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US Army veteran held for planning bomb blasts to avenge NZ terror attack
A United States Army veteran and California resident, who allegedly planned to bomb "multiple targets" in Southern California, was arrested and his domestic terror plot was thwarted, authorities said on Monday.The suspect, identified as Mark Steven Domingo, who recently converted to Islam according to federal authorities, was seeking revenge for the March 15 shootings in two Christchurch mosques in New Zealand that claimed 50 lives, The Washington Post reported.Domingo was arrested on Friday at the Long Beach, California, a park where a rally he had targeted was set to take place. He faces terrorism charges and is expected to appear in the US District Court on Monday afternoon (local time).He spoke of unleashing an attack similar to the massacre in Las Vegas, Huntington Beach, the port of Long Beach and the Santa Monica Pier, aiming to kill hundreds of people and was especially targeting white nationalists, Jews, churches and military bases, according to court documents filed on ...
Woman among four held for burglary
Three men and a woman were arrested for allegedly robbing a house and beating a man and a woman staying there at Dwarka's Bindapur area, police said Monday. The accused have been identified as Baldev Singh (47), a resident of Vishnu Garden, Biru(39), Sonu (22), residents of Tilak Nagar and a 33-year-old woman, a resident of Uttam Nagar, they said. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Anto Alphonse, "One complainant filed a case on March 30 that his uncle and his two sons went to Punjab and his aunty was alone at hom." On the intervening night of March 30-31, he was sleeping in his aunty's house in Sewak Park. At around 2 am, he heard some noise and when he woke up, he saw four persons entering his room, the DCP said. All the persons allegedly started beating him and his aunt and tied their hands, feet and mouth. Later, the accused ransacked other rooms and fled after taking one laptop and four to five wrist watches, he said. Thereafter, when the his uncle returned from .
Gurgaon man raped 8-year-old daughter repeatedly after wife died, arrested: Police
A man has been arrested in Haryana's Gurgaon for allegedly raping his eight-year-old daughter repeatedly over several months, police said Monday. The man was arrested after neighbours found out about the horror from the girl, who studies in class four, police said. The girl was not behaving normally over the past few days and when neighbours started asking her about it she told them about the sexual exploitation, ACP (crime) Shamsher Singh said. Following that they informed police, he added. "The girl used to stay with her father in Pataudi area. After the death of her mother, her father repeatedly sexually assaulted her over the last couple of months," the officer said. "The girl said that she was sexually exploited almost every night after her father got drunk. Last week, the accused raped her twice," he said. The girl has been rescued and sent to children observation centre for counselling, police said.
Woman dies after man drags her from 2nd-floor residence
A woman died after her husband dragged her from their second-floor residence to the ground floor following a heated argument, a police official said Monday. The incident happened on Saturday night in Nai Basti area of old Gurgaon. Seema Gandhi was rescued by her son and admitted to a nearby hospital with severe injuries. She died on Sunday. The accused, identified as Prem Gandhi, was arrested from the residence, Gurgaon police PRO Subhash Bokan said. The couple had been fighting and indulging in verbal arguments over domestic issues, Bokan said. The woman had returned to her residence from her parents' home about 15 days ago. On Saturday evening, her mother-in-law abused her over some issue and later her husband dragged her from the the second floor to outside the residence.
HC grants pre-arrest bail to IAS officer in civil supply scam
The Chhattisgarh High Court Monday granted anticipatory bail to IAS officer Anil Tuteja, one of the accused in the multi-crore civil supply scam unearthed in 2015 during the previous BJP government in the state. Justice Ram Prasanna Sharma granted bail to Tuteja, who has claimed no direct evidence against him, after hearing his anticipatory bail plea, his lawyer Peeyush Bhatia said. A case was registered at the office of Economic Offences Wing/Anti-Corruption Bureau of the state police at Raipur in 2015 in connection with the alleged scam, he said. During that time, the ACB and EOW had raided 28 premises of officials and employees of Chhattisgarh State Civil Supply Corporation (CSCSC) and registered a case against 18 people, including two Indian Administrative Service officers Tuteja and Alok Shukla, he said. Several officials and employees were also arrested in this connection, he said. Tuteja was then posted as managing director of the corporation. The Centre had granted sanction ..
Man held for killing ex-IAF Wing Commander's wife in Dwarka
A 56-year-old man was arrested from Jaipur on Monday for allegedly killing the wife of a retired Indian Air Force Wing Commander in Dwarka's Sector-7 area, police said. The accused has been identified as Dinesh Dixit, a resident of Jaipur in Rajasthan, they said. On Friday morning, Meenu Jain, 52, the wife of a former IAF Wing Commander, was found lying unconscious at her house in Dwarka, police said. She was taken to Ayushman Hospital in Dwarka Sector-10, where doctors declared her brought dead. During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused was in contact with Jain from past few months and had visited her house several times, police said. He had came to meet her on Thursday afternoon and remained there till Friday morning, they said. Dixit also said he smothered her and fled with cash and jewellery. The family members of the deceased said two mobile phones, the jewellery she was wearing, Rs 5 lakh cash in Indian currency and Rs 2 lakh in foreign currency were missing from ...
No man has right to compel any woman to fall in love with him: High Court
The Madras High Court Monday expressed concern over rise in incidents of spurned lovers attacking women in a brutal manner and observed that refusal to marry does not give men right to stab them, as it denied bail to an accused. This trend was on the rise and it was high time that courts put down their foot and bring some sanity in society, Justice N Anand Venkatesh said. "These incidents continue to happen because man thinks that a woman is a chattel and she has to concede to whatever a man demands. This attitude has to be changed and no man has any right to compel any girl to fall in love with him or to marry him," the judge said. Justice Venkatesh directed prison authorities to provide psychiatric counseling to the accused to bring him to "normalcy. The judge passed the order on a bail application moved by Kavin who has been arrested for stabbing his girlfriend who refused to marry him. "This is yet another case where the lover of the victim girl has attacked in a brutal manner ...
14 held in Haryana for gambling; Rs 13.75 lakh recovered
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of Haryana Police has arrested 14 persons under Gambling Act and recovered Rs 13.75 lakh as stake money from them, a police spokesperson said on Monday.
Mumbai: BMC staffer on LS poll duty dies in Dharavi
A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation employee who was deputed on polling duty as a peon in Dharavi in central Mumbai died Monday afternoon, an official said. Vijay Sable complained of uneasiness and was rushed to hospital but was declared dead on arrival by medical authorities, he added. Dharavi is part of Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha seat, which went to polls on Monday along with the metropolis' five other constituencies.
NIA arrests a person in ISIS Kasargod module case
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested a person in connection with Kasargod IS module case.The accused, identified as Riyas A alias Riyas Aboobacker, was allegedly conspiring to commit a terrorist attack in Kerala. The accused will be produced in the NIA court in Kochi on Tuesday, according to an NIA statement.During interrogation, he revealed that he was in online contact with an absconder in the case Abdul Rashid Abdulla alias Abu Isa and was following his audio clips instigating others to carry out attacks in India, the statement added.The accused also disclosed that he was in contact with Abdul Khayoom alias Abu Khalid, an accused in the Valapattanam ISIS case who is believed to be in Syria.The accused is also said to have revealed that he had been following speeches and videos of Zahran Hashim from Sri Lanka for more than a year.NIA had earlier received inputs that a group of four persons has been in contact with some of the accused including Abdul Rashid, Ashfaq .
4 Rajasthan polling personnel die over 2 days
Four polling personnel died, three due to illness, in separate cases over two days in Rajasthan, officials said Monday. In Mavli town of Udaipur district, an election official fell sick at a polling booth and died on the way to a hospital on Monday evening, district election officer Anandhi said. Cardiac arrest is the suspected cause of the death, the official said. In Rajsamand, a member of the polling party, who was a teacher, died due to a heart attack when the group was being dispersed for duty on Sunday, district election officer Arvind Poswal said. A similar case happened in Ajmer, where a polling official died in Kekri before attending training on Sunday, district election officer Vishwamohan Sharma said. In Jodhpur, booth-level officer Shaitan Singh fell from the roof of a polling station where he had gone to sleep on Sunday night, an official said.
29-hour-long power outage in Ghaziabad's Trans Hindan area; locals stage protest
Residents of 17 colonies in the Trans Hindan area protested against the Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) here on Monday for a near 29-hour-long power outage in their neigbourhood. The protestors alleged negligence on part of the Water Works Department of Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam. The power outage lasted from 9.00 pm on Saturday to 2.00 am on Monday. The PVVNL will lodge a FIR against the water works department for allegedly damaging underground cable while laying water pipes, officials said. Chief Engineer Rakesh Kumar Rana said the case will be lodged under Prevention Of Damage To Public Property Act. Meanwhile, a contractual lineman, Hariom, was charred to death on Saturday evening when he was working on a 33-KVA power line. Harriom died after electricity supply suddenly resumed, officials said. He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his burn injuries, they added. Ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh was given to his family by PVVNL. Rana said Vidhyut ..
EC defends punishment for falsely questioning EVMs
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday defended strict punishment and penalty for questioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), saying it is necessary to ensure that mischievous elements do not make false complaints that may hinder the electoral process.
3 held for beating man to death in Delhi's Swaroop Nagar
Three men were arrested on Monday for allegedly beating to death a 37-year-old man as he refused to return the mobile phone of one of the accused in Outer North's Swaroop Nagar area, police said. "The body Jitender Kumar, a resident of Meerut, was recovered from Kadipur cremation ground in the morning," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Gaurav Sharma said. The victim had come to Swaroop Nagar to meet his brother, he said. During investigation, police got a tip-off and apprehended one of the accused, Sushil (23), a native of Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district. On his instance, Vijender (24) and Mahipal (42) were also nabbed, Sharma said. During interrogation, the accused disclosed that Jitender Kumar had been staying in a room at the Kadipur cremation ground for last three days. There was a dispute between Kumar and Sushil over mobile phone and some other items. Kumar was not returning the mobile phone and other articles of Sushil following which, the latter called Vijender ...
Man arrested over knives at Japan prince's school desk: media
Japanese police on Monday arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with two paring knives found at the school desk of Prince Hisahito, grandson of Emperor Akihito, local media reported. The incident comes as authorities were beefing up security ahead of the popular emperor's abdication on Tuesday after a 30-year reign. The man, identified as Kaoru Hasegawa, was arrested on suspicion of illegally entering the premises of the junior high school the 12-year-old prince attends on Friday, public broadcaster NHK and other news reports said. His motive was not immediately clear. NHK said police officials were questioning him and suspected he placed the knives at the desk, while Nippon Television said he admitted the allegations. A police spokesman declined to comment. Hisahito, who began attending the school this month, was not in the classroom when the knives are believed to have been left. There were no reports of any injuries or damage at the school, while police did not find any ...
Court sends journalist to 3-day police custody over alleged defamatory post against Tripura CM
A local court on Monday remanded a journalist, arrested on defamation and other charges for sharing and commenting on a Facebook post related to Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb and his wife, to three days police custody. West Tripura Chief Judicial Magistrate Sarmistha Mukherjee remanded freelance journalist Saikat Talapatra to police custody for three days. The investigating official had sought his custody for five days. A group of people threw eggs and shoes at Talapatra while he was being produced in the court. "He was charged with criminal conspiracy and defamation. He was also booked under provisions of the Information Technology Act," Public Prosecutor in-charge Bidyut Sutradhar told reporters. Talapatra, who had earlier worked with several TV channels, will be produced before the court again on May 1. His counsel Purusuttom Roy Barman said, "I am surprised that he was sent to police custody. There is actually no case against him," he said. Tripura Human Rights Organisation ...
Allegations against CJI: Ex-employee appears before in-house inquiry panel for second time
A former apex court employee, who levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, appeared before the in-house inquiry panel and recorded her statement on Monday. She appeared before the three-member panel headed by Justice S A Bobde for the second time. The first proceeding by the panel was held on April 26. The panel also including two women judges -- Justices Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee -- is conducting in-camera proceedings. During the hearing, only the woman was present, an apex court source said. The complaint is not permitted to accompany her lawyer. It is learnt that the next hearing will take place on Tuesday. The source also said that the proceedings went on for around three hours during which the woman recorded her statement. The in-house inquiry proceeding into the sexual harassment allegations is distinct from the probe to be carried out by the court-appointed Justice (retd) A K Patnaik panel which would inquire into the claims
Woman dies in polling booth
A 56-year-old woman died inside a polling booth in Nadia district on Monday apparently due to the prevailing heat wave like condition, officials said. After standing in a queue for some time, Seikh Salema went inside the booth at a school in Kaliganj area in Krishnagar Lok Sabha seat around 9 am and fell unconscious shortly after that, district officials said. Efforts to revive her by a woman accompanying her and poll workers inside the booth failed and she died. District Magistrate Sumit Gupta confirmed the death of the woman.
HC grants anticipatory bail to former minister Senthil Balaji
The Madras High Court Monday granted conditional anticipatory bail to DMK leader V Senthil Balaji and Congress candidate for Karur Lok Sabha seat S Jyothimani following a criminal complaint filed against them by a returning officer. Granting the relief to the two and also to Karur-based advocate N Senthil Kumar, Justice R Subramanian directed them to execute a bond of Rs 50,000 each and two sureties to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional judicial magistrate. The DMK leader, Congress candidate and the advocate were also directed to appear before police inspector of Thanthonimalai station in Karur district three days a week till June 1. According to the prosecution, on April 15, the advocate, allegedly instigated by Balaji and Jyothimani, along with about 100 people attempted to trespass into the residence cum camp office of the Karur District Collector cum returning officer. Those who attempted trespass in connection with the permission for a poll rally by the DMK-Congress combine ..
Court seeks Delhi Police reply on Tharoor's plea to travel to US
A Delhi court has sought reply of Delhi Police on an application of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor seeking the court's permission to travel to the US from May 5-20.Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj will hear the matter on Tuesday.Tharoor is an accused in his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death case.Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a suite of a Delhi hotel on the night of January 17, 2014. The couple was staying in the hotel as their house was undergoing renovation.Tharoor has been charged under Sections 306 (abetment to suicide) and 498A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He, however, has dismissed the charges as "preposterous".