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Woman alleges gangrape by four men in UP's Rampur, police denies charges
In a horrific incident, a woman was allegedly raped by four men in front of her husband here on June 11.The couple first did not approach the police. Later, when the miscreants posted video of the incident on social media, the victims rushed to the police and filed a complaint against the accused.According to the police, the couple claimed that they were stopped by some young men who harassed the woman. When the victims opposed, the miscreants thrashed the couple and tied the husband to a tree and gang-raped his wife in front of himHowever, contrary to the complaint, the police said that the woman was not gang-raped."On June 11, a couple was thrashed by four men. After probing the matter, it was found that the woman, who claimed to be raped by four men, was not gang-raped. However, the four accused have been arrested. It was found that the couple had themselves recorded incident and made the video viral," Sub-Inspector Brijesh Kumar told ANI.The matter is under investigation.
Locals create ruckus at Delhi Hospital over rape of 4-yr-old
A day after junior doctors in Kolkata called-off their strike over violence against doctors, locals created ruckus inside the premises of New Delhi's Maharishi Valmiki Hospital here.According to the police, the group of people lost their cool over rape of a 4-year-old girl.The minor was brought in the hospital for treatment after she was allegedly raped by a 45-year-old man in Bawana area earlier on Tuesday.Reportedly, certain medical tests were needed to be done. But the medical emergency services department gets closed after 4 PM. Owing to the unavailability of services the hospital referred the patient to a Dr BSA Hospital, which was 8-10 km far from the spot. The decision riled up the locals, who went berserk and ransacked the furniture and other properties. The situation turned so violent that the staff had to run to escape the angry mob.Soon after the incident was reported, police immediately reached the spot and brought the situation under control."Some people gathered and ...
2,220 minors booked for driving vehicles in Hyderabad
In a special drive by the Hyderabad police, as many as 2,220 minors have been booked this year for driving vehicles."This year, so far 2,220 minors have been booked for driving vehicles and we have filed chargesheet in around 1,732 cases. The court has imposed a fine of Rs 16,1700 on these minors," Anil Kumar, Additional Commissioner of Traffic - Hyderabad City, told ANI.Kumar added that this year no one has been convicted but last year few minors were sent to the juvenile home."We are continuing the drive in the city and informing parents and children about the problems they would face in getting booked for violating the law. We are urging minors not to drive the vehicles until they get a license to drive," he said.As part of the drive, college students were sensitised about the consequences and accidents that result in injuries and deaths. "We have also assisted a few college students to have access to driving licenses as a part of the awareness campaign. The students were ...
Man held for sexually assaulting minor girl
A 45-year-old man was arrested in outer Delhi's Bawana area for sexually assaulting a six-year-old minor girl, police said on Tuesday.
Agreement signed with UK govt over Dar's extradition: Pak official
A senior Pakistani official Tuesday claimed that the UK government has agreed to extradite former finance minister Ishaq Dar to Pakistan to face trial in a corruption case. Dar is accused of possessing assets disproportionate to his declared sources of income. A case against the former finance minister was filed by the National Accountability Bureau after the Supreme Court's July 28 verdict in the Panama Papers case. Dar had been declared a proclaimed offender by the Supreme Court due to his continuous absence from the proceedings. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar told media in Islamabad that Dar would be brought back under a memorandum of understanding. "We reached at an agreement (with UK), and Dar will be brought back after ratification of the extradition documents by UK," he said. Akbar said that according to the agreement, Dar will be produced before a magistrate in UK and then repatriated to Pakistan. He did not give any timeline for the ...
Attorney Michael Avenatti faces November trial in New York
California attorney Michael Avenatti faces a November trial date on charges he tried to extort millions of dollars from Nike. The Nov 12 trial date was set Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe at a pretrial hearing in Manhattan. Avenatti participated by telephone. Afterward, he said in a statement he looks forward to a jury exonerating him. A Tuesday hearing scheduled over allegations he defrauded porn star Stormy Daniels was postponed. Avenatti was charged in March with trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike, the sportswear company. Avenatti gained fame representing Daniels over a nondisclosure deal regarding an alleged affair with President Donald Trump. He also faces federal fraud charges in California.
Minor girl sexually assaulted; ruckus at hospital as crowd goes berserk, one held
A six-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in outer Delhi Tuesday and when she was taken to a hospital, doctors referred her to another one saying emergency services were closed, following which an irate crowd ransacked the facility, doctors claimed. A senior police official said a man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting her. The incident came to light after a passerby claimed that he saw the girl being "inappropriately touched" by the man in his 40s. She was playing in her locality when he approached her, they said. The victim's parents approached the Bawana police station and reported about the incident, police said. A video, purportedly of the hospital, shows a group of people engaging in an altercation with security staff and later ransacking the facility, causing damage to furniture and other objects. According to Rajiv Sagar, the medial superintendent of Maharshi Valmiki Hospital in Kingsway Camp area, the altercation among the villagers and
Multiple cases against Sikh auto driver whom cops thrashed in North Delhi
Multiple FIRs for physical violence and disturbing peace have already been registered against the Sikh auto driver, Sarabjeet Singh and the most recent one being two months before the incident in Mukherjee Nagar, where he and his son were allegedly thrashed by police personnel after their auto bumped into a police vehicle on June 16.According to official details, the FIR was filed under Sections 323, 341 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against Sarabjeet on a complaint by Mangal Singh, an employee in Gurdwara Bangla Sahib on April 3.The FIR mentions that the accused (Sarabjeet) had started the fight without any provocation, which resulted in Mangal suffering from grave injuries for which he was treated at the RML Hospital here.Prior to this, he had also been booked for incidents in 2006 in the Timarpur police station, 2011 in the Burari police station and in 2013 again in the Timarpur police station.The emergence of these FIRs will definitely impact the investigation in the ...
Delhi: Kenyan national found dead with knife wound mark on chest
The body of a Kenyan national was found with a knife wound mark on her chest in Mehrauli police station area.Her body was found by Delhi Police on Monday."On June 17, a PCR call was received at around 8 pm, wherein it is mentioned that the sister of the caller has been killed. The staff of Mehrauli police station reached the spot in Chattarpur Extension, near Nanda Hospital, where a dead body of a lady was found. A knife wound mark was found on the chest," police said."A few suspected females of Kenya living in the same building are being questioned. Efforts are being made to identify and apprehend the criminal," police said.The police investigation in the matter is underway.
Atul Rai may lose his LS membership if he fails to take oath
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP from Ghosi Atul Rai, an accused in a rape case, may lose his membership if he fails to take oath within 60 sittings of the Lok Sabha.
Will decide action against acquitted person after reading court's verdict, says UP CM
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the government will decide what action needs to be taken against the person who is acquitted in the Ayodhya terror attack case by a special court on Tuesday.He said after reading the court verdict the government will decide how to proceed in the case. "I respect the court's verdict. After reading the court's verdict, we will decide on the action to be taken against the one who has been acquitted in the case," said Adityanath.A special court at Naini in Prayagraj on Tuesday sentenced four convicts to life imprisonment, while acquitted one person for want of evidence in Ayodhya terror attack case of 2005.Special judge Dinesh Chandra pronounced the quantum of punishment. "Among those convicted are Irfan, Mohammad Shakeel, Mohammad Naseem, Asif Iqbal, and Farookh. Mohammad Aziz is acquitted," said the public prosecutor Gulab Chandra Agrahari.Due to security reasons, the verdict was announced at Naini Central jail, where all the accused are
Union Minister Prahlad Patel's son arrested for assaulting duo
Union Minister Prahlad Patel's son was arrested along with six others on Tuesday for assault and opening fire during a fight.
CBI FIR baseless, it has been filed to silence organisation: Lawyers Collective
Lawyers Collective Tuesday termed as baseless a CBI FIR against the NGO and its founder Anand Grover, claiming that it was filed to silence them as the organisation was pursuing sensitive cases. Lawyers Collective (LC) is run by Grover and his wife, lawyer Indira Jaising. In a statement Grover, Jaising and the LC said that the FIR is solely based on proceedings under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) in which orders for suspension and cancellation of LC's registration to receive foreign funding were passed by the Home Ministry in 2016. The order was challenged before the Bombay High Court and the matter was pending. There was no basis in the MHA's allegations of violation of the FCRA, it said. It said that there was no prohibition under the FCRA for Jaising to receive remuneration from LC for her work on women's rights. The organisation said remuneration was being paid to her before she became the ASG and continued during and after her tenure in that capacity, with the ..
Waiter stabbed to death by co-worker in central Delhi
A waiter in his 20's was allegedly stabbed to death by a fellow worker after a fight between them over a petty issue in central Delhi's Pusa road, police said Tuesday. The waiter and the accused worked at a restaurant in Rajinder Nagar, they said. The incident took place on the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday when the waiter, identified as Rahul, and the accused, Kamal, were walking home after work, police said. On the way, the two had a fight over a petty issue following which Kamal attacked Rahul with a knife, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Mandeep Singh Randhawa said. Rahul was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead, the officer said. A case of murder has been registered and the accused Kamal has been arrested, the officer added. Kamal was working as a helper at the restaurant, police said, adding further investigation is underway.
Kenyan woman found dead in South Delhi
A Kenyan national was allegedly killed by unidentified persons in South Delhi's Chattarpur Extension area, the police said on Tuesday.
Actor arrested for not paying for jewellery bought on credit
Marathi TV actor Milind Dastane and his wife were arrested by Pune police Tuesday for allegedly cheating a jewellery firm of Rs 25 lakh. Dastane is currently playing a key role in the TV serial "Tujhyat Jeev Rangla". He and his wife Sayali allegedly purchased a diamond ring and gold and sliver ornaments worth Rs 25 lakh from P N Gadgil jewelery firm here last year on credit but failed to clear the dues. "They had promised the firm that they would pay the bill with interest once their property in Mumbai was sold," said an official attached to Chaturshringi police station. As they did not settle the bill for one year, the firm finally filed a complaint. "We registered a complaint against the couple under IPC sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust). Both were produced before a court which remanded them in police custody till June 21," the official added.
Man wanted for Rs 28 lakh loot in Ghaziabad held by UP STF
A man wanted for a Rs 28 lakh robbery in Ghaziabad's Sahibabad has been nabbed by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh police, officials said Tuesday. The accused, Yogesh alias Raj, was nabbed by the Noida field unit of the STF from Shyam Park extension market, under Sahibabad Police Station area, on Monday, the officials said. "Yogesh and two others were involved in robbing people after promising them purchase of land in and around Ghaziabad at low rates," Deputy Superintendent of Police, STF, Raj Kumar Mishra said. "They would ask their target to come to some isolated spot on the pretext of land deal along with the money and then rob them off. A complaint was made against the gang in January this year at Sahibabad Police Station after which the probe was taken up," he said. One of his partners, Ramphool, has already been arrested and is in jail, while another, Satpal, is at large and efforts are underway to nab him soon, the DSP said. Yogesh, who hails from Bulandshahr .
BMC must remove illegal lingerie mannequins: Shiv Sena
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Law Committee chairman and Shiv Sena corporator Sheetal Mhatre has asked the BMC administration to remove illegal lingerie mannequins from shops.According to her if anyone is found at fault, his licence can also be cancelled. The order passed in the Law Committee meeting held on Monday."I have asked the officials to take strict action and if needed their licenses can also be cancelled," said Mhatre while talking to ANI."The proposal has come time and again in the past six years in front of the Law Committee. It seems the BMC has no power to act against those who display illegal mannequins," she said.She said there are places in the city where mannequin busts are hanging on tree branches with lingerie and there is no need to advertise lingerie as women know from where to buy it."There is a proper manner to display it. We have decided to act against those found guilty," she said.In 2013, Shiv Sena corporator Ritu Tawde and others had made ...
Man arrested for sexually assaulting minor in outer Delhi
A man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in outer Delhi area, officials said Tuesday. The incident came to light after a passerby claimed that he saw the girl being "inappropriately touched" by the man in his 40's. The girl was playing in her locality just a few miles away from her house when he approached her, they said. The victim's parents approached the Bawana police station and reported about the incident, police said. A case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, a senior police officer said. A medical examination of the victim has been done. The medical reports awaited will confirm if the minor was raped or not, Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer north) Gaurav Sharma said. The accused man has been arrested, police said, adding that they are trying to establish the sequence of events.
Use of black money in polls comes under SIT scanner
Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) vice chairman Justice Arijit Pasayat Tuesday suggested appropriate amendments in existing tax laws to curb the use of money power to win elections. "It has come to the notice of the SIT that nearly Rs 3,800 crore was seized from across the country during the time of elections in April-May this year," he said. Justice Pasayat was briefing media after a meeting with officials from crime branch, vigilance, economic offence wing, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Enforcement Directorate, CBI, SEBI, Income Tax and Central Economic Intelligence Bureau in the city. He said the agencies discussed various modalities to make the tax laws more effective. Discussions were held as to how seizures made during the time can be treated as 'predicate offences' so that the Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax Department can bring the seized amounts under the tax net. Justice Pasayat said the SIT that was formed in 2014 has already prepared ...