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London imam's conviction for supporting terror is upheld
A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and life prison sentence given to a London imam for supporting terrorism. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals said there was overwhelming evidence against Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, 60. The court also ruled that Mustafa's 2012 extradition to the U.S. from England didn't come with conditions preventing his incarceration at the Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. Mustafa is missing both hands. His lawyers said he belongs at a prison better suited to people with disabilities. A lawyer for Mustafa did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday. Mustafa was convicted in 2014 of ensuring there were satellite communications for kidnappers during a 1998 attack that killed four tourists in Yemen, of supporting plans to open an al-Qaida training camp in Bly, Oregon, and sending someone to an Afghanistan training camp. In the 1990s, he led London's Finsbury Park Mosque, reportedly attended by Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe ...
Six booked under Gangsters Act in Gautam Buddh Nagar
The Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration Tuesday said it has invoked the stringent Gangsters Act against six persons for their alleged involvement in crimes in the district. District Magistrate Brajesh Narain Singh, based on a report by Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Pal Sharma, pressed charges under the Uttar PradeshGangstersand Anti-Social Activities (Prevention)Act, 1986 against these persons, an official statement said. TheActhas been invoked against Rajneesh Kumar of Ghaziabad, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Pappu Singh and Mohd Amamul Haq of Delhi, and Rajesh Bharadwaj and Jai Pal of Faridabad, it said. "The district administration is committed to ensuring continuous strict action against people of criminal nature. Therefore, similar action will be taken in future against the mafia and criminals under the Gangsters Actand theGoondaAct besides considering their expulsion from the district," Singh said. From May 1, 2017 till September 30 this years, the Gautam Buddh Nagar ...
Cosby judge rejects new trial bid; Camille Cosby sees bias
Bill Cosby's trial judge has rejected his bid for a new trial or sentencing hearing after "an exhausting review" of post-trial motions, prompting Camille Cosby to again accuse the judge of bias against her husband. The judge's ruling Tuesday led Cosby's lawyers to file their appeal with the state Superior Court, the next step in trying to reverse his felony sex assault conviction. Cosby is serving a three- to 10-year state prison term after a jury this year found he drugged and molested a woman in 2004. The defense wants the 81-year-old released on bail while he appeals over alleged trial errors. Camille Cosby in a statement again insists Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill should have stepped down because his wife has advocated for sex assault victims. O'Neill has said that has no bearing on his work.
Man held for posing as police official, thrashing shop owner
A 36-year-old man was arrested for allegedly posing as a police officer and thrashing a shop owner, police said Tuesday. The accused, Deepak Choudhary alias Deepak Maan, a resident of Chattarpur Enclave. During investigation, it was found that he was a property dealer not a police official, they added. The incident came to light when Sagar Khera, a resident of Madangiri, filed a complaint that one person claiming to be a sub-inspector at Malviya Nagar police station came to his shop at around 8.45 pm on Sunday and started beating and abusing him without any reason, a senior police officer said. Sagar's brother Apar Khera gave the alleged accused's contact number to police and also provided the video footage of the incident, police said. Initially, Deepak did not respond to calls. On Tuesday, he was contacted and brought to the police station where the complainants were also present, he added. Sagar, Apar and their father identified Deepak. He admitted that he knows Apar since 2013 and
Mumbai cops file cheating case against Heera Group MD Nowhera
Maharashtra Police Tuesday registered a case of cheating against entrepreneur-politician Nowhera Shaikh for duping investors, an official said. A case of cheating was registered against Shaikh at J J Marg police station in South Mumbai on the complaint of an investor who was alleged cheated of Rs 3 lakh, said senior police inspector Shirish Gaikwad. "We have transferred this offence to the economics offence wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police," he said. Shaikh, Managing Director of Heera Group of Companies, had allegedly promised investors attractive returns on their investments, but failed to return their money. She was recently arrested in New Delhi by Hyderabad police.
Yahoo to pay $50M, other costs for massive security breach
Yahoo has agreed to pay USD 50 million in damages and provide two years of free credit-monitoring services to about 200 million people in the US and Israel whose email addresses and other personal information were stolen as part of the biggest security breach in history. The restitution hinges on federal court approval of a settlement filed late Monday in a 2-year-old lawsuit seeking to hold Yahoo accountable for digital burglaries that occurred in 2013 and 2014, but weren't disclosed until 2016. About 3 billion Yahoo accounts were hit by hackers that included some linked to Russia by the FBI . The settlement reached in a San Francisco court covers about 1 billion of those accounts held by an estimated 200 million people. Yahoo is now owned by Verizon Communications.
Sabarimala: Devaswom Board skips discussion on review petition
The apex board managing the Sabarimala temple Tuesday skipped a discussion on the review petition to be filed against the Supreme Court verdict allowing the entry of women of all ages into the Lord Ayappa temple. The Travancore Devaswom Board Tuesday reviewed the arrangements at the hill shrine for the upcoming three-month long Mandala-Makaravillaku festival starting from November 16, temple sources said. Discussion on the legal course to be taken against the court's order was postponed as the writ petitions connected with the case has been posted for November 13, sources said. The board is waiting for legal opinion on the matter, they said. The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would hear on November 13 multiple petitions challenging the Sabarimala verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups into the shrine that remained unimplemented following week-long protests. The board on Monday had stated that it would take up for discussion the matter Tuesday. It had said that it has the ...
Four killed in firecracker explosion in TN
Four people, including a 22-year old man allegedly running an unlicenceed crackers outlet, were killed here Tuesday when fire-crackers and some raw materials exploded accidentally at his premises, police said. Retailer Mushtaq, and three others, including two women, were killed in the mishap which occured at his residence while he was arranging the fire-crackers and raw materials. Under the impact of the explosion, walls of the old house were severly damaged. The firecrackers that exploded were "locally made, unbranded and more powerful than the branded ones," a senior official told PTI. Though the firecrackers and raw materials were procured from those holding explosive licence, the youth did not have a licence for retail sale of crackers, he said. Mushtaq's father Maideen was being questioned, the official said adding a case has been registered and a probe was on.
Paytm extortion case: Accused sent to judicial custody; Sharma's secy wanted to buy property
Three persons, including two Paytm employees, arrested for blackmailing and making extortion bid on the e-wallet giant's founder Vijay Shekar Sharma were Tuesday remanded to 14-day judicial custody by the magistrate court in Gautam Buddh Nagar, officials said. Noida Police had Monday arrested the Paytm CEO's secretary Sonia Dhawan (32), her husband Roopak Jain (38) and another company employee Devendra Kumar (30) for allegedly stealing personal information and confidential data and threatening to leak it. Their fourth associate, Rohit Chomal, who lives in Kolkata, is absconding, police said. Police Tuesday carried out searches at the residences of the three arrested and recovered a pen drive containing crucial information and call records along with a hard disk which has some personal and confidential data of the company, according to officials. During probe, it came to light that being a long time secretary of the CEO, Dhawan had access to all documents and data of the company, they .
Two held for stealing gold from jewellery shop
A 58-year-old man and his nephew were arrested for allegedly stealing gold from a jewellery shop in Delhi's Rohini's sector-3 area, police said Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Shabeer Hussain and his 44-year-old nephew Ilias. Hussain is a resident of Rajasthan while Ilias belongs to Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, they added. On Tuesday, they both entered a jewellery shop in Rohini sector-3 area to purchase gold. While they were leaving the shop, the owner had some doubt on them. He raised an alarm and called police, a senior officer said. While police reached the spot, they thoroughly checked them. Some gold ornaments were recovered from their possession and they were arrested, the officer added. During interrogation, it was revealed that Ilias is the nephew of Hussain and they were active in Rohini area and used to commit same kind of crimes, he said. After committing the crime, they used to sell the stolen gold to a person in Jama Masjid area through a source. They already ...
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra arrested after tendering apology in Odisha Assembly
Delhi-based journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra Tuesday appeared before a House Committee of the state Assembly over his alleged anti-Odisha remarks and tendered an unconditional apology after which he was arrested by police. As soon as he stepped out of the Assembly, Iyer-Mitra was arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of people and making derogatory remarks against the state, the Konark temple and Lord Jagannath. Iyer-Mitra was charged under various sections of the IPC on the basis of an FIR filed at the Saheed Nagar police station here, Bhubaneswar ACP (Zone-5) Kishore Mund said. A complaint was lodged against Iyer-Mitra by Manoranjan Mohanty on September 20 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of the people of Odisha. After his arrest, Iyer-Mitra was taken to the Capital Hospital for a medical check-up, following which he will be produced in the court, the ACP said. Chairman of the House committee Narasingha Mishra, who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Odisha .
Suspect in University of Utah killing found dead in church
A man suspected of shooting and killing a University of Utah student was found dead early Tuesday inside a church about three hours after the shooting that closed down the campus, according to a broadcast report. The female student was shot outside a dormitory on campus just before 10 am (local time) and was not immediately identified. But authorities said she had had a relationship with the shooter, identified as Melvin Rowland. Police followed Rowland into a church after he was seen at about at about 1 am (local time), University of Utah Police Lt Brian Wahlin told KUTV. Wahlin said Rowland's body was found inside the church. The University of Utah also tweeted that Rowland had been located and was "no longer a threat." The female student's body was found in a car near the university's medical towers, Wahlin said earlier. "It was really scary to look out the window and see. I saw 15 to 20 police officers right where we're standing right now," Tyler Olsen, a student who lives in ...
Truck kills gateman of railway level crossing
A gateman of railway level crossing was killed when a truck hit him while he was crossing the gate in Nadia district Tuesday, police said. The truck hit the gateman of the Gobindapur railway level crossing near Shantipur railway station, they said. The truck driver was arrested and the vehicle seized, the police added.
Kota police cracks day-light robbery of Rs 21 lakh, arrests two
The Kota police Tuesday arrested two persons allegedly involved in robbing two petrol pump employees of over Rs 21 lakh a day earlier and recovered nearly Rs 20 lakh of the looted amount. The duo - Rajendra Koli, 42, and Cheetarlal Koli, 55, - were arrested from their respective homes at Subjimandi Chawani and Kunhari areas within 36 hours of the sensational day-light robbery, Kota City SP Deepak Bhargav told reporters. Two motorcycle-borne, masked robbers had struck the two petrol pump employees outside a Punjab National Bank branch opposite Akash Mall and decamped after snatching their bag containing Rs 21.23 lakh at gun point, the SP said. After arresting the accused, the police were able to recover a total of Rs 19.85 lakh from them - Rs 10 lakh from the first and Rs 9.85 lakh from the other, he said. The police also recovered the bike used in the crime, though the weapon used in the crime is yet to be found, he said.
Farmer dies of electrocution in Andhra Pradesh
: A 50-year-old farmer died of electrocution when he stepped on a live wire installed illegally in a field in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, police said Tuesday. J Venkanna was on the way to his farm when he came into contact with the wire around the field of groundnuts owned by S Phanindra to keep wild boars off, the police said. On being informed about the incident, the police went to the scene and sent the body of the man for a postmortem.
Minor boy dies after assault by senior in Telangana
: A nine-year-old boy student died after he was allegedly beaten up by a senior following a quarrel in the premises of a state-run residential school in Khammam town in Telangana Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred at around 3.30 pm in the hostel of the school in Khammam, about 200 km from here, and the fourth standard boy died on the spot, a senior police official told PTI. Police have picked up the 15-year old boy who fatally attacked the victim for questioning, he said. Quoting preliminary investigation, the official said both the minor boys, staying at the hostel of the school, had an "heated argument" over some matter, leading to a fight.
Protest over murder, highway blocked
Protesters blocked the Delhi-Meerut highway Tuesday, demanding quick arrest of those involved in the murder of a youth in Muradnagar police station area. The people from the Balmiki Samaj also created a ruckus at the police station before a large police contingent arrived. They lifted the blockade after being assured of action in the case, police said. The protest had led to a huge traffic jam. Senior superintendent of police Vaibhav Krishna said Manish (26), was found with bullet injuries in a forested area on October 21. He had gone missing two days earlier after being called by another man known to him. Manish died later in a Delhi hospital. The police arrested some people but the victim's family alleged that the real culprits remain free while some innocent youths were booked.
Mortal remains of Father Kattuthara brought to Jalandhar church
The mortal remains of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara has been brought to a church at Jalandhar Cantonment in Punjab.On Wednesday, the mortal remains of Father Kattuthara, who was one of the witnesses in the alleged Kerala nun rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, will be taken to Kerala on via New Delhi.The prelate was found dead inside his room at a convent in Hoshiarpur district's Dasuya in Punjab on October 22.Punjab Police earlier in the day said that the case is being dealt with under the relevant section of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Station House Officer (SHO) Jagdish Raj told media that the statement of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara's brother has been recorded."His (Father Kuriakose Kattuthara) brother's statement has been recorded. The case is being dealt with under 174 CrPc. After the postmortem, the body will be given to the family," Raj said.However, Josh Kurian, brother of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, who was found dead yesterday, said he has no faith in Punjab ...
Man arrested for killing wife's paramour
A 33-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly killing his wife's paramour in northwest Delhi's Mahendra Park, police said. The accused, identified as Vinod Sah, told police that on Saturday night his wife called Sajjan Paswan to meet her while he was sleeping. After he woke up, he found Paswan and his wife together, police said. Enraged, he allegedly hit Paswan on his head with a brick and fled with his family, they said. Paswan's body was found Sunday morning at Sah's house, police said. Sah and his family were found missing and a manhunt was launched to find them. On Tuesday, police learnt about Sah and his family being present at the Old Delhi railway station following which Sah was arrested. police said. During interrogation, he told police he was planning to flee to his village in Bihar with his family, said a senior police officer.
Can sexual harassment cases be pursued by "proxy"? asks HC
The Bombay High Court Tuesday sought to know if sexual harassment cases can be pursued by "proxy" when the victim says she does not wish to continue with the case. The query was posed by Justice Shahrukh Kathawalla while hearing an application filed by film director Vikas Bahl, facing accusations of sexual harassment. In the plea, Bahl has sought the high court direction to his former partners and directors Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena to refrain from speaking to the media or posting on social media anything about the case in which a female employee of their erstwhile production house has alleged she was sexually harassed by Bahl in 2015. The accuser Tuesday submitted a statement in the court, saying she does not wish to pursue the case against Bahl, but stands by her allegations against him. Bahl has also filed a defamation suit against the trio and sought Rs 10 crore in damages from them for "ruining" his reputation. The woman's counsel, Navroz Servai, ...