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Eleven drug peddlers arrested in J-K
Police today arrested 11 alleged drug peddlers in Baramulla and Bandipora districts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its campaign against drug abuse, an official spokesman said. "Continuing its drive 'War Against Drugs', police here arrested 11 notorious drug peddlers in north Kashmir's Baramulla and Bandipora districts," he said. "As many as 469 bottles of codeine phosphate and about 7,000 capsules of spasmoproxyvan were seized from their possession," the spokesman said. The Baramulla Police arrested two people and seized their truck at Kralhar, he said. "The driver of the truck, Manoj Kumar Bhat, a resident of Subash Nagar in Jammu and his accomplice Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Akhoon of Khaitangan were arrested. The police also seized 460 bottles of codeine phosphate from the truck," he said. The spokesman said both the accused have a previous criminal record. In Bandipora district, nine alleged drug peddlers were arrested by a Special Task Force (STF), which was constituted to curb the drug
Allahabad HC refuses plea against UP CM in 2007 riot case
In a big relief to Yogi Adityanath, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to admit a plea for a CBI probe to prosecute the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in a 2007 riot case that had left one person dead.
ED seizes Rs 100 cr deposits, luxury cars of Nirav Modi, Choksi
The ED today said it has frozen shares, deposits and luxury cars worth over Rs 100 crore of the Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi groups in connection with amoney laundering probe against them in the Rs 11,400-crore alleged PNB fraud. Enforcement Directorate officials said they have frozen mutual funds and shares worth Rs 86.72 crore belonging to Choksi and his group and Rs 7.80 crore owned by the Modi group. While the total value of these shares and mutual funds is Rs 94.52 crore, the costly four-wheelers are worth a few crores and hence the total seizure value stands to be over Rs 100 crore, the officials said. The total seizure in the case is now Rs. 5,826 crore, which the agency has said is being independently valued. Choksi is Modi's uncle and promoter of the Gitanjali Gems group and other jewellerybrands. The central probe agency also seized nine high-end cars belonging to Modi during the raids that were launched against him and Choksi on February 15 under provisions of the ...
Six rescued from sex racketeers in Bengal, 12 held
The West Bengal CID has rescued four women and two minor girls from a sex racket in the city and arrested 12 racketeers, a CID official said on Thursday.
Kim Jong Nam murder suspect 'visited Cambodia for TV pranks'
An Indonesian woman charged with murdering the North Korean leader's half-brother visited Cambodia to take part in what she believed were pranks for a TV show with suspected Pyongyang agents, a court heard today. Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese woman Doan Thi Huong are on trial for the Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur airport on February 13 last year while he was waiting for a flight to Macau. Defence lawyers have argued that the women were recruited to take part in what they thought were prank TV shows but were instead tricked into becoming inadvertent assassins, in an elaborate plot by a group of North Korean agents. The women, in their 20s, have denied carrying out the murder of Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother by smearing a nerve agent in his face. They face death by hanging if found guilty. The High Court in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, earlier heard that Aisyah was offered money by Ri Ji U, a North Korean posing as a Japanese man named "James", to .
NCDRC asks Unitech to refund over Rs 4.37 crore to home buyer
The apex consumer commission has asked the Unitech Ltd to refund over Rs 4.3 crore to a home buyer after the real estate firm failed to hand over the possession of a property even after four years of the promised delivery date. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) directed the realtor to refund Rs 4,37,98,966 to Gurgaon-resident Major (Retd) Jaideep Singh who had booked a house in one of the projects of the firm in 2012. It also asked the realty firm to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000 to Singh. "The opposite party (Unitech) shall refund the entire principal amount of Rs 4,37,98,966 to the complainant (Singh) along with compensation...," the presiding member of the commission, Justice V K Jain, said. It directed the firm to pay the amount within three months. According to the complaint filed by Singh, in April 2012, he had booked a house in one of the firm's projects, Espace Premier Nirvana Country-2, which was proposed to be developed at sector 78 in Gurgaon. ..
Dogs kill four-year-old boy sleeping in cradle
A four-year-old boy was killed in Chityala region of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday when two dogs bit him while sleeping in a cradle.Ibrahim accompanied his parents for farming and was sleeping in a cradle hanging by a tree when he was brutally attacked by the dogs. The boy died on the spot, his mother Chandbi said.Chandbi was busy doing her daily chorus and only got to know about the incident when she came to feed her child. She was shocked to see blood flowing from the cradle and called her husband Sheik Hussain Pira.The couple understood the whole scene when they saw the dogs moving around the cradle with blood on their mouth.
Convicted S'pore church leader nabbed while fleeing in boat
A former Singaporean Church leader was charged in court today for attempting to flee the country, before he was to start serving a jail sentence for being part of a group that misappropriated SGD 50 million in church funds. Former City Harvest Church (CHC) leader Chew Eng Han was arrested by the Police Coast Guard yesterday from a motorised 'sampan' (small boat) off a Singaporean island, Pulau Ubin, according to media reports. Chew, on bail of SGD 1 million, was today due to start serving a jail term of three years and four months for his role in the misappropriation of SGD 50 million of church funds, the largest fraud involving charitable funds in Singapore's history. Chew, 57, was arrested at sea at 8.47 am yesterday for leaving the country from an unauthorised point of departure "without being compelled by accident or other reasonable cause," court documents stated. The 'sampan', piloted by Tan Poh Teck, was intercepted by the Police Coast Guard in Singapore waters about 2.4 kms ...
Indian national killed in Nepal bus mishap
An Indian national was killed when a bus hit his motorcycle in Nepal's Kapilvastu district.
Nirav Modi aide Vipul Ambani was aware of fraud LoUs: CBI
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said Head of Finance Department of Firestar Group of Companies of Nirav Modi, Vipul Ambani was fully aware of the fraudulent and illegal Letter of Undertakings (LoUs), in connection with the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.The LoUs were issued by retired Deputy Manager of Punjab National Bank (PNB) Brady House branch in Mumbai, Gokulnath Setty, in conspiracy and guidance of celebrity jeweller and his other employees.Ambani in his aforesaid capacity as Finance Head was also visiting and meeting not only the officials of Brady House PNB, but also the officials of PNB Circle, Zonal office at Mumbai and Head Office in New Delhi.His knowledge of the fraudulent transactions is proved from the fact that on Wednesday, during the searches in this case at the office of Firestar Group of Companies at Peninsula Business Park at Mumbai's Lower Parel, the applications of fraudulent LoUs made to PNB by the three firms of Nirav Modi- ...
Man arrested for flashing at woman in Thane
A 28-year-old man was arrested for flashing at a woman here, police said today. Senior Inspector SM Patil of the Shree Nagar police station here said that the man, identified as Bhandup-resident Ajay Wahe, was arrested last night after the victim filed a complaint. She said that Wahe had called out to the victim, while she was on her way home in the Wagle Estate area of the city, and flashed at her. Police said that Wahe had been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of a woman.
Madras HC grants anticipatory bail to chief temple architect in gold theft case
The Madras High Court today granted anticipatory bail to M Muthaiah, chief temple architect of the Tamil government, in a gold idol theft case in Kancheepuram. Muthaiah, chief 'sthapathi' of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department, had last month moved an anticipatory bail plea apprehending arrest by the Idol Wing CID police in the case related to 'hiving off' 5.75 kg of gold from the idol at the Lord Ekambaranathar Temple. The idol wing had last month registered an FIR against nine people, including the temple executive officer Murugesan, Muthaiah, sculptor Masilamani and priest Rajappa. While seeking anticipatory bail, Muthaiah had contented that he had no role in the heist and police had not produced any material evidence against him. Granting the anticipatory bail, Justice R Mahadevan directed him to surrender before the judicial magistrate of Kancheepuram within a week and execute a personal bond for Rs 50,000 with two sureties to the like sum. The judge also ...
Rape allegations against me politically motivated: Khandu
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu today termed the rape allegations made against him by a woman last week as "false" and "politically motivated" and said he has full faith on the National Commission for Women (NCW) to decide on the merits of the case. A woman had filed a complaint with the National Commission for Women (NCW) alleging that Khandu had raped her in 2008. The complaint was filed on February 15, the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited the state. "I am shocked and saddened by the false allegations against me. I have always conducted myself honourably and with utmost integrity. In my view, these allegations are politically motivated and crafted by my opponents," Khandu has said in a statement issued by his office yesterday. It is unfortunate that they have resorted to such "dirty tricks" to bring "disgrace" to political life of Arunachal Pradesh, he said. "I have full faith on the authority, before which this matter currently stands, will do justice. ...
Politicians not God, not above the law: Bombay HC on mangrove PIL
Observing that politicians were "not God" and nor were they above the law, the Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra police to book two local corporators for encroaching on mangroves. A bench of Justices SC Dharamadhikari and Bharati Dangre directed the Mira raid police station to book BJP's Parshuram Mhatre and Shiv Sena's Anita Patil, both local corporators, within a week, for violations under the Environment Protection Act. "Political leaders are not above the law. They are not God, or someone who can claim a right to be in contravention of laws. Why is the municipal corporation and the local police afraid of initiating action against the offenders? You must be bold and must not fear anyone" the bench said. The observations came while the bench was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by an activist, Bharat Mokal, through his lawyer DS Mhaiskar. According to the plea, both Mhatre and Patil had cut mangroves and encroached on them while constructing their ...
Mob beats man to death in suspicion of molesting child
A man died after he was beaten up by the mob in suspicion of being a child molester.The incident took place on February 3, wherein later he was admitted in a hospital for treatment. Mohammad Faisal was declared dead on February 21.According to reports, Faisal's neighbour Aslam Ansari's three-year-old daughter had gone out with the former at about 11 am on February 3.Later Ansari was informed that Faisal had left his daughter somewhere.Ansari reached the spot and found his daughter, but while returning back he saw a mob beating Faisal.Faisal was tied to an electricity pole, and people around him were hitting him.People were heard saying that he was a child lifter and should be killed.He was later rushed to the hospital. The police later arrested two people in connection with the crime.Ansari informed the police that Faizal was mentally challenged.Meanwhile, Faizal's family blamed the hospital administration for discharging him despite of his critical condition.An investigation is ...
Kerala Love Jihad case: SC adjourns hearing till Mar 8
The Supreme Court, which was to hear the Kerala 'Love Jihad' case on Thursday, adjourned the matter for further hearing till March 8.However, the top court had on Wednesday categorically refused to adjourn Thursday's hearing.Earlier Hadiya's father had requested the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra to defer the hearing scheduled to be held on February 22, but it was not allowed by the court.In November last year, Shafin Jahan, husband of Hadiya, had filed a complaint with the police, alleging that attempts are being made to reconvert his wife against her wishes, ahead of her appearance in the Supreme Court.Shafin alleged that his wife was counseled by a religious teacher for over three hours, to convince her to change her religion back to Hinduism.24-year-old Hadiya had converted to Islam after her marriage to Shafin Jahan.Hadiya is currently with her parents, who have alleged that her marriage to a Shafin is a case of so-called 'love jihad'.The case is under the consideration
SC refuses to give urgent hearing on plea to make CBI an independent agency
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give an urgent hearing into matter mentioned by a lawyer, Manohar Lal Sharma, referring to making the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) an independent agency.A three-judge bench of the top court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, Justices A. M. Khanwilkar and D. Y. Chandrachud, said that matter would be heard after vacations.Sharma filed a petition in the top court requesting to make CBI, which is under the direct control of the Prime Minister Office, an independent agency.He mentioned that due to the alleged political interference, the CBI could not function as an Independent probe agency.
Tej Pratap acused of illegal land grabbing in Bihar
Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav's elder son Tej Partap Yadav is again surrounded in controversy for illegally capturing government's land for building a temple.Tej Partap has been accused of building a temple on the encroached land without taking any prior permission from the concerned authority.Now, taking cognizance of the matter Bihar Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Maheshwar Hazari has decided to take legal action against Tej Partap in this matter.Surprisingly, the land, illegally grabbed by the Yadav scion, is located near Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's house.Tej Partap was earlier accused by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) of acquiring the petrol pump at Patna's busy Anisabad bypass road by furnishing wrong information.Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi had alleged that the petrol pump was fraudulently allotted to Tej Pratap during the UPA-II regime.
Five booked in loan default case
Five persons, including two couples, have been booked for allegedly defaulting on loans worth over Rs 4.55 crore they had taken from Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited, the city police said today. The five accused were identified as Marpat Bhokadia, Kalpesh Bhokadia, Manjula Bhokadia, Rajesh Mevawala and Rakhi Rajesh Mevavala, Naupada police said. "As per the complaint lodged by an official of Indiabulls, the Bhokadias approached the firm in March 2011 and sought housing loan to the tune of Rs 4,55,00,000. They told the company that they were into production and export of steel," a police officer said. "As part of guarantee, they offered to mortgage two flats in Mumbai owned by the Mevavalas, who were to sell the flats at a cost of Rs 3,12,50,000 to Bhokadias. They told the finance company that once the loan is sanctioned, they would get the sale deed done and submit the documents," the officer added. The Bhokadias paid the initial EMI, but when Indiabulls demanded the .
Man gets 10 years in prison for smuggling poppy husk
A special court here has awarded 10-year jail term to a man convicted of smuggling poppy husk. The court of special judge Rajesh Kumar Gupta yesterday sentenced Rajasthan resident Vishnu Kumar Mali for smuggling poppy husk, public prosecutor P N Malakar said today. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Mali. In the event of Mali not paying the fine, he will have to undergo an additional year of imprisonment. Mali was nabbed on June 18, 2017 from Ghoghatpur under the Machalpur police station limits. He said around 225 kilograms of poppy husk was recovered from Mali's vehicles which was searched by the police following a tip-off. While Mali was arrested, the other occupants of the vehicle managed to flee, officials said. A case was registered against him under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.