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Punjab govt employee alleges sexual assault by boss
A woman employee of a Punjab government-run cooperative federation has alleged sexual harassment by her senior, who has subsequently been suspended, officials said Saturday. In written complaints to the head of the state women commission and the Amritsar police commissioner, the woman, working in the Markfed office here, alleged sexual harassment by the district manager, Kulwinder Singh Randhawa. Randhawa denied all allegations levelled by the woman and said it was "a deep-rooted conspiracy" against him. The woman alleged that Randhawa pulled her cheeks, forcibly kissed her and threatened her with transfer to another district if she raised her voice. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Lakhbir Singh said a special investigation team (SIT) has been constituted to look into the complaint and it will led by a woman police officer. The entire female staff of the Markfed office in Amritsar stood by her and supported her claims, said the police officer. In a statement in Chandigarh, ...
Ram Temple construction in similar way as 'structure' was demolished: Sadhvi Prachi
Undermining the authority of the Supreme Court, Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Prachi on Saturday asserted that construction of the Ram Temple will happen just the way the disputed 'structure' in Ayodhya was pulled down in 1992 without seeking anybody's permission."We respect the Supreme Court; (but) the structure was demolished without asking the court and in a similar fashion Ram Temple will be constructed."Addressing the Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti at Talkatora Stadium in the national capital, Sadhvi Prachi gave a call for construction of the Ram Temple. "An ordinance must be brought and the law should be enacted for the construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. Ram Mandir must be constructed in the similar way as Somnath Temple was reinstated. Otherwise, we will show by constructing the Ram Temple in the similar way as the structure was demolished."Delivering an inflammatory remark, she also asserted that date of December 6 must be fixed for the construction of Ram Temple and ...
Sunanda Pushkar case: Court asks police to handover documents to Tharoor
Fixing December 1 as the next date of hearing in Sunanda Pushkar death case, Delhi's Patiala House Court on Saturday directed Delhi Police to hand over certain documents to Congress leader and Pushkar's husband Shashi Tharoor.Counsel for the Congress leader had informed the court that some files, relating to Pushkar's death, were in a hard disk, which Tharoor didn't have an access to.The Delhi Police had earlier handed over the copies of documents, including electronic evidence, to Tharoor on a plea moved by him in the court.Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a suite of a Delhi hotel on the night of January 17, 2014. The couple were staying in the hotel as their house was undergoing renovation.The court, in June this year, summoned Tharoor, observing there was sufficient ground to proceed against him.He was charged under sections 306 (abetment of suicide) and 498A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).He was, ...
UP man arrested for threatening to attack Miami Airport
An 18-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun district has been arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) for allegedly threatening to attack Miami International Airport.After a tip-off from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the ATS detained the man after tracking him with the help of an IP address.Giving out more details, Uttar Pradesh's Director General of Police (DGP), OP Singh, said that the accused made five calls from October 5 to October 31 and threatened the airport authority of attacking and killing everyone at the terminal. He also asserted that he had an AK-47 gun, grenades and a suicide belt.During the interrogation, the teen allegedly admitted to making threats calls to the aerodrome. In his confession, the accused added that he made such move as the Federal Bureau of Investigation was not entertaining his complaint of money extortion.The accused claimed that he was conned by an unknown man on the pretext of doubling his profit that he made after investing in ...
11 Indians arrested for gambling in Nepal
Eleven Indian nationals have been arrested for gambling from a private house in Western Nepal's famous tourist hub of Pokhara, police said Saturday. The police also seized Rs 9.74 million cash from them. They were found gambling in a private house situated in Nayabazaar of Pokhara Metropolitan City, 200-kilometre West of Kathmandu, police said. All arrested Indians, except three, have been identified. The Nepali house owner Dhruva Kumar was also arrested. Gambling is illegal in Nepal. Betting on any sports event is illegal in the country.
BJP leader files criminal defamation complaint against Tharoor
A BJP leader on Saturday filed a criminal defamation complaint against Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor for his comment that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "a scorpion seated on a Shivling" and sought Rs 5 crore as compensation.
Woman, daughter killed in road mishap
A woman and her daughter were crushed to death by a speeding truck in the district on Saturday, police said. The victim mother-daughter were sitting along a roadside near a bus stand when the incident took place under Ramgarh Shekhawati police station area. The deceased were identified as Chandrakala (60) and her daughter Suman (35). The bodies were sent for post-mortem, police said.
Sheena Bora case: Indrani Mukerjea's bail plea rejected
A sessions court here Saturday rejected the bail plea of Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora. A special CBI court, while rejecting Indrani's bail plea, observed that the accused was facing trial on a serious charge and several important witnesses like Rahul Mukerjea, Indrani's stepson, are yet to record their evidence in the case. Indrani had sought bail citing ill-health and alleged threat to her life. This was the second time the court rejected her bail plea. Indrani, lodged in Mumbai's Byculla prison, in her application had mentioned two occasions when she was hospitalised -- once for suspected drug overdose and again in April when she complained of difficulty in breathing. She had said someone inside the jail might have tried to poison her. She was arrested in August 2015 for allegedly murdering her daughter Sheena on April 24, 2012. Apart from Indrani, the others arrested in the case are her husband and former media baron Peter Mukerjea, and .
Sarpanch, hubby held for taking Rs 10,000 bribe
The ACB arrested a sarpanch and her husband Saturday for taking bribe of Rs 10,0000 here, officials said. Ramesh Kumar runs a tractor trolleys manufacturing unit in Rani Kalan village in Pali district, said ASP (ACB) Jagdish Prasad Soni. "He filed a complaint with us on November 1, according to which the gram panchayat was constructing a nullah in the village and it was planned to go through his unit," Soni said. The village sarpanch Santosh Bhati and her husband Narayanlal demanded bribe of Rs 10,000 from Kumar to change the route of the nullah, Kumar said in his complaint officials said. "Upon verification, it was confirmed that both had been demanding a sum of Rs 10,000 from the complainant", Soni said. As per the ACB's plan to catch the accused, the complainant was sent to the sarpanch's office on Saturday morning with a sum of Rs 10,000. As soon as the sarpanch accepted the bribe and put it in her office almirah, the ACB sleuths caught her and recovered the money. Soni said ...
Crime against women soared in MP during BJP rule: Congress
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari alleged Saturday that there was enormous rise in crime against women in Madhya Pradesh under the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government. The ruling BJP rubbished the charge, saying it was an attempt to malign the state's image. The overall crime graph in the state has risen, Tiwari, a former leader of opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly, said at a press conference here. Madhya Pradesh is going to the polls on November 28. "Cases of abduction of women and girls have gone up by 755 per cent under the Chouhan government between 2004 and 2016. The number of cases of abduction of women was 584 in 2004, which went up to 4,994 in 2016," he said. "The number of cases of rape of minor girls was 710 in 2004, which reached 2,479 in 2016," he alleged. A report by a reputed management consultant firm has dubbed Madhya Pradesh the country's most insecure state for working women, and the rising crime has hampered the state's progress, he said. During Chouhan's ..
Journo submits affidavit to Odisha Assembly house committee
Delhi-based journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra Saturday submitted an affidavit to a house committee of Odisha Assembly for his alleged remarks amounting to breach of privilege of the state's lawmakers. Though Iyer Mitra had appeared before the committee Friday, he could not submit the affidavit and sought time till Saturday. "The panel will review Abhijit Iyer Mitra's statements and affidavit. If required, he will be asked to depose again," said house committee Chairperson Narasingha Mishra, who is also the leader of opposition in the assembly. Mishra said the committee would submit its report to the Speaker in the next session of the Assembly. Iyer Mitra was arrested on October 23 for his alleged derogatory remarks on the culture of Odisha, the Konark Sun Temple and the lawmakers of the state. He is currently in judicial custody in the state capital.
Criminal defamation charge against me frivolous: Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday termed as "frivolous" the criminal defamation complaint filed by the BJP against him in a Delhi court and alleged that it was an attempt to "throttle the freedom of expression". Delhi BJP leader Rajeev Babbar filed the complaint against Tharoor's alleged "scorpion" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said his religious sentiments were hurt by the statement. Tharoor had stoked a fresh controversy Sunday while speaking at Bangalore Literature Festival, claiming that an unnamed RSS leader had compared Modi to "a scorpion sitting on a Shivling". The complaint, filed through advocate Neeraj, termed the statement as an "intolerable abuse" and "absolute vilification" of the faith of millions of people. Reacting to it, Tharoor told reporters, "The charges are frivolous ... If we start to stifle the right of the people to quote published material then where would our democracy head ?... Where is the freedom of expression ?" Asked whether ..
Rakesh Asthana case: Court denies bail to alleged middleman
A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail application of Manoj Prasad, an alleged middleman arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving the agency's Special Director Rakesh Asthana. Special CBI judge Santosh Snehi Mann denied bail to Prasad, saying the court cannot granted relief to him at this stage. Manoj Prasad, arrested on October 17, is currently in judicial custody. The court had on October 31 granted bail to co-accused and CBI's DSP Devender Kumar after the agency did not oppose his bail petition. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered an FIR against Rakesh Asthana and others on a written complaint of businessman Sathish Sana on October 15.
Amidst threats, Asiya Bibi's lawyer leaves Pakistan
Asiya Bibi's lawyer Saiful Malook left Pakistan early Saturday morning fearing for his safety.Expressing difficulty in continuing his practice in the prevailing violent situation, Malook claimed that he is facing threat from a section of lawyers, reported The Express Tribune.He, however, asserted that he will return to Pakistan to represent Asiya in the hearing of her case's review petition, provided he and his family are given security by the Pakistan Army.Soon after the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted Asiya, a Christian woman, of blasphemy charges, scores of people hit the streets and launched massive protests against the verdict.A review petition has been filed by Qari Muhammad Saalam against the Supreme Court order. Saalam has also requested the apex court for an early hearing of the petition.Asiya Bibi was convicted and sentenced to death in 2010 in a blasphemy case for her alleged comments against Prophet Mohammed during an argument with three Muslim women.A three-judge ...
CBI row: Delhi Court reserves order on bail plea of middleman Manoj Prasad
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Saturday reserved its order on a bail plea filed by alleged middleman Manoj Prasad who was arrested in the bribery case against Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Director Rakesh Asthana.Prasad was arrested on October 17 by the CBI for allegedly seeking Rs 5 crore from a Hyderabad businessman Sathish Sana for getting relief from the CBI's summons, and is in the middleman in the Alok Verma-Rakesh Asthana spat. His custody was later extended by five days on October 25 by a Delhi court.On October 29, Kumar had moved a bail application before the special court following his arrest by the CBI last week. In his application, Kumar mentioned that the agency did not have valid search warrants when his office and residence were raided by the agency's anti-corruption unit. During the raid, Kumar's personal computers were also seized by the officials.However, on October 30, a Delhi Court had remanded Prasad to judicial custody for 14 days.
Judge orders seizure of Ronaldinho's passport
A Brazilian court has ordered authorities to seize the passports of former Barcelona star Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto Assis.
Court directs police to hand over certain documents to Tharoor in Sunanda death case
A court here on Saturday directed Delhi Police to hand over certain documents to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in a case related to wife Sunanda Pushkar's death. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal passed the directions after he was told by senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing for Tharoor, that certain electronic evidence, provided by the prosecution, was not in good condition. The police, represented by public prosecutor Atul Srivastava, told the court that fresh copies will be given to Tharoor, after which the court fixed the mater for further hearing on December 1. The evidence include various documents which also contain statements of many witnesses recorded in the case. Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a luxury hotel in the city on the night of January 17, 2014. The couple were staying in the hotel as the official bungalow of Tharoor was being renovated at that time. The court had directed Delhi Police to hand over various documents filed along ..
Maha: Missing kid traced, united with kin in 12 hours in Thane
Thane police managed to trace and rescue a 7-year-old girl within 12 hours after she went missing while on her way to meet her mother, an official said Saturday. The girl, a resident of Gholia Nagar in Kalwa township here, was to meet her mother and then proceed to buy clothes for Diwali when she got lost in the evening on November 1, said Kalwa police station senior inspector Shekhar Bagde. The girl's family filed a police complaint later in the day and four teams were formed to trace her, he said. "CCTV footage was checked in the vicinity of her house, Kalwa railway station etc. We learnt that she was spotted at Kurla railway station in Mumbai," Bagde said. By the time the Kalwa police team reached Kurla, authorities there had handed over the child to the Mankhurd Children's Home, the official said. "We went to the children's home and united her with her family on Friday," Bagde said, adding that police personnel also bought the child a set of clothes as a Diwali gift.
Body of Australian man found hanging from tree in Bodh Gaya
The body of an Australian citizen was found hanging from a tree in Bodh Gaya town of Bihar's Gaya district on Saturday, a senior police official said. City Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar said the body has been identified as that of Heath Allan (33), a resident of Westmead, a suburb of Sydney in Australia. The incident came to light when some local residents noticed it while passing through Rajapur area on Saturday morning. They immediately informed the local police. The police claimed that a suicide note was found. The note mentions a phone number and a request that Heath's sister be informed about the death. The body has been sent to Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya for post-mortem, he added.
UP man nabbed for making threat calls to blow up US airport
An 18-year-old man was apprehended by the Uttar Pradesh ATS for allegedly making several calls to the Miami airport in the US and threatening to blow it up, an official said Saturday. Legal action was initiated against him, IG ATS Asim Arun said. The accused had purchased Bitcoins worth USD 1,000 but someone duped him, following which he lodged a complaint with the FBI, an American intelligence and security service, but did not get a desired response, he said. So the accused made several calls to the Miami airport and threatened to attack it. "I will come with AK47, grenade, suicide belt and kill everyone," the man, whose identity was not disclosed, said in his calls. The FBI talked to the man but he continued making threat calls using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) from October 2 till October 31, the IG said. He was traced on the basis of IP address and during interrogation, he confessed, Arun said. The man will be chargesheeted in court. Section 41A of the CrPC does not require