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Thrown out by family for entering Sabarimala, Kanaka Durga returns home with court order
Armed with a local court order, Kanaka Durga the woman whose in-laws had thrown her out for defying religious customs and entering the Sabarimala Temple returned to her husband's home in Mallapuraram district of north Kerala.The feisty mother of two, however, returned on Tuesday, to an empty house in Angadippuram as her husband reportedly took their children and moved into a rented house."I got the court order and I could enter my house. I am happy and have nothing to say more. I could not see my children today, but I hope I can see them next time," Durga said.Talking about her in-laws she said, "I don't have any difficulty to stay with them but they are not ready to stay with me. Everything will be solved."Kanaka Durga had filed a complaint with district officials after she was prevented entry into her house and the Pulamanthol Grama Nyayalaya issued an interim order on Tuesday stating that she had a right to stay at her husband's home. The case is scheduled for hearing in the local .
4 stray cows found dead at temporary shelter home in UP, inquiry ordered
Four stray cows lodged at a temporary shelter home in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district died allegedly of cold, prompting authorities to order an inquiry into the deaths. The deaths were reported from a shelter home in Burdata village on Tuesday and an inquiry has been ordered, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Shamli, Pershant Kumar, said. Reportedly the cows died of cold.The actual cause of death will be clear after postmortem, Kumar said. Officials said another cow death was reported from a temporary shelter home in Muzaffarnagar district. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Jansath, Vijay Kumar said the body of the cow has been sent for postmortem and the matter is being investigated. In December, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had directed officials to make immediate arrangements for proper care of stray cows following reports of bovines destroying crops. Besides asking officials to make 750 cows shelters set up at the Zilla Panchayat level functional, he had also directed them that .
SC commences hearing on pleas seeking review of Sabarimala verdict
The Supreme Court Wednesday commenced hearing on pleas seeking review of its verdict which had allowed women of all ages entry into Kerala's Sabarimala temple. Senior advocate K Prasaran, appearing for Nair Service Society, opened the arguments before a five-judge bench and sought setting aside of the verdict. The review petitions are being heard by a Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi and justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra. There are 64 cases being heard in total, out of which some are review petitions and some transfer petitions. On September 28, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by the then CJI Dipak Misra, in a 4:1 verdict had paved the way for entry of women of all ages into the shrine, saying the ban amounted to gender discrimination.
Saradha and Rose Valley scams: The lowdown
The latest stand-off between the Narendra Modi-led central government and West Bengals Mamata Banerjee government has again brought the two multi-crore ponzi scams - Saradha and Rose Valley - into the mainstream of the political discourse.
Ex-Guatemala boss sentenced to time served, fined $350,000
The former chief of the Guatemalan football federation, who was convicted for extortion and fraud in connection with the FifaGate scandal, was sentenced to time served and fined $350,000. US District Judge Pamela Chen in New York authorized Brayan Jimenez -- who presided over Guatemala's National Football Federation between December 2009 and May 2015 -- to take back his passport and return to his country, court documents showed. A court spokeswoman and his lawyer Justine Harris added he would have to pay a fine of $350,000. He will remain on probation for two years. Jimenez had spent more than 20 days in a Guatemalan jail, following his arrest in Guatemala City in early 2016, before being extradited to the United States, according to a spokesman for the Brooklyn federal prosecutor. He received a reduced sentence after pleading guilty in July 2016 to conspiracy to extort and to fraud, in connection with bribes received in exchange for granting media rights and marketing on qualifying ..
2 youths thrashed for attempting to rape schoolgirl in UP
Two youths were beaten up by people for allegedly attempting to rape a girl at a village here, police said Wednesday. The parents of the girl have alleged that four motorcycle-borne youths picked-up their daughter while she was returning from school and tried to rape her at a sugarcane field on Tuesday, Superintendent of Police (SP), City, Ombir Singh, said. The girl was rescued by locales, who caught two of the four youths and beat them up. Police have launched a search to nab the remaining accused persons, he said. Singh said the two youths were taken into custody after the local police station was informed of the incident. Security has been tightened in the area to thwart any untoward incident, the SP said.
MHA asks WB to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Kolkata Police Commissioner
The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Kolkata police commissioner, Rajeev Kumar for sitting on a dharna with Banerjee and some other police officers.The MHA's letter on Tuesday addressed to the state chief secretary says Kumar sat on a dharna along with some police officers with the Chief Minister West Bengal at the Metro channel in Kolkata, which is prima facie in contravention of the extant provisions of All India Service (Conduct) rules, 1968 and AIS (Discipline & Appear) rules 1969.Banerjee had on Tuesday ended her 'Save the Constitution' dharna, which she started on Sunday night after the CBI's attempt to arrest Rajeev Kumar.Addressing a gathering in Kolkata, Chief Minister Banerjee said: "This 'Save the Constitution' dharna is a victory for the Constitution and democracy. So let us end it today. We started this dharna only after consulting all political parties and after that, they ..
Bofor Case: Officer summoned by CBI found dead in Madhya Pradesh
The junior works manager (JWM) of Guns Carriage Factory (GCF) was found dead in a drain on Tuesday, confirmed police.He was missing since January 17 after being summoned by the CBI in connection with the alleged supply of Chinese-spare parts for production of indigenised Bofors guns used by the Army.A blood-stained blade was also found near the body of 45-year-old SC Kathua. The body, which was found in the factory area behind Section 2 region of GCF, was severely decomposed.Police have sent the body for post-mortem examination. The family of the deceased have suspected a murder, however, the police team believe that Kathua committed suicide.The deceased wife Mausami Khatua filed a missing report with Ghamapur police station in Jabalpur on January 18.Earlier in July 2017, the CBI had booked a Delhi-based firm the Gun Carriage Factory for selling fake Chinese spare parts to the ordnance factory, which come under the production department of the Defence Ministry.The CBI had registered a
Delhi: Travel agent held for harassing Belgian tourist
Delhi Police have arrested a 30-year-old man on Tuesday for allegedly harassing a Belgian tourist after which she left the national capital within a day.According to police, the woman was harassed last year in December, after which, the victim informed the Belgian embassy about the incident. The accused, identified as Imran Latha, was arrested from Delhi's east Vinod Nagar. However, he originally hails from Khayyam Chowk in Srinagar.After the investigation, police learned that the accused is a travel agent, who also owns a shop in NDMC market in the outer circle of Connaught Place.Imran along with his brother made a plan to trap the Belgian national. They both interacted with her and cheated her by selling a cheap hotel package and made her believe that her original booking was cancelled because of protests near the hotel, police said. Police have registered an FIR in the case under Delhi Prevention of Touting and Malpractices Act and 420 of Indian Penal Code (IPC).Imran is being ...
Indian American arrested on charges of H-1B, naturalisation fraud
An Indian-American was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly submitting 11 fake H-1B visa applications and fraudulantly procuring his own citizenship, US Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Neeraj Sharma, 43, living in the Piscataway township of New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of visa fraud and one count of naturalization fraud, the attorney said. He will be produced before US Magistrate Judge Michael Hammer in Newark federal court. The visa and naturalisation fraud charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of USD 250,000. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Sharma recruited foreign workers with purported IT expertise who sought work in the US. He is the owner and chief executive officer of Magnavision LLC, an information technology staffing and consulting company based in Somerset, New Jersey. When submitting the potential staffers' H-1B visa paperwork to US Citizenship and Immigrations Services, Sharma falsely ...
Two held for NRI's murder in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Police on Tuesday held two persons in connection with the murder NRI industrialist Chigurupati Jayaram.The arrested persons have been identified as Rakesh Reddy and his driver Srinivas.Krishna district Superintendent of Police Sarvasreshta Tripathi said: "We have arrested two persons in connection with Chigurupati Jayaram murder case. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC."Tripathi said that the police got information about a body on February 1. "We got the body's post-mortem examination done. Thereafter, the body was handed over to his family. Special teams were formed for conducting the investigation."According to police, accused Rakesh Reddy claimed he is a real estate businessman and had given a loan of Rs 4 crore to Jayaram.They tortured him for money, but Jayaram said that he had no money, after which Rakesh hit Jayaram leading to a severe injury on his head following which he died, said the police.Police said further investigation in the ..
Delhi Police arrest 19-year-old girl for allegedly helping rape accused
Delhi police on Tuesday arrested a 19-year-old girl for allegedly helping three accused rape a 25-year-old girl.The 19-year-old has been sent to judicial custody by Delhi's Karkardooma Court.According to the police, the victim initially got an FIR registered against three men who were arrested subsequently after an investigation.During the investigation, the police also added section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as the victim complained of forcefully being subjected to anal sex. The victim, who had come to Delhi from Northeast for work, had alleged that the accused raped her and subjected her to repeated sexual and physical assaults. The survivor added that she was taken to an apartment in Delhi's Dilshad Colony, and was gang-raped and blackmailed thereafter.She later named the accused girl in her complaint and stated that the girl had accompanied all three male accused every time they raped her.As per police complaint, the accused also caused grievous harm to the victim while ..
MP doctor kills driver, chops body into pieces and puts them in acid; held
A leading orthopaedic doctor was arrested here for allegedly killing his 30-year-old driver, chopping the body into over a dozen pieces and immersing them in acid at his residence in a bid to destroy the evidence, police said Tuesday. Dr Sunil Mantri, 56, killed Virendra Pachouri on Monday as the driver suspected that Mantri was having an illicit relationship with his wife. He was arrested Tuesday. "Mantri's wife used to run a boutique at their home. However after her death, Pachouri's wife started running it. The driver suspected Mantri was in an illicit relationship with his wife and so he allowed her to run it," Superintendent of Police Arvind Saxena told PTI. Saxena said Mantri had first tried to placate Pachouri by hiring him as his driver on a salary of Rs 16,000 per month, but that did not stop him from threatening the doctor to stay away from his wife. On Tuesday, the SP said they received information about "suspicious activities" at Mantri's residence in Anand Nagar area of .
Realtor arrested for NRI businessman's murder in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh Police on Tuesday claimed to have cracked the murder case of Florida-based NRI businessman Chigurupati Jayaram with the arrest of a realtor and his driver, but hours later the victim's wife approached Telangana Police in Hyderabad and demanded a thorough probe.
Centre moves SC seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan
The Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his tweets alleging that they amounted to making false statement in a pending case on appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI Director. The plea has been filed days after Attorney General K K Venugopal had filed a similar contempt petition against Bhushan for his alleged tweets. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra is scheduled to hear on Wednesday the plea filed by NGO Common Cause challenging appointment of Rao as interim chief of the probe agency. Bhushan, in his tweets, had reportedly alleged that the Centre, represented by Venugopal had misled the apex court on the issue of Rao's appointment. Venugopal, in his contempt plea, had referred to the extracts of the minutes of the meeting of the high powered selection committee comprising the Prime Minister, Justice A K Sikri and leader of largest opposition party Mallikarjun Kharge. The Centre, in the ..
Rajeev Kumar destroyed, tampered with evidence: CBI tells SC
The CBI Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who was leading the SIT in the Saradha chit fund scam, destroyed, destructed and tampered with material evidence in the form of call detail records (CDRs) of the prime accused and potential accused persons. The agency said a strong prima facie case of Kumar having committed offences both under Prevention of Corruption Act and other IPC offences has been made out. The agency also claimed that companies like Shardha, Rose Valley and Tower Group had given huge contributions to the Trinamool Congress. The CBI, which filed an additional affidavit in pursuance to Monday's order, said in spite of continuous insistence and follow up by it, Kumar furnished only CDRs of the prime accused on June 28, 2018. "The CDRs of the accused, when analysed by the CBI, were found to be tampered, doctored and the material evidence had been destroyed," it said. Claiming that the SIT is under investigation as it was conniving
Elderly man stabbed to death; mob torches houses
Three houses were set on fire by a mob after a 65-year-old man was stabbed to death in Surmunda village in Simdega district on Tuesday, police sources said. Nandkishore Sahu was strolling on the road when a person stabbed him in the stomach with a knife and also hit him with a stone, killing him instantly. Old enmity was stated to be the reason behind the murder, the sources said. A large number of local people as well as family members of the victim assembled soon after Sahu was killed. Enraged over the incident, they set fire to three houses and ransacked several houses and damaged house-hold articles, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Amit Kumar Singh said. The mob resisted journalists and photographers from covering the incident. A police team led by Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Kumar reached there and took the situation under control. Fire tenders doused the blaze.
Apple executive's death: HC grants 4 weeks to state govt to file reply on bail plea to accused
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted four weeks to the state government for filing its reply on a bail plea of accused Prashant Kumar, the policeman who was booked for shooting dead Apple executive Vivek Tiwari here in September 2018. It fixed the hearing of the matter after six weeks. A bench of justice Rekha Dixit here passed the order on the bail application moved on behalf of Kumar. Opposing the plea, additional government advocate (I) Rajesh Kumar Singh had argued that it was a sensational case in which none other than a policeman shot dead a man who was going by his car in Gomtinagar, a posh area in Lucknow. Meanwhile, on behalf of wife of the deceased, advocate Pranshu Agrawal also appeared and sought time to file reply to the bail plea of Prashant.
TN's power utility detects theft, levies over Rs 10 lakh fine
The State's electricity monolith, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation has detected power theft in respect of over a dozen consumers and levied a cumulative fine of over Rs ten lakh. Following raids by enforcement officials, 12 cases of theft were detected in Cuddalore and nine in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari electricity distribution circles, an official release here said. In respect of 12 consumers under Cuddalore circle, a fine of Rs 5.26 lakh was levied and Rs 5.40 lakh fine was imposed for nine users in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari circle under Madurai division. "The consumers admitted the offence and chose to compound the case," the release said. Since they came forward to compound the case, police complaints were not lodged against them. The cumulative additional fine collected from consumers in Cuddalore, Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli circles was to the tune of Rs 1,17,000 to drop criminal proceedings.
Robert Vadra may appear before ED in money laundering case
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra is expected to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with a money laundering case relating to alleged possession of illegal foreign assets, official sources said Tuesday. Vadra was directed by a Delhi court to cooperate with the investigation being carried out by the central probe agency after he knocked on its door seeking anticipatory bail in this case. The sources said Vadra, once he appears, will be grilled about the transactions, purchase and possession of certain immovable assets in London and his statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. A Delhi court last week granted interim bail to him till February 16 and asked him to join probe by appearing in person on February 6 in this case. The case relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property located at 12, Bryanston Square worth 1.9 million pounds, which is allegedly owned by .