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CBI arrests DSP in Asthana bribery case
The CBI on Monday arrested its DSP Devender Kumar in connection with bribery allegations against its special Director Rakesh Asthana. Meat exporter Moin Qureshi, who is facing multiple cases of money laundering and corruption, had paid bribe to get a case against him settled, the agency said.
Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping 18-yr-old girl
A POCSO court here Monday awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping an 18-year-old girl at knife-point in suburban Kurla. Special Judge M A Baraliya convicted the accused, Tushar Bangera (26). As per the case details, the victim had joined a dance academy in Kurla in June 2012, where she came in touch with the accused who was also a student there. The two entered into a relationship but the victim called it off due to Bagnera's drinking and smoking habits. On July 7, 2013, the accused called the victim to the dance centre near the Phoenix Mall in Kurla on the pretext of rehearsing for a dance event. There he raped the victim and even took nude pictures of her.
BJP party worker found hanging, party alleges 'political murder'
A BJP party worker's body was found hanging in West Bengal's Birbhum district, police said on Monday as state BJP President Dilip Ghosh called it a political murder.
Maha official gets 3 years in jail in Rs 5 lakh bribery case
A special court Monday sentenced an assistant charity commissioner to three years in jail for taking a bribe of Rs 5 lakh to pass a favourable order over a disputed piece of land. Ani lHimmatrao Shingne (55) was found guilty under the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced to three years in jail and a fine of Rs 1,000 was imposed on him by special judge (Anti-Corruption Bureau) S J Biyani. Shingne was posted as assistant charity commissioner, Pune between 2006 to 2009, during which time he demanded a bribe from the complaint in return for protecting 11 acres of her land at Maval. He demanded a bribe of Rs 5 crore from the complainant which was later brought down to Rs 50 lakh. The complainant approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau which laid a trap and caught Shingne while accepting the first instalment of Rs 5 lakh. A case was registered against Shingne on December 30, 2010.
Engineer held for killing gangster, aide
A 25-year-old engineer-turned criminal and main accused in the murder case of a gangster and his close aide, has been held, police said on Monday.
Man booked for sharing 'obscene' post against Tripura CM
The Tripura Police has registered a case against a man for his alleged obscene social media post against Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, a senior police officer said Monday. Superintendent of Police, West Tripura district, Ajit Pratap Singh said that an obscene cartoon depicting the chief minister was posted on Facebook. "One Rajiv De uploaded an indecent and obscene post on Facebook against Chief Minister. Later it was removed from that account but we have suo moto registered a complaint against him and investigation is on," the SP said, adding that no one had been arrested yet.
Retired Army personnel shot dead
A retired Army personnel was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen in his residence at Khatowal Gaon, in Assam's Nagaon district Monday, police said. The two gunmen came in motorcycle to the residence of Dipen Nath in Khatowal Gaon area at around 7 pm and shot him dead from point blank range and fled away, they said. Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nagaon Sadar police station, said investigations are on.
Feud between CBI Director, deputy turns murkier; one from Asthana's team arrested
The feud between CBI Director Alok Verma and his deputy Rakesh Asthana turned murkier with the arrest of Devender Kumar, a deputy superintendent of police in the special investigation team headed by Asthana. CBI Director Alok Verma was called to the Prime Minister's Office Sunday where he met senior officials, and concerns of the top office about the working of the agency were communicated to him. The meeting took place in the background of a CBI FIR against its Special Director Asthana, who is heading the special investigation team and in-charge of several sensitive cases such as loan fraud by business tycoon Vijay Mallya and AgustaWestland chopper scam. The CBI carried out searches at Kumar's residence and his office at the agency headquarters on Saturday and Sunday, and claimed to have seized his mobile phones and iPads. The CBI went a step ahead and arrested Kumar Monday, alleging he had "fabricated the statement" of Sathish Sana, a businessman from Hyderbad, who was facing probe .
Ishrat Jahan case: CBI says Guj govt sanction sought to prosecute Vanzara, Amin
The Central Bureau of Investigation Monday told a special court that it has sought sanction from Gujarat government for the prosecution of retired police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin in the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case and was awaiting its reply. The CBI told the court of special judge J K Pandya that the central agency has sought sanction to prosecute the two officers under Section 197 of the CrPC. The CBI sought a month's time to get back to the court on the matter, after which the matter was posted for next hearing on November 22. While rejecting the discharge applications of the two former police officers, the special court had in August asked CBI to apprise it if the state had given sanction to prosecute the two officers. Former Gujarat DIG Vanzara had sought discharge on the ground of parity with former Gujarat in-charge DGP P P Pandey. Pandey was discharged in the case in February this year for want of evidence against him. Amin, who retired as superintendent ..
Secy among 3 held for blackmailing Paytm boss with stolen personal data, info
Two Paytm employees, including a woman, were among three persons arrested on Monday for allegedly trying to extort Rs 20 crore from the e-wallet giant's founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma after threatening to leak stolen personal data and information, Noida Police said here. The arrested woman, who allegedly masterminded the extortion bid, is the secretary of Sharma and the trio had threatened to leak the data and misuse the information to cause the firm loss and dent its public image, officials said. The three employees of the Noida-headquartered e-commerce and wallet firm were arrested late Monday afternoon by a team from the Sector 20 police station, while their fourth accomplice is still at large, a senior official said. According to the police, those arrested are Sharma's woman secretary (identity withheld), her husband Roopak Jain and another Paytm employee Devnedra Kumar. The fourth accused, Rohit Chomal, is a resident of Kolkata and had allegedly made the extortion call to Sharma's .
Girl alleges rape but police say medical examination has "not
A class nine student alleged that she raped by four persons in her home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur town but police Monday said the medical examination of the minor has "not confirmed" gang rape. Senior Superintendent of Police, Manoj Kumar said that medical examination of class nine student has "not confirmed" the gang rape with her. Earlier in the day, the girl had alleged that she was raped by four persons in her house located at Imli chowk under Mithanpura police station area on Sunday. An FIR was registered by the police on the basis of the victim's statement, the SSP said adding that police are investigating the matter as why did she name the four persons as accused in the alleged rape case. Four persons, one of them the owner of a carton factory, forced their way into the girl's house, beat up her family members, tied their hands and gagged them before committing the alleged crime, the girl had said in her police complaint.
MP man booked for posting morphed pic of RSS chief on Whatsapp
A man has been booked for allegedly posting a morphed picture of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on a Whatsapp group on October 19, police said Monday. Raoji Bazaar police station in charge Santosh Singh Yadav said that the accused has been identified as Lucky Verma and he was the administrator of the Whatsapp group. He said that a case under IPC section 505 (2) (to disseminate information that creates hatred among various sections) and section 67 (dissemination of obscene material) of Information Technology Act was registered Sunday. Verma is absconding, Yadav added. Sangh volunteer Shailendra Sharma had lodged a complaint at Raoji Bazaar Police Station. Meanwhile, the RSS' local spokesman Sagar Chouksey claimed that the accused is a worker of NSUI, the student wing of the Congress.
One arrested for auto-lifting in UP's Amethi; 15 two-wheelers recovered
A gang of auto-lifters has been busted and 15 stolen two-wheelers have been recovered with the arrest of a person from the Mohanganj area here, police said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police detained the accused, Ashok Kumar, from the Mohanganj police station area, Amethi Superintendent of Police (SP) Anurag Arya said. During interrogation, Kumar confessed to his involvement in stealing the two-wheelers from various places, including Lucknow, following which he was arrested, Arya said. Some fake registration papers were also found in his possession, he added. The SP said that the police team behind the arrest was given a cash award of Rs 10,000.
Woman dies after being by speeding truck in UP's Amethi
A 18-year-old woman died after being hit by a truck in the district Monday, police said. Pratima Tiwari sustained severe injuries after she was hit by a speeding truck near the Munshiganj market area here on the Banda-Tanda National Highway when she was headed for her college, SHO of Munshiganj police station Santosh Singh said. She was rushed to the nearby Sanjay Gandhi hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead, he said. The driver was taken into custody and the truck seized, Singh added.
Court raps CBI for seeking time to procure sanction to prosecute accused in case against journalist
A Delhi court rapped the CBI on Monday for seeking adjournment to procure sanctions to prosecute an accused in a case against journalist Upendra Rai, who was arrested by the agency for his alleged involvement in dubious financial transactions. Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann, who was scheduled to take cognisance of the charge sheet in the case, said the delay by the agency in the name of procedural formalities cannot be appreciated. The CBI was seeking time to get sanction to prosecute Bureau of Civil Aviation security Assistant Director Rahul Rathore. "On perusal of file, it is observed that charge sheet was filed on July 31, 2018 and matter is pending cognizance awaiting the sanction. Repeatedly time has been taken by the IO. One of the accused is in the judicial custody. "Time and again adjournment taken by CBI for filing the sanction in the name of some procedural formalities cannot be appreciated. I hope, time taken now shall be diligently used by the CBI to complete the ...
Raped woman in serious condition, accused remanded to police
The woman who was raped allegedly by a relative and was tortured inhumanly with an iron rod inserted in her private parts has been operated upon in a government hospital here and is in a serious condition, hospital sources said Monday. Doctors operated on her at the sadar hospital here on Sunday night and the woman is in the intensive care unit, the sources said. She is being administered blood as she had been bleeding profusely. "She is a serious condition but is stable," doctors treating her said. Meanwhile, the accused relative and another person who allegedly helped him in the crime were produced before a local court on Monday and Judge H Bhattacharya granted the police request and remanded them to police custody for two days. The two had been detained by the police on Sunday and arrested in the evening after interrogating them. The tribal woman's husband, a labourer, was away from home during the incident which took place on Saturday near their home at Niranjan Pat .
SC asks media bodies if cases involving naming rape victims reported to police
The Supreme Court on Monday asked media regulatory bodies -- Press Council of India, News Broadcasting Standards Authority, Editors Guild of India and Indian Broadcasting Foundation -- if they have reported to police about media persons or organizations who have divulged the identity of rape victim in violation of statutory prohibition.
PCB tribunal upholds Jamshed's 10-year ban
Former Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed's 10-year ban for his involvement in the spot-fixing row that rocked the Pakistan Super League (PSL) during the 2016-17 season, was on Monday upheld by an independent adjudicator.
Amritsar train accident: Advocate moves HC, seeks CBI probe
An advocate on Monday petitioned the Punjab and Haryana High court, seeking a probe by the CBI or a special investigation team into the accident in Amritsar, where at least 59 people watching a Dussehra event were run over by a passing train. Dinesh Kumar Dakoria said in his petition that the police should have registered an FIR against people who organised the Dussehra event close to railway tracks on Friday. Former Amritsar-East MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was the chief guest at the event, State of Punjab, Indian Railways and local area councillor's son Saurabh Madan 'Mithu', the main organiser of the programme, have been made respondents in the case. The petition is expected to be placed before the bench headed by Chief Justice Krishna Murari on Tuesday. "It is unfortunate that nobody is taking responsibility of the said uncalled incident, even the Indian Railways department has said that they are not responsible," he said in his petition, adding that even the person who was present
Why media houses not prosecuted for disclosing identity of sexual assault victims: SC
The Supreme Court on Monday asked media bodies, including the Press Council of India (PCI), as to why no prosecution proceedings were launched against media houses and journalists who disclosed the identity of victims of sexual assaults. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said that the offence of disclosing the identity of victims of sexual assaults has criminal liability, and if the law has been violated, action must be taken. "How many people have you punished?" the bench asked the counsel appearing for PCI. The PCI counsel said in cases related to disclosure of identity of such victims, the power of the Council was limited to censure such publication and they also send their orders to the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP). "If a publication has committed this criminal offence, it has to be prosecuted. Somebody has to prosecute them. Forget about DAVP. What about prosecution? You tell the police that there is violation of law and you prosecute ...