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After a decade of probe, CBI closes case against sacked
After over a decade of hounding and humiliation, the CBI has not found anything against former captain of Indian Navy Kashyap Kumar, who was dismissed by the government in 2005 for being allegedly involved in the infamous naval war room leak case. The CBI submitted its report quietly in a designated court and the Delhi High Court late last year, saying that "the investigation in respect of petitioner Kashyap Kumar has concluded and CBI has decided to close the case against him". The status report on the CBI probe came on a petition moved by the 58-year-old captain in the high court seeking quashing of FIR against him. Disposing of the petition filed by Kumar, Justice Ashutosh Kumar had said in his single page order that the CBI, "on the strength of the relevant documents, has submitted that the case against the petitioner has been closed by the CBI". Kashyap Kumar was dismissed from service in October 2005 in exercise of the rarely used President's "pleasure doctrine" ...
Courts can rely on electronic records without certificate: SC
In the age of digitisation and increasing reliance on computerised records in judicial proceedings, the Supreme Court has held that the requirement of a certificate to make an electronic evidence admissible is not mandatory "wherever interest of justice so justifies". The top court's clarification on section 65B of Indian Evidence Act, which deals with admissibility of electronic evidence in court proceedings, will have an impact on criminal trials, where an increasing number of call details records, CCTV footage, mobile video recordings and CDs are being relied upon. Interpreting section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act, a bench of Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit said the provision should be applied only when such electronic evidence is presented by a person who is in a position to produce such certificate. Section 65(B) of Indian Evidence Act says that electronic records needs to be certified by a person occupying a responsible official position for being admissible as ...
Woman beaten up after rape attempt, succumbs to injuries
A 40-year-old woman died after she was allegedly beaten up by some unidentified men for resisting their rape bid at a village here, police said today. The woman was alone in her house when a few men barged in and tried to rape her last night at Shekhupr Tengua village, said Circle Officer (city) Ramesh Chandra. However, as the woman strongly resisted, the accused allegedly beat her, Chandra said. "Two people have been detained for questioning and a probe is underway," he said. The woman was admitted to a district hospital. Later, she was shifted to a hospital in Allahabad as her condition deteriorated, he said.
Teacher arrested for sexual assault of student
A teacher of a religious seminary has been arrested from north Kashmir's Baramulla district for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor boy, police said here today. "A written complaint was received at Kreeri police station on January 28 from a student (a minor boy) of Madrassa Darul-Hudda, accompanied by his father, to the effect that on December 20, a teacher of the seminary, a resident of Baramulla, had sexually assaulted him," a police spokesman said. According to the complainant, the teacher called him to his room after morning prayers and sexually assaulted him while other students were taking lessons. He said police registered a case under Section 377/506 of the RPC and investigation was taken up. The accused was arrested yesterday, he said. Further investigation of the case is going on, the spokesman said.
Man held for shooting at sister, killing her brother-in-law
A man allegedly shot at his sister and killed her brother-in-law as she had married against her family's wishes, following which the accused and his two accomplices were arrested, the police said today. The woman was in coma and have been admitted to a hospital, they said. Karan and his two accomplices -- Rajesh and Amit -- were arrested from Rajeev Chowk in Sohna on Friday night, Gurgaon Police PRO Ravinder Kumar said. "On November 4 last year, the complainant had told police that his brother was kidnapped and a case was filed in this regard. The case was taken up by the crime branch," he said. "During investigation, it was found that Karan's sister had married the complainant against her family's wishes and were hiding," the police officer said. "Since the complainant's younger brother knew where they were staying, Karan along with his two accomplices kidnapped him and came to know where the couple were hiding. "Karan reached there and shot in his sister's head. He ...
Hossain appointed as Bangladesh CJ
Syed Mahmud Hossain has been appointed Chief Justice of Bangladesh barely three months after Surendra Kumar Sinha resigned from the post.President Md Abdul Hamid administered the oath for Hossain as the 22nd chief justiceof the Supreme Court in Dhaka.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, senior members of her cabinet, top judges and lawyers of the Supreme Court, among others, were present at the oath-taking ceremonyThe chief justice's office fell vacant after Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha resigned in November last year, the Dhaka Tribune reported.Sinha's resignation came six weeks after he went on a leave in OctoberJustice Miah was made the acting chief justice after Justice Sinha went abroad on leave.Hours after the appointment of the new chief justice, Justice Miah resigned apparently for not being chosen to be the top judge, according to the reports.Justice Miah was set to retire on Nov 10 this year, while Justice Hossain in December 2021.Born on Dec 31 1954, Hossain started practicing law .
Nepalese man nabbed with charas worth Rs 31 lakh
A Nepalese man has been arrested from the Balaigaav area with charas estimated to be worth Rs 31 lakh, police said today. Superintendent of Police Jugal Kishore said that Narendra Nath Yogi, a resident of Banke district of Nepal, was nabbed by the personnel of Sashastra Seema Bal and local police yesterday based on a tip-off. He said Yogi was nabbed from the Balaigaav area under Motipur police station and 2.5 kg charas worth Rs 31 lakh was recovered from him. A case has been registered against Yogi under The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the SP said.
Indian arrested in Nepal with drugs
An Indian man was today arrested in Nepal after he was allegedly found in possession of drugs, police said. Accused Narayan Giri was held from a Kathmandu-bound passenger bus during a security check at Nagdhunga in central Nepal, the police said. Over 300 ampules of drugs including lupigesic, phenergan, diazepam and nurofen were seized from Giri's possession, the Kathmandu Post quoted police officer Keshab Bhatta as saying. The accused has been remanded in police custody and further probe was on, Bhatta said.
'Abducted" girl 'rescues' herself
A 13-year-old girl was abducted by two youths from her house in Ulhasnagar township in the district, police said today. However, the gritty teenager gave her captors a slip and returned her house late last night, within hours after she was allegedly abducted, a police official said. The incident occurred last afternoon when the teenager, who was alone in her house, answered the door bell, he said. "The two unidentified youths standing at the door sprayed something on the face of the girl, following which she fell unconscious. The duo then abducted her on their motorcycle," the official said quoting the complaint. The girl's mother received a call from the unidentified duo on her mobile phone later in the afternoon. Meanwhile, the girl picked up a bottle and attacked her abductors who were forcing her to change her dress and escaped from the room where she was briefly taken to, he said. "As the girl was rushing towards her house, she spotted a friend of her father and ...
NGT allows registration of diesel ambulances of AIIMS
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed registration of diesel ambulances of the premier medical institute AIIMS which conform to BS-IV emission norms. A bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice U D Salvi granted the relief to the applicant after it assured the tribunal that it does not possess vehicles which were more than 10 years old. The tribunal directed the applicant to file an affidavit before the RTO that they do not possess any diesel vehicle which is more than 10 years old. "We allow these applications directing the Transport Commissioner, Transport Department, Government of NCT Delhi to register the vehicles referred to in the applications on the condition that the new vehicles that are sought to be registered now should be BS-IV compliant," the bench said. The NGT also directed the applicant to furnish details of the other vehicles owned by them in the form of affidavit and made it clear that these ambulances will be used only for carrying patients ..
Jamaat-i-Islami shot dead in Pakistan
A local leader of an Islamist party was shot dead by unidentified gunmen today in northwestern Pakistan, police said. Jamaat-i-Islami local leader Malik Tufail was killed when unknown armed men on a motorcycle opened fire at him in Bannu's Mughalkhel area in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Dawn reported, citing police officials. The suspects escaped from the site after the incident. Police began search operations in the area in order to arrest the culprits. A case was registered against unknown suspects.
Two Chinese men held with smuggled gold worth Rs 1.21 crore
Two Chinese men have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valuing about Rs 1.21 crore at the Delhi airport, an official statement said today. The duo had arrived in the same flight from Taipei via Hong Kong on Friday, it said. One of the passengers was intercepted by the customs after his arrival at the airport. A detailed personal and baggage search resulted in the seizure of four gold bars, weighing 4 kg, the statement said. He had kept the gold bars, wrapped in newspapers, in the pockets of his trousers, it said. During further investigation, another Chinese national was also found to be involved in the crime, the statement said. Both the accused have been arrested and the gold bars, valuing Rs 1.21 crore, were seized from their possession, it added.
Bharathiar University V-C, professor remanded till Feb 16
Bharathiar University Vice- Chancellor A Ganapathy, arrested on charges of demanding and accepting Rs 30 lakh as bribe from an aspirant for the post of an assistant professor, was remanded in judicial custody till February 16 by a special court here today. Dharmaraj, a professor at the University who was arrested for allegedly brokering the deal, was also sent to judicial custody. Ganapathy was arrested by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) yesterday for allegedly accepting Rs 30 lakh as bribe from one Suresh for the post of Assistant Professor. Following a 12-hour search and interrogation at their offices and residences, Ganapathy and Dharmaraj were taken to the Government Hospital for a medical checkup last night and produced before the judge of Special Court of Prevention of Corruption Act John Mino, in the early hours today. The judge ordered the remand of both the accused till February 16. While being taken to court, Ganapathy told reporter5s ..
Ex-Army officer living on footpath bludgeoned to death
Retired Army Captain Ravindra Kumar Bali, who used to reside on the foothpath near Pune Cantonment was found dead on late Thursday night.Bali was bludgeoned to death by unknown miscreants between 12 a.m. to 1 a.m, informed the police.The police said a cement bock was used to murder the 65 -year-old.Police suspects that the victim was attacked for money."The watchman of a bungalow, who saw two people assaulting Bali and fleeing from the scene, alerted the police," said a Lashkar police officer.As per reports, Bali was an officer of batch of 1970 and was posted at engineering department in the National Defence Academy (NDA) Pune.He also worked with some IT companies, but was living on the footpath of Pune Cantonment area.He was not in contact with his family or any relative. The police informed that nobody was willing to accept Bali's body.Bail's funeral will be conducted on February 5 at Sasoon Hospital Pune.An FIR has been registered in this regard.
Man shoots dead woman after she refuses to marry him
A woman was killed and her sister injured when an 18-year-old man opened fire at them after she declined to marry him, police said today. Superintendent of Police Chandra Prakash said Lovely Mishra alias Ilu (18), who lived with her uncle in Ramnath Colony, was being pressured by Amit, a resident of her village Khera Jalalpur, to marry him. The SP said yesterday Amit along with his brother, Sumit and two sisters, arrived at Mishra's house and asked her to marry him. "When she refused, Amit shot Mishra dead, and also shot at her elder sister, Neeraj, when she tried to save her. Mishra died subsequently," he said. A case was registered and an investigation into the matter is underway, the police official said, adding that the accused was absconding after the incident.
Maintain material bills submitted by contractors: CIC to PWD
The CIC has made it mandatory for the CPWD and the PWD to retain authenticated copies of material procurement bills submitted by contractors working on various road projects. Through 11 RTI applications, Rahul Sharma had sought from the Public Works Department of Delhi government details of the quality of material used in construction of respective road projects. The CPWD told him that bills of materials procured by the contractors are returned to them after endorsement in the material on site register (MSB) following which Sharma filed an appeal before the CIC. During the hearing before the Central Information Commission, Sharma alleged that the private contractors quote far less that the estimated work cost calculated by the PWD. He argued that the quotation for executing a civil work incorporating specified quality of raw material can never be less than the estimated work cost. Sharma, who runs an anti-corruption organisation, told Information Commissioner ...
Five Pakistanis languish in Indian jail despite completing their terms
The fate of five Pakistani nationals, languishing in a jail in the national capital, is uncertain as Pakistan has refused to accept that they are its citizens.
Hema killing: Accused to get copies of witnesses' statements
The Bombay High Court has directed the Mumbai Crime branch to provide copies of witnesses' statements to artist Chintan Upadhyay, arrested in connection with the 2016 killings of his estranged artist wife and her lawyer. The HC observed that an accused was entitled to copies of statements of witnesses which were being relied upon by the prosecution. "The accused person would be entitled under law to have copies of statements of all witnesses which are being relied upon by the prosecution. The prosecution cannot withhold the same," Justice Sadhana Jadhav said while hearing a bail petition filed by Upadhyay last Friday. Upadhyay had claimed that he was not given copies of statements which, according to him, are vital in proving his innocence in the case. The HC posted the bail plea for hearing on February 24 and directed the prosecuting agency (crime branch) to provide copies of statements to the accused. Upadhyay's wife Hema, an installation artist, and her lawyer Haresh
6-year-old's death: Case registered
Two days after a minor girl admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) with injuries to her private parts died, a case was registered on Sunday.The police said that they lodged a case under Section 376 and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, based on the reports of postmortem and Ganga Ram Hospital.The six-year-old girl, suspected to have been sexually assaulted a few days ago, died at the hospital due to decompensate septic shock with respiratory failure and multi-organ dysfunction early on FridayOn Friday, Swati Jai Hind, chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women, had condemned the incident and termed it 'devastating'."Met the doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. 6 year old's medical reports reveal recto vaginal fistula which means tear in anal & vaginal region. Happens due 2 sexual assault. She appears to have died due 2 an infection from same. Police should immediately arrest perpetrator. Devastating! (sic)", read her tweet.Earlier in the week, an ...
US police announces reward for leads in murder of Indian
The US police has announced a cash reward for providing leads in the murder of Indian- American mother and son who were found shot dead at their residence in a suburb of Washington DC. Mala Manwani, 65, and her son Rishi Manwani, 32, were found dead inside their home on Wednesday afternoon. The police was called to the 25000 block of Tomey Court Wednesday after one of Mala Manwani's co-workers at CSRA where she was an accountant reported that no one had heard from her since Monday afternoon. The police is yet to find a lead into their murder. In a statement, the Loudoun County Sheriff Office said it is asking anyone with information possibly related to the double homicide of a mother and son and wishing to remain anonymous to contact Loudoun Crime Solvers. The police were called to the residence Wednesday after authorities were notified by the mothers co-worker that she had not come to work this week. According to Sheriff Mike Chapman the murders appear to be related to ..