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Bangladesh court orders former PM's arrest
A court in Bangladesh on Sunday ordered police to execute by April 24 the arrest warrant for formerPrime Minister Khaleda Zia and 48 other Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders in a case involving an arson attack on a bus that left eight persons dead in 2015.Comilla court Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Joynab Begum passed the order and fixed April 24 as the next date for hearing, DhakaTribune quoted police inspector Subrata Banerjee as saying.The court on January 2 accepted chargesheet against 69 people and issued the warrant for the BNP chairperson and others for failing to appear before it.At least eight people were killed and 20 injured when miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a bus at Chouddagram's Jogmohanpur during theBNP-led alliance's movement and nationwide blockade on February 3, 2015.Two separate cases - one under the Explosive Substances Act and another for murder - were filed over the incident.Chouddagram police Sub-Inspector Nururzzaman had filed the murder ...
5 killed, 1 injured in downtown Puerto Rico shooting
Five people have been killed and one injured in a shooting outside a bar in downtown Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican police said the incident occurred around midnight yesterday in the town of Comerio, about 19 miles southwest of San Juan. Police said that witnesses saw a group of men pull up in a vehicle and begin firing at a crowd of people. Five men between the ages of 20 and 34 were killed, and a 17-year-old boy was injured. Puerto Rico has struggled with a wave of crime since thousands of police officers began calling in sick to protest millions of dollars owed in overtime pay following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Nearly 130 killings have been reported in the US territory since the beginning of the year.
Heena Parmar elated with positive response to 'Anjaan...'
Actress Heena Parmar says she is amazed with the positive response that her paranormal investigative crime thriller "Anjaan: Special Crimes Unit" has received from the audience of the small screen.
Iraqi court sentences 16 Turkish women to death for joining IS
An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death for joining the militant group Islamic State (IS), a judicial spokesman said.
TV actor files complaint of cheating against event organiser
Thane police today registered a case of cheating against an event organiser after a city-based TV actor lodged a complaint against him for allegedly not paying her dues for an event. Shikha Singh, who has acted in TV serials, alleged that Deepak Chaturvedi, an event organiser, was yet to pay her Rs 11.30 lakh for a show he had organised in Ghana in West Africa in November, said a police official. He had promised to pay her Rs 12 lakh, of which Rs 70,000 were paid in advance, but the rest of the amount was never paid, the complaint said. Chitalsar police here registered a case under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and investigation was underway, the official added.
Palestinian gets life for murder of Israeli ex-girlfriend
A Palestinian was sentenced to life in prison today for the murder of his Israeli ex-girlfriend in a killing authorities said was motivated by nationalism, police said. Mohamed Kharouf, a resident of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was arrested by Israeli police in August 2017 after the body of Mishal Halimi was discovered. The 30-year-old went missing in May, according to media reports, and a crime of passion was suspected as she had been pregnant and married to another man at the time. Israeli authorities said Kharouf later confessed he had carried out the murder for "nationalistic reasons". Halimi had been living in the Adam settlement, near Ramallah in the West Bank, but was killed in central Israel. Kharouf was also ordered by the Israeli court in Tel Aviv to pay 258,000 shekels (USD 74,000) to the victim's family.
Jharkhand HC Acting Chief Justice hospitalised
Jharkhand High Court Acting Chief Justice D N Patel was hospitalised after he felt giddy during a press conference here today. Justice Patel, who came here to attend a programme of the State Legal Services Authority, is now stable, hospital sources said. He felt giddy while talking to the media and he was taken to the Tata Main Hospital here. He was admitted to the Cath Lab, hospital sources said.
Man, allegedly sunbathing on Fort Sinhgad, held for hurting
Police today arrested a 52-year-old man, employee with the state-run Doordarshan, after he was allegedly spotted sunbathing in a naked state at the Sinhgad fort near here. Haveli police in the district said the man, resident of Wanowari, was arrested under sections 295 A (outraging religious sentiments) and 509 (insulting a woman's modesty) of the IPC. A senior police official said a group fort-lovers including some women, who regularly clean the historical fort, spotted him sitting naked in a chair and sunbathing outside the Doordarshan building on the fort today morning. He hurriedly went inside when the group members ticked him off for 'hurting their religious sentiments', the police said. Some of them also shot a video of the incident which went viral on social media. "We will produce him in the court tomorrow," said the officer.
Time for Pak to stop protecting terrorists: ex-envoy Haqqani
Pakistan should stop protecting internationally recognised terrorists such as Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, its former envoy here has said, while stating that the Pakistani judiciary and law enforcement have lost all respect globally. "It is time for Pakistan to stop protecting internationally recognised terrorists such as (JuD chief) Hafiz Saeed, Dawood Ibrahim, Siraj Haqqani and Masood Azhar instead of misusing legal devices for domestic propaganda against dissidents and political critics," said former Pakistan Ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani against whom Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has written to the Interpol seeking a red warrant for his arrest. Haqqani said in its letter the FIA has specified no crime except for his criticism of the Pakistani state's policies. "Pakistani judiciary and law enforcement has lost all respect internationally," he said. "Such letters are regularly written by Pakistani authorities to generate news in the Pakistani media and have
Man stabs woman several times, arrested
A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a woman several times, leaving her injured with severe wounds, in Sultanpuri area of outer Delhi, police said. Lucky barged into the woman's house and stabbed her several times yesterday allegedly after his engagement with her was called off, a police officer said. She was admitted to a hospital with injuries on her neck and arms. Her condition is stable, he said. The engagement was called off by the woman's family for his drinking habit and temper, the officer said. The police have registered a case and the matter is being probed, he said.
Three people arrested for stealing Rs 14L of Noida-firm
Three people were arrested today for allegedly stealing over Rs 14 lakh of a Noida-based firm and then claiming that there had been a robbery, police said. The accused were arrested by the Murad Nagar police. One of them Abhishek was a cash collection agent on contract with the firm, they said. They had made a call on the '100' number yesterday claiming that two motorcycle-borne men had looted Rs 14.71 lakh from them near Duhai village on the Delhi-Meerut road, they said. Following the call, police had put up barricades and launched a search operation to nab the robbers. The call was received around 1 pm and police personnel were informed on wireless, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) H N Singh said. However, later it was found that there had been no robbery and the accused had concocted the story, the SSP said. Abhishek, who is looks after the firm's cash collection in Murad Nagar as he is a local, had made the call, police said. Station House Officer (SHO), Murad Nagar, Ranvir ..
Man attacked by son with spade, admitted to hospital after 2 days
A 70-year-old man sustained serious injuries on his neck and hands, after he was attacked by his son with a spade in Bhainsawa village of this district, the police said today. "Two days ago, Jagdish attacked his father Ramdev Mishra with a spade following a dispute and fled the spot after locking the house. On gaining consciousness after two days, Ramdev asked the neighbours to rescue him," Superintendent of Police Sankalp Sharma said. The neighbours informed the police, who broke open the door and admitted Ramdev to a district hospital, the officer said. "Ramdev's condition is stated to be stable. A hunt is on to nab Jagdish," Sharma said.
Tennis star Bouchard feels 'relieved' after lawsuit settlement
Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has said that she is feeling relaxed and happy after her lawsuit settlement with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) that runs the US Open.Bouchard took to Twitter to say, "After 2.5 years, my lawsuit against the USTA is finally over."The 23-year-old recently won the liability phase of the trial where she testified about suffering a head injury after slipping on a wet locker room floor at the 2015 US Open due to dim lights.The Canadian sued the USTA after six weeks of her slip and also pulled out from all the events of the tournament and also did not participate in any match for the rest of that season.The jury found the USTA bore 75 percent of the responsibility for Bouchard's fall, reported the New York Times."The jury found the USTA as negligent and liable for the accident. After the verdict, the USTA and I came to a settlement agreement," Bouchard said in a statement on Twitter."I feel happy, relieved and vindicated," she added.
WhatsApp users receive 'invitation' to join LeT group: UP Police
The Uttar Pradesh Police today said members of a WhatsApp group have received an "invitation" to join another group named "Lashkar-e-Toiba" on the messaging platform, allegedly created by a schoolboy in Rajasthan. The sender of the invitation was a boy studying in Class 9 in Bhilwara district, an Anti-Terrorist Squad officer said. "His father was not (available) today, hence he was not called for questioning. He is likely to be questioned tomorrow," the officer said. The police said they have registered a case in this connection after a youth reported to them that he has received the invitation on WhatsApp from the group named "Lashkar-e-Toiba". "When the members of the group clicked on the invitation link, there was nothing. An FIR has been registered against the sender of the invitation under sections of the IPC and the IT Act. We have also informed the UP Anti-Terrorist Squad," Lucknow cyber-crime cell nodal officer Abhay Mishra said. According to police, the invitation was sent a .
Sridevi's autopsy complete, body to be flown back tomorrow: officials
The autopsy of superstar Sridevi, who passed away here after a cardiac arrest, has been completed and her body would be flown back to India tomorrow, according to media reports. The actor, wife of producer Boney Kapoor, died late in the night reportedly due to cardiac arrest in Dubai, where she had gone along with her family to attend her nephew Mohit Marwah's wedding. UAE officials have revealed that Sridevi's autopsy has been completed and the family is now awaiting laboratory reports conducted by the General Department of Forensic Evidence, Dubai, Khaleej Times reported. The body of legendary Indian actress Sridevi, who died in Dubai on Saturday night, is likely to be flown home tomorrow, Gulf News reported. Sridevis body could not be repatriated on Sunday as the final investigation reports from Dubai Police were not ready by late evening, officials dealing with the legal formalities were quoted by the report. Officials also said that as per usual protocols, these tests take up to
Three arrested for killing student in Jammu
Police today arrested three people for allegedly kidnapping a 17-year-old student last week to extort money from his father and then murdering him, officials said. Dheeraj Sharma, alias Tinku, Ankur Arora and Naresh, alias Neshu, were arrested in connection with the murder of Abhay Mahajan, whose body was found in a gunny bag from R S Pura on February 19, two days after he went missing from his house, a police spokesman said. The official said Tinku had called the boy using a stolen SIM card, took him to the Gala Bana area and murdered him with a sharp-edged weapon. Mahajan's father had lodged a complaint with police on February 18, stating that his son went missing a day earlier.
2 policemen arrested in firing incident during marriage function
Two Delhi Police personnel were today arrested and the process for their dismissal initiated in connection with a firing incident during a marriage function here, officials said. Both the personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), were posted with the police's Special Cell. In the incident, which took place last night, a man and a woman were injured. The shots were allegedly fired by Constable Naim after a quarrel broke out over clicking of photos at the function around 10:30 pm, police said. "The accused constable, Naim, took the service pistol of ASI Intikhab Alam, both from the Special Cell, and fired three rounds. They have been arrested and are being dismissed from service," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North East, A K Singla said. The incident took place at V R Vatika near the Sherpur Main Road Chowk in north east Delhi's Karawal Nagar. The two policemen had gone to the reception function of Monu Gupta, a neighbour of Naim. He picked up a fight with a ...
Eight persons arrested for allegedly attacking policemen
Eight persons have been arrested for allegedly assaulting policemen at Ulhasnagar in the Thane district. A case of attempt to murder was registered against the accused today morning, a police officer said. Beni Prasad Yadav (34) approached police with a complaint that some persons beat him up yesterday evening. When a police team went to the spot to conduct an inquiry late in the night, the accused attacked them with iron rods, the officer said. Assistant sub-inspector B A Darade and constable V S Dole were seriously injured in the attack, and Darade was admitted to the Central Hospital in Ulhasnagar, the officer added. Police today arrested eight persons in connection with the incident. All of them hail from Jharkhand, the police officer added.
Christian man jumps off FIA building in Pakistan
A Christian man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan reportedly jumped off the fourth floor of the building of an investigation agency here, according to officials. Sajjad Masih, 28, who has been in critical condition at Mayo Hospital, said the FIA had called him to their headquarters at Regal Chowk to record statement. He said the officials allegedly tortured him and snatched his mobile phone. They asked me to abuse myself, but I refused to do so. Later, they asked me to sexually assault my cousin, but I remained silent and jumped from the building, he said. An FIA spokesman, however, rejected the allegation, saying the suspect was called for inquiry because he was a member of the Facebook group allegedly involved in sharing blasphemous material. "The suspect was asked to unlock his mobile phone. He got panicky and jumped from the building. No one even had touched him (suspect)," the spokesperson added. According to doctors, Masih had life changing injuries. "He has multiple fractures ..
Arms dealer arrested in Delhi
A team of the Special cell under the Delhi Police on Sunday arrested an arms and ammunition supplier.The accused Shripal Singh, 29 is also involved in theft and cheating, said police. He was arrested from Sarai Kale Khan area of New Delhi.The police have recovered 20 live cartridges of 32 Bore and a motorcycle, said an official.According to the police, Singh had been earlier booked in three cases under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (1985), theft and cheating.The accused is a resident of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh and carried a cash reward of Rs. 1 lakh.Earlier in November 2017 the Special Cell has busted a gang and arrested ammunitions supplier Mahipal and Sandeep Yadav who revealed the names of Shripal and Prempal Singh. Prempal was earlier arrested in January 2018.