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Separatist leader Shabir Shah fit and fine: Govt
The central government said Saturday that separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was absolutely "fit and fine" as were other inmates from Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released a statement following rumours over the health of the separatist leader, lodged in the Tihar jail since his arrest on July 25, 2017 in a case related to the recovery of huge amount of cash. Tihar prison authorities have denied occurrence of any untoward incident or mishap involving Shah, the government statement said. Refuting fake news circulating in a section of media, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Tihar prison Shailendra Parihar said, "Shah is absolutely fit and fine." "All other inmates from Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan are also fine," he said, adding the prison authorities appealed to all to be cautious against fake news. On Saturday, a Delhi court deferred the hearing on a bail plea of Shah till April 2. The application was moved before ..
Sonakshi Sinha among 5 others booked for cheating event organiser
Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha and four others have been booked for allegedly cheating an event organiser here, police officials said Sunday. The case was registered against the actress and the others under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections pertaining to cheating and criminal breach of trust, police said. In a complaint on November 24 last year, an event organiser, Pramod Sharma, had alleged that he paid Rs 24 lakh to a company to invite Sinha for a prize distribution function in Delhi and that the actress had confirmed her presence, but did not turn up, the officials said. The complainant, a resident of Shivpuri in Moradabad, said in total, he paid Rs 37 lakh, which included transferring a huge amount to Sinha, according to police. "The investigating officer in the case had served a notice to Sinha and the four others, but after not getting a response an FIR was registered on Friday," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Moradabad, Ravindra Gaud, said. He said among the four ...
SC commutes man's death penalty to life term in murder case
The Supreme Court has commuted to life term the death sentence awarded to a man for killing his wife and five children on the ground of "unexplained delay" of four years by the Madhya Pradesh government in forwarding the mercy petition of the convict to the Union Home Ministry. The apex court said there was a delay of almost five years in deciding the mercy petition as the state authorities kept sitting on it and did not forwarded it to the home ministry for four years. Observing that a mercy petition is the "last hope" of a person on death row, a bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said that convict Jagdish had filed a mercy petition before the jail authorities on October 13, 2009, but his plea was forwarded to the Ministry of Home Affairs on October 15, 2013. "The mercy petition is the last hope of a person on death row. Every dawn will give rise to a new hope that his mercy petition may be accepted. By night fall this hope also dies," the bench, also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta
Boy found loitering on rly station premises, rescued by RPF
An 11-year-old boy, a native of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, was rescued at Nalhati station and handed over to Rampurhat Childline in Birbhum district, a Railway Protection Force (RPF) official said here Sunday. Found loitering on a platform of Nalhati railway station alone on Saturday, the RPF personnel asked him about his whereabouts, the official said. The boy identified himself as Rohit Kumar Ram, son of Paras Kumar Ram of village Narayanpur Khurd in Gorakhpur district. The boy said that he lives with his aunt at Liluah in Howrah district of West Bengal, but could not provide the address. The boy was then handed over to Childline, Rampurhat, the official said.
'Tipsy' man murders pregnant wife, surrenders
: A 24-year-old woman, who was three months pregnant, was allegedly murdered by her husband following a quarrel in their house here, police said Sunday. The incident happened Saturday when Vijay Kumar allegedly drunk picked up a quarrel with his wife and strangled her to death, they said. Later, he surrendereding before the police. The couple, which got married in 2013 and had three children, used to quarrel frequently, the police said. A case of murder has been registered, they added.
1 arrested with morphine worth Rs 3 cr
One person was arrested with morphine worth Rs three crores in the international market on Sunday, police said. Police nabbed one person identified as Mohd. Irshan from near Bansa village under the Masauli police station area and recovered one kg morphine of fine quality, SP Satish Kumar said. The arrested person said he was on his way to sell the morphine in Zaidpur area , the SP added.
Gold worth Rs 21 lakh seized by BSF in Bengal, one arrested
The Border Security Force (BSF) seized gold worth Rs 21 lakh from West Bengal's Nadia district and arrested a female smuggler, a BSF official said on Sunday.
SC issues contempt notice to Cyberabad Police for coercive action against Qnet representatives
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Cyberabad Police in Telangana on a contempt plea alleging violation of its orders of 'no-coercive action' and arrests of independent representatives of e-commerce company QNet. A bench of justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran had issued a notice and sought a response from the state government. The top court had also dispensed the presence of alleged contemnors and tagged the contempt petition with other pending matters for final disposal. The contempt notice was issued on a plea of Vihaan Direct Selling Pvt Ltd, the Indian franchisee of QNet. In the petition, it was alleged that despite the apex court's direction, independent representatives of the company were arrested by the Cyberabad Police on alleged charges of running a ponzi scheme. The QNet Distributors Welfare Association had filed a petition before the Telangana High Court alleging that state police authorities were not following the state's notification on the Direct Selling ...
Bawaria gang member wanted in string of dacoities nabbed by UP STF
The Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a Bawaria gang member wanted in a string of cases, including dacoity and murder, across the state, officials said here on Sunday. Rajkishor Bahelia alias Kaale Pradhan (55) was held around 11.30 pm in Ghaziabad's Sahibabad area by the Noida unit of the STF, the officials said. Bahelia, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his arrest, was most recently wanted in sensational cases of dacoities in Lucknow, Barabanki and his home district Farrukhabad, a senior official said. "Our field unit was constantly tracking him since the dacoities. On the basis of a reliable input that he would be coming to Mopura, in Ghaziabad, on a motorcycle to meet somebody on Saturday, we planned an operation and trapped him," Deputy Superintendent of Police, STF, Rajkumar Mishra said. A firearm, some ammunition and five kg of cannabis were seized from his possession during the arrest, and his motorcycle was impounded, he said. "During interrogation .
Guj: Farmer held for cultivating cannabis, opium poppy
A farmer was arrested Saturday evening in Gujarat's Patan district for allegedly growing cannabis and opium poppy on his farm plot, a police official said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the Patan police's Special Operations Group and personnel from Harij police station raided Jivanji Thakor's farmland in Piplana village and seized 1,069 kilograms cannabis and 113 kilograms opium poppy, sub inspector H L Joshi said. He valued the contraband at over Rs 70 lakh, comprising Rs 64.76 lakh for the cannabis and Rs 5.66 lakh for opium poppy. Thakor has been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, he said.
Rajnath Singh visits injured DIG of J-K police in AIIMS
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday visited the AIIMS to inquire about the health of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Amit Kumar.Amit Kumar sustained injuries in an encounter in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 18. Kumar, who was admitted to Army Hospital in Anantnag, was airlifted to AIIMS, New Delhi after his health deteriorated. After meeting the officer, Rajnath Singh tweeted saying: "Officers like him lift the morale of forces with their action. I salute his courage and the bravery exhibited by his team."Amit Kumar, posted as DIG in South Kashmir was hit by a bullet in his leg during an encounter launched to nab alleged Pulwama attack mastermind Kamran alias Ghazi.In the initial burst of fire, Amit Kumar, three other Army personnel and one civilian sustained critical gunshot injuries.
MP twin brother murder case: Satna police arrests 6 men
The police on Sunday arrested six people in connection with the murder of abducted twin brothers from Madhya Pradesh.The accused identified as Raju Dwivedi, Padam Shukla, Lucky Singh, Rohit Dwivedi, Ramkesh Yadav and Pintu have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code."The police managed to identify the suspected culprits after a man clicked the photograph of the motorcycle on which two of the accused were riding. The man sensed something suspicious after one of the accused made a call from his mobile phone and demanded ransom amount from the family of the victims," the Uttar Pradesh police said in its press statement.The 5-year-old twin brothers were kidnapped from Madhya Pradesh's Chitrakoot area on February 12 and were later found dead in a river in Uttar Pradesh's Banda.The two brothers, who were students of Sadguru Public School, were kidnapped at a gunpoint by two masked men from their school bus near Nayagaon.Post-mortem is being conducted to ascertain the ..
MP: Agitated over bribe demand farmer ties buffalo to officer's vehicle
For failing to pay the bribe to a revenue department official, a poor farmer hailing from Tikamgarh tied his buffalo to the officer's four-wheeler.Speaking to ANI, Laxmi Yadav (50) alleged that the official had demanded Rs 1 lakh as a bribe and he had already paid Rs 50,000 to him to get his land transferred in his name on papers."I have paid Rs 50,000 earlier, but did not had money to pay the second instalment and therefore brought my buffalo and offered him," he said.Vandana Rajput, SDM Baldevgarh, while speaking to media stated, "complainant Laxmi Yadav alleged that Nayab Tehsildar demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh for two cases pertaining to the transferring of the land. I then contacted Nayab Tehsildar who clarified that Yadav had applied for mutation of two cases of land. The first case was of his Guna village which was disposed of in Lok Adalat.""The tehsildar told me that he had told Yadav in a proper manner but instead of following his directive, he levelled allegations and ...
7-year-old raped, youth held
A youth has been arrested on charges of raping a seven-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, police said Sunday. The minor was returning home on Saturday when the accused, Rahul Kashyap (22), dragged her into an agriculture field in Allahganj town -- 52 km from here -- and allegedly raped her, district Superintendent of Police (Rural) Subhash Shakya said. The girl told her family about the incident after she returned home. An FIR was lodged and the accused has been arrested, the SP said, adding that the girl had been admitted to a hospital.
Kin of engineering student killed in accident get Rs 44 lakh
The Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs 44.44 lakh compensation to the family of an engineering student who was killed in February, 2012 when a water tanker rammed into his motorcycle. Virendra Bisht, Member of the MACT, in a recent order, rejected the insurance company's contention that the tanker was not insured when the accident took place. It also pulled up the tanker's owner for not producing its driver before the tribunal during the course of the trial. On February 11, 2012, Abhishekh Inder Chand Thakur was on his way to college in Sanpada in neighbouring Navi Mumbai on a motorcycle when he was run over by the tanker. His father Inder Chand Thakur and mother Vimlesh later approached the MACT.
5 lakh names added to sex offenders database
Names of over five lakh sex offenders, who were convicted for crimes against women, have been added to a database which can been accessed by law enforcement agencies to help crack sex crimes across the country, officials said Sunday. The national registry of sex offenders, maintained by the National Crime Records Bureau, has adatabase of offenders convicted under charges of rape, gang rape, POCSO and eve teasing. "As or now, we have uploaded details of over five lakh sex offenders," a senior Home Ministry official said. In the registry, details such as photos and IDs will, however, be accessible only to law enforcement agencies and will help them in tracking and investigating cases of sexual offences. "The database includes name, address, photograph and fingerprint details for each entry but there will be no compromise on privacy," the official said. The records are being sourced from the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), an ambitious programme of the Ministry ..
32-year-old Hyderabad man murders pregnant wife after heated argument
A 32-year-old man allegedly killed his pregnant wife here after a heated argument on Saturday.K Vijay (32) got married to the victim in 2013. The duo was blessed with two daughters and a son.According to police, the death occurred while the accused in an inebriated state hanged his wife with the help of a saree to a ceiling fan after indulging in a tussle with her."Immediately after receiving the information we reached the spot and shifted the body to Osmania General Hospital for PME report," the police added.A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and investigation into the matter is underway.
Delhi: Special Cell detains 4 Afghan nationals in connection with international drug cartel
The Delhi Police Special Cell on Saturday detained four Afghan nationals at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Special Cell Pramod Kushwaha.The said detained persons are believed to be the members of an international drug syndicate.The accused were detained on the suspicion of concealing the contraband substances into their stomach. Following the detention, they were sent to the hospital for medical examination and further investigation.However, they are still under medical observation and nothing has been found as of yet.Further investigation in the matter is still underway.
Mumbai: Professor arrested for demanding 'sexual favours' from student
A professor from a college in south Mumbai was arrested late on Friday for allegedly asking for sexual favours from a female student to clear her poor attendance and pass her in exams.The 19-year-old B.Sc student said she was not able to attend Chemistry classes for many days and has asked for help for her practical examination from the professor.In her complaint, the teen had alleged that the accused had said he would pass her in both theory and practical exams as well as take care of her poor attendance.The victim approached Gamdevi Police Station following which the professor was arrested under section 354 (outraging modesty of woman) of the Indian Penal Code.The accused professor was produced before the court on Saturday. The court sent him to judicial custody.
Case of fraud filed against Sonakshi Sinha in UP
A case of fraud has been registered against Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday.