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'Johri as BCCI representative before ombudsman unethical'

Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman are set to depose in front of BCCI Ombudsman D.K. Jain on May 14 for their alleged "tractable" conflict of interest matter. However, what has seen the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials raise eyebrows is CEO Rahul Johri representing the board in the matter.

Body of 28-yr-old woman found near UP highway

A body of a28-year-old woman with bullet wounds was found near a highway in Satheri village here, police said Wednesday. The body was recovered by a team of the Ratenpuri police station and sent for post mortem on Tuesday, Circle Officer Vijay Kumar Singh said. There were bullet wounds on the head of the woman, he said. The matter is being investigated and it seems, she was killed somewhere else, the circle officer said.

One student killed, 7 injured in US school shooting

An 18-year-old student was killed and seven other were injured in a shooting occurred Tuesday afternoon at a school near Denver, capital of the US western state of Colorado, local police confirmed.

Diocese criticized for not listing some accused priests

A lawyer representing victims of clergy sex abuse criticised the Archdiocese of Boston on Tuesday for not listing on its website the names of several priests who have faced accusations, including five clerics who are dead. Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who has represented hundreds of victims, said by not publicly naming the priests, the diocese has shown it has "lost the ability to understand the need to protect children and help victims try to heal." "The Archdiocese of Boston and the Catholic Church have lost their moral compass and need to find it quickly for the sake of children," Garabedian said in e-mailed statement. The archdiocese said in an e-mailed statement that it immediately reported all allegations to law enforcement when it received them and that it has been consistent with its policy about which accused priests it publicly lists online. The archdiocese said five of the priests died before allegations against them were received, meaning they were not added to the list, .

7 dead, 10 wounded in Guatemala prison riot shooting

Gunfire during a riot in a Guatemala prison Tuesday left at least seven inmates dead and 10 wounded, authorities said. National Civil Police said the dead were all prisoners at the Pavon Rehabilitation Model Farm in the municipality of Fraijanes, about 10 miles (17 kilometers) east of Guatemala City. Prisoners had control of the facility for some eight hours Tuesday. Gunshots could be heard inside the prison and some inmates could be seen carrying guns. Prisoners carried their own dead to the entrance so authorities could identify them. Some 1,500 police officers and soldiers were sent to the scene, and regained control by late afternoon, officials said. Cecilio Chacaj of the municipal firefighters said 10 prisoners suffered bullet wounds. Prison authorities said the facility was built to house 900 prisoners but held 4,137.

Khunti gang-rape: 6 people convicted by court

Six people were convicted by a civil court in the case where five girls of an NGO were raped in Kochang, Khunti last year.Sushil Jaiswal, Public Prosecutor in the case on Tuesday said, "Father Alfonso Aind and 5 others have been convicted. Alfonso Aind was identified as the conspirator in the case."On June 19 last year, five women, associated with an NGO, were gang-raped at gunpoint in Jharkhand's Khunti district after they were abducted while performing a street-play in a nearby village.On June 22, the National Commission of Women (NCW) wrote a letter to Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP) directing him to apprise the commission about the action taken in Khunti gang-rape case.The NCW also informed that the commission has constituted a three-member inquiry team to investigate the case and submit recommendations on the matter.In its report submitted on June 28, The National Commission for Women (NCW) stated the Khunti gang-rape incident seemed to be "planned" and "executed in a .

Woman, daughter-in-law found murdered at their residence in Hyderabad

A woman and her daughter-in-law were found murdered at their residence here, police said. The incident happened in the area under the limits of Mailardevpally police station.The victims were identified as Nabeena Begum (55) and her daughter-in-law Tayaab (25).Sattaiah Goud, Circle Inspector, Mailardevpally police station, while speaking to media on Tuesday said, "On Monday night we received information that two women have been found murdered at their residence. Immediately, we reached the spot and found them lying in a pool of blood.""They have been murdered by some unknown persons. The dead bodies have been shifted to a local government hospital for autopsy," he added.A case has been registered under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Police have found some fingerprints at the spot.According to Circle Inspector, the deceased women were beaten with some hard object on their head which resulted in their death.Further investigation is underway.

34 Indian fishermen arrested for straying into Pakistan waters

The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency has arrested 34 Indian fishermen for allegedly straying into the country's territorial waters, officials said. A maritime security spokesman said the arrests were made on Tuesday, during which six boats were also seized. The fishermen have been handed over to the local dock police, the spokesman said. "They will appear before a judicial magistrate, who will decide on their judicial remand," he said. This is the first time since January that the maritime security agency has arrested Indian fishermen. In January, five Gujarati boatsmen were arrested and jailed. Last month, the Pakistan government had released more than 250 Indian fishermen from the Landhi and Malir jails in Karachi. The fishermen were released in three phases. The Pakistan Foreign Ministry had earlier announced 360 Indian fishermen would be released in four separate batches in April as a goodwill gesture. Indian and Pakistani fishermen often get arrested in foreign waters due to ...

2 held for robbing jewellery shop in Ghaziabad

Two persons have been arrested for allegedly robbing a jewellery shop in Vijaynagar area here, police said Tuesday. The robbery was carried out on May 2. On Tuesday, during a routine checking at Hindon barrage area, two suspects were detained and on frisking them the robed jewellery were recovered, City Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said. Twenty-six gold rings, 21 earrings and other ornamets along with two country-made pistols and six cartridges were seized from them, the officer said. The accused, Rohit (24) of Burari in north Delhi and Rakesh (28) of Duzana village in Gautam Budh Nagar district, have been arrested, Kumar said. Besides the robbery they have also confessed to killing a doctor in Loni on February 20, the police officer said.

Decomposed body of woman found in Delhi's Sabzi Mandi

A decomposed body of a woman, suspected to have been killed two months ago, was found stuffed inside a box in north Delhi's Sabzi Mandi area Tuesday, police said. The victim, identified as Nirmala, is in her mid-30s, they said. According to a senior police officer, the victim's husband Santosh, a daily wager, is absconding and is the prime suspect in the case. The body was found inside a flat in Geeta Saran Colony, he said. Sultan, the owner of the building, told police said that around two months ago, Santosh had said he was going to Bihar and that his wife had already left but would return within 15 days. He said that the two were never seen after that, the officer said. The body has been sent for postmortem and police were on the lookout for Santosh, he added.

Three booked for cheating people in AP's Machilipatnam

People here were allegedly cheated of Rs 19 lakh by a group led by a Hyderabad-based man on the promise of providing them high returns against their investment, police said Tuesday. On the complaint by three residents of Machilipatnam town, a case was registered on Tuesday and investigation initiated, a police officer said. The main accused Arifulla Baig and three others are absconding and a hunt is on to nab them, the police officer said.

Free Church complaint against ex-employees settled

The management of the Free Church, situated at Parliament Street here, filed a police complaint about illegal occupancy by some ex-employees but the matter has been settled, police said on Tuesday.

Another gangrape reported from Rajasthan's Alwar

On a day of protests against gangrape of a woman in front of her husband in Alwar, another such case was reported from the city on Tuesday in which an FIR has been lodged at Thanagaazi police station.

Man shot dead in Delhi's Rohini area

A 25-year-old man was Tuesday shot dead allegedly by some motorcycle-borne assailants in Rohini's Aman Vihar area, police said. The deceased has been identified as Kuldeep, they said. The incident took place at around 7.30 pm when five men riding two motorcycles opened fire at Kuldeep and fled from the spot, a senior police officer said. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead, he said. Kuldeep sustained a gun shot injury to his chest, he added. A case has been registered and efforts are being taken to nab the accused, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) S D Mishra said. A preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were known to the victim and it appears to be a case of personal enmity, the officer said.

2 labourers die of toxic gas after entering septic tank

Two contractual workers died and three others were hospitalised after apparently inhaling toxic gas when they entered a septic tank at a house in northwest Delhi on Tuesday, police said. Investigations revealed that a person named Gulam Mustafa owns a semi-built plot at Bhagya Vihar area of Prem Nagar in Rohini. He started construction of a house a few days back, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) S D Mishra said. The plot has a 10-foot-deep septic tank, in which Mustafa and a mason named Rambir allegedly asked two labourers to go inside for cleaning in the afternoon. The labourers refused to clean the tank since they were not trained, but they were forced to enter after being blackmailed with not getting paid three days of wages, the DCP said. The labourers went inside the tank and fell unconscious. When Rambir did not get any response, he also went inside along with two others and suffered the same fate due to poisonous gases, the officer said. The five were rushed to a ...

Govt returns to collegium, 2 names of HC chief justices recommended for SC

Seniority and representation of regions have been cited as reasons behind the government's decision, the sources said

Jharkhand: Missionary school head, 5 others convicted in gang-rape case

A local court Tuesday convicted a missionary school head and five others in connection with the gang-rape of five tribal women last year. Additional District Judge Rajesh Kumar found the six them guilty and will pronounce the quantum of sentence on May 15, Public Prosecutor Sushil Kumar Jaiswal said. Father Alfonso Aind, who was on bail from March 14, was taken into custody immediately after the court convicted him, he said. Aind was arrested after the gang-rape on June 19 last year as the police had registered an FIR against him for aiding and abetting the crime. He was charged with not stopping the guilty and not informing the police. A separate FIR was filed against the other five persons in connection with the rape and they were arrested. The victims were part of a troupe that visited a school in Kochang in Khunti district to enact a play on anti-human trafficking and migration when the five persons took them forcibly to a nearby forest and raped them at gunpoint.

Will issue circular on guidelines while making arrests, Guj govt tells HC

The state government Tuesday told the Gujarat High Court that it will issue a circular within a week asking police to strictly adhere to the 'D K Basu guidelines' concerning how they should behave when arresting, detaining or interrogating a person. The government also told the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Anant Dave and Justice Biren Vaishnav that it will include the D K Basu guidelines in the curriculum of the state police academy. The government's undertaking came in response to a PIL filed in the court highlighting how policemen were flouting mandatory requirements that have to be followed when arresting, detaining or interrogating any person as laid down by the Supreme Court in the 1997 DK Basu vs West Bengal case. Bhautik Bhatt, a social worker, filed the PIL "to prevent the rising trend in Gujarat of handcuffing various accused persons after their arrest by the police, taking them in public places where the accused persons are severely beaten and humiliated in public .

6 illegal migrants from Bangladesh held in Assam

Six persons who were declared Bangladeshis living illegally in Assam were arrested in Kokrajhar district on Tuesday, police said. The Foreigners Tribunal declared these six, including three women, illegal migrants from Bangladesh. The declarations were made for some in 2006 and for others in 2011 but they were all absconding. DSP Border of Kokrajhar, Sorab Ali, said they were apprehended by a police task force from Gossaigaon sub- division of the district.

Ekvira temple spire stolen in 2017 found; two arrested

The police Tuesday claimed to have cracked the case of spire stolen from the Ekvira temple more than one-and-a-half years ago with the arrest of two persons from the adjoining Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. The gold-coated spire of the Ekvira temple located near Karla caves in Lonavala, a hill station about 65km from Pune city, was stolen on October 3, 2017. The Ekvira goddess is the family deity of the Shiv Sena's Thackeray family and after the spire was stolen,the issue was raised in the state assembly also. The state government had asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the case. While the CID was investigating the case, the Pune rural police continued their own investigation and arrested two persons from Ahmednagar district Tuesday. Rahul Gawande and Somnath Gawade, both aged 23, were apprehended from Dhamangaon village under Akole tehsil of Ahmednagar district, the police said. According to the police, the duo had come to take part in the ...