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Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered, Turkey says

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and his body was dismembered and destroyed as part of a premeditated plan, Turkey's chief prosecutor said Wednesday, making details of the murder public for the first time. The revelations came only an hour after Saudi Arabia's chief prosecutor left Istanbul, and his Turkish counterpart said he was "obliged" to release the information after their talks produced "no concrete results". Gruesome reports in the Turkish media had previously alleged that Khashoggi, a 59-year-old Washington Post contributor who had criticised the powerful Saudi crown prince, was killed and cut into pieces by a team sent from Riyadh to silence him. His body has not been found. "In accordance with plans made in advance, the victim, Jamal Khashoggi, was strangled to death immediately after entering the Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul on October 2, 2018 for marriage formalities," said a statement from the

4 overground workers of NDFB (Songbijit) nabbed in Assam

The Army has apprehended four overground workers of the separatist outfit NDFB (Songbijit) in Baksa and Chirang districts of Assam for alleged possession and supply of arms and ammunition, a defence spokesman said. Troops of Red Horns Division and Baksa district police personnel carried out a two-day long operation from Tuesday to track down the suspects, the spokesman said. At a mobile check-post, three people travelling in a vehicle were apprehended on Tuesday. A .303 rifle, nine live rounds and four mobile phones were seized from them, he said. Following their interrogation, their accomplice was arrested in Chirang district. An AK-56 assault rifle and a US-made M2 carbine were seized from him.

Police register 6 criminal cases in connection with ongoing DTC workers' strike

The Delhi Police Wednesday said it registered six criminal cases at various police stations here based on complaints received in connection with the ongoing strike by contractual workers of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). Hours after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot questioned Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and the Delhi Police over the action taken against the striking workers after imposition of The Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA), police said they have acted swiftly on the complaints received. Officials said they registered six cases in total under the Haryana Essential Services Maintenance Act and the IPC. "Immediate action is being taken as and when any complaint pertaining to DTC strike is received," police said in a statement. According to officials, four cases were registered under the ESMA at police stations in Sarojini Nagar, Amar Colony, Patel Nagar and Ghazipur. The other two cases were registered under sections ..

Man arrested in Ghaziabad for killing 8-year-old boy

A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing an eight-year-old boy by smothering, police said here Wednesday. The accused, identified as Pappu Kumar, was arrested Tuesday based on a tip-off, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vaibhav Krishna said. The minor boy had gone missing on October 26 following which his father had lodged an FIR at the Kavi Nagar police station here, he said. The body of the missing boy was found in a forested area of Bamheta village two days later, the SSP said, adding that police had been searching for the accused since then. He was arrested after an informer tipped police off about a suspect matching the description put out by them, he said. During interrogation, Kumar admitted that he killed the minor, Krishna said. The victim had apparently walked into Kumar's house and saw him sodomising another boy, following which the accused lured the eight-year-old to an isolated spot and killed him over fears that he might tell his father about the ...

Muzaffarpur shelter home: SC raps Bihar govt for not arresting Manju Verma

The Supreme Court of India has expressed its displeasure over government's "failure" to arrest former Bihar minister Manju Verma in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.A bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Madan Bhinmrao Lokur, observed, "All is not well in Bihar. Former minister goes hiding and the government does not know and has failed to arrest her even after her bail plea was rejected."The Janata Dal (United) leader was to be arrested after her anticipatory bail in an Arms Act case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was rejected by the Patna High Court on October 9.The apex court asked the state government as to why the former minister has not been arrested yet. Verma resigned as the Social Welfare Minister of Bihar in August after her husband came under fire for allegedly having links with Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case.The shelter home rape case pertains to the alleged sexual harassment of 44 ...

Court issues arrest warrant against Manju Verma

A court here on Wednesday issued arrest warrant against former Bihar minister Manju Verma, who has been booked in an Arms Act case following the recovery of a huge cache of ammunition from her residence during a CBI raid in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Prabhat Trivedi issued the warrant against Verma, who stepped down as the social welfare minister in August following reports suggesting "close links" between her husband Chandrashekhar Verma and the prime accused in the shelter home scandal, Brajesh Thakur. According to Begusarai Superintendent of Police Avakash Kumar, the court also granted two days' police remand for Chandrashekhar Verma who had surrendered before the court on Monday. His surrender had come a few days after the Supreme Court had rapped the Bihar government for failing to secure his arrest. The warrant against Manju Verma comes a day after the Bihar government faced flak from the apex court upon its ...

Foreign investor settles case with Sebi, pays Rs 8 lakh

The Marathon - London Global Investment Trust I Wednesday settled a case related to alleged violation of foreign investors norms with markets regulator Sebi after paying over Rs 8 lakh towards settlement. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had initiated adjudication proceedings against The Marathon - London Global Investment Trust I for alleged violation of erstwhile foreign institutional investors (FII) regulations, according to a Sebi order. The investor had submitted an application for settlement of the adjudication proceedings initiated against it. The High Powered Advisory Committee of Sebi recommended settlement of the proceedings on payment of Rs 8.06 lakh by the foreign investor. This was also accepted by the panel of Whole Time Members of the regulator. On October 29, the foreign investor remitted the settlement amount following which Sebi disposed of the adjudication proceedings against The Marathon - London Global Investment Trust I. However, the regulator ...

Punjab Police bags CCTNS award

The Punjab Police Wednesday bagged the Union Home Ministry's Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) award for the development of the Digital Criminal Intelligence Gazette and the generation of the State Crime Record Bureau (SCRB) reports. CCTNS was launched in the state earlier this year to keep digitised records of FIRs and information on crimes and criminals. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Director Intelligence Bureau Rajiv Jain, Director National Crime Records Bureau Ish Kumar and Joint Secretary in the Home Ministry Punya Srivastava conferred the award to DGP IT&T, Punjab, V K Bhawra, according to an official release issued here. DGP Suresh Arora said this was a proud moment for the Punjab Police. Bhawra also received an individual award for his immense contribution in the CCTNS implementation in Punjab, Arora said.

U.S. Supreme Court mulls pollution dispute over power plant in India

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared unlikely to revive a lawsuit by villagers in India seeking to hold a Washington-based international financial institution responsible for environmental damage they blame on a power plant it financed.

CBI Additional SP Gurm moves HC against Asthana

There is "incriminating evidence" that establishes a "clear, cogent and an unmistakable link" among a Hyderabad-based businessman who is a complainant in a case against CBI special director Rakesh Asthana, two Dubai-based middlemen and a top R&AW official, says an application submitted by an agency officer in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. S S Gurm, who is posted as additional superintendent of police in the agency, approached the high court with a plea for impleadment in a writ petition filed by Asthana seeking quashing of an FIR against him and others filed on October 16. However, after this, the war between Asthana and CBI chief Alok Verma came out in the open prompting the government to send both officers on leave. Asthana had approached the high court for quashing of the FIR along with Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar, who was arrested and subsequently given bail on Wednesday. However, Gurm moved the high court against Asthana and claimed that he had been ...

Opium racket busted in Giridih, 6 held

The anti-terror squad (ATS) of Jharkhand Police Wednesday arrested six persons, including three women, in Giridih and busted an opium racket. The ATS seized 14 kg opium, worth Rs 5 lakh, from their possession, sub-divisional police officer Niraj Kumar Singh told reporters. On receiving information that the alleged opium peddlers would reach the Parasnath railway station in the morning, the ATS and the police personnel laid a trap and arrested them, Singh said. He said that during interrogation they said they were taking the contraband to Ludhiana.

Court grants bail to suspended CBI DSP

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to suspended Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar, who is accused of falsifying records of a corruption case involving the agency's Special Director Rakesh Asthana.

SC Collegium recommends appointment of chief justices of four HCs

The Supreme court collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice A.P. Sahi, Justice S.K. Seth and Justice Govind Mathur as the Chief Justices of Tripura, Patna, Madhya Pradesh and Allahabad high courts respectively.

Woman held for killing 2 daughters by throwing them into water

A 32-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her two minor daughters by throwing them into a water tank in Maharashtra's Beed district on October 29, the police said Wednesday. Prima facie, it seems the accused Dipali Amate committed the act in a fit of rage, following a quarrel with her husband who used to doubt her character, an official said. The incident occurred on the night of October 29 at Narsobanagar in Beed, around 375 kms from here. Dipali and her husband Radheshyam used to quarrel frequently, the official said. "On Monday evening, Dipali had an altercation with Radheshyam and walked out of their house along with her two daughters--one of them a three-year-old and another aged 3. After walking some distance, she threw both the girls into a water tank," he said. Dipali's in-laws had gone to the house of a relative in Gevrai taluka of Beed district on the night of the incident with her seven-year-old daughter. The matter came to light after ...

Police book 10 persons for 'hurling' casteist remarks against BJP Aurai MLA

The police said Wednesday they have registered a criminal case against 10 persons for allegedly hurling casteist remarks against sitting BJP MLA Dinanath Bhaskar from the Aurai assembly seat, reserved for the scheduled caste members. Aurai Circle Officer Ram Karan said the case was registered under various sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, besides those of the Indian Penal Code as the accused had also allegedly threatened the legislator to kill him. Citing the BJP MLA's complaint, the circle officer said, "Dinanath Bhaskar was getting his house and a BJP office built, for which he needed to dig the plot for laying the foundation." But the digging was opposed by some persons, who allegedly manhandled the MLA's driver, the police official said. "When Bhaskar himself reached the spot, they allegedly hurled casteist abuses against him and also threatened to kill him," he said, adding that police have lodged the FIR and investigating it.

Asiya Bibi verdict: TLP calls for mutiny against Pak Army chief

Hours after the Pakistan Supreme Court acquitted Asiya Bibi in a blasphemy case, the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, an Islamist political party has called for rebellion against the Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.TLP leader Azfal Qadri said, "The Muslim generals of the army, it is their responsibility to launch a rebellion against Bajwa. Even the judges (who delivered the verdict) should be sentenced to death. The Imran Khan government should be ousted and he should leave Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party."Earlier today, Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar read out the verdict and overturned a lower court's order which awarded a death sentence to Asiya.A three-judge special bench headed by Justice Nisar and comprising Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel heard Bibi's 2014 appeal against her conviction and death sentence.After the verdict was announced, scores of TLP supporters took to streets in several parts of Pakistan and ...

CPI(M) leader assaulted outside SDM office in Tripura

A CPI(M) leader was allegedly assaulted by some people outside the office of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Belonia in South Tripura district, police said Wednesday. CPI(M) central committee leader Badal Choudhury Wednesday said Dutta, the party's Belonia sub-division unit secretary was assaulted allegedly by BJP activists on his way to SDM office for a meeting called by the SMD on Tuesday. BJP state spokesman Ashok Sinha denied the allegations of Chowdhury. Superintendent of police, South Tripura, Jal Singh Meena said CPI(M) leaders lodged a FIR at Belonia police station against Sanatan Sena leader Mrinal Sen and five others accusing them of the attack on Tuesday.

Hashimpura families recall the massacre, some say life term not punishment enough

The families of the 1987 Hashimpura massacre victims could not hold back tears on Wednesday after the Delhi High Court sentenced 16 ex-policemen to life imprisonment for killing 38 people from the Muslim community. The high court verdict, which reversed the acquittal of the men from Uttar Pradesh's PAC, brought relief to some. But others felt that the life term awarded to them was not enough. A PTI-Bhasha correspondent spoke to the victims' families and eyewitnesses in the city's Hashimpura locality hours after the verdict was pronounced. Zulfikar, an eyewitness in the case, alleged that after the massacre, they were harassed not just by the police but also the state government. "The police and the government always tried to weaken this case, but we were not deterred and continued fighting. Finally, justice has been done today," he said. "It would have given us more relief if the accused had been sentenced to death," Zulfikar added. He said they will fight the case even if it goes to .

Plea challenges Assembly resolution on sacrilege cases, HC notice to Punjab govt

A plea was filed in Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday challenging a Punjab Assembly resolution passed in August this year for taking back investigation of sacrilege incidents from the CBI. Justice Rajan Gupta, while issuing notice to Punjab government, fixed November 2 for hearing the matter. Petitioner Shamsher Singh, a head constable and gunman of former Moga SSP Charanjit Singh, contended that the resolution was unsustainable as no reasons had been assigned therein for reviewing the decision taken earlier to handover the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Punjab government, represented by Deputy Advocate General Sahil Sharma assured the High Court that the state shall apprise the court about the status of investigation being conducted by Special Investigation Team (SIT) and also submitted that no final report shall be filed before any court without prior permission of this court. Petitioner's counsel Santpal Singh Sidhu said, "We have challenged ...

Lawful procedure followed in registration of case against Asthana: CBI officer Gurm to HC

A CBI officer, transferred in the wake of the present crisis in the probe agency, Wednesday claimed in the Delhi High Court that "lawful procedure" was followed for registration of a graft case against Special Director Rakesh Asthana and others. CBI Additional Superintendent of Police S S Gurm said the FIR against Asthana and others were filed after taking the opinion of Additional Solicitor General (ASG) P S Narasimha. The ASG said there was no need of obtaining a sanction from a competent authority for lodging the case under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act. "The undersigned had gone through the complaint (against Asthana)... Having satisfied myself of the genuineness of the complaint, and also that the matter was processed as per lawful procedure, agreed with the registration of the instant FIR," Gurm said in his application. He said the issue was whether Section 17A of the PC Act shall be retrospectively applicable and whether prior approval of the competent