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Soldier shoots himself to death in Jammu
A soldier shot himself dead in Jammu and Kashmir's winter capital Jammu, police said on Wednesday.
Bengal boy sets mother ablaze
A teenage boy in north-east Kolkata's New Town area allegedly set his mother on fire following a quarrel, police said on Wednesday.
Ex-wrestler Jagdish Bhola convicted in drugs case
Former international wrestler and Arjuna awardee Jagdish Bhola was on Wednesday convicted by a CBI court here in a multi-crore drugs racket, busted by the Punjab Police in 2013.
E-tendering scam: BMC probe indicts 63 civic officials
The Mumbai civic body has indicted an assistant municipal commissioner and 62 officials in an e-tendering scam worth Rs 100 crore that was unearthed in 2014, an officer said Wednesday. A committee headed by three senior officers of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has recommended punishments that include one-time penalty, stoppage of increments ranging from one to five years, and recovery from pension in case of retired employees, he said. "The municipal commissioner has given his nod to punish these erring staffers and officers. The detailed order and the quantum of punishment will be uploaded on the civic body's website very soon. We hope it will suffice to act as a deterrent," said the officer. The indicted staffers include an assistant municipal commissioner, executive engineers, an assistant engineer, sub engineers and eight junior engineers. The scam came to light in 2014 after an inquiry conducted by the BMC's Test, Audit and Vigilance department ...
Lawmakers warn Hong Kong's China extradition plans a 'Trojan horse'
Plans by Hong Kong to allow extraditions to Taiwan, Macau and mainland China following a high-profile murder case could become a "Trojan horse" for Beijing to pursue critics, pro-democracy lawmakers warned Wednesday. The financial hub's Security Bureau has proposed changing the law in the wake of the murder of Poon Hui-wing, a pregnant 20-year-old Hong Konger allegedly strangled by her boyfriend during a Valentine's holiday in Taiwan a year ago. Poon's body was found dumped on the outskirts of Taipei after her boyfriend Chan Tong-kai returned home to Hong Kong without her. Chan is currently facing trial in Hong Kong for theft and money laundering linked to his alleged possession of Poon's bank card. But there is currently no prospect of him being extradited to Taiwan where he is wanted for murder. Despite being part of China since its 1997 handover, semi-autonomous Hong Kong still has no extradition agreement with Macau, Beijing or Taipei. The city laws governing extraditions ...
Girl molested in UP, commits suicide
A 17-year-old girl set herself on fire after her stalker tried to molest her, police said on Wednesday.
Amid infighting between its officers, CBI registered 67 cases in January alone
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered 67 cases in the last month alone when the agency was in the news over the infighting involving its two top former officers, according to a written reply given by the government in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The probe agency had filed a total of 765 cases in 2018 as against 940 in 2017, it said. As many as 925 cases were filed by the CBI in 2016. Up to January 31, this year, the CBI has registered 67 cases, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said. As per the provisions of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, the superintendence over the CBI in respect of investigation of Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act cases vests with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). "To perform this statutory role, the CVC conducts regularly monthly review meeting with Director, CBI in which among other things, an in-depth review of the progress of investigation of cases under PC Act is done," the minister said. Former Madhya .
Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn's chief defence lawyer resigns; no reason given
TOKYO (Reuters) - Ex-Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's chief defence lawyer, Motonari Otsuru, has resigned, his law office said Wednesday, a stunning twist to the nearly three-month case over alleged financial misconduct by the one-time saviour of Nissan.
Carlos Ghosn's lead defence lawyer resigns
Two lawyers defending former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on charges of financial misconduct submitted their resignations on Wednesday, their law firm said in a statement. There was no immediate explanation as to why the attorneys, who include lead lawyer Motonari Otsuru, were quitting Ghosn's defence team. Contacted by AFP, the firm declined to comment on the decision. A brief statement said only that "today Otsuru and (Masato) Oshikubo submitted letters of resignation to the court as the defence lawyers for the case of Mr Ghosn". The former Nissan executive has been in detention since November 19 and faces three charges including under-reporting his compensation and attempting to shift losses to his employer's books. Despite having taken on some of Japan's high-publicity cases, Otsuru is known for maintaining a low media profile and spoke publicly only once about the Ghosn case at a press conference. He cut an owlish and cautious figure, admitting that his client was unlikely to make .
Soldier shoots himself in J-K
A 30-year-old soldier allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle inside an Army camp here, a police official said Wednesday. Sepoy Sandeep Singh, a resident of Punjab, was on a guard duty at a post in a transit camp at Panama Chowk where he shot himself in the head on Tuesday, the official said. His colleagues rushed to the scene on hearing the gunshot and found him dead on the spot, he said. The body was handed over to the Army for last rites after completion of the legal formalities, the official said. The motive behind Singh taking the extreme step is yet to be ascertained, he said.
3 Indian-Americans convicted in multi-million dollar money-laundering scheme
Three Indian-Americans are among six people convicted for their role in a two-year multi-million dollar money-laundering scheme, the US Justice Department has said. Ravinder Reddy Gudipati, 61; Harsh Jaggi, 54 and Neeru Jaggi, 51, all from Laredo, Texas, were convicted of a money laundering conspiracy following a five-week jury trial. Along with the Indian-American trio, Adrian Arciniega-Hernandez, 36, of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico; Adriana Alejandra Galvan-Constantini, 36 and Luis Montes-Patino, 57, both from Irving, Texas, were convicted, said Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski of the Justice Department's Criminal Division. Harsh and Adrian were also convicted on two counts of money laundering and Neeru Jaggi was convicted on one count of money laundering. Gudipati was convicted on two counts of money laundering in addition to other counts. Adrain, Galvan-Constantini, Montes-Patino, Gudipati, Harsh and Neeru were part of a complex money laundering scheme whereby money derived ...
Cop duped of Rs 13 lakh by woman in Thane
A32-year old lady police naik here in Maharashtra was allegedly duped of Rs 13.81 lakh by a woman who promised to get her a flat in an elite housing complex and an overseas job for her husband, police said on Wednesday. The complainant said she met the accused, identified as Deepali, a resident of Mumbai, in October last year when the latter claimed that she was into real estate and export-import businesses, a police spokesperson said. The accused claimed she could arrange an apartment costing Rs 1 crore at half the price for the complainant and a good job abroad for her husband. For this, she allegedly took a token amount and some advances totalling Rs 13.81 lakh from the complainant, the police said. However, the accused did not deliver as promised and was arrested in another cheating case sometime back, the spokesperson said. The complainant then realised that she had been cheated and approached the police on Tuesday. Based on her complaint, the accused was booked ...
Bhima Koregaon: SC sets aside Bombay HC's order on extension of deadline to file charge sheet
In a major relief to the Maharashtra government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Bombay High Court order refusing to extend the 90-day deadline to file a charge sheet against five human rights activists in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case.A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice L Nageswara Rao upheld the extension of time granted to the Pune Police by the Special Court of Pune.The five activists will now have to seek regular bail and are not entitled to default bail which is granted at the lapse of the prescribed 90-day period.The activists - Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut, Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawale - were arrested on June 6 last year under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, which requires a charge sheet to be filed within 90 days of arrest.A special court in Pune had granted the police 90 additional days just two days before the deadline was to expire. However, the Bombay High Court had set aside the ...
Koregaon-Bhima case: SC sets aside Bombay HC order refusing extension of time to file charge sheet
The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside the Bombay High Court order refusing to grant 90 days extension to Maharashtra Police for filing the charge sheet in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case. The apex court, however, said that the five rights activists may now seek regular bail in the case as the Mahasrashtra Police has already filed the charge sheet. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had earlier stayed the Bombay High Court order which had set aside the trial court decision to extend time by 90 days for filing the charge sheet in the case by the state police. The arrested activists had been alleging that they were entitled for grant of default bail in the case as the Mahasrashtra Police did not file the charge sheet within the stipulated 90 days period and moreover, the extension granted by the trial court was bad in law. The Pune Police had arrested lawyer Surendra Gadling, Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen, Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, activist Mahesh Raut and Kerala .
Trudeau government in crisis after Canada minister's resignation
A Canadian minister's sudden resignation on Tuesday turned vague allegations of interference in the criminal prosecution of an engineering giant into a deepening political crisis for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals. Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation followed a chorus of demands for the government to come clean about whether Trudeau's office had pressured her to intervene in the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. The Montreal-based firm was charged in 2015 with corruption for allegedly bribing officials in Libya between 2001 and 2011 to secure government contracts during former strongman Moamer Kadhafi's reign. Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was Canada's first indigenous attorney general and justice minister prior to being shuffled to another post last month, announced on Twitter that "with a heavy heart" she was leaving the cabinet. Trudeau said he was "surprised and disappointed." "Our government did its job properly and according to all the rules," he said, while upbraiding his former
Punjab Police arrests 2 accused in Ludhiana gang rape case
The Punjab Police has arrested two men who had allegedly gang-raped a 21-year-old woman in Ludhiana district.
One arrested in Ludhiana gang-rape
One person has been arrested in connection with an incident where a 21-year-old woman, college student, was dragged out of a car and allegedly gang-raped by over 10 men in Ludhiana, Punjab police said on Tuesday.The police said a search for the other accused in the case is being conducted by several police teams based on sketches made with the help of the victim.Punjab police have released sketches of suspects in the case of gangrape. DIG Ranbir Singh Khatra said "Fifteen to sixteen people are suspected to be involved in the crime and we are screening many people."A woman, aged around 20, was allegedly gang-raped by 10-11 men near Issewal village in Ludhiana. The incident took place on February 9, but came to the fore on February 10 when the victim informed the police. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) VS Brar, the victim informed the police that she, along with her friend, were going from Ludhiana city towards Issewal village on Saturday night when their car was ...
RTI activist found dead in Pune, two held
Two persons were arrested after a 32-year-old RTI activist Vinayak Shirsath was found dead here, a police official said on Tuesday.According to police, the builder cum RTI activist's body was found in decomposed status near Tamini Ghat area of the city.Shirsath, a resident of Pune, went missing on January 30, following which, his family members filed a complaint.The body has been sent for a post mortem and a case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence).Further investigation is underway.
Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' found guilty
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, the Mexican drug kingpin who minted millions as the head of the infamous Sinaloa cartel for several years, was found guilty on all 10 criminal counts against him by a US federal court on Tuesday (local time).During the trial that went on for 11 weeks, Guzman was convicted on numerous counts including money laundering, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, distribution of heroin and cocaine and other drugs, and illegal arms possession.Although, the 61-year-old Mexican drug lord has not been sentenced, he faces a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment. He is slated to be formally sentenced on June 25, CNN reported.As US District Judge Brian Cogan read out the verdict and confirmed the same with 12 people -- eight women and four men on the jury, Guzman remained normal and there was no visible emotional reaction from the Mexican drug lord.His wife, Emma Coronel, a 29-year-old former beauty queen was also present at the court.US Attorney for ...
Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' convicted by NY jury
Mexican mobster Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been convicted of crimes spanning a quarter-century in a trial that laid bare his lavish lifestyle and penchant for extreme violence as head of one of the world's most powerful gangs. The 61-year-old former boss of the notorious Sinaloa cartel -- famed for his brazen escapes from Mexican prisons -- faces life in prison for smuggling tons of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States. He was also found Tuesday guilty on money laundering and weapons possession charges during a three-month trial in which witnesses described the mob boss beating, shooting and even burying alive those who got in his way. "The verdict was a tremendous victory for the rule of law, for Mexico, the United States and other countries that have been victims of the Sinaloa cartel," Mike Vigil, former head of international operations for the US Drug Enforcement Administration, told AFP. "Chapo Guzman was the world's greatest drug lord of all ..