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Chain snatching cases at 3-year low in Navi Mumbai: Police
Navi Mumbai police today said that cases of chain snatching was on the decline there and 2017 saw 92 cases getting registered, down from 296 in 2015 and 118 in 2016. Addressing the annual press conference to present crime statistics, Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale attributed it to concerted efforts by his force, adding that the detection rate of chain snatching cases stood at 52 per cent for 2017. He added that cases of cheating also saw a dip with 394 cases being registered in 2017 against 563 in 2015 and 410 in 2016. Nagrale said that cases of murder hovered around the 40 mark, like the years in the past, and 2017 saw 43 murder cases being registered. He added that 93 per cent of all these cases got detected. The city also saw 128 cases of rape being registered and police had managed to detect 95 per cent of them, the Commissioner informed. "Motor cycle theft cases have come down from 468 in 2016 to 380 in 2017. Fatal accident cases had dropped from ...
Pakistan officials probing suspect's possible porn ring ties
Pakistani officials have opened an investigation into whether a suspect arrested in the slaying of eight girls was linked to an international child-porn ring. Today's development came days after suspect Mohammad Imran was arrested in connection with the rape and killing of a 7-year-old girl. Zainab Ansari was assaulted and her body thrown in a garbage dump in the city of Kasur early this month. Pakistan's chief justice today sought a report from investigators after TV journalist Shahid Masood in his programme claimed Imran had 37 bank accounts and could be part of a gang that supplied porn videos of children to an international network.
PVR, Ajay Bijli settle case with Sebi, pay over Rs 23 lakh
Multiplex operator PVR and its managing director and chairperson Ajay Bijli have settled case with markets regulator Sebi over alleged violation of listing norms after paying over Rs 23 lakh. Bijli and PVR paid Rs 20.40 lakh and a little over Rs 2.80 lakh, respectively, towards the settlement, according to a Sebi order dated January 24. On January 5, PVR had informed the stock exchanges that Sebi has agreed to settle the matter related to alleged certain provisions of the erstwhile Listing Agreement and LODR (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations. In November 2016, Sebi had issued a common show cause notices to both the entities. Following adjudication proceedings initiated by the regulator, Bijli and PVR had filed a common application in January 2017 proposing to settle the matter. In June 2017, Bijli and PVR had proposed to pay Rs 10 lakh and Rs 2,80,500, respectively, towards full and final settlement of the proceedings. After the regulator's ...
18 Karni Sena supporters in judicial custody in Gurugram
Eighteen supporters of Shri Rajput Karni Sena, arrested for vandalising a Haryana Roadways bus and attacking a school bus here to protest against the Hindi film 'Padmaavat', were on Thursday sent to 14 days judicial custodyict court.
Indore: Illegal weapons seized, 5 arrested
The Indore Crime Branch conducted a raid based on a tip-off that some miscreants were involved in trading illegal arms and weapons.During the search, police managed to seize a total of 10 weapons, including a pistol and nine live cartridges.
Rs 10.67 lakh worth gold seized from air passenger in Kochi
Undeclared gold worth over Rs ten lakhs was seized from a passenger who arrived from Muscat at the airport here today, Customs officials said. The officers of Air Intelligence Unit, Air Customs, found two gold chains totally weighing 349.70 grams kept concealed in a specially stitched pouch in the socks worn by the passenger, Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said. The passenger is a resident of Kozhikode district. The gold valued at Rs 10.67 lakhs was seized under the provisions of the Customs Act,1962. Kumar said a strict vigil was being maintained by Customs sleuths at the airport in view of a spurt in smuggling cases.
Sealing in Delhi: SC asks SDMC to de-seal lawyers' office
The Supreme Court today granted relief to some lawyers whose office located in the basement of a building in the posh Hauz Khas market here was sealed, asking the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to de-seal it. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta issued notice to the SDMC which assured the court that necessary action would be taken during the course of the day. The bench said the concerned SDMC official should de-seal the basement of the building to the extent that it could be used as the lawyers' office till the next date of hearing on February 9. "The concerned officer of the SDMC should de-seal the basement to the extent that it can be used as a lawyers office until the next date of hearing," the bench said in its order. Senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the owners of building, told the court that the basement at the building in the Hauz Khas main market was used as an office by some lawyers and this professional activity was ...
Bawana fire:Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of co-accused
A Delhi court today dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of a man, alleged co-owner of the fire- cracker storage unit in Bawana where 17 people were killed in a massive blaze, saying the allegations against him were "serious". Additional Sessions Judge Sukhvinder Kaur rejected the application filed on behalf of Lalit Goyal, whom the police has been referring to as a "partner" of factory owner Manoj Jain, who is already in police custody in connection with the probe in the January 20 fire tragedy. "The allegations against the accused (Goyal) are serious in nature and matter is at the initial stage of investigation. 17 persons died in the incident. "In facts and circumstances, I do not find it a case for grant of anticipatory bail to Goyal at this stage. Hence the application is dismissed," the judge said. Goyal, in his plea, claimed that he was just a servant in the factory and was neither named in the FIR nor was he present in the factory at the time of the ...
Two businessmen in money laundering case get bail
The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to businessmen brothers Virendra Jain and Surender Kumar Jain in connection with an alleged money laundering case involving RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti.
Court awards 12 yrs of RI to father-son duo under liquor law
A local court here today awarded 12 years of rigorous imprisonment to the father-son duo in connection with seizure of 3608 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from their house in Vaishali district two years back. Additional District and Sessions Judge (II) of Excise Special Court Bholanath Tiwary held Mohammad Ali Ashraf Khan and his son Mohammad Afsar Ali Khan guilty under provisions of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2016 and awarded 12 years of jail to each of them and imposed a fine of Rs 3 lakh separately to them. The sentence was served under section 47(A) of the Act. The court made it clear that they would have to spend another eight months in jail if they fail to deposit the fine amount. Both the sentences would run concurrently, it added. It may be noted that Excise Department officials had on August 24, 2016 conducted raids on their house in Mohammadabad village under Sarai police station of the district and seized 3608 litres of foreign liquor ..
Nalgonda municipal chairperson's husband found dead under
A Congress worker, husband of the Nalgonda municipal chairperson, was found dead in a drainage, with police suspecting that he was hit with a stone. Boddupalli Srinivas, the husband of municipal chairperson Lakshmi, left home late last night after receiving a phone call from one of his followers, police said today. According to the preliminary information, Srinivas tried to intervene in a clash involving his followers during which someone hit him with a stone, police said. The body was later found in a drainage, police said, adding that further probe was on. Condemning the incident, Telangana Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy alleged that it was a case of political murder.
NGT refuses to review order on Amarnath cave shrine
The National Green Tribunal has refused to review its order directing devotees to maintain silence while standing in front of the Amarnath 'shivling' in the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. The green panel said there was no "patent error" in its last year order and the direction was passed in the interest of the environment as well as the Amarnath cave shrine, which is a place of faith for many devotees. A bench headed by acting Chairperson Justice U D Salvi said the tribunal has heard all the parties in the case and sufficient opportunity was given to the respondents to place relevant material in support of their contention. "The tribunal acted upon the record placed before it including the status report and the submissions made, we do not see any patent error in the case particularly when the impugned orders have been passed in the interest of the environment in the precincts of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine- a place of faith for multitude of Indians and the populace .
Bawana Fire: Anticipatory bail plea of co-accused rejected
A Delhi court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Lalit Goyal, a co-accused in the massive fire that ravaged a factory in Delhi's Bawana and perished 17 people to death.Goyal, however, is absconding even as another accused, Manoj Jain, was sent to five-day police custody yeaterday.Initial probe revealed that the ill-fated factory allegedly manufactured and stored "cold firecrackers", which are used in Holi celebrations.The police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) under the Indian Penal Code sections relating to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and negligent storage of explosives.The maximum punishment under the sections could be 10 years.
Extradite Libyan military commander: UN
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has demanded the extradition of Mahmoud al-Werfalli, a senior military commander whom the UN body accused of carrying out illegal executions in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Nalgonda municipal chairperson's husband murdered
The husband of Nalgonda municipal chairperson B. Lakshmi was murdered by some unknown persons late on Wednesday, police said.
Dirty water in Delhi: NGT summons heads of civic bodies
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the civic bodies for not submitting data on the quality of water supplied to households in the national capital by the Delhi government despite repeated directions. Irked at the approach of the authorities, a bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice U D Salvi summoned on January 31 the CEO of Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Delhi Cantonment Board, Chairman of Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) and Commissioner of New Delhi Municipal Council. "It is pointed out that organisations DJB, New Delhi Municipal Council, Delhi Cantonment Board and CGWA were to provide requisite data and that the data has not been collected, collated and analysed so far. "Let CEO of DJB, CEO of Delhi Cantonment Board, Chairman of CGWA and Commissioner of New Delhi Municipal Council shall remain present before the tribunal on the next date of hearing January 31," the bench said. During the hearing, the NGT was informed that two meetings were held in pursuance .
Arfin updates on Scheme of Amalgamation
NCLT hearing on 15 February 2018
Foreign national arrested with drugs worth Rs 6 lakh
Palghar police have arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly peddling drugs and have seized drugs worth Rs 6 lakh from him. Inspector Bharat Jadhav of Nalasopara police station said that, based on a tip off, Nigerian national Sirki Lasmen Dumaya was arrested yesterday from Hanuman Nagar area. The official said that 310 grams of banned drug mephedrone was seized from the accused. He said that Dumaya had been booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, adding that further investigations were underway.
Woman set on fire by drunkard hubby, critical
A 24-year-old woman was critically injured after she was allegedly set on fire by her husband for refusing to give him money to buy liquor in Bhiwandi town of the district, police said today. The incident occurred on January 21 when the woman, identified as Ashwini Magar, had an argument with her husband Amol Magar (26) who demanded money to buy alcohol, Thane Police PRO Sukhada Narkar said, adding that in a fit of rage, Amol doused his wife in Kerosene and set her ablaze. On hearing her cries, neighbours of the Magars rushed to the spot and rushed Ashwini to civil hospital. She suffered 80 per cent burn injuries in the incident and is currently battling for her life, Narkar said. Amol also suffered burn injuries to his hand and is undergoing treatment, she said. "He does odd jobs to make living and has been a habitual drinker," the officer said. Police have booked Amol under various sections of the IPC for murder and other charges.
Economic offences bring total imbalance in the country: Court
Economic offences bring total imbalance in the national economy, a Delhi court has observed while refusing bail to two directors of a real estate firm alleged to have duped over 8,000 investors. Special Judge Kamini Lau also rapped the economic offence wing of Delhi Police for clubbing all complaints together in one FIR and said it was an attempt by it to dilute the allegations against the accused. The court denied bail to Avdhesh Kumar Goel and Atul Gupta, directors of Earth Infrastructure Limited, saying such offences deserved to be dealt with due degree of seriousness and gravity, having regard to their detrimental effect on the economy. The two have been charged with taking money from about 8,000 investors for eight projects, each worth between Rs 1,200-1,500 crore, which have not been completed or handed over. "This is a fit case where separate FIR should have been registered by clubbing not more than three complaints in a particular year and not by clubbing all ...