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NIA files charge sheet in Srinagar weapons theft case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a charge sheet in a court here in connection with the September 28, 2018, theft of weapons from the residence of a legislator in Srinagar.
Delhi court reserves order on Kejriwal's plea in defamation complaint against him
A Rouse Avenue court on Thursday reserved till tomorrow its order on an application filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking exemption from personal appearance for recording his statement as an accused in a defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal was hearing the complaint of Bidhuri, who alleged that Kejriwal made a defamatory statement against him in an interview to a news channel on July 17, 2016.The magistrate said he will pass the order on Kejriwal's application on Friday.Lawyers, appearing for Bidhuri, opposed the Delhi Chief Minister's plea seeking exemption from appearance for recording his statement in the case.Bidhuri had earlier told the court that Kejriwal's remarks had maligned his image.He had claimed that no case was pending against him and added that Kejriwal had defamed him with his statement.
Two absconders arrested in J-K's Samba
Two persons absconding in separate cases were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday, officials said. Sham Lal, evading arrest in a 2009 case of rash driving and causing death, was held in Nagrota area of Jammu, they said. The other accused, Rakesh Kumar alias Soni, was nabbed in Vijaypur area. Kumar was booked for house trespass, breach of peace, and criminal intimidation in 2018, the officials added.
2 killed as bus hits bike in Haryana
Two men were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a bus near Nariangarh on Thursday, police said. Gurdeep Singh (22) and Gurmeet Singh (23), residents of Ghanour village in Patiala district, were going to pay obeisance at Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand, they said. Their friend Gurpreet Singh, who was on a separate motorcycle, told police that the two were crossing toll tax barrier near Naraingarh when a college bus coming from opposite direction hit their bike. They sustained injuries to head and were rushed to civil hospital at Naraingarh, where the doctors declared them brought dead, police said. A case of rash and negligent driving was registered against the driver of the bus, police added.
Shehbaz Sharif to return to Pakistan on June 8
Opposition leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, facing corruption charges, will return to Pakistan on Saturday following a "quick visit" to London, a media report said Thursday. Shehbaz, 67, served as the chief minister of the politically crucial Punjab province from 2013 to 2018. He became Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president after his elder brother and three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was disqualified as the party president following a Supreme Court verdict in the Elections Act 2017 case. Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz will be returning to Pakistan on June 8, the Dawn newspaper reported, quoting a member of his personal staff. Earlier, lawyers had informed an Accountability Court that Shehbaz will return to Pakistan on June 11. Shehbaz had announced a "quick visit" to London on April 9 after his name was removed from the no-fly list on Lahore High Court orders. Party sources said at the time that he intended to return within ...
NSA against mining don Momnanthan's son too, says Noida admin
Noida administration Thursday invoked the National Security Act against the son of sand mining don Sanjay Momnathan, in a rare case in which a father-son duo has been booked under the tough law that prevents bail to accused. Bhupendra Momnathan, 28, has been operating the illegal businesses of his father Sanjay Momnathan, who is presently in jail and was booked under the NSA last year for illegally constructing a dam on the Yamuna River to carry out illegal sand mining, officials said. The action was taken by District Magistrate Brajesh Narain Singh, following a report by district police chief Vaibhav Krishna and the Irrigation Department, they said. Bhupendra is currently held under judicial custody at the Dadri police station and his bail plea is scheduled to come up for hearing on June 12 at the Allahabad High Court, Singh said. "There is a high probability of the accused getting bail and then again engaging in illegal activities and may again target the Yamuna River to construct ..
Telangana: BJP worker clubbed to death, six TRS workers held
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was allegedly clubbed to death by a group of men, suspected to be Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) workers, the police said on Wednesday.The deceased has been identified as Prem Kumar Reddy.The police said that as per initial probe, Srikanth Reddy, son of a local TRS leader who had fought and lost the local body elections, was behind the murder.Srikanth along with five others have been taken into custody for further investigation.The state BJP unit has claimed that political rivalry is the reason behind the barbaric act and has accused TRS for the same. The incident took place in Dokur village of Devarakadra mandal in the district."Prem and Srikanth were not getting along well with each other ever since the election dates were declared. Srikanth had tried to harm Prem earlier too," said Police Inspector Panduranga Reddy.Meanwhile, BJP leaders staged a protest in the district demanding justice. They also met Mahbubnagar Superintendent of Police, ...
Wildlife smuggling: Police seeks cancellation of bail to accused
The West Bengal Police on Thursday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking cancellation of the bail granted to three persons accused of smuggling a lion cub and three primates - two of them reportedly listed as "critically endangered". The vacation bench of the court directed the prosecution to serve notice on the accused, stating that the plea will appear for hearing before a regular bench three days after the court reopens on June 10. Challenging the bail granted by the additional chief judicial magistrate at Barrackpore court, public prosecutor Saswata Gopal Mukherjee prayed for its cancellation to ensure proper investigation into the case. He submitted that the lower court had granted bail to the three accused on the basis of seizure list, without seeking any report from the authorities. In its interim order, Justice Subhasish Dasgupta directed the three accused to cooperate in the probe and meet the investigating officer once a week. One lion cub, presumably from Africa, and three .
Theft accused dies in custody of Hujurpur Police
A man accused in a theft case has allegedly died in the custody of Hujurpur Police, officials said Thursday. The Additional Superintendent of Police (rural) has been asked to probe the incident, they added. "Almost 15 days ago, theft was reported in the house of one Keshri Singh in Dhurkhi village (under Hujurpur Police Station). Ashok Soni, 27, the servant, was taken into custody by the police for questioning. On Wednesday, Ashok fell ill. He was taken to a community health centre and subsequently to the district hospital, where he died," said Superintendent of Police Gaurav Grover. Grover said a panel of three doctors conducted the post-mortem, which was entirely videographed. "As per the initial post-mortem report, there are no injury marks on the body of the deceased. Hence, prima facie, this seems to be a case of natural death," the SP said. He said SHO of Hujurpur Police Station Pramod Kumar Singh and another policeman have been sent to police lines.
Man sustains injuries as three-bike borne men open fire in outer Delhi
A 30-year-old man was injured after three-bike borne men allegedly opened fire at him in outer Delhi's Nihal Vihar area, police said Thursday. Six rounds were fired on the car of the victim. The victim sustained two bullet injuries, they said. The incident took place on Wednesday night. The victim - Narender Sharma, a part-time property dealer was travelling in his car when three-bike borne men started chasing him from Shiv Ram Park, police said. When Sharma reached near a Hanuman Mandir, the trio fired six rounds on his car. The victim sustained two bullet injuries - one on his stomach and the other on the left side of his head, police added. Sharma was rushed to a nearby hospital where he is being treated and is condition is stated to be stable, a senior police officer said. "A case has been registered. An investigation has also been initiated," Seju Kuruvilla, Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer) said. The suspects have been identified, police said, adding that teams have been ...
Bengal man kills wife for giving birth to girl
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in West Bengal's Paschim Midnapore district for strangulating his wife to death after she gave birth to a girl child, police said on Thursday.
Case against 3 Kerala hospitals over death of man who was 'denied' treatment
A case was registered Thursday against a Government Medical College and two private hospitals here for allegedly denying admission to a 62-year-old man who died after being turned away by the hospitals, police said. The case was lodged on the basis of the complaint by the relatives of the patient, identified as Jacob Thomas of Kerala's Idukki district, they said. The hospitals were charged under Indian Penal Code Section 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder). Kottayam DSP R Sreekumar is probing the case, police said here. The post-mortem was conducted at the Medical College Hospital Thursday. Relatives of the deceased had alleged that Thomas died Wednesday, hours after being "denied" admission to the Government Medical College hospital, where he was rushed to in a serious condition from neighbouring Idukki. He was also turned away by two private hospitals where he was taken to after leaving the Government Medical College hospital. Taking serious note of the ...
Court sends husband, in-laws to 5 yrs in jail in dowry death case
A Delhi court has sentenced a man and three of his family members to five years in jail for harassing his wife for demand of dowry and driving her to suicide. Additional Sessions Judge Satinder Kumar Gautam convicted Aditya Bajaj, his brother Abhishek Bajaj, mother Chand Bajaj and father Ashok Bajaj for the offences under Sections 498 A (husband or his relative subjecting wife to cruelty) and 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2.5 lakh on each of the convicts. "It is proved beyond reasonable doubt that there was oral and documentary evidence in order to bring home the guilt of the accused persons for the offence punishable under section 498-A IPC as they harassed and caused cruelty upon the deceased for demand of dowry," the court said. According to the prosecution, relations between the deceased Deepika and her in-laws were not cordial and she was harassed by them over demands of dowry. Deepika and Aditya got married in 2002 .
J-K: Drug peddler who escaped from police custody held within 24 hours
A suspected drug peddler, who fled from police custody while being taken to court in Kathua district here, was nabbed within 24 hours, police said on Thursday. Sagar Singh and Harjeet Singh, both hailing from Ludhiana, Punjab were arrested on Monday after police recovered 90 kg of poppy from their truck, police said. The duo was on their way to Punjab from Srinagar, they added. While being taken to a court in Hiranagar on Tuesday, Sagar Singh managed to give police the slip, prompting authorities to suspend an officer among two cops, they said. However, the suspected drug peddler was arrested from Lakhanpur on Wednesday night while he was trying to flee to Punjab, they added.
Undertrial hangs self to death in Rajasthan jail
An undertrial allegedly committed suicide at the Jhadol sub-jail of Rajasthan's Udaipur district, police said Thursday. Forty-year-old Amrit Lal, alias Amra, was arrested in a case of murder on April 9 this year. He was found hanging in a cell with a plastic rope, Jhadol DSP Deva Ram said. He said the body was handed over to family members after a post-mortem examination. Proceedings have been initiated under Section 174 of the CrPC.
Two men arrested for stealing paper rolls worth Rs 70,000 from a godown in Alipur
Two men were arrested for allegedly stealing paper rolls worth Rs 70,000 from a godown in outer Delhi's Alipur, police said Thursday. The accused - Shiv Bahadur (35) and Yogender (28), residents of Khera Kalan were arrested by the police. In his complainant, Ashwani Garg, the owner of the godown said on Wednesday noon, he found 10 paper rolls, kept outside his godown and worth Rs 70,000, stolen. Bahadur and Yogender were nabbed from the Khera colony and the stolen articles were also recovered from them, a senior police officer said. The vehicle used for carrying the stolen materials were also seized, he said. Police said Bahadur used to identify the place from where they could steal articles. On the other hand, Yogender, a driver would arrange the vehicle for carrying the stolen articles, police said, adding the accused are being further interrogated.
Court agrees to hear Vijender Gupta's defamation case against Kejriwal
A Delhi court on Thursday agreed to hear a defamation case filed by BJP leader Vijender Gupta against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia after the two leaders accused him of scripting the slapping of Kejriwal during a road show on May 4.
Trivandrum airport gold smuggling case: RAW, NIA join probe
Even as the Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday filed a report in a special CBI court on a gold smuggling episode in which a Customs Officer has been arrested among others, there came a new twist with the RAW and NIA beginning a probe as well.
Indian-origin man faces jail in UK as 'world's most prolific' steroid smuggler
An Indian-origin man in the UK has been found guilty of being part of a criminal gang believed to be one of the world's most prolific smugglers of anabolic steroids. Gurjaipal Dhillon acted as a fixer for the group, arranging dozens of unlicensed shipments of drugs from India into Europe, according to Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) which led the investigation into the gang. The 65-year-old from Southall in west London faces years in jail after he was found guilty of conspiring to import a Class C drug following a six-week trial at the Old Bailey court in London on Wednesday. He, alongside Mumbai-based Danish national Jacob Sporon-Fiedler who has earlier pleaded guilty, are due to be sentenced on July 15. "Gurjaipal Dhillon was part of a conspiracy to illegally import huge amounts of anabolic steroids into the UK on an unprecedented scale. His role in that conspiracy was a crucial one, essentially organising the transport for the drugs and enabling them to be shipped to the UK, .
10-year-old dies after mobile battery explodes
A 10-year-old boy was killed when a mobile telephone battery exploded in Dhar district in Madha Pradesh, police said on Thursday.