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CM Adityanath holds review meeting on law and order situation in state
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday held a review meeting with officials on law and order situation in the state.The meeting was attended by District Magistrates (DMs), Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), Superintendent of Police (SPs) from all districts across the state.Other senior officials present were Chief Secretary, DGP, Principal Secretary (Home) etc. officials were not allowed to carry their mobile phones along with them and it was kept outside the meeting hall.He also held a meeting with Chief Secretary and senior police officials on Monday on the issue of women security in the state.This came in the backdrop of the recent spate of incidences of crime against women in the state that created an outrage among the public and members of civil society. It also raised a question over the law and order situation in the state.A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped by six men in Kushinagar on Saturday while a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a Muslim .
2 GRP personnel beat up journalist covering derailment of goods train, suspended
Two GRP personnel allegedly thrashed a television journalist after an argument with him when he was covering the derailment of a goods train in Shamli, following which they were suspended, officials said Wednesday. Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police OP Singh ordered to place under suspension the Government Railway Police's Shamli Station House Officer Rakesh Kumar and constable Sanjay Pawar, the state police tweeted Wednesday morning. A senior UP government official, quoting Shamli Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Pandey, said the action was taken after the two GRP personnel thrashed Amit Sharma. In a purported video of the incident which went viral on social media late last night, the accused GRP personnel, in plain clothes, can be seen repeatedly slapping and punching Sharma. Subsequently, the GRP personnel detained him. "The incident took place when the journalist had gone to cover the derailment of a few bogies of a goods trains in Shamli. There was a heated ...
Illegal mining case: Gayatri Prajapati's house among 22 places raided in UP
The CBI on Wednesday carried out searches at over 22 locations in 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.
CBI conducts searches at 22 locations in UP, Delhi in connection with mining scam
The CBI is carrying out searches at 22 locations in Uttar Pradesh and the national capital, including three residential premises, of former UP Minister Gayatri Parajapti in connection with the illegal mining scam, officials said Wednesday. Prajapati had held the mining portfolio during the Samajwadi Party government under Akhilesh Yadav, they said. The case pertains to violation of norms in giving mining leases in various districts of the state, the officials added.
Angry locals protest after boiler blast kills 2 in Maha
Angry locals protested outside a hospital in Buldhana district of Maharashtra after a boiler blast at a food processing company there left two persons dead and as many others injured, police said on Wednesday. Some labourers were engaged in welding work when the boiler at the private food processing unit, located in Khamgaon area here, exploded around 6.30 pm on Tuesday, police inspector Santosh Tale said. The impact of the blast was so severe that the workers were thrown out of the premises, killing two of them and injuring as many others, he said. The injured persons and the bodies were later taken to the City Hospital where angry locals gathered and demanded action against the food company officials, he said. The police rushed to the site and dispersed the angry crowd, Tale said, adding that the situation was under control. The two injured workers were undergoing treatment at the hospital where their condition was reported to be out of danger, he said. As of now, an ...
Court acquits man accused of sexually assaulting minor girl
A court here in Maharashtra has acquitted a 36-year-old man of charges of kidnapping a minor girl and sexually assaulting her on the pretext of marriage. District Judge S B Bahalkar in her order last week observed that there was a delay in lodging the FIR which, she said, was an extremely vital evidence, and there was no medical evidence to show that the victim was sexually assaulted. The prosecution told the court that on March 7, 2013, that the victim, then aged 16 years and residing in Wada taluka of Thane, went to take her Class 10 exam but did not return home. Her family members later got to know that she had gone with the accused, Chetan Kantilal Patil. They approached police after three days when both the victim and the accused were found. The accused was subsequently arrested and booked under Indian Penal Code sections 363 (kidnapping) and 366-A (procuration of minor girl) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The judge noted that the ..
CBI raids ex-UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati's Amethi home
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday carried out raids in the Amethi residence and office of former Samajwadi Party Minister Gayatri Prajapati.
Karnataka: Journalist attacked by employees of pharmaceutical company in Tumkur
Local journalists on Wednesday here were allegedly attacked by the employees of a pharmaceutical firm as the scribes were trying to report issues faced by locals due to the presence of the company in the vicinity.The workers of Beloor Biotech Boylor mercilessly hit the journalists, who were admitted in the nearby hospital for the treatment.After receiving the complaint, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara met the victims at the hospital and assured justice.A case has been registered against the accused.The incident has come to light just hours after a journalist in Shamli was beaten by a group of GRP personnel for covering the derailment of a goods train. In the video, the journalist can be seen been mercilessly thrashed by a group of men.
Karnataka: Priest, villagers held for parading man naked inside temple
A man belonging to the Scheduled Caste was paraded naked at Shaneshwara Temple in Gundlupete by priest and villagers who alleged that he intended to destroy the idols.The incident occurred on June 3.Speaking about the incident, Chandrappa, a priest at Shaneshwara Temple said, "When he came, I gave him water. He wanted to come to the temple. I called him but suddenly he held my collar and started abusing me without any reason. When he had come to the temple he had no clothes on, we gave him a lungi. He is not mentally fit it seems."Later on the police registered a case on the complaint of victim's cousin Kantha Raju, under sections 143, 147, 395, 323, 342 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code.A priest and a villager in connection with the case have been arrested, while other accused remain absconding.
GRP Inspector, Constable suspended for beating, urinating on journalist in Shamli
Hours after a journalist in Shamli was beaten up on camera by a group of GRP personnel for covering the derailment of a goods train, DGP Uttar Pradesh OP Singh on Wednesday ordered the immediate suspension of Station House Officer (SHO), GRP Shamli, Rakesh Kumar and Constable Sanjay Pawar."We have come across a video where a journalist has been beaten up & put up in a lock up. DGP UP OP Singh has ordered for immediate suspension of SHO GRP Shamli Rakesh Kumar & Const. Sanjay Pawar. Strict punishment shall be accorded to policemen misbehaving with citizens," read the UP Police twitter handle.In the video, the journalist can be seen been mercilessly hit by a group of men. The victim also spoke to ANI and narrated his ordeal, saying, "They were in plain clothes. One hit my camera and it fell down. When I picked it up they hit and abused me. I was locked up, stripped and they urinated in my mouth."The incident took place just a day after the Supreme Court pulled up Uttar ...
Australian pleads guilty to rape, murder of Arab-Israeli student
A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to raping and killing a young Arab-Israeli student in Melbourne, one of a spate of attacks that sparked fears about women's safety in Australia's second biggest city. The body of Aya Maasarwe, 21, was found by passers-by near a tram stop on an early January morning, hours after she was attacked on her way home while she was speaking on the phone with her sister in Israel. Codey Herrmann was arrested and charged by police with the attacks several days later. He pleaded guilty to one charge of rape and one charge of murder in the Supreme Court of Victoria state. His sentencing hearing is due to take place in early October. Thousands of protesters took to the streets calling for an end to violence against women after Maasarwe's killing. There have been several violent attacks against women in Melbourne in recent years, fuelling concerns that authorities are not doing enough to improve safety in Australia's major cities.
Gurugram: Iraqi national held for throwing puppies from 8th floor
An Iraqi national was arrested by Gurugram Police on Tuesday for allegedly throwing two of his pet puppies from the eighth floor of a building on June 10.The accused, identified as Saif Azhar Abdul Hussain, was arrested from his residence in Gurugram sector-65.Both the puppies reportedly died on the spot. Police have registered a case on the complaint of an NGO.Further investigation is underway.
Journalist thrashed, urinated upon by GRP men in UP
Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel thrashed a journalist who was covering a train derailment near Dhimanpura in the early hours of Wednesday.
UP: Fake rape extortion racket accused sent to 14 day custody
Fifteen people who were arrested by Noida police on the charges of extorting money from individuals by implicating them in fake rape case, were sent to 14 days of judicial custody.All the 15 accused including 4 police personnel, two women and nine other individuals were presented before Meerut's Anti-Corruption Court on Tuesday.All the accused were arrested by a team of Noida police on late night Monday."After receiving several complaints by the commuters travelling between Sector 39 and 44, at least 15 people including a senior prosecutor, one sub-inspector, three constables along with two women were arrested by the police in connection with the case," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Noida, Vaibhav Krishna told ANI.He added, "The police caught two women, who were also partners in crime, red-handed while they were "settling a matter" with a victim for Rs 50,000 late on Monday night near Sector 44 police outpost."However, a woman from the gang is still absconding and a search .
Drunk Indian national charged for assaulting police officer in Singapore
A 25-year-old Indian national faces jail time after he was charged by a court in Singapore with attempting to assault a police officer and causing annoyance to the public while being drunk. Murugesan Ragupathiraja faces 10 charges, three of which were committed on Sunday when he attempted to assault a police officer at an apartment block in the Everton Park housing estate. He was also charged for causing annoyance to the public while drunk in the estate and committing mischief by kicking two wooden benches at a nearby Duxton Plain Park. Police arrested him by firing taser shots on his legs which disabled him, a video on social media showed. He was also shown arguing with the police officers while drinking from a can and taking a swing at police officer. Responding to a public call, police arrived on scene on Sunday afternoon to check on the disturbance he was causing to members of the public and damage to public property he as causing in the estate. Murugesan's previous charges ...
Russia drops drug charges against journalist after outcry over arrest
Russia on Tuesday dropped drug charges against investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, whose arrest sparked off protests across the country.Golunov, who is a special correspondent for the independent news website Meduza, was released from house arrest after the Russian government said that the case was dropped due to lack of evidence.A joyous and relieved Golunov said that he would continue doing his investigative journalism."According to the results of biological, forensic and fingerprint examinations and DNA testing, a decision was made to terminate the criminal prosecution of citizen Ivan Golunov due to the lack of evidence of his participation in the crime," Russia's Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev was quoted by CNN as saying.The Russian minister said those police officers who arrested Golunov last week were suspended and he would request the removal of two top interior ministry officials -- chief of internal affairs at the western district of Russia, Andrei ...
One guard freed in French prison hostage standoff: source
An inmate armed with a homemade weapon took two guards hostage at a high-security prison in northwest France before one of the hostages was released, a source involved in the incident said. The inmate was still holding the second hostage, a female trainee, on Tuesday as police special forces arrived by helicopter at the Conde-sur-Sarthe Penitentiary Centre, which holds dangerous or radicalised prisoners and those with serious discipline problems. The prisoner, armed with the improvised weapon, had taken the guard and the female trainee hostage during prisoner meal time, authorities said. A justice ministry source said the inmate has a history of psychiatric problems and hostage taking. He has convictions for robbery, rape and for a murder of a prison cellmate. Elite units had arrived at the prison by three helicopters, an AFP photographer at the scene said. The Prisons Administration Directorate confirmed a hostage situation without giving any further details. It said the justice ...
PNB scam: Nirav Modi bail hearing concludes, decision on Wednesday
A UK court here on Tuesday concluded the hearing of the bail plea of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who was arrested in March in connection with the USD two billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. The court will deliver its ruling at 10 am (local time) on Wednesday.During the hearing, the Royal Court of Justice said it wanted some time to make a decision.Clare Montgomery, who is representing Modi in the case, submitted before the court that if her client was granted bail, he would be willing to be tagged through an electronic device so that his movements could be tracked."He moved here to raise capital, to explore where in the world he needed to be immigration wise. If he is given bail, he is willing to be tagged through an electronic device, have a phone that can be tracked," Montgomery said."Since he has an extradition case starting, there is no way he will run away. His daughter and son will be moving here, they are starting university," she added.Comparing Modi to ...
Video shows man brandishing gun on road, police say they are YouTubers
A video purportedly showing some people in a car brandishing guns at each other in Greater Noida surfaced on the social media Tuesday, with police saying it was allegedly shot for their YouTube channel but action will be taken against them for creating a "nuisance". The purported video of the incident had surfaced on the social media Tuesday evening, showing the two cars running parallel on an empty road, while the video was being shot from another car running behind the two. "It was a video shoot which was allegedly being done by some people for their YouTube channel. It is not related to any robbery attempt. Suitable legal action being taken against the people appearing in the video for their act of creating nuisance in public," a police official said. The purported video was shot in Karna area of Greater Noida,a police spokesperson said. Station House Officer (SHO), Kasna, has probed the matter and it has emerged that the two sides were friends with each other and engaging in ...
BJP demands NIA probe into Bengal's Sandeshkhali killings
The West Bengal BJP leadership on Tuesday blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for clashes in North 24 Parganas district's Sandeshkhali that claimed at least three lives and demanded a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the matter.