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Kasganj incident a 'blot' on UP, 'shameful': Governor Ram Naik

In an embarrassment for the Uttar Pradesh government, Governor Ram Naik today termed the Kasganj communal clash as a "blot" on the state and asked the government to initiate measures to ensure such incidents did not recur. The governor noted that such an incident had occurred in the state for the first time in the last 9-10 months and described it as "shameful". District authorities in Kasganj, which witnessed clashes between two communities last week, said the situation was returning to normal even as four more persons were arrested in connection with the violence. At least three shops, two buses and a car were torched after a youth was killed in clashes following stone-pelting by a mob on a motorcycle rally taken out to celebrate Republic Day. "Whatever happened in Kasganj was not good. The incident there is a 'kalank' (blot) for UP. The government is probing the incident. It should initiate effective measures to ensure that such incidents are not repeated," he told ..

Engineer held for sharing child pornographic content online

An electrical engineer has been arrested by Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for allegedly sharing child pornographic content online with different persons in four other countries. The FIA initiated the action on the complaint of National Child Exploitation Centre, Interpol in Ottawa, Canada. It wrote to the government here about involvement of a Pakistani in sharing child pornography content online with people in the US, New Zealand, Australia and Canada. "Acting upon information, an FIA cyber crime team yesterday raided the residence of Taimur Maqsood in Jhang city some 200-km from Lahore and arrested him," FIA Lahore cyber crime head Khalid Anis told reporters. He said Interpol Canada had arrested a man involved in this heinous crime. "That suspect told Canadian authorities that Maqsood was member of their network in Pakistan who transfer the child porn content online," he said. Maqsood, an electrical engineer by profession, has been booked under Section .

Woman, child die after car catches fire

A 28-year-old woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old son died and a man was injured after their car caught fire in Rabupura area, police said today. The incident took place last night when a man, identified as Madan Pal Singh, came to his ancestral home in Rabupura area along with his daughter-in-law and grandson, station house officer Rajvir Singh Chauhan said. Around 11pm they were returning to Faridabad when their car caught fire near Faleda village due to short circuit, he said. Police and fire brigade team reached the spot and controlled the fire, but the woman and her son died of burn injuries, Chauhan said. The man sustained burn injuries and was admitted to a hospital, they said, adding that his condition was stated to be critical.

Temple priest killed, century-old idols stolen

The head priest of a temple was killed and century-old idols, worth lakhs of rupees, were stolen by unidentified miscreants yesterday in Bihar's Begusarai district, police said today. The robbers beat Mahendra Das alias Muso (70) to death with a baton before fleeing with three idols of Ram, Janki and Lakshman, apparently made of ashtadhatu (amalgamation of eight metals), at Bhagofua village in Naya Gaon police station area of the district, SHO Mukesh Kumar said. "The exact value of the idols could not be ascertained but villagers claim that the idols were made of ashtadhatu and weighed around 10kg each," he said. Police have started its investigation in the case, he said, adding that the priest's body has been sent to the sadar hospital for post-mortem. The Begusarai incident comes two days after another attack on a head priest in Vaishali district. Mauni Baba (65) was shot dead by unidentified people inside the 'Ram Janaki Mutt' temple of the district.

Severed head of 25-year-old man found in Nalgonda town

The decapitated head of a 25-year-old man was found in Nalgonda town of Telangana today, police said. Some locals spotted the severed head near a religious place around 5.30 am and alerted police, a senior police official said. The deceased was identified as P Ramesh, aged about 25, who worked as a driver, Nalgonda Deputy Superintendent of Police S Sudhakar told PTI over phone. "Since last evening his family members hadn't seen Ramesh," he said. While police have registered a case of murder, sniffer dogs are being used to find the rest of the body, a police official said.

18-yr-old girl kidnapped by men posing as cops in MP

Five men wearing police uniforms allegedly kidnapped an 18-year-old girl from a village in the district, an official said. One of the accused has been identified, though the police is yet to trace the girl, he said. "We have formed teams which have fanned out to trace and rescue the girl and arrest the accused," district Superintendent of Police Riyaz Iqbal told PTI. He, however, refused to divulge any further details. Another police official said that on Saturday night around 11.36 pm, the accused rang up the police emergency number 100 claiming that a man was lying unresponsive on a road in Bamhurha village, located about 60 kms from the district headquarters. Two policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector along with a hired driver in a van reached the spot. However, the man who was lying with his face down suddenly got up and pointed a gun at the security personnel, he said. The other four accused, who were hiding in the area, came around, overpowered the ...

Three held for selling fake certificates in Delhi

Three members of a gang involved in selling fake mark sheets and certificates were arrested from Delhi's Ashok Nagar area on Monday.Deputy Commissioner of Police West Delhi, Vijay Kumar said that they recovered more than 100 fake school mark-sheets and college certificates from their possession.The trio has been identified as Pankaj Arora, Pawiter Singh and Gopal Krishan.During the interrogation by police, the accused confessed to committing the crime.A case under section 420, 468, 471, 120-B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered.Further investigation to nab the other members is on.

Canadian national arrested in Pakistan

A Canadian national was arrested by the officials of Pakistan Customs on Monday at the Islamabad Airport for trying to smuggle heroin outside the country.According to the Geo TV, the suspect, identified as Brian, was carrying the contraband with the aim to smuggle it to Sharjah, United Aarab Emirates (UAE).The officials claimed that the drug consignment was worth 15 million Pakistani rupees.A case has been registered against him in this connection.Further investigations are underway.

No case for impeaching Chief Justice Misra, say former SC judges

Former Supreme Court judges and legal luminaries have taken a dim view of CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury's move to initiate impeachment proceedings for removing Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on the issues raised by four senior judges in their now famous "Friday press conference" on January 12.

Man kills wife suspecting her character, held

A man has been arrested for allegedly strangulating his wife to death and throwing her body into a canal in the district, police said here today. The body of 27-year-old woman, identified as Baby was found from the canal in Ratenpuri Police Station area on January 21. Atul Kumar,(27), has confessed to killing his wife suspecting her character, said SHO Virender Kumar. The couple was living in Roorkee. The accused brought the woman here on January 21 and after killing and throwing her body into the canal, he lodged a missing complaint, the SHO said. However, during investigation, Kumar was found to be the culprit, he added.

Sunanda Pushkar case: SC asks Swamy to prove his maintainability

The Supreme Court on Monday asked senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy to prove his maintainability in Sunanda Pushkar case.The apex court has posted the case for further hearing after three weeks.Earlier on January 19, Swamy said there was no way that the Sunanda Pushkar death case could be closed."If they (court) closes the FIR then they will have to go to the Patiala Court or Tis Hazari Court and the Magistrate may not accept that but I will be there to counter argue this matter. There is no way this case can be closed," Swamy told ANI.He added that the Delhi Police had asked for time to apply for a new technique, which they have completed and are waiting for the status report.Delhi Police has carried out a 'forensic psychology examination', a relatively new mode of investigation, on Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and four of his associates in the death of Sunanda Pushkar.Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, was found dead at a suite in a five ...

BMC to probe man's death after getting sucked in MRI machine

The city civic body has set up a committee to inquire into the death of a man after he allegedly got sucked into an MRI machine and inhaled the liquid oxygen that leaked out of a cylinder he was carrying. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is also planning to issue stricter guidelines to all civic-run hospitals in view of the incident, an official said. Authorities at the Nair Hospital, where the incident occurred, said they were cooperating with the police in its investigation. Rajesh Maru (32), carrying a liquid oxygen cylinder, was killed on Saturday evening when he was yanked into the jaws of the MRI machine and inhaled the gas that leaked out of the container, his family said. The police, however, said Maru was killed when he inhaled excessive oxygen that oozed out of the cylinder when he entered the MRI room with a relative, who was there to undergo the scan. A senior official of the civic-run Nair Hospital in Central Mumbai today said the BMC has set up .

First argue on maintanability: SC tells Swamy in Sunanda Pushkar case

Subramanian Swamy's plea for a court-monitored SIT probe in Sunanda Pushkar's death case had been rejected earlier by the Delhi High Court

Sunanda Pushkar death: Swamy approaches SC for probe

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday approached the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order that dismissed his plea for a court-monitored SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.

Constable arrested for trying to molest girl

A constable was arrested for allegedly entering a house and trying to molest a teenager in Munderwa area here, police said today. Constable Sanjay Paswan entered a house near a police station and started misbehaving with the girl yesterday, they said. The constable was beaten up by locals before police could take him in its custody. An FIR has been registered against the accused and he has been sent to jail.

Malaysia's top court annuls unilateral conversions of minors

Malaysia's top court said in a landmark decision today that both parents must consent to the religious conversion of a minor, ruling unanimously in favour of a Hindu woman whose ex-husband converted their three children to Islam without telling her. The ruling ended a nine-year legal tussle for M Indira Gandhi, whose former husband became a Muslim and converted their three children in 2009. He also snatched their daughter, then 11 months old, from the family home. She won custody of the three children and challenged their conversions in civil courts of Malaysia's dual-court system. A lower court annulled them, but the Court of Appeal overturned the ruling, saying civil courts had no jurisdiction over Islamic conversions. The ruling was appealed to the nation's highest court. The five-member panel in the Federal Court found the children's conversions unlawful as they were done without Gandhi's consent. "This is a landmark decision and a victory for all Malaysians," said .

SC seeks Maharashtra's response on Purohit's plea

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Maharashtra government's response on a plea by 2008 Malegaon bomb blast accused Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit.

Illegal liquor seized, 2 arrested

Two persons have been arrested and 350 litres of illegal liquor was seized from their possession in Kendrapara district, the police said today. The accused, Madhav Mallick (41) and Sagar Mallick (30) who were carrying the liquor in a car for illegal trading, were arrested yesterday during a police raid near Giranga Chowk of Marsaghai area, the police said. The police also seized Rs 63,000 from their possession.

60-year-old arrested for raping daughter-in-law

A 60-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his daughter-in-law at a village in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said today. The accused, Khirod Kumar Bhadra, a native of Badanakana in Rajnagar police station area, was arrested yesterday for the crime that was allegedly committed the day before, a senior police officer said. He was booked under Indian Penal Code section 376 (rape) on the basis of a complaint lodged by the woman, the officer said, adding that police are investigating the case.

Severed human head found in Telangana town

A severed head of a man was found in Telangana's Nalgonda town on Monday, police said.