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DMK MLA Radhamani dead
DMK legislator K. Radhamani died on Friday morning.
Pak anti-graft body arrests ex-Prez Zardari's sister in fake accounts case
Pakistan's top anti-graft body has arrested sister of former president Asif Ali Zardari in a case related to money laundering through fake bank accounts, a media report said Friday. Faryal Talpur, 61, was arrested by the officials of the National Accountability Bureau from in Islamabad, days after the anti-graft body apprehended her brother and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Zardari on Monday. The Islamabad High Court on Monday rejected the two leaders' bail plea in connection to a high-profile case of money laundering allegedly through fake banks accounts. In its orders, the court allowed the NAB to arrest Zardari and Talpur. The brother-sister duo now have the option of appealing the order in the Supreme Court. An arrest warrant was handed to NAB Rawalpindi three days ago, following which it constituted a team to arrest the PPP leader Talpur, Geo News quoted NAB officials as saying. The NAB will not shift Talpur to its offices but would keep her under custody at her ...
Illegal land purchase case: SC stays Bom HC order for FIR against Maha MLC Dhananjay Munde
The Supreme Court Friday stayed Bombay High Court's order directing registration of a case against NCP leader and Maharashtra MLC Dhananjay Munde for alleged illegal purchase of government land. The top court said that plenary power of the high court under Article 226 of the Constitution is not 'Ram Baan' and needs to be used sparingly. A vacation bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Surya Kant also sought reply from the Maharashtra government on the plea filed by Munde seeking stay on the high court order directing police to file a case against him for allegedly purchasing a land at Pus village in Ambajogai tehsil of Beed district. "What is troubling us is the exercise of power under Article 226 of the constitution by the high court in a matter like this. There are no reasons given for use of such powers. The plenary powers of the high court has to be used sparingly. It's not a 'Ram Baan' (panacea)," the bench observed. At the outset, senior advocate Amrendra Sharan, appearing for ...
Armed heist in Muthoot's Nashik branch, auditor killed
At least four dacoits carried out a daring daylight robbery at the Muthoot Finance office here, in which one auditor was shot dead and two staffers injured, police said.
Two youth arrested for raping woman in Panaji
The Panaji Police arrested two persons on Friday for allegedly raping a 40-year-old woman.
BJP's district level functionary arrested over facebook
The IT and social media cell convenor of BJP's Morigaon district unit in Assam, Nitu Kumar Bora, was arrested for posting objectionable remarks against Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on social media. Morigaon Superintendent of Police Swapnanil Deka said Bora posted in his Facebook account that Sonowal and his home department were mute spectator when members of a particular community indulged in activities against hindu women. The accused allegedly stated that the home department should be handed over to Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. "We arrested him yesterday for his communally provocative and objectionable post against the Chief Minister. He was later released on bail," Deka said. Bora's Facebook timeline gives his introduction as "Convenor, Information Technology & Social Media Department, BJP Morigaon District at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)". When contacted, BJP Assam unit spokesperson Aparajita Bhuyan informed that party has already initiated steps ...
NAB arrests Zardari's sister in fake bank accounts case
Pakistan's anti-graft watchdog on Friday arrested former President Asif Ali Zardari's sister and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Faryal Talpur in a case related to money laundering through fake bank accounts.
Juvenile among 2 shot dead in separate incidents in Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy
Two persons, including a juvenile, were shot dead in two separate incidents in outer-north Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy area, police said Friday. In the first incident, 42-year-old property dealer Chandrashekhar, a resident of Shradhanand Colony, was shot dead on Thursday evening, police said. Police suspect that the accused persons, residents of the same colony, killed him over a monetary or property issue. The perpetrators have been identified and a search has been launched to nab them, a senior police officer said. In the second incident, a 17-year-old boy was shot dead by two persons on Thursday night, police said. Vishal Mishra, the deceased, had a quarrel with some persons of the same locality around three days ago, according to a senior police officer. Police have identified both the accused persons, who are also juveniles, and are trying to nab them, the officer said. Further details are awaited.
Shirdi teen killed while posing for TikTok video, 2 held
Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a teenager, who was accidentally shot at while posing for a TikTok clip.Police said the main accused has been interrogated and a probe for illegal weapon possession is on.17-year-old Pratik died on the spot from a bullet accidentally fired by one of his friends, Sunny Pawar. Sunny was allegedly making a video to be shared on TikTok while posing with a gun in his hand.Pratik was in the city to attend the funeral of his deceased relative. He was staying with some of his friends and relatives at Hotel Pawan Dhan in the temple town when the incident took place on Thursday, police said."We request parents to prevent their children from using apps like TikTok. The main accused, the friend of the victim has been interrogated. Probe for illegal weapon possession is on," said Deputy Superintendent of Police (SP) Somnath Wackhoure.The country-made pistol was owned by one of Pratik's relatives.A case has been registered against three .
Delhi Police, Kejriwal at loggerheads after 5 murders in 24hrs
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Delhi Police on Friday engaged in a war of words on Twitter after five murders were reported within a day in the national capital."Five murders in Delhi in last 24 hours is an extremely serious situation. I appeal to Lt Governor Delhi and Home Ministry to urgently look into the law and order situation of the national capital," the Delhi Chief Minister wrote on Twitter.In response to Kejriwal's tweet, Delhi Police said, "The murders have all been confirmed to be personal enmity related. Accused previously known to the victim and are already arrested in some cases."The police, citing recent statistics, wrote, "Overall heinous crime in 2019 is down by 10.5 per cent, crime by use of fire arms is down by 5.65 per cent, crime against women is down by 11.5 per cent."In the past 24 hours, two persons were killed near Nand Nagri red light when two bike-borne miscreants fired several rounds of shots at their car in broad daylight.The police received a call
Cellphone, mobile charger seized from Tihar jail cell of OP Chautala
A cellphone, mobile charger, few tobacco packets and wire were seized from a Tihar jail cell former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala shares with two other inmates during a surprise inspection, prison authorities said here on Friday.The inspection was carried out on Thursday. One of the two other inmates, however, took responsibility for the prohibited items, they said.The jail authorities have launched an inquiry into the matter to find out if Chautala was using the cellphone.A separate inquiry has also been initiated to ascertain if any prison staff was involved.In January 2013, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader O P Chautala along with his son Ajay Chautala were sentenced by a Delhi court to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of corruption in a teachers' recruitment scam case.
Human rights body seeks report on assault of journalist in UP's Shamli
Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh DGP, seeking a report within four weeks on the assault of a TV journalist in Shamli on June 11. The human rights body sought a detailed report from the DGP, including action taken against the guilty public servants and the status of the FIR registered against them, an NHRC press note said. In its notice, the NHRC said just a few hours after the Supreme Court ordered the release of a journalist, Amit Sharma was brutally assaulted by an SHO of the Government Railway Police.
UP jail inmate dies, authorities say he was drug addict
A 35-year-old inmate of Etah district jail in Uttar Pradesh died under mysterious circumstances, officials said Friday. "Satish was convicted in an attempt to murder case, and was transferred from Noida jail. He was in Etah district jail for more than a year," deputy jailor RK Singh said. Singh said Satish was a drug addict, and on Thursday he fell ill. "He was admitted to the jail hospital, where he died on Friday morning," the officer said.
Targetted by GRP personnel for 'exposing' them: Shamli scribe
After a video surfaced showing Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel mercilessly beating up Amit Sharma in Shamli on Tuesday, the journalist claimed he was targetted by GRP personnel for "exposing" their illegal activity.Speaking to ANI, Sharma alleged that GRP personnel were involved in a vending business in passenger trains which is prohibited throughout India by the Centre. He covered the story and his organisation flashed the story in a messaging group which, according to him, made government officials angry. The story became a big topic of discussion in the city, he claimed.Sharma said he met Station House Officer of Railway Protection Force (RPF) regarding the story and later, the contractor of the vendors, Nafees, was arrested. Soon after, he claimed he was offered a bribe by the GRP personnel involved in the matter, which he refused."On June 11, a Delhi-Saharanpur cargo train was derailed and I had gone to cover the whole incident and several other journalists were also ...
Shah Investor's Home pays over Rs 12 lakh to settle case with Sebi
Shah Investor's Home Ltd has settled with Sebi a case of alleged violation of public issue norms by paying over Rs 12 lakh towards settlement charges. The proposed adjudication proceedings, in the case related to violation of provisions of the Companies Act as well as the Disclosure and Investor Protection (DIP) guidelines, was settled after the firm filed a settlement plea with the regulator "without admitting or denying the findings of fact and conclusion of law". Sebi noted that a preferential allotment of equity shares made by the firm in February 2008 was in alleged violation of relevant provisions of the Companies Act and the DIP guidelines. However, the firm in a meeting with the internal committee of Sebi proposed the settlement terms in March. Thereafter, Sebi's High Powered Advisory Committee recommended the case for settlement on payment of Rs 12.18 lakh, which was subsequently approved by the regulator's panel of whole-time members, following which the firm remitted the ...
1 killed, 2 injured as robbers open fire in gold finance firm
An employee of a leading gold finance firm was killed and two of his colleagues were injured after a gang of five armed robbers Friday stormed into their office here and opened fire, a police official said. The incident occurred around 11.30 am and the robbers fled from the spot without looting any valuables, he said. "A gang of five masked robbers, wielding pistols and an axe, stormed into the office of Muthoot Finance located near City Centre Mall in Untwadi locality of the city. At that time, five employees of the firm and eight customers were present there. The robbers snatched away their mobile phones," Nashik Commissioner of Police Vishwas Nangre-Patil said. "They wanted to loot cash from the office. However, they panicked after one of the employees switched on the siren. After that, the robbers fired five rounds, in which computer engineer of the firm, Sajju Samuel (32), a resident of of Kerala, died on the spot," he said. Branch manager Chandrashekhar Deshpande ...
Jain seer killed in road accident
An elderly Jain seer was killed after his tricycle was hit by a vehicle in Rajasthan's Danta town, police said Friday. The incident occurred on Thursday evening when Viswanath Sagar was going to a nearby village, they said. He was taken to a local hospital from where he was referred to the SMS hospital in Jaipur, but he died on the way, police said. The last rites were performed on Friday in Nasiya here and a large number of people, including his followers, attended it.
UK court sets Feb 2020 timetable for Assange US extradition trial
A UK judge on Friday set a February 2020 timeline for the extradition trial of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who faces charges of computer hacking and espionage in the US. At a Westminster Magistrates' Court hearing in London, Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot ruled that a full extradition hearing lasting five days should begin on February 25 next year, after UK home secretary Sajid Javid had certified the US extradition request. Assange, who appeared via videolink from the high-security Belmarsh prison for the hearing, told the judge that "175 years of my life is effectively at stake" as he defended his website against hacking claims. "WikiLeaks is nothing but a publisher," he said. The barrister representing the 47-year-old Australian national described the charges against his client as raising a "multiplicity of profound issues" and told the court that his client will also be challenging his 50-week imprisonment for breach of his bail conditions in the UK. "We say it [the ...
Sri Lanka 'super woman' cop guilty of child abuse
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court fined an award-winning woman police officer for illegally detaining and intimidating a teenage girl to frame a local politician for rape, officials said Friday. Chief Inspector Waruni Bogahawatte was also ordered to pay 100,000 rupees (USD570) as compensation to the victim while the state was also ordered to pay 50,000 rupees in the hearing earlier this week. The 15-year-old girl was forced by Bogahawatte to undergo repeated medical examinations to establish if she had been sexually attacked. A three-judge bench held that Bogahawatte, who won the best woman officer award in 2017, had abused her authority and violated the girl's fundamental rights and also intimidated her family. Local media had hailed her at as a "super woman" chasing child abusers and sexual offenders. The court heard that Bogahawatte repeatedly forced the girl from the southern town of Akuressa to make a false statement against a low-level politician who faced several unrelated rape ...
Dacoits beat women, strip them in Rajathan's Dholpur
A notorious dacoit and his accomplices allegedly beat two women and tore their cloths in Rajasthan's Dholpur district. Taking cognisance of the matter, the State Human Rights Commission issued a notice and sought a detailed report from Dholpur Superintendent of Police by July 16. Some media reports claimed the women were paraded naked but the police did not confirm this. Dacoit Jagan Gurjar and three of his men barged into the house of a villager and beat his wife and niece under Basai Dang Police Station limits on June 12. "The complainant gave a report against Jagan Gurjar, one Ravi and two others for beating and tearing the cloths of his wife and niece. The victims were admitted to a hospital," said SHO of Basai Dang Police Station Heeralal. The complainant did not mention about the victims being paraded naked in the FIR, only beating and tearing of cloths were mentioned, he said. The FIR was lodged under sections 323, 341, 394, 354 and 307 of IPC. On Thursday night, Jagan Gurjar ..