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Govt school student ragged, assaulted by seniors in Kerala
In an alleged case of ragging, a class eleven student of a government school here was Tuesday beaten up by his seniors after he complained about it, following which a case was registered, police said. According to the complaint, the boy was "ragged" by the senior students and when he complained about it to a teacher, he was allegedly assaulted, the investigating officer told PTI. An FIR was registered against four boys and investigation was on, police said. The boy was assaulted, leaving him with a broken arm, the complaint forwarded by the school authorities to police alleged.
CBI books noted lawyer Anand Grover, Lawyers Collective for FCRA violations
The CBI has booked noted lawyer Anand Grover and his Mumbai-based voluntary organisation, Lawyers Collective, for alleged violation of rules in receiving foreign aid, officials said on Tuesday. The agency has filed an FIR on the basis of a complaint from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which has alleged several discrepancies in the utilisation of foreign aid received by the group. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked Grover, the president of Lawyers Collective, and unidentified office-bearers of the organisation, besides unidentified officials. According to the complaint of the ministry, which is now a part of the FIR, the group had received foreign aid worth over Rs 32.39 crore between 2006-07 and 2014-15, wherein irregularities were committed that amounted to violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA). Based on available information and scrutiny of records of the NGO available with the MHA, prima facie violations of various provisions of the ...
Delhi court extends NIA custody of terror funding accused by 7 days
A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the NIA remand of Mohammad Arif Ghulambashir Dharampuria to seven days in connection with Falah-i-Insaniyat (FIF) terror funding case.National Investigation Agency (NIA), during the hearing, sought a 10-day extension of his remand, however, after hearing the arguments of both prosecution and defence Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar Jain extended the remand for 7 days.Dharampuria was earlier taken into a 5-day remand which ended on 18 June."Dharampuria needs to be further interrogated in order to get complete information about the funding chain through hawala channels," the investigating agency told the court.Earlier, NIA had informed the court that Dharampuria flew to Dubai to evade his examination and arrest.MS Khan, appearing on behalf of accused, claimed that the NIA is stating facts wrongly. He further said that it was the accused who approached the agency to join the probe and gave his flight details since he is not involved in the ...
Man arrested for killing mother-in-law after heated argument in Rohini
A man was arrested for allegedly killing his 60-year-old mother-in-law after hitting her with an iron rod following a heated argument in Rohini area Tuesday, police said. The incident took place when the deceased woman, Ramkali, a domestic help, was going to work. Her son-in-law Rajesh, 44, confronted her about his wife that led to the argument, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) S D Mishra said. Rajesh then hit the woman with the iron rod that was lying on the ground, following which she sustained head injury, he said. Meanwhile, the crowd at the spot caught hold of Rajesh and thrashed him until he became unconscious. One among them informed police about the quarrel, DCP added. Investigations revealed that Rajesh, who works as a painter, and his wife, Vimla, were married for more than 25 years. He would often beat her up. Fed up with the torture, Vimla came to her mother's house Monday night after Rajesh allegedly beat her, the officer added. The woman and her son-in-law were ...
Drug racket busted in Odisha, four arrested
A drug smuggling racket was busted here with the arrest of four persons on Tuesday and brown sugar worth Rs 1.5 crore seized from their possession, a police officer said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of officers intercepted a car at Dahapada area near here and recovered brown sugar weighing around 1.6 kg, he said. All four occupants of the car - Sk Maqsood (35), Sk Razu (30), Abusan (28) and Sk Jamsed Ali (53) - have been arrested and another three detained in this connection, the officer said. Sk Maqsood, the leader of the gang, is a resident of Jaleswar area in the district, he said. According to the officer, the gang peddled drugs concealed in fish baskets. The traffickers were running the illegal business under the garb of fish trade, he said, adding that more details would be available in the case after investigation.
Khaleda Zia gets 6-month bail in two defamation cases
Bangladesh's ex-premier and opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia, serving a 10-year jail term, received a temporary relief on Tuesday after a high court granted her six-month bail in two defamation cases. However, the 73-year-old three-time former prime minister cannot be released from jail as she has been convicted in two other cases. A High Court bench of Justice Mohammad Abdul Habib and Justice Ahmed Sohel On Tuesday granted bail to Zia in two separate defamation cases after hearing bail pleas filed by her lawyers. In 2014 and 2016, two cases were filed against Zia on the charges of hurting religious sentiment of Muslims and for making derogatory comments on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. AB Siddique, president of Bangladesh Jananetri Parishad, a front organisation of ruling Awami League, filed the cases. He filed one case on October 21, 2014 claiming that Zia at a programme in Dhaka in the same year said the ruling party's (Awami League) professed secularism was nothing but a ...
22-year-old dies in hospital, protest outside Govt hospital in Madurai
People in large numbers held a protest outside Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai after a 22-year-old man succumbed to injuries sustained in a clash between two communities. Police arrested 15 people in connection with this case.Protesters blocked access to the hospital and demanded immediate police action against those who attacked S Rambu and his friends. Later he succumbed to severe injuries in the hospital.Police arrested 15 persons in connection with the incident, M Ravichandran (19), B Kalyanasundaram (27), Nachiyappan (34), T Thirumavalavan, K Kalanjium are among those who were arrested.Rambu belonging to Kovilpatti village and was pursuing engineering from a private college.Three other people were injured during the clash, namely P Thangaiya (30), R Thivagar (19) and P Subash (19).According to a resident of Kodukanpatti, Rambu and Subash were returning on a bike after attending a street drama programme. When they crossed a colony, a gang accosted them and snatched the
Kamal Nath may order probe into snooping by Shivraj government
The Congress government in Madhya Pradesh appears set to order an investigation into the alleged snooping of politicians, bureaucrats and other officials during the erstwhile Shivraj Singh Chauhan government.
Govt sacks 15 customs, central excise officers on charges of corruption, bribery
After sacking errant income tax officers, the goverment Tuesday dismissed from service 15 senior customs and central excise officials, including one of the rank of principal commissioner, on charges of corruption and bribery. Invoking rule 56(j) of the Fundamental Rules, the government has sacked these Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) officers ranging from the ranks of Principal Commissioner to Assistant Commissioner, some of whom were already under suspension, according to a Finance Ministry order. These officers either had corruption cases registered against them by the CBI or were involved in bribery, extortion and disproportionate assets cases, Finance Ministry sources said. Among those dismissed include Principal Commissioner Anup Srivastava, who was serving as Principal ADG (Audit) in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) in Delhi, and Joint Commissioner Nalin Kumar, the order said. Sources told that the CBI had in 1996 registered a criminal ...
Himachal doctors protest against assault on female doctor
Government doctors across Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district on Tuesday observed a 'pen down' strike for two hours over the failure to arrest an accused involved in assaulting and abusing a female doctor posted in Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur's home constituency.
Maharashtra: 8-year-old Dalit boy made to sit on hot tiles over suspicion of theft
An eight-year-old Dalit boy suffered severe burn injuries after he was made to sit on hot tiles as a punishment for an alleged theft in Maharashtra's Arvi.It is alleged that the boy was made to take off his clothes and sit on the tiles which were simmering due to the scorching heat.According to Pradeep Maral, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), the boy has been admitted to a local hospital for treatment."An accused has been arrested and a case has been registered under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act-1989," he added.Reportedly, the incident occurred on Saturday when the boy was assaulted in the premises of a local temple in Arvi on suspicion of theft. When the victim started shouting, the accused allegedly tied his hands and forced him to sit on the hot tiles stacked on the temple yard."When I saw my child, his derriere was burned and we took him to the hospital immediately. When we enquired about the incident, the accused started verbally ...
Calcutta HC turns down CBI's plea for urgent hearing in Rajeev Kumar case
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a CBI plea seeking an urgent hearing in the case relating to former Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar's in connection with Saradha Chit Fund scam.The court dismissed the plea saying that the hearing will be held as per the scheduled hearing on July 2 and that there will be no urgent hearing.The court had earlier directed that "no coercive step" be taken against Kumar for a month by the CBI in Saradha chit fund scam case.Kumar, who had earlier headed the West Bengal Police's SIT that probe the case, is accused of tampering with evidence in the multi-crore Saradha scam.
Major terror hideout busted in J-K's Poonch, huge cache of arms seized
A major terrorist hideout was busted in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, leading to seizure of a huge cache of arms and ammunition, police said. The hideout was unearthed during a joint operation of the Army and police in Gursai area of the district, said Ramesh Kumar Angral, Senior Superintendent of Police, Poonch. Six pistols and an AK assault rifle were seized. Four of the pistols were of Pakistan-make, while two others were made in the US, the officer told PTI. Besides the AK assault rifle and pistols, the other recoveries made include three AK magazines with 90 rounds, 10 pistol magazines, one Chinese grenade and six PIKA rounds, Angral said. He said some Pakistani currency, eatables and clothes, mobile phone with a Pakistan SIM card, a knife and a nail cutter were also recovered. Angral said no one was arrested during the operation. A case has been registered and further investigations are underway, the officer said.
SC to hear plea seeking security of doctors at govt hospitals in July
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will hear in July a plea seeking safety and security of doctors in government hospitals.A vacation bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant observed that there was no urgency to hear the public interest litigation (PIL) as the strike by doctors in West Bengal and other states had been called off.Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, who filed the plea, had on Monday mentioned the matter before the court which had agreed to take it up today. He had cited the assault on one junior doctor in NRS hospital in Kolkata earlier this month."Today, I apprised the court that the strike has been called off. The court said that doctors' safety is a serious issue. It said that the hearing on the plea will take place before a regular bench in July," he told reporters.Meanwhile, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has filed an intervention application in the matter seeking protection of doctors in hospitals across the country."The IMA has filed an ...
Anti-Ragging Act to be strengthened: Minister
The Maharashtra government will strive to strengthen the Anti-Ragging Act to check harassment of students in academic institutions, a minister said Tuesday. Despite the law already in place, incidents like alleged suicide by junior doctor Payal Tadvi at a hospital here take place, Minister of state for Home Ranjit Patil said in the state Assembly. "We will try to strengthen the Anti-Ragging Act," the minister said in the House. The issue was raised by BJP member Atul Bhatkalkar through a Calling Attention notice. He demanded that the trial of three doctors accused of harassing Tadvi be expedited and that the Indian Penal Code Section 302 (murder) also be invoked against them. Responding to it, Patil assured strict action against the accused - Hema Ahuja, Bhakti Meher and Ankita Khandelwal - who have been arrested in the case. Patil said the Anti-Ragging Act would be strengthened and steps would be taken to ensure such incidents do not happen in future. Tadvi, a ...
Driver held on rape charge
A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a driver here, police said Tuesday. The suspect, identified as Ravi Prakash Rai (30), had been arrested, they said. The girl was alone when the accused allegedly took her to an isolated place near Bhagwanpura village around 9 pm on Monday and raped her, police said. According to police, Ravi used to pick labourers from the gate of a labour colony near Bhagwanpur village for a fertiliser factory. He had come to the colony to drop the labourers Monday when he saw the girl and allegedly took her to an isolated place. On hearing the alarm raised by the girl, villagers reached there and handed over the accused to police. The girl is undergoing treatment at a hospital and her condition is stated to be stable. The accused has been arrested under Section 376 (rape) of the IPC, POCSO and SC/ST Acts, police said.
Brutal murder enrages mob to attack UP police post
Enraged over brutal murder and dismembering of the body of an elderly man here in Mathura district a mob has vandalised a police check-post and pelted stones forcing policemen to flee.
Two workers killed in Kerala as earth caves in
Two people were killed Tuesday when a mound of earth caved in on them at a laterite quarry near here, police said. The deceased Abdul Rahman (48) and Vinu (35) were buried under the mass of mud, which caved in suddenly, they said. "We have registered a case under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code. The case has been registered against the land owner and three persons who runs the quarry. We are looking into the allegations that the quarry was operating illegally," a police official told PTI. Eyewitnesses said the earth caved in due to wet soil. Though they were rushed to the hospital, their lives could not be saved, police said.
SC to hear tomorrow plea seeking simultaneous by-polls for two RS seats in Gujarat
The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a plea of Gujarat Congress leader Pareshbhai Dhanani against the decision of the Election Commission to hold separate by-polls for two vacant Rajya Sabha seats in the state.The seats fell vacant after BJP leaders Amit Shah and Smriti Irani were elected to Lok Sabha.A vacation bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant agreed to hear the petition tomorrow after it was mentioned before the court on Tuesday.The plea, filed by Dhanani through advocate Varun Chopra, has sought a direction to the EC to expeditiously hold simultaneous elections against all vacancies in the Upper House of Parliament in accordance with the provisions of the Representation of People Act (RPA)."The seats which fell vacant in Rajya Sabha are not 'casual vacancies' under the RPA. There should not be separate elections to fill up the seats. The petition has challenged the June 15 press note issued by the Election Commission," Chopra told reporters here.The poll body had ..
CBI registers criminal case against Lawyers Collectives, names Anand Grover
CBI has registered a criminal case against a Delhi-based NGO, Lawyers Collective, for alleged violations of the FCRA rules, officials said. They said the FIR names Anand Grover, a trustee and director of the organisation, as an accused. Grover is the husband of noted Supreme Court lawyer Indira Jaising. Unknown officer-bearers and functionaries of the NGO and unknown private persons and public servants have also been made accused in the FIR filed under IPC sections that deal with forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy. Sections of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 have also been included in the FIR by the central agency after receiving a compliant against the Collective from the Union Home Ministry. The organisation, which had its inception in 1981, states on its website that it "is a group of lawyers with a mission to empower and change the status of marginalised groups through the effective use of law, and an engagement in human rights advocacy, legal aid and ...