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4 accused in Malegaon blasts case get bail
The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to four accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case. A division bench of Justices I A Mahanty and A M Badar granted bail to Dhan Singh, Lokesh Sharma, Manohar Narwaria and Rajendra Chaudhary. "The petitions are allowed. The applicants shall be released on cash bail of Rs 50,000. They shall attend the special court on each day during the trial and shall not tamper with evidence or contact witnesses," the bench said. The four, who are in jail since their arrest in 2013, had approached the high court in 2016 after a special court rejected their bail pleas in June that year. The serial bomb blasts outside a cemetery near Hamidia mosque at Malegaon near Nashik on September 8, 2006, claimed 37 lives and injured over 100 people. The Maharashtra's Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), which first probed the case, had initially arrested nine accused from the minority community. The case was later handed over to the CBI, which followed the same line of ...
Purchase of govt land: FIR against NCP leader Dhananjay Munde
A case was registered in Beed district of Maharashtra Friday against Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Council Dhananjay Munde in connection with an alleged illegal purchase of government land. The Bombay High Court had directed police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against Munde and others in the matter. Munde, a senior NCP leader, meanwhile has moved the Supreme Court against the high court's order, his lawyer said. The case was registered Friday at Bardapur police station under IPC sections 420 (cheating) and 471 (forgery) against Munde and 13 others, based on a complaint filed by Rajabhau Phad. According to the complainant, government land at Pus in Ambajogai tehsil of Beed had been granted to Belkhandi Math (a religious organization) when it was headed by Mahant Ranit Wyanka Giri. After Giri's death, his heirs transferred the land in their names without government's permission, and it was later purchased by Munde in 2012. Phad claimed that .
Christchurch shooter pleads not guilty on 92 charges
The man accused of carrying out the brutal shootings at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch city that killed 51 people, on Friday pleaded not guilty on all the 92 charges levelled against him.
Irked by delay in bringing liquor, man beats wife to death
A 30-year-old man was arrested at Mumbra in the district Friday for allegedly killing his wife because she failed to fetch liquor quickly enough. Pravin Purvia, the accused, is resident of Amrut Nagar locality, said a police official. Purvia asked his wife, Santoshi (25), to buy liquor for him Thursday afternoon. He got angry when she took some time to return, and allegedly beat her up mercilessly with a piece of wood in the corridor of the building where they lived, the official said. Santoshi died on the spot, the official added. Purvia was arrested early Friday morning under IPC section 302 (murder). Further probe is on.
2 NRC officials arrested on charge of accepting bribe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested two National Register of Citizens (NRC) officials for allegedly accepting a bribe to include the name of a woman in the NRC draft."Field Level Officer of Dispur 8 at Ganeshguri NRC Sewa Kendra, Syed Shahjahan (48) has been caught red-handed by an Assam ACB team while accepting a bribe amount of Rs 10,000 from complainant Kajari Ghosh Dutta of Ananda Nagar, Dispur," a release by the Superintendent of Police, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, said on Thursday.Rahul Parasar (27), Assistant Local Registrar of Citizen Registration (LRCR) of the same NRC Sewa Kendra, has also been arrested for his alleged involvement in the case, it said.The woman had approached the ACB after she was allegedly asked yesterday to pay Rs 10,000 for including her name in the NRC draft.The accused had highlighted some technical defects in her application and demanded the bribe to rectify them before entering her name in the final NRC draft, the release ..
2 suspended after accused escapes from police station
Two police personnel have been suspended for alleged negligence after an accused under the POSCO act fled from custody in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district, an officer said. The accused, Om Prakash Jat, was taken to the Bhopalgarh police station for interrogation on Thursday afternoon on charges of eve-teasing a girl while she was going to school and also sending obscene messages to her, said Superintendent of Police (Jodhpur Rural) Rahul Barhat. The officer said Jat fled from the police station on the pretext of answering nature's call. "We have suspended a female guard and a constable for dereliction of duty," the SP said. A search is on to nab the accused, the officer added.
K'taka: Woman tied to pole, harassed; 7 arrested
Seven people have been arrested in connection with a case where a woman was allegedly tied to a pole in Kodigehalli for not repaying a loan, police said on Thursday.The matter came to the fore after a video of the incident went viral.In the video, a woman is seen tied up to a pole and some men are standing around her. People can be heard saying "beat her with slippers and brooms".The 36-year-old woman, Rajamani, hails from Kollegal in Chamarajanagar district runs a small hotel here and a chit fund business. She owed Rs 50,000 to some people who were allegedly forced her to return the money.
Eatery owner shoots himself dead
A 40-year-old eatery owner is suspected to have committed suicide by shooting himself dead in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred at the shop near a village in Budhana area on Thursday, the police said. The body deceased, Narender Singh, has been sent for post-mortem. The exact cause is yet to be ascertained and an investigation is on, the police said.
Anger as Christchurch mosque accused pleads not guilty
The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks in March smiled Friday as his lawyers entered not guilty pleas to multiple murder and terrorism charges. Brenton Tarrant's barrister told Christchurch High Court his client was pleading not guilty to all charges, prompting anger from survivors and relatives of those killed in the March 15 attacks. The self-proclaimed white supremacist appeared in court via audio-visual link from a maximum-security prison in Auckland for the brief hearing. Tarrant, a 28-year-old Australian national, was committed to stand trial next year on 51 counts of murder, 40 of attempted murder and engaging in a terrorist act. His smiling demeanour enraged survivors still reeling from the worst massacre in modern New Zealand history, who had packed the courthouse's public gallery for a glimpse of the accused. "It just shows he's an animal," Mustafa Boztas, who was wounded in the thigh, told AFP outside the court. "I feel ...
Christchurch attacker pleads not guilty to 92 charges
The man accused of the Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51 people, on Friday pleaded not guilty to all the 92 charges during his third court appearance following New Zealand's deadliest terrorist attacks on March 15.
Man arrested for allegedly raping 14-year-old girl in Alwar
Rajasthan Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Alwar city.Speaking to media persons, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nazim Ali, said: "A man, who lived in a rented accommodation adjacent to the victim's house, allegedly barged into her house when her mother was not at home and raped her. When the younger sibling of the victim came back after playing, she found her bleeding and conveyed the matter to the man, who in turn threatened both of them of repercussions if they tell it to anyone.""The younger sister then told her ordeal to her mother over the phone, following which she filed a complaint against the accused," ASP Ali added."Minor is undergoing treatment in the hospital. Her condition is stable. A case has been registered against him under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act," he said.This comes a day after a man was awarded a death sentence by an Alwar court for raping and murdering a four-year-old girl.
Nigerian arrested for duping crores through herbal oil export trap
A Nigerian national staying in India illegally has been arrested by the Delhi police for allegedly duping several people to the tune of crores on the pretext of helping people export a herbal oil to Ghana.The accused, Gilbert Okoye Pedro, was arrested by Delhi Police's cybercrime unit 'CyPAD' on Thursday for duping people by posing himself as a mediator in fictional deals of Folinic B12 Oil between Indian victims and a Ghanian company. The man used to target his victims through LinkedIn.The victim, a resident of Tamilnadu's Vellore, in his complaint alleged that he received a LinkedIn connection request from a man who claimed to be one Raphael Hougbendji from Ghana, working as a PRO at a company in Ghana. He proposed a lucrative business to the complainant, of exporting herbal vaccination products (Folinic B12 Oil) from India to Ghana."The accused told the complainant that Folinic B12 Oil is required for producing vaccination for racehorses for their clients and the same oil is ...
Man accused of Christchurch shooting pleads not guilty
The man accused of shooting people at two New Zealand mosques on Friday pleaded not guilty of 92 charges including 51 counts of murder.Australian citizen Brenton Tarrant appeared before Christchurch High Court via an audiovisual link, reported CNN.He has filed a not guilty plea to 51 charges of murder and 40 charges of attempted murder and one charge under the Terrorism Suppression Act, the first time such a charge has been used inside the country.Tarrant was smiling as he appeared before the bench in Auckland, however, he remained silent throughout his appearance.Judge Cameron Mander told the court that Tarrant mental assessment has been completed and no issues had arisen in terms of Tarrant's mental fitness to enter pleas or stand trial.The trial date has been set for May 4, next year.Tarrant last appeared in court in April, when the court ordered he undergoes a mental health assessment.He was arrested on March 15, within 21 minutes of the first emergency calls being received by ...
Christchurch mosque attack defendant pleads not guilty
The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks pleaded not guilty Friday to multiple murder and terrorism charges. Appearing in Christchurch High Court via audio-visual link from a maximum-security prison in Auckland, Brenton Tarrant sat silently as lawyer Shane Tait said his client pleaded "not guilty to all charges". The self-proclaimed white supremacist has been charged with 51 counts of murder, 40 of attempted murder and engaging in a terrorist act over the March 15 atrocity in he South island city. The 28-year-old Australian allegedly opened fire in the packed Al Noor mosque during Friday prayers and then travelled across town to continue the carnage in the suburban Linwood mosque. The court heard that mental health assessments had found Tarrant was fit to stand trial for the worst massacre in modern New Zealand history. About 80 survivors and relatives of those killed packed into the courthouse's public gallery for a glimpse of ...
US man sentenced to death for killing his five children
An American convicted of killing his five small children was sentenced to death Thursday, even after his ex-wife asked jurors to spare his life because the kids loved him. Lawyers for Timothy Jones, 37, had argued that he is schizophrenic and therefore not competent to stand trial. Jones was convicted last week of killing his five children -- aged one to eight -- in 2014. His ex-wife stunned the courtroom in South Carolina on Thursday by asking jurors to let Jones live. "He did not show my children any mercy by any means. But my kids loved him and if I'm speaking on behalf of my kids and not myself, that's what I have to say," Amber Kyzer said, according to press reports. Kyzer has said she agreed to give Jones sole custody of the children because he made more money as a computer engineer than she did. Prosecutor Rick Hubbard asked for the death penalty, calling Jones "a monster." Jurors took less than two hours to announce their verdict. Jones has said he thought his six-year-old son
Hyderabad: 3 held for spreading fake rumours on social media
The Hyderabad Police on Thursday apprehended three people for allegedly spreading fake rumours about missing cases on social media.The accused identified as Venkat Gurijala, Kranthi Kiran Naidu and Balraju were posted fake messages on social media about missing persons which created resulted in fake news about kidnapping and created panic in general public."The Cyber Crime cell registered a Suo-motto case, wherein viral posts were found on social media with contentm, 'The number of missing complaints in Hyderabad has been increasing day by day nearly 82 people went missing in Telangana within just 24 hours on Saturday (8th June), "Telangana YuvaSynyam'," said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ad. DCP) Cyber Crime, Raghuveer.He added that such posts have created panic in the society and are misleading with fake information. Such posts are likely to induce the general public to commit an offence against the public peace.A case under section 505 (1) (b) of the Indian Penal Code ..
5-day-old baby boy stolen from civic hospital; woman booked
An unidentified woman abducted a five-day-old baby boy from civic-run Nair Hospital in Central Mumbai Thursday, police said. The incident took place at around 5.30 pm in ward number 7 of the hospital when the baby's mother, Shital Salvi (34) was sleeping, a police official said. On waking up, she did not find her baby on the bed and informed the hospital staff about it, he said. When staffers checked the video footage of CCTVs installed in the hospital, they spotted a woman rushing out of the medical facility with a baby in her bag, he said. The unidentified woman, aged around 40, has been booked under IPC section 363 (kidnapping) by the Agripada police and a search is on for her, the official said.
AAP clarifies on prosecution's appointment in Ankit Saxena honor killing case
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday clarified that it has appointed two advocates as Special Public Prosecutors in the Ankit Saxena murder case."We had promised that we will appoint a special public prosecutor. As we said yesterday, we will expedite the file Today, we have received information that government has appointed senior counsel Rebecca John and second advocate Vishal Gossain for appearing as prosecutors," AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said.The party's statement came in the wake of reports that the two advocates have denied having any information about their appointment as the prosecution in the killing of the young photographer."Rebecca John and Vishal Gossain will appear as Special Public Prosecutors in the case. We are confident that both lawyers will fight the case strongly on behalf of the state and are hopeful of the strictest possible punishment for the accused," Bhardwaj said further.Twenty-three-year-old Ankit Saxena, Yashpal's only son, was lynched to death in broad
Three held in Hyderabad for rumours about missing people
Three persons were arrested here on Thursday for posting fake messages on social media about missing persons, triggering rumours of "kidnapping mafia" active in the state.
HC comes to rescue of elephant used for begging
The Madras High Court has directed the principal chief conservator of forests and the chief wildlife warden to immediately take possession of a female elephant allegedly being used for begging by the wife of a mahout. The division bench, comprising Justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad, ordered the official to either keep the 34-year-old elephant in a camp or transport it to a zoo, in accordance with the law. The bench gave the direction on a petition from S Muralidharan, who sought a direction to 'remove' the elephant from the custody of the woman, Indira, the wife of the mahout of the Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple. The court said the material on record showed that the caretakers of the elephant had paid Rs 25,000 fine imposed on them by the chief conservator of forests and cases were registered against them. It noted that the ownership certificate had not yet been transferred to the woman. "The material on record further indicates that various provisions of the Prevention .