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2 arrested from Bengal, Jharkhand for taking out money from bank accounts of several Delhiites
Two men have been arrested from West Bengal and Jharkhand for allegedly taking out money from bank accounts of several persons in the national capital after obtaining the One Time Passwords or OTPs, officials said Monday. The accused used to initiate transactions, then call the victims and seek the OTPs sent to them by the banks and transfer the money to different e-wallets, they said. The accused have been identified as Binod Kumar Modi (26), a resident of Durgapur in West Bengal and Rikki Kumar (23), a resident of Dumka district in Jharkhand. According to the police, on June 8, 2017, one Jagdish Chander filed a complaint at Kirti Nagar police station in which he stated that Rs 2,42,949 had been withdrawn from his bank account although no transaction was done by him. After investigation, it was revealed that the money was transferred to different e-wallets. When the verification of the addresses of the beneficiaries, who hailed from Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal were conducted, ..
SC refuses court monitoring of Saradha chit fund scam probe
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea by a group of investors for court monitoring of the probe into the Rs 10,000-crore Saradha chit fund scam by the CBI and the Directorate of Enforcement.
HC notice to Moin Qureshi on CBI plea to enhance his security deposit for travelling abroad
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a response from controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi, accused in a cheating and corruption case, on CBI's plea to enhance from Rs 2 crore to Rs 6 crore the security amount he has to furnish to travel to the UAE and Pakistan. Justice Chander Shekhar issued a notice to Qureshi seeking his reply on the plea of the probe agency which has contended that the trial court ought to have mandated higher amount as was done by the high court for a co-accused in the case. The CBI argued the lower court order was perverse as it did not take into account the sensitivity of the case and the stringent conditions imposed on the co-accused, Pradeep Koneru, by the high court. The agency's lawyer sought that the matter be heard on February 13 as Qureshi was scheduled to leave the country on the night of February 14-15. The high court allowed the CBI lawyer's oral request and listed the matter for February 13. The judge, however, disapproved of the manner in which .
Jaya probe panel: HC refuses to pass interim orders on Apollo Hospitals' plea
The Madras High Court Monday declined to pass interim orders on a plea by Apollo Hospitals seeking to restrain the Commission of Inquiry from looking into the correctness and adequacy of the medical treatment given to former chief minister J Jayalalithaa before her death in 2016. When the plea came up for hearing before a division bench of justices R Subbiah and Krishnan Ramasamy, the hospital's counsel said they were not challenge the Tamil Nadu-government appointed inquiry commission but only saying it should "not conduct trial". The government has every right to know the circumstances that led to the Jayalalithaa's death, the counsel said. But he opposed the commission headed by Justice Arumughaswamy looking into the adequacy and correctness of the medical treatment provided to Jayalalithaa during her hospitalisation in September-December 2016. The petitioner said the panel does not have such a mandate. The government should clarify if it had a mandate to look into accuracy and ...
Man shot at in Kamla Market; accused held within 2 hours
A 23-year-old man was injured after two men allegedly shot at him during a quarrel over a petty issue in Central Delhi's Kamla Market, police said Monday. The incident took place late Sunday night and the two accused were nabbed within two hours, they said. The man, Zubair, is a meat seller in the area and suffered a thigh injury in the incident. The accused -- Javed (33), a resident of Hapur in Uttar Pradesh and his associate Gulzar (27) who hails from Mustafabad -- were arrested after their vehicle's registration number was tracked down, officials said. A pistol with 29 live cartridges was recovered from their possession, police said. Investigations revealed that Zubair was on a scooter along with his friend Bilal when two persons arrived in a car. A quarrel broke out between the two parties over a petty issue and both of them allegedly started abusing each other. One of the accused opened fire at Zubair and fled the spot in their vehicle, a senior police officer said. Zubair was ...
Robert Vadra reaches Jaipur for ED questioning in land scam case
Congress President Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra arrived here on Monday for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged land scam case involving 275 acres of land in the Kolayat sub-division of Bikaner district.
Arrested Pak TV host released on bail
A Pakistani television host accused of making defamatory remarks against the government, judiciary and intelligence agencies has been released on bail. Rizwan Razi, who hosts a talk shown on Din News, was arrested on Saturday from his residence in Lahore by the cyber crime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). According to the FIA, the initial investigation revealed that Razi's social media posts were made through his Twitter account. The FIA sought extension of the journalist's remand on Sunday, but the court rejected it and granted bail to Razi against a surety bond of Rs one lakh, Razi's counsel said. He said that the magistrate said that the suspect should avoid discussing armed forces and judiciary in his programmes and "it is a test for him, and his shows and posts on social media will be monitored." Razi's counsel argued that the arrest of his client was against the freedom of expression and that he did not commit any crime as he was arrested without any ...
Audio tape is Karnataka CM's conspiracy against Yeddyurappa: BJP
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka has alleged that the audio tape released by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy last week was a conspiracy hatched by him against BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa.
OPEC does not fix oil prices: Barkindo
CAIRO (Reuters) - OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo said the exporting group was not in the business of manipulating or fixing oil prices, when asked on Monday to comment on a U.S. House committee passing a bill targeting OPEC oil supply cuts.
Karnataka Speaker orders probe into audio tape
The Karnataka Assembly Speaker on Monday ordered an inquiry into an audio clip released by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy last week to expose the BJP's alleged attempts to lure a JD-S MLA, that mentioned his name.
Woman abducted, raped by two men in UP
A 26-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and raped by two men in Kotwali Police Station area here, police said Monday. SHO Anil Kumar said the accused abducted her from a road on Friday and raped her. A case was lodged against the two men who were on the run, Kumar said.
CBI grillS Kumar, Ghosh in chit fund scams
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday again questioned Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar and former Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Kunal Ghosh in connection with the Saradha and Rose Valley chit fund scams.
3 persons, including 2 Indians, held in Nepal for smuggling hashish
Three persons, including two Indians, were arrested in two separate cases for allegedly being involved in smuggling of hashish, police said on Monday. In the first case, two Indian nationals were arrested from Birgunj during a security check at the Indo-Nepal border, they said. Police recovered a total of nine kg from Mohmad Sakil, 38, a resident of Kolkata and Mohmmad Bishal, 26, an Indian national living in Birgunj municipality of Parsa district, when they were going back to India, carrying 4 kg and 5 kg hashish respectively. In a separate incident, a 28-year-old Nepali citizen was arrested from Lalbandi Municipality of Sarlahi district for allegedly being involved in smuggling of the contraband, police said. Acting on a tip off, police raided a house and recovered five kg hashish hidden there, they said, adding that all the three were arrested and a matter is being probed.
Guj: 4 held with scrapped notes with face value of Rs 3.5 cr
Four persons were arrested after demonetised notes with a face value of Rs 3.50 crore were found in their car in Gujarat's Navsari district, police said Monday. A Crime Branch official said the car was coming from Mumbai and was intercepted in Bilimora, over 280 kilometres from here, at around midnight. "There were 43,400 notes of Rs 500 denomination having face value of Rs 2.16 crore and 13,432 notes of Rs 1000 denomination having face value of Rs 1.34 crore. The total face value of the notes is Rs 3,50,82,000," the official informed. He identified the arrested persons as Jitendra Panigrahi, Mohammad Momin (Mumbai), Fakir Motorwala and Altaf Sheikh. Preliminary probe has revealed the accused were supposed to hand over the scrapped notes to a person in Navsari for a commission, he said.
Goa Customs officers arrest woman for smuggling gold
Air Customs officers on Monday arrested a woman for allegedly smuggling gold paste worth Rs 18,08,840 at Dabolim Airport in Goa.According to the officials, the woman, coming from Dubai, was smuggling 590 gram of gold paste. The paste was kept in a polythene packet concealed in the waistband of her jeans.A case has been registered and police have started investigating the matter.
CBI chargesheets Kerala CPI-M leaders in murder case
The CBI on Monday filed a chargesheet against two CPI-M leaders in Kerala over a 2012 murder case.
Toppled Malaysian leader's 1MDB trial delayed
Malaysian former premier Najib Razak's trial over the 1MDB mega-scandal was postponed Monday to allow an appeal to be heard, in the latest blow to slow-moving efforts to bring the disgraced politician to justice. Najib had been due to go on trial Tuesday for the first time over allegations he was involved in the looting of Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB in a fraud that stretched around the world. But his lawyers filed an application for the trial to be delayed pending an appeal on a technicality related to the transfer of charges between different courts. The Court of Appeal on Monday agreed to the postponement to allow for the appeal to be heard, V Sithambaram, a criminal lawyer on the prosecution team, told AFP. "It won't be delayed too long," he said, adding he hoped the appeal would only take a week or two. Billions of dollars were allegedly stolen by Najib and his cronies from 1MDB, which was set up to help develop Malaysia's economy, and spent on everything from high-end .
Bombay HC slams Lt Col Purohit's plea challenging trial under UAPA
Bombay High Court on Monday slammed Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit's plea challenging the validity of prosecution sanction for his trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).Purohit is an accused in 2008 Malegaon blasts.The High Court has said that Purohit's appeal is not maintainable as it is an interlocutory order while permitting the applicant to convert appeal into a writ petition.In November 2018, a special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had rejected Purohit's application to access untruncated documents, on grounds that it is an attempt by him to prolong the trial.Col Purohit had asked for statements of all the witnesses from the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the NIA as mentioned in the charge sheet.On September 29, 2008, a bomb placed in a tiffin box tied to a motorcycle near a mosque in Malegaon exploded killing six people and injuring many. The court had framed charges against Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Major Ramesh Upadhyay, ...
Delhi: Man shot for objecting molestation of female friend
In a gruesome incident, a man was shot at by two unidentified men in capital's Kamla market on Sunday night after he objected to his female friend being molested by them.The miscreants later fled away with the victim's car.Both the men were later arrested by the police and weapons were recovered from their possession.More details are awaited.
SC exempts Kejriwal from personal appearance in Amethi court
The Supreme Court on Monday exempted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance in a court in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in a case of alleged derogatory remarks against the BJP.The remarks were allegedly made in the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.Campaigning for AAP candidate Kumar Vishwas, Kejriwal had reportedly said that casting a vote for the BJP or Congress would be betrayal to the country.Following a complaint, sector magistrate Premchand had ordered registration of a case with Musafirkhana police station against Kejriwal.On January 21 this year, BJP filed another defamation case against Kejriwal and other members of the AAP for allegedly blaming it for the deletion of names of lakhs of voters from the electoral rolls in the national capital.Apart from the Delhi Chief Minister, AAP's Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Gupta, MLA Manoj Kumar and AAP spokesperson Atishi Malena were named in the case filed by BJP's Delhi unit leader Rajeev Babbar in a Delhi ...