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Sisodia asks LG to act against Delhi teacher's attackers

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday asked Lt. Governor Anil Baijal to take action against people who attacked a government school teacher here.

Govt-appointed toll collection firms need to pay stamp duty: HC

The Bombay High Court has said private firms appointed by the government for octroi and toll collection from vehicles have to pay stamp duty. A division bench of justices S C Dharmadhikari and Bharati Dangre was recently hearing a petition alleging non-payment of stamp duty amounting to crores of rupees since 2005 by a private firm which was appointed by seven municipal corporations in Maharashtra for collection of octroi and toll. Relying on a judgement passed by the Supreme Court last month on a similar issue, the high court said the octroi collecting contractors have to pay stamp duty under the provisions of the Bombay Stamp Act. "Such agreements between the civic body concerned and private companies cannot escape stamp duty," it said. "The Supreme Court has already decided the issue. Now, it is not debatable," the court further said. The petition, filed by city resident Jeet Pratap Satyanarayan Singh through lawyer Laxman Kanal, said a company, M/s Konark Infrastructure, was the ..

Police caution people against tricky online deals in Mewat region

Fixing low price business deals advertised on online market websites may land you in the soup, especially in Rajasthan's Mewat region. Over 85 people were arrested in nearly 50 cases of robbery and fraud registered in last one year in Bharatpur and Alwar district of Mewat region where robbers lured people from across the country through online retail stores in Mewat,police said. The menace has forced the police to put up boards, flex sheets and raise awareness about it on social media cautioning people about the ruse. Bharatpur Superintendent of Police, Anil Kumar Tank said that cases of robbery and fraud were not new in Mewat region. Earlier, fraudsters used to make random calls to invite prospective customers in Bharatpur by offering them gold bricks at lucrative rates. Now,some online retail marketing portals have become a convenient way to lure people by offering lucrative deals. From January 2017 to January 2018, 46 cases of such online fraud and robbery were registered in ...

Chinese man held for smuggling gold worth Rs 92 lakh at Delhi airport

A Chinese man has been arrested by customs officials for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valuing about Rs 92 lakh at Delhi airport, according to an official statement issued today. The accused was intercepted after his arrival from Hongkong on Wednesday. A detailed personal search of the passenger resulted in the recovery of three gold bars, weighing three kilograms, concealed inside specially designed pockets of the jeans worn by him, the statements issued by the customs said. The gold bars, valued at Rs 91.88 lakh, has been seized, it said, adding that the Chinese man has been arrested. Earlier this month also, four Chinese men were arrested by the customs for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country 10 kilograms gold at the airport. The accused were intercepted by the customs officials after their arrival from Taiwan via Hong Kong on February 10. A detailed personal and baggage search resulted in the seizure of 10 gold bars, collectively weighing 10 kg, ...

NIA to seek Interpol Red Corner notice against Pak diplomat wanted in terror plot

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has initiated the process for securing an Interpol Red Corner notice against Pakistani diplomat Amir Zubair Siddiqui, who was chargesheeted last week for allegedly conspiring to launch terror strikes on the US and Israeli consulates in South India. Officials in the agency said the paperwork was being completed and would be sent soon to the Interpol headquarters based in Lyon in France for issuance of the Red Corner notice against Siddiqui, who during his stint at Pakistani High Commission in Sri Lanka during 2014 had conspired to carry out terror strikes in India. He was named by a Sri Lankan resident Sakir Hussain, who is at present undergoing a simple imprisonment after pleading guilty in a court of law. He was arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police after the Intelligence Bureau busted the conspiracy in April 2014. His jail term will end next year. Hussain had carried out reconnaissance of the US consulate in Chennai and Israeli consulate in ...

HC asks trial court to monitor probe into missing doctor accused of murder

The Delhi High Court has asked the trial court to review once a month progress of the probe into the disappearance of a St Stephen's Hospital doctor as well as into the alleged murder of his colleague of which he is accused. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta passed the order disposing a plea filed by Vandana Gupta who had moved the court to ascertain the whereabouts of her son Dr Suyash Gupta. The bench has recorded in its order that a status report was filed by the Delhi Police detailing the probe undertaken by the Sabzi Mandi Police to ascertain the whereabouts of the doctor . It also stated that the report could not be shared with the doctor's mother at this stage. "This status report, therefore, be kept in a sealed cover by the registry and not be permitted for inspection except under orders of the court," it added. The doctor, who has been missing since August last year, is a prime suspect in the death case of fellow doctor Shashwat Pande. Addressing the concerns of .

After Naqeebullah, his friend found dead in Pak

Aftab Mehsud, a friend of Naqeebullah Mehsud, who was killed in a fake encounter, was found dead on Friday night in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan (D.I. Khan) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.Aftab Mehsud was an active participant of the Pashtun long march, which was initiated in the aftermath of the killing of the 27-year-old Naqeebullah Mehsud in a fake encounter by District Malir's former senior superintendent police (SSP) Rao Anwar in Karachi, reported the Pakistan Today.Naqeebullah's killing evoked a national outcry and triggered protest rallies in several cities.Anwar, who has gone into hiding since the incident took place, has been found guilty of extra-judicial killing in Pakistan.According to the family, Aftab left home on Friday but did not return. Later, the police called the deceased's family to inform about the dead body.It was also revealed that there were bullet marks on the body of the deceased, while a First Information Report (FIR) has also been registered against ...

Tired of her crying, woman kills 25-day-old daughter

A woman allegedly killed her 25-day-old daughter in Delhi's Vinod Nagar area as she had got fed up of her crying.The woman killed the new born by throwing her into a dustbin.The police have arrested the woman and is investigating the matter.The woman confessed to have committed the crime and told the police that she was 'tired of her crying'.

Minor commits suicide after molestation

A class 7 student of Pura village in Varanasi committed suicide on Saturday after being allegedly molested by her senior.The girl, before killing herself, had alleged that a senior of his school used to molest her.The police said that the victim killed herself by consuming poison.The accused, a resident of Mirzapur, is a class XI student.The police has sent the body for the post mortem and launched an investigation to nab the accused.The victim's father alleged that they had earlier complained about the boy's behaviour to the school authority which didn't pay heed to it.

Will file bail plea once Kothari sent to jail: Lawyer

Rotomac Pens owner Vikram Kothari's lawyer has said that they would file a bail application once the former was sent to judicial custody.A special CBI court on Saturday handed over the custody of Rotomac pens owner Vikram Kothari and his son Rahul Kothari to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for 11 days in connection with alleged loan default of Rs 3,695 crore."The CBI has to again produce Vikram Kothari and Rahul Kothari before the court on March 7 after which they would be sent to judicial custody. Then we will move their bail applications as it'll only be valid once they are sent to judicial custody," Sharad Birla told ANI.Both Vikram Kothari and his son allegedly cheated a consortium of seven nationalised banks.The CBI had registered an FIR against the Kotharis who allegedly owe Rs 754.77 crore to the Bank of India, Rs 456.63 crore to the Bank of Baroda, Rs 771.07 crore to the Indian Overseas Bank, Rs 458.95 crore to the Union Bank of India, Rs 330.68 crore to the ...

Man killed while trying to stop car thieves from fleeing

A 25-year-old man was killed while his father was injured while trying to stop car thieves from fleeing in south east Delhi today, police said. The police received a call about the incident in Jaitpur at 4:20 AM today. A man named Vishal was declared brought dead while his father was admitted to AIIMS trauma centre, where they were rushed to after the incident. It was later revealed that two car thieves came in a four wheeler and were attempting to steal vehicles parked in the area, a senior police officer said. Vishal intervened when he got to know from his sister Shivani and brother Rohit that the auto thieves were in the vicinity , he said. The thieves tried to flee in their vehicle when challenged by Vishal and his father Mohan. Both father and son tried to stop the vehicle by taking out the key. However, in the process, the thieves rashly drove the car, dragging them, the officer said. "They got injuries due to this. They were taken to AIIMS Truma Centre where Vishal was ...

Vehicle that killed 9 children in Bihar belongs to BJP leader

Opposition RJD on Saturday said the speeding vehicle that killed nine school students in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district belongs to a ruling BJP leader and demanded stern against those responsible for the death of innocent children.

Gangster with Rs 1 lakh reward on him held

A 37-year-old gangster wanted in dozens of cases, including murder, and carrying a reward of Rs one lakh on him was arrested in Mumbai today, police said. Accused Rakesh, at large for 10 years, was arrested by a Special Cell team from a rented flat at Virar West, where he was living under the fake identity of Rishabh Maan Singh, DCP (Special Cell) PS Kushwah said. He was wanted in 42 cases, including murder, attempt to murder, extortion, threat and assault on police officials, he said. Rakesh was convicted in six cases. In 2008, after being released on bail from Tihar jail, he continued committing crimes and evaded arrest by hiding in Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Mumbai, Kushwah said. A reward of Rs one lakh was declared on his arrest in 2010 in the sensational kidnapping-cum-murder of Dilip Kumar, a Canara Bank employee, the officer said. Rakesh had managed to remain beyond police reach by snapping contacts with his family in Delhi. In October 2017, police received information ...

New single-judge HC bench to hear Sohrabuddin case from next week

A batch of petitions challenging the discharge of some senior IPS officers in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Shaikh has been assigned to a new single-judge bench of the Bombay High Court, three weeks after a judge started day-to-day hearing on the matter. A notice published on the high court website this evening said that Justice Revati Mohite-Dere, who was dealing with the petitions, will no longer hear criminal revision applications. Apart from Justice Mohite-Dere, the assignment of cases of some other judges has also been changed. Justice Mohite-Dere will now hear matters concerning anticipatory bail applications, while Justice N W Sambre will deal with all criminal revision applications, the notice said. Revision pleas filed by Sohrabuddin's brother Rubabuddin, challenging the discharge of IPS officers DG Vanzara, Dinesh MN and Rajkumar Pandian, and two revision applications filed by the CBI against the discharge of former Gujarat IPS officer NK Amin and Rajasthan .

Sohrabuddin case: Bombay HC judge's assignment changed

A batch of petitions challenging the discharge of some senior IPS officers in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Shaikh has been assigned to a new single-judge bench of the Bombay High Court, three weeks after a judge started day-to-day hearing on the matter. A notice published on the high court website this evening said that Justice Revati Mohite-Dere, who was dealing with the petitions, will no longer hear criminal revision applications. Apart from Justice Mohite-Dere, the assignment of cases of some other judges has also been changed. Justice Mohite-Dere will now hear matters concerning anticipatory bail applications, while Justice N W Sambre will deal with all criminal revision applications, the notice said. Revision pleas filed by Sohrabuddin's brother Rubabuddin, challenging the discharge of IPS officers DG Vanzara, Dinesh MN and Rajkumar Pandian, and two revision applications filed by the CBI against the discharge of former Gujarat IPS officer NK Amin and Rajasthan .

Newborn dies after being dumped by mother in Delhi

A young married woman was arrested for allegedly throwing her 25-day-old daughter in a garbage dump in east Delhi, police said today. Accused Neha, a resident of East Vinodpur, was arrested after her infant daughter died at the GTB hospital here today, a senior police officer said. "The woman admitted throwing the infant in a garbage dump saying she did so due to anger and frustration over looking after the baby girl," he said. The incident was reported yesterday and a case of kidnapping was filed. During the search for the baby, suspicion fell on Neha as a witness came forward who saw the woman throw something in the garbage dump, the officer said. During questioning, the accused revealed the location she had dumped the infant, he added. A police team found the infant alive and rushed her to the LBS hospital. She had sustained fractures in her skull, the officer said. The baby was later shifted to the GTB hospital, where she died today, he added.

Trump officials fight eviction from Panama hotel they manage

One of President Donald Trump's family businesses is battling an effort to physically evict its team of executives from a luxury hotel in Panama where they manage operations. Police have been called repeatedly to keep the peace. Witnesses told The Associated Press they saw Trump's executives carrying files to a room for shredding. Representatives of the hotel owners' association formally sought to fire Trump's management team by hand-delivering termination notices to them at the Trump International Hotel and Tower. That's according to a Panamanian legal complaint filed by Orestes Fintiklis, who controls 202 of the property's 369 hotel units. Witnesses and the legal complaint say Trump's team improperly destroyed documents. The witnesses requested not to be identified over concerns they would be drawn into an expensive and protracted legal fight.

Three, including a Nigerian, held with heroin worth Rs 10 cr in Delhi

Three men, including a Nigerian national, were arrested and 2.5 kg of high-grade heroin worth nearly Rs 10 crore was recovered from them, police said today. The trio were part of an international cartel that smuggled heroin from Afghanistan and Pakistan into the country, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) P S Kushwah said. Acting on specific intel, the special cell apprehended two Punjab-based suspected drug-traffickers, Surinder Kumar and Denny Kumar, from near an under-construction Metro station in Tikri Mor here around 12.15 am on February 19, he said. They were headed towards Punjab with a consignment of heroin from a supplier in Dwarka, the officer said. The duo were found carrying heroin, one kilogram each. During interrogation they revealed that their supplier was a Nigerian, John, he said. They also disclosed that the drug was handed over to them at Amrahi extension, Dwarka, and Vikas Puri. Police managed to catch John from Amrahi extension on February 23. Heroin ...

Man's half-burnt body found, wife arrested by police

The half-burnt body of a youth was today found in the municipal dumping yard in the Ramanayyapet area here, police said. Sarpavaram police said that the youth, identified as Rayudu Hari (32), was a resident of Iswaryanagar. Investigations revealed that he was killed by his wife, Bhanu, and her cousin, Chandu, after the deceased objected to their relationship, officials said. The two have confessed to the crime, including attempting to dispose the body by burning it at the dumping yard, the official said. They had been remanded in judicial custody and further investigations were underway, the official added.

Bhushan demands SIT/judicial probe in judge Loya's death

Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan today demanded a judicial inquiry or a probe by a special investigation team into the death of judge B H Loya, who presided over the Sohrabuddin Shaikh 'fake' encounter case trial. Addressing a press conference here, Bhushan claimed that Loya didn't die of heart attack as claimed by the government authorities. This should be investigated, the lawyer said. "I will be filing a petition, demanding a judicial or SIT inquiry into Loya's death. If it was not a heart attack, then it should be investigated what was the cause of death. "The CBI cannot do this investigation as there is a lot of government pressure. The government wants this case to be dismissed right away," he claimed. Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case, allegedly died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014 where he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter. The Supreme Court is currently hearing a petition related to his ...