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UP: Quadruple murder mystery solved after 2 years
The murder mystery surrounding the death of a 23-year-old school teacher and her three other family members has been solved by the Uttar Pradesh Police after two years of the incident.According to police, prime accused Abhishek Pal, a resident of Wazirabad village along with a local goon named Mannu had killed all the four members of the family by strangulating them using a clutch wire.During the interrogation, the accused disclosed that he committed the crime as he was unable to repay a loan that his friend, Ritesh Katiyar had taken from Ved Prakash, father of the school teacher, Naina. Abhishek was the guarantor for the loan.While the main accused has been arrested, his accomplice, Mannu died in a road accident recently.Naina's father had been pressing Abhishek and Ritesh for the repayment of the loan.On July 15, 2016, Abhishek, who used to teach driving to Naina's brother, Shubham, called Ved to an unknown location on the pretext of changing tyre of Shubham's car.When Ved went ...
US unveils indictments in Malaysia bribery scandal
US officials unveiled criminal indictments Thursday against an intermediary to scandal-plagued Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB and a former Goldman Sachs banker involved in an elaborate alleged bribery scheme. They are the first US criminal charges in the case which spawned investigations around the world. The US Department of Justice arrested former Goldman Sachs banker Ng Chong Hwa in Malaysia on Thursday, while the 1MDB intermediary, Low Taek Jho, remains at large, officials said in a press release. Another ex-Goldman official, Tim Leissner, pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $43.7 million in restitution of ill-gotten gains. The 1MDB scandal has roiled politics in Malaysia, leading to criminal charges against former Prime Minister Najib Razak. The men were charged with conspiring to launder billions of dollars from 1 Malaysia Development Berhad, a sovereign wealth fund set up for development of the country, and conspiring to bribe officials in Malaysia and Abu Dhabi, violating ..
US accuses China, Taiwan firms with stealing secrets from chip giant Micron
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced charges Thursday against Chinese and Taiwan companies for theft of an estimate USD 8.75 billion worth of trade secrets from US semiconductor giant Micron. Sessions said the case was the latest in a series that are part of a state-backed program by Beijing to steal US industrial and commercial secrets. "Taken together, these cases and many others like them paint a grim picture of a country bent on stealing its way up the ladder of economic development and doing so at American expense," Session said. "This behavior is illegal. It is wrong. It is a threat to our national security. And it must stop." The indictment released in the US district court in San Jose, California alleges that Chinese state-owned Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. and privately owned United Microelectronics Corporation of Taiwan, along with three UMC executives, conspired to steal Micron trade secrets to help UMC and Fujian Jinhua develop DRAM chips used in many ...
Three arrested for woman's murder in Delhi
A man and two others have been arrested for allegedly killing his wife -- a 38-year-old school teacher -- in northwest Delhi's Bawana area, police said Thursday. The accused were identified as Manjeet (38), husband of the deceased, his girlfriend Angel Gupta alias Shashi Prabha (26) and Rajeev (40), they added. Manjeet was in a relationship with Angel and his wife, Sunita, objected to it, so they conspired to eliminate her, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) Rajneesh Gupta said. Sunita was shot dead on Monday morning by unknown assailants while she was on the way to her school. She was shot thrice and was declared brought dead at the hospital, police said. She is survived by a 16-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son, they said. A manhunt is underway to nab the persons who were hired for the murder, Gupta said.
Man killed over scuffle at petrol pump in Dwarka; one arrested
A 46-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing another after a scuffle broke out between them at a petrol pump in Dwarka's Chhawla area, police said Thursday. The accused, identified as Sushil, was arrested Wednesday, they said, adding that the incident took place on the night of October 24. During investigation, it was found that the victim, identified as Sanjay (38), had a quarrel with the accused at the pump over getting fuel filled in their vehicles. The two then had a fight, Girraj Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka), said. Sanjay was later found lying unconscious at the spot while the accused had fled, he said. He was then rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead, he said. Police initially could not ascertain the identity of the accused, Singh added. Later, the manager of the petrol pump got a call from a person named Ramesh Dalal, a resident of Bahadurgarh, who enquired about the incident. The manager then alerted police, ..
Retired military engineer charred to death in Delhi
The charred body of a 62-year-old man was found at his residence in west Delhi's Janakpuri area on Thursday, police said. The deceased, identified as Joginder Pal Singh, retired as a senior technical officer in the Military Engineer Service (MES) in 2014, they added. Police were informed about the incident at 5.56 pm. When police rushed to the spot, Singh's daughter told police that her father used to live alone in Janakpuri and she usually visited him during the day, a senior police officer said. At around 5.30, Singh's daughter had gone to a general store to buy some article and when she returned home, the guard informed her about a fire on the second floor of the house, the officer said. When his daughter reached the second floor of the residence, she found her father's charred body, Monika Bhardwaj, Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) said. A crime team and a team from Forensic Science Laboratory visited the spot, police said, adding further investigation is in progress.
Huge quantity of explosives recovered in J'khand, 1 held
One person was arrested on Thursday after police recovered a huge quantity of explosives stored illegally in his house in Pakur district, a senior police officer said. The man is a resident of Pipal Jodi village under the jurisdiction of Mal Pahari police outpost, the police officer said. Acting on a tip-off that a villager has stored a huge quantity of explosives illegally, the police conducted a raid in the house of Meghrai Kisku and recovered 1,510 pieces of detonators along with 11 sacks of gelatin, the Superintendent of Police (SP) of the district, Shailendra Prasad Burnwal, said. He was arrested from the spot for illegally storing explosives, Burnwal said. Kisku said that the explosives belonged to a mine owner called Navin Jain, a resident of Sindhi Para, the SP said. An investigation has been initiated, he added.
Rajnath expresses shock, pain over killings of BJP leader, brother in J-K
Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday expressed shock and pain over the killings of a BJP leader and his brother in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the police will leave no stone unturned to bring perpetrators of the crime to justice. "Shocked & pained by the killing of J&K State BJP leader Sh. Anil Parihar & his brother. My heart goes out to the bereaved family," he said in a tweet. The home minister also spoke to K Vijay Kumar, the advisor to the Jammu and Kashmir Governor, and took stock of the incident. "Spoke to Advisor to J&K Governor, Sh Vijay Kumar regarding the incident. The police will leave no stone unturned to bring the perpetrators to justice," he said. State secretary of BJP Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet were returning from their shop in Kishtwar when they were fired upon from close range at a dark, narrow lane leading to their house, the officials said. They were rushed to a hospital where doctors declared them brought dead, they said. The Army was called .
AIMIM corporator Rashid allges denial of entry to meeting
Aurangabad corporator Syed Mateen Syed Rashid Thursday alleged that the municipal corporation mayor refused him entry to attend the general body meeting. The move triggered a ruckus in the meeting hall, which led to suspension of 15 corporators of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) for the day. Mateen was attacked by corporators on August 17 after he opposed the move to pay tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Mateen claimed that he was invited by the AMC to attend the meeting, but was stopped by security guards at the entrance of the building at the behest of the mayor.
Four arrested in fake NSC racket
Four persons were arrested in Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh as part of a racket involving selling of fake national savings certificates (NSC) worth Rs 1 crore, police said on Thursday.
Christian woman acquitted in blasphemy case likely to have flown out of Pak amid death threats
A Christian woman, who was convicted of blasphemy and acquitted by Pakistan's Supreme Court, was released from a jail in Multan City on Thursday morning and is likely to have flown out of the country as the landmark verdict sparked countrywide protests and death threats from hardline groups. Asia Bibi, a 47-year-old mother of four, was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours. She always maintained her innocence, but has spent most of the past eight years in solitary confinement. The apex court's judgement, which was pronounced Wednesday, triggered protests across Pakistan with protestors led by Islamic political party Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan and other groups blocking major highways and roads in different parts of the country. An official of the New Central Jail Multan for Women told PTI that Bibi was released from the jail, about 350 kms from Lahore, in early hours of Thursday after meeting all legal requirements. "Aasia Bibi was ...
Trade and Taxes dept of Delhi govt detects fraud of Rs 22.74 crore, files complaint
The Trade and Taxes department of the Delhi government has detected a fraud of Rs 22.74 crore committed by a businessman who allegedly used forged documents to claim Input Tax Credit (ITC) under the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The department has filed a complaint with the Economic Offence Wing (EFC) of the Delhi Police seeking an FIR in the matter. According to a complaint filed by the department's assistant commissioner, Manoj Tyagi, the accused person, along with his friends, availed tax credit of Rs 22.74 crore and were also in the process of claiming further credit of Rs 22.61 crore. The complaint stated, "The accused person made registration in GST for committing the fraud and as such, the person is liable to be prosecuted ...
Two years after teacher found dead, one held for killing her, family
More than two years after the body of a 23-year-old Delhi school teacher was found in a canal in Uttar Pradesh, the police on Thursday claim to have arrested the main accused, who confessed to have killed three of her family members.
Molestation on flight: Court records victim's statement
A 17-year-old Bollywood actor who had accused a co-passenger of molesting her onboard a flight in December last year testified before a local court here on Thursday. The proceedings were held in-camera. While the prosecution questioned the actor on Thursday, she will be cross-examined by defence lawyers on Friday, court sources said. The girl had alleged that she was on a Vistara flight from Delhi to Mumbai when the co-passenger, sitting behind her, put up his feet on her armrest and touched her inappropriately. She recorded the incident on her mobile phone and uploaded the video on social media along with a post in which she shared her alleged ordeal. "He kept nudging my shoulder and continued to move his foot up and down my back and neck," she wrote in the social media post which had gone viral. A case was registered against the co-passenger at Sahar Police Station here under IPC section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and under the ...
Minor girl kidnapped, gang-raped in Odisha
A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped in Odisha's Ganjam district, said police on Thursday.
Ex-BJP corporator arrested for extortion
A former BJP corporator was arrested here Thursday by Anti-Extortion Cell of police for allegedly extorting money from a builder. Rajkumar Yadav, the accused, allegedly demanded Rs 50 lakh from a city-based builder, threatening to approach the authorities and seek action against his construction projects if he did not pay up, police said. Yadav had allegedly accepted Rs 5 lakh from the builder, they said. Yadav was allegedly part of a group of racketeers who obtained information about various construction projects under the Right to Information Act and used it to blackmail the builders, police said. Police had arrested two persons including former corporator Sudhir Barge for allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 5 lakh from the same builder last week.
Man, who killed girlfriend after she threatened to expose their relationship to his wife, held
A man was arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend after she threatened to expose their relationship to his wife, police said Thursday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (City) Dharmendra Chauhan said the mother of the woman had on October 19 filed a complaint regarding the disappearance her daughter at Kotwali G T Road police station here. After a detailed investigation, a man, identified as Deepak, of Garhi Katiyya village of the Loni area here was arrested from his house Wednesday, he said. Deepak, while confessing to the crime, said he had met the woman at a discotheque and became friends with her, the SP said. After a few days the girl began demanding money from him and threatened she will expose their relationship to his wife if he failed to do so, Chauhan said. Deepak planned to eliminate her and took her to Mangalore town near Haridwar in Uttarakhand on September 29. He strangled her and threw the body in a canal, he said. The body was recovered next day by the Uttarakhand .
Gunmen kill BJP state secretary, brother in Kishtwar
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday shot dead senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and party's state secretary Anil Parihar and his brother in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Jashmir.
Police file charge sheet against former BSP MP's son Ashish Pandey
The Delhi Police Thursday filed a charge sheet against former BSP MP's son Ashish Pandey, who was arrested for brandishing gun in a hotel here. Court sources said that in the charge sheet, Pandey has been accused of intimidating a man and his woman friend with a pistol in his hand. Police have said that a case under the Arms Act is made out against the accused, who brandished pistol at a hotel. The court has put up the final report for consideration for tomorrow. Pandey had allegedly brandished a pistol at guests of a five-star hotel threatening them in the foyer, a video of which went viral on the social media. The charge sheet was filed under sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and sections 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. If convicted, Pandey may be awarded maximum seven years jail term. Ashish is currently in judicial custody. A plea was filed by Delhi Police which had registered an FIR on the complaint
Four held for robbing, killing man in New Seemapuri
Four men were arrested for allegedly robbing and killing one person at New Seemapuri, police said Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sanjay. On the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, the four accused persons along with three other people barged into Sanjay's house and robbed him of cash and jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh after holding him hostage, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) Rajesh Deo. They strangled him to death when he began shouting for help, Deo said. Acting on a tip-off, police laid a trap in Karkardooma and two people -- Pankaj (22) and Naveen Kumar (27) -- were apprehended, he said. During interrogation, they told police about their accomplices Saajan Beniwal (32), Sandeep Chaturvedi (27), Vijay, Mahesh and Upender. Later, Beniwal and Chaturvedi were also arrested, the DCP said, adding that efforts were underway to nab the remaining accused.