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Shopian Firing: SC to hear petition filed Major Aditya's father on Monday
Major Aditya's father had moved the apex court against his son being named in an FIR after three civilians were killed in an army firing in Shopian
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Minor Dalit girl killed in UP
An eight-year-old Dalit girl was killed in Vishnupur village here allegedly over a land dispute, police said today. The incident took place yesterday around 8.00 pm when the girl had gone for grazing the goats, Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said. The police said that a land dispute is believed to be the reason behind the alleged killing. The deceased's father has lodged a complaint in this regard, naming his nephews as accused, he said. A case in this regard has been registered against the two accused, the SP said, adding that the body has been sent for post-mortem.
Fill posts in child rights panels, implement Juvenile Justice
The Supreme Court today passed a slew of directions for effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act and asked the Centre and states to ensure that all positions in national and state commissions for the protection of child rights are filled up. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also directed the states to ensure that all positions in juvenile justice boards and Child Welfare Committees are filled up expeditiously and in accordance with rules. Any delay in filling up the positions might adversely impact on children and this should be avoided, the bench said. The top court also requested the chief justices of all high courts to register proceedings on their own for effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. It asked all the high courts to seriously consider establishing child-friendly courts and vulnerable witness courts in each district. "The Ministry of Women and Child Development in the ...
IAF Group Captain Arun Marwah arrested, undergoes questioning
Indian Air Force Group Captain Arun Marwah facing espionage charges has been arrested and is undergoing questioning by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, sources today said. Marwah was handed over to the Special Cell's northern range on Wednesday after being interrogated for nearly 10 days by the counter intelligence wing of the IAF, a senior police official said. He has been booked under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) provisions and five days police custody has been granted by the court for questioning him, he said. Marwah, who was posted at the Air Force headquarters, was allegedly leaking classified documents to a woman through WhatsApp. He had befriended her through Facebook in December last year, the official said. As per the complaint filed against Marwah by the Air Force, he was caught by the counter intelligence wing after he was found carrying a high-end phone at the headquarters, which are banned there. The counter intelligence wing is also probing whether ..
Shopian firing: SC to hear plea seeking relief for Major Aditya on Feb 12
The Supreme Court will hear the plea filed by Major Aditya Kumar's father, seeking to quash the FIR registered against his son in connection with the civilian killings during a firing incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, on February 12.On January 27, three civilians were killed after Army personnel fired at a stone-pelting mob of protesters in Shopian district.Over 200 protesters pelted stones at the Army convoy, following which the army personnel shot in the air in their self-defence.Following the incident, the state police filed an FIR under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the Major and his Army unit of 10 Garhwal Rifles.Subsequently, the Army filed a counter FIR in response.
Three arrested for rape in Bhiwandi
Three young men have been arrested in connection with the alleged rape a 17-year-old girl in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi near here, police said today. The incident took place in a slum colony on Wednesday night, they said, adding the accused were identified as Imran Khan (24), Javed Shaikh (23) and the third one only as Kinna (20). The trio barged into the house of the survivor when she was alone. While one of them, Khan, allegedly raped the teenager at a knife point, the other two kept a vigil outside the house, said senior inspector K D Jadhav of the Shanti Nagar police station. Based on a complaint filed by the girl, police arrested the trio yesterday, he said. They have been booked under IPC sections 376(d) (gang rape), 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 506 (criminal intimidation), police said. Relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) have also been invoked against the accused, .
SC to hear plea to quash FIR against Army on Monday
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the plea filed by the father of Major Aditya Kumar, named in an FIR by Jammu and Kashmir Police in civilian killings during a firing incident, for quashing the case because it will hurt the Army's morale in fighting terrorism in the state.
Laskhar man convicted for terror financing, money laundering
A terrorist of the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment by a local court here in a terror financing and money laundering case, officials said today. Bilal Ahmed Quta alias Imran Jalal, who operated from Karnataka, has also been fined Rs 50,000 by the court, they said. A special PMLA court of Judge Shivshankar Amarannavar pronounced the verdict yesterday. The case dates back to January, 2007 when the man was arrested with an AK series assault rifle, 200 bullets, five hand grenades and a satellite phone by the KarnatakaPolice while he was getting down from a bus in Bengaluru. He was charged with "waging war" against Government of India, possession of arms and explosives and other sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Quta was involved in these activities since 2001 and was a member of the LeT, they said. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) later booked Quta under the criminal provisions of the Prevention ..
Woman sentenced to death in China for arson
A Chinese woman was sentenced to death today for setting an apartment on fire in which four members of a family were killed. Mo Huanjing, a former nanny of the family of Lin Shengbin, was found guilty of arson. Lin's wife and their three young children were killed in the incident last year, the Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court said in its verdict. Mo started the fire using a lighter in the early morning after she searched the keyword "arson" online, according to the court. Mo was also convicted of theft, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
'451 criminals expelled from dist during last 13 months under
The authorities here have expelled 451 criminals from the district under the Goonda Act during the last 13 months, officials said. According to Additional District Magistrate Harish Chander, police have booked 753 criminals under the Goonda Act, out of which 451 have been expelled from the district. The Goonda Act is a special law enacted to prevent criminal activities.
Indian-American killed, another injured in shootings at US
An Indian-American was killed and another critically injured when a man opened fire in two convenience stores in the US state of Georgia. Parmjit Singh, a 44-year-old father of two high school students, was shot multiple times on Tuesday evening at the Hi Tech Quick Stop on Burnett Ferry Road, sheriff's officers said. The Floyd County coroner pronounced him dead on the scene. Just 10 minutes after shooting Singh, the gunman entered another convenience store, Elm Street Food and Beverage, and stole money before shooting 30-year-old clerk Parthey Patel, sheriffs officers said. Patel was in critical condition. The suspect, Lamar Rashad Nicholson, 28, was arrested on multiple charges, including murder, aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm while committing a crime and use of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is being held without bond in the Floyd County jail. Major Jeff Jones with the Floyd County police said officers did recover security video ...
SC to hear plea for probe in Justice Loya case
The Supreme Court will today hear the plea filed by three petitioners seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe in the alleged mysterious death of Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge B H Loya.A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, will hear the petitions.The top court had asked the Maharashtra government, earlier in the month, to submit the postmortem report of the CBI judge, who had died in alleged suspicious circumstances in 2014, citing that the "matter was very serious."According to reports, Maharashtra-based journalist Lone and activist Tehseen Poonavala had filed independent pleas seeking a fair probe into the death of Justice Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, involving various police officers and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah.In a press conference held on January 12, Justices Madan B. Lokur, Kurien Joseph, Ranjan Gogoi and Jasti Chelameswar questioned the conduct of the CJI, alleging
Mother slits daughter's throat in MP
In a shocking incident, a mother killed her one-year-old daughter by slitting her throat with a sharp weapon in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar.The incident took place on Thursday."Anita killed her toddler allegedly because the infant was constantly crying demanding milk. She lost her temper and used a sharp weapon to end her daughter's life. We are investigating the matter," said a police official.During the incident, no one else was present in the house.The accused mother has been arrested by the police.The body of the child has been sent for post-mortem.
VVIP chopper case: A Delhi Court seeks ED's response on Dubai-based woman director's plea
A Delhi Court on Thursday sought the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) response by February 12 on an application of a woman director of two Dubai-based firms, who is an accused in a money laundering case related to the VVIP chopper deal case.In her application before Special Judge Arvind Kumar, Shivani Saxena, an active director of Dubai-based M/s UHY Saxena and M/s Matrix Holdings, submitted she needed to go to Germany for medical treatment.She was arrested by the ED from Chennai on July 17 last year and granted bail by the Delhi High Court on December 15 with various conditions, including that she will not leave the country without the court's prior permission.According to the case filed by the ED, UK-based AgustaWestland International Limited had paid 58 million euros as kickbacks through Tunisia-based Gordian Services Sarl and IDS Sarl.These companies siphoned off the money in the name of consultancy contracts to Interstellar Technologies Ltd and others, and these funds were further .
NIA arrests two more in LeT terror funding case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested two more persons in connection with the financing of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), taking the total number of arrests to seven.The arrested accused Dinesh Garg alias Ankit Garg (34) and Adish Kumar Jain (54) are residents of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.During the searches conducted at the premises of Dinesh Garg on February 3, Rs. 15 lakh cash, two currency note counting machines, one Indian made pistol with ammunition, one laptop, four mobile phones and relevant documents were recovered.The recoveries made from the residence and shop of Adish Kumar Jain included Rs 32.84 lakh, one Chinese made pistol with ammunition, some documents containing mobile numbers of associates, currency notes of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, USA, Japan, Thailand, Oman, and electronic devices including two laptops and three mobile phones.The NIA informed that the two had been in telephonic contact with some Indian gold smugglers, ..
Man booked for exploiting woman on pretext of marriage
A man has been booked by Hyderabad Police on Thursday for allegedly sexually exploiting and cheating a 25-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage in Telangana.He had also forced her to convert to Islam, wear hijab and observe Muharram."For four long years he fooled me, asked me to convert to Islam, wear hijab and observe Muharram, I did everything he asked. Date was also fixed but he said the wedding can't take place. I want justice," cried victim.They met four years ago in an office at Somajiguda and became close."Despite me following every Muslim rite and ritual, he denied to accept me and stated that I was not following any of the rights properly and that is the reason he cannot marry me. I demand Justice!!! ..," victim added.Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Rachakonda, Uma Maheshwara Sharma said, "We have received a complaint from the victim and a case has been registered in this regard under section 376, 417 and 420 India Penal Code (IPC) and investigating is on.
Mumbai: Man dies after falling off Mantralaya building
A man died on Thursday after falling off Mumbai's Mantralaya building.Maharashtra Minister Vinod Tawde informed that the man, identified as Harshal Raote, was a prisoner out on parole."When we called his house, his father told us he was serving jail term in a murder case and was out on parole," Tawde said.An investigation is underway to probe the possibility of suicide.
Ex-BSP MLA Amarpal booked under NSA in murder case
Former Bahujan Samaj Party from Sahibabad Amarpal Sharma, an accused in a murder case, has been booked under the National Security Act, officials said. Sharma was jailed last September for allegedly conspiring to kill a BJP functionary under the Khoda Police station, police said. The district administration imposed the National Security Act on Sharma on Tuesday based on the report of the district police chief. District Police chief H N Singh said the police had sent its report to book Sharma under the NSA as it was suspected that he might create law and order problem if he gets bail. According to SSP singh the district magistrate Ritu Maheshwari has sent the report of imposing NSA on Sharma to the state government for its approval. Thereafter the report will be sent to High court advisory board Allahabad, and after the consent of board NSA will be enforced. Sharmas family members and supporters said they will challenge the NSA before the government, the high court ...
Accused in Chandan Gupta murder case surrenders before court
Another accused in the killing of Chandan Gupta during a rally on Republic Day in Kasganj town of Uttar Pradesh today surrendered before a local court, police said. "Asif Gymwala, who was named as an accused in the Chandan Gupta murder case, surrendered in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate. The court has sent him to jail," Superintendent of Police Piyush Srivastava said. Gupta died of gunshot wounds after he was shot at during the motorcycle rally taken out to celebrate Republic Day. His killing led to communal violence in the western UP town. At least three shops, two buses and a car were torched. Yesterday, the police claimed to have recovered the weapon used to kill Gupta. Last week, a person was arrested in connection with the killing. On January 31, police said they have arrested Saleem, who they identified as the main accused in the murder case.
Credit Suisse kept $300 million from brokers in closed U.S. unit: lawsuit
(Reuters) - A new lawsuit accuses Credit Suisse Group AG of withholding up to $300 million of pay from U.S.-based brokers who refused or were unable to move to Wells Fargo & Co after their private banking unit was shuttered in 2015.