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Govt, political parties should stay away from current judicial
In his first comments on the judicial crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the government and political parties must stay out of it while expressing confidence that the judiciary will sit together to find a solution to its problems. He also said the Indian judiciary has a bright history and is full of very capable people. "Our country's judiciary has a very bright past, they are very capable people. They will sit together and find a solution to their problems. I have faith in our justice system, they will definitely figure out a solution," he said during a lengthy interview to Times Now, according to the transcript provided by the television news channel. Asked about the crisis in the Supreme Court after its four seniormost judges came out to openly criticise allocation of sensitive cases by the chief justice, creating an unprecedented situation in the higher judiciary, Modi said, "I think I should stay away from this debate. The government must also stay ...
Bawana fire tragedy probe handed over to Crime Branch
The probe into the Bawana fire incident that claimed 17 lives was handed over to the Crime Branch from the district police today. The case was transferred to the Crime Branch by Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik since it "requires extensive investigation and a proper detailed follow-up", a Delhi Police statement said. Ten women and seven men were killed while a man and woman were injured in the massive blaze at a "cold firecrackers" unit in outer Delhi's Bawana industrial area yesterday. The 49-year-old Manoj Jain, who was running the factory, has been arrested. "He was produced before the duty magistrate today who sent him to judicial custody. The police will request for production and police custody tomorrow before the regular magistrate," the police statement said. A Forensic Science Laboratory team visited the site again today and conducted an extensive survey of the premises for about four hours with the assistance of the police, it added. Samples have been picked ..
Three, including police official, held with drugs
Three people, including a sub- inspector of the Haryana Police, were arrested for allegedly possessing one kg of Methamphetamine, popularly known as 'ice'. They were nabbed by the Punjab Police's Special Task Force (STF) on drugs, on the Patiala-Dakala road yesterday, SP of Mohali STF Rajinder Singh Sohal today said. Acting on a tip-off, a car with Haryana registration number was intercepted and during checking, Methamphetamine was found in it, the police said. Pawan Kumar, a sub-inspector with the Haryana police, and his two friends Ajay Kumar and Karamjit Singh were arrested, they said. They were bringing the contraband from Alwar to Punjab, the SP said, adding the accused have been booked under the NDPS Act.
Delhi Fire: 14 victims identified, Crime Branch to probe (Roundup)
A day after a factory fire killed 17 persons in west Delhi's Bawana area, 14 victims were identified and the factory owner arrested on Sunday, police said.
Security guard rapes 63-year-old widow in C'garh's Raigarh
A 63-year-old widow was allegedly raped by a neighbour in Chhattisgarhs Raigarh district, police said today. The incident occurred on Thursday night in Kevda Badi area under City Kotwali police station limits and the accused, identified as private security guard Sanjay Thakur (25), has been arrested, a local police official said. As per preliminary investigation, the accused barged into the victims house when she was sleeping and sexually assaulted her, he said. On hearing the woman's screams, the accused's wife rushed there and thrashed her husband and dragged him home, he added. The accused was booked under IPCs section 376 (rape) next day based on the complaint of the victim and a local court yesterday remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days, the official informed.
Pak porter steals candies from airport luggage in UAE; jailed
A Pakistani man, who stole candies and sweets from passengers' luggage while working as a porter at an airport in the UAE, has been jailed for three months and ordered to be deported, a media report has said. The defendant opened an unidentified number of bags and stole different kinds of sweets and candies, Gulf News quoted court records as saying. An airport policeman said the porter was spotted opening bags and was apprehended for questioning. "When asked if he had opened passengers' bags, he confessed that he opened a number of bags and took candy or sweets and ate them instantly. "He claimed that he only took candy which he ate but never stole any valuables or personal belongings," the policeman said. A policeman testified that the man was spotted on surveillance camera footage opening passengers' luggage and stealing from them. The porter admitted to prosecutors that he unzipped passengers' bags several times looking for candy while transporting bags to the ...
Lawyer kills another in brawl over clients: police
A heated row over luring clients turned fatal as a lawyer was allegedly shot dead by another in full public view in the congested Gwaltoli area, police said. The shootout triggered panic among locals and passers-by who ran to safer places or shut their doors. According to police officials, even as people ran helter skelter, some mustered courage and nabbed the alleged attacker, Mohit (32), and his wife, and handed them over to the police. The two were, however, thrashed before being handed over, they said. Mohit was later admitted at Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) hospital following his critical condition. The victim identified as Sunil Sharma (36), and was behind bars in a murder case and got bail just a couple of months back, a senior police official said. Senior Superintendent of Police (Kanpur), Akhilesh Kumar Meena, said, "Mohit and Sunil had a tiff over luring clients of each other on slashed fees. They entered into a scuffle after which Mohit asked his wife to get her ...
Pak will suffer if judges succumb to influence: Bilawal Bhutto
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto on Sunday took a jibe at the judiciary in Pakistan saying that the country will continue to suffer if the judges succumb to political pressure.Bilawal had posted a tweet saying that the law reforms concerning the judiciary should have been already formulated, but it was not being done for the last three years, leading to its decline, the Express Tribune reported."Law Reforms Commission headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan and has all provincial Chief Justices as members. Under the Rules, it has to meet 4 times a year. They haven't met since 2015. While judges continue to play politician and do all jobs but theirs - justice suffers in Pakistan ultimately," he posted on the micro-blogging site.Bilawal is not the first Pakistani politician to raise the issue on the country's judiciary independence from external influences.Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif criticised the country's judiciary for colluding with vested ...
Class 12 student sent to police remand for killing principal
A class 12 student, who allegedly shot dead his school principal for reprimanding him, was today sent to a two-day police remand by a local court here. The 18-year-old student was presented before the court here in connection with the murder of Swami Vivekanand school principal Ritu Chhabra yesterday, police said. The court granted two days police remand of the accused, they said. Livid at being reprimanded, the student yesterday allegedly pumped four bullets into his school principal with his father's licensed .32 bore revolver here, police said. Critically injured, 47-year-old Chhabra was rushed to a hospital where she succumbed to her injuries, they said. Meanwhile, the accused's father, who was also booked under the Arms Act, was sent to the judicial custody. After shooting the school principal, the commerce student tried to flee. However, a couple of parents, who were present for the parents-teachers meet in the school premises, caught hold him of with the help of ...
Three NRIs booked in dowry case
Three NRIs, including the husband of a woman, have been booked for allegedly harassing her for dowry, police said here. The accused were identified as US-based NRIs Vikas Kumar (husband), Ajay Kumar (father-in-law) and Pinki (mother-in- law). They were booked on the basis of a complaint of Ritu Marouk, a Basant Nagar resident, they said. The trio were booked under IPC Sections 498-A ( husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and 406 (criminal breach of trust), they said. The complainant told police that she married Vikas Kumar in April 2015. She claimed that her parents also gave dowry in the marriage. However, her-in-laws continued to harass her for bringing more dowry.
Delhi fire: Police arrest factory owner, 11 bodies identified
The bodies of 11 out of 17 persons who died in a major fire on Saturday evening in a factory here have been identified and the establishment's owner arrested, police said on Sunday.
Pak SC orders police to arrest Zainab's killer within 72 hours
The Supreme Court of Pakistan today gave a 72-hour deadline to the Punjab police chief to arrest the culprit behind the brutal rape and murder of a seven- year-old girl that has sparked national outrage. Police in Pakistan's Punjab province have failed to nab the killer of Zainab, whose body was found in a garbage heap on on January 9, despite carrying out DNA test of 800 suspects in over two weeks. Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar held the hearing of the case at the Lahore registry and admonished the police officers for their failure to arrest the killer of the victim. The parents of the eight girls who have been raped and murdered in Kasur since 2015 appeared before the Supreme Court bench and pleaded for justice. "An unspeakable crime has been committed against an innocent girl," Nisar said and ordered the Inspector General of Police to arrest the culprit in the case within 72 hours. Zainab had gone missing while going for tuition near her house in Kasur ...
Saharanpur Police 'inaction': FIR against three suspended cops
Three police personnel have been booked in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district for refusing to take two wounded teenagers to a hospital allegedly because they did not want blood stains in their vehicle, a senior police official said today. The delay led to the death of Arpit Khurana and his friend Sunny, both aged 17. The two were on their way home on Friday night, when they lost control over their motor-bike and it crashed into a pole in Beri Bagh area.. Saharanpur SP (City) Prabal Pratap Singh said the trio was booked under IPC section 304 A (culpable homicide not amounting to murder). A departmental inquiry has also been initiated against the accused policemen, he said. On the basis of a complaint by an eyewitness, the FIR was registered against the policemen at Janakpuri police station late last night. Locals rushed to the scene and pulled the teens out of a drain they had fallen into after the crash. The teenagers were seriously wounded, the SP said, adding that the
1 killed, 2 injured in accident on Yamuna Expressway
A 35-year-old woman was killed and her parents were injured after their car today overturned on the Yamuna Expressway, the police said. The deceased, Ruchi, was driving the car when it rammed into a divider and overturned, they said, adding the family belonging to Dehradun was on their way to Agra from Delhi. The injured were rushed to a hospital here, they said.
Police SI commits 'suicide' in Kochi
A 41-year-old Police Sub-Inspector was today found hanging in a hotel room near Ernakulam Town North railway station, police said. Probationary Police Sub Inspector Gopakumar T was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his hotel room this afternoon, they said adding it was a suspected case of suicide. Gopakumar, hailing from Thiruvananthapuram, had been undergoing training in the city for the past five and a half months. The officer's body will be handed over to his relatives after performing autopsy, police said.
Indian worker dies in UAE after diesel container falls on him
A 27-year-old Indian worker was crushed to death after a diesel container fell on him while unloading goods from a small ship near Khalid Port in Sharjah in the UAE, a media report said today. Police received a call at the operation room about the incident and rushed to the site where the worker was found dead, the Khaleej Times reported. The identity of the victim was not disclosed. The body has been shifted to forensic laboratory for autopsy to determine the cause of the death, the paper said. The incident is being investigated, it added.
Mamata remembers revolutionary leader Rash Behari Bose
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today remembered revolutionary leader Rash Behari Bose on his 73rd death anniversary. An unsung hero of Indias struggle for Independence, Rash Behari Bose played a key role in the Delhi Conspiracy Case (attempted assassination on the British Viceroy, Lord Hardinge), the Banaras Conspiracy Case and the Ghadr Conspiracy at Lahore. Solemnly remembering the great revolutionary Rash Behari Bose on his death anniversary, Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle this morning. Born on May 25, 1886, in West Bengal's Burdwan, Bose played a pivotal role in establishing the Indian Independence League.
Woman, son killed in road accident in Bihar's Nalanda dist
A man and his mother were killed today when their bike collided head-on with a truck in Bihar's Nalanda district. The deceased have been identified as Sonu Kumar (21) and his mother Rima Devi (43), residents of Mai village in Parwalpur police station area of the district, police said. The incident occurred near Makanpur village in Noor Sarai police station area of the district this morning when a speeding truck knocked down Kumar and his mother, who were on their way to Biharsharif, the district headquarters town of Nalanda. Both of them died on the spot, the officer-in-charge of Noor Sarai police station, Rajan Malviya, said, adding the truck driver fled the scene. Following the incident, the local people blocked the Biharsharif-Ekangarsarai main road for hours, demanding immediate arrest of the accused. The blockade was lifted after the administration officials pacified the agitators and promised action in the matter.
CPI(M) leader writes to CM to drop case on Assembly violence
CPI(M) leader and former MLA V Sivankutty has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking withdrawal of a case registered against him and five others in connection with the "unprecedented" violencewitnessed by the state assembly in 2015. Sivankutty today said he had written to the chief minister seeking withdrawal of the police case against him and 5 other LDF members and a similar letter had also been sent to Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan. According to the Marxist leader, the case should be withdrawn as it was "politically motivated" and it was up to the chief minister to take a decision. The Kerala Assembly had witnessed unprecedented and ugly scenes on March 13, 2015 as opposition members tried to prevent then Finance Minister KM Mani, who was facing allegations in bar bribery scam, from presenting the budget. Some opposition members had destroyed the Speaker's podium, hurled his chair and engaged in a scuffle with the watch-and-ward staff. Following the .
Pub fire: Three accused remanded in police custody till Jan 25
Three persons, who were arrested yesterday in connection with the fire at a pub in the Kamla Mills Compound here that claimed 14 lives, have been sent in police custody till January 25. The N M Joshi Marg police had last evening arrested Ravi Bhandari, a partner in the Kamla Mills, station fire officer Rajendra Patil, and Utkarsh Pandey, the owner of the Nirvana Hookah, in connection with the incident. The three were produced this afternoon before the Bhoiwada court which remanded them in police custody till January 25, senior police inspector Ahmed Pathan said. The arrests were made last evening after Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta submitted his report to the chief minister in which he mentioned factors which caused the tragedy last month. The owners of the '1 Above' pub, Jigar Sanghvi, Kripesh Sanghvi and Abhijit Mankar, as well as owners of the adjoining 'Mojo's Bistro', Yug Pathak and Yug Tulli, are already arrested. According to the enquiry report ...