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Gurugram woman, lover arrested for husband's murder
The Gurugram Police have arrested a woman and her lover in connection with the murder of her husband here.
Spanish woman raped in Gurugram, accused arrested
A 23-year-old Spanish woman was allegedly raped by her Facebook friend in Gurugram's upscale DLF phase-1 locality, police said on Saturday.
Youth dies after alleged attack by rowdy-sheeter
A youth died after allegedly being attacked by a rowdy-sheeter here two days ago, police said Saturday. Three youths, who were returning from a birthday party in the early hours of June 13, found the rowdy-sheeter with a woman at Necklace Road at Hussain Sagar lake, they said. The youths saw the rowdy-sheeter and went near him and the latter abused them, they said. The youths moved away from the place but came back and asked the rowdy as to why he abused them. It was he who was doing a wrong thing, they pointed out, according to police. They had an argument and the rowdy-sheeter allegedly hit one of the youths on the head and face with a granite stone, police said adding the two others escaped. The youth, while undergoing treatment, died Friday, they said. Based on a complaint by one of the youths who escaped, a case was registered initially on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder which has now been converted into murder, police said. The accused has been
Kerala police woman burnt alive;traffic cop held
A34-year-old woman policeconstabledied after she was allegedly hacked and set ablaze in broad daylight by another policeman here Saturday. The victim, Soumya Pushpakaran,was posted as the Civil Police Officer (COP) at Vallikkunnam stationhere. According to police, the accused, identified as Ajas, a policeman attached to the Aluva traffic station, allegedly followed the woman in a car when she was on her way back home after work in the evening. He knocked her two-wheeler down and allegedly hacked her with a sharp weapon and as she tried to seek refuge at a nearby house, chased, poured petrol over her and set her ablaze, police, quoting eyewitnesses, said. She died on the spot while the policeman, who also suffered 40 per cent burns, was taken into custody, a police officialtoldPTI. He has been admitted to the government medical college hospital at Alappuzha and the reason for the attack can be ascertained only after interrogation, he added. A native of Vallikkunnam here, ..
Man accused of sodomising boy jumps off court building, dies
A 25-year-old man charged with having unnatural sex with a minor boy died Saturday after jumping off a court building in Dindoshi in suburban Malad when he was brought for a hearing, police said. Vikas Pawar was arrested in 2015 by Powai police under section 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor boy, an official said. "He was brought on Saturday to Dindoshi court which is conducting trial in the case. When he reached the designated court, he pushed the police guard accompanying him and leapt off the sixth floor of the building. He died instantly," the official said.
Pastor held for molesting minor girl
A pastor was arrested Saturday for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl student of his school in Anantapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh,police said. A case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and SCs and STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has been registered against him, a release from the DGP's office here said. He has been remanded in judicial custody till June 28 and lodged in the Anantapuramu jail, according to the release. The pastor, Emili Raj, was running a church at Tadipatri with a school attached to it, police said, adding, the alleged incident occurred in November last.
4 arrested in Bengal for Sandeshkhali killings
A week after clashes in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali area claimed at least three lives, four persons have been arrested from the region in connection with the killings and for vandalism, the police said on Saturday.
Man wanted for killing Thane woman in 2016 held from Mumbai
A 30-year-old man on the run after allegedly killing a Thane woman over three years ago was Friday held from Kurla in Mumbai, a senior police official said. Imtiaz Nannhe Khan is accused of strangling Khushbu Sachin Mishra (27) on March 20, 2016, Senior Inspector Madhukar Kad of Mumbra police station said. "The two were in a relationship and Khan wanted the victim to divorce her husband and marry him. When she refused, he assaulted and choked her to death," he said.
Bomb goes off, carrier injured
A 25-year-old youth was seriously injured when the bomb he was carrying to attack a village sarpanch went off in Ganjam district, police said Saturday. Two men who were accompanying Shyam Sundar Patra alias Cheru, the injured person, fled after the explosion at Chanchadapalli under Digapahandi police station limits on Friday night. Patra suffered serious injuries in one of his palms and he was admitted to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital here, police said. Sub-divisional police officer of Chikiti, SN Murmu, said Patra and his associates were on their way to attack the sarapanch of Banthapalli gram panchayat Prasant Kumar Swain because of some enmity. A case was registered at Digaphandi police station basing on the complaints lodged by the sarapanch, Additional SP (Berhampur) Prabhat Chandra Routray said. Police said at least 15 cases were pending against Patra in various police stations across the district. He was arrested in December 2016 and currently on bail.
Home Ministry has asked SIT to probe afresh anti-Sikh riots case against Kamal Nath, says Sirsa
The Union Home Ministry has asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has been constituted to investigate closed cases of 1984 Sikh genocide cases, to probe afresh a case against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, said Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjinder Singh Sirsa here on Saturday.Addressing a press conference here, Sirsa said he had taken up the matter of investigation against Nath with then Home Minister through Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and had written a letter in December 2018.Sirsa alleged that Kamal Nath is guilty of instigating mob at Gurdwara Rakabganj Sahib on November 1, 1984, where the mob burnt two Sikhs. He said that an FIR (601/84) was registered at the Parliament Street Police station on November 1, 1984, in this regard in which police filed a charge-sheet against five accused but deliberately left out Kamal Nath.Sirsa said that he had taken up the matter with the SIT which said that its jurisdiction was ...
Juvenile apprehended in connection with killing of property dealer in Delhi's Vikaspuri
A 16-year-old boy was apprehended Saturday in connection with the killing of a property dealer in West Delhi's Vikaspuri earlier in the week, police said. Amit Kochar, the 35-year-old property dealer, was shot dead on Thursday for allegedly refusing to pay money demanded by the assailants, they said. The minor apprehended from Rohini Sector 35 is one of the accused involved in the killing, police said, adding that the other accused -- Lokesh, Pradeep, Neeraj and Rahul -- are still absconding, police said. Illegal firearms, large caches of ammunition and a looted SUV were recovered from him, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rajiv Ranjan said. According to the police, Kochar was shot at Thursday at around 10.50 pm when he, along with four of his friends, was at his house. Someone rang his doorbell and when he went to respond, Kochar was shot at. His friends heard multiple gunshots and ran outside to find Kochar's body inside his car. Several raids were conducted and the ...
Ruckus at Shamli police station after 2 women engage in scuffle
A scuffle broke out between two women at Shamli police station on Saturday, after one of them accused the other of threatening to her burn her alive over a family feud.Fed up of facing abuse at the hands of her husband and in-laws, one of the two women approached the police for help today and was followed to the police station by the other woman - her sister-in-law."My husband is always under the influence of alcohol. He doesn't provide any support for his family. My children ask for food and I am unable to provide it to them. He keeps me under constant physical and emotional abuse," the aggrieved complainant said, adding that she was left with no option but to report the constant abuse to the police.Soon after the woman arrived at the police station to complain about her husband, her sister-in-law walked into the station and began quarrelling.While the woman claimed that her in-laws threatened to burn her alive, her sister-in-law was of the view that there was no necessity for a ...
Nashik health officer booked by ACB for bribery
The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau Saturday filed a case against Nashik Zilla Parishad health officer Dr Vijay Nathuji Dekate for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 10,000, an official said. The complainant had approached ACB on May 21 this year and the case was registered at Bhadrakali police station only after a thorough probe, he said. He has been charged under Prevention of Corruption Act, he added.
RSRTC clerk arrested for taking bribe
A booking clerk of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) was arrested Saturday in Udaipur for allegedly taking a bribe of around Rs 8,000 on behalf of his manager, an anti-corruption bureau (ACB) official said. The accused manager Chandra Prakash Kacharia had demanded Rs 10,000 from complainant Rohit Menaria after the latter failed to relocate a shop allotted in his wife's name at Udaipur bus stand, ACB inspector Hanwant Singh Sodha said. The accused fixed the deal at Rs 8,600 after negotiation. The booking clerk Hiralal Lohar took Rs 3,000 from Menaria on the manager's directions and asked the victim to pay the remaining amount on Saturday, he said. The clerk was arrested Saturday and a search is on for the absconding manager, Sodha said. Both the accused have been booked under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, the official added.
Woman, 4 others booked for blackmailing man with rape threat
Five persons, including a woman, have been booked for allegedly blackmailing a man by threatening to file a rape case against him, Palghar police said Saturday. The victim was in a relationship with a woman who demanded money between January 23 and 29 this year, threatening to make a rape allegation in case he failed to give the amount, an official said. "The accused demanded Rs 1.50 lakh. The victim paid Rs 50,000 by cheque but was unable to arrange the remaining amount, leading to the woman and her accomplices telling him that they would kidnap and kill his children if he didn't pay Rs 5 lakh," he said. He said a case was registered against them at Virar police station for extortion but no arrests had been made so far.
Seven-year-old girl raped, killed by father's acquaintance in UP
A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed by her father's acquaintance here following which he was arrested on Saturday, police said. On Friday, Vinod Rai, 55, saw the girl and her 12-year-old sister playing in their house, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sunil Gupta said. He told them that their father was calling them and the older girl sent her sister with him, Gupta said. On Friday night, the Sikriganj Police was informed via the Dial-100 helpline that the girl had been abducted by Rai on a motorcycle, the official said. The police arrested him and during interrogation he told them that he had dumped the girl's body in a mango orchard in his village. Her body was recovered by the police, they said. Rai was booked on charges of kidnapping, rape, murder and under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act, the SSP said. He has three children, including two daughter who are married. He was alone at home on the day of the incident as his wife and ...
Everyone should have freedom of expression: Chhattisgarh CM
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said sedition charges should not be slapped if someone has simply "expressed their opinion". He said that "everyone should have freedom of expression".Baghel's comment comes after a man in Rajnandgaon was reportedly arrested and charged with sedition for allegedly spreading rumours on social media over power cuts in the state. He was arrested following a complaint filed by Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company Limited (CSPHCL). However, Baghel later directed the police to withdraw the sedition charge."Everyone should have freedom of expression. If someone expresses their opinion, sedition charges shouldn't be slapped on him. It was in our manifesto that Section 124 A will be scrapped," Baghel told the media while talking about the incident."As soon as I received information, I expressed displeasure that it should not have been done. But I would also like to say that nobody should misuse social media to spread rumours. There are ..
Gang of burglars busted in Srinagar, five held
Five persons were arrested and stolen property worth lakhs of rupees recovered on Saturday after a gang of burglars was busted here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Srinagar SSP Haseeb Mughal told reporters here that a complaint was received at Safakadal Police Station regarding a burglary at a godown in Baghinand Singh wherein burglars looted goods worth lakhs of rupees. A case was registered on the basis of the complaint and investigations were initiated, the SSP said. He said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed to crack the case. Mughal said the SIT zeroed in on five suspects identified as Mohammad Yaseen Hajam, a resident of Trikolbal Pattan, Muzaffar Ahmad Dar, a resident of Hanjiwera Pattan, Altaf Ahmad Mir, a resident of Khumani Chowk Bemina, Irfan Nagar, a resident of Sadia Kadal and Serwar Hussain Bhat, a resident of Labartal Budgam. On their questioning, the officers learnt about their involvement in many other burglary cases including the ..
Geelani condemns arrest of Hurriyat spokesman
Senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani on Saturday condemned the arrest of his Hurriyat faction's spokesman.
South Avenue murder: Woman, paramour hire killers for Rs 7,000 to murder her husband
A woman and her paramour have been arrested for allegedly hiring killers for Rs 7,000 to murder her husband at the couple's accommodation in South Avenue here, police said Saturday. A juvenile has also been held for the murder of 52-year-old Suresh Kumar whose throat was slit when he was alone at his home on June 7. However, his accomplice, identified as Aman, is absconding since the incident. Kumar's wife Anju and Shivam Thakur (21) have been arrested. Aman was Thakur's friend and allegedly hired for killing Kumar. The couple stayed at the servant quarters of MPs' flats in South Avenue. According to police, Kumar did not share good relations with his wife, who was 16 years younger to him, and indulged in gambling. On the night of the incident, one of the residents had seen two masked men fleeing from the area. During investigation, the police learnt that Anju used to often visit her family and friends in Meerut without her husband. This raised suspicion about her involvement and the