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Former Karna minister Janardhana Reddy arrested, sent to judicial remand in Ponzi scam case
Mining baron and former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy was arrested here Sunday after marathon questioning by police in connection with a multi-crore Ponzi scam case, a top police official said. Reddy, whose whereabouts were not known and remained incommunicado since Wednesday till he appeared at the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police office Saturday, was arrested after the intense questioning ended Sunday morning, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar told reporters. Later, he was produced before the 6th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court which remanded him to judicial custody till November 24. The CCB had been on the look out for Reddy, who was declared absconding by police last week in connection with a transaction worth crores of rupees allegedly linked to the ponzi scheme fraud involving hundreds of crores of Rupees. The intense grilling which began Friday afternoon lasted till around 2 am and continued this morning and Reddy had to sleep in the .
Interstate gang busted, 26-kg charas seized in J&K
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday claimed to have busted an interstate gang of drug smugglers by arresting two persons along with 26 kg of high-quality cannabis in Samba district. Acting on a tip-off, a vehicle was stopped for checking at Mansar Morh and the alleged drug peddlers were arrested after the narcotics was found concealed in specially-designed chambers inside the body of the car, a police spokesperson said. A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered, the spokesperson said, adding that more arrests were expected. Meanwhile, in Rajouri district, two persons were taken into preventive custody on Saturday for their alleged involvement in unlawful activities, the spokesperson added.
Housewife beaten to death in Bengal over dowry dispute
A married woman was allegedly beaten to death following a dispute over dowry in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Sunday, police said.
Woman charged over Australia strawberry needle scare
A woman has been charged after a "complex" investigation into an Australian strawberry scare where needles were found stuck into the fruit, police said Sunday, in a crisis that sparked nationwide panic. Queensland state authorities offered a large reward and the national government raised jail terms for such crimes after sewing needles were found in plastic boxes of the fruit sold in supermarkets in September. Since the first case came to light when a man was taken to hospital with stomach pains after consuming strawberries, more than 100 alleged incidents of pins and needles found in fruit, mostly strawberries, were reported in September around the country. One incident was also reported in neighbouring New Zealand. Police said a 50-year-old woman was arrested and charged on Sunday with seven counts of contaminating goods "following a complex... and extensive investigation". "This is a major and unprecedented police investigation with a lot of complexities involved," Detective ...
Guj: Farmer attempts suicide at CM Rupani's programme
A farmer Sunday attempted suicide by consuming pesticide at a public gathering of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Pransli village of Gir Somnath district, some 400 kilometres form here, police said. Mashribhai Dodiya was upset with local authorities for failing to remove an encroachment on a panchayat land at the entrance of his farm in Dolasa village in Kodinar taluka of the district, Gir Somnath Superintendent of Police Rahul Tripathi said. "Someone has illegally captured a panchayat plot outside the agricultural land belonging to the farmer, making it hard for him to enter his own land. Orders had already been issued by the collector to remove the encroachment but local authorities have not acted upon it," the SP added. Dodiya consumed pesticide as soon as CM Rupani started addressing the public at the village where he earlier inaugurated a new marketing yard, Tripathi said. "The victim was held by the police deployed at the venue and rushed to a government ...
Undertrial prisoner killed by convict in Odisha jail hospital
An undertrial prisoner was killed after a murder convict allegedly hit him with a brick in Balasore district jail hospital in Odisha on Sunday, jail officials said. The incident took place at the jail hospital where both of them had gone for treatment and picked up a quarrel over some trivial matter. Sarat Chandra Giri, who is serving life imprisonment in a murder case, suddenly got hold of a brick and hit the undertrial prisoner in the head with it, Superintendent of Balasore district jail, Subhakanta Mishra. Ramchandra Das was given preliminary treatment at the jail hospital and then shifted to Balasore district headquarters hospital where he succumbed to injuries. Das, a resident of Ghodapada village, was in jail custody for the last four days after being booked for involvement in illicit liquor business, jail officials said. A case has been registered and investigation is on in this regard.
Four of a family charred to death in Andhra
Four members of a family were charred to death in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Sunday, police said.
Plea in HC to use Aadhaar biometrics to identify unnamed dead bodies
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Centre and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to utilise Aadhaar biometrics to identify unnamed dead bodies. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao is likely to hear the petition on Monday, which has been filed by social activist Amit Sahni seeking a direction to the Centre, UIDAI, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) and all the states to scan biometrics of unidentified dead bodies and process them with Aadhaar portal to trace any pre-existing biometric details. In his plea, he sought directions to the Centre and UIDAI to share pre-existing Aadhaar details, if already there, without any delay, with the NCRB and states for identification of dead bodies. "In case the biometrics of the dead body, pre-exists on Aadhaar portal then directions be issued to share Aadhaar details of such dead persons with the respondents immediately without any delay, so as to ensure, the handing over .
Woman arrested for Australia strawberry contamination
A woman was arrested on Sunday in Australia in connection with the "strawberry scare" after sewing needles were found hidden inside the fruit, police said.
Journalist escapes unhurt after drunken youth open fire
A multimedia journalist and his lawyer brother escaped unhurt Saturday evening when some drunken youth opened fire at them here.
Maoists kill man suspecting him to be police informer
Maoists have shot dead a man after kidnapping him from Nawada village in Bihar's Gaya district, police said Sunday. City Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said that the Maoists kidnapped the man, identified as Yogendra Yadav, from his village on Saturday night and shot him dead near the village on the same day. The Maoists left a pamphlet claiming that Yadav was a police informer, the SP said. Yadav's body has been sent to Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital here for post-mortem examination.
Widow to move Kerala HC against police officer
With a senior Kerala Police officer charged with murder eluding arrest, the victim's widow said on Sunday that she will move the High Court on Monday seeking a CBI or a court-monitored probe into the case.
Transport dept issues guidelines for retention of registration numbers of stolen vehicles
The Delhi Transport department has issued guidelines for retention of registration numbers of stolen vehicles to stop misuse of the provision. The department last week issued a circular laying down guidelines for retaining registration number of stolen vehicles, by putting a cap of 180 days for such applications after getting an untraced report from the police. "Earlier there was no such time limit for applying to retain registration number of stolen vehicles, and complaints of misuse of the provision were received," said a senior Transport department officer. As per the circular, now a vehicle owner can apply for retaining his stolen vehicle registration number after lodging an FIR and producing the untraced report along with application for retention of existing registration number of the vehicle. The stolen vehicle should be duly insured as on the day of FIR, stipulates the streamlined policy. "Application for retention of registration mark of a stolen vehicle can be made within ...
Staff of daily threatened over news about ganja seizure
A group of unidentified youngsters allegedly barged into the office of a Malayalam newspaper here and threatened the staff over publication of news related to seizure of ganja from a hostel, police said Sunday. They entered the office of "Kerala Kamudi" at Pettah and threatened a few employees present there late Saturday night. Police said the newspaper had recently published news about seizure of ganja from a students' hostel near the government medical college hospital here and arrest of some students. We have filed a complaint with the Pettah police station. We have also provided the CCTV visuals. The miscreants escaped on two-wheelers before the police could reach our office, an employee of the daily said. The employee also said the group threatened them for publishing the news about the ganja seizure.
Drunk man kills friend in Samaypur Badli
A man was allegedly shot dead by his friend while they were drinking in Samaypur Badli of Rohini district, police said Sunday. The incident took place on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, they added. The victim and the accused, who has not been arrested yet, are both around 30 years old, police said. "The victim had gone to his friends rented flat at Samaypur Badli when the shooting took place. It is a suspected case of drunken brawl," police said. Investigation is on to ascertain the exact cause that led to the shooting, police said, adding that the alleged weapon used in the crime has been recovered.
Police arrest mining baron Janardhan Reddy in bribery case
Former BJP minister and Bellary's mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy was arrested on Sunday in an alleged bribery case, involving Ambident Group. He is suspected to have received 57 kg gold worth Rs 18 crore to help an accused in a case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).His arrest comes a day after Reddy appeared before the investigating agency after his anticipatory bail was rejected by the court. Police said he was interrogated till late night on Saturday."We have taken the decision to arrest him on the basis of credible evidence and witnesses' statements. We will produce him before the magistrate. We are going to recover the money and give it to the investors," said Alok Kumar, Additional CP, Crime Branch, Bengaluru Police.Earlier, Bengaluru Commissioner of Police T Suneel Kumar had stated, "A company Ambident, set up in 2016-17 assured investors a return of 30-40 per cent per month in the form of profits. Thousands of people were lured to invest. Initially, ...
Former Karnataka minister Janardhana Reddy, aide arrested in ponzi scam case
Former Karnataka minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy was arrested Sunday after hours of intense questioning by police in connection with a Ponzi scam case, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar said. Reddy, who appeared at the Central Crime Branch (CCB) office Saturday, was arrested after the questioning ended Sunday morning, Kumar said. The CCB also arrested Reddy's close aide, Ali Khan, in the case, he said. Reddy, who was allegedly on the run, had appeared before police along with his advocates. He had claimed the allegations against him were part of a "political conspiracy". The CCB police had been looking for him since Wednesday in connection with a transaction worth crores of rupees, allegedly linked to a ponzi scheme. It was also on the lookout for Khan, who had allegedly struck a Rs 20-crore deal with Syed Ahmed Fareed of Ambidant Marketing Pvt Ltd, a company allegedly involved in the ponzi scheme, to bail him out of an Enforcement Directorate ...
Man caught with 6g heroin in Manali
A man was caught with around 6g of heroin in Manali of Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, police said Sunday. The 5.89 grams contraband was found in the possession of Kalu Ram of Dobhi village in Duara post office of Kullu district, Superintendent of Police (Kullu) Shalini Agnihotri said. A case under section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against him at Manali police station, the officer said, adding the matter is being investigated by Sub Inspector Mohan Singh.
Pakistan police arrests 3 suspects in JUI-S chief's assassination case
Pakistan police has arrested three suspects in connection with the assassination of top cleric Maulana Samiul Haq, who was also known as the 'godfather of Taliban', according to a media report. Haq, the 82-year-old cleric was stabbed to death on November 2 by unidentified attackers at his residence in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. Police have arrested three suspects involved in the murder of the chief of the hardline political party Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Sami (JUI-S). The suspects have been shifted to a safe cell under strict security and are being grilled, The Express Tribune reported. The suspects were taken into custody on Saturday with the help of Haq's mobile phone data and geo-fencing of the private housing society where he was stabbed to death, the report said. Three different teams were set up for the investigations of the murder. The teams are working under the supervision of Senior Superintendent of Police Operations and City Police Officer Rawalpindi Abbas Ahsan. Haq, a ..
Shop damaged after explosives go off; 1 arrested
A shopkeeper was arrested for allegedly storing explosive substances in his shop in Baseda village here, police said Sunday. Anshul Singhal was arrested Saturday under IPC sections 286 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance) and 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), Baseda police outpost in-charge, Gyanendra Yadav said. The officer said the shop was damaged after the explosives went off. We are probing the incident further, Yadav added.