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Couple, minor son end lives 'unable' to pay school fee in TN
A couple and their 11-year old son committed suicide here Wednesday allegedly upset over the inability to pay the boy's schools fees, police said. Senthilkumar (35), a goldsmith, his 30-year old wife and son were found dead in their house at Velipalayam by a friend, police said adding they were suspected to have taken poison mixed meal. Police, quoting relatives of the deceased, said Senthilkumar had been trying to get loan from various sources to pay the school fees for his son, a class six student of a private school. As he was unable to get the required amount, he was dejected in the past few days, they said. Emotional scenes were witnessed as the boy was clad in police uniform, his favourite dress, the relatives said. A case has been registered and further investigation was on, police added.
NIA arrests Gujarat man from IGI airport in Pak-based terror outfit case
The NIA on Wednesday arrested a 44-year-old man who arrived at the Delhi airport from Dubai in connection with a case linked to the banned Pakistan-based outfit Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), a senior official said. They said Mohammad Arif Ghulambashir Dharampuria, a resident of Valsad district in Gujarat, was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). The man was "evading examination and arrest by hiding himself in Dubai, UAE for long and a look out circular (LOC) was issued by the NIA against him", the official said. He landed in Delhi from Dubai, he said. This is the fifth arrest in this case which is related to receiving of terror funds being sent by FIF operators to their associates through hawala operators to further their nefarious activities to create unrest in India, the official said. He will be produced before a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, he said. The federal probe agency had carried out country-wide raids in this case in ...
Musharraf's plea to adjourn high treason case rejected
A special court in Islamabad on Wednesday rejected former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's plea for adjournment of a hearing of a high treason case against him on medical grounds.
CSMT bridge collapse: Police opposes bail plea of structural auditor
Police Wednesday opposed the bail plea of the director of an audit firm arrested in connection with the collapse of a foot overbridge outside the CSMT, saying that he had failed to examine the rusting of crucial iron pieces of the structure, which led to the incident. Neeraj Desai, director of D D Desai's Associated Engineering Consultant and Analysts Pvt Ltd, was arrested on March 18, four days after the incident, for culpable homicide. Azad Maidan police Wednesday filed its additional report before Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Raj Vaidya citing forensic report in a supplementary charge sheet filed in a local court last month. Desai's bail application had been rejected twice earlier, once by the metropolitan magistrate and later by the sessions court. The collapse of the foot overbridge during rush hour on March 14 had killed seven people and injured 30. In the additional reply filed through public prosecutor Mangesh Arote, police said they have received the detailed report ..
Man arrested for slaughtering cow to trigger communal tension: Police
The Special Cell of the Delhi Police arrested a 29-year-old man from northeast Delhi's Harsh Vihar on Wednesday for allegedly slaughtering a cow with a design to trigger communal tension on the occasion of Holi, the police said. The accused, Imran, a resident of Ghaziabad, was hiding somewhere in Uttarakhand and had come to meet his family members near Loni, from where he was nabbed in the morning, they said. Earlier, Imran's associates Parvaiz, Lukman and Insallaham were nabbed by the police but the former went underground after which a reward of Rs 25,000 was announced on his arrest, the police said. According to the police, the incident was reported on Holi on March 21. The residents of Harsh Vihar had approached the police after they found the body parts of a cow and an animal fetus lying near the boundary wall of a vacant plot. The situation turned tense as the locals staged a protest against the alleged cow slaughter. The police pacified the protesters and brought the situation .
UK HC rejects Nirav Modi's bail plea, says he destroyed evidence
London (United Kingdom) Jun 12 (ANI): The UK High Court on Wednesday denied bail to fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi on the grounds that he indulged in destruction of evidence and may fail to surrender if granted the relief.Rejecting the bail plea of Modi, Justice Ingrid Simler at the Royal Courts of Justice observed, "There is evidence that manipulation has occurred and concerted efforts were made to manipulate witnesses."Modi, 48, is fighting against his extradition from the UK to India to face the law of the land in the over Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud and money laundering scam case."Nirav Modi destroyed phones of the witnesses, which contained data that could have been of importance. In all these circumstances, I believe that there is compelling evidence of destroying evidence," Justice Simler said.The court said there is clear evidence that emails were sent and received using secure servers based in Dubai.It noted, "Divyesh Gandhi (Modi's associate), now a ...
Prashant gets bail, but 5 still in jail; 2 others booked
As journalist Prashant Kanojia was released on bail Wednesday, the fate of five others arrested for posting and sharing alleged objectionable remarks against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hung in balance. The five others arrested on similar charges include three journalists and two Gorakhpur residents while the police are looking for one each in Kannauj and Basti. With the Supreme Court breathing down the neck of Uttar Pradesh government for putting Kanojia behind bars, the journalist was granted bail a day after the apex court order. Kanojia was arrested for sharing a video on his Twitter and Facebook accounts. The video showed a woman repeatedly expressing her desire to marry Adityanath. According to police, Kanojia's comments on social media had maligned the chief minister's image. Aditryanath, 47, is a saffron-clad monk-turned-politician who is also the 'mahant' (head priest) of the Gorakhnath mutt. Officials said Ishika Singh, channel head of Nation Live and editor Anuj Shukla ..
Woman sent to detention camp on suspicion of being 'foreigner'
A middle-aged woman, who claimed she possessed documents to prove her legacy dates back to 1952, has been sent to a detention centre at Jorhat on Wednesday by a tribunal on suspicion of being a 'foreigner'. Dolly Roy, a resident of Golaghat town, was detained after she failed to appear before the Jorhat Foreigners' Tribunal on three occasions, citing poor health condition. The woman asserted that she has submitted her medical certificates to the police. Roy also said that she has documents to prove that her legacy data dates back to 1952, and that the names of her parents were registered in the voters' list and her siblings have made it to the NRC list, published last year. Her detainment comes close on the heels of Kargil war veteran Md Sanaullah's temporary incarceration at Boko. Sanaullah, who was declared a 'foreigner' by a Boko tribunal, was later granted bail by the Gauhati High Court. Roy and Sanaullah are among the 40 lakh people whose names were not included in ...
Praful Patel to appear before ED again next week
Former civil aviation minister and NCP leader Praful Patel has been summoned for questioning by the ED again next week as he sought exemption from the session Wednesday in connection with a money laundering probe related to losses suffered by Air India as part of an alleged multi-crore aviation scam, officials said. The Rajya Sabha MP was grilled by the agency over two separate sessions on Monday and Tuesday and his statement was recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He has been summoned again next week for June 17, the officials said. They said Patel, 62, was asked about the policy decisions taken by the civil aviation ministry during his tenure and his links with alleged aviation lobbyist Deepak Talwar, under arrest in this case, during the two rounds of grilling. The case emerges from a criminal complaint registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to probe alleged irregularities in fixing air slots for international airlines that purportedly led to ...
Former youth football coach jailed for 24 years for sex abuse
A former youth football coach at English Premier League side Southampton was jailed for 24 years on Wednesday for sexually abusing young players during a 25-year period. Bob Higgins, 66, who ran youth training programmes at Southampton as well as lower-level club Peterborough, was last month convicted of dozens of indecent assault counts on 24 teenage boys between 1971 and 1996. The trial heard Higgins was a "kingmaker" who abused his position of power over the future careers of the young players to take advantage of them for his own sexual needs. Handing down the lengthy sentence at Winchester Crown Court in southern England, judge Peter Crabtree said he was "predatory, cunning and manipulative". He added Higgins used sexualised behaviour to "normalise" the abuse he carried out. "A number of the boys idolised you and were prepared, and did, anything to further their dreams of becoming a professional footballer," Crabtree said. "The only person who should feel shame and guilt is you",
Journalist Prashant Kanojia released from Lucknow jail
Journalist Prashant Kanojia was released from Lucknow jail Wednesday, a day after a Supreme Court's directive to set him free immediately on bail. Kanojia, who spent four nights behind the bars, was arrested Saturday for allegedly making objectionable comments against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media. He was allowed bail after furnishing two sureties of Rs 20,000 each and a personal bond for the same amount. The release order was sent to Lucknow jail earlier in the day by Lucknow's Chief Judicial Magistrate, paving the way for his release.
Local BSP leader shot dead in Shamli
A local BSP leader was shot dead by unidentified men in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said Wednesday. Shokat, 40, was returning to his village from Shamli on Tuesday night when motorcycle-borne men fatally shot him near Harar Fatehpur village, Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Srivastava said. He was a former BSP general secretary of Baghra area. The body has been sent for post-mortem and the search for the accused is on, the officer added.
One held for duping Ex Chief Justice of India RM Lodha
One person arrested for allegedly duping former Chief Justice of India (CJI) R M Lodha of Rs one lakh by hacking his colleague's e-mail account, almost a month ago, was sent to two-day police custody by a Delhi court on Wednesday.The accused Dinesh Mali, who was arrested from Udaipur earlier this month, was produced before Anjani Mahajan, the duty magistrate of Saket court, who allowed police custodial interrogation of him for two days, police said.Police confirmed that they can seek further custody of the remand of the accused as investigation in the matter is in its crucial stage and there could be a possibility of involvement of more people.Former CJI RM Lodha had filed a police complaint alleging that he had transferred a total of Rs one lakh to the account of his friend and colleague Justice BP Singh, which he came to know later was hacked.Fraudsters allegedly used B P. Singh's email account to dupe Lodha of Rs. 1 lakh by requesting him of financial help from Singh's account. ...
Houses of former UP Minister, Samajwadi Party ex-MP searched by CBI in mining scam
The CBI is conducting searches at 22 locations, including three residential premises of former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati, in connection with an illegal mining case, officials said Wednesday. His three houses in Amethi were part of the search operation which is spread over 11 locations in Hamirpur district in the state and several other places in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR), they said. Prajapati held the mining portfolio in the Akhilesh Yadav government and he is considered an influential Samajwadi Party leader. He is currently in jail in a rape case. A woman from Chitrakoot had alleged that the minister exploited her on the promise of allotting her a mining lease, but he denied the charge. The searches were also conducted at the residence of former Samajwadi Party MP Ghanshyam Anuragi in Jalaun. Anuragi was the member of 15th Lok Sabha from Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh. In addition, two locations in Delhi, one in Ghaziabad, four in Lucknow and 11 in Hamirpur were
Custodial death case: SC dismisses plea of sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt
In a setback to sacked Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain his plea seeking examination of 11 additional witnesses in a 30-year-old custodial death case in which he is facing the trial. Bhatt had moved the apex court saying that examination of these 11 witnesses was crucial for arriving at a just and fair decision in the case. The Gujarat Police strongly opposed his plea before a vacation bench of justices Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi and termed it as a "tactic to delay the outcome of the case". Senior advocate Maninder Singh and advocate Rajat Nair, appearing for the state police, told the bench that the lower court has reserved its verdict in the case and the judgement is scheduled to be pronounced on June 20. Senior advocate Salman Khurshid, appearing for Bhatt, contended that the examination of these witnesses was crucial for a fair trial in the case. However, Singh told the court that this case has been dragged for ...
Madurai: One killed by group of seven
One person was killed on Wednesday allegedly by a group of people near Tallakulam police station here.According to P Manivannan, Deputy Commissioner, the victim, identified as Ajith, was killed by a group of seven people.The body has been sent for the post mortem examination to the Madurai Government Rajaji Hospital.Further investigations into the matter are underway.
Nirav Modi: UK High Court notes broad consistency in India's evidence
A UK High Court judge on Wednesday accepted a broad consistency of evidence put forward by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), arguing on behalf of the Indian government, in the extradition case against fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi. Justice Ingrid Simler read out a detailed judgment at the Royal Courts of Justice, in which she upheld a lower court ruling to withhold bail and also summed up the case against Modi - wanted in India as the "principal beneficiary" of the fraudulent issuance of letters of undertaking (LoUs) in the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case. "Taken overall, there is a broad consistency of evidence," Judge Simler noted, as she accepted all the concerns raised by the CPS. Modi's legal team had rejected any of destruction of evidence by him and claimed that any mobile phones disposed of were only to avoid tracking rather than to destroy the material held on them. But the judge dismissed this assertion, accepting the
France's Le Pen to go on trial for tweeting gruesome IS images
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been ordered to stand trial for tweeting pictures of Islamic State atrocities, a judicial source told AFP on Wednesday. Le Pen shared the gruesome images in December 2015, a few weeks after IS jihadists killed 130 people in attacks in Paris. A judge in the western Paris suburb of Nanterre ordered that the National Rally leader stand trial on charges of circulating "violent messages that incite terrorism or pornography or seriously harm human dignity" and that can be viewed by a minor. The charges carry a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a fine of 75,000 euros (USD85,000). Last year, an investigative magistrate called for Le Pen to undergo psychiatric tests in connection with the IS tweets. The 50-year-old trained lawyer, whose party topped France's vote in the recent European elections, has denounced the case as a violation of her freedom of expression. She tweeted the images after a French journalist drew a comparison between ...
UP sand mining scam: ex-Minister's home among 22 places raided (2nd Lead)
The CBI on Wednesday carried out searches at over 21 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, including the residence of former state Minister Gayatri Prajapati in connection with a case of illegal sand mining between 2012 and 2016, officials said.
78 arrested in MP for duping American citizens
The Madhya Pradesh Cyber Cell claimed to have busted a gang of dupers with the arrest of 78 people. While 75 of them had been sent to jail, three were under remand, the police said.