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One dead after ammonia gas leak in Punjab
A labourer died and three others fell unconscious this evening after a cylinder explosion at an ice factory near Batala town here led to leakage of ammonia gas, police said. All four, including the owner of the unit, were taken to a civil hospital. A labourer identified as Gora was declared brought dead by doctors, they said. The owner Gursharan Singh, his brother and another labourer are undergoing treatment at the hospital. Further investigations are underway, police added.
Kasganj violence: AMUSU demands Rs 50 lakh compensation for Chandan
The Aligarh Muslim University Students Union (AMUSU) has demanded Rs. 50 lakh compensation for Chandan, who lost life in Kasganj violence.An AMUSU delegation also met IG, Aligarh range, Sanjeev Gupta over Kasganj violence.Later talking to ANI, an AMUSU leader said, "We have asked IG to nab culprits as soon as possible. We appeal government to provide compensation of Rs 50 Lakh to Chandan and adequate compensation to all victims of Kasganj violence.""We have asked IG to nab culprits as soon as possible. We appeal govt to provide compensation of Rs 50 Lakh to Chandan & adequate compensation to all victims," he added.The prime accused in the murder case of Chandan Gupta during Kasganj violence has been arrested on Wednesday.The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the main accused Salim from Kasganj today for the murder of Chandan Gupta who died on January 26.A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the violence that erupted in Kasganj last week.The clash broke out ..
Feeling humiliated for non-payment of fees, girl ends life
A 14-year-old girl ended her life after authorities at the private school where she studied allegedly didn't allow her to attend classes for not paying the fees, police said. The girl, a class IX student, allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan at her house in Malkajgiri area today evening. She was feeling humiliated after she was asked to leave the class for non-payment of fees, family members alleged. Based on the complaint of family members, Malkajgiri police registered a case of abetment of suicide against the school officials. Further investigation is underway.
4 AAP MLAs booked for assaulting Vijender Gupta, BJP mayors
Four AAP MLAs have been booked for allegedly assaulting Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta, two city mayors and others at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here. The MLAs--Jarnail Singh, Akhilesh Tripathi, Jitender Tomar and Sanjeev Jha--have been named in the FIR, police said, adding the case was registered based on a complaint by Delhi BJP general-secretary Ravinder Gupta at the Civil Lines police station. The Leader of Opposition had alleged that AAP leaders and workers "misbehaved" with members of a BJP delegation at Kejriwal's residence. They had gone there to discuss about the relief to traders hit by a sealing drive against illegal commercial establishments on January 30. The complainant also alleged that woman mayors of BJP-ruled north and east civic bodies - Preety Agarwal and Neema Bhagat, respectively - along with LoP Gupta and his personal assistant were "attacked" by the AAP MLAs, who were accompanied by bouncers. The .
Amendments moved to give more teeth to anti-money laundering act
The government on Thursday sought to amend the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 aiming to widen its scope by providing for action against property, equivalent to proceeds of crime, held outside the country.
4 given life for murdering couple on vehicle parking issue
A court here has sentenced four people to life imprisonment on charges of killing a couple over a vehicle parking issue in 2013. The prosecution's case was that the couple -- Sankar and Prema -- had problems with their neighbours over parking and used to quarrel with them frequently. On April 14, 2013, following an argument, four people attacked the couple with iron rods, leading to their death. The case was in the Mahila court and the verdict was delivered by judge Muralidharan around 11 PM yesterday. He sentenced Arul Das, Franklin, Jayakumar and Krishnamurthy, involved in the attack and murder, to life imprisonment.
Govt eyes to make PMLA more effective
The government has proposed to make the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)Act more effective."Amendments have been made in Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) through Finance Act 2018. These amendments aim at further enhancing the effectiveness of the Act, widen its scope and take care of certain procedural difficulties faced by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in prosecution of PMLA cases," the Finance Ministry said in a statement.The bail provisions have also been amended to make bail conditions uniform for all offences under the PMLA."Other amendment in bail provisions would make the applicability of bail conditions uniform to all the offences under PMLA, instead of only those offences under the schedule which are liable to imprisonment of more than 3 years. This will be a significant step forward in delinking the proceedings against scheduled offences and money laundering offences under PMLA," the Finance Ministry statement said.It further added that limit of .
Man with live bullet arrested at IGI Airport
A man was arrested at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Thursday after a live bullet was recovered from his baggage.The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) detected a live round of 8 mm (ammunition for .315 rifle) in the hand baggage of one N. C. S. V. Raju, who was supposed to travel to Hyderabad by flight No. G8-425.On enquiry, Raju could not produce any valid document/license.The CISF handed over Raju to the Delhi Police for further legal action, which registered case against him under Arms Act.
JNTU professor held for sexual harassment of girl students
Two days after he was booked on charge of sexually harassing girl students, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) professor K Babulu was arrested from Rajahmundry, police said today. An FIR was registered against Babulu by Sarpavaram police on January 30 on the basis of a complaint lodged by JNTU Registrar Subbarao who had forwarded a letter submitted to him by 20 girl students. "Babulu was traced to the outskirts of Rajahmundry city late last night and was arrested," said Kakinada SP Ravi Varma. The professor was produced in a magisterial court which remanded him in judicial custody, he said. Around 20 girl students had alleged that the professor sexually harassed them while conducting viva voce tests last month. Students had staged a protest seeking removal of Babulu and registering a criminal case against him.
HC allows minor rape survivor to terminate 22-week-old foetus
The Patna High Court has allowed a minor rape survivor to abort her 22-week-old foetus after she petitioned it seeking to terminate her pregnancy. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh directed the AIIMS, Patna, to conduct the procedure without charging her and asked the facility to take precautions for the safety of the petitioner. The hospital would preserve the terminated foetus for a DNA test in connection with the case, the judge said in his order yesterday. The judge also ordered the trial court, where the case is pending, to conclude the trial in the shortest possible time. The girl was 17 years old when she was allegedly raped by a youth of her village in Saran district on August 3 last year. An FIR in connection with the matter was filed on October 24 after the accused threatened to kill the girl if she disclosed the incident to anyone. The girl, who lives with her grandparents and her mother, narrated the incident to her father who works in Mumbai. The police complaint was
HC directs police not to arrest colleagues of missing hotel
The Calcutta High Court today directed the city police not to arrest 29 colleagues of Arindam Basu, the general manager of floating hotel "Floatel" who went missing after falling into the Hooghly river from a launch during an office picnic on January 21. The 29 colleagues of Basu had also gone on the picnic, which was organised on motor-launch MV Shibani. Basu, who had allegedly fallen from the launch into the river in the afternoon, is yet to be found. The 29 employees of Floatel had moved anticipatory bail petitions in the high court on the ground of a reasonable apprehension of arrest by the police. Their counsel, Sourav Chatterjee, submitted before a division bench of Justice Joymalyo Bagchi and Justice R Bharadwaj that Basu's wife Aditi had filed an FIR, without naming anyone, in connection with the incident. The police had lodged a murder case on the basis of the FIR and were questioning Basu's colleagues regularly, he told the bench. The state's counsel submitted ..
Cop held for abetting wife's suicide
A lower rung police official was arrested here today for allegedly abetting suicide of his wife, police said. Police Naik Sunil Kharat (35)'s wife Samal (23) had allegedly hanged herself in their house last afternoon, apparently due to frequent quarrels between the couple, a Palghar police station official said. Kharat and Samal has two minor sons. A case was booked against Kharat on the complaint lodged by parents of the deceased woman. Further investigation is underway.
Man who drove van into Muslim worshippers found guilty in UK
A British man was today found guilty of murder and attempted murder after he deliberately drove a van into Muslim worshippers near a mosque in north London. Darren Osborne, 48, who was heard by witnesses saying he wanted to "kill all the Muslims", was convicted by a jury at the end of a trial at Woolwich Crown Court in London today. Osborne old was found guilty of killing Bangladeshi- origin 51-year-old Makram Ali and injuring nine others. The jury concluded that he deliberately drove a van into a crowd of Muslim worshippers near Finsbury Park mosque in the early hours of June 19, 2017. Osborne will be sentenced at a later date for what the prosecution described as an "act of terrorism". The prosecution told the trial that Osborne's attack was fuelled by a hatred for Muslims and how he had initially planned to kill "as many people as possible" at an Islamic march in London the day before, June 18. Osborne, from Cardiff, Wales, admitted to a jury he also hoped to kill ...
Bofors case: Crucial hearing in SC tomorrow
A crucial hearing is listed for tomorrow in the Supreme Court in the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case in which a BJP leader, who is pursuing the matter for over a decade, has been asked to explain his locus in filing petition as a third party. Advocate Ajay Agrawal, who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Rae Bareli against the then Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has also filed an application seeking recusal of Chief Justice Dipak Misra from hearing the matter. The appeal filed by him against the May 31, 2005 judgement of the Delhi High Court quashing all charges against the accused persons is listed for hearing tomorrow before the bench comprising Chief Justice Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud. During the last hearing on January 16, the bench had asked Agrawal to explain his locus in filing the appeal and satisfy it how could the matter be entertained at the instance of a third party. Later, he filed an application ...
Vikram Singh Puar acquitted in murder case
Vikram Singh Puar, a member of the former royal family of Dewas, has been acquitted by a court here in a murder case. Puar is the son of BJP MLA Gayatri Raje. He and 12 others were accused of killing a person over a land dispute at Raghogarh village in Dewas district on March 18, 2015. While all other accused were acquitted on December 17, 2016, Puar, who was absconding and surrendered in January 2017, faced a separate trial, his counsel Ashok Verma said. On Wednesday, Additional Sessions Judge Joginder Singh acquitted Puar. Pratap Lodhi and two others were injured during a scuffle over the possession of a piece of land, owned by the Puar family. Lodhi died during treatment at a hospital in Indore on March 22, 2015, following which a case of murder was lodged against Puar and others. Advocate Verma said that the prosecution could not establish that Puar was present when the incident took place, as witnesses did not back the prosecution. Puar's father Tukojirao Puar was a .
SC collegium recommends Justice Aniruddha Bose for Delhi HC
Justice Aniruddha Bose, a senior judge of the Calcutta High Court, has been recommended by the Supreme Court collegium for the post of the Delhi High Court chief justice, which has been vacant since April last year. The other high courts for which names of chief justices have been recommended are Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Calcutta, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Manipur. The Supreme Court collegium today made public the names Justice Bose and nine other judges for appointment as the chief justices of the high courts. The post of the Delhi High Court chief justice has been vacant since the retirement of Justice G Rohini on April 13 last year. She was the first woman chief justice of the Delhi High Court. After her retirement, Justice Gita Mittal, who is the senior-most judge, has been officiating as an acting chief justice of the high court. The recommendations, made on January 10 by the collegium, headed by Chief Justice of .
Def ministry told to pay compensation for breach of privacy
The Gauhati High Court today directed the defence ministry to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation to a person for violation of the right to privacy by Army men during a search at his house. A division bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Nelson Sailo, in its judgment on a plea filed by Surajit Gogoi, held that the right to privacy of the petitioner under Article 21 of the Constitution was violated by Army personnel. The bench directed the ministry to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to Gogoi. The petitioner may approach the appropriate civil court of competent jurisdiction for compensation for any other claims within four months, the judges said. The court directed the Union of India and Army authorities to review the modalities of such operation and issue necessary guidelines "so that collateral damages are minimised, if not at all eliminated". Gogoi had filed a writ petition before the High Court alleging that some Army personnel unauthorisedly entered his house in his absence .
Teen takes father's car for joy ride, mows down 25-yr-old man
A 16-year-old boy allegedly mowed down a 25-year-old cook in northwest Delhi's Prashant Vihar while he was driving his father's car, police said today. The victim was identified as Manjeet alias Johnny. The accident happened on Tuesday and the victim succumbed to injuries today. Police said that the juvenile is a student of Class XII at a private school and he had taken out his father's Hyundai Santro for a drive. Manjeet was crossing the road near sector 11 traffic signal when he was hit by the juvenile, who it is suspected was driving the vehicle at a high speed, police said. The victim was rushed to BSA Hospital and later he was taken to Maharishi Valmiki Hospital when his condition deteriorated. He died this morning at the hospital. The deceased worked as a cook at a local eatery. The juvenile was apprehended and his father has also been booked under the relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act for allowing a minor to drive a vehicle.
Nigerian drug peddler held
A Nigerian national was arrested today from Baga beach village in Goa for allegedly possessing drugs worth Rs 1.35 lakh, police said. The accused, identified as Philip Godwin, was arrested on a tip off by Calangute Police near a lane leading to a famous night club at Baga. Godwin was found in possession of Ganja, Cocaine, and MDMA--collectively worth Rs 1.35 lakh. He has been booked under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Flipkart delivers soap instead of iPhone8; booked for cheating
After paying Rs 55,000 to buy an aspirational mobile handset, the 26-year-old Tabrej Mehaboob Nagrali was in for a rude shock as e-tailing major Flipkart delivered a detergent bar instead of his prized phone. Nagrali, a software engineer, approached the city police and a case of cheating has been registered against the Softbank-backed Flipkart valued at over USD 17 billion in central Mumbai's Byculla police station. In his complaint, Nagrali said he had ordered an iPhone-8 on the shopping portal and made the full payment of Rs 55,000. On January 22, he alleged that the package delivered at his house in Panvel in the neighbouring Navi Mumbai had a detergent bar inside, instead of the premium mobile phone. "Nagrali approached us with a complaint yesterday, and an offence of cheating was registered against Flipkart," Avinash Shingte, senior police inspector at the Byculla police station, told PTI today. When contacted, a Flipkart spokesperson claimed the e-tailer has a zero