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Iraqi national held for throwing two puppies from 8th floor
Gurgaon police arrested an Iraqi national for allegedly killing two puppies after throwing them off from his eighth floor apartment located in upscale Emrald Estate here, apolice official said Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday when the founder of Umeed for Animal Foundation (NGO) complained to Gurgaon police control room against the accused, identified as Saif Ashar Abdul Hussain, 31, a native of Iraq, that he threw two puppies to death from his eighth floor apartment. "He was arrested on the basis of a CCTV footage, following which Saif Ashar Abdul Hussain confessed to his crime on sustained interrogation," Gurgaon police PRO Subhash Bokan said. The accused works as a guest attendant for the overseas people who come for treatment in Gurgaon hospitals, Bokan added.
Hacker held for duping ex-CJI Lodha of Rs 1 lakh
Little over a week after former Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha was cheated of Rs 1 lakh in an online scam after the email account of his friend, a retired judge, was hacked, the Delhi Police have arrested a Rajasthan-based hacker for the crime, a police officer said on Tuesday.
Extortion racket involving cops busted in Noida, 15 arrested
The Gautam Buddh Nagar police busted an extortion racket and arrested 15 people including a sub inspector (a police post in-charge), three constables and two married women, late on monday night.
10-year-old allegedly raped in Rajasthan
A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Basseer area of Dhaulpur city here, police said.The victim's family reported the incident to the Basheedi police station after which the gruesome event came into light, police said.The police have registered a case and have initiated the proceedings for the girl's medical examination.The victim's family alleged that the minor was sleeping outside their house when an unidentified person took her to a secluded place at around 11:30 pm and brutally raped her.The family members woke up after a while and started to search for the girl who was found missing. After a search they heard the girl crying and found her lying unclothed.The Bassei police has registered a case under different sections of the law and have started a search for the accused.
Gang of cheats busted, one arrested for duping MBBS aspirants
The Delhi Police has arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly duped several people on the pretext of securing admissions in medical colleges.
Man held for wife's murder in Rajouri district in J&K
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday arrested a man for allegedly murdering his wife and critically injuring his daughter in Rajouri district.
US nabs 1,700 'online child sex offenders' in two-month operation
The US Justice Department said Tuesday that it has arrested nearly 1,700 alleged online child sex offenders in a two-month operation across the country. The "Broken Heart" operation of April and May took aim at people who make and distribute child pornography, as well as those who receive and download it. It also went after people involved in trafficking children for sex, and pedophiles who travel around the country and abroad to sexually abuse children, the Justice Department said. The operation led to the identification of 308 child abusers and 357 children who suffered abuse in the production of pornography. "The sexual abuse of children is repugnant, and it victimizes the most innocent and vulnerable of all," Attorney General Bill Barr said in a statement. "We must bring the full force of the law against sexual predators, and with the help of our Internet Crimes Against Children program, we will.
EU welcomes Russia dropping charges against reporter
The European Union on Tuesday welcomed Russia's decision to drop drug charges against an investigative journalist as a "positive outcome", but demanded a probe into reports he was beaten in prison. Ivan Golunov, a reporter with the independent media outlet Meduza, was arrested last week on charges that supporters said were trumped up to punish him for his investigative work. The case sparked outrage in Russia and abroad, with major Russian media outlets voicing support and a demonstration in support of Golunov was planned in Moscow on Wednesday after days of smaller protests. "The decision to drop the charges of 'illegal production or sale of drugs' against investigative journalist Ivan Golunov is a positive outcome to this particular case," a spokesperson for the European Commission said. "His initial detention and subsequent house arrest, however, added to an already worrying trend with respect to media freedom in the Russian Federation. The arrest charges made against Mr Golunov ...
US lawsuit filed over deadly fire at London's Grenfell Tower
A lawsuit filed in the United States says faulty building materials helped spread a fire at London's Grenfell Tower in 2017. More than 200 relatives of victims and survivors joined the suit, which targets US companies that made products used at the complex. It was filed in a state court in Philadelphia on Tuesday. It would be up to a jury to decide how much money to award. The blaze started in a refrigerator and raced up the side of the 24-story building two years ago June 14, killing 72 people. The plaintiffs' lawyers say the exterior cladding was made of highly flammable material that can't be used in U.S. skyscrapers. The suit names refrigerator maker Whirlpool, cladding manufacturer Arconic Inc. and insulation maker Celotex. Messages seeking comment were emailed to all three companies.
DCW rescues woman held captive at home by parents
The Delhi Commission for Women rescued a 27-year-old woman who was allegedly held captive by her parents in her own house as they did not approve of her relationship with a man, the panel said Tuesday. The women's panel received a call on its 181 women helpline from a man who informed that his friend lives in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh and loves a woman who works with him and belongs to Delhi, they said. He informed the commission that during summer holidays, she came to her home in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri area. When the woman came to Delhi, she found out that her family was going to fix her marriage, the DCW said. She informed her parents that she wanted to marry someone else, but her family opposed to her decision. They took her phone and kept her captive in the house. He informed that the woman's family allegedly beat her up. He informed the commission that the woman was allegedly being harassed in her home and wanted to escape, the panel said. On receiving the complaint, the DCW team .
Child marriage bid foiled
A minor girl was saved from marriage thanks to the timely intervention of local administration at the behest of an alert village in Akola district of Maharashtra, a police officer said Tuesday. The villager informed the Child Line, a dedicated helpline set up by the district administration, alerting them about the marriage of the minor girl, said Borgaon Manju police station inspector Sanjiv Raut. On receipt of information, child line members reached the spot and counselled parents of the girl who agreed to not marry her off till she turns 18, he said.
Transplant coordinator of Faridabad hospital arrested for role in international kidney racket
The transplant coordinator of a leading hospital in Faridabad was arrested on Tuesday for her alleged role in an international kidney transplant racket, police said. Sonika Dabas was sent a notice by the Kanpur police to appear before Superintendent of Police (Crime) Rajesh Yadav, who was heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case. She had appeared before the SIT on Monday and faced intensive questioning in the sensational racket which was busted in the city in February and spreads across Turkey and the Middle East countries, Yadav said. There was enough evidence to prove the involvement of Dabas in the racket. A kidney transplant took place at her hospital in Faridabad and she also took a large amount of money from the recipient, the SP said. After corroborating her role, Dabas was arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy and forgery, the SP said, adding that she was produced before the special chief judicial magistrate from where she was sent to jail. Over a ...
Third journalist of Noida-based TV channel held for "defamatory content" against Yogi Adityanath
Another journalist at a Noida-based TV channel has been arrested allegedly over defamatory content against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, said officials. Nation Live editor Anshul Kaushik was arrested Monday night and remanded in 14-day judicial custody Tuesday on the same charges as the channel head Ishika Singh and editor Anuj Shukla. During a debate on the channel on June 6, a woman had allegedly made defamatory statements against Adityanath. "Editor Anshul Kaushik of Nation Live was arrested last night and produced in the district and sessions court in Surajpur, Gautam Buddh Nagar. The court has remanded him in 14-day judicial custody," a police officer privy to the probe told PTI requesting anonymity. "One more editor of the channel is absconding and police are on the lookout for him as well," the officer said. This is the third arrest in the case in which the district administration and the police themselves had taken cognizance to lodge two FIRs and also reported
Slot allocation scam: Praful Patel grilled for over 9 hours on Day 2
Former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here for the second consecutive day in connection with the multi-crore airline slot allocation scam case. He was questioned for over nine hours on Tuesday.The NCP leader is being questioned for his alleged involvement in awarding favourable air traffic rights to foreign airlines that caused losses to national carrier Air India.He has been asked to appear before ED tomorrow also.On Monday, Patel was questioned for nearly eight hours by the ED. He refused to answer media queries on what transpired at the probe office.The name of Patel, who was the civil aviation minister between 2004 and 2011, surfaced in a charge sheet filed by the ED against corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar on March 30.The agency had in its charge sheet said that Talwar, who is currently in judicial custody, allegedly acted as a middleman to favour foreign private airlines. It also said that Talwar was in regular ...
NIA court sentences man to life term under Anti-Hijacking Act
A special National Investigating Agency court on Tuesday sentenced a person, who had threatened to hijack a Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight in 2017, to life imprisonment.The convict Birju Kishor Salla has also been fined Rs 5 crore for violations of various provisions of Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016.Out of the fine amount, each pilot will get compensation of Rs 1 lakh, each air hostess will get Rs 50,000 and each passenger will be paid Rs 25,000.In 2017, an air hostess found a threat note in the washroom of the business class of the plane which stated that "there are hijackers on board and explosives on the plane". This threat was brought to the notice of the Captain of the flight who sought the permission of Air Traffic Controller in Ahmedabad for an emergency landing.Initially, the case was registered and investigated by Crime Branch, who arrested Birju on the basis of suspicion.Following this, NIA re-registered the case under sections 3(1), 3(2)(a) and 4(b) of Anti Hijacking Act 2016 ...
HC quashes warrant issued by lower court against Tomar
The Jharkhand High Court Tuesday quashed an arrest warrant issued by a lower court against Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar in a defamation case filed by a Congress leader. Congress leader N K Azad had filed the defamation case against Tomar on January 9, 2016 for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Rahul Gandhi while addressing BJP workers at the New Town Hall in Dhanbad. Hearing the appeal, a bench of Justice Amitabh Gupta quashed the arrest warrant and stayed the trial case in the Dhanbad lower court against the Union Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Agriculture and Family Welfare Minister. The minister's advocate Narendra Trivedi said they had filed a petition under Section 205 (personal attendance of accused) of CrPC in the lower court for exemption of physical presence of the minister, but without cancelling the petition, the lower court issued the arrest warrant. "The High Court today not only quashed the arrest warrant, but also put a stay on trial of the ...
Another journalist held for "defamatory content" against Yogi Adityanath
Another journalist at a Noida-based TV channel has been arrested allegedly over defamatory content against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, said officials. Nation Live editor Anshul Kaushik was arrested Monday night and remanded in 14-day judicial custody Tuesday on the same charges as the channel head Ishika Singh and editor Anuj Shukla. During a debate on the channel on June 6, a woman had allegedly made defamatory statements against Adityanath. "Editor Anshul Kaushik of Nation Live was arrested last night and produced in the district and sessions court in Surajpur, Gautam Buddh Nagar. The court has remanded him in 14-day judicial custody, a police officer privy to the probe told PTI requesting anonymity. "One more editor of the channel is absconding and police are on the lookout for him as well," the officer said. This is the third arrest in the case in which the district administration and the police themselves had taken cognizance to lodge two FIRs and also reported .
UK High Court hears Nirav Modi's bail appeal
The UK High Court Tuesday heard fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi's appeal against a lower court's order to deny him bail as he fights his extradition from Britain to India in the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case. Justice Ingrid Simler at the Royal Courts of Justice in London concluded the hearing and said as the matter of "some importance", she would take some time to consider it and hand down her ruling on Wednesday. Modi's legal team repeated many of its assertions from previous three bail pleas before Westminster Magistrates' Court to claim that the 48-year-old diamond merchant did not pose a "substantial" flight risk, as claimed by the Indian government. "Modi is not (Wikileaks c-founder) Julian Assange who sought refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy, but just an ordinary Indian jeweller. There is no evidence to show that he would do the prohibitive things listed [such as interfere with witnesses]," said Clare Montgomery, Modi's ...
US charges against Assange to be unveiled on Friday
The United States will detail all the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange when it seeks his extradition in a London court on Friday, the editor of the whistleblowers' website said on Tuesday. "The American authorities, the Department of Justice, will present the evidence in support of their extradition demand," Kristinn Hrafnsson told reporters. The US Justice Department confirmed on Tuesday that it had submitted a formal extradition request. The 47-year-old Australian is not expected to attend Friday's hearing but could take part from prison via video link, although it will be largely procedural. The "first real confrontation of arguments" in court will not be for several weeks or months, Hrafnsson said. On the run from extradition to Sweden on accusations of sexual assault, Assange lived inside Ecuador's embassy to London for seven years after being granted asylum. He was arrested by British police in April after Ecuador finally withdrew his asylum and is now serving a .
SIDCO case: HC directs cops not to arrest DMK MLA till June 12
The Madras High Court Tuesday directed police not to arrest DMK MLA M Subramanian and his wife in connection with a case relating to alleged grabbing of a government property by creating forged documents, till June 12. Justice G K.Illanthiraiyan gave the direction orally and posted to Wednesday further hearing of the anticipatory bail petitions filed by them. The judge also permitted the de facto complainant S Parthiban to file an intervening petition. Parthiban, who had contested as an Independent against former Chennai Corporation Mayor Subramanian in the 2016 assembly election, had earlier submitted that Subramanian in his election affidavit had stated that the property belonged to his wife Kanchana. Alleging that the information was false, he claimed the property was allotted to S K Kannan by the Industries and Commerce Department on February 14, 1959. Kannan had died in 2015, leaving behind six daughters and one son. He alleged that Subramanian, using his political