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CJI case: 'Shocked' complainant seeks probe report copy
A woman, who accused Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment, on Tuesday asked the apex court's in-house probe committee for a copy of the report giving a clean chit to the CJI on all charges.
Man wanted for killing seven people in J-K arrested after 23 years
An accused wanted for the last 23 years for his alleged involvement in the killing of seven people was arrested from a village in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Tuesday. Accused Wali Mohammad Mir, of the Saderkoot Bala area of Bandipora district, was involved in the brutal murder of seven people - five men and two women - of Saderkoot Bala village of Bandipora district in 1996, an official said. Police were tipped off about Mir's presence in the village, he said.
Thane: 5 of family booked for torturing woman for dowry
Five members of a family have been booked for allegedly torturing a 26-year-old woman for dowry in Thane's Ulhasnagar township, police said Tuesday. The complainant, a resident of Haweli area in Pune, has told police that her in-laws, husband and their kin would inflict burn injuries on her with hot oil, police said. "She was married to one Tikam Tulsidas Sachdev in July last year. Her husband's family started demanding gold and Rs 1.50 lakh in cash as dowry. They also tortured her by pouring hot oil on her hands," an official said quoting the complaint. A dowry case was registered on Monday against Tikam Tulsidas Sachdev, Tulsidas Sachdev, Sunita Tulsidas Sachdev, Vandana Hotwani and Jitu Hotwani, the official said, adding that no arrests have been made so far.
Alwar gang rape: Gehlot assures stern action
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday condemned the incident of gang rape in Alwar district and directed officials to take stern action against the accused. "The state government is committed for women safety. Nearly a dozen police teams have been formed to arrest the accused and one arrest has been made. The victim and her family are given protection," Gehlot said in a statement. The chief minister said action would also be taken against the police officials if any lapses were found. The woman was allegedly raped by five men in front of her husband in Thanagazi area. She was going with her husband on a motorcycle when the accused stopped them and committed the crime.
SAT grants interim stay on Sebi's order against OPG, GKN Securities
The Securities Appellate Tribunal has granted interim stay on the Sebi's order against stock brokers OPG Securities and GKN Securities in the NSE co-location case. However, OPG and GKN have been directed to deposit Rs 7.5 crore and Rs 2.5 crore, respectively, to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on or before May 20. If the amount is not deposited within the stipulated period, the interim order will stand vacated automatically, the tribunal said. It said that investigations have been going on since 2015 and stopping the business activities of the brokers with immediate effect by impugned order, prima-facie appears to be unjustified. "The matter would be listed for admission and final disposal on July 22," the tribunal said in an order on Monday. Last week, the Sebi had barred OPG Securities and its three directors from markets for five years and asked them to disgorge illegal gains of Rs 15.57 crore with interest, while GKN Securities was asked to disgorge Rs 4.9 along .
Sub-inspector commits suicide in southwest Delhi
A Delhi Police sub-inspector allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday by shooting himself with a service pistol in South West Delhi, police said. The deceased has been identified as SI Sanjeev Kumar, they said. Vasant Vihar police station was informed at 3.28 am regarding admission of Kumar at AIIMS Trauma Centre. "On reaching the hospital, the investigating officer found that the injured has sustained bullet injury. He succumbed during treatment," Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest) Devender Arya said. Investigations revealed that the injured policeman of a specific location was present at his base and was sitting outside the PCR van on a chair, while other police personnel heard a gun shot, they checked and found his service pistol hanging with a cord and blood oozing out from his chest, the DCP said. His neck was down and he was found lying still on the chair. They informed the control room following which Kumar was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed during treatment, ...
Kirron Kher, BJP trying to defame me: Bansal
Pawan Kumar Bansal, the Congress candidate from Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat and former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Tuesday accused his BJP rival Kirron Kher of attempting to defame him. Bansal vent his ire against the BJP and its sitting MP in Chandigarh after the Enforcement Directorate Tuesday attached Rs 89.68 lakh cash in a money laundering case involving his nephew. "Dragging me mischievously in a case of which I am a prosecution witness, proves that the BJP has already smelled defeat in Chandigarh. Hence, Kirron Kher and her party are now trying all desperate means to defame me," he told reporters here. The ED, in a statement, said it has issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to freeze the "bribe" money, which according to it was "proceeds of crime". Bansal said, "Six years back, the case filed against me by CBI when I was the railway minister was blown out of proportion. For over eight hours I was interrogated by the CBI but ...
Police raid private club, 40 arrested for gambling
A special police team Monday raided a private club here and arrested 40 people for allegedly indulging in gambling. A police release said Rs 2.44 lakh in cash and nearly 100 packs of playing cards were seized. Special teams have been formed to crackdown on gambling in the city. The 62-year-old club manager Sivaprasad and Selvam, an employee, are among those arrested, the release said. A team arrested nine people on Sunday for allegedly indulging in gambling from a room situated on the first floor of a hotel here. The police said in a major crackdown, 67 people were arrested in March for their alleged involvement in the banned activity. According to provisions of the Tamil Nadu City Police Act, gambling is illegal.
SEZ fraud busted by DRI, over 1100 KG gold diversion detected
Sleuths of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted a racket of fraudulent export of gold jewellery, allegedly by a Special Economic Zone unit here.The officials also arrested four people in the connection.A release from the DRI's (Hyderabad Zonal Unit) said, its officials detected diversion of more than 1,100 kg of SEZ gold into the local market.DRI officers carried out searches from May 3-5 at a unit situated in Gems and Jewellery SEZ at Ravirala village and found that it was indulging in fraudulent export of gold jewellery and diversion of SEZ gold into the local market, the release added.According to DRI officials, the said unit had taken SEZ license for import of Gold and manufacturing of gold jewellery meant for exporting the same to foreign destinations.It was later found that the unit was wrongly declaring export consignment as gold jewellery studded with semi-precious stones."While the value of the export consignment was declared as Rs. 5.45 crores, it was found that .
Maha women's commission notice to cop in Maha honour killing
The Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) has directed Ahmednagar police chief to act strictly against persons accused of setting ablaze a couple, leading to the death of the woman. The MSCW issued notice to the Superintendent of Police, Ahmednagar on Monday and asked him to send a action- taken report. A woman and her husband were set ablaze allegedly by her father and relatives on May 1 in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district as they were opposed to the couple's marriage. While the woman died of burn injuries at a Pune hospital on Sunday, the man is battling for life with over 40 per cent burns. Terming it an honour killing, Inspector Vijaykumar Botre of Parner tehsil said Mangesh Chandrakant Ranasing (23) and his wife Rukmini Rama Bharathiya (23) were set ablaze as they married despite being from different castes. The incident happened on May 1 in Nighoj village, he added. "Ranasingh, a construction worker and Rukmini got married in November last year against the
MP: 4-year-old girl kidnapped, raped, killed in Indore
A four-year-girl kidnapped from a slum in Indore was Monday evening found dead in a well, an official said. The girl was kidnapped on Sunday night from a slum cluster here when her parents were asleep, he said. "She was raped and killed and her body disposed of in a deep well here. We believe it was done by someone known to the family. The slum cluster has 36 homes and we are questioning people from the locality," Senior Superintendent of Police RV Mishra said.
MP: Man held for kidnap-murder of twin boys hangs self in jail
A man arrested in the sensational kidnapping and murder case of five-year-old twin boys in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district in February this year allegedly committed suicide in jail on Tuesday, police said. The twin boys were kidnapped from a school bus in the district's Chitrakoot town on February 12 and their dead bodies were found in Uttar Pradesh's Banda area on February 16. Ramesh Yadav (26), after having breakfast Tuesday morning, went to a Hanuman temple in the jail premises and hanged himself from a rod protruding from the roof of the structure, said Satna Superintendent of Police Riyaz Iqbal. "He was rushed to a hospital nearby but was declared dead on arrival. His autopsy will be conducted on Wednesday after his relatives arrive from Hamirpur in UP," he said. Six persons were arrested in the kidnapping-murder case, including Yadav.
Police officer commits suicide in Delhi
A Sub-Inspector of Delhi Police allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday by shooting himself with his service weapon.
Priest, others convicted in gang rape case
A Christian priest and three others were convicted on Tuesday for the gang-rape of five girls in Jharkhand's Khuti district.
CSMT bridge collapse: Cops arrest retired senior BMC engineer
A retired senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official was arrested in connection with the collapse of a bridge near CSMT railway terminus on March 14 which killed seven persons and injured over 30, police said Tuesday. Shitalaprasad Kori (58), who was chief engineer (bridges) of the civic body when the incident happened, was arrested by Azad Maidan police and produced in court on Tuesday which remanded him in police custody till May 10, an official said. Earlier, the police had arrested BMC assistant engineer S F Kakulte and structural auditor Neeraj Desai in the case.
Gangster arrested after encounter with police in Rohini
A gangster carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on him was arrested following an encounter with Delhi police's special cell sleuths in the national capital's Rohini area in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said. The accused, Paramjeet Dalal (31), a resident of Jhajjar in Haryana, had been absconding since 2016, they said. According to police, the accused used to threaten property dealers, businessmen, illegal satta operators and others in Rohini and outer Delhi to extort money. In 2009, Dalal with his associates killed one Satish in Mianwali area of Delhi. He was arrested and later released in 2016 on interim bail for three weeks but jumped bail, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, said. He along with his associates Pradeep Rana, Mohit Chhabra and Pradeep kidnapped a property dealer-cum-financier in 2016 and initially extorted Rs 25 lakh from him. They again demanded Rs 90 lakh for his release, he said. All the three associates were arrested in this case .
Fintech startup CEO booked for sexual harassment
The chief executive of a city- based fintech startup has been booked for allegedly misbehaving with a female staffer, police said Tuesday. A first information report (FIR) has been filed with the suburban Goregaon police station against Manish Agarwal, the chief executive of Cashcow, a police official said. Agarwal has been booked under relevant IPC sections like 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354-A (sexual harassment) and 506 (criminal intimidation) among others, he said. In her complaint, the woman alleged Agarwal had publicly been indulging in her character assassination and passing loose comments. The victim claimed the accused also sought physical relationship with her. When contacted, a company source said Agarwal has been away from work since the complaint was filed and the management is contemplating strict action against him. The company, reportedly backed by Astarc Ventures, has about 35 employees and did not have an
Sailor on board INS Talwar dies of injuries, inquiry begins
A 21-year-old sailor on board the Navy's INS Talwar who was found with severe injuries and was rushed to a nearby naval hospital Saturday was declared dead by authorities there, a statement from the Navy said. Rahul Choudhary was working in a restricted area on INS Talwar which was docked at the Western Naval Command's base here, it said. He was found on the floor with severe injuries by fellow sailors on Saturday, it said, adding that an inquiry had been instituted into the incident.
Woman gangraped in Rajasthan; 1 arrested
A woman was allegedly raped by five men in front of her husband in Rajasthan's Alwar district, following which one of the accused was arrested on Tuesday, police said. The assailants also filmed the crime and uploaded the video on social media, they said. The incident took place on April 26 when the woman was travelling on a motorcycle with her husband. The accused stopped them on the Thanagazi-Alwar bypass and dragged the couple to an isolated area, where they allegedly raped the woman and threatened her husband with dire consequences, police said. One of the accused, identified as Indraraj Gurjar, a truck driver, has been arrested and 14 teams have been formed to search others involved in the case, Director General of Police Kapil Garg told reporters here. The DGP said the station house officer of the Thanagazi police station was suspended for not taking a prompt action in the case. An FIR was lodged on May 2 under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the SC/ST Act, police
Allegations against CJI: Former woman employee of SC seeks copy of in-house inquiry report
The former woman employee of the Supreme Court who levelled sexual harassment allegations against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, on Tuesday sought a copy of the report of the In-House Inquiry Committee which gave clean chit to the CJI. The CJI Monday got a clean chit from a three-member Inquiry Committee headed by Justice S A Bobde which found "no substance" in the allegations of the former woman employee and further ruled that the report was not "liable to be made public". The 3-member Committee, which completed its task in 14 days, proceeded ex-parte as the woman had opted out of the inquiry on April 30 after participating for three days. In a letter to Justice Bobde, the woman has alleged lack of transparency in the functioning of the inquiry panel and said that now, not providing her a copy of the order "would be a violation of the principles of natural justice and a complete travesty of justice". She alleged that in the first hearing, she was not given any clarity on whether the ...