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TV channel head, editor sent to jail for 'defamatory content' on Yogi
The head of a private television news channel and its editor were Sunday remanded in 14-day judicial custody for allegedly broadcasting defamatory content against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, police said. Nation Live channel head Ishika Singh and editor Anuj Shukla were arrested Saturday, the police said. "They were produced in a local court today (Sunday) which remanded them in 14-day judicial custody," Gautam Buddh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna told PTI. During a debate on the Noida-based news channel on June 6, a woman had allegedly made defamatory statements against Adityanath, according to officials. Workers affiliated to a political party had approached the police with a complaint against the news channel for broadcasting the claims of the woman without verifying facts, the officials said. A case was registered against the channel officials at Phase 3 police station under Indian Penal Code sections 501 (printing or engraving matter known .
Boy held for sexually assaulting four-year-old girl
A 16-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly having unnatural sex with a four-year- old girl here on Sunday, a police official said. The incident occurred under Sihora police station area, about 40 kms from the district headquarters. Sihora police station in-charge, Mahendra Singh Rajput, said the incident took place in the afternoon, when the boy found the girl playing outside her house. "He took the girl to a vacant house and committed the act of unnatural sex," Rajput said. The victim's mother reached the spot in search of her, but the boy managed to escape. The girl then told her mother about what happened, following which the latter approached the police. A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered against the boy, Rajput said, adding he was later arrested. The girl was first taken to Algin Hospital in Jabalpur, from where she was referred to Medical College Hospital.
12-year-old Dalit girl raped by six men in UP
A 12-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by six men in Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh, police said Sunday. According to the police, the incident took place in a village in the Ahirouli Bazar police station area on Friday evening. Of the six men, four have been arrested, while efforts are on to nab the rest two. "A case against six accused persons has been registered under various sections of IPC, including section 376 (rape), POCSO Act and SC/ST Act," Superintendent of Police (SP) R N Mishra said. "The girl has been sent for medical test," the SP said. According to reports, the accused had a dispute with the girl's family over the construction of drainage channel on Friday morning. In the evening, they dragged the girl in front of the family and raped her and also thrashed the family members when they resisted. The mother of the girl gave a written complaint to the police on Saturday and the case was registered on Sunday, the police said.
Kathua rape-and-murder case verdict tomorrow
The verdict in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir will be delivered by a special court here on Monday. The in-camera trial in the case that shook the nation ended on June 3, when district and sessions judge Tejwinder Singh had announced that the verdict was likely to be delivered on June 10. Elaborate security arrangements have been made in and around the court and in Kathua in view of the pronouncement of the judgement, officials said Sunday. The situation will be monitored closely, they said. According to the 15-page charge sheet, the eight-year-old girl, who was kidnapped on January 10 last year, was allegedly raped in captivity in a small village temple in Kathua district after having been kept sedated for four days before she was bludgeoned to death. The day-to-day trial commenced in the first week of June last year at the district and sessions court in Pathankot in neighbouring state of Punjab, about 100 km from Jammu and
Massive extradition law protest fills Hong Kong streets
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Hong Kong on Sunday to voice their opposition to government-sponsored legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China to face charges. The massive protest took place three days before Hong Kong's government plans to bring the bill to the full legislature, bypassing the committee process, in a bid to win approval by the end of the month. Police estimated the crowd at 240,000, but organisers said more than 1 million took part. Hong Kong's leader, Carrie Lam, has pushed forward with the legislation despite widespread criticism from human rights and business groups. Opponents say that China's legal system would not guarantee the same rights to defendants as in semi-autonomous Hong Kong. "What can we do to get Carrie Lam to listen to us, how many people have to come out to make her reconsider listening to the public?" said Miu Wong, a 24-year-old office worker who joined the protest. Hong Kong was guaranteed the ...
Vigilance inspector assaulted by water plant owner, workers
A vigilance inspector working with the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation was on Sunday reportedly assaulted by the owner and workers of a water plant he had gone to inspect, police said. Deepak Kumar Srivastava had visited the RO plant at Pandeypur here after getting a complaint that the plant was being run on stolen electricity, they said. The inspector, who was returning in his jeep, was waylaid by the owner and workers of the plant. They then assaulted him and took away his mobile phone before fleeing the spot, police said. SP (city) Dinesh Kumar Singh and ADM (city) Vinay Singh rushed to the spot along with a large police force. The plant was later seized by the police, they said. A complaint was filed at Cant police station by Srivastava. Efforts are on to arrest the attackers, police added.
Minor girl raped, killed in Bhopal, 6 cops suspended
Body of a eight-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped and strangulated, was found in a drain in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Sunday. Six policemen have been suspended in connection with the incident.
Rape of minor is rape, but rape of married woman is different: UP Minister Tiwari
Water Resources, Forest and Environment Minister Upendra Tiwari on Sunday came out with a new classification of the heinous crime - rape, saying that "rape has its nature and rape of a married woman is different."When asked to comment on the incidents of rape in the state, Tiwari, while talking to media persons here, said: "Rape has got its nature. Rape of a minor is rape, but when you come across an incident where a middle-aged woman is raped, it is different."The minister's comment comes at a time when Uttar Pradesh is reeling under a spate of rape incidents including the killing of two and a half years old girl - Twinkle Sharma - in Aligarh over some financial dispute with her father. The main accused, Zahid, has been arrested by the police.Referring to the recent arrest of a journalist for allegedly making 'objectionable' statements against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Tiwari said: "The journalists are responsible for what they disseminate in the form of news.""Every media ...
3 held for looting doctor in Yavatmal
Three persons were Sunday arrested for allegedly robbing a doctor of cash and jewellery in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, police said. The three, identified as Avinash Nemade (27), Sanjay Lokhande (40) and Anil Dodke (22), had visited the house of Dr Shreeram Chakkarwar late night on June 2 on the pretext of getting a patient examined. "When the doctor opened the door of his house, the trio, with one of them brandishing a knife, looted cash and jewellery. A case was registered with Mahagaon police station the next day. The probe was later handed over to the Yavatmal Crime Branch," an official said. A Crime Branch team led by assistant inspector Nilesh Shelke made the arrests from Pusad on Sunday, and seized a motorcycle and two mobiles for the accused, he said. "The cash and jewellery looted from the victim has not been recovered and efforts are on in this connection," Crime Branch chief Pradeep Siraskar said.
Minor raped, killed in Bhopal; 6 cops suspended
The body of an eight-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped, was found near a drain in Bhopal on Sunday, police said. Preliminary investigations revealed she died of strangulation after being raped, an officer said. Six police officials have been suspended for dereliction of duty and a reward of Rs 20,000 has been declared for providing information to nab the accused, officials said. The girl had ventured out of her house in Kamla Nagar area around 8 pm on Saturday to buy something. When she did not return, her family members approached the police that night, an officer said. Inspector General (Bhopal zone) Yogesh Deshmukh told reporters that the police searched for the girl in the night and her body was found near a drain in the same area around 5 am on Sunday. According to an initial post mortem report, the girl "died of strangulation after rape", Additional Superintendent of Police Akhil Patel told PTI. "We are waiting for a detailed report. We have identified an accused and a ...
2 officers booked for allowing building construction on temple land in Jammu
An ex-commissioner of the Jammu Municipal Corporation and a former senior town planner of the civic body were booked Saturday by the Anti Corruption Bureau for giving permission to build to a residential-cum-commercial complex on temple land, officials said Sunday. The ACB registered the case against former JMC commissioner Kiran Kumar and the then senior town planner of JMC Farzana Naqashbandi, who is now posted in the Srinagar Development Authority (SDA). They have been booked for criminal misconduct and abuse of official position for issuing building permission in favour of two persons namely Pardeep Kumar and Kuldeep Kumar, the officials said. This is a third ACB case against Farzana, who was earlier booked by the agency in 2015 and 2016. She continues to work as the chief town planner of the SDA despite three corruption cases against her. A verification was conducted into the allegations that building permission was granted to the two persons for a residential as well as ...
Vault of Daan-Ghati temple in Mathura sealed
The vault (khajana ghar) of Daan-Ghati temple here has been sealed and security personnel deployed to guard its treasure on the orders of a court, officials said Sunday. The authorities also installed CCTV cameras around the vault containing about two crore coins and valuables at the Daan-Ghati temple, which is one of the two main temples of Goverdhan Parikrama. Sub-divisional magistrate Nagendra Singh executed the court orders in the presence of Deputy SP Kailash Chandra Pandey and Sri Giriraj Sevak Samiti Goverdhan Secretary Rama Kant Kaushik. Kaushik had filed a complaint with the police last month alleging that former manager Dal Chand Chaudhary was involved in embezzlement of temple fund. Chaudhary was arrested on the basis of an FIR filed on May 25. According to the FIR, the accused was involved in alleged embezzlement of fund to the tune of 7.44 crore from the seva contract account of the temple in Mathura in western Uttar Pradesh.
3 killed in as motorcycle rams into truck in UP
Three persons died, when their motorcycle rammed into a stationary truck near here, police said on Sunday. Sachin (29), Ravi (30) and Rajiv (32) died in the accident that took place on Saturday night at Nugpur Navada village, they said. The deceased were returning from Varanasi after attending the cremation of one of their acquaintance, they said, adding that the bodies were sent for a post-mortem examination.
Editors Guild condemns arrest of journalist, editor and TV channel head
The Editors Guild of India on Sunday condemned the arrest of journalist Prashant Kanojia and editor and head of a Noida-based television channel -- Ishita Singh and Anuj Shukla- by the Uttar Pradesh Police following a post on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.While Kanojia has been accused of uploading a post on Adityanath on social media, the Nation Live editor and its head have been charged with airing a video on the UP CM on the same issue, a Guild statement said."The police action is high-handed, arbitrary and amounts to an authoritarian misuse of laws," it said.The Guild termed it "as an effort to intimidate the press and stifle freedom of expression"."As with a recent case in Karnataka that the Guild spoke about, the FIR in this case is also not filed by the person allegedly affected but suo motu by the police. This is condemnable misuse of law and state power," the statement said."The misuse of law in this specific case, as in Karnataka earlier, goes way beyond criminal defamation
Centre pulls up West Bengal government over violence
The Centre on Sunday issued an advisory expressing "deep concern" over the continuing political violence in West Bengal even after the end of the Lok Sabha elections.
Illicit liquor unit busted in Kangra
Police seized 890 litres of spirit from an illicit liquor producing unit at Thana Indora here on Sunday, officials said. The spirit was being used to produce illegal liquor, said Deputy Inspector General of Police Santosh Patial. One Rakesh Kumar of Tanda Bana village was arrested in connection and a case under Himachal Pradesh Excise Act was filed, he said. The seizure was part of the anti-drug addiction campaign here, Patial said.
Sadhvi Prachi stopped from visiting Aligarh; security beefed up in Tappal
Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi was Sunday denied permission to visit Tappal township here which was rocked by the murder of a toddler, a senior police official said. The police also used mild force to disperse an angry crowd gathered here to demand justice for the two-and-a-half-year-old girl, who was reportedly strangulated to death after her father failed to repay a loan of Rs 10,000, he said. Four persons have so far been arrested in the case, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police Akash Kulhari said security has been tightened at Tappal as a precautionary measure. "Police denied permission to Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi to visit Tappal on Sunday. She was stopped at the border in view of the prevailing situation at Tappal," he told PTI. The officer said police will deal with a heavy hand any attempt to disturb peace in the area. The police had on Saturday evening thwarted an attempt by some protestors, carrying effigies of the accused, from entering the locality housing the .
Man kills wife, surrenders to police
A 40-year-old man allegedly killed his wife in a fit of rage and later surrendered to the police in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Sunday, police said. During a quarrel, Chandan Jena dealt multiple blows on his wife Banita Jena (32) with an axe at his house in Arakhakuda village under the jurisdiction of Patkura police station. The woman, who is the mother of a six-year-old son, died on the spot, police said. After committing the crime, Jena took the axe used for the murder and surrendered to the police. Jena, who was arrested, told the police that the crime was committed by him in a fit of rage, but now he was repenting.
Rave party busted in Delhi's Chhattarpur
The Delhi Excise Department and police busted a rave party being held illegally in Chhattarpur here, a government official said Sunday. The joint raid was carried out late Saturday night following a tip-off about alleged violation of excise liquor's licence and the police arrested three persons, including one of the the main coordinators of party. The venue, a big hall, belonged to a fashion designing company, the official said. Several bottles of alcohol and a number of narcotic substances, including cocaine, were seized during the raid on the premises of the sprawling mill compound, the official said. Police said they also seized 17 dark brown pills, 21 pink colour tablets, cash worth Rs 5.43 lakh from the sale proceeds of liquor, pills and entry fees charged by the organisers. According to the excise department, minors were also served alcohol at the party and most of those attendees were from Gurgoan, Faridabad (both in Haryana), and Noida in Uttar Pradesh. "We have seized over ...
Mallya spotted at Kennington Oval, evades questions on extradition
Absconding liquor Baron, Vijay Mallya, who is facing extradition proceedings in UK, was seen attending India's match against Australia at the Kennington Oval in London on Sunday.Evading questions on his extradition case, Mallya told ANI, "I am here to watch the game," and added that "preparations are underway for the next hearing scheduled in July."The UK home office and the Westminster Court had last year ordered his extradition to India over charges of money laundering, fraud and conspiracy after he failed to convince authorities there that he has been made a victim of political intrigue.On April 8, A United Kingdom court has denied permission to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to appeal against his extradition order to India to face trial for alleged fraud and money laundering amounting to Rs 9,000 crore.The 63-year-old embattled liqour baron had approached the court against the February 5 order signed by the UK Home Secretary approving Mallya's extradition.The rejection of ...