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Kingpin of antique smuggling racket arrested
The kingpin of an inter-state antique smuggling gang that recently stole an 11th century idol from a temple in Balasore district of Odisha was arrested in Uttar Pradesh today. The 2.5 feet-long granite idol of 'Bajra Vairahi', weighing 70 kg, went missing from the temple in Nilagiri police station area of the district in December, SDPO Sudam Charan Sahu said. A joint team of Odisha and Uttar Pradesh police officers nabbed Suresh Yadav (50) from Dwarikapuri area in Bijnor district of the northern state. "During our investigation, we found out that Yadav is the mastermind of the gang. His number was traced to Uttar Pradesh. With help from the UP officers, we arrested him," Sahu said. The idol, however, has not been recovered as yet, he rued. "Yadav has confessed to have stolen the idol along with another gang member, who is still at large," he said, adding that police are on the lookout for his accomplices.
30-year-old medical representative shot dead in Kanpur
A 30-year-old medical representative was shot dead by two unidentified persons today in the Kagzi- Mohal locality in the Bajaria area here, police said. Zaheer Abbas alias Shawez, resident of Chote Miyan Hata, Colonelganj, died on the spot. Eyewitnesses claimed to have seen two armed men fleeing from the scene after a couple of gunshots, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Akhilesh Kumar Meena, said that Abbas hailed from Azamgarh had just left his aunt's house around midnight for Bansamandi to attend a wedding ceremony when the incident took place. He was discovered lying in pool of blood near a drain before a mosque in Kagzi-Mohal by the locals who informed police, SSP said. Police is suspecting a property dispute as the motive behind the murder. A probe is on in the matter, the official said. The sixth killing in three days, Abbas's killing triggered panic among the locals.
Pleas on Loya's death serious but don't cast aspersions: SC
The Supreme Court today dubbed as "serious" the issues raised in the pleas relating to the death of special CBI judge B H Loya, but castigated a senior lawyer for raking up the name of BJP president Amit Shah in the case. The apex court, which decided to look into "all documents with utmost seriousness" connected with the death of Loya, who was trying the Soharabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, also took umbrage at senior advocate Indira Jaising, who during the hearing, inferred a possible future order that the apex court may gag the media in the case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which was hearing two PILS on the Loya's death in 2014 transferred to itself the two other petitions pending at Nagpur and Mumbai benches of the Bombay High Court. The bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, restrained all the high courts in the country from entertaining any petition relating to Loya's death. Loya, who was hearing the sensitive ...
Factbox: Shell oil heist - the story so far
(Reuters) - Singapore authorities say they have uncovered a complex, cross-border scheme to steal large quantities of oil from Shell's biggest refinery.
Man hacked to death by gang near Mangaluru
A 45 year-old man was hackedto death by unidentified assailants at his house in Bengrenear here today, police said. The deceased has been identified as Shivraj, brother of one Bharatesh who is alleged to be a member of a notorious criminal gang in the city, they said. Shivraj was sleeping on the terrace of his house when a three-member gang attacked him at around 4.30 AM. The attackers were suspected to be members of a rival gang opposedto the victim's brother, they said.
Charge sheet filed against suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist
The Delhi Police today filed a charge sheet against suspected al-Qaeda terrorist Zeeshan Ali, deported from Saudi Arabia in August last year, in a case of making provocative speeches to recruit Indian youths and establishing a base for the terror outfit. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma posted the matter for February 2 when it will decide on the point of taking cognisance of the document filed by the police. Ali's name, along with that of 11 others, was disclosed by Syed Anzar Shah and four others -- Mohd Asif, Zafar Masood, Mohd Abdul Rehman and Abdul Sami -- arrested in the case earlier. The Delhi Police's Special Cell had arrested Ali after searching for him over a year after three alleged AQIS (Al- Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent) operatives were arrested in 2015.
Petitions related to Justice Loya's death transferred to SC
The Supreme Court on Monday transferred two cases pertaining to CBI special judge Justice B.H. Loya's death from the Bombay High Court to itself.The apex court will hear the matter next in the first week of February.The country's top court said that it would examine all the documents."This is a serious matter. We have seen all the newspaper reports. We would like to see all the records", the court said.Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government told the Supreme Court that a careful and prudent investigation was conducted after the media reports.It further said that four judicial officers assured that there was no foul play involved.The state government continued that the Bombay High Court recorded the statements that said Justice Loya died of cardiac arrest.A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra was hearing the pleas seeking an investigation into the allegedly suspicious death of Justice Loya.The Judge Loya case was one of many issues raised by four Supreme .
Top Communist jailed in Vietnam trial
A former Communist Party official was on Monday sentenced to 13 years in jail in Vietnam after the most high-level trial in decades.
UN staff member abducted in Kabul
A United Nations staff member and her child were reportedly abducted on Monday morning from Khair Kahan in Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul.According to the Tolo News, the woman staff and her child were abducted while she was on her way to drop her child off at school.Further details awaited...
4 killed in autorickshaw-lorry collision in Virudhunagar dist
Four persons were killed when the autorickshaw they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Kadaneri near here today, police said. The incident occurred this morning, they said. A case has been registered and investigation is on, police said.
Sacked Catalan leader arrives in Denmark despite Spanish
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont arrived in Copenhagen today, defying a threat by Madrid to issue a warrant for his arrest if he leaves Belgium, where he has been in exile since a failed independence bid. Danish broadcaster TV2 released an image on its website of Puigdemont being surrounded by reporters after his plane landed in Copenhagen Airport. A source in his entourage also confirmed his arrival in the Danish capital. Puigdemont is to take part in a debate on Catalonia at the University of Copenhagen later Monday. His trip comes a day after Spain's prosecution service said it would "immediately" have a supreme court judge issue a warrant for his arrest if he travels to Denmark, and urge Copenhagen to hand him over. Puigdemont fled to Belgium in late October after Madrid sacked his cabinet over their breakaway attempt, but is eyeing a return to power after pro-independence parties won an absolute majority in regional elections in December. Spanish Supreme Court
Loya matter 'serious', will examine all matter: SC
The Supreme Court on Monday said the controversy surrounding the death of Special CBI court judge B.H. Loya is "serious" and it will look into the circumstances leading to his death in November 2014.
Bomaby HC to hear PIL in Sohrabuddin Shaikh case tomorrow
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday will hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh case.The PIL filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association seeks direction for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to challenge the discharge of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and Rajya Sabha member Amit Shah in the alleged Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case.The petition has also challenged the transfer order of CBI Judge JT Utpat, who was presiding over the Sohrabuddin trial. Utpat was replaced by late Justice BH Loya.The Bombay Lawyers Association is the same body that filed a petition seeking a probe into the death of CBI judge BH Loya by a Commission of Enquiry headed by a retired Supreme Court judge.
Lucknow stabbing case: Accused breaks silence
The accused girl, who allegedly stabbed a class 1 student of Lucknow's Brightland School, on Monday, said that she is being framed by the school."There had been some arguments between me, my father and a few teachers. I suspect that is the reason I am being framed," said the girl who has been accused of attacking the class 1 student with a knife.The girl said that she has never met the child before."A photo of mine was produced before him. I was told by the school management that he has identified me. I have had short hair since November but they say he identified me in my old pictures," she said.She then requested the officials to investigate the case thoroughly and find the real culprit."I want the case to be investigated thoroughly and the real culprit to be punished. If I am innocent I must be allowed to walk free. I know I am innocent," she said.The accused girl, a student of Class 6, was granted bail till January 30, after being presented before the Juvenile Justice Board.The ...
Trial in Kim Jong Nam's murder resumes in Malaysia
Malaysia's high-profile trial of two women accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader resumed today after a seven-week recess, with witnesses taking the stand to verify the authenticity of security camera footages capturing the attack. Indonesia's Siti Aisyah, 25, and Vietnam's Doan Thi Huong, 29, are accused of smearing VX nerve agent on Kim Jong Nam's face in a crowded airport terminal in Kuala Lumpur last February 13. They pleaded not guilty to murder charges when their trial began October 2. The two are the only suspects in custody, though prosecutors have said four North Koreans who fled the country were also involved. Prosecutors, who last year showed the security videos to the court, called three technicians from the airport and the airport hotel to the stand Monday to explain how they extracted the relevant images from the main computer server and copied them to discs. This was to enable the court to accept the footages as formal ...
3 of a family killed in Raj after driver naps behind wheels
Three persons of a family, including two women, were today killed and two others injured after the car they were travelling in plunged into a gorge in Rajasthan's Bundi district after the driver lost control. The incident occurred around 1 am at the Kota-Udaipur national highway when the family was returning to Kota after distributing wedding cards to relatives in Bhilwara. The mishap is most likely to have occurred after the driver dozed off while the car was at high speed, causing the car to fall off the height of 10 to 12 feet, Assistant Sub- Inspector at Dabi police station, Irshad Khan said. The three deceased were identified as Sampat Kumar Sharma (57),his wife Seema Devi (52), and their daughterin-law Neetu Sharma (36), Khan said. Two other of the family, identified as Manish and granddaughter of the deceased couple Jiya Sharma (9), who is stated to be in critical condition, sustained injuries in the mishap, he said. Samapat Sharma was killed on the spot while ...
Man hurls acid at wife suspecting her fidelity
A man allegedly hurled acid at his wife suspecting her fidelity in Jajpur district, police said today. The woman, aged around 40 years, received serious burn injuries on her face and back in the incident on Saturday evening at Malapada village, they said. The woman was rescued by neighbours who admitted her to the local hospital. Later, she was shifted to the district headquarters hospital here as her condition deteriorated. The accused, identified as Bhagirathi Mahalik (45), was arrested yesterday and later remanded in judicial custody by a local court which rejected his bail plea, said Prasant Kumar Malla, Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Jajpur. According to the FIR lodged by the 20-year-old daughter of the victim, her father, Bhagirathi, had been suspecting her mother's integrity and character. He also used to allegedly tortured his wife physically and mentally, the FIR said. The incident occurred on Saturday evening when the man picked up a fight with his wife, ...
Court defers hearing of murder case of 7-year-old schoolboy
A Gurgaon sessions court today deferred till February 2 the hearing of a case relating to the murder of a seven-year-old boy in a private school due to non-availability of the judge concerned. The matter was adjourned as Additional Sessions Judge Jasbir Singh Kundu was on leave. During the last hearing, the court had barred the media from using the name of the 16-year-old juvenile accused and asked media houses to use imaginary names. While the seven-year-old victim was named 'Prince' by the court, the juvenile accused was named 'Bholu' and the school was called 'Vidyalaya'. On January 8, the court rejected the bail plea of the accused student. It also imposed a cost of Rs 21,000 for "wasting the court's time" in baseless litigation and directed the father of the accused to deposit the amount. The victim was found with his throat slit in the school's washroom on September 8 last year. Gurgaon Police had claimed the crime was committed by a school bus conductor. This was ..
Woman held with 20 bullets in Delhi Metro
A woman carrying 20 live bullets has been apprehended from a Delhi Metro station here, officials said today. They said the woman hailing from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, was found carrying the rounds yesterday evening by CISF personnel at the Adarsh Nagar station when her bag was being scanned. The lady was travelling with her father and other family members, they said adding her father produced a copy of his arms license and said the 20 rounds of ammunition (.32 calibre) belongs to him. The woman and others have been handed over to the Delhi Police by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) team for further investigation, they said. Security in the Delhi Metro and other public transport facilities is stepped up in view of the Republic day celebrations on January 26.
Petitioner in Loya death case hopes for justice
Bandhuraj Lone, a petitioner seeking Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe in Justice Loya death case on Monday hoped that the former Judge is served justice.While asserting that he has complete faith in the Indian judicial system, Lone hoped for a favourable verdict."We have kept forward the circumstantial pieces of evidence in the Justice Loya death case. I am hopeful that the decision will be in our favour. I believe justice will be served to Justice Loya," Lone told ANI.Lone further welcomed the constitution of a new bench to hear the matter and said that it is crucial to end all doubts in the connection"We demand an enquiry by an independent agency in the matter," he added.A three-judge Supreme Court (SC) bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra will hear the pleas seeking an investigation into the allegedly suspicious death of Justice Loya.On January 16, a Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar recused themselves from hearing the PILs.The ...