Page 2004 - Law Crime
Victims' dad apologises after lunging at Nassar in courtroom
A distraught father seething over sexual abuse suffered by three daughters tried to attack former sports doctor Larry Nassar in a Michigan courtroom after a judge rejected his request to confront the "demon" in a locked room, a stunning rush that reflected the anguish felt by parents who trusted him with their children. Randall Margraves was blocked by an attorney, tackled by sheriff's deputies and hauled out of court yesterday. He later apologised, saying he had lost control. Eaton County Judge Janice Cunningham said there was "no way" she would fine him or send him to jail under her contempt-of-court powers. "I don't know what it would be like to stand there as a father and know that three of your girls were injured physically and emotionally by somebody sitting in a courtroom. I can't imagine that," the judge said. Nonetheless, she added, it is "not acceptable that we combat assault with assault." The incident occurred during the third and final sentencing hearing for
Spain extradites suspect thought to be spam kingpin to US
Spain has extradited to the United States a Russian citizen who is suspected of being one of the world's most notorious spammers. Pyotr Levashov, a 37-year-old from St Petersburg, was arrested in April while vacationing with his family in Barcelona. US authorities had asked for him to be detained on charges of fraud and unauthorized interception of electronic communications. He was scheduled to be arraigned late Friday in a federal courthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where a grand jury indicted him last year. A statement from Spain's National Police said officers handed Levashov over to US marshals yesterday. The extradition was approved in October by Spain's National Court, which rejected a counter-extradition request from Russia. The Russian Embassy in Washington didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Authorities in the US say they have linked Levashov to a series of powerful botnets, or networks of hijacked computers, that were capable of pumping out ..
Man killed over Re 1 in Thane!
A 54-year old man from Kalyan town here was killed after a quarrel over Re 1, police said today. The incident took place late last night when the victim, Manohar Gamne (54), went to buy eggs at a neighbourhood shop in Rambaugh, said Thane police PRO Sukhada Narkar. Gamne allegedly paid Re 1 less to the shopkeeper which led to an argument between the two. The shopkeeper abused the victim, Narkar said. The victim and his son later went to the shopkeeper to ask him why he hurled abuses. This led to another round of verbal exchanges during which the shopkeeper's son repeatedly kicked and punched Gamne, leading to his instant death, the official said. The accused, Sudhkar Prabhu (45), has been arrested and charged with murder, Narkar said.
Another arrest in Kasganj violence
Another accused named Rahat Qureshi was arrested on Saturday in connection with the communal violence in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district.Earlier on January 31, the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Salim, the prime accused in the killing of Chandan Gupta during the communal flare-up in the district on Republic Day.The clash had broken out after an unauthorised bike rally was taken out by RSS-affiliated students' group Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in the city to commemorate the Republic Day and allegedly stones were pelted at them during the roadshow.
Introduction of electoral bond is 'violation of Constitution': Yechury
Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday hit out at the Center for the introduction of the electoral bond, terming it as 'crony capitalism' and 'violation of the Constitution'.Yechury, while interacting with the media, stressed on the need to repeal the bond."This is nothing but crony capitalism of the highest order. It violates the constitution. It has to be repealed and this is what we have appealed to the Supreme Court," Yechury said.The Supreme Court on February 2, issued a notice to the Central Government after hearing a petition filed by Yechury challenging the electoral bonds.The top court three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, also comprising Justices A. M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, issued the notice to the Centre on the same.The Centre had in its decision introduced electoral bond in elections, which was challenged by Yechury in the apex court.
Indian-origin man jailed for ex-wife's murder in UK
An Indian-origin man on trial in the UK for strangling his ex-wife to death and then disposing off her body in a suitcase has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 18 years behind bars.
Couple jumps into lake with minor daughter, all dead
A couple allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a lake along with their five-year-old daughter in the wee hours here today, police said. The deceased were identified as Nilesh Shinde (35), his wife Rupali (32) and daughter Ruhi, residents of Hanuman temple, Telankhadi near Ram Nagar, a police officer said. Police said they were informed about the incident at 8 am. "The family might have jumped into the lake around 4 am. The reason behind their extreme step is not yet known and investigation is on to ascertain that," the officer said. The bodies of the victims were fished out of the lake and sent for post-mortem. Further details are awaited.
Haryana Police register case after attack on Kashmiri students
The Haryana Police on Saturday registered a case against unknown persons following an alleged assault on two Kashmiri students in Mahendergarh a day ago.
CBI arrests CGST commissioner, six others in Uttar Pradesh
A CBI team on Saturday arrested a Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) commissioner from Kanpur along with six others in a bribery case, officials said.
Four dacoits arrested in Lucknow
Four members of a criminal tribe gang from Rajasthan were arrested here in after an encounter with the police early Saturday, an officer said.
Teacher arrested for touching inappropriately girl student
A school teacher was arrested for allegedly misbehaving and touching inappropriately a class 9 girl student at the premises of the educational institution in Jajpur district, police said today. The teacher, identified as Sanjaya Kumar Tripathy of Barapada government upgraded school, was arrested yesterday for allegedly touching the private parts of the 14-year-old student in the school on January 27, the police said. The incident came to the fore after the victim's family filed an FIR with the local police on Thursday. Tripathy asked the girl, to lock the rooms in the school building after classes were over. When she was doing so he misbehaved with her by touching her body inappropriately, said Rakesh Kumar Tripathy, Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of Balichandrapur police station. The girl narrated the incident to her mother after reaching home following which her mother approached the head master of the school on Monday. The head master sought two days to resolve the issue ..
Woman harassed by 3 men in bus
A woman was allegedly harassed by three men in a roadways bus on Delhi-Saharanpur highway in neighbouring Shamli district, police said today. The accused also assaulted the woman's husband and father-in-law when they objected to their behaviour. The woman was on her way from Kandhla to Saharanpur, accompanied by her husband and father-in-law, last evening. The accused boarded the bus midway and started harassing her, the police said. Other passengers of the bus managed to nab one of the accused and handed him over to police, while the other two managed to flee. One of the accused has been arrested, police said.
Cop arrested over Sri Lankan newspaper editor's killing
A policeman in Sri Lanka has been arrested and remanded in police custody over the killing of a leading newspaper's editor, a vocal critic of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, nine years ago, officials said here. Lasantha Wickrematunga, the founder and editor of the Sunday Leader, was waylaid by some unidentified bike-borne assailants who gunned him down in the Colombo suburb of Ratmalana in January 2009. Sub Inspector Tissa Sugathapala, the officer in charge (crimes) of the Colombo suburban police station of Mount Lavinia, was accused of concealing and destroying information pertaining to the killing of Wickrematunga. The sub-inspector was yesterday remanded in two weeks police custody, the officials said. Wickrematunga was involved in a legal fight with Rajapaksas brother, the then powerful defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa. After a decade-long rule of Rajapaksa was ended in 2015, the new government under President Maithripala Sirisena had revived the murder ...
15 police encounters in UP in 2 days; 24 criminals arrested
A gangster was killed and nearly two dozen criminals were arrested by police in 15 encounters in different districts of Uttar Pradesh during the past two days, a police spokesperson said here today. The encounters took place in Bulandshahr, Shamli, Kanpur, Saharanpur, Lucknow, Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar, Gorkahpur, Hapur and Meerut. "As many as 24 wanted criminals were arrested and one gangster killed in 15 police encounters reported from 10 districts of the state over a span of 48 hours," the spokesperson said. Gangster Inderpal, who carried a reward of Rs 25,000, was gunned down by the Special Task Force in the encounter in Naglakhepad jungle yesterday. According Superintendent of Police (STF) Rajiv Narain Singh, Inderpal was wanted in more than 30 cases of loot and murder in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The police also claimed to have recovered countrymade arms, ammunition, motorcycle, cars apart from cash which was robbed by the criminals. The maximum number of ...
Tripura HC to get new CJ
Justice Ajay Rastogi, a senior judge of the Rajasthan High Court, is likely to be the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, a high court official said here on Saturday.
Alleged Russian hacker extradited to US
A Russian programmer accused of being the mastermind behind spreading ransomware through a large botnet, was extradited to the US, a statement from the Department of Justice said.
CBI arrests GST Commissioner, others for graft
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Kanpur-based Commissioner of GST and Central Excise and others in a bribery case pertaining to the Excise Department, an official said on Saturday.
Delhi Court to hear Bofors scam case on Feb 17
Delhi's Tis Hazari Court will hear arguments in Bofors pay-off scam case on February 17, after a fresh application, submitted by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), sought further investigation on the same.On February 2, the CBI moved the Supreme Court challenging the 2005 Delhi High Court's order, which quashed charges against the accused in the scam, saying that certain new material has surfaced in the case that needs further investigation.The Rs. 64-crore Bofors scam, relating to alleged payment of kickbacks in the procurement of howitzer artillery guns, dates back to 1980s and 1990s when the Congress was in power with Rajiv Gandhi as the prime minister.The then central government had signed a 1.4-billion dollar defence deal with Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors for the sale of 410 field howitzer guns and a supply contract almost twice that amount.In April 1987, the Swedish Radio had claimed that the company paid bribes to senior Indian politicians and Army personnel to secure ..
HC hears Delhi minister Satyender Jain's plea in benami case
The Delhi High Court has sought to know whether the adjudicating authority under the new benami law has passed any order on Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain's plea to cross-examine witnesses in connection with the alleged benami case against him. Justice Rajiv Shakdher issued the direction on Jain's plea seeking a stay on the proceedings before the adjudicating authority on the grounds that the Initiating Officer's order to provisionally attach the assets allegedly belonging to him was passed without allowing him to cross-examine witnesses. Advocate Amit Anand Tiwari, appearing for Jain, submitted he has not been given any opportunity of cross-examination of witnesses, whose statements have been blindly relied upon to arrive at the findings. "The entire proceedings before the adjudicating authority were illegal as various witness testimonies that have been recorded are not being provided to the petitioner. "It is trite law that fair hearing includes supply of all ...
GST commissioner, eight others arrested in bribery case
The CBI has arrested a commissioner of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department from Kanpur and eight others, including his staff and private officials, in connection with an bribery case. According to agency sources, Sansar Chand, a 1986-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, posted as the commissioner, two superintendents of the department, one personal staff and five private people were nabbed by the CBI in a late-night operation spread across Kanpur and Delhi. They said it is alleged that the commissioner was a "habitual" offender, taking bribes from businessmen on monthly and weekly basis, and it was during one such collection of Rs 1.5 lakh last night that he was nabbed. The man who allegedly gave the bribe has also been taken into custody, a source said. The sources said his wife is also named in the FIR but has not been arrested.