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19-year-old woman raped in moving car in Shimla
A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a moving car here, police said Monday. The woman lodged a complaint through Gudiya helpline 1515 and alleged that she was raped by a person in the moving car at around 10 pm on Sunday, Deputy Superintendent of Police Pramod Shukla said. In the complaint, the woman stated that the incident took place when she was coming from Mall road on foot towards an area falling under the Dhalli police station limits, Shukla said. In the meantime, a car stopped near her, she was pulled inside it and was raped in the moving vehicle, the police official said. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered in this regard at Dhalli police station, the DSP said, adding that the matter is being investigated.
Bhima Koregaon case: Activist Varavara Rao's temporary bail plea rejected
A Pune court rejected on Monday a temporary bail plea of activist and Bhima Koregaon violence accused Varavara Rao who wanted to attend post-death rituals of his sister-in-law.Rao had requested a temporary bail for six days from April 29 to May 4 to attend the rituals in Hyderabad. The application was moved before the District Session Court here on April 22 and was heard on Thursday.Opposing Rao's bail at the hearing, the prosecution had argued that there were serious allegations against him and he might escape if allowed to go out on bail.The prosecution quoted Superintendent of Police, Hyderabad Intelligence branch, who in a letter to Joint Commissioner in Pune had said, "If Rao is allowed to travel to Telangana, then there are possibilities that he might escape from police custody."The SP in his letter had also mentioned possibilities of an attack on police escort accompanying him. "There is no ritual in Telangana that he has to attend since the son of deceased is alive," he had ...
Two shooters of Haryana gang arrested in Delhi after encounter: Police
Two sharpshooters of Naresh Sethi-Raju Basodi gang have been arrested after a brief exchange of fire in Delhi's Rohini area, police said Monday. They have been identified as Ravi (25), who was carrying reward of Rs 1 lakh, and Rohit (27), both residents of Haryana's Jhajjar, they said. They were wanted in three murder and two robbery cases in Haryana. "The members of the alleged gang belong to Jhajjar and Sonipat area. This gang has recently joined hands with Gogi gang of Alipur in Delhi," Rajiv Ranjan, Additional Commissioner of Police (crime), said. They have been operating in Haryana and were involved in contract killings, handling of disputed properties and extortion in Sonipat and Jhajjar districts, he said. Police got a tip-off on Sunday that Ravi and Rohit would come to Rohini for a robbery following which a trap was laid and at around 6.30 pm they were arrested, the officer said. Four sophisticated weapons, nine cartridges and a bike have been recovered from them, he added.
Minor kills toddler over grudge against victim's sister
Nursing a grudge against a girl who had hit his younger sibling, an eight-and-a-half-year-old boy allegedly killed her toddler brother in South Delhi's Fatehpur Beri, police said Monday. According to a senior police officer, few days back, the elder sister of the toddler pushed the accused's younger brother due to which he fell down on the floor, leading to a minor swelling on the head. The accused was bearing a grudge against her since then and he killed the toddler alone to take the revenge, police said. According to Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South), they were informed Saturday morning that a child had gone missing from his home. During primary investigation, it was revealed that the missing child was a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler, the DCP said. He was sleeping with his mother and sister on the roof of his house at Mandi village on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday and had gone missing from there between 1 am and 4 am, the DCP added. Meanwhile, ...
Man held for molesting minor in northwest Delhi
A six-year-old girl was allegedly molested by her neighbour in northwest Delhi, police said Monday. The girl, a Class II student, was sent by the accused on Sunday to the grocery shop in Adarsh Nagar area. When she returned, he shut the door and started touching her inappropriately, the police said. The girl started crying, following which the accused got frightened and let her go. The minor immediately rushed out of the house and told her her mother about the incident, the police said. The accused has been arrested, and a case has been registered under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the police added.
3 cops booked, sent to police lines for 'implicating' man in false rape case
A sub-inspector and two constables were sent to the police lines and booked for allegedly implicating a man in a false rape case, officials here said Monday. DIG Upendra Agarwal said he had received a complaint from Nawab Ali Saifi (54), in which he alleged that the Indira Puri police post in-charge along with two constables and two property dealers had implicated him in the false rape case to extort money and tarnish his reputation. An investigation was initiated and the policemen were found guilty, the DIG said. An FIR under Indian Penal Code sections 384, 504, 506 and section 7 and 15 of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been lodged against Chowki in-charge SI Ashutosh Tarar, constables Vijay Kumar Sharma and Javed, and two property dealers Rakesh Khurana and Parvinder. All three policemen have been shifted to the police lines as a punishment posting Agarwal said. The case will be investigated by deputy superintendent of police of Loni and further action will be taken on that ...
Delhi HC directs AAP govt to decide 1984 riots convict's plea for parole
The Delhi High Court Monday directed the AAP government to decide the parole plea of Balwan Khokhar, who along with former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Justice A K Chawla asked the Delhi government to decide on Khokhar's plea within two weeks after the end of the ongoing Lok Sabha election. The direction came after the Delhi government told the court that due to enforcement of the model code of conduct during elections, prisoners cannot be released during the poll period. Khokhar has sought a parole to file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order of December 17, 2018. The high court on December 17 last year had set aside the trial court's verdict, which acquitted Kumar in a case related to killing of five Sikhs in Raj Nagar Part-I area in Palam Colony in South West Delhi on November 1-2, 1984, and burning down of a gurdwara in Raj Nagar Part-II during that period. The riots .
NIA arrests man wanted in fake currency case
The National Investigation Agency has arrested a person wanted in a fake currency case, officials said Monday. Saddam, a 22-year-old resident of Malda in West Bengal, was wanted in the case registered after fake currency notes were seized in Visakhapatnam last year. The agency arrested him Sunday and recovered alleged fake notes having face value of Rs 8,000 (four notes of Rs 2,000) from his possession, the NIA said in a statement. "Case relates to seizure of FICN of face value of Rs 10.20 lakh from two persons Md Mahaboob Baig and Syed Imran by DRI (Directorate of Revenue Intelligence) in Visakhapatnam on March 31, 2018. During investigation it was revealed that the accused persons had travelled to Malda from Bangalore and collected FICN from Saddam," the NIA spokesperson said. He said the NIA unit in Hyderabad had filed a charge sheet against Baig and Syed Imran June 29, 2018. "Absconding accused Saddam had procured fake notes through his associates from across the border and ...
New UK rules over rape victims' digital data spark criticism
Police are asking rape and sexual assault victims for access to their digital devices under new guidelines published on Monday that prompted criticism from women's rights campaigners in Britain. Officers now present victims with consent forms to view messages, photographs, emails and social media accounts, with police warning that prosecutions may not go ahead without the permissions. The change follows a disclosure scandal in the legal system which saw a series of rape and sexual assault cases collapse in recent years after crucial evidence emerged at the last minute. Assistant commissioner Nick Ephgrave, of the National Police Chiefs' Council, said the new "informed consent" forms would be used "proportionately and consistently". He added police were working with victim groups and others to ensure the approach had "the necessary balance". "We would never want victims to feel that they can't report crimes because of 'intrusion' in their data," Ephgrave said in a statement. But ...
SC restrains Punjab and Haryana HC from appointing civil judges without its nod
The Supreme Court Monday directed the Punjab and Haryana High Court Registry not to appoint any civil judge in Haryana without its nod and summoned the Registrar General with all the selection records pertaining to the exams held to fill 107 posts in lower judiciary. The top court was hearing the plea filed by 92 aspirants to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Haryana. They alleged that 1,282 examinees, who had qualified the preliminary tests, appeared for the mains and out them only 9 were selected for the interview against a total 107 vacancies. "Issue notice, returnable on May 3. The Registrar General of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana will be present with the records of the selection, including the evaluation of the answer scripts of all the candidates appeared in the Main Written Examination. "No appointments will be made without leave of the court," said a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. The plea, filed through Prashant Bhushan, Amiy Shukla and Shakti .
208 FIRs, DD entries against political parties, others for poll code violation
As many as 208 FIRs and daily dairy entries have been registered against various political parties and others in the national capital for violating the model code of conduct, officials said Monday. Of these, 16 FIRs have been filed against the Bharatiya Janata Party, 13 against the Aam Aadmi Party, three against the Congress and one against the Bahujan Samaj Party, Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ranbir Singh said. He said authorities have removed over 3.4 lakh banners, posters and hoardings across the national capital. The model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha election came into force on March 10. The CEO said 1,155 FIRs have been registered and 1,157 people arrested under the Excise Act. Under the Arms Act, 424 FIRs have been filed and 496 people arrested. Authorities have seized liquor worth Rs 3 crore and over 1,400 kg of drugs. Police have confiscated 545 unlicensed arms. Forty-three cases have been registered for "misuse of vehicles, loudspeakers, illegal meetings and ...
HC directive to TN govt on plea for 30-day leave for Coimbatore blasts mastermind
The Madras High Court Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to pass orders in 10 days on a prison official's recommendation to grant 30 days leave for Al-Umma chief S A Basha, serving life term for the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts in which 60 people were killed. A bench of justices M Sathyanarayanan and M Nirmal Kumar directed the state home secretary to pass appropriate orders on the recommendation of the Superintendent of Central Prison, Coimbatore, on the plea for 30 days ordinary leave as expeditiously as possible and not later than 10 days. It gave the interim order when a petition by Basha's daughter B Mubeena and an impleading petition from K Gopinath of a Hindu outfit opposing the relief came up for hearing. The petitioner has sought the release of her father on 30 days ordinary leave citing certain health complications of her sister, who underwent surgeries related to pancreas and spleen in August last year, and her mother urged the court to consider the plea ...
Stop gun show at weddings or lose license, Noida admin warns
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Monday warned people against celebratory firing and misuse of licensed weapons during weddings and public gatherings, according to an official statement. The administration said it will cancel the license of the weapon owner if despite their warning such incidents are reported in Noida and Greater Noida. The warning comes within days of the Uttar Pradesh government asking all district magistrates and police chiefs to check celebratory firing and prevent misuse of licensed weapons. Cautioning the people about the official guideline, District Magistrate Brajesh Narain Singh said, "All owners of licensed weapons will not open fire during any public gatherings and not misuse them. If they fail to adhere to the instructions, action will be ensured against them and their weapon license will be cancelled". The administration has asked people to report about any such violation. "Any common citizen can approach the district magistrate's office or the ...
Iraqi forces rescue 44 Bangladeshi captives
Iraqi security forces freed 44 Bangladeshi citizens who had been held captive in Baghdad for two months and arrested six of their abductors, authorities said on Monday.
Court seeks Delhi Police reply on Tharoor's plea to travel abroad
A Delhi court has sought response from the city police on a plea by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in the death case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, seeking its nod to travel abroad. Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj issued notice to Delhi Police and directed it to file a reply by tomorrow, when he will hear the matter. Tharoor has sought court's permission to travel USA from May 5-20. The former Union minister has been charged under sections 498-A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 306 of the IPC, but has not been arrested in the case. Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a luxury hotel in the city on the night of January 17, 2014. The couple was staying in the hotel as the official bungalow of Tharoor was being renovated at that time.
German bakery blast case: Charges framed against Yasin Bhatkal
A sessions court on Monday framed charges against Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal in connection with the 2010 Pune German Bakery blast case.The court has framed charges against Bhatkal under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), IPC and Explosive Substances Act, 1908.Yasin Bhatkal has been already convicted and awarded death sentence in 2013 Hyderabad twin blast case. He is also an accused in many other cases having terror links.He was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2013 in multiple cases of terror links. A notice was issued to Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) asking them to produce Yasin Bhatkal in court after he was not presented since long despite multiple warnings.
BJP files complaint against Kejriwal's wife for possessing two voter IDs
Delhi unit BJP spokesperson Harish Khurana on Monday filed a criminal complaint in Tis Hazari Court against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal for allegedly possessing two voter identification cards."Sunita Kejriwal's one ID is from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad Parliamentary constituency, the other is from Chandni Chowk," Khurana alleged in his complaint.Khurana, however, took to the micro-blogging site to claim that Sunita Kejriwal has three voter IDs, including one from Bengal. "Can u please explain @ArvindKejriwal why your wife Sunita Kejriwal is having 3 voter IDs with her? 1 from Delhi, 1 from UP and 1 from Bengal. Before pointing finger on other, first, you should come clean," he stated in a tweet."It has come to the notice of the complainant from the web site of the Election Commission of India that the accused has registered her name in the Electoral roll at two different places," Khurana said in the complaint.Khurana also accused Sunita of "deliberately"
3 cops booked for threatening man with rape case
The Ghaziabad Police have suspended three policemen and registered a criminal case against them for allegedly threatening a man of implicating him in a rape case if he did not pay Rs 60,000 in bribe, an official said on Monday.
Four suspected criminals arrested in J-K
Four suspected criminals, including one facing murder charges, were arrested on Monday, police said here. Murder accused Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Rehari Chunghi, had been on the run for the past nine years and was arrested by a special police team from Jammu, a police official said. A case was registered against him under various sections of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), including 320 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy), at Bari Brahmana police station in Samba district in 2010, the official said. He said the accused was produced in a court and has been sent to district Jail Amphalla in Jammu. In a similar raid, three more criminals -- Narinder Kumar, Rajesh Kumar and Baldev Singh -- were arrested from the Mansar area of Udhampur district by a police team, he said . The trio were booked for wrongful restraint and rioting in Vijaypur in Samba district, he added.
Kashmir: JeM module busted in Awantipora, 4 arrested
State Police on Monday busted a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror module in Awantipora that was involved in grenade lobbing and planting of explosives.The four people who have been arrested were involved in various terror activities in Tral and Awantipora areas.The crackdown has come just a day after three terrorists linked to JeM were arrested from Wathora area of Budgam district for allegedly attacking a police post in Srinagar.Further details are awaited.