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Woman injured in acid attack in Kerala
A 22-year old woman teacher suffered serious burns when an unidentified person threw acid on her at nearby Kuttichal today, police said. She had been admitted to the government medical college hospital here. The woman was returning home from work late this evening when the motorcycle-borne person attacked her and fled the scene, police, quoting eyewitness accounts, said. Investigations were on to find out the culprit and the motive for the acid attack, they added.
Rotomac: ED notifies exit ports about Kothari
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today said it had notified all the land, sea and airports in the country to prevent the exit of the promoter of Rotomac pens, Vikram Kothari, and his family members from India, in connection with its money laundering probe into an alleged bank loan fraud of Rs 3,695 crore. The agency also conducted searches at multiple locations in Uttar Pradesh, including in Unnao and Kanpur, to gather evidence in the case. Official sources said that according to a preliminary probe, the loan amount "was not used for the intended purpose". They added that in order to ensure that the alleged defaulters, including Kothari, his wife Sadhna and son Rahul, did not flee the country, a Look-Out Circular (LOC) was issued and notified to the immigration authorities by the central probe agency. The ED had slapped criminal charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against the company and its promoters on February 18, based on a CBI FIR filed on the same ...
Financier robbed off Rs 2.84 lakh
A Chennai-based 35-year-old financier was robbed off Rs 2.84 lakh by a four-member gang in Pusad, police said today. The accused came on two motorbikes to the hotel, where the financier Anil Jain was staying and looted Rs 2.84 lakh from him, police officials said. They said that the accused barged into his room and looted the money on a gun-point. A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code was registered and a probe was on, the officials said.
ED attaches assets of former Patna DM
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 1.80 crore in the name of former Patna District Magistrate Pradeep Kumar.According to the ED, the properties were attached on the basis of charge sheets filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under various sections of the Indian Penal Code/Prevention of Corruption Act for indulging in criminal conspiracy (120B IPC), cheating, dishonestly inducing delivery of property (420 IPC), forgery of valuable security, using as genuine a forged document or electronic record (471 IPC) and criminal misconduct by a public servant (13 PC Act).Presently working as Divisional Commissioner of Santhal Pargana in Jharkhand, Kumar has been charge sheeted in the NRHM Scam, Procurement of Mobile Clinic and possession of disproportionate assets.During investigation it was found that Kumar amassed huge properties since his posting as District Magistrate of Patna, the ED said in a statement.Kumar, an IAS ...
Delhi Police head constable dies at hospital
A head constable of the Delhi Police, who was escorting an under-treatment prisoner at a north Delhi hospital , died under mysterious circumstances, police said today. Rajender Kumar, 49, was found with a bullet wound on his head, inside a ward of Rajan Babu Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis (RBIPMT) at GTB Nagar where he was deployed to keep watch on the under trial prisoner Manoj, said a senior police officer. He was found motionless by one of his colleagues in the afternoon. The doctors declared him dead, he said. Kumar was posted with 3rd Battalion of the Delhi Armed Police that is responsible for escorting prisoners when they are out of jail for treatment, court appearances and other purposes. Investigation is going on and all possible angles including suicide and murder are being probed, he said. According to police, Kumar and his companion Sitaram, an assistant sub-inspector, were keeping watch on Manoj who was undergoing tuberculosis treatment at the ...
Man arrested in connection with theft of jewellery from train
An alleged member of a gang targeting passengers on board long distance trains has been caught and stolen jewelleries worth about Rs 60 lakh was recovered from him, police said today. The accused was caught in connection with a theft from a passenger travelling on the Ala Hazarat Express, at Old Delhi Railway station, on February 13, said Parwaiz Ahmad, DCP (Railways). Rajender, 35, was caught on a tip off, by a joint team of the New Delhi and Old Delhi railway police, from a park opposite to the Jalebi Chowk in Sutlanpuri, yesterday, he said. A complaint was filed by a Kolkata resident Mridul Kotrilwal that jewellery including diamonds and ruby worth Rs 60 lakh and cash Rs 90,000 was stolen from his luggage while he was deboarding the Ala Hazarat Express at the Old Delhi railway station on February 13. He said in his complaint that a man befriended him and his family, and later suggested them to move their luggage at the door of the AC-II coach so that they could easily get off the ..
'Resign and go' if unable to follow rule: Madras HC to officials
Lambasting the Tamil Nadu government for allowing constructions around temples in the state in violation of rules, the Madras High Court today asked officials to 'resign and go' if they are unable to follow them. "When the officials responsible to implement the rules are unable to do it, let them go. If they are unable to follow the directions let them resign and go," Justice N Kirubakaran observed. The judge stated this after perusing the report of the court-appointed advocate commissioner in 2013, pertaining to illegal constructions in around the famous Meenakshi temple at Madurai and Sri Ranganatha Swami temple at Srirangam. Justice Kirubakaran heard the proceedings through video conference by sitting in the division bench with Justice R Tharani at the Madurai Bench. The matter relates to a PIL in the Madurai bench, seeking a direction to constitute a state-level committee, including archeological department officers, to monitor the security and safety arrangements, renovation and .
BSF jawan killed in Pak sniper fire at LoC in J&K
A BSF jawan was today killed after he was shot by a Pakistani sniper from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Tangdhar, officials said. Constable S K Murmu (28) succumbed to the "critical" injury of the gun shot wound he suffered in the ceasefire violation incident, they said. He died at the Army hospital in Srinagar around 8:30 pm. The officials said that Murmu was deployed at a forward defended location (FDL) along the LoC in Karnah sector of the Tangdhar area, when a sniper shot hit him in the stomach around 4:30 pm. "He was initially evacuated on foot from the forward area and then taken to Srinagar in an Army helicopter. However, Murmu succumbed to the fatal sniper shot. He was shot at by the Pakistani forces," a senior officer said. The jawan, who joined the Border Security Force (BSF) in 2013, hails from the Jamui district in Bihar.
Auto-rickshaw driver held for cyber stalking woman
An auto-rickshaw driver, was today arrested from here on charge of cyber stalking a woman, police said. The accused D Vinod (24), was arrested by Cyber Cell for harassing a woman, by creating a WhatsAppandFacebook profile with her pictures and posting abusive comments, a release from Rachakonda Police Commissionerate said. The victim, aged around 20, is a degree student and had friendship with Vinod. Later their friendship turned into love. Due to her family issues, she started avoiding him. On which he started harassing her and created a WhatsAppgroup, forwarded her voice recorded audio with message stating that she is loving him, they said. "Later he started black mailing her by stating that if she doesnt love him, he will upload her obscene pictures on social media," police said. "A few days later the accused called victim's brother and spoke negatively about her character," they said. is Vinod also went to the college hostel where she was staying and snatched her ...
Meghwal confident of passage of Bill for single tribunal on water disputes
Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal today expressedconfidence that a Bill that will pave way for the setting up of a single Tribunal to adjudicate all inter-state river water disputes will be passed in the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament beginning in March. There are different tribunals hearing disputes between states on the sharing of river waters. And, after orders by the tribunals, states approach the Supreme Court and other courts due to which the issues keeps lingering on and are not moving towards settlement, the Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, told reporters here. "Hence, why not to have a single tribunal instead of the (existing) multiple tribunals to resolve water-related disputes between the states. A bill is pending in Parliament in this regard and committee has studied it. "I am fully-confident (that) in the upcoming Parliament (second part of budget) session beginning from March 5, we will be able to ...
MP: Arrest warrant issued against Cong MLA in rape case
A court here today issued an arrest warrant against Congress MLA Hemant Katare for not appearing before it, despite several summonses, in connection with a rape-and-abduction case lodged against him earlier this month. Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Jyoti Dongre issued the warrant on an application filed by the local police. The court posted the matter for next hearing on March 19. On February 17, the police had announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for sharing information about Katare's whereabouts. The police had also announced a reward for Vikramjit Singh, an aide of the complainant in the case. On January 24, the police had said that Singh was untraceable, following the arrest of a 21-year-old woman, a journalism student, for allegedly trying to extort money from Katare, the Ater MLA, by threatening to file a rape case against him. The woman, while in jail, had alleged that Katare raped her several times, according to the police. The MLA was booked on charges of rape and ...
Illegal confinement of girls:HC seeks CBI's reply on parents plea
The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Central Bureau of Investigation on a plea by parents of 48 girls who were sent to a children's home from an institution that is under investigation for alleged illegal confinement of young women. Justice S P Garg directed the CBI to file a status report about the number of girls at the Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya in Rohini area here, their ages and whether they were willing to return to their parents. The court asked the agency to give the report on or before March 5. It sought the reply of the authorities concerned on the plea which contended that the girls were illegally detained despite being adults and were being subjected to mental torture. The plea said the girls, who were lodged at the Minda Bal Gram in Alipur, were kept in painful conditions and were suffering from tremendous mental agony. It also claimed that the process of their age verification was being delayed for unknown reasons. The petition also alleged that they were not
HC lawyers on hunger strike to protest vacant posts
Upping their ante, striking lawyers of Orissa High Court today resorted to an indefinite relay hunger strike demanding filling up of vacant posts of judges. Along with the executive members of the High Court Bar Association led by its President Srikant Kumar Nayak, several other members sat on a hunger strike in front of the Association office here from 10.30 am to 5 pm. "As decided by the Association yesterday, no fresh case was filed in the Court on the day and the clients were requested not to appear before the benches to argue their own cases," said Association Secretary Satyabrata Mohanty. The lawyers are on strike since February 12, alleging that due to insufficient judges in the high court, the number of pending cases are mounting. "Over 40 per cent of the sanctioned posts of judges are now lying vacant in the high court," Mohanty said, adding that 16 judges were now functioning against a sanctioned strength of 27, while two judges would retire in the next four ..
'Mahadalit' man killed for refusing to make liquor in Nawada
A man belonging to 'Mahadalit' community was beaten to death while another was badly injured by local goons when they refused to make liquor in Bihar's Nawada district today, police said. The incident occurred at Pansadwa village of Kauwakol police station area of the district when both refused to make illegal liquor, Kauwakol police station SHO Manoj Kumar said. The deceased has been identified as Nirav Manjhi (50) while Chhote Manjhi, who received serious injuries in the incident, is battling for life at a local hospital, Kumar said. Complete prohibition is in force in Bihar since April 2016 that bans manufacture, trade, sale, storage and consumption of liquor in the state. The goons allegedly indulged in manufacturing liquor illegally in the village, the SHO said adding that police have sent the body to sadar hospital for postmortem. None has been arrested so far in the case, the SHO said.
Three cargo loaders of Mumbai airport held for mobile theft
Three cargo loaders at the city airport were arrested today for allegedly stealing mobile phones worth Rs 6.5 lakh, police said. Crime branch officials seized around 53 mobile phone handsets from the trio, an officer said. The trio were involved in the crime since the last 17 months, he said. They used to illegally open the parcels containing the mobile phones and steal the handsets, he said explaining their modus operandi.
Notice to Singhvi's wife a political vendetta: Congress
The Congress today termed as "political vendatta" an Income Tax Department notice to the wife of party leader Abhishek Singhvi for purchase of diamonds from the company of Nirav Modi, one of the accused in the alleged Rs 11,400 crore PNB fraud case. Party spokesperson Manish Tewari said it was strange that after five days of action against the defaulting jeweller, the government agencies had come out with only one name -- that of the wife of a Congress leader. "What could be a bigger case of political vendetta? If the government has the conviction of courage, let them make public the names of all those people who are there on the lists, they claim to have seized," he told reporters. Tewari claimed it was amazing that for the last five days the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate and other government agencies had created a "complete mirage of activity and ultimately they were able to come out with one name only - the wife of the Congress spokesperson". Singhvi said he was served an I-T ...
HC asks Maha govt to reply on plea against plastic ban
The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit, in response to a plea challenging the state's decision to ban the sale of plastic materials such as bags, plates, cups etc. The Maharashtra Plastic Manufacturers' Association has filed the plea, challenging a public notice and an order issued by the environment department of the state government on January 2, through which it sought to impose a ban on the manufacture, sale, distribution and storage of plastic materials like cups, spoons, plates, bags, forks and so on. A bench of justices A S Oka and P N Deshmukh asked the government to file an affidavit, stating by when it planned to implement the ban, within a week. The petition claimed that the order was arbitrary and that it was passed without following the principles of natural justice. It added that the order was also violative of the fundamental right of the petitioner association and its members to carry out business.
HC seeks police report on cheating case against Mehul Choksi
The Gujarat High Court today directed the police to submit before it the probe report in a cheating case lodged in April 2017 against Gitanjali Gems promoter Mehul Choksi. Gitanjali Gems is a sister concern of Nirav Modi companies which allegedly cheated the Punjab National Bank of Rs 11,400 crore. Justice A J Desai directed the Ahmedabad crime branch police to produce evidences collected in the case of cheating filed against Gitanjali Gems CMD Choksi and others on a plea moved by Choksi to quash the FIR. The court posted the matter for a further hearing on March 14 after public prosecutor Mitesh Amin submitted that the state government has taken cognisance of the matter and will publish advertisements in the newspapers appealing victims of the chit fund case to come forward. Choksi had moved the high court seeking to quash the FIR on the ground that he has reached a compromise with the complainant Mita Mankad who had alleged that Choksi and five others, through his Gitanjali Gems ...
HC declines to hear plea for 2nd post-mortem of bodies found in Andhra tank
The Madras High Court today refused to entertain a plea, seeking a second post-mortem of the five bodies that were found in a tank in Andhra Pradesh. A bench headed by Justice C T Selvam declined to hear the plea filed by P Pugalenthi, a lawyer who heads a rights forum, and suggested that he approach the Andhra Pradesh High Court since the incident occurred in that state. The bodies of the five men, suspected to be woodcutters from Salem district, were found floating in a decomposed state in an irrigation tank at Vontimitta village, about 120 km from Tirupati, on February 18. Alleging that the post-mortem of the bodies was carried out hurriedly at the instance of the Andhra police, Pugalenthi contended before the court that there was no possibility of all the five drowning in the tank, considering its depth. It would be in the interest of justice that a second autopsy by an independent team of doctors from Tamil Nadu was ordered, he added. Pugalenthi said he visited the village ...
Photos prove nothing: Amit Shah on Nirav Modi's Davos' photo
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Tuesday clarified that Nirav Modi's photographs with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Davos do not prove that the Centre is supporting him.BJP president Amit Shah, who is in Karnataka's Banwala to attend Nava Karnataka Rally, said, "Photographs prove nothing, even you people are sitting with me and if one of you commits a crime will you make me liable too?.""As far as Nirav Modi case is concerned Centre has taken it seriously and already seized more than 5 thousand crore assets," added Amit Shah.A photograph that emerged in which billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, accused of Rs 11,300-crore scam, was seen standing along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Davos created an uproar in the political sphere.Soon after there began a blame game between the NDA and UPA on who is responsible for the scam.After Enforcement Directorate's filed a money laundering case against Nirav Modi, his wife Ami, brother Nishal and relative Mehul Choksi on ...