Page 2009 - Law Crime
Former bank governor named suspect in bond scam in Lanka
Sri Lanka's central bank's former governor Arjuna Mahendran was today named as one of the key suspects in a treasury bond scam that caused a loss of USD 11 million to public institutions and triggered a rift within the ruling coalition. Perpetual Treasuries Director and Mahendran's son-in-law Arjun Aloysius and Perpetual Treasuries CEO Kasun Palisena were also named as suspects of the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) inquiry into the issuance of bonds. The Colombo Fort Magistrate has ordered Mahendran, who is currently in Singapore, to respond to charges under the Public Properties Act. He and his bond-dealer son-in-law Aloysius are accused of manipulating of bond auctions in 2015 and 2016, causing losses of over USD 11 million to the state. Mahendran, handpicked by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, was sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena after the alleged scam. The clash is the latest in a series of disputes within the ruling coalition, formed after ...
NCB seizes 1200 cough syrup bottles
The Narcotics Control Bureau has seized 1200 bottles of cough syrup here and arrested one person in this connection. Acting on specific inputs, NCB officials yesterday seized the bottles from a vehicle on National Highway-37 in Khanapara area, said a press release of the NCB, Guwahati zonal unit here today. One person, a resident of Guwahati, has been arrested in this connection and the vehicle seized, the release said. Preliminary enquiry revealed that the drug was obtained from Guwahati and was meant to be delivered to other parts of Assam in the illegal market. Without giving the value of the seized goods, the release said investigation is in progress.
2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape: HC upholds life term to 5 convicts
The Delhi High Court has upheld the life imprisonment awarded to five convicts in the sensational 2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape case of a 30-year-old BPO woman executive from north-east. A bench of justices Vipin Sanghi and P S Teji dismissed the appeals of five convicts and said that not only was the victim's testimony sufficient, but her deposition was also corroborated by her friend, who was with her at the time of abduction, and her employer. The bench handed down the jail term to Usman alias Kale, Shamshad alias Khutkan, Shahid alias Chhota Billi, Iqbal alias Bada Billi and Kamruddin alias Mobile, all residents of Mewat region in Haryana. It said the prosecution has been able to establish all the charges against the convicts who have failed to make out any ground in support of their appeal and the same deserves dismissal. The bench said that from the woman's testimony, the prosecution has established that on the night of November 23 -24, 2010, the five men had ...
SC rejects plea for gender-neutral rape law
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to make rape, sexual harassment, molestation gender-neutral.The lawyer, Rishi Malhotra had knocked the doors of the apex court last month seeking to declare the offences of rape, sexual assault, outraging of modesty, voyeurism and stalking in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as gender-neutral.Malhotra, in his petition filed before the top court three-judge bench, asked to make the crime of rape gender-neutral and punish a woman, who is involved in such crimes."Do not to discriminate against men by only making him an accused in a rape case," he pleaded.
Man held with fake notes from Balasore district
Police today arrested a man, suspected to be part of a counterfeit currency racket, from Basta Police station limit in Balasore district and seized 100 fake notes of face value of Rs 2,000 each from his possession. Police made the arrest based on an investigation and leads from two students, who were earlier caught circulating fake notes in the market here on Wednesday. The two students were detained by the locals of Baripada town and later handed over to Rasagobindpur police. They were trying to purchase clothes from a store in Baripada by using the fake notes. According to additional SP Dinajan Nayak, 100 fake notes of face value of Rs 2,000 have been recovered from the arrested and further investigation into the incident is on. Nayak said that during interrogation, the accused has admitted that he purchased the 100 counterfeit notes of Rs 2,000 each by paying Rs 10,000 to a man in West Bengal. Both had earlier worked together in Chennai, Nayak said.
Body of 68-year-old undertrial found hanging in jail cell
The body of a 68-year-old undertrial, lodged in the Central Jail here, was found hanging from an iron rod in a cell early today, police said. Duraisamy of Vijayamangalam in Tirupur district was arrested for allegedly trying to sexually assault a minor girl two months ago. The inmates of the cell noticed Duraisamy hanging from the rod and informed jail officials. Though he was rushed to the jail hospital, he was declared brought dead, police said. The body has been sent for post-mortem.
4 members of notorious dacoit gang arrested in Bengaluru
The police today arrested four members of a gang of dacoits, hailing from Madhya Pradesh and notorious for burgling several homes in at least four states, after a pre-dawn firefight at their hideout in Bengaluru. The gang members had attacked two constables on patrol duty in the city and decamped with their .303 bore assault rifle a fortnight ago, the police said. During the raid today, the dacoits fired from the rifle and threw stones on the police team to resist arrest. Three gang members - Azam Bhai Singh Moher, Jiten Ram Singh Palashe, Suresh Kodriya Moher - suffered bullet injuries during the raid and have been admitted to Victoria Hospital. Another member was identified as Abu Bhai Singh Moher. Three policemen were also injured during the firefight. The police said that they had formed a team to bust the gang after the constables were attacked two weeks ago. The team found that Rai Singh Mahel, a resident of Bhagoli village in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, was among
Cop held for trying to misbehave with woman co-passenger
A special sub-inspector of police was today arrested here for allegedly attempting to misbehave with a pregnant woman co-passenger in a train, police said. The incident occurred in the Coimbatore bound Nilgiris express that left Chennai last night. Erode Railway police said the woman was the wife of Ashok Kumar, an IAF personnel working at Coimbatore. They said she was provided a middle berth in the train. Following the woman's request, Chandrasekar, special sub-inspector attached to the CB-CID police, Udhagamandalam, offered her his lower berth. When the train crossed Salem in the early hours today, Chandrasekar in a drunken mood allegedly attempted to misbehave with her. But she raised an alarm and her husband came to her rescue and warned him. When the train reached Erode junction, Ashok Kumar and his wife got down and lodged a complaint against the police officer with the Erode railway police. As the train left the station, a railway police team rushed to Coimbatore .
Bijarani first shot his wife, then committed suicide: Police
A senior minister in Pakistan's Sindh province, whose bullet-riddled body was found in his house along with that of his wife, first killed her and then used the same weapon to commit suicide, police said today. Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, 71, and his former lawmaker wife, Fariha Razzaq were found lying in a pool of blood in the bedroom in their posh Defence Housing Authority residence here yesterday. According to police, both were shot dead at close range. An initial post-mortem report suggests Bijarani killed his wife before committing suicide, the deputy inspector general police, South Zone Karachi said in a statement. "On the basis of available crime scene or circumstantial evidence and initial post-mortem report, it appears that Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani killed his wife and then committed suicide with the same weapon," the statement said. The examination of the crime scene and dead bodies indicated that the death was caused by firearms, the DIG said, adding that Bijarani .
Man killed by lover's family, 3 held
A man working as a photographer was stabbed to death by the family members of a woman, with whom he was in a relationship, police said on Friday. The mother, father and uncle of the woman have been arrested for the murder.
Man sentenced to 7-year jail for raping sister-in-law
A fast-track court here sentenced a man to seven years' imprisonment for raping his sister-in-law. Judge Ombir Singh also sentenced the woman's husband, Devender, to five-year imprisonment for torture over dowry yesterday. The judge imposed a fine of Rs 19,000 each on Devender and his brother Deepak, according to prosecution lawyer Sitaram Arye. The case dates back to 2015.
Court defers hearing on case of 7-year-old schoolboy's death
A sessions court here today deferred till February 17 the hearing on a case relating to the alleged killing of a seven-year-old boy in a private school at Bhondsi. Additional Sessions Judge Jasbir Singh Kundu adjourned the matter after the court was informed that the CBI counsel was not available. The court had, on January 22, posted the matter for hearing today due to the non-availability of the judge concerned. Earlier, the court had barred the media from using the name of the 16-year-old juvenile accused in the case and asked it to use fictitious names instead. While the seven-year-old victim was named "Prince" by the court, the juvenile accused was named "Bholu" and the school was referred to as "Vidyalaya". On January 8, the court had rejected the bail plea of the juvenile accused, imposed a cost of Rs 21,000 for "wasting the court's time" in baseless litigation and directed his father to deposit the amount. The victim's body was found with the throat slit in the ..
Bofors case: CBI files plea in SC against HC order quashing
The CBI today filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging a 2005 order of the Delhi High Court quashing all charges against the accused persons in the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case. The agency filed the appeal against the May 31, 2005 decision of the high court by which all the accused persons including Europe-based industrialists Hinduja brothers were discharged from the case. The filing of the appeal assumes significance as recently Attorney General K K Venugopal had advised against going for the petition after 12 years of delay. However, sources said that the law officers after consultation were in favour of the appeal as the CBI placed some important documents and evidence to challenge the high court order.
Kidnapping, molestation case filed against Congress MLA in MP
A Congress lawmaker from Madhya Pradesh has been charged with kidnapping and molestation of a female journalism student, on the complaint of the young woman and her mother, an official said on Friday.
Court accepts terror charges against Kashmiri separatists
A court here on Friday accepted framing of terror charges against Pakistan-based terrorist leaders Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin and seven Kashmiri separatist leaders, accused of sponsoring and stoking terror in Jammu and Kashmir.
SC refers Jallikattu matter to constitution bench
The Supreme Court on Friday referred the matter pertaining to the controversial bull-taming sport, Jallikattu to a Constitution bench.A division bench of the apex court, comprising Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, passed this order after hearing the detailed argument and submissions from various petitioners, respondents and the Central Government.The Constitution bench will adjudicate five questions framed by the Supreme Court on the matter.The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), a petitioner in the matter had earlier moved the top court challenging the Tamil Nadu ruling and amendments.The Constitution bench will decide whether Jallikattu should be banned or not.The Supreme Court had on December 12, 2016, reserved its order on Jallikattu.The Constitution bench would examine whether the Tamil Nadu government had the right to make amendments or not and whether the object of the new law is in accordance with PCA -1967 or not.Various organisations, including the People for the Ethical ...
18-month-old boy killed by stray dogs in Bhopal
An 18-month-old boy was attacked and killed by stray dogs in Old Bhopal outside his house, police said today. The shocking incident occurred yesterday under the Gautam Nagar Police Station area when Shaikh Raza was outside his house, they said. "A pack of five to six stray dogs attacked and dragged the boy for about 50 feet from his house before the neighbours chased them away," said Gautam Nagar Police Station in-charge Mukhtar Qureshi. His family members were inside the house when the incident occurred. They took the badly injured toddler to Hamidia Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, he said. "We have registered a case and investigating further. We are waiting for the post-mortem report of the child. His family members were provided an immediate help of Rs 10,000 by the district administration," Qureshi said. Following the incident, the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) was planning to start a campaign to deal with the stray dog menace. "This is a sad .
85 jailed for cheating people of 10 mn yuan in a telecom fraud
Eighty-five people were sentenced to one to 13 years in jail by a court in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region today for cheating over 8,500 people of over 10 million yuan (USD 1.59 mn) in a major telecom fraud case. The case surfaced after a resident in Ordos reported to police that he was cheated of about 35,000 yuan (USD 5,560) in a suspected telecom fraud in July 2016. Following an investigation, police arrested 85 suspects in November 2016 from central China's Hubei Province. During the probe, police found that the convicts had published sham medical advertisements to collect contact information of the victims. They contacted them by mobile or social networking platforms, pretending to be relatives or students of medical workers, and convinced them to buy fake healthcare or food products. From mid-June to November 2016, more than 8,900 victims were cheated over 10 million yuan, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Three main convicts were sentenced to 11 ..
SC issues notice to Govt. challenging Electoral Bonds
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central Government after hearing a etition filed by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) leader Sitaram Yechury challenging the Electoral Bonds.The apex court three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, issued notice to the Central government on the same.The Centre had in its decision introduced electoral bond in elections, which was challenged by Yechury in the apex Ccourt.
3 detained in class 9 student's death
Three people were detained in connection with the death of a 14-year-old student at Jeevan Jyoti school in Delhi's Khajuri Khas on Friday.According to police, the CCTV footage shows that five people, including the deceased, were seen fighting inside the bathroom."After scanning CCTV footage, we transferred the case registered under Section 304 to 302 (murder). We have found that he had a fight with four students. He fell down after he received punches during the fight and died later," Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Ajit K Singla told ANI."We have apprehended three students till now", he added.The boy was found unconscious inside the school premises on Thursday. When taken to hospital, doctors declared him dead, after which people staged a protest outside the school.The Uncle of the deceased had told ANI, "When we came here, they refused to admit him. We then took him to another hospital which declared him dead. He had died over two hours ago. Looking at his body we realised