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Court rejects cheating complaint against docs of pvt hospital
A Delhi court has dismissed a man's plea against doctors of a renowned private hospital here for allegedly cheating him by overcharging for a pacemaker implant surgery of his father. The man moved the court challenging an order by which the doctors were summoned as accused for offence of dishonest misappropriation of property under the IPC. He had instead sought framing of cheating charge against the doctors. Additional Sessions Judge S K Gupta rejected the plea saying it was a second revision petition as another sessions court had already rejected his plea in 2015. "The revision against the summoning order was filed. The court has considered the fact whether any graver offence is made out or not. The revision petition was dismissed. "The said order has attained finality meaning thereby that the respondents (doctors) will be proceeded for offence under section 403 of IPC. The present revision tantamount to the second revision. This court cannot sit over the order passed .
CBI arrests GST commissioner for bribery
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested GST commissioner of Kanpur, Sansar Singh, on the charges of bribery.Singh, his three official staff and five private persons were arrested for allegedly taking and demanding bribe.The CBI has also registered an FIR against Singh's wife.Further investigation is on.
Ex-US gymnastics doctor's hearing suspended
Former US gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's hearing was suspended in a Michigan courtroom after he was lunged (???????????) at by the enraged father of three daughters, who were sexually assaulted by the disgraced (we cant be opinionated) doctor.Randall Margraves tried to attack the disgraced doctor after two of his daughters, Madison and Lauren, had finished their tearful victim statements on the second day of a sentencing hearing in Eaton County, much as nearly 200 women, including Margraves' third daughter, did in earlier court sessions.Margraves asked Judge Janice Cunningham for "five minutes in a locked room with this demon", but she said she could not do that, Sky News reported.He revised his request to one minute which was also denied.Margraves then rushed at Nassar and had to be tackled by bailiffs and as he was handcuffed he yelled,"I want that son of a b****."Margraves had to be restrained by three court security officers, according to the reports.The judge later accepted ...
Kashmiri students assault: Haryana Police registers FIR
Haryana Police on Saturday lodged an FIR in connection with the alleged assault on two Kashmiri students of Central University of Haryana, in Mahendergarh.The FIR was registered at the Mahendergarh Police Station, under sections 148 (Rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly guilty of offence towards common object), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)."One of the police officers is in touch with the boys as well," a statement from the police read.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called for Haryana authorities to investigate the incident and take strict action, after reports of the assault emerged on Friday.The two students, Aaftab Ahmed and Amzad Ali, narrated the incident to ANI."Yesterday,my friend and I had gone to Mahendergarh to buy some things and before leaving for the university, we also visited the mosque to offer Namaz. When we came out, we noticed some people following us, but we didn't ..
Ammo seller to Las Vegas shooter charged
An Arizona man, who sold ammunition to the gunman who carried out October's Las Vegas massacre, has been arrested on the charges of manufacturing armor-piercing bullets.According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Phoenix, ammunition dealer Douglas Haig's fingerprints were on armor-piercing bullets found inside the Las Vegas hotel room where Stephen Paddock launched the October 1 attack.An Amazon shipping box, marked with Haig's name and Mesa address, was found in Paddock's hotel room, filing documents show.Haig, 55, appeared in court on Friday and was released on this own recognizance with specific conditions that were not spelled out in court proceedings. He is due in court again February 15 for a preliminary hearing, reported CNN.Haig said at a press conference in Phoenix that he met Paddock at a gun show just a few weeks before the October 1 shootingThe 55-year-old also stated at his attorney's office that he has received death threats after his name was revealed in
Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan charged with rape: legal source
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan was charged with rape today, a judicial source said, following claims by two women that he assaulted them in French hotel rooms in 2009 and 2012. Ramadan, who was arrested by French police on Wednesday, has now been charged with connected charges of rape and rape of a vulnerable person, the source said. The accused is a Swiss citizen whose grandfather founded Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement. After two days of questioning by investigators, the 55- year-old Oxford professor was brought before three magistrates who have been assigned to the case, suggesting that he is facing an extensive investigation, judicial sources said. Women who have testified anonymously during three months of preliminary investigations might now also file rape complaints, one of the sources said. The claims against the prominent scholar, which emerged in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal in the United States, have divided many Muslims, with his legions of ...
Brazilian court returns passport to ex-President Lula
A Brazilian court has cancelled the decision to confiscate the passport of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to stop him from travelling abroad.
AT&T merger judge says 'no big issues' in trial preparations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. judge who will decide if wireless and pay TV provider AT&T Inc may purchase Time Warner Inc said on Friday that he saw "no big issues" in pre-trial preparations.
Hyderabad: Man arrested with four daggers
A man was arrested on Saturday and four daggers were seized from his possession in Hyderabad.The accused has been identified as Mohammad Sabir, 20.During interrogation, the accused revealed that he brought the daggers to use them at a procession, said police.The accused has been charged under arms act and a case has been registered in this connection.
Man who sold ammo to Vegas shooter is charged
An Arizona man who sold ammunition to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history was charged today with manufacturing armor-piercing bullets, according to court documents. Unfired armor-piercing bullets found inside the Las Vegas hotel room where the attack was launched on October 1 contained the fingerprints of ammunition dealer Douglas Haig of Arizona, according to the complaint filed in federal court in Phoenix. It says Haig didn't have a license to manufacture armor-piercing ammunition. The records don't say if the ammunition was used in the attack. Haig was charged shortly before holding a news conference today where he said didn't notice anything suspicious when he sold 720 rounds of ammunition to Stephen Paddock in the weeks before the attack that killed 58 people. Haig, a 55-year-old aerospace engineer who sold ammunition as a hobby for about 25 years, said he met Paddock at a Phoenix gun show in the weeks before the shooting and he was ...
Islamic Scholar charged with rape
A Swiss-born scholar of Islam, Tariq Ramadan, has been charged with rape based on allegations made against him by two women in France.According to a spokesperson of the French judiciary, Ramadan (55) was placed under formal investigation on charges of rape, reported the New York Times.Ramadan would be kept in custody while a judge decides on whether to grant him bail. The prosecution has requested that he remain under arrest, it reported.The theologian and philosopher, Ramadan, however, denied the accusations of rape and sexual assault made by the women, four months ago.The local media said that France police had investigated the allegations made against him for three months.Ramadan, one of the well-known Islamic scholars in Europe, has authored several books on Islam and on the Western world.The accusations have, however, put a dent in his image as a pious family man.
Russian cyber-fraud suspect extradited to US
A Russian man accused of victimizing thousands of Americans with ransomware and spam has been extradited to the United States from Spain, US officials announced today. Peter Levashov, 37, was due to appear before a federal judge in Connecticut where he faces hacking, wire and email fraud, identity theft and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors say Levashov ran the "Kelihos" botnet, a network of thousands of infected computers used to harvest internet login credentials, distribute bulk spam emails sometimes used for fraudulent "pump-and-dump" stock promotions and install malicious software on unsuspecting users' computers. In any given 24-hour period, Levashov's network allegedly generated more than 2,500 spam emails advertising such schemes as services to other potential cyber-criminals. John Cronin, the acting head of the Justice Department's criminal division, said in a statement that the extradition proved the US would hunt down international cyber-criminals and "hold ...
U.S. judge orders Russian-owned company to pay $6 million settlement
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a Russian-owned corporation to pay a $5.9 million settlement it reached last year with U.S. prosecutors over allegations that it laundered proceeds of a $230 million tax fraud.
INX Media case: Indrani to be produced in Delhi court
The Mumbai Court on Saturday allowed a production warrant against Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, from Delhi's Patiala House Court in connection with the INX media case.A special court for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cases in Delhi had directed that she be produced before it.The ED had earlier registered a case against INX Media, its founder Peter Mukerjea and his wife Indrani under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).INX Media has been accused of violating Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) guidelines while receiving investments from Mauritius.Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's son Karti is also an accused in the case, which relates to FIPB approval granted in 2006 for receipt of funds by INX Media.The Mukerjeas are currently facing a trial in Mumbai for conspiring to kill Sheena Bora, Indrani's daughter from an earlier marriage, in April 2012.
Man thrashes paralytic mother to death
In a fatal incident, a man has allegedly thrashed his paralytic mother which led to her death in Rajasthan's Alwar district.The victim was 82 years old.The incident was recorded on camera by the nephew of the accused, a teacher by profession.The local police said that the incident took place on January 18.A case has been registered in this connection.The accused is absconding after the incident.Further investigation into the case is underway.
Indian-origin man jailed for murdering ex-wife in UK
An Indian-origin UK man on trial for killing his ex-wife and then stuffing her body into a suitcase was today sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in jail for murder. Ashwin Daudia had denied the murder charge, claiming he lost his temper during an argument with Kiran Daudia at their home in Leicester last January and did not attack her deliberately. But the jury did not accept his version of events and found him guilty of killing the 46-year-old call centre worker. The 51-year-old accused was caught on CCTV dragging his ex-wife's body in a suitcase before dumping it in an alleyway. "I was angry, I lost control," he told the Leicester Crown Court, adding that Kiran Daudia had initially assaulted him and to silence her he put his hand over her mouth and then forcefully squeezed her neck. He admitted he then lied to his two sons, relatives and the police by falsely claiming his ex-wife did not return home from a morning shift at a call centre and hid the body in the ...
Goa court to hear Kejriwal poll violation case on Feb 8
A trial court here will, on February 8, hear a case involving alleged election code of conduct violation by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in January last year.
Man shot in Bengal over business rivalry dies
A man who was shot at in broad daylight in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district allegedly due to business rivalry died on Friday, police said.
AMRI case: Asphyxia main cause of toddler's death, says post-
Asphyxia, a condition in which the body is deprived of oxygen, was the main cause of death of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl whose family had claimed that she was not provided oxygen by the hospital administration. The girl, Oyetri Dey, had died at the AMRI Mukundapur unit last month. Family members, including her mother, had alleged that she was not provided oxygen or given cardiopulmonary resus citation (CPR) on time after she had a convulsion following administration of an injection. "Death was due to the effects of asphyxia as noted above ante-mortem in nature," the post mortem report, a copy of which is with the PTI, said. The girl was admitted to the hospital with acute bronchitis on January 15. She was recovering well and about to be discharged but died two days later, on January 17 morning. A senior hospital official has denied the charges, saying the patient "had been on nebulisation and the oxygen mask was at her bedside. CPR was given promptly." The hospital ...
HC stays proceedings before NCLT in Nissan-Renault case
The Madras High Court today stayed proceedings related to the winding up petition involving car makers Nissan Motor India and Renault Nissan Automotive India before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The First Bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose gave the interim order on a petition filed by the two companies challenging the transfer of the winding up petition earlier heard by the high court to the NCLT. The petition was transferred to the NCLT under the new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The petitioner sought to declare the provisions of the Companies (Transfer of Pending Proceedings) Rules as ultra vires of the Constitution and beyond the legislative competence of Parliament. The rules enable winding up proceedings filed under the Companies Act before the high court to be treated as an application under the IBC to be adjudicated by the NCLT. Staying the proceedings before the NCLT, the bench ordered issuance of notice,