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Bharatpur double murder: Accused held after 15 months in Delhi
The Delhi Police on Tuesday said it has arrested one of the masterminds of the "bloody clash" in Rajasthan's Bharatpur in which two people were shot dead and 14 others sustained severe injuries.
Bhima Koregaon case: Maha urges HC to dismiss Gadling's plea
The Maharashtra government Tuesday urged the Bombay High Court to dismiss the plea filed by arrested lawyer Surendra Gadling, in which the latter challenged the extension of his custody. Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, who appeared for the state, told the court that the Pune Police was yet to complete its probe due to the voluminous data and electronic evidence it had to sift through, hence, the trial court was justified in granting additional time to police to file the charge sheet and consequently extending Gadling's custody period. The Pune Police had arrested Gadling along with Head of English Department of the Nagpur University Shoma Sen, Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, activist Mahesh Raut and Kerala native Rona Wilson, in June this year. The police had booked them under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), claiming that all of them had links with "Maoists". They were arrested following raids at their houses and offices in connection with an event to ...
GST inspector arrested for accepting bribe in Rajasthan
A central excise Goods and Services Tax (GST) inspector was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a businessman in Rajasthan's Alwar district, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said Tuesday. The accused officer, Shayar Singh, had demanded Rs 4 lakh as a bribe from complainant Lokpal Saini for not taking action against him related to his GST evasion. The deal was settled at Rs 3 lakh, the official said. Singh was arrested Monday night for allegdly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh by Alwar ACB sleuths here. A case was registered against the accused under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and further investigation is on in the matter, police said.
SC refers to 5-judge bench plea seeking collegium like system for appointment of CEC, ECs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a five-judge Constitution Bench the PIL seeking collegium-like system for selection of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the ECs to ensure institutional integrity of the poll panel and fair elections in the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi considered the submissions and counter arguments of lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the PIL petitioner and Attorney General K K Venugopal, respectively, before referring the plea for authoritative adjudication by a Constitution bench. The bench, also comprising Justice S K Kaul, said the PIL, filed in 2015 by one Anoop Baranwal, required "close look" and "interpretation" of Article 324 (superintendence, direction and control of election to be vested in Election Commission) of the Constitution. "The matter relates to what the petitioner perceives to be a requirement of having a full-proof and better system of appointment of members of the Election Commission. "...we are of ..
1 arrested, 4 juveniles apprehended for killing man
A 21-year-old man was arrested and four juveniles were apprehended for allegedly killing a man and robbing his phone in outer Delhi's Aman Vihar area, police said Tuesday. On Saturday, police received a call that four unknown persons stabbed a man multiple times with a knife in Aman Vihar area, said Seju P Kuruvilla, Deputy Commissioner of Police, (Outer). The victim, identified as Naushad, was admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Mangolpuri, where he was declared brought dead, he said. The accused has been identified as Imran, a resident of Delhi's Begumpura area, the DCP said. During investigation, police received information that the accused would come at Central park, Sultanpuri on Monday. Later, a trap was laid at Central park and the accused were nabbed, Kuruvilla added. The culprits revealed that on Saturday they saw Naushad carrying an expensive mobile phone and they decided to rob him, he said. While they were trying to rob the mobile, Naushad tried to resist ...
Senior manager at Acacia Mining charged by anti-corruption body in Tanzania
LONDON (Reuters) - A senior manager at Acacia Mining pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption and money laundering brought by Tanzanian authorities, the gold miner said on Tuesday.
Asthana gets interim protection from arrest till Monday
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to maintain status quo in the ongoing probe involving agency's Special Director Rakesh Asthana and granted him interim protection from arrest till Monday.
Man arrested in Delhi for involvement in clash that killed two in Rajasthan
A 41-year-old man has been arrested here for his alleged involvement in a clash between two groups in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district in which two people were shot dead and 14 others injured, police said Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Shiv Narayan, a resident of Delhi's Uttam Nagar, they said. "On July 14 at around 4 to 5 pm, an incident of shootout took place at Pichoona village of Bharatpur district, Rajasthan, when a mob of around 60-65 people armed with guns, pistols, revolvers, axes and iron rods assaulted some people over a property dispute involving an agricultural land while they were ploughing the field," Ajit Kumar Singla, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime), said. "We received information that one of the masterminds behind the incident would come to Uttam Nagar area to meet his family members. Thereafter, a team was formed and the accused apprehended. On interrogation, he confessed to his crime," he said. During interrogation, it was revealed that Narayan,
65-year-old arrested for raping a 4-year-old
A 65-year-old was arrested for allegedly raping a 4 year old child in North Tripura district, police said on Tuesday. District superintendent of police Bhanupada Chakraborty said that the man had lured the child at Kameswar village by promising to give her chocolate and then raped her on Monday.. The victims mother filed an FIR at Dharmanagar police station on the same day and the perpetrator was arrested immediately. A local court on Tuesday remanded him police custody for three days. The SP said the man was charged under the POCSO Act.
Five held for killing youth for a mobile phone
Delhi Police have arrested five boys, including four juveniles, for killing a 23-year-old, while trying to rob his mobile phone to buy alcohol and drugs.
Jharkhand HC orders CBI probe into 2015 Palamu encounter
The Jharkhand High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the Palamau encounter in which 12 alleged Maoists were shot dead by the police on June 8, 2015. The father of one of the deceased had filed a petition in the court alleging that those killed were not Maoists and the encounter that took place at Bakoria in the state's Palamau district was fake. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe on Monday, observing that the CID investigation was allegedly not going in the right direction, the petitioner's counsel R S Mazumdar said Tuesday. The court had reserved the matter in March this year after hearing all sides on the petition filed by Jawahar Yadav in 2016, alleging that the encounter was fake and that the CBI must probe it. The petition further alleged that of the 12 people killed, 10 had no criminal history and the claim that all of them were Maoists was wrong. Yadav further argued that even Human Rights Commissions had raised doubts over the .
CBI suspends DSP Devender
The Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday suspended its DSP Devender Kumar, who was arrested on Monday on the charge of falsification of records while probing allegations against meat exporter Moin Qureshi.
Khashoggi's body parts found in Saudi consul general's home: Report
The body parts of murdered dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found at the Saudi consul general's home in Istanbul, a UK-based broadcaster reported on Tuesday.
Woman set on fire by in-laws for dowry
A 19-year-old woman was set on fire allegedly by her in-laws for dowry in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Tuesday. She succumbed to burn injuries on Monday night, they said. The incident took place at Haripur village under Barasahi Police station of the district. The woman had received 80 per cent burn injuries and was admitted to PRM Medical college and Hospital, Baripada. She died while she was being shifted to Tata Hospital at Jamshedpur, police said. Postmortem was conducted at PRM Medical college and Hospital Baripada on Tuesday. Jagadish Nath, father of the deceased, filed an FIR in Barasahi Police station alleging that his daughter was killed by her in-laws family for dowry. Police registered a case in this connection. The father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and the sister-in-law's husband were arrested, said the officer-in -charge of Barasahi police station, Jaynarayan Khandei. The woman's husband was not named in the FIR as he was working in a .
German man convicted of poisoning baby food to extort money
A 54-year-old German man has been convicted of attempted murder for poisoning baby food and putting it on store shelves in a failed attempt to extort money from supermarkets. German news agency dpa reported the man was sentenced in Ravensburg state court late Monday to 12 years in prison. His name wasn't released in line with privacy laws. Last fall, the man sent emails threatening to poison food at German retailers unless some 10 million euros (USD 11.5 million) was paid. Authorities said the suspect then alerted authorities that five jars of baby food at shops in Friedrichshafen had been tampered with. Officials located the jars before any were sold and found they contained ethylene glycol, a compound used in anti-freeze. DNA on the jars and surveillance footage led to the suspect.
Journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra tenders apology before Odisha Assembly committee
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. Iyer Mitra has been asked to reappear before the House Committee on November 2, Chairman of the committee Narasingha Mishra, who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, said. "Abhijit Iyer Mitra admitted to the allegations against him and sought an unconditional apology for his stupidity. He has been directed to depose before the committee and submit an affidavit in this regard," Mishra told reporters here. He further said, "The committee will decide whether to accept his apology or not after examining his affidavit. Accordingly, the committee will then recommend the House to take action against him if necessary." Earlier on September 20, Odisha Assembly Speaker P K Amat had set up a House Committee to probe the alleged derogatory remarks against the state, its culture and the lawmakers ...
Man arrested for killing truck driver in J-K
The Jammu and Kashmir Police Tuesday claimed to have solved the blind murder of a truck driver, with the arrest of a man in Kathua district, saying he was killed over some old rivalry. Kuldeep Singh, who hailed from Haryana, was found unconscious with a head injury in Samba district here on the intervening night of October 3 and 4. He later died, a police spokesperson said. "During inquiry, it came to light that the driver was murdered by his accomplice, Anoop Kumar, and accordingly a murder case was registered and a massive hunt launched to nab him," he said. Kumar hailed from Balsambadh village in Haryana's Hisar district and he killed Singh over an old rivalry, the spokesperson said. Kumar was arrested in Kathua district after a special team was constituted which raided the places he was suspected of hiding, police said. The spokesman said the grievously injured driver was initially admitted in Government Medical College hospital Jammu but later shifted to his native in Hissar for .
HC orders CBI to maintain status quo on proceedings against Spl Director Rakesh Asthana
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the CBI to maintain status quo on the criminal proceedings initiated against its special director Rakesh Asthana, who has challenged the FIR lodged against him on bribery allegations. Although the CBI cannot arrest Asthana till October 29, the next date of hearing, the high court clarified that there is no stay on the probe considering the nature and gravity of the case. Besides Asthana, the agency's Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar, who was arrested by the CBI on Monday, has also filed a separate petition seeking quashing of the FIR. Justice Najmi Waziri issued notices and sought responses of the probe agency and its Director Alok Kumar Verma as also Joint Director A K Sharma on both the petitions. The notice has also been issued to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which has jurisdiction the CBI and its permission is required for investigations against bureaucrats. The order asking the agency to maintain the ...
DSP Devendra Kumar sent to 7-day CBI remand
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted seven days of CBI remand to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Devendra Kumar in Moin Akhtar Qureshi case.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had produced Kumar before the Patiala House Court to seek police custody for 10 days. The CBI said, "We have recovered material that needs to be scrutinised and for that we need (his) custody."While arguing for Kumar's custody, the CBI also told the court that an extortion racket was being organised "in the garb of a CBI probe."However, Rahul Tyagi, the defence counsel, alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched against his client."This is a big conspiracy hatched at the topmost level to kill Moin Qureshi because two former directors are involved," he told ANI.On Monday, the CBI had arrested Kumar in connection with bribery allegations involving Rakesh Asthana, the investigating agency's Special Director.A case was registered against Kumar and many others, including Asthana, based on a complaint ...
Delhi hotel brawl: Ashish Pandey's bail plea dismissed
A Delhi court (session court) on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea filed by Ashish Pandey, son of former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Member of Parliament (MP) Rakesh Pandey, in connection with his alleged involvement in a five-star hotel brawl in the national capital recently.A video that went viral showed Ashish brandishing a gun on October 14 in the brawl.The development comes a day after the Patiala House Court extended the judicial custody of Ashish by 14 days. The Delhi police formally arrested him after he surrendered before the Patiala House Court on October 18. However, earlier his bail plea was dismissed by the magistrate court on October 19.The Delhi police earlier produced him before Duty Magistrate Sumit Anand and sought a remand of two more days to determine if there were any financial transactions that took place between Ashish and the three women who accompanied him in the car. The police had said that they needed to find out who all met and helped Ashish during the period .