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Haryana: 4 arrested in anti-narcotic drive, 250 gram heroin seized
Haryana Police, in separate cases, have arrested four persons in an anti-narcotic drive from Sirsa district, police said on Tuesday.A total of 250 grams of heroin was seized from the possession of accused.The market value of a seized drug is around Rs 25 lakh.A spokesperson of the Police department today said that as a part of a special campaign, Jaspal and Charanpal, both residents of village Dadu were nabbed from Rori area after 227 grams of heroin was recovered from their possession.In another case, CIA sleuths arrested Sonu, a resident of Ther Mohalla on the charges of possessing 20-gram heroin.In a separate case, Kalanwali Thana Police seized three-gram heroin from accused, Sandeep, a native of Mandi Kalanwali.He said that cases under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act have been registered against them in different Police Stations. Further investigation is underway.
15 members of Kapil Sangwan gang arrested with firearms
Fifteen members of Kapil Sangwan gang were arrested with firearms in outer Delhi's Goyala Dairy area, police said Tuesday. Based on a tip-off, police on Monday conducted a raid at a house in Najafgarh where the accused had gathered for a party to celebrate the release of their gang leader Kapil Sangwan from jail, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) A K Singla said. "After we got the tip-off, four police teams were formed which raided the premises at Goyala Dairy. Total 15 people with firearms were apprehended," he said. Around 50-60 people were present in the house when the raid was conducted, Singla said. In the operation, one assistant sub-inspector sustained a stab injury on his left hand, police said. Those arrested were identified as Vineet (28), Vasudev (23), Sachin (22), Rahul (25), Surender Kumar (22), Chirag (22), Paramjeet (35), Pradeep Sehrawat (22), Abhishek (23) Naveen (25), Vicky Dagar (26), Nishant Dagar (27), Rohit (23), Naveen (22) and Deepak (22), they ...
Woman from Chandrapur, abandoned by husband in Africa, returns
Chandrapur police in Maharashtra helped a local woman, who was stranded in Malawi in southeast Africa after her husband allegedly abandoned her, return home, officials said Tuesday. The woman (name not disclosed), who hailed from Padoli in the district, was married to a Hyderabad-based man two years ago, according a police press release. After marriage, the couple shifted to Malawi's capital Lilongwe where her husband was in seeds business, it said. Last month the woman's husband returned to India, leaving her behind in the African country and also taking away her passport, the police said. The woman managed to contact her brother, resident of Padoli, and told him about her ordeal. He contacted police. Chandrapur district superintendent of police Dr Maheshwar Reddy contacted the Indian High Commission in South Africa and requested it for help, the release said. The high commission officials contacted the woman and made arrangements for her return to India, it said. The ...
Jharkhand mob lynching: Rahul, says Incident a 'blot on humanity'
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday tore into the BJP in wake of alleged mob lynching of 22-year-old Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand and dubbed the incident as a "blot on humanity"."The brutal lynching of this young man by a mob in Jharkhand is a blot on humanity. The cruelty of the police who held this dying boy in custody for 4 days is shocking as is the silence of powerful voices in the BJP ruled Central & State Govts. #IndiaAgainstLynchTerror" he tweetedAnsari was attacked by a mob in Kharsawan district of Jharkhand on the suspicion of theft on June 18. He was beaten up mercilessly for hours before being handed over to the police. He succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital on June 22.He was first admitted to Sadar hospital yesterday morning and then referred to Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur.Tabrez's family has alleged that the attack was communal and that he was made to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Jai Hanuman'."Some locals thrashed Tabrez and later gave him over to ..
Iranian woman held for looting shopkeeper in UP's Rasoolabad
An Iranian woman was arrested for allegedly looting a shopkeeper of Rs 50,000 in cash, police said Tuesday. The woman, along with her accomplices, had fled with a bundle of notes after offering to exchange notes of lower denomination with that of higher denomination, they said. The incident took place in Kanpur Dehat. ASP Anoop Kumar said a case had been registered against the accused, identified as Samira Bodaghizadeh (28), a resident of Tehran. "Samira, along with her other persons, suspected to be Iranians, walked into Maharaj Singh's shop on Bela Road at Nehru Nagar in Rasoolabad. They offered to exchange notes of Rs 200 with that of Rs 500. They snatched a bundle of notes from the shopkeeper and fled," Anoop Kumar said. Samira was caught by local residents and taken to the Rasoolabad police station for investigation while her accomplices managed to flee with the money. An FIR has been registered on the complaint of the shopkeeper. "Police officials struggled to understand her ...
Sherin Mathew's murder case: Indian-American adoptive father pleads guilty to lesser charge
In an unexpected turn, the Indian-American father, accused of killing his 3-year-old adopted daughter Sherin Mathews and dumping her body in a culvert in suburban Dallas, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, media reports said Tuesday. Wesley Mathews, 39, pleaded guilty to injury to a child by omission even before his capital murder trial opened at a Dallas district court on Monday. Mathews had been charged with capital murder of a person under the age of 10 in the death of his special needs daughter in October 2017. Mathews and his wife Sini Mathews, both from Kerala, adopted Sherin (born as Saraswati) from an orphanage in Bihar in 2016. If convicted, Mathews faced life in prison without the possibility of parole. Now, with the charge of first-degree injury to a child by omission, Mathews could get probation or face prison and life with the possibility of parole after serving 30 years, nbcdfw.com reported. It was unclear if prosecutors were aware of Mathews' plans to plead guilty ..
6 live rounds seized from passenger at Ahmedabad airport
CISF personnel on Tuesday seized six live rounds of .32 calibre bullets from a passenger during the security check at the Ahmedabad airport.The accused identified as Md Jasmin, who bound for Lucknow by IndiGo flight 6E-244, was handed over to the Airport Police Station after he could not produce any valid document or licence.
Man arrested for trying to rob elderly woman in outer Delhi
A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to rob an elderly woman in outer Delhi's Nangloi, police said on Tuesday. The accused was identified as Bal Kishan, a resident of Rohtak, while his accomplice, Narender, was absconding, they added. According to the police, the incident took place on Monday, when the 71-year-old woman was going to a nearby market. As she reached near the Nangloi metro station, two bike-borne men arrived and attempted to initiate a conversation with her. Getting a whiff of their intention, the woman raised an alarm. A police officer, who was patrolling the area, arrived at the spot and caught hold of Bal Kishan, while Narender managed to flee. One of the accused hit the police officer on his head with a helmet, while Bal Kishan was roughed up by the public, the police said. A probe revealed that the duo used to target elderly women with the intention to rob them of their valuables. They used to initiate a conversation with the women in order to divert .
Sex racket busted in Kota, 5 held
Four women from West Bengal and a tout have been arrested after a sex racket was busted in Kota town of Rajasthan, police said on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (Kota city) Amrita Duhan, laid a trap and then raided a hotel near Gabriya Bawadi in Anantpura area on Monday night, an officer said. Four women and a tout have been arrested. The kingpin of the racket managed to flee and a search is on the nab him. A cash of Rs 14,000 has also been recovered, Vigyan Nagar police station incharge Muninder Singh said. Preliminary inquiry revealed that the suspected kingpin, Badrinath Yogi (30), a resident of the town, had called the four women and the tout in Kota for flesh trade around 15 days ago, Singh said. The women who have been arrested are Jhumar (30), a resident of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district; Geeta Paswan (24), Harison Gaji (20) and Kiran Hari (22), all residents of North 24 Parganas district. The tout has been ...
Editor of Kashmir daily gets bail within hours of arrest, JK Police left red-faced
The Jammu and Kashmir Police was left red-faced Tuesday after a local court granted bail to a senior editor within hours of arrest in a nearly three-decade-old case, and raised questions about investigation, pointing out that the police had cleared the scribe twice in the past 29 years for passport. Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, the editor of 'Daily Afaaq', was arrested late Monday night in a case registered in 1990 under section 3 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Prevention Act (TADA). He was arrested on the basis of a non-bailable warrant issued by the then chief judicial magistrate on October 15, 1992. The law under which Qadri was arrested deals with intention to overawe the government as by law established or to strike terror in the people or any section of the people or to alienate any section of the people or to adversely affect the harmony amongst different sections of the people. The case pertains to publishing of news items of terror organisations in 1990. Various ...
Gadchiroli blast: Three more held
Police have arrested three more persons in connection with the May 1 naxal attack in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district in which 16 people, including 15 policemen, were killed. With the arrest of Somnath Madavi (38), Kisan Hidami (42) and Sakru Gota (35) on Sunday, the total number of persons in custody has risen to seven, Gadchiroli Police said in a release issued Tuesday. A total of 15 security personnel and one civilian were killed in an IED blast triggered by naxals in Jambhulkheda in the east Maharashtra district. Police had earlier arrested western sub-zonal chief of Maoists, Nirmala Kumari alias Narmadakka, and her husband Satyanarayan alias Kiran. On June 13, Dlip Hidami (22) and Parasram Tulawi (28) were arrested from Kurkheda taluka of the district. Madvi, Kisan Hidami and Gota were produced before court on June 24 which remanded them in police custody till July 6.
Remand prisoner dies, four cops suspended, eight transferred
: A 49-year-old remand prisoner of Peermedu sub-jail here has died, allegedly following custodial torture, following which four police personnel have been suspended and eight others transferred. Rajkumar, (49), who was taken into custody on June 12 in connection with a financial fraud case, died on June 21, police said. As per the initial postmortem report, he had suffered serious injuries and had at least 32 wounds on both legs below the knee. Four police personnel-- including a Sub Inspector, Assistant Sub Inspector and two drivers of Nedumkandam police station have been suspended and eight others transferred in connection with Kumar's death, police sources said. A preliminary probe was conducted by the DYSP, Idukki, on whose report the district police chief ordered suspension and transfer of the police personnel, the sources told PTI. The investigation in the case has been transferred to crime branch, they said. Police had sealed the office of Haritha Finance of the ..
CCI fines Jalgaon-based medicine dealers' body, 2 others for anti-competitive trade practices
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a total fine of over Rs 4 lakh on the Jalgaon District Medicine Dealers Association, its president and a former vice-president for indulging in anti-competitive trade practices. The Jalgaon-based grouping was levied a penalty of Rs 80,185, while its President Sunil R Bhangale and former vice-president Anil R Zawar were fined Rs 2.14 lakh and Rs 1.27 lakh, respectively. The ruling came on a complaint filed by Nadie Jauhri who alleged that the association was collecting product information service (PIS) charges from the manufacturers of pharmaceutical products in violation of the provisions of the Competition Act. The complainant also furnished the financial records of the association from 2012 to 2015 with regard to levying of PIS charges from pharmaceutical firms. PIS pertains to a fee charged by chemists and druggists' associations for introducing a new product launched by the pharmaceutical companies in the bulletins or ...
MP cops arrest couple, bust multi-crore cryptocurrency fraud
The Special Task Force of Madhya Pradesh police Tuesday arrested a couple and claimed it had busted an international cryptocurrency racket that has duped around 1,000 people of several crore rupees. A senior STF official said the couple, identified as Brijesh Raikwar (36) and his wife Seema (36), were from Jabalpur, while two gang members hailed from Hong Kong. "We have arrested the kingpin of the gang Brijesh Raikwar (36) and his wife Seema (36). They hail from Jabalpur and have duped around 1,000 people online," STF Bhopal Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Bhadoria told PTI. "We have got a complaint that the gang's members in Hong Kong, Daniel Francis and Kevin, are luring people online and duping them," he said. The gang had developed a illegal cryptocurrency exchange online to trap and cheat people, he said. Bhadoria said probe so far had found that the accused had cheated people of Rs 10 crore and this figure was likely to increase as more leads come in. "So far ..
Bike taxi firm's additional director held for investment fraud
An additional director of motorcycle taxi firm, Bike Bot, accused of duping 2.25 lakh investors of nearly Rs 1,400 crore, has been arrested, police said Tuesday. Accused Vinod Kumar Chauhan, who was evading arrest in the case, was held near Gaur Chowk in Greater Noida on Monday, they said. Garvit Innovative Promoters Limited (GIPL), a Greater Noida-based company, lured investors with a multi-level marketing scheme, "Bike Bot", promising to double returns in one year, the police said. It sought Rs 62,100 in investment for a motorcycle taxi and assured monthly returns, besides doubling the investment amount in just one year. However, it failed to deliver on the promise, they said. The scheme's mastermind, Sanjay Bhati, and a franchise head, Vijaypal Kasana, are already behind the bars. Police had launched a clampdown on Bike Bot earlier this month after receiving nearly three dozen complaints of fraud against the firm. "Vinod Kumar Chauhan, in his 30s, worked as an additional director ..
Will go to court if Ram Rahim is granted parole: Son of murdered journalist
The son of the murdered journalist on Tuesday said he will go to court if the Haryana government grants parole to self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh."Every individual who has served two years in prison has the right to appeal for parole, but it is up to the government to grant it. Ram Rahim played with law and order. He should not be granted parole," Anshul Chhatrapati, son of Ram Chander Chhatrapati who was killed by Ram Rahim and his henchmen, told ANI.The journalist was killed in Sirsa after his newspaper published an anonymous letter alleging sexual exploitation of women by Ram Rahim at his Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters."He had my father killed just because he published a story against him. If he is freed, our lives could be at risk. It can also affect the outcome of the pending cases against him," Anshul said, appealing to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to intervene.Sirsa Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar said, "A decision cannot be taken as some ...
DCW issues notice to Delhi Police, seeks details of rape accused out on bail
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Tuesday issued a notice to police seeking details of all the rape accused out on bail. The notice came following an incident in outer Delhi's Narela area where a 28-year-old man, who had previously been convicted of raping a minor in 2011, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing a seven-year-old girl after raping her. "Such horrifying crimes committed by repeat offenders have been on the rise in the national capital and steps must be taken by the law enforcing bodies to ensure deterrence of such crimes," the DCW said. The women's panel has asked the Delhi Police to provide a complete list of persons who have been booked under rape charges and released on bail, their details of release, time spent in jail before being granted bail along with the details of any previous convictions or arrests. The commission has also sought details of any case registered after the first arrest or conviction that is a repeat offence and whether any mechanism is ..
Man stabbed 18 times in front of 14-yr-old son over train aisle row in UK
A man was stabbed 18 times in front of his 14-year-old son after a "heated argument" over blocking the aisle on a London-bound train in January, a UK court was told. Lee Pomeroy, 51, was attacked by Darren Pencille, 36, five minutes after boarding the train at Guildford, Surrey, on January 4, the Old Bailey was told. The defendant's girlfriend, 27-year-old Chelsea Mitchell, is also on trial and denies assisting the offender, the BBC reported. Prosecutor Jacob Hallam told the court that Pomeroy was killed the day before his birthday. He said the victim and his son boarded the train at London Road Station at 13:01 GMT and within five minutes, he had been stabbed by Pencille. "That wound to the neck was the first of 18 wounds with a knife that Pencille inflicted on Pomeroy that day," he told jurors. "A little over an hour after he boarded the train, and despite the best efforts of the emergency services who rushed to save his life, Pomeroy was dead." The prosecutor told jurors the events
Revenue official held for taking bribe in Sawai Madhopur
A village revenue officer was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly taking a bribe in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district, an official said. The accused, Lal Samariya (33), allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 3,200 from the complainant, Virendra Singh, in a land-mutation case, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (Anti Corruption Bureau) Bhairu Lal. The DSP said the complaint against Samariya was verified last Thursday when the accused accepted a bribe of Rs 1,000 from Singh. On Tuesday, a trap was laid by the ACB officials and Samariya was caught red-handed, Lal said. A case has been registered against the revenue official under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and an investigation is underway, the officer added.
Decision on Ram Rahim's parole after DC, SP report: Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Tuesday a decision on the parole application of Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape-murder convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh would be taken keeping in view the interests of the state. "Anyone who is entitled for parole can seek one. We cannot stop anyone," Khattar said at a press conference here, in which two Indian National Lok Dal legislators -- Zakir Hussain and Parminder Dhull -- joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Asked about who would be responsible in case violence breaks out if the Dera chief was granted parole, Khattar said: "You are trying to draw inference on your own as if any decision has been taken." Ram Rahim, behind bars at Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak district after being convicted in two rape cases and in the murder case of a journalist, has sought 42 days of parole to look after his fields in Sirsa district. The 51-year-old, who is also facing trial in the murder case of a Dera follower -- Ranjit Singh -- and in ...
