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African nationals files complain over wrongful restraint
The Delhi Police on Saturday registered a case and initiated a probe on the basis of a complaint filed by two African nationals who were wrongfully restrained by locals in Kakrola area of New Delhi on November 22 following an abduction rumour.The complaint was filed by two women who were among the six African nationals who were rescued on the evening of November 22.The police on Thursday rescued four Tanzanian and two Nigerian nationals from the aforementioned area after they were restrained by locals, following an unsubstantiated rumour spread in the area regarding the abduction of a boy.The complaint has been filed at the Dwarka (North) police station, under Sections 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint) and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).The women were residing in the area as tenants for the past two months. The cops rushed to the spot when they received information about them being restrained.The police had ...
Charges dropped against Indian-origin doctor in first federal genital mutilation case in US
A US court has dropped nearly all the charges against an Indian-origin doctor accused of performing female genital mutilation on at least nine underage girls by ruling that America's law over the practice was unconstitutional, outraging women's rights groups in the country. In April last year, Jumana Nagarwala, MD, 44, Fakhruddin Attar, MD, 53, and his wife, Farida Attar, 50, all Michigan residents, were indicted by a grand jury for performing female genital mutilation on minor girls in the US, a first-of-its kind federal prosecution over the "brutal practice" which federal authorities said will not be tolerated in the United States. However, in a major blow to the federal government, US District Judge Bernard Friedman ruled this week that America's female genital mutilation law was unconstitutional. This lead to the dismissing of the key charges against the Michigan doctors accused of subjecting at least nine minor girls to the cutting procedure in the nation's first FGM case. The ...
BJP leader's brother strangled in Gorakhpur
Three people have been arrested after a BJP leader's brother was allegedly strangled after an altercation over the parking of a vehicle in Gorakhpur town of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police said. Satyendra Singh had gone to meet his brother, Upendra Nath Singh, state secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kisan Morcha, at Sri Ram Puram colony in Mohaddipur. He tried to park his scooter near the house when a neighbour, Shashank Jaiswal (22), objected to it as he wanted to park his car at the same spot, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shalabh Mathur. An altercation between the two followed, with Jaiswal's father, brother and mother joining in, following which Satyendra was strangled, the SSP said. Three people have been arrested and one taken into custody, the officer said, adding that an FIR had been lodged and the body sent for post-mortem.
Constable's gun goes off accidentally at Nabanna, none hurt
A policeman's gun went off accidentally at the high-security state secretariat 'Nabanna' on Saturday without causing harm to anyone, police said. A police officer said a shot went off from the service rifle of a State Armed Police constable, Sashanka Mondal, who was on duty at the north gate at 12.27 pm on Saturday. It appeared to be a case of accidental firing, he said. As senior police officers rushed to the gate on hearing the gunshot, Mondal was whisked away for questioning and his rifle examined, the officer added. The bullet had hit the bunker and there was no report of any casualty or injury to anyone, the officer said. The constable claimed the bullet went off from his rifle accidentally as he was preparing for change of shift. "Prima facie, it appeared to be a case of accidental firing," the police officer said. A suo motu case was lodged at Shibpur police station and senior police officers at Nabanna talked to the constable and were examining the CCTV footage, ..
Sabarimala protests: BJP leader K Surendra denied bail
A court in Kerala on Saturday denied bail to BJP General Secretary K Surendran in a case of alleged involvement in violent protests at Sabarimala earlier this month. Surendran was arrested earlier this week from Nilackal, the base camp of Sabarimala, after he refused to go back despite a request from the police. He was produced before a local court at Ranni in Pathanamthitta and remanded in judicial custody for 14 days. Later he was granted conditional bail. Subsequently, he was arrested in the case relating to violence at Sanndihanam when a 52-year-old woman, who had come for the 'choorunu' (rice feeding ceremony) of her grandchild, was blocked and allegedly attacked. While denying him bail Saturday, the court, however, allowed Surendran to talk to his family members through phone in the presence of the jail superintendent. Police were also granted permission to question the BJP leader for one hour this evening. Sabarimala had witnessed violent protests from a section of devotees ...
Eight arrested for robbery in Kathua
Police claimed to have cracked a case of robbery of Rs 1 crore in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district and arrested eight people in this connection, officials said Saturday. The accused on October 26 boarded a Bolero vehicle and intercepted a goods carrier truck on a highway near Barwal Morh in the district. They looted Rs 1 crore at gunpoint from the goods carrier, police said. Police registered a case and investigation started, they said. During investigation, number of suspicious persons were interrogated and after sustained efforts, the police succeeded in unearthing the case and arrested eight accused involved in it, they said. They were identified as Kiran Bhagat alais Chottu, Pintu Jamwal, Gourav Kumar Gautam, Vikas Talwar, Ajay Kumar, Yogesh Salgotra, Rajat Kagial alais Raju and Varun Singh, officials said. Police also recovered the looted money, they said, adding that more arrests and recovery is expected in the case wherein further investigation was on.
Punjab police makes second arrest in Amritsar grenade attack case
Punjab police on Saturday claimed to have nabbed the man who allegedly threw a grenade on a religious congregation at Nirankari Bhavan in Amritsar last Sunday leaving three persons dead, the second arrest in the case. Weapons including a .32 bore pistol, a US made pistol, four magazines and 25 live cartridges have been recovered from the accused identified as Avtar Singh, Director General of Police Suresh Arora told reporters here. Avtar Singh has been arrested from Khayala village under police station Lopoke (in Amritsar), the DGP said. We will produce him before the court for police remand, the DGP said. Three persons including a preacher were killed and over 20 injured in the attack by two-motorcycle borne men which the police treated as a terrorist act. Police have already arrested Bikramjit Singh, an operative of militant organisation Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) who was allegedly driving the motorcycle on that day. It is alleged that Avtar Singh threw the grenade. Avtar ...
Gauri killing; SIT files additional charge sheet naming Hindu
: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh has named Hindu right wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha in its additional charge sheet filed before a city court. In the 9,235-page charge sheet submitted before the Principal Civil and Sessions court here Friday evening, it was also stated that the killing of Lankesh was plotted for almost five years. A network within the Goa-based Sanatan Sanstha targeted Lankesh for no personal reasons, it said. "Sanatan Sanstha members' involvement is there. We have named them. We have also mentioned its allied organisation," a top officer in the SIT told PTI here Saturday. Reacting to the charge sheet, Goa-based Sanatan Sanstha dismissed its alleged link with the killing of Lankesh, saying none of the accused were its members. "None of the accused are members of the Sanatan Sanstha. So far, the SIT has not said this officially. If the SIT mentions our name in the supplementary charge sheet, we ..
Aircel-Maxis case: CBI allegations 'false', 'baseless', Chidambaram tells court
Congress leader P Chidambaram has termed as "false" and "baseless" the allegations of the CBI before a court here that he as finance minister had unlawfully granted FIPB approval to a Mauritius-based company in the Aircel-Maxis case. The submissions were made by the politician in his rejoinder filed in response to the reply of the probe agency. The CBI, in its reply to the anticipatory bail plea of Chidambaram, had alleged that he was not cooperating in the investigations. The averments (by the CBI) that the applicant (Chidambaram) had usurped the power of the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs, unlawfully granted the FIPB (Foreign Investment Promotion Board) approval to Global Communication Services Ltd, Mauritius, and had chosen not to disclose facts which are in his exclusive knowledge are denied as being false, baseless and untenable, the politician said. The rejoinder submissions were filed before Special Judge O P Saini through advocates P K Dubey and Arshdeep Singh. It is ...
UK transport policeman stabbed in London
Officials say a man has been arrested after a British Transport Police officer was stabbed outside a train station in east London. Police said late Friday night that the officer is being treated in a hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life threatening. The stabbing happened outside Ilford Station while the officer was on duty. The suspect has not been named or charged. The chairman of the transport police federation Nigel Goodband said the attack was "totally unprovoked" and part of an "epidemic" of knife crimes and attacks on police. The officer has not been identified.
Woman raped by three men in her house in UP
A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped in her house here by three men who made a video of the incident and threatened to make it public, police said Saturday. The incident took place Friday in Rampuri locality under Civil Lines Police Station area, SHO DK Tyagi said. According to a complaint lodged by the vicitm's mother, the three accused entered the house and raped the woman. They also recorded a video of the incident and threatened to make it public if she revealed about it to anyone, the SHO said. A search is underway for the three accused.
SC spares man facing gallows
The Supreme Court has spared the gallows to a man who was convicted in the sexual assault-cum-murder case, involving an 8-year-old girl in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, in July 2013.In September 2016, the Rajasthan High Court ordered the execution of the accused, Parhlad, who was convicted in the case of sexual assault and murder of the victim. However, a bench, of the Supreme Court consisting Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar and Justice MR Shah was of the view that "there was no evidence of sexual offense and hence the punishment can be awarded in the murder case only."In addition, the bench also examined the medical report of the deceased, which did not indicate any attempt of sexual violence. "In our considered opinion, this is not a fit case to impose the death penalty on him, inasmuch as the appellant (accused) does not have any criminal background, nor is he a habitual offender," the bench observed.Justifying the decision taken by the Court, the bench remarked that ...
Five-year-old girl raped by neighbour in UP
A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 20-year-old neighbour in Sambhalheda village here, police said Saturday. SHO Kushalpal Singh said the incident took place Friday. According to a complaint by her father, Mohsin entered into their house and took her to another house in the neighbourhood where he raped her. A case was registered against the accused who was on the run, the SHO said.
AMUSU seeks SC's intervention ahead of VHP's Dharam Sabha
The Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union has sought the Supreme Court's intervention as the VHP is holding a Dharam Sabha for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya on Sunday, despite the case being sub-judice. The AMUSU at a press conference Friday evening announced that they were writing to the chief justice of India, the Uttar Pradesh governor and the chief minister regarding threat to law and order in the state in view of the Vishva Hindu Parishad's Dharma Sabha, a gathering of saints to be held in Ayodhya on Sunday. AMUSU secretary Huzaifa Amir said, "Already an atmosphere of fear prevails in different parts of the state since people are fearing that if the VHP proceeds with their temple construction programme, it would definitely disturb the peace in the state". He said by challenging the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in this matter, the Centre and the state government would be held morally accountable in case there is any breakdown in the law and order ...
Pakistan: 2 suspects arrested in Chinese consulate attack
Authorities in Pakistan have arrested two suspected facilitators believed to have been involved in Friday's terrorist assault on the Chinese consulate here.While one suspect was arrested from Karachi, the other was apprehended at Shahdadpur on Saturday in a joint operation undertaken by law enforcement officials.Quoting sources, Geo News reported that at least one suspect was in touch with the terrorists prior to the foiled attempt.Both the suspects arrested are undergoing interrogations at an undisclosed location, and their identities have not been revealed by the authorities as of yet.Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah met with China's Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Saturday and stated that the terrorists had arrived from Balochistan. He also mentioned that security at the Sindh-Balochistan border will be beefed up following the incident.Furthermore, the Chief Minister mentioned that he has ordered a security audit of all consulates.The Ambassador appreciated the prompt
Couple die in fire
A middle-aged couple suffocated to death and three members of the family were injured Saturday when a fire erupted in their sixth floor apartment in a high-rise in Prahaladnagar locality here, police said. The fire broke out in the wee hours in the flat of Achal Shah (50) in the 11-storey building, a police official said. The cause of the fire was not known immediately, said Anandnagar police station inspector S J Baloch. "All five members of the family were found unconscious and were rushed to a private hospital early Saturday, where two of them were declared dead. They might have died of suffocation," said Baloch. The deceased are identified as Shah and his wife Premilaben Shah (49). Achal Shah was working in the marketing department of a English newspaper in the city. Baloch said three members of the family, including two teenage daughters of the deceased couple and their grandmother Snehlataben (60) are admitted in a private hospital. He said the bodies of the ...
Home guard crushed to death by liqour laden vehicle in Bihar
A home guard was crushed to death by a car carrying liquor here Saturday, the police said. The incident took place at Sadbhavana Chowk where a patrol team had been deployed following information that two cars, moving at great speed, had jumped the Rajauli check post, Superintendent of Police Sujit Kumar said. They intercepted a car which was carrying a huge quantity of liquor both country made and foreign, the SP said. Soon another car, carrying liquor, came at a great speed and it knocked down home guard Kailash Chaudhary when he tried to stop it. Chaudhary succumbed to injuries at a hospital. The car was later caught and its sole occupant arrested. The bottles of liquor found inside the car bear the seal of Jharkhand excise department, he said. Sale and consumption of alcohol was banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government in April, 2016.
Lankesh killing: Will soon take a call on banning organistations, says K'taka DyCM
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said the state government would soon take a call on banning the organisations involved in the killing of noted journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh. Speaking to reporters here, Parameshwara said, "No discussions have taken place regarding the organisations involved in the crime, but shortly we will take a decision on that." The SIT probing the killing of Lankesh had Friday filed an additional charge sheet naming Sanatan Sanstha, a Hindu outfit and 18 accused in the crime. The team has sought time from the court to investigate the case further. Lankesh, 55, known for her left-leaning and strong anti-Hindutva views, was shot dead in front of her house here on September 5 last year, triggering a nationwide outrage. Soon after the then Siddaramaiah-led government constituted the SIT to probe into the killing. So far, 18 people have been accused in the crime, including shooter Parashuram Waghmare, masterminds Amol Kale, Sujith Kumar ..
Arrested Nissan executive Kelly says Ghosn paid appropriately - NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - A former Nissan Motor executive arrested along with ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn has defended Ghosn's compensation, saying it was discussed with other officials and paid out appropriately, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday.
Doctor booked for harassing wife
A case of harassment was registered against a 39-year-old doctor from a minority community here following a complaint by his wife, police said on Saturday. The complainant is also a doctor, they said. In her complaint lodged at Kapurbawdi police station on Friday, the 37-year-old victim alleged that her husband harassed her for money and other issues, and also married another woman. "While working together at a clinic in Mumbai the complainant and the accused fell in love. The victim, who was a Hindu, got converted to Islam and married him in November 2005," police said. "However, immediately after their marriage, her husband and in-laws started harassing her. They made her contest civic elections although she was pregnant. But she lost the polls," they said. Her husband constantly criticised her saying she could not cook well. The accused then married another woman and forced the victim to live together along with her two children, police added. In the complaint, the ..