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Four arrested cheating people across India
Four men were arrested for allegedly cheating people across the country, including two serving army officers, on the pretext of giving them high-end cars for winning a lucky draw, police said Saturday. The accused were identified as Narender Sharma (32), a resident of New Friends Colony, Rakesh Abrol (41), a resident of Noida, Sunil Kumar Yadav (31), a resident of Ghaziabad and Tanuj Talwar (32), a resident of Faridabad, they added. They have cheated over 500 people to the tune of around Rs 5 crore, police said, adding that they were earlier arrested in similar cases of cheating in Noida. Two serving army officers filed a case against the directors of an e-commerce venture, they said. The victims alleged that the accused persons cheated them of Rs 6 lakh by assuring them of winning high-end cars as lucky draw prizes. The victims made hefty purchases from the company but, the goods were never delivered, police said. During investigation, police received information that the accused ...
Plea seeks judicial inquiry into shifting of Christian Michel to high-security cell
A fresh plea was filed in a Delhi court on Saturday seeking a judicial inquiry into shifting of Christian Michel, arrested in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal, to a high-security cell, claiming it was done without recording any reasons. The plea, filed by advocate Aljo K Joseph, said Michel was shifted to the high-security cell suddenly without recording any reasons and was kept in isolation. The plea said that the British national, who was deported from Dubai, was inflicted with the punishment illegally. "Such act of jail authorities without the due process of law is illegal, arbitrary and highly condemnable... The accused (Michel) has not been provided with newspapers nor library access in the jail. In true sense he is spending his days just by watching the cells and the walls which itself is sufficient to destabilise his mental balance," it said. Earlier, the Delhi court had lashed out at the Tihar Jail authorities for failing to justify shifting of Michel and said ...
Maha: 2 held with 1845 kgs of red sandalwood worth Rs 9.22 cr
Two persons were arrested with 1,845 kilogrammes of red sandalwood, worth Rs 9.22 crore, that was to be exported illegally to China, a police official said Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a tempo was intercepted Friday on Veera Desai Road in suburban Andheri, Inspector Daya Nayak of Amboli police station said. He said 500 kilogrammes of red sandalwood was seized from the tempo and its two occupants were placed under arrest, Nayak said. During interrogation, the duo revealed that a huge stock of red sandalwood was stored in a warehouse in Kurla, he said. A raid on the warehouse netted 1345 kilogrammes of the wood in 22 boxes, Nayak said, adding that it was to be sent to China through Dubai. The two have been charged under section 379 (theft) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Forest Act, the official said. Further probe was underway and efforts were on track the main accused, Nayak said. Red sandalwood is an endangered plant species found predominantly .
Muzaffarpur shelter home: CBI tells court several victims testified against Brajesh Thakur
The CBI Saturday told a Delhi court that charges of rape, kidnapping and causing hurt were made out against Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case, and that several victims had given testimonies against him. Commencing the arguments on framing of charges, the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) for CBI told the court that statements of 33 victims have been recorded and most of them have testified against Thakur, besides revealing that he used to bring people from outside for raping the girls. To this, Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha said the charges cannot be clubbed together and directed the agency that for better understanding of the court, a table be made, listing out the date, place and details of the offence committed by every accused. "If there are 33 victims, charges cannot be clubbed together. Date can be tentative. If he has committed rape with three different girls on the three different dates, then there will be three ...
Charge sheet filed against former varsity registrar in U'khand
A charge sheet was filed against former registrar of the Uttarakhand Ayurveda University, Mrityunjaya Mishra, who has been behind bars in a corruption case since December. The charge sheet running into 4,700 pages was filed against Mishra by the vigilance department in a special court on Friday, Superintendent of Police, Vigilance, Senthil Avoodai Krishnaraj S said. Charges have been framed against Mishra under different sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 420 (cheating) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy), and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, he said. Mishra was arrested by the vigilance department from his residence here on December 3.He is lodged at Shuddhowala district jail since December 4. PTI ALM http://ptinews.com/images/pti.jpg We bring the World to you" Disclaimer : This e-mail message may contain proprietary, confidential or legally privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this message was originally addressed. Please ...
SC moved seeking framing of guidelines to curb fake news
The Supreme Court has been moved seeking direction to the Centre to frame guidelines and to put in place a statutory regime for curbing fake news and punishing those responsible for authoring and circulating them.
Russian national injured in prison brawl in Goa
A Russian national was hospitalised after he was seriously injured in a brawl inside a jail Friday night, Goa Police said. Llia Aleksandrovich (30) was assaulted by some fellow prisoners during a fight between two groups at Central Jail at Colvale, said an official of Mapusa police station. He was shifted to Goa Medical College and Hospital as he was seriously injured, and a case was registered against eight jail inmates for the assault, the official said. Lila and three other Russian nationals were arrested on February 24 after drugs were allegedly recovered from them at Mandrem beach village in North Goa district. He and his friends also confessed to breaking open ATMs, as per the police.
School trustee acquitted in sexual assault case
A French national, who is a trustee of a renowned school in suburban Andheri, accused of sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl student, was acquitted by a court here on Saturday. The 59-year-old was charged under IPC section 376 (rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Advocate Hitesh Buch, one of the defence lawyers, said the girl, a student of the same school, denied any wrongdoing on the part of the trustee. Medical evidence too did not support the police case, therefore special judge A D Deo acquitted him, the lawyer said. The girl's class teacher, made a co-accused for allegedly abetting the crime, was also acquitted. Ashok Gupte, the minor's lawyer, said the charges were baseless. "The victim's elder sister studied in the same class. She told the court that the girl was never taken out of the class," Gupte said. As per the prosecution's case, it was the teacher who took the girl to the trustee. The trustee was arrested in November 2017 after ...
3 held with charas in J&K's Samba
Three suspected drug peddlers were arrested after 1.65 kg of charas was recovered from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Saturday, police said. A police party intercepted three persons moving under suspicious circumstances at Birpur near Bari Brahmana and recovered the contraband, an official said. The accused -- Sultan Mohammad, Mohammad Rafiq and Rohit Rana -- were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the official added.
19-year-old student collapses, dies at exam centre
A 19-year-old student, who came to a college in the city to appear for his Intermediate (10+2) annual exam Saturday, collapsed and died at the examination centre, police said. The student felt uneasy before the test and he collapsed on a table without being able to take the exam at the centre in Paradise locality, they said. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and doctors declared him dead, they said. The exact reason for the death would be known after a medical report is obtained as per procedures, police said, adding that a case has been registered following a complaint from the student's father.
Spectator of hammer throw event die after being hit by metal ball
A spectator of a hammer throw event here died when a metal ball thrown by a participant hit him in the neck on Saturday, police said. The incident occurred during a sport event at GMN college. Love Gupta, a college student, was hit on his neck by the metal ball and he fell down. He was rushed to to civil hospital where he was declared brought dead, police said. The sports meet was postponed after the incident. The deceased was a resident of Jandli village adjoining Ambala City and his father is employed in Ambala Cantonment Board office. The police said investigations into the case was underway.
Terror suspect held in Bihar ahead of PM's rally
A man suspected of alleged links with the terror outfit involved in the Pulwama attack was arrested from a village in Banka district on Saturday, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Sankalp rally in Patna.
India hands over body of Pakistani prisoner
India on Saturday handed over the body of the prison inmate who died in a jail in Jaipur, to Pakistan.India handed over the mortal remains of the deceased prisoner to Pakistani authorities via the Wagah Border.Shakar Ullah, along with three other prisoners, was watching TV when a brawl broke out among them over volume. As the fight escalated, the three convicts allegedly bashed Ullah's head against a stone.A native of Sialkot district of Pakistan, Shakar was arrested in 2011 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. In 2017, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Nirbhaya case: Convicts may file curative petition in court
New Delhi (India) Mar 2 (ANI): Convicts of 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case may file a curative petition challenging the capital punishment.The counsel for the convicts, Advocate Dr. AP Singh on Saturday told the Patiala House Court that a curative petition might be filed by the convicts challenging the capital punishment given to them by the Apex court.Tihar jail authorities have also communicated to the court that the convicts might file a curative petition soon challenging the capital punishment. The jail authorities have to file a status report in the case on next date of hearing, April 6.This comes a month after; Nirbhaya's parents moved a plea in the court seeking to expedite the execution of the four convicts in the case.On July 9, 2018, the Supreme Court had rejected review petitions filed by three of the four convicts in the horrific 2012 gangrape and murder of a young paramedic in Delhi.The Supreme Court had on May 5, 2017, upheld death sentences awarded by a trial court .
China lodges strong protest against Huawei CFO's extradition proceedings
China has lodged a "decisive" protest with Canada due to its "persistent promotion" of judicial procedures related to the extradition of Huawei's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Meng Wanzhou."The Chinese side has expressed its extreme discontent and decisive protest to the Canadian side due to its persistent promotion of the so-called judicial procedures on the extradition of Ms Meng Wanzhou. Beijing has already lodged stern representations (with Ottawa)," China's Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Lu Kang stated.The statement comes in the wake of Canada paving the way for a hearing to extradite Meng to the United States, where she is sought for allegedly violating sanctions imposed by Washington on Iran.Meanwhile, Huawei issued a note on March 2, labelling the allegations put forth by the United States as "politically motivated"."The allegations of the US side are politically-motivated. The US President (Donald Trump) has repeatedly said that if the case of Ms Meng Wanzhou helps reach a ...
Caravan defamation case: Have full faith in judiciary, believe justice will be served, says Vivek Doval
Hours after senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, editor-in-chief of The Caravan magazine Paresh Nath, and reporter Kaushal Shroff were summoned by a Delhi court in a defamation case, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval's son Vivek Doval on Saturday said he has full faith in judiciary and expressed hope that the accused persons are punished."I have full faith in the judiciary where I have submitted all my evidence and details. I believe justice will be served and perpetrators of these vindictive and malicious allegations against me will be bought to justice. I hope they are punished," Vivek told ANI.Earlier today, the Patiala House Court issued summons as an 'accused' against Ramesh, Nath and Shroff in the defamation case filed by Vivek. All the accused have to appear before the court on April 25.On January 21, Vivek had filed a criminal defamation case against Ramesh and the two journalists, contending that they had caused "irreparable damage" to his reputation "through ...
Nirbhaya case convicts may soon file curative petition against death penalty, court told
Three convicts in the 2012 gang rape and murder case might soon file a curative petition challenging the death penalty, a Delhi court was told on Saturday. Additional Sessions Judge Anu Grover Baliga Saturday heard a plea filed by the parents of Nirbhaya seeking death warrant of four convicts without any delay. Advocate A P Singh, counsel for the convicts, told the court that they might soon file a curative petition challenging its 2018 order dismissing their pleas for a review of its 2017 verdict which upheld the capital punishment awarded to them. He told the court that the Tihar jail authorities have also stated the same in their reply to the plea. The court also directed the jail authorities to file a status report in the case by April 6 -- the next date of hearing. Seeking expeditious directions, the plea said that it is the need of the hour and law that the death sentence be executed as early as possible and not delayed any further. "Not only the entire nation is awaiting the ...
Chopper case: Delhi court directs Saxena to record statement for being an approver on Mar 5
A Delhi court Saturday directed Rajeev Saxena, who had moved a plea to become an approver in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money laundering case, to record his statement before a magistrate on March 5. The court had earlier marked Saxena's plea before the court of the chief metropolitan magistrate (CMM) on March 2 for recording of his disclosure statement (disclose intentions for becoming an approver), but Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal put up the matter for March 5 after the alleged middleman told the court on Saturday that he was not feeling well. "The present application has been marked for recording of statement of Rajeev Saxena, who has filed an application under section 306 (tender of pardon to accomplice) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Saxena has requested his statement be recorded on March 5 as he was not feeling well. Request is allowed," the court said. Saxena had earlier told the court that he had no intention not to cooperate and that it was .
Koli sentenced to death in 10th case of Nithari killings
Surendra Koli, who has been convicted and sentenced to death in nine cases of rape and murder of women in Noida's Nithari village, was on Saturday handed down capital punishment in the 10th case of rape and murder against him.
Congress attacks UP government over spiralling crimes
The Congress on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Yogi Adityanath government for alleged failure on the law and order front in Uttar Pradesh.