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Sri Lanka law chief orders swift resolution of cold cases
Sri Lanka's attorney-general ordered police Thursday to speed up investigations into several high-profile criminal cases, including the 2006 massacre of 17 French charity workers that remains unresolved. Dappula de Livera singled out four cases, saying that the delays had caused public distress, and ordered acting police chief Chandana Wickramaratne to report on progress. The August 2006 killing of 17 workers of Action Against Hunger (ACF) in the eastern town of Muttur, the January 2009 assassination of newspaper editor Lasantha Wickrematunge were the two top cases. The other two relate to the killing of 11 young men by a navy intelligence unit between 2008 and 2009, and the slaying of rugby player Wasim Thajudeen in May 2012. No-one has ever been prosecuted for the execution-style killings of the ACF staff -- among them four women. Members of former president Mahinda Rajapakse's family and close associates have been implicated in the three other cases, but no one has been ...
Minor boy held for creating fake Facebook profiles of Odisha politicians
A minor boy was on Thursday arrested on the charges of duping people by creating fake social media accounts in the name of politicians and other noted personalities in Odisha's Sambalpur district.
Criminal wanted in UP arrested in Mumbai
A 22-year-old man, wanted in at least 18 cases including those of murder and robbery in Uttar Pradesh (UP), was arrested in suburban Andheri here, police said Thursday. Sakinaka police in Andheri Wednesday arrested Atique Mohammed, a resident of Pratapgarh in UP who was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, an official said. He was allegedly a member of the 'Touqir gang' and had four cases of murder, seven cases of robbery and four extortion cases among others registered against him. To evade arrest, he was living in Mumbai under a fictitious name, Afroz Shaikh, for the last few months, the police official said. After Sakinaka police information about him, his antecedents were probed and he was arrested by laying a trap. He was handed over to the Uttar Pradesh police, the official added.
CBI Addl Director holds meeting with officials
Additional Director of CBI M Nageshwar Rao on Thursday held a series of meetings with senior officials of the central probe agency in the city, sources said. Rao visited the CBI office at CGO complex at Salt Lake and discussed various ongoing cases, after which he went to the anti-corruption branch office of CBI at Nizam Palace, the sources said. According to sources, Rao is scheduled to meet the officials of Economic Offences (IV) wing of CBI on Friday at the Salt Lake office which is dealing with the multi-crore ponzi scam cases like Saradha and Rose Valley. The central probe agency was gearing up to expedite the cases relating to the ponzi scams and bring them to their logical conclusions, sources said. The CBI had also interrogated former Kolkata Police Commissioner and now ADG-CID Rajeev Kumar under the directions of Calcutta High Court in connection with the Saradha scam case.
Fraudsters who floated fake IT webpage, hacked bank a/c held
Seven persons including three Nigerians have been arrested by city police for hacking into over 2,000 bank accounts and transferring crores of rupees after creating a fake webpage of the Income Tax Department. The accused lured victims across the country by promising income tax (IT) refunds, and for the first time arrests have been made in these cases, the local cyber crime cell claimed. The accused were arrested from Mumbai Wednesday and brought here, said assistant commissioner of police (cyber crime) J M Yadav. The accused allegedly targeted 4,727 people across India, of which over 2,500 were duped of crores of rupees. There were at least 57 unsolved cases of such frauds in the country, Yadav added. Ahmedabad police started a probe after Tejas Shah, a city-based doctor, filed a complaint that over Rs 2 lakh were transferred from his account on June 22 last year. Explaining the accused's modus operandi, Yadav said, "They first sent a web link to the victim through SMS,
Police questions JVM MLA in sexual harassment case
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) MLA Pradip Yadav was questioned by the police here on Thursday in connection with a sexual harassment case filed by a woman leader of the party, a police officer said. Deoghar, Sub-divisional Police Officer, Vikas Chandra Srivastav said that Yadav recorded his statement before him and Cyber station Inspector Sangita Kumari in connection with the case. The JVM woman leader had in April filed an FIR with the women's police station accusing Yadav of sexual harassment in Deoghar during Lok Sabha elections. Yadav contested the Godda seat and Deoghar is an Assembly segment of the Lok Sabha constituency. The Deoghar police are investigating the matter and called Yadav for questioning. Yadav has filed an anticipatory bail petition in the Deoghar court. The petition is likely to come up for hearing on June 17. Yadav has already resigned from the post of party's principal general secretary on the instruction of party chief Babulal Marandi.
Neither shocked nor surprised: Tanushree after police says no proof against Patekar
Actor Tanushree Dutta on Thursday lashed out on the "corrupt" system after Mumbai Police informed a local court that it has no evidence to prosecute Nana Patekar in a molestation case lodged against him by her. The suburban Oshiwara police on Wednesday filed a 'B Summary' report before a metropolitan magistrate in Andheri, Deputy Commissioner of Police Paramjit Singh Dahiya told PTI. A 'B Summary' report is filed when police do not find any evidence against the accused person to file a charge sheet and seek trial. Dutta's complaint against Patekar last year sparked a nationwide '#MeToo' movement on social media. In a statement, the actor questioned the police's rush to file a 'B Summary' report but said she is "neither shocked nor surprised" by it. "Our witnesses have been silenced by intimidation and fake witnesses have been put forth to weaken the case. What was the rush to file a B summary report when all of my witnesses have not even recorded their statements yet?? "I'm neither ...
Ankit Saxena Honor Killing: AAP appoints 2 public prosecutors, advocates deny Delhi govt's claims
New Delhi (India) Jun 13 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday said its government has appointed two leading criminal lawyers as Special Public Prosecutors (SPP) in the case of honor killing of a young photographer last year but the two lawyers said they have not been appointed yet."Today I can confirm that adequate steps have been taken towards resolving this issue and senior lawyer Rebecca John and Vishal Gossain have been appointed by the government 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," AAP's chief spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said.However, when contacted by ANI, both advocates maintained that they have not been appointed yet."AAP government asked me whether I could appear as Senior Public Prosecutor in the case, several months back. I gave my consent. I have not heard anything since then," said advocate Rebecca John, .
Noida scribes' panel meets journalists arrested for 'objectionable' post on UP CM
A delegation of Noida journalists Thursday met fellow media persons of the Nation Live news channel who are in judicial custody for airing allegedly defamatory content against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The three-member joint panel of the Noida Media Club and the Greater Noida Press Club that met them comprised senior journalists Mohammad Azaad, Dharmendra Chandel and Dinesh Sharma. In a statement released here after the meeting, the Noida Media Club said the criminal charges of forgery and fraud against the accused have been invoked wrongly and demanded their immediate release. It claimed that the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration and the district police "acted in haste" in this matter. "Proper probe was not carried out before arresting the journalists. The trio has been charged with forgery and fraud, which according to the law also, are wrong in this case. We have demanded immediate release of the arrested journalists Ishika Singh, Anuj Shukla and Anurag Kaushik .
Police inspector booked for accepting bribe from criminal
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Thursday registered an offence against a senior police inspector for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a history-sheeter for not booking him under a stringent law. Shirish Murlidhar Gaikwad, posted at the J J Marg police station in South Mumbai, had demanded Rs 2 lakh as a bribe from Imran 'Kutta' alias Imran 'Kalia', a dreaded criminal in the area, an official said. Gaikwad had demanded the bribe for not initiating action against Imran under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders and Dangerous Persons Act (MPDA), he said. Imran paid the bribe amount to the police inspector but at the same time informed the ACB's Mumbai unit about it, the official said. During verification Gaikwad admitted that he had accepted the bribe following which an offence was registered against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act, he added.
Maha: Teenager killed while posing with pistol for TikTok clip
A teenager was killed after accidentally pressing the trigger of a country-made pistol, while shooting a clip for the social video app TikTok in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, police said Thursday. Pratik Wadekar (17) and his relatives were posing for a TikTok video with a country-made pistol one of his relatives had brought, police said. The social video app claims that it has 200 million users in India, of which 120 million are active every month. Pratik died on the spot during the incident, which took place in the temple town of Shirdi Wednesday evening, police said. Incidentally, he and his relatives Sunny Pawar (20), Nitin Wadekar (27), an 11-year-old boy and another young man were in Shirdi for the last rituals of a family member, police said. While sitting in their hotel room, they decided to shoot a video on mobile phone by posing with a country-made pistol one of Pratik's relatives had brought, and upload it on the TikTok app. "The trigger of the pistol was .
Two held in Maha for attempted murder in Rajasthan
Two persons wanted in a case of attempt to murder in Rajasthan were caught at Valiv in Palghar district of Maharashtra, an official said Thursday. The duo, Satpal Chowdhari (30) and Raju Lalchand Chowdhari (28), who had been on the run for about a month, were nabbed on Wednesday afternoon, the official said. A case had been registered against them at Rani police station in Pali district of Rajasthan, senior inspector of Valiv police station, Vilas Chowgule, said. "As per the case history, the duo had a dispute with Punaram Chowdhari (32) over a WhatsApp group. On May 15, they waylaid the victim, who was riding his bike, and thrashed him severely. "Later, they also took out two bottles filled with petrol from their car. However, Punaram managed to escape from the spot," the official said. Nonetheless, the duo set the victim's two-wheeler on fire. After the incident, they were untraceable and the Rajasthan police were on the lookout for them, he said. According to Chowgule,
CBI files charge sheet against absconding self-styled 'godman' for rape of minor
The CBI has filed a charge sheet against absconding self-styled 'godman' Virendra Dev Dixit for allegedly raping a minor at his ashrams in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in 1999, officials said. In its charge sheet filed in the Rouse Avenue special court here, the CBI has pressed stringent charges of rape and criminal intimidation on Dixit, who is absconding. The central probe agency has announced a reward of Rs five lakh on him, the officials said. The agency had registered the case on January 3, 2018 on the orders of the Delhi High Court. The CBI has alleged that Dixit, as the head of Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya, which is now renamed Adhyatmik Vidyalaya, and spiritual leader, was in a position to control and dominate over the complainant, a minor girl at that time, and raped her repeatedly in May-June 1999 at his ashrams in Kampil, Uttar Pradesh, and Vijay Vihar in Delhi. The accused had allegedly threatened to "cause injury to her reputation" and also issued "life threats" to her family, ..
#MeToo: Mumbai Police close Tanushree's case against Nana Patekar
In a surprising development, the Mumbai Police have filed a closure report in the alleged #MeToo sexual harassment case lodged by actress Tanushree Dutta against actor Nana Patekar, a top official said here on Thursday.
Over 2 kg smuggled gold seized in Kerala, one held
Tightening its noose around gold smugglers in Kerala, Customs Thursday seized yellow metal weighing over 2 kg in two separate incidents and one person arrested. In the first incident, 1.2 kg gold was seized from a person who arrived from Dubai via Tiruchirapalli airport in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. "Based on the intelligence inputs, the gold compound weighing 1.2 kg was seized by Customs(Preventive) Unit, Palakkad. The suspected career arrived from Dubai via Trichy Airport Terminal," Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said. He said the gold seized was concealed in a packet and four condoms. The officer, however, refused to reveal his name as it would affect the ongoing investigation. Customs sources said the passenger was part of a gang involved in gold smuggling. He was allegedly carrying gold to his clients in Kerala. Following the seizure, follow up raids were being carried out in number of places in Kerala, sources said. The seizure was effected by the team of officers of
2 dead after truck hits bike in Rajasthan's Kota
Two brothers were killed Thursday after a truck hit their motorcycle in Rajasthan's Kota city, police said. The incident took place near Geberiya Bawadi when the truck was taking a turn for Kota-Jhalawar highway, they said. Ajay Bawari (18) died on the spot while his brother, Karan Bawari (25), succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at the Kota New Medical Hospital. They were residents of Balta Road, said Narendra Pareek, Station House Officer of Anantpura Police Station. The driver of the truck fled from the spot after the incident but his vehicle has been seized, he said. The bodies were handed over to the family after postmortem, the officer said. A case of negligent driving has been registered against the driver and efforts are underway to nab him, he added.
UK Home Secretary signs Assange extradition order to US
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid said here on Thursday he had signed an extradition request from the US for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
11-year-old girl saves minor from kidnapper in Mizoram
An 11-year-old girl has showed exemplary courage and alertness to save another minor, who had been kidnapped for trafficking by a woman, in Mizoram, a police officer said Thursday. The woman was arrested and the kidnapped seven-year-old girl reunited with her parents on Wednesday night, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Northern Range) Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said here. Caroline Malsawmtluangi, the 11-year-old, was playing with her friends near her home in Zuangtui locality in eastern Aizawl on Monday when an unknown girl joined them. She did not give it much of a thought at that time but policemen in plainclothes visited the area the next day in search of a girl who had gone missing from a village in Lunglei district. Khiangte said the policemen showed Caroline the photograph of the missing girl and she informed them that she had seen her. After being advised by the policemen to inform them if she saw the minor girl again, Caroline went to search for her in the neighbourhood on her .
Youth killed while posing with pistol for TikTok video
A teenager was shot dead 'accidentally' when he and his relatives were posing for a TikTok video in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, police said Thursday. Pratik Wadekar (17) died on the spot during the incident which took place in the temple town of Shirdi Wednesday evening. Pratik and his relatives Sunny Pawar (20), Nitin Wadekar (27), an 11-year-old boy and another young man were in Shirdi for the last rituals of a family member, police said. While sitting in their hotel room, they decided to shoot a video on mobile phone by posing with a country-made pistol one of Pratik's relatives had brought, and upload it on popular video-sharing app TikTok. The trigger of the pistol was accidentally pressed and the bullet hit Pratik, said inspector Anil Katke of Shirdi police station. As he collapsed, others ran out of the room, and when the hotel staff, alerted by the gunshot, tried to stop them, one of them allegedly threatened to open fire and fled, the police officer ...
Wrong answer keys of NEET (UG)-2019: SC agrees to hear plea of students on June 14
The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear tomorrow a plea of medical aspirants, who claimed that the answer key of five questions asked in NEET(UG)-2019 exam was wrong and the paper needs to be quashed. A vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi agreed to hear the plea filed by four students who appeared for the exam. The petition filed by four Hyderabad-based students -- Kayathi Mohan Reddy and three others through advocate Mahfooz Nazki, said that National Testing Agency (NTA) which conducted the exam issued wrong answer keys and therefore jeopardised the career prospects of the aspirants who sat for the exam. The exam was conducted on May 5 and the official answer key was issued on May 29 to the questions asked in the examination. "Upon perusal of the key, the petitioners were shocked to note that answers to a number of questions were demonstrably wrong," the plea said. The students said they gave the representation about the errors in the official answer key on .