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3 members of gang arrested in Delhi for drugging, looting people
Three suspected members of the 'Zahar-Khurani Gang', including its leader, have been arrested for allegedly drugging and looting people travelling on autorickshaws in the national capital, police said on Monday. The accused, Kasir Alam (27), Mohammad Abbas (34) and Kurban (22), all natives of Bihar's Kishanganj district, were arrested from Dwarka by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch on November 9. According to the police, the accused have confessed to their crimes. They had also managed to drug armed forces personnel, the police said, adding the accused usually targeted passengers who travelled alone with a lot of luggage. On November 9, police received a tip off that some members of the gang would come near IP University, Dwarka, on a scooter to dispose some stolen articles, Additional Commissioner of Police A K Singla said. Subsequently, a trap was laid and the accused were apprehended. An auto rickshaw used in commission of crime, 12 stolen mobile phones, two wrist watches and other .
SC summons Bihar Chief Secretary, DGP in shelter home case
"Shocked" that the state police could not trace former Bihar Minister Manju Verma, one of the accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the state Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police to appear before it on November 27.
Woman guard severely injured after being stabbed in Thane
A woman security guard at a hostel attached to a nursing college was Monday stabbed multiple times in the neck in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said. Babita Dubey (40) suffered grievous injuries and is being shifted to state-run JJ Hospital in neighbouring Mumbai from the Thane Civil Hospital here, a senior police official said. Zonal Deputy Commissioner of Police Avinash Ambure said accused Vikas Dhanavade was handed over to the police by onlookers. He said further probe was underway.
Don't dismiss matters at admission stage without hearing arguments, AG urges CJI
Attorney General K.K.Venugopal on Monday urged the Supreme Court Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi not to dismiss petitions at the stage of admission without hearing the arguments by the lawyers appearing in the cases.
Woman dies after jumping off building in south Mumbai: Police
A 50-year-old woman Monday died after allegedly jumping off the fifth floor of a building in south Mumbai's Colaba area, police said. The incident took place around 11.00 am at L- Block building in the Railway Officer's Colony at Badhwar Park, police said. Neeta Agarwal, who was found in a pool of blood, was rushed to Jagjivan Ram Hospital in Mumbai Central where doctors declared her dead on arrival, an official said. The deceased is the wife of Western Railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer Anilkumar Agarwal, he said. An accidental death case has been registered at Colaba police station and further investigation is on, he said.
HP HC bids farewell to Justice Sanjay Karol
The Himachal Pradesh High Court Monday bid farewell to its judge Justice Sanjay Karol on his appointment as Chief Justice of High Court of Tripura. Karol was bid a formal farewell by way of a Full Court Address in the Court of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice DC Chaudhary, Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Justice Sureshwar Thakur, Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Justice Sandeep Sharma, Justice Chander Bhusan Barowalia. Other judges and retired Judges of HP High Court were present on the occasion. In his address, Kant said Karol has never allowed technicalities to overshadow the free flow of Justice. Justice Sanjay Karol said he feels proud to share that on the national index HP HC is among the top most high courts. He emphasised that the strength of the Bench lies in a strong Bar. He said his main motto has been to wipe the tears of the litigants especially the poor ones, for which he has adopted methods of reconciliation, meditation and also proposed opening of ...
NIA arrests transporter in terror funding case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested Sudhanshu Rajan alias Chhotu Singh in connection with a terror funding case of Naxal affiliated organisation Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC).Singh, a transporter in Magadh-Amrapali coal belt region, will be produced before the NIA special judge in Ranchi on Tuesday. According to sources, he got contracts for transporting coal in the region on the alleged recommendation of TPC leader Akraman.These contracts were taken at a higher rate than the prevailing rates and the extra amount was being transferred in cash to Akraman by the accused. So far seven persons have been arrested in this connection. Further investigation in the matter is underway.
'Jilted lover' stabs woman to death, attempts suicide
A woman was allegedly stabbed to death on Monday morning at Assam's Tinsukia district, allegedly by a jilted lover, who later attempted suicide, a police officer said. The victim, who worked as a domestic help at Makum area in the district, was attacked at her employer's house, he told reporters. Both the accused and the victim were in their early 20s, he noted. "The owner of the house, on finding the woman lying in a pool of blood, rushed her to Tinsukia civil hospital and informed the police," the police officer said. The accused, after stabbing the woman, tried to commit suicide by slitting his throat, he said. "The man, too, has been admitted at Tinsukia hospital. The doctors have said he is recovering," the officer said, adding that local people have claimed that the attack was fallout of a "relationship gone sour".
Doctor found dead in his north Delhi house, cash and jewellery missing
A doctor was on Monday found dead at his house in north Delhi, police said, adding the house was ransacked and cash and jewellery kept for his daughter marriage, were found missing.
Road accident: Delhi court awards over Rs 40 L to victim's family
A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded over Rs 40 lakh to the family of a 55-year-old man who died after coming under a bus in the city while alighting from it more than four years ago. MACT Presiding Officer Rakesh Kumar asked United India Insurance Company Limited, insurer of the offending vehicle to pay Rs 42,66,016 as compensation along with interest to the family of Rajinder Singh. "The respondent No. 3 (United India Insurance Company Limited) being the insurer is directed to deposit the award amount within a period of 30 days," the court said. It also said that Kumar, driver of the bus and the state-run Delhi Transport Corporation were "jointly and severally" liable to pay the compensation. The court, after considering the documentary as well as oral evidence, noted that it was clear that Kumar, the driver of the offending vehicle was driving in a rash and negligent manner. Delhi resident Singh, who worked in the MTNL, was travelling by a DTC bus on June 1, 2014. ...
SC to hear Tuesday pleas of Sonia, Rahul in Income Tax case
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday the petitions filed by Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi challenging the Delhi High Court order refusing to give them relief in a case of re-opening of their tax assessments for 2011-12. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer is slated to hear the appeals filed by Rahul, Sonia and veteran Congress leader Oscar Fernandes, who have challenged the September 10 verdict of the high court. Income Tax department has already filed a caveat in the apex court that it should be heard in case any appeal is filed against the high court order. A caveat is a legal procedure by which an application is filed by any party to the litigation to pre-empt an ex-parte order. On September 10, Gandhis had failed to get any relief from the High Court which dismissed their challenge on reopening of their tax assessments for 2011-12. Denial of any relief by the high court had paved the way for the Income Tax Department to ...
Man arrested for stealing articles worth lakhs from Air India pilot's car
A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing articles worth lakhs of rupees from an Air India pilot's car that was parked outside the Aerocity Metro Station, police said Monday. The accused was identified as Mukesh Kumar, a native of Bond Kalan village in Haryana's Bhiwani, they said. Kumar had worked in a catering services company at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) as a loader for about seven to eight months last year and was presently unemployed, a senior police official said. On October 31, Captain Daksh Yadav of Air India alleged that his laptop and other articles were stolen from his car which was parked opposite the Aerocity Metro Station. Based on his complaint, a case was registered, Sanjay Bhatia, Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGIA) said. During preliminary investigation, police learnt that Kumar came to Nehru Place Market Sunday to sell a laptop which was stolen from the IGI Airport, the senior officer said. Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid and ..
Maha: Senior citizen bludgeoned to death in Navi Mumbai flat
A 62-year-old man was Monday killed in neighbouring Navi Mumbai's Koparkhairane area after he was hit on the head with a pressure cooker, police said. The victim's son, reportedly suffering from schizophrenia, was also inside the flat when the incident took place and was found with hand injuries and rushed to hospital, police added. The incident happened Monday afternoon in a fifth floor flat of Krishna Tower building in Sector 14 of Koparkhairane, an official said. "Vijaykumar Dohatre was found in a pool of blood with a head injury by neighbours who heard sounds of a scuffle from the house. A pressure cooker and a hammer were found at the spot," said Sudhakar Pathate, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-I), Navi Mumbai police. Dohatare was declared dead on arrival by hospital authorities, while his son, who suffered injuries to the hand, is undergoing treatment, the official said. Pathate said that prima-facie, the son's involvement is under suspicion, adding that a ...
SC declines early hearing of pleas in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case
The Supreme Court Monday declined early hearing of the petitions in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case, saying it has already listed them in January next year. The apex court on October 29 had fixed the case for the first week of January before an "appropriate bench", which will decide the schedule of hearing. "We have already passed the order. The appeals are coming up in January. Permission declined," a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul said while rejecting the request of early hearing the cases. The plea for early hearing was mentioned by lawyer Barun Kumar Sinha, representing Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) which is one of the respondents in the appeal filed by legal heirs of M Siddiq in the case. "Since Ram Janam Bhoomi at Ayodhya is the matter of tremendous faith of Hindus and they are very much hopeful about the decision at an early date of the aforesaid appeals," the ABHM said in its plea. The case is of great concern for ...
Woman beaten up in train: NCW takes suo-moto cognizance
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday took suo-moto cognizance of a case in which a woman was allegedly beaten up inside a train by a passenger who was in an inebriated condition.Travelling in the general coach of Jallianwala Express, the passenger started beating the woman after she objected to him smoking in the train.Reports about the incident surfaced on Sunday. The NCW has written to the police, asking them to apprise it of the action taken in the matter.
Musharraf challenges court order to form commission to record his statement in treason case
Pakistan's former military dictator general (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Monday challenged an order of a special court to form a commission to record his statement in the high treason case against him, according to a media report. The 75-year-old former army chief, who currently stays in Dubai, was indicted in the case in March 2014. The special court on October 15 ordered that Musharraf's statement in the case would be recorded through a commission. The former president challenged the order of the special court in the Islamabad High Court. In his petition, Musharraf stated that the formation of the commission by the special court to record the statement was alien to Pakistan's criminal procedure and unprecedented, Geo News reported. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had filed the treason case against Musharraf over the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in November 2007. On March 18, 2016, Musharraf left Pakistan for Dubai for medical treatment. A few months
NIA arrests Jharkhand-based transporter for providing fund to Maoists
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Jharkhand-based transporter for allegedly providing funds to a Maoist organisation, according to an official statement issued Monday. Sudhanshu Ranjan alias Chotu Singh, a resident of Simaria in Chatra district of Jharkhand, was involved in supply of funds to the Left Wing Extremists outfit Tritiya Prastuti committee or TPC, it said. The NIA said Chotu Singh is a transporter in the Magadh-Amrapali coal belt region. He got contracts for transporting coal in the region on the recommendation of TPC leader Akraman alias Netaji. "These contracts were taken at a higher rate than the prevailing rates and the extra amount was being transferred in cash to the TPC leader Akraman by the accused," it said. Singh was arrested from Ranchi and will be produced before NIA special judge there on Tuesday morning for seeking his police custody, the statement said. The NIA had filed a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act early this ...
BJP woman worker e-mails to cops sexual harassment complaint against sr party leader
A BJP woman worker, who had slapped sexual harassment charges against senior party leader Sanjay Kumar, has sent her complaint to the police on e-mail. The victim has lodged a complaint with the police in connection with the case which is being looked into, ADG (Law and Order) Ashok Kumar said Monday. The complaint was received on e-mail on the November 10 night and is being looked into by SP (Rural) Sarita Dobhal, he said. Kumar has already resigned from the post of Pradesh BJP general secretary (Oorganisation) following the controversy. The woman party worker has alleged in her complaint that she came in touch with Kumar at a party programme some months ago after which he has been sexually harassing her. She has also alleged that she had approached senior party leaders with her complaint but they took no action.
'Matching unidentified body's fingerprints with Aadhaar biometrics not possible'
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday told the Delhi High Court that matching the fingerprints of an unidentified body with the Aadhaar database was not possible.
Justice Sanjay Karol is new Tripura Chief Justice
Justice Sanjay Karol of Himachal Pradesh High Court has been appointed Chief Justice of Tripura High Court. He was given a send off on Monday.