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Chennai: Around 7000kg of gold seized, accused arrested
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Sunday seized 6.995 kg gold worth Rs 2,27,82,715 from two persons who had arrived in Chennai Airport in two different flights.The accused have been arrested and sent to judicial custody.As per a statement released by the DRI's Chennai Zonal Unit, the accused have revealed that they were instructed by their Chennai-based handler to travel to Bagdogra (near Nepal border) and receive the gold pieces concealed inside electrical appliances and bring them to Chennai by air.Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the seized gold has been smuggled from Malaysia to Nepal and then into India through the land border. Ahead of the major festival season, DRI has been mounting surveillance over illegal movement of gold into India by organised gangs. Further investigation in the matter is underway.
Man shot in Srinagar, dies
Unidentified terrorists shot a man in Srinagar's Hyderpora area on Sunday.The victim, identified as Muhammad Amin Dar, sustained grievous gunshot wounds and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. However, he succumbed to his injuries.As per the Jammu and Kashmir police, the deceased was a resident of Gangbugh.A case has been registered and an investigation has been initiated.Further details are awaited.
Students tortured, forced into unnatural sex in Bihar, 7 arrested
A video of four college students being brutally tortured and forced into performing unnatural sex in Bihar's Begusarai district has gone viral leading to the arrest of seven persons, police said on Sunday. The inmates of Kushwaha hostel, a private students hostel located in Pokhariya area of Town Police Station, were on Wednesday kidnapped by some persons from Kali Asthan chowk, they said. The victims were taken behind Begusarai divisional jail and assaulted by the miscreants. They were then disrobed and forced to indulge in unnatural sexual acts with each other, police added. The accused also shot at the toes of the boarders, all college students in the age group of 18-21, and made them drink liquor, police said, adding that the shocking act continued the entire day. The boarders were subjected to the cruelty allegedly due to their refusal to buy water from a plant owned by one of the accused, police said. The miscreants made a video of the incident and threatened to make it viral if
Activist Rahul Easwar arrested for controversial remarks over
Activist Rahul Easwar, also president of the 'Ayyappa Dharma Sena', was arrested Sunday for his alleged provocative statement related to the entry of women into the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala, but released on bail by a court. A team of police personnel from Kochi took Easwar into custody from his residence here. He was later taken to Kochi where his arrest was recorded in the evening, police said. Police produced him before First Judicial Magistrate court in Kochi and pressed for his judicial remand, but the court rejected it and released the activist on conditional bail. He was directed to appear before police in Kochi on every Tuesday in connection with the case and cooperate with the investigating officers. Easwar was arrested in connection with a case registered against him over his remarks at a press meet in Kochi last week that they had a contingency plan to force the closure of the temple by spilling blood on its premises by some devotees in case any woman
Ashok Pradhan gang member arrested in Dwarka
An alleged sharpshooter of the Ashok Pradhan Gang was arrested in Dwarka, police said Sunday. The accused, identified as Vicky (28) alias boxer, was a resident of Bamdoli village, near Dwarka, Delhi, police said. The Gogi gang led by one Jitender has an on-going rivalry with the Sunil alias Tillu gang in Najafgarh and adjoining areas, officials said. "We got information that Ashok Pradhan was joining hands with Gogi gang. They hired Vicky to shoot a member of the rival gang in Najafgarh," Deputy Commissioner of Police (special cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said. Upon investigation, the police found that Vicky had jumped interim bail in a Jat College (Rohtak) student's murder case. Further the Haryana Police had announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for Vicky's arrest. Yadav said Vicky joined hands with Ashok Pradhan to threaten witnesses in the student's murder case. On Saturday, the police received information that Pradhan and Vicky would go to the Ganda Nala in Mohan Garden, Dwarka to meet ...
Delhi Police employing various techniques to deal with victims of child sexual abuse
From offering toys to favourite food items, from sharing stories to dressing up like their mothers, women police officers employ several techniques to interact with victims of child sexual abuse. On an average two children are raped daily in the national capital, according to data released by the Delhi Police recently. According to the data, 739 cases of child rape have been reported until October 15 this year, while 921 such cases were reported in 2017. Investigating cases of child rape and interacting with children require a great deal of sensitivity, Madhur Verma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) said. Recalling an incident in his district where a Class 2 student of a New Delhi Municipal Council-run school in the upscale Gole Market area was allegedly raped by an electrician on the institute premises in August, Verma said such children are often in a traumatic situation. So the police take professional help to extract details from them. Child counsellors have a lot of ...
Minor's rape-murder: Accused arrested from Ratlam in MP
A 25-year-old man accused of raping and killing a minor in Dwarkapuri area of Madhya Pradesh's Indore district on October 25 was Sunday arrested, a senior police official said. Honey Athwal, who has previously been arrested as a minor for rape and murder, had abducted the 4-year-old girl when she was returning after attending tuition classes Thursday evening. The victim was allegedly raped and strangulated and her body was discovered in a drain under Krishnapura bridge here Saturday, police had said. Superintendent of Police (West Zone) Siddharth Bahuguna Sunday told PTI that Athwal was arrested from Jaora town of Ratlam district, about 175 kilometres from here. Jaora City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Ashutosh Badi said that Athwal was hiding in Hussain Tekri, a religious shrine, there. "The accused was hiding at Hussain Tekri which was crowded due to arrival of devotees on the occasion of Chehallum," Badi said. Badi said a police team in mufti arrested Athwal from ...
College professor shot dead in Nalanda
A college professor was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Nalanda district of Bihar on Sunday morning. The deceased, identified as Arvind Kumar, was a professor at the PMS College (Pairu Mahto Somari College) and a resident of Jalalpur area in the city.Kumar, who was shot at while he was on a morning walk, died on the spot. His body has been sent for postmortem to Bihar Sharif Sadar Hospital.Speaking about the incident, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar said the police is yet to ascertain the motive behind the attack. "He (Arvind) did not have any dispute with anyone, we are investigating the matter," he added. Furthermore, the kin of the deceased asserted that the professor did not have any enmity with anyone.Nalanda Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Rajesh Kumar said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the matter.
Take note of Amit Shah's remark on Sabarimala verdict: Mayawati to SC
Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Sunday condemned Amit Shah's statement on the Supreme Court verdict on the Sabarimala Temple and asked the apex court to take cognisance of the same.On Saturday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Shah sharply criticised the Supreme Court's verdict allowing entry of women of all ages inside the Sabarimala shrine and advised the state governments and courts to give only those orders, which can be followed.Reacting to the same, Mayawati said, "BJP chief Amit Shah's statement that 'Supreme Court can't give orders that can't be followed' (on Sabarimala issue) is condemnable. The Supreme Court must take cognisance of his statement."Yesterday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had also said that statements made by the BJP president on Sabarimala temple in Kannur are against the constitution and law of the land.
Shah encouraging people to violate SC order on Sabarimala: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal Sunday alleged that BJP president Amit Shah through his comments on the Sabarimala verdict was "actively encouraging people to violate the Supreme Court order". The chief minister hoped that the apex court would take cognisance of Shah's remarks. "Amit Shah actively encouraging people to violate SC orders. Creating anarchy. Hopefully, SC will take cognisance (sic)," Kejriwal tweeted. Addressing a gathering in Kerala's Kannur on Saturday, Shah listed court verdicts which have not been implemented, including on 'Jallikattu' (traditional bull taming sport of Tamil Nadu) and prohibiting loudspeakers in mosques, and said "impractical" directions should not be given by courts and they should pass orders that can be implemented. On September 28, the Supreme Court paved the way for entry of women of all ages into the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala. A five-judge constitution bench in its 4:1 verdict, had said that banning ..
Review petition filed against SC's order allowing MPs/MLAs to practice law
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court in connection with its previous order allowing Members of Parliament (MPs) and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to practice any other profession besides being Parliamentarian.In a verdict delivered on September 25, the apex court had ruled that the legislators could not be banned from practising as lawyers in courts.The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the legal practice by MPs, MLAs and Member of Legislative Council (MLCs) was then dismissed by a three-judge bench.The Supreme Court had said that there is no law that debars the MPs, MLAs and MLCs from practising as lawyers in court.The initial petition was also filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay. He had contended that allowing MPs, MLAs and MLCs to practice in a court of law amounts to the violation of the fundamental right to equality before the law as enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution.
Judges, lawyers must work together to uphold majesty of
Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani Sunday stressed the need for judges and lawyers to work together to "uphold dignity of temples of justice and majesty of Constitution. She was addressing members of the Bench and the Bar after opening an additional block comprising nine court halls at the Integrated court complex here. "Courts are temples of justice and lawyers are the pillars of the temples of justice. Without the pillars the temples will collapse. Hence judges and lawyers should work together to uphold dignity of temples of justice and for majesty of the constitution of the country," JusticeTahilramani said. The Puducherry Union Territory Legal Services Authority also launched legal service clinics in the court campus. Highlighting the lack of awareness among citizens regarding their rights, she said, "it is the duty of the State therefore to create awareness and to ensure that the citizens were not deprived of their legal entitlements." "It is .
Cong slams Shah's remarks on SC verdict on Sabrimala
The Congress Sunday criticised BJP president Amit Shah's remarks on the Supreme Court's Sabarimala temple verdict, saying the ruling party's goal was to first weaken and then finish institutions. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said Shah's remarks "insult intelligence of the institution and the electorate". With the BJP and the RSS leading protests against the Supreme Court order to open the Sabarimala shrine to women of all age, BJP president Shah on Saturday said courts should desist from pronouncing verdicts which cannot be implemented. "It is the goal of the BJP to first weaken institutions and then finish them...there is a long list, be it CBI, EC, CVC and the CIC...now same intervention has been made without understanding of law," Singhvi told a press conference here. He said the BJP has been "decimating" and "diluting" institutions to further its interests. "It is an uninformed, loose, trivial comment which is an insult to the intelligence of the institution and the
Indian-origin man jailed for six years for harassment of woman in UK
An Indian-origin man who waged a long campaign of harassment and intimidation against a woman in London has been sentenced to six years. Sirtaj Bhangal, 35, was jailed at Isleworth Crown Court in London on Friday after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence; two counts of witness intimidation and breach of a restraining order. "Sirtaj Bhangal launched an unprovoked, sustained campaign of intimidation against his victim which covered a period of five years, including a time when he was on remand in prison," said Detective Constable Nicola Kerry from the Metropolitan Police West Area Command Unit, who led the investigation. "The motive for this remains unclear and makes the intensity of his harassment all the more terrifying. I would like to praise the victim and her family for supporting this investigation and I can only hope that Bhangal's imprisonment can offer them some small form of comfort," she ...
Undertrial inmate dies in suspicious condition in Jhalawar jail in Rajasthan
A 40-year-old undertrial inmate lodged in Jhalawar sub jail has died under suspicious circumstances after complaining of stomach pain, police said Sunday. Undertrial Dulhe Singh, resident of Rampuriya village here, died Saturday evening while he was being taken to SRG hospital after complaining of severe stomach pain, they said, adding that the body was handed over to the family members Sunday after postmortem by a medical board and investigation into the matter was underway. The deceased inmate, charged under section 16/54 of the Excise Act, was lodged in the jail since October 14, Deputy Jailor, Jhalawar sub jail, Mohan Lal said. Singh was administered first-aid when he first complained of stomach ache on Saturday evening, Lal said. He was being taken to the SGR hospital after his condition deteriorated, the deputy jailor said, adding that the inmate, however, died on the way. The doctors at the hospital declared him brought dead, he further said.
Illegal liquor factory busted in TN, 2 held
An illicit IMFL unit functioning in a farm house near here was unearthed Sunday and two people arrested in this connection, police said. A special unit of prohibition enforcement wing found the unit during a raid on the house, they said. Raw materials, 13,000 fake lables, empty bottles and packing equipment were recovered from the spot. Two persons who were working at the unit were arrested while the owner is at large, they said adding a case has been registered.
Two killed in road accident in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh
Two bike-borne men were killed Sunday after an unidentified vehicle hit them in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district, police said. Banshilal Suthar (33) and Ramesh Meghwal (33) were on their way to take the examination for Grade-2 teachers when a vehicle hit them near Bhagwan village on the Hanumangarh-Bhadra state highway, SHO, Nohar police station, Ishwar Singh said. He said the bodies were handed over to the family members after postmortem. A case was registered against the unidentified driver of the vehicle and an investigation launched, the SHO added.
Attack on Reddy was attempt on his life; police remand report
: The recent assault on YSR Congress president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy at Visakhapatnam airport by a restaurant employee was an attempt to murder him, according to the remand report submitted by police in a court. J Srinivasa Raoman was a "staunch supporter" of Reddy, police told a metropolitan court following a preliminary probe, while seeking remand of the accused. The YSRC had claimed that the cafeteria where the assailant was employed was owned by ruling Telugu Desam Party leader Harshavardhan, who was aspiring to contest the next assembly election from the district. The attack on Reddy, who escaped with a "deep" cut on his left shoulder led to a political slugfest between the ruling TDP and the opposition YSR Congress. The assailant, J Srinivasa Rao, attacked Jagan 'to do away with him' and caused a bleeding injury in furtherance of his attempt, the airport police said. The report, a copy of which was made available to the media Sunday, was submitted in a Visakhapatnam
Scrap collector held for sexual assault bid on minor girl
A scrap collector has been arrested for allegedly trying to sexually assault an eight-year-old girl in the parking area of a residential building in Surat in Gujarat, the police said Sunday. The accused Amrutbhai Devipujak has been caught on CCTV cameras taking the girl to the parking area of the residential apartment in Athwalines locality on Thursday. The footage also shows him leaving the spot in a hurry, as someone from the apartment was walking down the staircase at that time, an official said. The accused was arrested Saturday night after an FIR was lodged, said Athwalines police station inspector S B Bharwad. "Devipujak was arrested last night on the basis of CCTV camera grabs in which he is seen taking the 8-year-old girl to the parking area of the apartment. It seems the accused could not harm the girl and had to leave in hurry, after noticing that someone was walking down the staircase," he said. Devipujak has been booked under sections 363 (Punishment for ...
College teacher shot dead in Bihar
A college teacher was shot dead by two bike-borne miscreants in Bihar Sharif, the district headquarters town of Nalanda, on Sunday morning, police said. The incident happened when the teacher was on a morning stroll, the police said. The deceased has been identified as Arvind Kumar (58). He was a professor at Pairu Mahto Somari College in Bihar Sharif, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Central Range, Patna, Rajesh Kumar, said. Kumar was a resident of Jalalpur area in Bihar Sharif town and was shot at by two bike-borne miscreants near Milkipar while he (Kumar) was on a morning walk, Kumar said adding, the miscreants managed to escape from the spot. The injured professor was rushed to Bihar Sharif Sadar hospital but he died on the way to the hospital, Rajesh Kumar said. An investigation has been initiated, he said, adding that he also met the deceased's family. A special investigation team (SIT), headed by Superintendent of Police (SP) of Nalanda district, Satya ...