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Two killed in Gaya
A man and a woman were shot dead by unidentified assailants for allegedly having illicit relationship here, the police said. Nasim Sah (35) and Sanoja Manjhi (35) were gunned down at latter's residence Saturday, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajiv Mishra said. Sanoja Manjhi was a housewife and a labourer who used to work with Nasim Sah alias Munna who worked as a mason, the SSP said. Sanoja's brother-in-law has been named in the FIR apart from other unknown persons.
Pak court sentences member of religious outfit to 30 years in jail
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a member of a religious outfit to 30-year imprisonment for opening fire and injuring former interior minister Ahsan Iqbal in the PML-N government in May. The court in Gujranwala on Saturday also ordered confiscation of assets of 22-year-old Abid Hussain and imposed a fine of Rs 280,000 on him. The convict would have to undergo an additional six-month imprisonment in case of his failure to pay the fine. According to a court official, Judge Syed Imran Shah handed down 27-year imprisonment to Hussain for shooting at Iqbal and another three-year jail term for carrying illegal weapons. The judge said the convict made an assassination attempt on the former interior minister in ex-Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's Cabinet by shooting at him during an election rally in Narowal, some 100 kilometres from Lahore, on May 6. The court acquitted four accomplices of the convict by giving them the benefit of doubt. Hussain, a member of ...
48-hour transport strike cripples Bangladesh
A 48-hour nationwide strike in Bangladesh called by transport workers demanding amendments to the "Road Transport Act 2018" threw normal life out of gear across the country on Sunday.
Odisha CM orders probe into death of elephants
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday ordered a Crime Branch probe into the death of seven elephants due to electrocution in Dhenkanal district.
Teen's half-burnt body recovered from paddy field in Assam
The half-burnt body of a teenager has been recovered from a paddy field in Assam's Kokrajhar district, a police officer said Sunday. Prima facie, it seems the woman, aged 18, was raped and burned to death, he said. "The woman was missing since Friday. Her body was found with hands tied at a paddy field in Gendrabeel area of the district Saturday night. It seems she was raped, but nothing can be said for sure before the arrival of the postmortem report," the officer said. Police are carrying out investigations into the case and efforts are on to nab the culprit, he added.
Man commits suicide in police station premises
A 37-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Tindwari Police Station premises here, police said Sunday. Bablu Singh went inside a room in the police station premises on Saturday night and hanged himself from the ceiling, police official Bharat Lal Kumar Pal said. Singh and others were called at the police station on a complaint of power theft. The victim's fatherRam Asrey Singh alleged that his son was harassed in the police station due to which he died. A probe is on in the matter.
Prime accused in forest guard's murder case arrested: Police
With the arrest of a man, the police Sunday claimed to have solved the sensational murder case of forest guard Sukhpal Singh here. Jaswant Singh of Pasiyanpurwa village, the prime accused in the case, was nabbed by the police Saturday, while his father Ramesh was reported to be absconding. Kheri Superintendent of Police(SP) Ramlal said "the weapon used in the crime -- a long-handled axe -- was also recovered from the accused". A police team, led by Mailani station in-charge Brijesh Tripathi, arrested the accused from a spot near Jokhepurwa village when he was attempting to flee, the SP said. The body of Sukhpal Singh (50), a forest guard posted in the Mailani range, was found on the night of October 19 from a spot near Pasiyanpurwa village. There were sharp injury marks on the forest guard's head and his two mobile handsets were missing. The SP said during investigation, it came to light that the scene of the crime was close to Pasiyanpurwa and a village boy had seen the accused ...
Germany tries 'serial killer' nurse over worst post-war spree
German nurse Niels Hoegel, already serving a lengthy term for previous killings, will go on trial before anguished relatives Tuesday over the murders of around 100 more people -- a spree prosecutors say is unprecedented in the post-war period. The 41-year-old is accused of intentionally administering medical overdoses to patients in his care in order to be able to bring them back to life at the last moment. He rarely succeeded. Prosecutors say at least 35 patients were killed at a hospital in the northern city of Oldenburg where he worked, and about 64 more in nearby Delmenhorst, between 2000 and 2005. "I hope that he will be found guilty on each count so that the loved ones can finally find some closure," said Petra Klein, who runs the local chapter of the victims' aid group Weisser Ring. Some 126 relatives will serve as co-plaintiffs in the new trial and are expected to fill the specially designated courtroom in Oldenburg, along with around 80 journalists. For the accused -- who ...
Body of man found in Shamli district of UP
The body of an unidentified man, aged around 35 years, was found in Shamli district, police said Sunday. The body, which bore injury marks, was found Saturday evening from a sugarcane field, near the Bidoli police outpost on the Karnal-Meerut highway, Station House Officer (SHO) OP Choudhury said. A case was lodged in this connection, he said, adding that the body was sent for post-mortem.
Over 2,200 cars registered in name of former Pak judge
A former Pakistani judge, named Sikandar Hayat, was on Saturday found to have over 2,200 cars registered in his name.Hayat's legal counsel, Mian Zafar, however, told the Pakistan Supreme Court that his client owned just one car, reported the Dawn. "2,224 cars were registered in the name of my client," Zafar said.Hayat's lawyer further stated that a few days ago, the former judge had received a challan (fine) for a car that he didn't own.After the Punjab Excise and Taxation Department was informed about the same, it surfaced that Hayat was the registered owner of as many as 2,224 vehicles. The apex court has directed the secretary and the director of the Punjab excise department to file a report in the matter.The court has sought the report within a week.
Pittsburgh shooter hit with 29 federal charges: Justice Dept
US prosecutors slapped the gunman who killed 11 people in a synagogue with 29 counts of federal crimes of violence and firearms offenses on Saturday, after he carried out the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in recent US history. The charges against shooter Robert Bowers include 11 counts of obstruction of exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death; and 11 counts of use of a firearm to commit murder during a crime of violence, the US Attorney's Office of the Western District of Pennsylvania said in a statement. "The crimes of violence are based upon the federal civil rights laws prohibiting hate crimes," the statement said.
Somali journalist shot dead outside Mogadishu
Armed men shot dead a radio journalist outside Mogadishu on Saturday evening, police and the journalist union confirmed.
11 dead, 6 injured in Pittsburg shooting
As many as 11 people were killed in a shooting incident at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg on Saturday.Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich confirmed that six others were wounded in the shooting, CNN reported. Four of the wounded were police officers who responded to the crime scene, Hissrich stated, adding that none of the dead included children."These incidents usually occur in other cities, today the nightmare has hit home in the city of Pittsburgh. It's a very horrific crime scene, it's one of the worst I've seen," Hissrich said.Robert Bowers, 46, has been identified as the perpetrator of the shooting.Hissrich stated that Bowers had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and is in stable condition. He was earlier taken to Mercy Hospital following his surrender.Addressing a presser, Scott Brady, the United States attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, stated that criminal charges would be pinned against Bowers at the earliest, adding that the hate crime
Pittsburgh shooter to face charges carrying death penalty
The gunman who killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday will face federal charges that carry the death penalty, the US Justice Department said. "Hatred and violence on the basis of religion can have no place in our society," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. "These alleged crimes are reprehensible and utterly repugnant to the values of this nation. Accordingly, the Department of Justice will file hate crimes and other criminal charges against the defendant, including charges that could lead to the death penalty." The suspect, identified by police as Pittsburgh resident Robert Bowers, has been taken into police custody.
10 dead, multiple injured in US shooting
At least 10 people were killed in a shooting on Saturday at the Tree of Life synagogue in US state of Pittsburgh, according to Curt Conrad, chief of staff for Pittsburgh City Councilman Corey O'Connor.
29-yr-old held in property dealer's killing
A 29-year-old man was arrested in connection with the killing of a property dealer here, police said Saturday. Forty-six year-old property dealer Surya Prakash was shot dead by unknown assailants in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar on July 31, they said. The accused Pravesh Maan alias Sagar was arrested from Mahakal Mandir, police said. It is suspected that Pravesh had a property dispute with the victim, who also had a criminal record, they said. During interrogation, it was revealed that Pravesh was wanted in cases of attempt to murder and extortion, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
25-year-old killed in Nand Nagri
A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death Saturday by unidentified men in northeast Delhi's Nand Nagri, police said. The victim Rahul Gupta, worked in a gas agency, they said. Gupta was returning home when he reportedly got into a fight with three persons, they added. The accused stabbed Gupta and fled the scene, police said. Passers by rushed Gupta to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead, they said. Further investigation is underway, officials said.
2 held for kidnapping man, stealing car in Mundka
Two men were arrested for allegedly stealing a car, kidnapping its driver and robbing policemen here, officials said Saturday. On the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, a constable was dropping off an ASI, who was in uniform at the time, at his home in Rohini in a dark brown sedan car, they said. The constable stopped the car near Sector-20/21 at around 11.30 pm, police said. Within moments, another car arrived at the scene and blocked the constable's vehicle, officials said, adding that four armed men came out of the car and threatened the ASI and the constable to handover their car keys. The policemen resisted and the miscreants left the spot after taking the mobile phones of the police personnel, SD Mishra, Deputy Commissioner of Police (PCR) said. Seeing the robbers leave towards Kanjhawala, the policemen contacted a nearby PCR. At around 12:07 am, a PCR noticed two suspicious cars parked on Rohtak Road near Mundka Metro Station. Two men -- Ramesh and Imran -- were picked ..
DRI seizes 100 kg smuggled gold within 48 hours
In a major crackdown on organised crime syndicates involved in smuggling of gold into India, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has, in a series of operations in the last 48 hours across the country, seized more than 100 kgs of smuggled gold.The raids were conducted in New Delhi, Siliguri, Bengaluru, Chennai and Madurai.The seizures were a part of the continued crackdown by the DRI on gold smuggling and consequent leakage of government revenue, black economy as well as Foreign Exchange illicitly taken out of the country to make payments for such illegal import. In a major operation conducted on October 26, the officers of DRI recovered and seized 55kgs of gold bars (55 pieces), smuggled from neighbouring countries into India through the land border. Smuggled gold was seized from the possession of two persons traveling by a vehicle near Siliguri in the evening of 26th October.The smuggled gold bars were concealed in a specially prepared cavity under the driver's seat of the .
Three arrested in man's murder in Delhi's Seelampur
Three men were arrested and a minor was detained for allegedly killing a man in north-east Delhi's Seelampur area, police said Saturday. The accused were identified as Shahbaz (22), resident of Jafrabad, Jibran (24), resident of Kabir Nagar in Shahdara and Rizwan (22) from Seelampur. A juvenile was also apprehended in the case, they added. On October 15, three armed men shot one Nabi Ahmed in Seelampur when the latter was returning home. He was rushed to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital. On October 17, the victim succumbed to his injuries, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Atul Kumar Thakur said. During investigation, we tracked a 'suspicious' mobile number, which helped us identify the three accused, he said. During interrogation, the arrested revealed Rizwan was the main conspirator, police said. Rizwan and Ahmed had reportedly fought many times on petty issues, following which Rizwan conspired with his associates to eliminate Ahmed, Thakur said. Two pistols and a motorcycle ..