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Woman, facing MCOCA charges, arrested in 2016 case
A 35-year-old woman, facing charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA), has been arrested by the city police. Sakina Jan Sayyed, resident of Ambivili in Kalyan tehsil of the district, was wanted in a case of robbery registered at Narpoli police station in Bhiwandi in 2016. She was finally traced and arrested by Crime Unit I of Thane city police Tuesday, said senior inspector Nitin Thakre. Police had also slapped charges under the MCOCA against her for allegedly being part of an organized crime syndicate. The crime branch had received a tip-off that Sayyed was going to visit a place near NRC Gates near Kalyan and arrested her, he said. She was handed over to Narpoli police, he added.
2 booked for raping minor in Sikar
Two men have been booked for allegedly raping a minor girl in Rajasthan's Sikar district nearly three months back, police said on Wednesday. The incident came to light when the girl complained of stomach ache and she was taken to a doctor, who told the family that she was pregnant, local police station incharge Ramkishan Yadav said. Nearly three months ago, the minor was going to a grocery store when the accused -- Himmat and Chetan -- allegedly abducted her to a secluded place and raped her. The two threatened her with dire consequences if she spoke about the incident with anyone, Yadav said. After the doctor said she was pregnant, the girl shared her ordeal with the parents and an FIR was registered on Tuesday, the officer said. A case has been registered under Section 376 D (gang rape) of the Indian Penal Code and others sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. A search is on for the accused, Yadav added.
Mumbai police reach Kannur as part of probe in rape case
: A two member team of officials of Mumbai police have reached Kannur, seeking cooperation of their Kerala counterparts in the probe of a case of rape and cheating against Binoy Kodiyeri, elder son of Kerala CPI(m) state secretary, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. The two police personnel-- Sub Inspector Vinayak Jadav and Dayanand Pawar met Kannur Superintendent of Police, Prateesh Kumar Wednesday and held discussions. Jadav later told media personnel that they had not been able to get in touch with Binoy Kodiyeri as his phone was switched off. The case was filed on the basis of a complaint from a 33-year-old woman from Bihar, a former bar dancer, who has alleged that Binoy Vinodini Balakrishnan sexually assaulted her promising marriage and that she has an eight year old son from him. "We are investigating the case thoroughly and also verifying claims made by the victim in her complaint," said Shailesh Pasalwad, Senior Police Inspector of Oshiwara Police Station, where the case ..
Head constable held taking bribe
A head constable was allegedly arrested taking a bribe of Rs 5,000 in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district Wednesday, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said. The accused, Udailal Jingar, posted at the Gangapur police station of the district, had allegedly demanded bribe from complainant Amar Singh to file a final report in a case registered against him and his family members. The policeman had allegedly promised to remove their names from the FIR. The head constable had earlier allegedly taken Rs 3,500 in bribe, ACB Inspector Hanuman Singh said. He said the complaint was verified and the accused was arrested accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 Wednesday. A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act against the head constable.
Odisha: 18 get life term for murder
A local court Wednesday sentenced 18 people to life imprisonment for killing a 40-year-old man, accusing him of being involved in anti- social activities, 12 years ago. Additional district and sessions judge Sanjay Kumar Sahoo held all the 19 accused persons guilty of killing Maheswar Sasmal on May 12, 2007 in his village Phulta on the outskirts of this south Odisha city. One of the accused had died during trial and the court pronounced life term for the others, all of them residents of Phulta. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 7,000 on each of the convicts. In case of realisation of fine amount from the convicts, Rs 1 lakh from it is to be paid to the widow of the deceased, associate public prosecutor Anil Sahu said.
Noida TV channel scribes granted bail in defamation case
Three journalists of a Noida-based TV news channel, who were arrested for allegedly airing defamatory content against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, were Wednesday granted bail in the defamation case by a local court, their lawyer said. However, Nation Live scribes Ishika Singh, Anuj Shukla and Anshul Kaushik had not been released from the jail due to the order in another case of fraud and forgery still pending in the court, the lawyer said. Singh and Shukla were arrested on June 8 and remanded in 14-day judicial custody, two days after the channel aired the controversial content allegedly defaming Adityanath "without verifying" its authenticity. Kaushik was held on the night of June 10 in connection with the case. Two FIRs were registered against them at the Phase 3 police station. One of the FIRs was lodged under Sections 153 (promoting enmity between different groups), 501 (printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory), 505 [1] (Whoever makes, publishes or ...
Union minister's son sent in police custody in attempt to murder case
A local court Wednesday sent Union minister Prahlad Patel's 26-year-old son Prabal Patel, who was arrested in an attempt to murder case, to police custody for a day. Prabal Patel was among seven persons arrested in connection with an attack on a group of persons at Gotegaon town on Monday night that left five people injured. Efforts have been intensified to nab the minister's nephew, Monu, and four others also wanted in connection with the case, police said. Judicial Magistrate Ajay Singh sent Prabal to a one-day police custody on Wednesday. Six other accused were remanded in judicial custody till July 1. Prabal Patel, a resident of Kisani Mohalla in Gotegaon, has been named as the main accused in the case, police officials added. Prahlad Patel, the BJP MP from Damoh, was recently inducted in the Union cabinet as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism. Monu Patel (27), who is at large, is the son of Prahlad Patel's younger brother Jalam Singh Patel, a former Madhya ...
Ex-French president Sarkozy loses bid to halt corruption trial
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his final bid to avoid a trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, and will likely have to appear in court in the coming months, sources close to the case told AFP Wednesday. The country's Court of Cassation, which rules on questions of law, ruled Tuesday that a trial was justified for Sarkozy as well as his lawyer Thierry Herzog and a former judge, Gilbert Azibert. That means a trial will now go ahead, according to a source close to the case and one of the defence lawyers. Sarkozy's lawyers were not immediately available for comment. The influence-peddling case centres on conversations between Herzog and Azibert that were tapped by investigators looking into claims that Sarkozy accepted illicit payments from the L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt for his 2007 presidential campaign. They suspect Sarkozy and his lawyer were seeking information on developments in the case, with Sarkozy offering Azibert a plum job in Monaco ..
19 persons engaged as bonded labourers rescued by police
Altogether 19 persons, including a woman and a child, working as bonded labourers were rescued by police in Golaghat district of Assam, a police officer said Wednesday. In a joint operation carried out by Barpathar and Ghiladhari police stations, the 19 persons were rescued from Ghiladhari village on Tuesday night, the officer said. The rescued persons were engaged for various works at one Anundoram Bora's house in the village. A case has been registered against Bora for engaging the persons in his house and farm fields, the police said. After receiving inputs provided by a person who was rescued on Tuesday the joint operation was launched and the 19 persons were rescued. Bora was absconding and his son was picked up for interrogation, the police said. As per the complaint, brokers had supplied the labourers to Bora in exchange of money from various places of Assam.
2 arrested for allegedly supplying illegal arms to criminals in Delhi-NCR
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly supplying arms illegally to criminals in Delhi, police said Wednesday. Mohammad Parvez (42) was held from south Delhi's Chitranjan Park on Tuesday, while his accomplice Mohammad Iqbaal (52) was nabbed from Hapur in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, they said. Parvez, a resident of Jasola village, had come to Chitranjan Park to supply illegal weapons to one of his clients when the police arrested him. Three pistols, 10 live cartridges and a motorcycle were seized from him, police said. "During interrogation, Parvez said he purchases arms and ammunition from Mohammad Iqbaal, a resident of Hapur, and sells them to clients in Delhi and NCR for a profit," Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Vijay Kumar said. On his instance, a trap was laid at Hardipur village in Hapur and Iqbaal was arrested from his residence. Two illegal arms with 20 live cartridges were seized from him, the officer said. Iqbaal earlier worked as a driver in Saudi Arab. After ...
Mukherjee Nagar incident: AAP MLA Jarnail Sigh urges Amit Shah to take action against more cops
Aam Aadami Party (AAP) MLA Jarnail Sigh on Wednesday wrote a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah urging him to take action against more cops allegedly involved in the Mukherjee Nagar police assault case."Several videos are available of the incident. There are 10 to 15 people seen in these videos whereas action has been taken against only three cops," Singh, an MLA from Tilak Nagar, said in the letter.He urged Shah to take strict action against the remaining policemen who allegedly thrashed an auto driver after an accident in north-west Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area on Sunday."Such incidents raise questions on law and order (in the national capital). I hope that you would take cognizance of the incident and immediately take strict action against rest of the policemen," Singh said in the letter.He also asked the minister to issue directions to the police officials to tackle these issues with sensitivity while keeping in view the "deteriorating law and order situations" in Delhi."If we look
Maratha quota in admission to PG medical courses: SC seeks Maha govt's reply
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from the Maharashtra government on a plea challenging an order of the Bombay High Court dismissing a petition against 16 per cent quota for Marathas in admission to PG medical and dental courses. The top court said it will hear on June 24 the plea challenging Maharashtra government's decision to grant Maratha reservation for admissions in PG medical courses. A bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant said it cannot leave the petitioners remedy less as either the high court or the Supreme Court has to adjudicate the issue. The bench said the petitioners had earlier approached the apex court and were asked to move the high court for the relief. It noted that in another similar matter related to quota in admissions for economically weaker section, the apex court said that no other court should entertain this petition. "Either the high court or the Supreme Court should decide the issue at hand as the petitioners cannot be left remedy ...
Dabholkar case:CBI again seeks Punalekar's custody to quiz him
The CBI Wednesday again sought the custody of advocate Sanjeev Punalekar in rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's killing case, saying that he needs to be questioned in connection with some material retrieved from gadgets seized during the probe in the case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) made the plea before the court of additional sessions judge (special judge) R M Pande here through its special public prosecutor Prakash Suryawanshi. The court is likely to pronounce its order on Thursday. The bail plea of Punalekar is also being heard in the same court. Punalekar and Vikram Bhave, arrested by the CBI last month in the killing case, are currently in judicial custody. "On the basis of some documents and material retrieved from electronic gadgets recovered from Punalekar's office, we need to cross-question him and for thats his CBI custody is needed," an official from the central probe agency said in the plea. Punalekar is accused of giving advice to Sharad Kalaskar, one of the ..
FRA cases: Review of rejected cases complete, number reduces considerably
The number of cases where tribal and non-tribal dwellers could be evicted from forest lands has "reduced considerably" after a review of rejected claims for ownership rights under the Forest Rights Act, officials said Wednesday. The Supreme Court on February 13 had ordered eviction of 11.8 lakh "illegal forest dwellers" whose claim for land rights had been rejected by authorities. However, on February 28, it stayed the ruling and directed states to file affidavits detailing the process adopted in rejecting the claims. At a meeting in March, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs asked the states to carry out a village-level scrutiny of 19.50 lakh rejected cases and file their affidavits in the Supreme Court by July 12. The ministry had said that according to data from the states, around 40.50 lakh claims had been filed under the Forest Rights Act, 2006. Land titles had been granted in around 18.50 lakh cases and 2.50 lakh were pending. Representatives of the states discussed the matter in ...
UN investigation blames Saudi Arabia for 'extrajudicial killing' of Jamal Khashoggi
An independent investigation led by a United Nations special rapporteur has held Saudi Arabia responsible for journalist Jamal Khashoggi's "extrajudicial killing" under the international law.The much-anticipated report, released by UN extrajudicial executions investigator Agnes Callamard on Wednesday after concluding the first independent investigation into Khashoggi's death, has revealed that the late Saudi Arabian journalist was the victim of a "deliberate, premeditated execution," CNN reported.Khashoggi, a prominent writer, and former Washington Post columnist, died after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.While Riyadh initially denied any knowledge of the incident, Saudi officials later claimed that a group of rogue operators, many of whom belong to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's inner circle, were responsible for the journalist's death.The Saudi attorney general later confirmed that Khashoggi was killed in a premeditated murder.However, the special
West Bengal: Three police personnel injured in clash with villagers
Three police personnel including Circle Inspector (CI), station in-charge and Constable, were attacked and seriously injured by locals of Sawra village during an alleged clash between the workers of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).According to reports, a large number of police personnel were sent to the village on Tuesday to arrest BJP workers, who allegedly locked TMC party office in the area a few days ago.In the hot altercation, the villagers allegedly started pelting stone at the police, which resulted in the injuries of three police personnel.CI Amitabha Sen, Faridpur police station officer-in-charge Anirban Basu and one Constable Budhadeb Gayan were injured in the incident. They are currently admitted to a private nursing home and are said to be critical.TMC workers had protested outside Faridpur Police station seeking the immediate arrest of the BJP workers involved in locking their party office.Police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) have been deployed in
Adidas loses EU court battle over 'three stripe' design
German sportswear giant Adidas on Wednesday lost a legal battle to trademark its "three stripe" motif in the EU, as a court ruled the design was not distinctive enough to deserve protection. The three parallel stripes seen adorning everything from running shoes to sports bags and the sleeves of t-shirts are "an ordinary figurative mark", the General Court of the European Union ruled. The court, the EU's second highest tribunal, upheld a 2016 ruling by the bloc's intellectual property regulator cancelling the registration of the three-stripe design as a trademark following a challenge by a Belgian shoe company. "The General Court of the EU confirms the invalidity of the Adidas EU trade mark which consists of three parallel stripes applied in any direction," the court said in a statement. Adidas had not proved the motif had acquired a "distinctive character" throughout the 28 countries of the bloc that would qualify for legal protection, the court said. "The mark is not a pattern mark ..
3 held with drugs in J&K
Three suspected drug peddlers have been arrested with narcotics from different places in the Jammu region, police said Wednesday. During a checking on Tuesday night, a vehicle coming from Jammu city was intercepted at the Asia Chowk in Katra town of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. A person named Bishan Singh was arrested after 10 grams of heroin was recovered from him, an official said. In another incident in the district, a person named Ranjeet Singh was arrested with 31 grams of charas during frisking at Bhagga-Saldi village, the official said. In Jammu city, a patrolling team arrested Arun Sharma after 15 grams of heroin was seized from him at Patoli Chowk area. Cases have been registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the officials added.
Dutch to put four on trial for murder over MH17: relatives
Dutch prosecutors are to charge four people with murder over the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, with a trial due early next year, relatives of the victims said Wednesday. "There is a court case on March 9 2020 against four people for murder," Silene Fredriksz, whose son and daughter-in-law were killed in the disaster, told reporters after family members were briefed on the charges.
West Bengal: 11-year-old girl sexually assaulted by distant relative, accused held
Police have arrested a man here after the mother of an 11-year-old girl filed a complaint stating that her distant relative committed penetrative sexual assault on her daughter."The woman filed a complaint on June 15. The accused, Sagar Mallick, being a distant relative, forcefully committed penetrative sexual assault to her minor daughter at her residence," said the city police in a statement.Acting on the complaint, the police arrested Mallick and has taken him into custody till June 24."The accused's sister stays near the quarter of the victim. He was staying at her sister's house for some days," the release said.Sagar is a Group D staff of AOI Club inside Fort William, Army Eastern Command headquarters here.The police have registered the case under Section 376 (2) (f) of the Indian Penal Code and under the relevant section of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.