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Gurugram Karni Sena chief detained, SIT to probe bus attack
City police on Saturday detained Gurugram chief of Shri Rajput Karni Sena Thakur Kushalpal over the recent violent incidents, including attack on a school bus and torching of a state roadways bus here, a senior police officer said.
Jail inmate escapes on way to hospital, arrested after 6 hrs
A convict lodged in Chamba prison escaped while being brought to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital in Shimla today, but was arrested within six hours, the police said. Sunil Kumar, convicted in a drug trafficking case, gave the two policemen escorting him to the hospital a slip. However after intense search for six hours, the man was rearrested from from Krishnanagar, they said. A case has been lodged at Sadar police station. Kumar was sentenced to 10 years in jail in 2016, ASP Praveer Thakur said, adding the police are trying to ascertain the reason behind the convict managing to escape.
ACP faces inquiry in false case and extortion matter
An assistant commissioner of police posted in Navi Mumbai has been shunted out in connection with registration of a false case against a builder and an alleged attempt to extort money from him. ACP (Turbhe division) Kiran Patil has been transferred to police control room, said Navi Mumbai police commissioner Hemant Nagrale in a statement today. The action was taken for Patil's "alleged poor supervision" regarding registration of a false case by junior police officers, the commissioner said. An administrative enquiry has been initiated against Patil, while Amol Zende has been posted as ACP Turbhe division, Nagrale added. On January 19, Navi Mumbai police had booked four persons including a police officer for threatening builder Suresh Jain and demanding money from him. ACP Nilesh Raut of Navi Mumbai crime branch, who is probing the case, said that in October last year, Turbhe MIDC police registered a case of cheating in a land transaction against builder Jain, owner of ...
Post office security guard killed by minor nephew, apprehended
A 59-year-old security guard at a post office in Rohini was allegedly killed by his minor nephew, who also stole money from there, police said. The minor was apprehended from his house today, they said. Around 7 am today, the police were informed about the body of the security guard lying in the post office. The man was to retire next month, the police said. According to Rajneesh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini), Saini's hands and legs were tied and his mouth shut with a tape. There was an injury in the head inflicted by a blunt object. Hard disks of CCTV cameras and Rs 20,000 cash were found stolen from the post office, even as the accused could not break into the treasury. After scanning footages from other CCTV cameras in the area and on the basis of questioning of locals, the minor was apprehended, the police said. Investigation revealed that guard was killed by his nephew on the night of January 25, they said. Two hard disks, a mobile phone, the stolen ..
Akhilesh Yadav demands action in Kasganj violence
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday demanded action in Kasganj violence.Talking to the reporters in Kanpur, Yadav said it was very unfortunate that violence broke out on the Republic Day."This (violence) happening on Republic Day is unfortunate. People of Kasganj respect each other. We want action against culprits but no injustice should be done," Yadav said.Meanwhile, RP Singh, Kasganj District Magistrate, informed that all internet services suspended from 5 p.m. on January 27 to 10 p.m. on January 28.One person died and two were injured after a clash broke out between two communities during 'Tiranga Yatra' in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj city on Friday.Both the groups reportedly pelted stones at each other and also fired bullets at each other.One Chandan Gupta died in the clash after suffering a bullet injury.Till now, 49 people have been arrested in connection with the conflict and section 144 is still imposed in the state. While nine accused have been ...
Honey trap case: Kerala minister AK Saseendran acquitted
A Thiruvananthapuram Court on Saturday acquitted former transport minister A. K. Saseendran in Mangalam TV honey trap case.Following the chief judicial magistrate court's decision, Saseendran resigned from the Cabinet.The order came in a case filed by a woman journalist of Mangalam TV channel against the minister, alleging that he asked her for sexual favours. However, she later submitted a petition stating that she had filed the case on the basis of a misunderstanding and that the matter had been resolved out of court.The case dates back to March 26, 2017, when the newly-launched Malayalam news channel Mangalam TV aired the audio tape alleged to be that of Saseendran indulging in sleazy talk with a woman. Although the woman's voice was edited out and Saseendran was criticised for having exploited a woman, it soon came to light that it was a case of honey trapping.
BSP ex-MP, wife awarded jail terms in dowry death case
Convicted former Bahujan Samaj Party MP Narendra Kashyap and his wife Devindri Devi were awarded simple imprisonment of three and a half years each in the dowry death case of their daughter-in-law Himani Kashyap in 2016.
Two held for circulating fake notes
A racket involving circulation of counterfeit notes of Rs 500 denomination has been busted with the arrest of two persons, police said here today. Fake currency notes with a total face value of Rs 4.97 lakh along with genuine notes worth Rs. 3.28 lakh were seized from them, Deputy Superintendent of Police N Sudhakar Reddy told reporters. The arrested included a non-practising advocate, he said. The man was trying to circulate the fake notes here earlier today when he was arrested, Reddy said. His accomplice was later arrested at Rajampeta in Kadapa district, the official said. Further investigation is on to nab some more persons involved in the racket, he added.
Haryana STF arrests criminal carrying Rs 5,000 bounty
The Gurugram-based Haryana Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a criminal from Sonipat who had a bounty of Rs 5,000 on his head, police said on Saturday.
Woman alleges dowry harassment, triple talaq 'by post'
Police in Bhiwandi town of Thane district have registered an offence against five members of a family for allegedly harassing a woman for dowry. According to the 20-year-old woman, her husband also divorced her by giving her instant triple talaq by post. Inspector K D Jadhav of Shanti Nagar police station said while a case under IPC section 498-A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) is registered, no arrest has been made yet. The woman said in her complaint that soon after her marriage in 2016, her husband, his parents, and his brother and sister began to torture her mentally and physically, demanding that she bring Rs 50,000 from her parents. On September 15, 2016, after she left her husband's house and returned to her parents, her husband sent her -- by registered post -- a declaration of instant triple talaq on a stamp paper, she said. The instant triple talaq has been declared illegal by the Supreme Court. A bill providing for ...
Former Kerala minister acquitted of sexual harassment charges
A local court today acquitted NCP MLA and former Kerala transport minister A K Saseendran of the sexual harassment charges levelled by a woman journalist. With the chief judicial magistrate's court here acquitting him, the way has been cleared for Saseendran's re-induction into the CPI(M)-led government headed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The court acquitted Saseendran holding that no case had been made out against him that warranted conviction. The case, an off-shoot of a sleaze audio tape row involving Saseendran and the woman, had taken a new turn with the latter reversing her statement in court that he had misbehaved with her. She had also stated during cross examination that she was not sure about whether the "person on the other side of the phone" was Saseendran. In a related development in the case, a public interest litigation was filed in the court this morning stating that the woman journalist might have reversed her statement due to "fear" and that the
UK judge expresses concern over Assange's health in embassy
A UK judge has expressed concern over the health of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuador embassy in London since he sought asylum there over five years ago. Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot, the judge who is currently also presiding over the extradition trial of liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya - the next hearing date for which remains uncertain, reserved her judgement in the Assange case after a hearing on Friday. The hearing involved a plea by Assange's lawyers to cancel a pending arrest warrant against the campaigner. They argued that the only thing stopping the 46-year-old from leaving the building is a threat that he will be arrested by the Scotland Yard for breaching bail conditions. As proceedings in Sweden over rape allegations have now been dropped, they believe the British arrest warrant has lost its purpose. "I am particularly concerned that there are some medical issues. I am aware that he has depression, frozen shoulder and a ...
Kasganj clash: 49 arrested, section 144 still imposed in UP
Hours after violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district between two groups in a communal clash, 49 people have been arrested in connection with the conflict and section 144 is still imposed in the state.While nine accused have been arrested on charges of murder and rioting, 39 have been arrested for disruption of law and order situation, which include those who torched buses and shops.A Special Investigative Team (SIT) has been formed to arrest the others accused in the violence."Till now, 49 people have been arrested in connection with Kasganj clash. Section 144 is still imposed in the state. While borders have been sealed too," RP Singh, Kasganj District Magistrate.Despite imposition of a curfew, two buses were damaged and five shops belonging to a particular community were set ablaze, following the cremation of Chandan Gupta who died in firing during the clash between two groups.Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had condoled the loss of life and told .
After Gounder, Punjab police to focus on other gangsters
After gunning down most-wanted gangster Vicky Gounder, Punjab police will now focus on other dreaded criminals and gangsters, including Harry Chattha, Gopi Ghanshyampuria and Jaipal, who are accused in several cases of murder and extortion. As many as 17 A-category (dreaded criminals) and 21 B- category gangsters were believed to be active in Punjab as of January 2017, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora said here today. "Nine gangsters have either been arrested or are dead and there are now eight A-category and nine B-category gangsters remaining and the police are concentrating on them," the DGP said. Among the A-category gangsters, Harry Chattha, Gopi Ghanshyampuria, Jaipal, Dilpreet, Rinda and Teerath Thakur were still out there, Inspector General Neelabh Kishore said. Chattha and Ghanshyampuri were believed to be associated with Gounder, police said. Kishore heads the Organised Crime Control Unit (OCCU) formed to nab dreaded criminals operating in ..
Hooch deaths:HC upholds trial court order acquitting 19 people
The Madras High Court has upheld a lower court order acquitting 19 accused in a case relating to the deaths of 35 people following consumption of illicit arrack in a village on the city outskirts in 2001. Dismissing an appeal filed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police challenging the acquittals, Justice M V Muralidharan recently observed that the prosecution had failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. At the same time, the court expressed its concern over the "gruesome menace of consumption of liquor" in the country. Though the offence is heinous in nature that alone cannot be the criteria to hold that the case is proved, the judge said. Though it is a fact that 35 lives were lost, the evidence available is not sufficient to hold that the prosecution has proved the offence beyond reasonable doubt, Justice Muralidharan said. The court is not able to accept the case of the appellant to record conviction by interfering in the finding of the trial judge and ...
38 held for anti-'Padmaavat' violence in Gurgaon: Police
At least 38 people have been arrested or detained in connection with the violence by fringe Rajput groups against the screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's controversial film 'Padmaavat' in Gurgaon, police said today. Gurgaon Police PRO Ravinder Kumar told PTI that the department arrested 24 people for their alleged involvement in violent incidents, and another 14 as part of preventive measures under Section 107/151 of the CrPC, in eight cases. He dismissed social media reports that Muslim youths were detained or arrested, and urged people to not pay attention to rumours, but follow the district administration's guidelines. Kumar said the people arrested have been sent to judicial custody by a court. On Wednesday, a school bus carrying 20-25 students was targeted in Gurgaon and the Delhi-Jaipur national highway was blocked by supporters of Karni Sena, which is at the forefront of the opposition to the film, and other Rajput fringe groups. Another state-run bus was torched ..
British Indian family guilty of offences as rogue landlords
An Indian-origin family who colluded with a property agent to let out their four-bedroom house in north London to over 40 immigrants have been found guilty of overcrowding by a court here. Harsha Shah, 53, her daughter Chandni, 27, and her brother-in-law Sanjay, 54, worked with agent Jaydipkumar Valand, 42, to illegally undertake multiple tenancies at the 1920s property which they also let fall into a state of disrepair, a UK court was told this week. The house, described as a "slum", was divided into seven bedrooms on the ground floor, two on the first floor and crammed with as many as five people per room for rents between 40 and 75 pounds per week, the Harrow Crown Court was told. The occupants had just two bathrooms to share between them and the fire exits were all blocked, causing a safety hazard. While the Shah family and Valand were convicted in May last year, they are now fighting against having to hand over nearly 360,000 pounds obtained as rent during the ...
Punjab Police focussing on ending gangsters' run : DGP
Fresh from the success of eliminating three gangsters, including the 'most wanted' Vicky Gounder, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora said on Saturday the force is focussing on ending the run of gangsters in the state.
Unidentified woman's found in drain in Noida
The mutilated body of an unidentified woman was found in a drain near the Fortis Hospital here, police said today. The body was recovered late last evening and it seems, it was dumped here, they said. The police said that the body has been sent for post mortem.
Sterling Biotech director sent to 11-day ED custody
A court here on Saturday remanded one of the directors of the Gujarat-based pharmaceutical company, Sterling Biotech, to 11-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a Rs 5,000 crore bank fraud case.