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SC gives HC five months to dispose of appeal in gang rape case
The Supreme Court today directed the Punjab and Haryana High Court to dispose of an appeal in a case related to a gang rape in a Haryana private university within five months. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao said its earlier direction, staying the order on suspension of the sentence in the case, will continue till the high court disposes of the appeal. The court was hearing a plea by the woman, challenging the bail granted to the convicts in the case by the high court. The trial court had awarded 20 years imprisonment to two of the convicts for various offences under the Indian Penal Code, including gang rape and criminal conspiracy, and the provisions of the Information Technology Act. The third accused was awarded a seven-year jail term after being convicted in the case. However, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had suspended their sentences on the pleas filed by them and granted them bail. The apex court had on February 7 said it cannot tolerate "continuous ...
Nepal-based suspected drug smuggler arrested in UP
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) today said a Nepal-based suspected drug smuggler was arrested and 85 gram smack seized from his possession. The man was identified as Gopal Thapa (23) and the cost of the seized smack was nearly Rs 85 lakh, the SSB said. Deputy Commandant of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Dilip Jha said, "Last night, during a routine checking at Danda Head border post on Indo-Nepal border the SSB arrested the Nepal-based drug smuggler." During interrogation, the accused said he had brought the smack from India and also disclosed his links with drug smugglers in the Nepal, he said. He said that a case under various sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered against the accused at Sonauli Police Station.
ED raids in Nirav Modi-PNB Rs 280 cr fraud PMLA case
The Enforcement Directorate today conducted multiple searches in connection with a Rs 280 crore money laundering case against billionaire jewellery designer Nirav Modi and others following a complaint by Punjab National Bank. Official sources said the agency sleuths swooped down on at least ten premises of entities involved in the case early morning. The premises raided by the ED here include Modi's residence in Kurla, his jewellery boutique in Kala Ghoda area, three company locations in Bandra and Lower Parel, three premises in Surat in Gujarat and Modi's showrooms in Chanakyapuri and Defence Colony in Delhi. The ED had filed a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after going through a CBI FIR registered early this month. It is understood that the ED also went through the PNB complaint that was made out against Modi and others. The agency, they said, would probe if the allegedly defrauded bank funds were laundered and these proceeds of crime were subsequently used
Court sends suspected IM terrorist to police custody
A Delhi court has sent an alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorist, who had escaped during the 2008 Batla House encounter and was wanted in connection with several blasts, to 25 days police custody. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma gave Delhi Police 25 days to conduct Ariz Khan's custodial interrogation. Khan, who was arrested on February 13, was produced before the court last evening. Seeking his remand, the special cell of the police told the court that he was required to be quizzed in relation to the Batla House case and in various other serial blasts in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Delhi. A team of Delhi Police's special cell had arrested the 32-year-old suspected terrorist from Banwasa, along the Indo-Nepal border, on February 13. Khan was an alleged member of IM's Azamgarh (Sanjarmur) module and was based in Nepal where he was teaching at a school. His associate, Tauqueer, was arrested earlier by the Delhi Police in January this year, police said. He was wanted by the Delhi .
Arrested IM terrorist sent to 25 days police remand
The arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, Ariz Khan was sent to 25 days of police remand by a Delhi court on Thursday.Ariz Khan, alias Junaid, was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Team on Wednesday, for his suspected involvement in the five bomb blast cases.Khan is an expert bomb maker, conspirator, and executioner. He was associated with Atif Amin, who was killed in Batla House encounter in 2008. He was also wanted in 2007 UP blasts, 2008 Jaipur serial blasts, 2008 Ahmedabad blasts and had escaped from Batla House encounter.A former Delhi Police Commissioner, Neeraj Kumar remarked that Khan's arrest disproved doubts on the genuineness of Batla encounter, "Ariz Khan was the terrorist who was at the spot during Batla encounter but who managed to escape. His arrest proves that politically motivated theories given by some doubting the genuineness of Batla encounter were wrong."His arrest comes after one of India's most wanted terrorist, Abdul Subhan Qureshi, was arrested on ...
Enforcement Directorate probing money laundering in PNB fraud case - source
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Enforcement Directorate, a government agency that fights financial crime, will probe the possibility of money laundering in a $1.77 billion fraud case at the state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB), a finance ministry official said on Thursday.
Illegal arms manufacturing unit busted in Muzaffarnagar
Uttar Pradesh Police have busted an illegal arms manufacturing unit and arrested two people in Muzaffarnagar district, a police official said today. The police seized 12 pistols during a raid at the unit in Budhana village last evening, Superintendent of Police, Rural, Ajay Sahdev said. Two people were arrested in this connection, he said, adding that the accused were supplying illegal arms to Panipat and Sonepat in Haryana.
Married woman found dead, family alleges she was killed for dowry
A married woman was found dead in her house here, with her family alleging that she was strangulated to death by her mother-in-law and husband over dowry, police said today. Sarika was found hanging in her house yesterday, they said. According to a complaint by her brother, Sarika, who had married Ankur Jain in 2014, was being harassed for dowry. When she failed to fulfil her in-laws' demands, she was strangulated to death, police said. A case was registered against her husband and her mother-in-law, Rekha Jain, they said, adding that Ankur Jain was arrested. The body was sent for post-mortem, they added.
One injured after explosion in Bihar's Arrah
An explosion took place at Harkhen Kumar Jain Dharmshala in Bihar's Arrah city, injuring one person.On immediate information, police rushed to the spot and took the injured to a local hospital for treatment."There were five people in the room, out of which one is injured and has been sent to hospital. Their purpose can only be identified after investigation," Arrah's Superintendent of Police (SP) Avkash Kumar told ANI."One aadhaar card and a pistol have been recovered from room," Kumar added.A case has been registered and further investigations are on.
Cleric shot at in UP's Shamli
Unidentified miscreants shot a cleric when he was on his way to a madrassa from his home in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, a police official said today. Maulvi Talib was shot at and injured in Hath Chhoya village in the district yesterday, Circle Officer Rajesh Tiwari said. The cleric has been admitted to an area hospital. The reason behind the attack was not immediately clear, but a police team was investigating the matter, Tiwari added.
Two Russians jailed in US for hacking
Two Russians were sentenced to 12 years and four years in prison, respectively, for hacking computer networks of major companies in the US, the New Jersey District Attorney's office said.
Indian faces jail, caning for attempt to murder student nurse
An Indian national faces life or 20 years in prison with possible caning for attempted murder of a student nurse who had spurned his advances, according to a media report. The 34-year-old man, whose name has been redacted from court documents, denied he had any intention to kill her in December 2013 but claimed he had taken a knife with him to meet her as he intended to commit suicide in front of her, The Straits Times reported today. But he could not recall what had happened when he stabbed her at the void deck of an apartment block where the student nurse lived. Justice Woo Bih Li found that the accused had intended to kill the victim, who was 20 at the time, pointing to her testimony, the accused's statements to the police, and the way he had "repeatedly, relentlessly and forcefully" attacked her. He will be sentenced a later date. He faces life imprisonment or up to 20 years in prison, and possible caning or a fine. The man got to know the student nurse in February 2013, while she
Texas has second most romance scams victims in US: FBI
The state of Texas in southern US has the second most romance scams victims in 2016, next to the western coast state of California, the Houston Public Media said on Wednesday.
2 Indians sentenced for smuggling phoney cigarettes into US
Two Indians have been sentenced to nearly two years of imprisonment by a federal court in Florida on charges of conspiring to smuggle counterfeit cigarettes into the United States. Besides Abhishek Shukla and Harish Shabhai Panchal, the two Indians, Jubilee Tobacco Industries Corp - an India-based company - was found guilty in the case. The company has been ordered to forfeit USD 300,000 to the US, the Department of Justice said today. The three have pleaded guilty to the charges. According to the guilty plea, they conspired to import about 68,000 cartons of counterfeit cigarettes with the trade names and marks of popular American brand Newport cigarettes. Through internet negotiations, an agreement was reached for a 20-foot container filled with counterfeit Newport brand cigarettes to be shipped from India to Miami. Payment for the shipment was made in instalments through international wire transfers to bank accounts in India and in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On November 1, 2016, ..
Officer injured after shooting outside NSA
One officer was injured in a shooting incident outside the National Security Agency (NSA), as the driver of a rented sports utility vehicle tried to enter a secured area, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.Two people were taken into federal custody after the incident, The Washington Post reported.However, the authorities quickly concluded that the incident was not a terror attack.An FBI spokesman said that one theory being investigated is whether the driver mistakenly turned onto a restricted parkway exit and panicked when he saw armed police."Until we complete all the interviews, we just can't say definitively," The Washington Post quoted the spokesman David Fitz as saying.Other aspects of the inquiry are not yet known, including who fired the gunshots into the SUV's windshield and how the vehicle crashed.Gordon Johnson, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Baltimore field office, said that "preliminarily, gunfire was directed at the vehicle".He, however, refused to comment whether
SC to hear Delhi sealing drive matter
The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear the matter pertaining to the ongoing sealing drive in the national capital.The drive to seal commercial establishments flouting provisions of the 2021 Master Plan began on January 7 in Khan Market, on the orders of a Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee.Till now, over 1,500 commercial establishments have been sealed across the city.According to the master plan, traders using properties for mixed purposes, have to pay a one-time conversion charge at the rate notified by the Delhi Government.The ongoing sealing drive, which was restricted to local markets, will now be extended to residential areas.Earlier, the top court-appointed monitoring committee on directed three civic bodies - South, East and North Delhi - to identify residential buildings where stilt parking is illegally being used for commercial activities.
French court drops charges against landlord of Paris attacks' ringleader
A French court on Wednesday discharged Jawad Bendaoud, the landlord who provided his apartment to terrorists who killed 130 people here in November 2015.
Frenchman admits killing girl who vanished from Alps wedding
French authorities say a man in custody has confessed to "unintentionally" killing a 9-year-old girl whose disappearance from a wedding party in the Alps prompted nationwide concern. Grenoble prosecutor Jean-Yves Coquillat said that investigators found some of Maelys De Araujos remains Wednesday in a snow-covered ravine, six months after she went missing. The prosecutor said chief suspect Nordahl Lelandais told investigators today that he killed her accidentally, hid the body and then returned to the wedding party before eventually dumping the body in the ravine. Lelandais had also been a guest at the wedding in Pont-de-Beauvoisin, near the mountain city of Chambery. The prosecutor said Lelandais did not explain the circumstances of the girls death. A former army dog handler, Lelandais had already been charged in her disappearance.
Man gunned down in Dwarka
A 30-year old man from Bihar was gunned down in Dwarka area of the city today after which two of the suspects have been apprehended, police said. The victim -- Firoz Ali -- was in his car at Dwarka Sector 23 when three assailants fired several shots at him. He was hit by two bullets, a police officer said. Ali was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead. The locals caught two of the attackers -- Amzad and Sabir -- and handed over them to the police, the officer said, adding their accomplice managed to escape in the car of the victim. The car was later found abandoned some distance away. Efforts have been made to nab the third attacker and investigation is on, he added.
Class 12 girl student gang-raped in West Bengal
A class 12 student was allegedly raped and seriously injured by four of her friends at a birthday party at Rathtala in South 24 Parganas district, police said today. Three persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident, a senior officer said adding that search is on for the fourth accused. The accused also allegedly tried to kill the girl after raping her, the officer said. The victim is being treated at a city hospital, he said. The incident happened yesterday night when the victim's boyfriend called her at his uncle's house, the officer said. The house was empty since all the members of the house had gone to attend a family gathering, the officer added. "Her boyfriend was drinking with three of his friends at his uncle's residence. They tricked the girl into drinking liquor laced with drugs, following which she fell unconscious. They then took turns to rape the girl," the officer said. When the members of the house returned, they found that the ...