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Indian man sexually harasses girl at Dubai mall
An Indian salesman has been accused of sexually harassing a 15-year-old girl at a mall in Dubai, according to a media report. The 31-year-old Indian spotted the girl at the shop where he worked while her mother was busy talking to another employee. According to police reports, the incident took place on November 13, 2018. The victim said the accused grabbed a dress and pulled her to a corner in the shop before rushing to help her button it. He then groped and touched her body inappropriately in the process, the Khaleej Times reported. "The accused admitted during interrogation that he had helped her try on an Arabian traditional dress. While buttoning it, he said he must have touched her unintentionally while fastening the last button," a police officer said. He admitted that he was not authorised to help dress customers, but because his Filipina colleague was busy with the girl's mother he decided to help, the report said. A ruling will be pronounced on February 28, it said.
Son of Mozambique's ex-president arrested in graft case
The son of Mozambique's former president Armando Guebuza was arrested on Saturday in a legal crackdown on suspects linked to a USD 2 billion government debt scandal, local media and judiciary sources said. Ndabi Guebuza, the oldest of Guebuza's four children, was picked up from his home in the capital Maputo. Maputo-based independent STV channel said he was arrested in connection with a government debt which plunged the country into its worst financial crisis. "He is one of the eight arrested by order of the Attorney General," a judiciary source who asked not to be named, told AFP. Mozambican authorities this week arrested seven other suspects, including businessmen and intelligence officials in connection with the debt scandal. The scandal came to light in 2016, a year after the ex-leader Guebuza left office following a 10-year tenure. It is alleged that while he was still in power, the government in Maputo had taken out loans amounting to $2 billion to buy a tuna-fishing fleet and ..
Indian salesman sexually harasses teenager in Dubai mall
An Indian salesman has been accused of sexually harassing a 15-year-old girl at a mall in Dubai.
Undertrial dies in Muzaffarnagar jail following illness
A 27-year-old undertrial died in the district jail here following an illness, officials said Sunday. Jail Superintendent A K Shrivastava said Krishan, who was arrested in connection with a murder case, died Saturday evening following an illness. He was declared dead at the district hospital, the official said, adding the body was sent for post-mortem.
Owner of Hotel Arpit Palace arrested in connection with fire
Rakesh Goel, the owner of Hotel Arpit Palace, was arrested in connection with a massive fire which killed 17 people on its premises, police said Sunday. The Crime Branch made the arrest from the IGI Airport on Saturday after the Delhi Police received a tip off that Goel was travelling from Qatar by Indigo flight 6E 1702, they said. The immigration officials were alerted as a look out circular (LOC) was issued against him. On his arrival, he was detained and handed over to the Crime Branch. Goel was arrested after brief questioning, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rajesh Deo said. He will be produced in court on Sunday.
Australian surfer critical after shark attack
An Australian surfer was in critical condition after he was attacked by a shark at a popular beach in New South Wales state.
Mob smashes TMC MLA's vehicle, legislator seeks refuge in police station
Tension gripped Labhpur area in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Saturday as a mob smashed local TMC MLA Manirul Islam's vehicle and chased him, forcing him to take refuge in the local police station, police said. The incident comes days after the daughter of BJP leader Suprabhat Batyabyal was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint here. The girl's mother lodged a complaint at Labhpur police station after the alleged kidnapping on Thursday. Protesting against the incident and demanding immediate rescue of the girl, an angry mob resorted to vandalism in and around the area as she remained untraceable. At around 3 pm, the mob gheraoed Islam's vehicle at Indus village and pelted stones at it. The MLA was rushed to safety by his security guards, the police said. "When he reached the Labhpur police station, there too a mob started pelting stones," a police officer said. Police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse the mob, he added. Later, Islam visited the girl's house and spoke to her ...
2 arrested at Imphal airport for smuggling drugs
Two people were arrested in separate incidents by the Narcotics and Affairs of Border (NAB) Police at Imphal International Airport Saturday for allegedly trying to smuggle out drugs. NAB sleuths seized 7.75 kg of opium from the baggage of a Madhya Pradesh resident who was to board an IndiGo flight for New Delhi from the Imphal airport, according to an official statement issued here. The person was arrested and a case was registered, it added. In another incident, a Manipuri resident was arrested after one kg of brown sugar was recovered from his baggage before he was to fly to Kolkata, police said. A case was registered in the matter and a probe was underway, they said. "IndiGo confirms that in two separate incidents at Imphal airport this morning, our security staff suspected contraband items while screening passenger's check-in baggage," the airline said in a statement.
200,000 protest in Barcelona against Catalan separatists' trial
Around 200,000 people marched through Barcelona on Saturday against the high-profile trial of Catalan separatist leaders that started this week, which they dismissed as a farce. "Self-determination is not a crime," read a banner at the front of the protest led by regional president Quim Torra which municipal police said was attended by 200,000 people, while organisers countered 500,000 had taken part. Demonstrators waved blue, red and yellow Catalan separatist flags and carried banners reading "Freedom for political prisoners." The trial of 12 Catalan separatist politicians and activists over their role in the 2017 attempt to break Catalonia from Spain started on Tuesday at Madrid's Supreme Court. They face up to 25 years behind bars on charges of rebellion and other offences for pushing an independence referendum in October 2017 in defiance of a court ban, and for a brief declaration of independence. The independence bid sparked Spain's deepest political crisis since the transition ..
17-year-old boy shot at for eating eggs outside jewellery shop in Delhi
A 17-year-old boy was shot at for allegedly eating eggs with his friends in front of a jewellery shop in northeast Delhi's Jyoti Nagar area, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday, they said. The boy, Manish, was eating eggs with his friends in front of the shop which is owned by one Umesh Verma. The shop owner objected to the Manish and others eating eggs and later called some persons who shot the boy, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Atul Kumar Thakur said. Manish was admitted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital with one entry and exit wound in his chest, he said. His condition is stated to be stable now, he added. A case was registered and Verma was arrested. Further investigation is underway, the police said.
Telangana Police's face recognition tool reunites missing girl with family
Telangana Police's face recognition tool 'Darpan' has reunited a seven-year-old missing girl with her parents after two years.
Maha man attacked with knife after quarrel over phone charger
A man was allegedly attacked with a knife by his sister's fiance after the latter drained out his mobile phone battery playing an online game and could not get a charger, Thane police said Saturday. The incident happened on February 7 but a case of attempt to murder was registered by Kolshewadi police in Maharashtra's Thane district on Thursday, an official said. "Rajnish Rajbar drained out his phone battery playing Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG). When he could not get a charger, he picked up a quarrel in the house and attacked his would-be wife's brother Om Bavdhankar with a knife," the official said. He said the accused has not been arrested as yet and probe into the incident was underway.
Two burglars held
Two inter-state burglars, who were allegedly involved in a number of offences in Hyderabad and other parts of the country, were arrested Saturday, police said. They said about 1034 grams gold ornaments, two mobile phones and a two-wheeler with fake registration number, all worth Rs 32 lakh, were seized from them. Police teams, under the supervision of Mahesh M Bhagwat, Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda, were formed to trace the culprits in the wake of a series of house burglary offences committed during day time in January, a police release said. The efforts led to the apprehension of the accused on Saturday, it said. A separate police release said two inter-state dacoit gang members were detained.
Kashmiri student held for hailing Jaish terrorist
A Kashmiri student studying in a college here was Saturday arrested for allegedly hailing the Jaish terrorist who carried out the suicide attack at Pulawama killing 40 CRPF Jawans, police said. They said 23-year-old Tahir Latif from Baramula district is a student of Rewa University. He had allegedly put up a screen-shot of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Adil Ahmed and the bodies of the slain soldiers as his display picture on WhatsApp, police said. He had also allegedly put up a status message saying, "A big salute to this brave man!!! May Allah accept your Shahadat and give you highest place in Jannah #Shaheed Adil Bhai," they said. Based on a student's complaint, a case was registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and various IPC sections, including 120(B) (criminal conspiracy), police said. Earlier, following a complaint by Vishwa Hindu Parishad office bearer Girish Bharadwaj, a case was registered here against Kashmiri youth Abid Malik ..
Man held for obstructing civic officials demolishing building
A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to stop civic officials from pulling down a dilapidated structure in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said Saturday. A Thane Municipal Corporation team led deputy municipal commissioner Ashok Burpulle, assistant civic commissioner Maruti Gaikwad and others were at Harinivas Circle here to pull down Aji Kripa building Friday evening when the incident happened, an official from Naupada police station said. Dileep Sonone, who is reportedly a district-level member of a political party, asked the officials to stop work and resorted to abuses and also tried to hit them when they refused to heed him, police said. "The building had been declared dangerous after a structural audit in 2001 and residents were evacuated in August, 2015. Sonone used to be a resident of this building earlier," the official said. Based on a complaint by a civic official, Sonone was arrested under section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public ..
4 arrested for making objectionable remarks on Pulwama attack
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested four people for allegedly making objectionable comments in connection with the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. Three of them -- a man from Ballia, a person from Mau district and a first-year student of a private college here -- were arrested for making the remarks on social media and another from Siddarthanagar for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans at a meeting and then posting it on Facebook. Police in Ballia registered a case against a man under provisions of the Information Technology (IT) Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after his post supporting the attack on Facebook went viral. "Ravi Prakash Maurya, who claims to be a SP (Samajwadi Party) supporter on Facebook, has allegedly extended support to the act of the person accused of attacking the CRPF jawans in Pulwama. He expressed pride over the incident and also paid tribute," acting Superintendent of Police Vijay Pal Singh ...
Man shot at during engagement party in Delhi, hospitalised
A man was injured after he was shot at by another man allegedly after an argument during an engagement party in Rohini's Aman Vihar area, police said. The incident took place on Friday night, they added. The victim, identified as Sandeep, is a resident of Mangolpuri area, police said. The victim alleged that he came to attend the engagement ceremony of his friend, where Devender Kumar fired at him following an argument over some issues, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) S D Mishra said. He sustained a bullet injury in his left thigh after which he was taken to a nearby hospital where he was undergoing treatment, he said. The exact reason that triggered the argument is part of investigation, he added. A case was registered and the matter is being probed, the DCP said. An empty cartridge was also found at the spot. Raid was conducted at the residence of the accused who is on the run, police said.
Delhi: Man arrested for abetting wife's suicide
A man has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of his wife in northeast Delhi's Welcome area, police said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Naresh was arrested on Friday after a case was registered based on an inquest conducted by the sub divisional magistrate (SDM) of Shahdara, they said. The deceased, Sunita, committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan on January 14, the police said. The case was registered immediately after the SDM sent the papers on Friday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Atul Kumar Thakur said.
No order passed by POCSO court against Nitish: JD(U)
The ruling JD(U) in Bihar Saturday claimed that the special POCSO court at Muzaffarpur has not passed any order directing the CBI to look into the allegations levelled against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and others by an accused in the shelter home sex scandal. In a statement addressed to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who had shared news items in this regard on his Twitter handle, JD(U) spokesman Sanjay Singh said "no such order has been passed by the special court. It does not even have the power to issue any such direction to the CBI". The counsel for the accused, Sudhir Kumar Ojha, however, maintained that such a direction has indeed been given by the POCSO court on a petition of an accused Ashwani, a self-styled doctor formerly attached to the Muzaffarpur shelter home, praying for a probe in view of continued funding of the home by the state government. According to Singh, it is a routine process that whenever an accused moves an application before a court, the same is
Russian court extends custody of Baring Vostok's Calvey until April
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Saturday ordered Michael Calvey, the U.S. founder of one of Russia's biggest private equity firms accused of fraud, to be kept in custody until April 13.