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Leopard mauls minor girl in U'khand
A seven-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in Uttarakhand's Nainital district, a forest official said today. The incident happened last evening in Beluakhan village, around 18 km from here, when the victim, Jaya, was playing outside her house, he said. The girl's mutilated body was found around 1 km away near a pit. Divisonal Forest Officer (DFO) Dharam Singh Meena visited the bereaved family members and gave them Rs 50,000 as compensation, the official said.
Policewoman found dead on rail tracks in Mumbai
The body of a policewoman was found on rail tracks here today, a senior GRP official said. The woman, Pratiksha Shinde (26), was a constable attached to the Local Arms Unit of the Mumbai police and originally hailed from Solapur, he said. Her body was found on the tracks between Sion and Kurla stations on the Central Railway line at around 1.20 pm, the official said. Prima-facie, it appears Shinde was knocked down by an express train while crossing the tracks, he said. However, police are probing her death from all angles and not ruling out suicide, the official said. The Kurla GRP has registered an accidental death case, he added.
PNB fraud: PAC calls top officials of ED, Customs for briefing
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has called the Revenue Secretary and top officials of the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax department and Customs to brief the panel on the PNB fraud case, a PAC member said. A sub-committee of the PAC wants to question the top officials over the Punjab National Bank fraud and the 80:20 gold import scheme that was announced in 2013 to restrict the imports of the precious yellow metal, which may have helped diamantaire Nirav Modi and owner of Gitanjali Gems Mehul Choksi, the member of the panel said, on condition of anonymity. Another member of the panel said that the committee wants to question the officials about the ongoing investigation into the fraud and whether both Modi and Choksi and various other jewellers misused the 80:20 scheme for their benefit. All officials are scheduled to appear before the panel on March 1, the member said. In August 2013, the government had placed import restrictions on gold by introducing the 80:20 scheme. ...
Nitish govt shielding "drunk" BJP leader alleges Tejaswi
The opposition RJD in Bihar today alleged that the person driving the SUV which mowed down nine children in Muzaffarpur district two days ago was "a drunk BJP leader" whom the Nitish Kumar government was trying to shield. Rubbishing the charge, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi asserted that the police has been directed to take "sternest possible action" against the accused, "irrespective of political affiliations". "Prohibition in Bihar is a farce and the ghastly incident of Muzaffarpur, where a drunk BJP leader crushed nine children to death and left more than 20 others injured, proves our point," Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Tejashwi Yadav told reporters. He later led a march march to Raj Bhawan and submitted a memorandum to Governor Satya Pal Malik. "The identity of the accused is now known as the police has registered an FIR against a named person. Yet, no arrest has been made. We suspect he has been asked by his political bosses to hide for some time so ..
Rahul attacks Nitish after 9 kids run over and killed by vehicle belonging to BJP leader
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of protecting a BJP leader, who "killed" nine innocent children under the influence of liquor, and said the truth of prohibition in the state stands exposed. "In 'drug free' Bihar, a BJP leader under the influence of liquor kills nine innocent children. Nitish ji, is this the truth of your prohibition? "The voice of your inner conscience is saving whom - the accused BJP leader or the truth of liquor in Bihar?" he said on Twitter. At least nine children were killed and about 20 injured when a speeding Bolero SUV ploughed through them outside a government school on the outskirts of Muzaffarpur town on February 24. The tragedy occurred near the government-run Dharmpur Middle School in Minapur police station area, about 10 km from district headquarter town of Muzaffarpur, when the children were returning home. Nitish Kumar had ordered a "speedy probe and tough action against the guilty driver". The vehicle ..
Six imported vehicles of Pune developer Kulkarni seized
Six imported vehicles belonging to real estate developer D S Kulkarni, arrested on charges of allegedly cheating 2,500 investors to the tune of Rs 230 crore, were seized by Pune police today. Officials said that the worth of the vehicles, comprising five cars and a motorcycle, was being evaluated after which a report would be submitted in court in order to auction the vehicles to recover money. "On the directions of the court, further course of action pertaining to the auction will be taken," he said. Kulkarni and his wife were arrested from Delhi on February 17 under relevant sections of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act and the Indian Penal Code for allegedly duping investors. Kulkarni, who was remanded in police custody, had to be hospitalised after he complained of uneasiness in the lock-up.
My son will come back: Najeeb's mother
Fatima Nafees, mother of missing Jawahar Lal University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed, and other students on Monday staged a protest outside the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters against the lack of progress in the case."I have complete hope that Najeeb will come back one day but I will continue my protest and next time you will see ten times more people with me," Nafeesa told ANI.It's been more than a year since Najeeb Ahmed, a first-year student of M.Sc Biotechnology at JNU, went missing after a brawl with members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP) at Mahi-Mandvi Hostel on 15 October 2016.An FIR was registered on 16 October 2016 for kidnapping and wrongful confinement of Najeeb at the Vasant Kunj police station based on the complaint of Najeeb's parents.Extensive searches by the Delhi police turned up nothing. They also issued a reward of Rs1,00,000 for information about Najeeb.The case was later handed over to a Special Investigating Team (SIT) of Delhi ..
Pak contacts Interpol to arrest Hussain Haqqani
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has contacted Interpol to issue a arrest warrant against the former ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani after he failed to appear in a court in connection with the Memogate case.According to the Pakistan Today, the FIA contacted the Interpol after the Ministry of Interior's approval.On February 15, Pakistan Supreme Court had issued an arrest warrant against Haqqani.However, Haqqani said Pakistani authorities have been writing such letters to garner news."I have not been charged with any crime, am the target of political persecution because of views I have expressed in my books and other writings, and do not expect any action by Interpol or any other international institution," said Haqqani in a statement."The fate of this latest exercise will be the same as that of letters written to Interpol in the past with regard to other political cases," he added.In 2011, a Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz had claimed that he ...
Minor four-month pregnant after gang-rape
A 15-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Chimayu village has been found to be four-month pregnant after she was allegedly raped by three youths, police said today. The incident came into light after the victim complained of stomach ache, SHO, Charthawal Police Station, G C Sharma, said. "According to the complaint filed by the victim's father, the accused gang-raped the minor few months back and threatened her to not tell the incident to anybody," he said. Two of the accused have been arrested and a search is on to nab the third one, he said, adding the minor was sent for a medical examination.
Special courts set up to try MPs, MLAs in criminal cases
The Delhi High Court on Monday set up some special trial courts to deal with cases against elected Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs).The high court designated Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal of the Patiala House Court to preside over the special courts.The case hearings will begin on 1 March.This step was taken in adherence to the Supreme Court order to expedite the procedure of case hearings against the MPs and MLAs.The high court has targeted to dispose of such cases within a year by handing over the cases to the special courts.
PWD scam: HC asks ACB to file status report of probe
The Delhi High Court today asked the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) to file a status report on its probe into a complaint against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in alleged irregularities in grant of contracts for roads and sewer lines. Justice S P Garg sought the report from the agency on a plea seeking transfer of the investigaton from the ACB to CBI and listed the matter for further hearing on April 19. The plea filed by one Rahul Sharma, the founder of NGO Roads Anti-Corruption Organisation, alleged that the state was wilfully negligent in this matter and the methodology adopted by ACB in the probe was illegal. "Though the information lodged by Sharma was disclosing commission of cognisable offence and also detailing the role of Arvind Kejriwal (chief minister) in the present case, despite that the state deliberately excluded his name from the FIR and violated the provisions of CrPC," the petition filed through advocate Kislay Pandey said. The matter is pending before a ...
Son-in-law killed by gang in case of 'mistaken identity'
In a case of possible mistaken identity, an assistant professor of a private engineering college was hacked to death by a gang, which was targetting his realtor father-in-law, at his home at a nearby town today. The father in-law had allegedly encroached on some land. Police said the elderly man suffered minor injuries and was discharged from hospital after first aid. They said the gang entered the home at Palyamkottai this morning,hurled country bombs and sprinkled chilli powder and attacked Senthilkumar and his father-in-law with sickles. While the father-in-law escaped with minor injuries, Senthil Kumar suffered serious cut injuries and died at Palayamkottai government hospital without responding to treatment, police said. They said a special team had been formed to nab the gang.
EC produces confidential documents against disqualified MLAs in HC
In a fresh twist to the hearing on 20 AAP MLAs' pleas against their disqualification in an office-of-profit case, the Election Commission of India (ECI) today produced before the Delhi High Court some confidential documents, saying these cannot be shared with the legislators. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar was informed by the ECI counsel that they were handing certain documents including "personal notings" related to proceedings held in the poll panel. "We are claiming privilege over these confidential documents, so we cannot supply them to the petitioners (20 AAP MLAs)," poll panel's counsel Amit Sharma said, while producing the papers in a sealed cover before the bench. The bench asked the ECI counsel to take instruction whether the documents can be supplied to the legislators after concealing the privileged portions. The documents were produced by the poll panel during the hearing on the pleas of the disqualified MLAs, found guilty of holding office-of-profit
Abducted toddler rescued within 48 hours in Delhi
The Delhi police rescued a kidnapped child within 48 hours and arrested three people in connection with the same on Monday.A two-and-half-year-old boy was kidnapped from Bawana area of Delhi.The CCTV footage revealed that a woman was involved in the kidnapping. After the investigation, the police found that Sonia (name changed) was behind the incident as she was found missing from her house at Ishwar Colony in Bawana.She was arrested from Anand Vihar, ISBT. During interrogation, she disclosed that she had stolen the boy Abhishek (name changed) and sold him to another lady namely Rajni for Rs 45,000. The police recovered Rs 42,000 from Sonia.Accused Rajni and her nephew Saurabh were also arrested and the kidnapped boy was rescued from their possession. Later, Rajni disclosed that she had bought the boy for her sister Santosh, whose son had died in a fire incident in 2015.Both Rajni and her nephew Saurabh hatched the conspiracy to buy the child for their relative Santosh without ...
Police officer's wife dies of bullet injury
A 26-year-old woman, wife of a police officer posted in the chief minister's security, today died allegedly after receiving a bullet injury at her residence here, police said. Inquest proceedings have been initiated into the death of Neha Basson, who succumbed to bullet injuries at Government Medical College hospital, a police officer told PTI. It appeared the woman had received the bullet injury from her husband's service revolver, he said. The woman's husband, Inspector Vivek Basson, who is posted in CM security, he added. Information was received that a young woman was hit by a bullet at her residence near Ustad Mohalla in the heart of the city this afternoon and was rushed to GMC hospital by her relatives, a police officer said. It was not immediately clear how the woman received the bullet injury, he said. The autopsy of the deceased is being conducted at the hospital and the body would be handed over to legal heirs later, the officer said.
Coalscam: Court to consider charges on Mar 26
A special court today said it would next month consider the point of charges in a case against Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal and others pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block. Special judge Bharat Parashar adjourned the matter for next hearing after written submissions on the point of charge on behalf of all the accused persons were completed. "Written submissions on the point of charge on behalf of all the accused persons stands completed. Case is now adjourned to March 26, 2018 for consideration on the point of charge," the court said. The case pertains to the allocation of the Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand. The court had in April 2016 ordered framing of charges against Jindal, former MoS for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao (since deceased), former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and 11 others for the alleged offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust under the ..
Evidence to be recovered; Court denies bail to rape accused
A Delhi court has denied anticipatory bail to a man, accused of raping his relative, noting that his custodial interrogation was needed to recover further evidence. Special judge O P Saini denied the relief to the Vasant Kunj resident and said the records showed that threats were being extended by the family members and relatives of the accused to the woman not to pursue the matter legally. "In the FIR it is clearly recorded that the accused forced the victim into physical relationship against her consent. There are also statements on record indicating that threats are being extended by the family members and relatives of the accused to the prosecutrix (victim) to not to legally pursue the matter. "The prosecution also claims that the relevant mobile phone number and the nude photographs are also required to be recovered and for that the custodial interrogation of the accused is necessary. Considering these factors ..., I do not find any merit in the bail application and the same is ..
Bribery remarks: Complaint case, not FIR, filed against Kejriwal
The Election Commission today told the Delhi High Court that a complaint case against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was pending before a Goa court for his alleged bribery remarks during the January 2017 assembly polls there. The submission came in pursuance to the court's earlier direction on whether any FIR has been lodged, as the EC had previously stated that such an action has been taken. Justice Rekha Palli was informed by the counsel for EC that a complaint case was filed in pursuance to the poll panel's letter of January 29 last year directing the Chief Electoral Officer of Goa to take legal action or lodge an FIR against Kejriwal for his bribery remark at poll rallies in the state on January 7-8 last year. Addressing a series of rallies in Goa, Kejriwal had reportedly asked voters to "accept money from the Congress and BJP candidates but vote for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)." EC's counsel P R Chopra said no FIR has been lodged against the AAP leader and the complaint case has ...
Musharraf treason case to be heard on March 8
A special tribunal in Pakistan will resume on March 8 the hearing of treason case against former military dictator Pervez Musharraf for imposing emergency rule in the country in 2007. Musharraf, 74, who left the country for Dubai in March 2016 , was declared a proclaimed absconder by the court in May 2016. The court also asked the government to confiscate his properties, including a farm house in suburbs of capital Islamabad. The former president was indicted in March, 2014 on treason charges for imposing emergency in the country which led to the confinement of a number of superior court judges in their houses and sacking of over 100 judges. A three-member bench headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Yahyah Afridi will now resume the hearing in the case. During the last hearing in the case, the court ordered the Interior Ministry to reverify Musharrafs properties and provide details of his current assets and bank transactions. The court, during the proceedings, had also expressed
Make law to protect cows across the country, Togadia tells Modi
Vishwa Hindu Parishad Working Chairman Praveen Togadia on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi formulate and promulgate a law to protect cows in the country.