Page 24 - Law Crime
Man, differently abled brother thrashed in Delhi
A 28-year-old man and his differently abled younger brother were allegedly beaten up in Dwarka's Bindapur area following an altercation with a group of people, police said Wednesday. According to police, the incident took place on Monday night when one of the victims, Rajender, was returning home from work. On the way, one Nikki met him around 10 pm and started abusing him. The accused also slapped Rajender, following which the victim called his brother Jaswant to the spot, police said. When Jaswant reached the spot, Nikki, along with Amit, his brother, Sanju and Maanu attacked them with weapons, a police official said. In the mean while, Rajender and some passersby called police, following which the victims were rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, police said. On the complaint of Jaswant, a case was registered at Bindapur police station on Tuesday and a hunt is on to nab the accused, they added.
Gurugram: Man arrested for allegedly masturbating on woman at metro station
Haryana Police on Wednesday arrested a man for flashing and masturbating on a woman at Huda City Centre Metro Station.A case in this regard was registered on a complaint filed by a woman, who alleged that a man masturbated on her on the escalator leading out of the HUDA City Centre metro station on June 14.The woman had approached the police through social media platforms Facebook Messenger and Twitter.In her message to police, the 29-year-old woman said: "I identified the culprit in the CCTV footage. I am yet to decide whether to file an FIR as I fear for my safety and fear the consequences."On Monday, the woman narrated the incident through a series of tweets and questioning the lax security for women at Metro stations. Later, she was asked by police to come to a police station to file a written complaint."I was on the escalator when I felt something was wrong on my back. I turned and realised that a man masturbated on me. I was shocked, scared and traumatised. I confronted him. He .
Man held for flashing at woman inside metro station in Gurgaon
A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly flashing his privates at a woman while watching pornographic content on his mobile phone inside a metro station in Gurgaon, police said on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Dinesh, a resident of Sector-57 in Gurgaon and a native of Hamirpur district in Uttar Pradesh. "He was arrested from Delhi. Dinesh was working as an office boy in an organisation in Gurgaon for the past six months and earlier used to work as a driver," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah said. The woman had alleged that around 9.30 pm Friday, when she was walking out of Huda City Centre Metro station, a man had flashed his privates at her, police said. "I was climbing down escalators just outside the store when I felt something was wrong at my back. When I turned, a guy was shagging just behind me and I realised that he masturbated on me," she claimed from an unverified Twitter handle. The woman said that she slapped the man and .
Dalit sarpanch's husband beaten to death in Gujarat
Husband of a Dalit sarpanch was allegedly beaten to death using sticks and pipes by around six men when he was going on his motorcycle on Ranpur-Barvala road in Botad district on Wednesday, police said. Hours before he succumbed to his injuries, Manjibhai Solanki (51), claimed in his dying declaration, recorded by his relatives on phone, that his motorcycle was first hit by a car, after which he was thrashed mercilessly by five to six men, who were traveling in that car. The deceased was the husband of Geeta Solanki, the sarpanch of Jalia village of Ranpur taluka of Botad, police said. A member of Jalia gram panchayat, he also served as the deputy sarpanch, an informal post, they said. Doctors at Ahmedabad civil hospital declared Solanki brought dead in the evening. "We have started the process of registering an FIR. We will also take into account the dying declaration, which Solanki gave to his relatives," Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rajdeepsinh Nakum, said. In the
Sub-inspector booked for bid to outrage woman's modesty
A sub-inspector was booked for allegedly attempting to outrage the modesty of a 30-year-old woman, an official said Wednesday. Posted at the Dangipura police station in Jhalawar district, SHO Raju Udaiwal was booked following an order by a court on the complaint of the woman. The woman, in a complaint to police, had stated that she was called at the Dangipura police station by Raju Udaiwal on April 18 this year to record her statement in a case lodged by her family against a neighbour, police said. The woman alleged that the SHO, while recording her statement, attempted to outrage her modesty, Jhalawar SP Ram Murti Joshi said. On the directions of the SP, a case was registered Tuesday night against SHO Raju Udaiwal under Section 354 of the IPC, said Assistant Sub-Inspector Abdul Hakim. Further investigation into the matter had been handed over to the Khanpur circle officer, he added.
Runaway murder case accused held
A 35-year-old man wanted in a murder case in Latur district has been arrested from Thane, police said Wednesday. The accused, Balaji Kopanbaine, has been on the run since June 11 this year when he was booked for allegedly killing his brother-in-law Venkati Jagdale, an officer said, adding that a case was registered against him at Ahmedpur police station in Latur, around 490 km from here. Police have arrested another person in connection with the murder case, the officer said, adding that the motive behind the crime is not known yet. Kopanbaine was picked up from Dyaneshwar Nagar here Tuesday night by a team of police personnel on a tip-off, he said. Kopanbaine is also wanted for allegedly abetting suicide of his first wife in Parli.
Delhi hospital lodges police complaint against vandalism by crowd
A Delhi government hospital, that was allegedly ransacked by an irate crowd on Tuesday evening, Wednesday lodged a police complaint seeking "institutional FIR" against the people who vandalised its properties, officials said. The incident took place at Maharshi Valmiki Hospital in Bawana area after a six-year-old girl, who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in outer Delhi, was brought to the hospital. The doctors had referred her to another facility, saying emergency services were not available, following which an irate crowd ransacked the facility. A senior police officer said that they received a complaint from the hospital authorities on Wednesday and they are investigating the case. "We have already lodged a complaint with police seeking institutional FIR against the people who vandalised the hospital properties," said Rajiv Sagar, the medial superintendent of the hospital. The medical superintendent on Tuesday night had said that the crowd had gathered at the hospital ...
Man shot at by bike-borne miscreants in outer Delhi's Bawana
A 45-year-old man was shot at allegedly by four bike-borne persons in outer Delhi's Bawana area on Wednesday evening, police said. The victim has been identified as Kuldeep, a resident Bawana. He works in a private company as a driver and used to supply goods in the Delhi Cantonement area, they said. According to police, the incident took place at around 6.30 pm and the victim sustained two bullet injuries to his stomach. Kuldeep is undergoing treatment at a hospital here and his condition is stated to be stable, officials said. It is suspected that the attack was a fallout of a recent scuffle between the accused persons and the victim, they said. Police are searching for the accused and further investigation is underway, the officials added.
Man held for molesting woman in flat
A man was Wednesday arrested for allegedly molesting a woman after entering a flat that provides paying guest service for women, police said. The accused, Bhavin Shah, who works as a food delivery man, was picked up on a tip-off after he was caught in the act on a CCTV camera, a Navrangpura police station officer said. The incident occurred on June 14 midnight when the man, later identified as Shah, entered the flat in Kamal Nayan Apartment in Navrangpura locality after finding its door unlocked, he said. The video shows Shah touching the woman, who was sleeping on a sofa in the drawing room, inappropriately, he said, adding that another woman caught Shah sneaking out of the flat and raised an alarm but he managed to escape. "An FIR has been registered under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 452 (house trespass) of the Indian Penal Cope against unknown persons," said DCP, Zone I, P L Mal. Mal said the police started ..
Gang of auto-lifters busted in Delhi, 2 held
The Delhi Police Wednesday busted a gang of auto lifters and mobile phone snatchers with the arrest of two of its members. The gang was active in outer, northwest and West Delhi, police said. Police recovered 10 stolen motorcycles and three mobile phones from them, they said. Rohit and Rahul, the two arrested members of the gang, were involved in 80 incidents of auto lifting and mobile and handbag snatching, police said.
4 suspects face murder charges in MH17 plane crash
Dutch prosecutors on Wednesday said that four people are likely to be charged with murder and causing the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 five years ago, with the trial due to start next March in the Netherlands.The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on Wednesday told CNN that it would issue national and international arrest warrants for the four suspects, including three Russians, identified as Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinskiy and Oleg Pulatov, along with a Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko.According to investigators, Girkin is a former colonel of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Dubinskiy was employed by Russia's military intelligence agency GRU and Pulatov was a former soldier of the Russian special forces, Spetsnaz-GRU.Meanwhile, Ukraine's Kharchenko had no military background but is believed to have led a combat unit in Donetsk in July 2014.Investigators added that they would not ask for the suspects to be extradited because the Russian and Ukrainian constitution prohibits ...
Local who spotted Sheena's skeleton deposes in court
A local who first spotted the remains of Sheena Bora in a Raigad jungle in 2012 deposed before the trial court here Wednesday. Sheena (24) was allegedly killed by her mother and media executive Indrani Mukerjea with the help of others in April 2012 and the body was burnt in a jungle in neighbouring Raigad district. As per the prosecution, Ganesh Dhene had spotted a skeleton at Gagode village in Pen teshil of Raigad days after the murder. Dhene is a 'police patil' who are appointed in villages where there is no police station. Their job is to keep police informed about happenings in the area. Sheena's murder came to light in 2015 following the arrest of Indrani Mukerjea's driver Shyamvar Rai. Then it was established that the skeleton found in the Raigad jungle in 2012 was of Sheena, the biological daughter of Indrani, born from a previous relationship. During his testimony before CBI judge J C Jagdale, Dhene said he was collecting mangoes when he spotted a burnt skeleton. He returned ..
3 of family held for selling stamp papers using forged seal
A stamp paper vendor and two members of his family were Wednesday arrested here for allegedly using forged seal and signature to issue stamp papers, police said. The trio was arrested on the charge of cheating, and stamp papers of Rs 500 and Rs 100 denominations, collectively worth Rs 68 lakh, were seized from them, police said. According to police, the stamp papers were genuine, but they were procured by the accused without the mandatory signature and stamp of the treasury officer. The accused were identified as Suhas Deshpande (59), his wife Sucheta (54) and son Chinmay (26), they said. A complaint in this regard was registered at Vishrambaug police station under IPC sections 419 (punishment for cheating by personation), 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) and relevant sections of the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005. According to police, the Deshpandes have a licence to sell stamp papers the last several years. "We received information
Tailor held for attacking woman with scissors in Delhi
A tailor was arrested here for attacking a 30-year-old woman with scissors following a heated argument between the two, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in outer Delhi's Nangloi on Monday when the woman confronted Brijesh at his house for allegedly making objectionable comments against one of her sisters. An argument broke out between them and the tailor attacked the woman who sustained injuries on her face, the police said, adding that she was discharged from the hospital after treatment. A case was registered and Brijesh and his two accomplices, Arvind and Aakash, were arrested, police said.
Cop suffers bullet injury in gunfight
A senior sub-inspector received a bullet injury during a gunfight near Ram Manohar Lohiya Park here, police said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday night when police signalled a speeding scooter to stop for checking. Superintendent of Police (City) Shlok Kumar said one of the two scooter riders, identified as Nazim, fired at the cops, injuring Senior Sub-Inspector Mahak Singh, posted at the Shaheed Nagar police station. In the retaliatory fire, Nazim also suffered a bullet injury in his right leg. His accomplice managed to flee. Nazim, a resident of Rajiv Colony, Sahibabad, has a criminal record and 30 cases have already been registered against him in Delhi and Ghaziabad.
Builder injured in road rage incident in east Delhi
A builder suffered injury after he was allegedly shot in the leg when he tried to intervene in an incident of road rage in East Delhi's Laxmi Nagar area on Wednesday evening, police said. Jeet Singh, 48, tried to pacify two groups of youngsters who were fighting after their bikes were stuck in a narrow lane at Gururam Das Nagar and wanted the other side to pull back and give way, they said. When Singh intervened and told them to not fight, one of them opened fire and shot him in the lower part of his leg and fled from the spot. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was discharged after treatment, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Jasmeet Singh said. A case has been registered based on the statement of the victim, the officer said. The accused persons who belong to the same locality have been identified and will be arrested soon, the officer added. Area residents told police that some of those involved in the incident were trouble creators and used to often pass ...
Payal Tadvi suicide: Bail hearing of accused to proceed without video recording
The special court hearing the bail pleas of the three accused in the Dr Payal Tadvi suicide case Wednesday said proceedings will not be video recorded in the absence of necessary facilities. The court had ordered video recording of the bail proceedings earlier under the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. But the prosecution submitted that police were unable to make necessary arrangements, and sought some time. Defence lawyer Abad Ponda pointed out that as per the law, recording was required only during the main trial. Advocate Gunratan Sadavarte, appearing for the victim's family, claimed that the state government and the police were "not serious" when it came to atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Judge P B Jadhav noted in his order that though the SC/ST Act was amended and video recording of all the proceedings was made mandatory two years ago, infrastructure was yet to be made available. It was the state ...
DCW notice to Maharshi Valmiki Hospital, Delhi police in Bawana rape case
The Delhi Commission for Women has issued notices to the Medical Superintendent of Maharshi Valmiki Hospital and the city police in connection with the alleged sexual assault on a six-year-old girl in Bawana. The girl was allegedly assaulted by a man in outer Delhi Tuesday and was taken to Maharshi Valmiki Hospital in Rohini where doctors referred her to another facility saying emergency services were closed, angering a crowd that ransacked the premises. A man was arrested for sexually assaulting the girl while the hospital has given a complaint to the police over the incident of vandalism. In the notice issued to the hospital, the DCW said the facility refused to conduct the medical examination of the victim and made her wait for several hours. The DCW has sought a detailed explanation from the hospital over these issues and on referring her to another hospital. The agency also inquired about the reasons for inadequate facilities in the hospital due to which the victim was denied ...
Delhi HC directs media not to reveal identity of minor victim in auto-driver assault case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed media not to reveal the identity of the minor, who along with his father was brutally beaten by police officers in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar, yesterday.A Bench of Justice Jayant Nath and Justice Najmi Waziri also sought a report from the Delhi Police and Home Ministry on the incident, within a week.An auto-driver was allegedly assaulted by three police personnel following an altercation. The trio has now been suspended.The petition in this regard was filed by advocate Seema Singhal, who sought a CBI inquiry into the matter. The petitioner also contended that the brutal attack on Sarabjeet Singh and his minor son are "wholly arbitrary, unjust, oppressive and destructive of their constitutional rights".It also sought compensation from the government for the injuries inflicted on the victims of assault."Delhi Police has many fine officers but if there are some who cannot control themselves, action needs to be taken against them," the bench ...
Saudis slam findings in UN report on Khashoggi murder
A Saudi minister on Wednesday slammed as "unfounded" a UN expert report calling for those involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be held accountable. "It is not new. The (UN) report reiterates what has already been published and circulated in the media," Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, said on Twitter. "The report... contains clear contradictions and unfounded allegations, casting doubt on its credibility." The report by Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, said there was "credible evidence" linking Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Khashoggi's murder inside the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul last October. Callamard said it was clear "the execution of Mr Khashoggi was the responsibility of the state of Saudi Arabia", while calling on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to initiate a formal international criminal investigation into the case. Saudi prosecutors have absolved .