial, Ahmadinejad repeatedly appeared outside the court criticizing many officials, including the head of the judiciary, Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani.
Man shot dead in clash
A man was shot dead allegedly after a clash broke out between two groups in south Delhi's Mehrauli, police said today. One of the accused has been arrested in the case, they said. In a clash allegedly after consuming liquor, Sandeep Gupta and Ashish Kochar had fired on Sumit and Nitin, they said, adding Sumit received gunshot injury. He was declared brought dead by doctors while injured Nitin was admitted to a hospital here.
Police bust online cheating racket in Rajasthan
The second phase of constable recruitment examination was cancelled on Thursday after police authorities had arrested eight people in connection with an online cheating racket.The exam was scheduled to be held from March 20-31.On Friday, the cyber cell of the city police arrested eight people after they were found to be sitting outside an examination hall and helping the candidates with their laptops.At least 20 people have been arrested so far in connection with online cheating rackets busted by the state police.
Delhi CS assault: AAP MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal quizzed
The Delhi Police today questioned AAP MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal in connection with the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash last month. Khan and Jarwal were earlier arrested in connection with the case and were later granted bail. A senior police officer said that the two MLAs had not been questioned before. According to the police, two other legislators -- Madan Lal and Dinesh Mohaniya -- have been called for questioning next week. AAP MLA Rajesh Gupta was also questioned earlier this week. The role of the MLAs in the case is under investigation as they were present at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, when the alleged assault took place on the night of February 19. Khan arrived at the Civil Lines police station at 11 am and was questioned for close to two-and-a-half hours. Jarwal arrived at the police station at 4 pm and was questioned for over three hours. Last week, AAP MLAs Nitin Tyagi and Praveen Kumar were questioned in the matter. AAP ...
Vicky Tyagi murder case: Bail plea of accused rejected
In Vicky Tyagi murder case, a court here has refused to accept the bail plea of an accused who had claimed that he was minor when he committed the crime. In 2015, an armed man entered a courtroom here masquerading as a lawyer and shot dead Tyagi, an alleged gangster. The court today refused to accept the bail plea and ordered a medical test to determine the accused's correct age. Following the incident, Sagar Malik, who allegedly shot Tyagi, was arrested from the spot while another person, Brijbir Singh, was nabbed the next day. Police had registered a case against 11 people, including four police officials. The Uttar Pradesh government had handed over the probe to CB-CID, which, on February 27 last year, had given clean chit to Brijbir, citing lack of evidence against him.
Judiciary plays the role of catalyst: Sonowal
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said judiciary plays the role of a "catalyst" to take laws framed in the legislature to the doorstep of citizens. He said concerted efforts have been made by the state government to improve the reach of judiciary in the interior places of the state. "Judiciary is the guiding force of our country, which leads the legal way for other three branches of our democracy to follow," Sonowal said at the 16th All India Meet of State Legal Services Authorities here. He said that to make democracy vibrant, involvement of the people in the system and their active participation in functioning of government is of paramount importance. Keeping this in mind, the state government is giving maximum thrust on making government services more accessible to the citizens, he said. Hailing the role of State Legal Services Authorities, the chief minister said during the past 20 years, it has extended free valuable legal aid to the needy and worked for
Myanmarese national held in Bihar
A Myanmarese national was arrested here today for not possessing a passport or any valid travel document, police said. Abdul Rahman (33) claimed to be a Myanmarese national, but no document establishing the same was found in his possession, following which he was arrested from Kochadhaman police station area in the district, SP, Kishanganj, Rajiv Mishra said. Mishra, however, said an Aadhaar card and a voter ID card issued in favour of Rahman, showing his address in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, were found in his possession, which have been seized. He said a case has been registered against him under the Foreigners Act. During interrogation, Rahman claimed that he had immigrated to Manipur in 2011 from where he shifted to Bahraich three years later, got married to a local resident, the SP said, adding, he subsequently got the Aadhaar card and voter ID card in his name.
Lalu falls ill in jail, admitted to hospital
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad was today admitted to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) after he fell ill at the Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi, hospital sources said. The 69-year-old former Bihar chief minister is serving a prison sentence in a fodder scam case. Prasad has been admitted to RIMS and is under observation of doctors at the cardiology ward, the sources said. He has been in Birsa Munda jail at Ranchi since December 23 last year, after being convicted in the second case pertaining to illegal withdrawal of money from Deogarh treasury. Earlier in the day, a special CBI court deferred till March 19 the judgement against Prasad and former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra in the fourth fodder scam case pertaining to alleged withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from the Dumka treasury over two decades ago.
Justice will be ensured in Kathua rape-and-murder case: J-K CM
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said it will be ensured that justice is done in the rape-and-murder case of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district. The PDP-BJP dispensation in the state, which has announced a probe into the case by the crime branch, has come under criticism from opposition National Conference (NC) which alleged that the state government was trying to shield the accused. A few days back, NC general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar had alleged, "Following this tragedy, the revelation that evidence was destroyed clearly indicates towards a deep-rooted conspiracy being hatched at the highest quarters to save the culprits and the participation of two cabinet ministers in the Hindu Ekta Manch event raises a lot of questions in this context." "Justice will be delivered in the case," Mehbooba told reporters on sidelines of an International Buyer-Seller meet at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre here. Meanwhile, state minister for finance and ..
African arrested for murder
A 35-year-old African national has been arrested in connection with a murder of one Nigerian last week in south Delhi's Mehrauli, police said today. A Nigerian national, Hillary alias Harry (30), was stabbed to death after a brawl between the two groups of Africans on the night of March 9. According to the police, the accused, identified as Osaretin was arrested from Kishanganj district of Bihar. Osaretin told police that earlier on March 9, the opposite group had beaten one of his group member in the fight. "There after he (Osaretin) along with other accused persons went out in search of their group people and they found Hillary near Chattarpur and they had beaten him and injured him by knife and ran away," DCP (south) Romil Baaniya said in a statement. After the murder, Osaretin had gone to Bihar to escape the arrest. "Osaretin had hired a cab from Punjab and left for Bihar/Assam side. The swift coordination between Bihar Police and Delhi Police resulted in the apprehension of ...
Jeetendra, facing sexual harassment charges, gets relief
In a major relief to veteran Bollywood actor Jeetendra, who is accused of sexually harassing his cousin, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Saturday stayed the state police investigation into the case.
Man arrested for posing as CBI officer
A man was arrested today for allegedly posing as a CBI officer to get his works done, police said. Circle Officer, Sadar, Rajkumar told reporters that the man has been identified as Omprakash Tiwari, a resident of Azamgarh district. "For the past some days, the accused used to pressurise officials to get his work done. A case under various sections of the IPC has been lodged against the accused," Rakjumar said.
CDR case: lawyer sent in Thane police's custody
A Mumbai-based lawyer, arrested by the Crime Branch of the Thane police in connection with illegal procurement of Call Details Records (CDRs), was today remanded in police custody till March 23 by a court here. Advocate Rizwan Siddiqui, arrested last night after he allegedly did not turn up before the Thane police despite a summons, has represented many celebrities, including Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The Thane police have also summoned Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his wife for recording their statement in the case, which came to light in January with the arrest of some private detectives. It is alleged that a racket of private detectives was selling illegally obtained CDRs to lawyers and others. The Thane police have so far arrested 12 persons in the case. Rizwan Siddiqui was produced before Judicial Magistrare P L Gupta, who, after hearing the submissions of investigating officer Nitin Thackeray and the accused's lawyer, remanded him in police custody till March 23. His lawyer
ACB raids on labour court judge, assets worth Rs 3.57 cr
Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths today unearthed assets worth Rs 3.57 crore allegedly belonging to a judicial officer (district judge cadre) here after conducting simultaneous searches at his house here and other places in Andhra Pradesh. The searches were conducted at his residence and at the residences of his relatives in Hyderabad city and in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, an ACB release said. A case of disproportionate assets to the known sources of income was lodged against M Gandhi, Presiding Officer (Judicial Officer), Labour Courtin Metropolitan Criminal Courts complex at Nampally here, the release said. It was registered on the orders of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The searches were conducted as part of investigations into the case. The release said, it was found that Gandhi acquired 18.22 acres of land in West Godavari district, two flats and one three-storied building in Hyderabad besides ..
AirAsia pilot dies in Kolkata, body sent to Syria
AirAsia pilot, Capt Maher Sayegh, a Syrian national, died here on Friday following cardiac arrest, a senior police officer told PTI today. Maher had arrived in the city in the morning and had checked into a city hotel. He collapsed in his car in VIP road on way to the airport. The pilot was 60, the police officer said. The driver on finding him unconscious drew the attention of the police, who helped to take the pilot to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him 'brought dead'. The attending doctors said the reason of his death was cardiac arrest, the police officer said. The body was later sent to Maher's homeland after post mortem, he added.
11-year-old rape victim gives birth to child
An eleven-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by six persons, today gave birth to a baby girl at the government hospital here. While four of the accused were arrested earlier, remaining two were arrested today, police said. Nanji Javiya (67) and Arvind Kubawat (60) were arrested in the case on March 13 on the basis of the complaint lodged by victim's mother at Bhaktinagar police station. Their questioning revealed that a total of six persons had raped the girl on separate occasions, police said. Vijanand Ahir, who is visually impaired, and a 17-year-old boy were arrested two days ago, while Vipul Chavda (40) and Govind Sakariya (61) were arrested today, police said. The girl, who was eight months pregnant, gave birth to a baby girl. "The victim's condition is stable. The newborn baby had some health problems and has been admitted to a government-run children's hospital," a police official said.
British police warn Russians in exile after tycoon murder
Britain's police and security services are making contact with Russians living in exile in the UK over their safety after the murder of a Russian businessman at his London home earlier this week. Nikolai Glushkov's body was discovered by his family and friends late on Monday night and a post-mortem concluded he had been killed by "compression to the neck". Yesterday, Scotland Yard launched a murder inquiry into the death of the 68-year-old, a known opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin who had been granted political asylum in the UK in 2010 after he fled Moscow. "The Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command, which has led the investigation from the outset, is now treating Mr Glushkov's death as murder. As a precaution, the command is retaining primacy for the investigation because of the associations Mr Glushkov is believed to have had," the Met Police said in a statement. The force stressed that at this stage there is nothing to suggest any link between the murder and ..
MP man shoots dead uncle, cousin for refusing money for liquor
A 27-year-old today allegedly shot dead his uncle and cousin after they refused to give him money to buy liquor, police said. The incident happened in the afternoon in Pachaira village in the district and police said that the accused, identified as Bhajanlal, fled the scene. "Bhajanlal was annoyed at being refused money to buy liquor and so he shot his uncle Kamlesh (50) and cousin Pradeep (25) with his 315 bore gun," said Bhind Superintendent of Police Prashant Khare. Khare added that the shots were fired from close range and hit Kamlesh on his head and Pradeep on the chest and head. He said that a case had been registered and a manhunt was on for Bhajanlal.