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ED questions Vadra for over 8 hours, asks him to appear again on Monday
Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, was on Saturday questioned for over eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case. He has been asked to join the investigation again on Monday at 11 a.m.
Police arrests one after video of boys harassing a girl go
A video showing a group of boys harassing and beating a school girl has gone viral on social media in Bihars Jehanbad district following which the police swung into action and arrested one of the perpetrators of the crime. Superintendent of Police Manish Kumar said that one person has been arrested in this connection Saturday. Police have also identified other persons involved in the incident, SP said adding that they will be arrested soon. The incident occurred around a fortnight back, below a bridge located between Vanavar halt and Makhdumpur railway station on Patna-Gaya rail section,the video of which has gone viral on the social media. SP had gone to Makhdumpur to inquire about the incident. The video shows that a school girl, who is carrying some books and copies in her hand, being harassed and beaten up by a group of boys, police sources said. The boys had made a video of the incident and later put it on social media.
Two doctors at NIMS booked for 'medical negligence'
: Two doctors at state run Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences here have been booked for alleged medical negligence after forceps were found in the abdomen of a woman, who underwent a surgery there last year. Police said a case was registered against the doctors on a complaint from her husband, who alleged that the forceps had been left there during the surgery. The case was registered against them on various charges, including causing hurt by an act of endangering life or personal safety of others, they said. NIMS Director K Manohar told PTI that a three member team would conduct an inquiry into the incident. He said the woman, who underwent the surgery on November 2 last year, came to the hospital early this morning, complaining of pain. An X-ray revealed the presence of the foreign body and it was surgically removed, he said The woman was now stable, he said.
Odisha: Another student of govt residential school found pregnant
A minor tribal girl, studying in a state-run residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, has been found pregnant, police said on Saturday. The pregnancy of the Class 9 student was detected during a routine health check-up on Friday, sub-divisional police officer (SDPO), Udala, S R Mohapatra said. A complaint was lodged by the school headmaster the same day. A case had been registered and probe into the matter is on, he said. The tribal girl has been admitted to a hospital in Baripada, where tests confirmed her pregnancy, the police said. In her statement to police, the minor girl named a youth with whom she had physical relation, the SDPO said. The youth, who hails from a nearby village, is missing and efforts are on to locate him, Mohapatra said. The incident comes to light days after a Class 6 student of a government residential school in the district was found to be carrying a six-month-old foetus. A teenage boy of the school was apprehended and sent to a juvenile home on ..
Man accused of molestation jumps off police station roof, dies
A man accused of eve-teasing and molestation allegedly jumped to death Saturday afternoon from the roof of Hazira police station in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, an official said. Nandu Batham (23) was accused of eve-teasing and molestation by a woman living in Ladhedi area and was brought to Hazira police station Saturday afternoon, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Aman Singh said. On the insistence of the woman, when the officials there were registering an FIR, Batham ran towards the roof and jumped off, the ASP said. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but could not be saved, Singh said, adding that a posse of police personnel had been deployed in the area to diffuse the tension prevailing there following the incident. He said a probe was underway and the deceased's post mortem report was awaited.
BoB official held for syphoning money from FD accounts
A former Bank of Baroda (BoB) official has been arrested for allegedly embezzling money from deposit accounts of customers, the police said here Saturday. Niket Kumar, the accused, was working as a "single-window" operator at the Colaba branch of BoB in south Mumbai. He allegedly transferred a total of Rs 29.5 lakh from 18 Fixed Deposit (FD) and recurring accounts of customers to his friend's account between 2015-17, a police official said. The embezzlement came to light when a customer recently approached the bank to claim his FD upon maturity and found that the amount was missing. The bank suspended Kumar following an internal inquiry and also lodged a police complaint. Kumar was arrested Friday, the police official said. Upon questioning, he admitted to the scam, the official said. Kumar was booked under IPC sections 409 (criminal breach of trust by a public servant) and 420 (cheating), and a local court remanded him in police custody till February 12.
Bengal police officer who worked under former IPS Bharati Ghosh arrested
The West Bengal CID on Saturday arrested a state police officer, known to be a close aid of former IPS officer and new BJP joinee Bharati Ghosh, for allegedly leaking confidential information, an official said.
CBI grills Kolkata Police Commissioner for over 8 hrs in Saradha chit fund scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday questioned Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar for over eight hours in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.The CBI will continue questioning Kumar on Sunday too.Kumar arrived at the CBI office here earlier today for questioning by the probe agency in connection with the scam.On February 7, the CBI had summoned Kumar for questioning in the case two days after the Supreme Court directed the 1989-batch IPS officer to appear before the probe agency.However, the apex court had said that no coercive step should be taken against Kumar, who has been serving as Kolkata's Police Commissioner since January 2016.The top court directive had come in the backdrop of a 'dharna' organised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata in protest against the CBI's attempt to arrest the top cop.The CBI officials had attempted to arrest Kumar as per directions issued by additional CBI director Nageswara Rao but were ..
Techie murder case: Hindutva leader Desai walks out of jail
Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS) chief Dhananjay Desai, an accused in the 2014 Mohsin Shaikh murder case, was Saturday released from the Yerawada Central Jail here, weeks after he was granted a conditional bail by the Bombay High Court. A large number of Desai's supporters gathered outside the jail to receive him this afternoon. Desai was among the 21 people who were arrested in the murder case. All of them, except Desai, were subsequently released on bail. Desai has been in the jail since his arrest after the crime in June 2014. Seeking bail on parity, Desai had submitted an undertaking in the HC stating that he would stay away from the activities of the HRS, and would not presureise the witnesses in the case until the probe is over. He was granted bail on January 17 this year. Desai's lawyer Milind Pawar told PTI Saturday that the HRS chief walked out of the jail this afternoon, after completing the legal procedure related to the conditions imposed by the HC. Shaikh (28), a ..
Cong MLA demands SIT, collector's transfer in MP cow slaughter
A Congress MLA has written to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath demanding the setting up of an SIT and transfer of the Khandwa district collector for invoking National Security Act (NSA) on three persons accused of cow slaughter. Bhopal Central MLA Arif Masood, in his letter sent on Friday, termed the NSA move as "one-sided", adding that the kin of the three accused had met him and had alleged that the collector had not heard their side. He said cow slaughter was "shameful" but reiterated that the collector's move to invoke the stringent NSA was unjustified. He demanded constitution of a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case and the collector's transfer in order to have a "fair" probe. Talking to PTI Saturday, Masood said, "I have written to the Chief Minister and urged him to intervene in the matter. The action taken by police and district officials was on the basis of information given by an informer. The side of the accused should have been heard .
C'garh civil supplies scam:Special DGP among two IPS suspended
Two IPS officers from Chhattisgarh, including a Special DGP, were suspended Saturday after the Economic Offences Wing registered an FIR against them for alleged criminal conspiracy and illegal phone tapping during the Civil Supplies Corporation scam probe in 2015. The officers are identified as Special DGP Mukesh Gupta, posted at the Police Headquarters, and Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Rajnesh Singh. They have been placed under suspension, a senior state Home Department official said, adding that Gupta and Singh will be attached to the state Police Headquarters in Raipur during their suspension. The case was lodged on the basis of the investigation carried by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the newly-formed Congress government to probe the alleged multi-crore civil supply scam unearthed during the previous BJP government. Issuing separate orders, the Home Department said the act of the two officers is the violation of the All India Services ...
Two apprehended with foreign currencies worth Rs 92.87 lakh at IGI airport
A 67-year-old woman and a man have been apprehended at the Delhi airport for possessing foreign currencies worth over Rs 92 lakh allegedly in an illegal manner, officials said Saturday. They said the two passengers were bound for Dubai. CISF personnel at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport detected some cash in the hand baggage of the woman identified as S R Verma (67) and then from her male companion R K Verma on Friday. "The foreign currencies recovered is worth Rs 92,87,070 and that includes USD 29,800, Euro 70,350 and Dirham 77, 040. "The two passengers have been handed over to customs authorities for further probe about the source of the high volume of foreign currencies," a senior CISF official said.
DRI seizes 865kgs of Cannabis
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Saturday seized a goods carriage containing 865 kilograms of Cannabis.The value of the seized material is an estimated Rs.86,50,000. Visakhapatnam Regional Unit launched an operation and intercepted a vehicle coming from Tuni on National Highway No. 16 near Nathayyapalem, Gajuwaka.The narcotic drug, prohibited under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, was hidden under banana stalks placed in the truck. The contraband was said to be brought from Agency area and destined to Ranchi.Officers arrested two persons, including the truck driver, involved in the illegal transport of cannabis.Further investigation is underway.
Saradha chit fund scam: CBI to continue questioning Rajeev Kumar tomorrow
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will continue questioning Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar at the CBI office here on Sunday in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam.Kumar arrived at the CBI office here earlier today for questioning by the probe agency in connection with the scam.On February 7, the CBI had summoned Kumar for questioning in the case, two days after the Supreme Court directed the 1989-batch IPS officer to appear before the probe agency.The apex court had said that no coercive step should be taken against Kumar.The top court directive had come in the backdrop of a 'dharna' organised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata in protest against the CBI's move to enter the top cop's office without any warrant from the competent court.Kumar has been serving as Kolkata's Police Commissioner since January 2016. He is said to have not responded to the earlier summons from the CBI in connection with the probe into the Rose Valley and Saradha .
CBI grilling of Rajeev Kumar likely to continue till 9 pm
The questioning of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajiv Kumar in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam by a CBI team in Shillong is likely to continue till 9 pm, a senior official of the agency said on Saturday. The marathon questioning began at 11 am this morning at the highly secured CBI office at Oakland in Shillong as per the directions of the Supreme Court, the official said. Kumar was the functional head of the special investigation team (SIT) formed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to probe the case before it was handed over to the CBI by the apex court. Three senior CBI sleuths reached Shillong from Delhi on Friday for the questioning. The Supreme Court had on Tuesday directed the Kolkata Police chief to appear before the CBI and "faithfully" cooperate in the investigation of cases arising out of the Saradha chit fund scam. It chose Shillong as the neutral meeting place "to avoid all unnecessary controversy", while making it clear that Kumar will not be ...
15-yr-old boy bludgeoned to death
A 15-year-old boy was bludgeoned to death at Dafi Bypass area under Lanka police station here on Saturday, officials said. Saurabh Singh, a class nine student and resident of Madhopur village in Rohania, was found with severe head injuries, they said. Locals alerted the police, who rushed to the spot and took the injured boy to to BHU Trauma centre, where he died during treatment, they said. A case was registered and a probe is on, they said, adding the body was sent for post-mortem.
Rs 6.5 cr smuggled gold seized in Kolkata, 3 held
The customs department seized over 19 kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 6.5 crore from a city-based gold workshop and arrested three persons, a senior official said here on Saturday.
HC seeks Centre's response on plea seeking welfare of home guards
The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and the state governments to file their response on a plea seeking framing of policy related to the welfare of home guards, a lawyer said on Saturday.
Doctors 'leave' scissors in woman's stomach during surgery,
A case was registered Saturday against a team of doctors of a government hospital here following a complaint by a man alleging that they had left a pair of surgical scissors in his wife's abdomen during a surgery in November last, police said. The case of alleged medical negligence came to light Friday when the 33-year-old woman had gone to the hospital after experiencing pain in her stomach and underwent an x-ray, they said. The case was registered against a team of doctors on charges of causing hurt by an act of endangering life or personal safety, they said.
36 dead in Uttar Pradesh after consuming spurious liqour
The number of people in Saharanpur who died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor has risen to 36, police said on Saturday adding that a crackdown against manufacturers of hooch has been initiated in the state."We have conducted 46 postmortems in the district hospital. The doctors say that there are 36 clear cases where people died after consuming alcohol. For 10 other deaths, we are waiting for their viscera report," District Magistrate, Alok Kumar Pandey said.In a bid to crackdown on the producers of spurious liquor, police and excise department teams are conducting raids in various areas."We have registered 25 FIRs and seized around 450 litres of liquor. Our teams have been raiding border areas. The source of liquor is in Bhalupur, Uttarakhand. We have raided three to four villages which are near Bhalupur and have got evidence related to liquor in these villages," Dinesh Kumar, SSP, Saharanpur said. Some people had attended a gathering in Haridwar's Bhalupur village on ...