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Kerala cop involved in murder, kills self
A senior Kerala Police officer who was eluding arrest after causing a man's death a week back, on Tuesday was found hanging in his home in Kollam district, police said.
Indian ex-Tesla employee charged in USD 9.3 mln embezzlement scheme
A 32-year-old Indian man, a former employee at American electric car manufacturer Tesla, has been charged for allegedly stealing USD 9.3 million from the company by falsifying financial documents to divert payments from one supplier to another. Salil Parulekar has been charged with nine counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. If convicted, the maximum penalty for each count of wire fraud is twenty years' imprisonment and a USD 250,000 fine. The maximum sentence for aggravated identity theft is two years in prison and a USD 250,000 fine. A federal grand jury issued an indictment against Parulekar last week, charging him with engaging in the embezzlement scheme, US Attorney Alex Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge John Bennett said. According to the indictment, during 2016 and 2017, Parulekar, formerly of San Jose, orchestrated the embezzlement scheme at Tesla. At the time, Parulekar was an employee in the Global Supply ...
Delhi court dismisses bail plea of journalist Upendra Rai in money laundering case
A Delhi court Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of journalist Upendra Rai, arrested in a money laundering case related to alleged extortion and dubious financial transactions. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal denied the relief to Rai, saying the allegations against him were serious. The court took note of the submissions made by ED's special public prosecutors N K Matta and Nitesh Rana that the accused may influence the witnesses and hamper the probe if released on bail. The journalist was arrested on June 8 by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) at the Tihar Jail here, moments after he secured bail in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to alleged extortion and dubious financial transactions.
Thane bizman gets extortion threat from gangster Ravi Pujari
A businessmen here in Maharashtra has filed a police complaint, alleging that he has been receiving extortion calls from fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari, a police official said Tuesday. The businessmen, in his complaint filed on Monday, claimed that he received several calls between November 6 and 12 from a person who identified himself as Pujari and demanded Rs one crore from him, he said. The complainant also said that the caller threatened him with dire consequences if he did not pay the money, the official said. The Thane Police registered a case against the unidentified caller under IPC sections pertaining to extortion and a probe was underway into it, he added.
Sabarimala: SC to hear fresh appeals after considering review pleas
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear writ petitions seeking ban on entry of girls and women between the age group of 10 to 50 to Sabarimala, only after it decides the review pleas seeking recall of its September 28 verdict that cancelled all ban on women's entry to the Lord Ayyappa shrine.
Fresh pleas on Sabarimala will be heard after review petitions decided: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that fresh pleas relating to the Sabarimala Temple will be heard only after it decides the earlier petitions seeking review of the judgement allowing entry of women of all age groups into the shrine in Kerala. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that a five-judge bench is scheduled to hear in chamber the review petitions at 3 pm today. "Writ petitions will be heard after the orders in the review petitions," the bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph said while hearing the three fresh petitions filed by G Vijaya Kumar, S Jaya Rajkumar and Shailaja Vijayan challenging its September 28 verdict. If the apex court decides to review the verdict then three fresh petitions will be heard along with review petitions. If the court rejects review petitions then fresh petitions will be heard independently on merits. A batch of 48 petitions seeking review of the judgement would be taken up for consideration in-chamber by a bench of .
Woman killed in gas cylinder fire in Muzaffarnagar
A woman was killed in a fire that erupted due to gas leakage from an LPG cylinder at her residence in Ahmadpur village here, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday. The deceased, Rachna, was preparing lunch when the fire erupted, the police said. Rachna was rushed to a hospital in a serious condition. She succumbed to injuries during treatment, they said.
Driver found guilty of murdering six in Australia car rampage
A driver who deliberately mowed down shoppers in the heart of Australia's second-largest city, killing six people and injuring 27, was found guilty of murder by a jury on Tuesday. James Gargasoulas, 28, pleaded not guilty to the January 2017 rampage on Melbourne's Bourke Street, which police determined was not terror-related. Bourke street, a popular shopping and restaurant area, was the scene of a deadly knife attack and attempted car bombing last Friday which police called a terror attack and which left two men dead, including the attacker. The Supreme Court jury took less than an hour to find Gargasoulas guilty of 33 charges -- six of murder and 27 of reckless conduct endangering life. Those killed included a three-month-old baby in a pram, a 10-year-old girl and a Japanese student. Victims and families wiped away tears as the jury foreman read out the guilty verdicts after the one-week trial, Melbourne's Herald Sun reported. Prosecutor Kerri Judd earlier told the jury that "this ..
Man shoots another over land dispute, held
A man has been arrested for allegedly shooting another in Odri village here over a land dispute, police said on Tuesday. The accused, Israr Hasan allegedly shot at Kauser on Monday night, Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar Tiwari said. According to the complaint lodged by the victim's family, Hasan opened fire on Kauser when he was sleeping in his house. Kauser was rushed to a hospital in a serious condition, the police said.
Ex-SS guard, 94, to testify at trial in Germany
A former guard charged with complicity in mass murder at a Nazi concentration camp will testify at his trial in Germany on Tuesday, making a rare statement in one of the last cases of its kind. The 94-year-old German from the western district of Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia state, served as a watchman from June 1942 to September 1944 at the Stutthof camp near what was then Danzig, now Gdansk in Poland. He was not publicly named but German media identified him as Johann R., a retired landscape architect and divorced father of three. His statement would mark a rare occasion for victims and their relatives to hear directly from the accused on the alleged crimes committed seven decades ago. At the opening of his trial last week, the defendant shed tears as he heard written testimony from Holocaust survivors who now live in the United States or Israel. The nonagenarian is charged with being an accessory to the murders of several hundred camp prisoners. These included more than 100 Polish
Dabholkar case: CBI invokes terror charges against accused
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has invoked UAPA sections pertaining to acts of terror against the accused arrested in connection with the killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. The CBI made a submission to this effect before Judicial Magistrate (First Class) S M A Sayyad here in Maharashtra on Monday. "The central probing agency told the court that it has invoked sections 15 and 16 (acts of terror) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against the accused persons," public prosecutor Vijaykumar Dhakane said. So far, six people, including Hindu Janajagruti Samiti member and ENT surgeon Virendrasinh Tawde, Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar, have been arrested by the CBI in connection with the killing of Dabholkar. The CBI had earlier filed a charge sheet against Tawde in 2016 under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 302 (murder), among other charges. The 90-day period for filing the supplementary charge sheet against the other ...
Clashes in Muzaffarnagar after sexual harassment of minor Dalit girl, one arrested
One person has been arrested and six others booked after clashes broke out between two groups in Aterna village here over the alleged sexual harassment of a minor Dalit girl, police said on Tuesday. The clash broke out on Monday evening after a five-year-old girl was allegedly sexually harassed by a villager, they said. Police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control, they added. According to the complaint lodged by the girl's family, the accused and his aides hurled stones at them when they confronted him. Amit Kumar (25) was injured in the stone pelting and was taken to hospital, SHO Hariram Yadav said. A case has been registered under different sections of the IPC, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said. A manhunt has been launched to nab the remaining six accused. Security has been tightened and extra police personnel deployed in the village, they said.
Three booked for sexually harassing woman medical officer in Muzaffarnagar
Three persons have been booked for allegedly sexually harassing a woman medical officer, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on November 7 in Rampuri locality here when the woman was returning home after work, they said. A case has been registered against Chandu Singh, Bihari and an unidentified youth. All three are absconding and police are searching for them, SHO Anil Kapervan said. According to the woman's complaint, three bike-borne men intercepted her while she was returning home from district hospital and sexually harassed her. She was beaten up when she opposed the trio, it said.
Pak SC to hear NAB's plea against Nawaz Sharif's release
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday accepted to hear the plea filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the Islamabad High Court's order to suspend the jail terms awarded to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz in the Avenfield case.The preliminary hearing of the case was conducted by a three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, who indicated that Sharifs would remain out of jail during the trial and the case against the suspension of the jail term would be heard separately, reported GeoTV.The court stated that it would consider the change in the bench and increase the members on the bench if needed.The next hearing in the case is scheduled for December 12.On September 19, the Islamabad High Court suspended the sentences of former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar Awan in the Avenfield case due to lack of evidence.The bench had ordered .
Colombo shooting: Ranatunga's security guard's remand extended
The Ministerial Security Division (MSD) officer of former Sri Lankan Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga, has been further remanded on orders of the Colombo Chief Magistrate on Monday after he was identified by two witnesses as the perpetrator behind a mob shooting at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) that left one dead.On October 28, Ranatunga's security guard allegedly fired five live bullets at the crowd that had blocked the former Sri Lankan Minister's way when he arrived at CPC for a meeting. Two people got injured in the shooting while one of them succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.While Ranatunga was arrested a day after the incident his security personnel was arrested on October 28 and remanded to judicial custody.Colombo Page reported that the security personnel was scheduled to be identified by three witnesses at the hearing held on November 12, during which two of the witnesses identified the officer as the shooter.The MSD officer has ...
Two held for running over IB officer
A retired Intelligence Bureau officer died of injuries after allegedly being hit by an auto in Vaishali here, officials said Monday. Assistant Superintendent of Police Ravi Kumar said Niladri Chakravarty had lodged a report at Indirapuram Police Station regarding the sudden disappearance of his father R N Chakravarty, a resident of Judge Colony in Vaishali, on October 3. Next day, Chakravarty's body was found under an elevated road in Vaishali. After investigation, the police apprehended one Mansoor and his friend Atabul near a public school on Sunday night. During interrogation, Mansoor said on November 2 he and Atabul were looking for passengers, when their auto hit Chakravarthy in the Vaishali Trisection. When they were taking him to the hospital for treatment, Chakravarthy died on the way. To escape legal action, the two threw the man's body under an elevated road and took his mobile. Police have recovered Chakravarty's mobile phone and the three-wheeler which hit him, the ASP ...
4 notorious criminals held after gunfight in Noida
Four members of a notorious criminal gang were arrested following an encounter with police here, officials said Monday. The accused, members of the 'Thak Thak', were arrested late Sunday night following a gun battle in Sector 15, under Sector 20 police station limits, they said. One of the accused and two policemen were injured in the shootout and were taken to hospital following their face-off, police said. The gang's kingpin has over a dozen cases of loot registered against him at various police stations in Delhi, police said. "Those arrested are notorious for auto lifting in the city. They would target vehicles parked in isolated areas and break their windows to enter the vehicles and then get into it," a senior police official said. "At times, when there would be a driver in the car they would lure him by showing a bundle of cash with only two real notes of Rs 100 -- one on the front and one at the back -- in it. "Rest would be plain papers. They would knock on the window and tell
Doctor found dead at residence in northwest Delhi
Nearly a month before his daughter's wedding, a 57-year-old doctor was found dead and valuables worth lakhs of rupees missing from his residence in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Mukim Ahmad Iqbal, a medical practitioner, police said, adding that no injury marks were found on his body. A distant relative who had come to Mukim's home alerted the police about the death at around 10.30 am. On reaching the spot, the police found Mukim's body on a bed, they said. Iqbal's daughter's was scheduled to be married on December 9, an officer said. Police said around Rs 4 lakh to 5 lakh in cash and jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh was missing from the house. "Since, there was a wedding, Iqbal had kept money and valuables in the almirah. It is suspected that the valuables might have been stolen by the accused," a senior officer said. The officer added the door of the house was found ajar, so the culprit could have been known to the victim. "It is ...
Posted in Punjab, army man commits suicide at Bihar home
A 30-year-old army man, who was posted in Punjab, allegedly committed suicide on Monday by hanging himself at his home in Rohtas district, police said. Gagan Deep, a Naik in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, was posted at Sangrur district in Punjab. The father of a 2-year-old boy and a half and a six-month old girl had come home at Mahadeva village under Dehrinagar police station area a week ago on vacation. Dehrinagar SHO Dharmendra Kumar said Gagan Deep had a quarrel with his wife in the morning over some domestic issue and shut himself inside a room. When the door was prised open, his body was found hanging from the ceiling, Kumar said. The body was sent for post-mortem examination.
Train heist: Demonetisation made the loot useless
The five accused persons in the Rs 5.78 crore train heist case were sent to Central Prison here on Monday after their police custody came to an end, police said.