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Man accused of plotting to kill elderly couple arrested
A man carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head and wanted for his alleged involvement in a plot to rob and kill an elderly couple was arrested, police said Sunday. The accused, Paramjit Singh, was arrested Saturday. He was also part of the plan to eliminate an eyewitness in a murder case against one of the co-conspirators, they said. Two of his co-conspirators -- Ombir and Jagdish -- were arrested in June this year from Delhi Cantt area, while conspiring to kill the two senior senior citizens, police said. Paramjit, who was arrested from his sister's house in Jhajhar district of Haryana, had been absconding since the arrest of the other two. A loaded sophisticated pistol and three bullets were recovered from him, police said, adding that similar weapons and live cartridges had been recovered from the other two. The fourth member of the plot was Pawan who is presently lodged in Rohini jail in a murder case, police said. Paramjit met Pawan and Ombir when he was lodged in Rohini jail ..
Amritsar train accident: SAD rejects magisterial probe, seeks judicial probe
The opposition Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab Sunday demanded immediate sacking of Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and a judicial probe into the circumstances that led to the train accident near a Dussehra event in Amritsar in which at least 59 people died. During a core committee meeting of the party, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal also sought registration of murder cases against Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, the chief guest at the event, and organisers of the function, holding them responsible for the accident. The core committee, which met in Chandigarh under the chairmanship of former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, rejected the magisterial inquiry ordered by the Congress government in the state and demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court, according to a party release. The party accused the organisers of "criminal negligence". It said the Congress government has instituted a "tailor made inquiry" and was trying to put the blame ...
Man held for killing wife over her alleged affair
A man was on Sunday arrested on the charge of killing his wife, police said.
Oommen Chandy, KC Venugopal booked for alleged sexual abuse
The Kerala Police's Crime Branch on Sunday registered two separate cases against former chief minister Oommen Chandy and Congress leader K. C. Venugopal following complaints pertaining to alleged sexual abuse registered by solar scam accused Saritha Nair.Chandy has been booked under Section 377 (unnatural sex) and Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), while Venugopal has been booked under Section 376 (rape) and Section 354 (assault on woman) of the IPC.Saritha had filed a complaint with Special Investigation Team head Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Anil Kant.Complaints against six more politicians are to be filed by Saritha. A new special team will be constituted to probe the complaint.The solar scam took place in 2013 when the United Democratic Front (UDF) government led by Chandy was in power.Chandy and his staff members - Tenny Joppen, Jikkumon Jacob and gunman Salim Raj - had allegedly helped the prime accused in the solar scam, Saritha S. Nair and ..
Man rapes minor girl in Odisha
A minor girl was allegedly raped by a man in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said Sunday. According to the complaint filed by the father of the victim, the eight-year-old girl had gone to witness immersion ceremony of Goddess Durga at Rice mill area on Saturday night. "Seeing her alone the accused lured her with giving her chart. He then took the minor girl to an isolated place and raped her there," said Amitabh Mohapatra, inspector-in- charge (IIC) of Jajpur Road police station, quoting the FIR. Hearing the cries of the girl, some puja revellers rushed to the spot and thrashed the accused and informed the local police about the incident. Police admitted the victim to the local hospital for treatment. Later, the family members accompanied by their villagers reached the hospital and filed an FIR with the local police in connection with the crime. "Based on the report we have registered a case under relevant sections of IPC and POCSO Act and conducted medical examination ..
Missing girl traced from Kurukshetra: Police
A six-year-old girl, who went missing over a month ago from west Delhi's Kirti Nagar, was traced from Kurukshetra, Haryana and reunited with her parents, police said Sunday. According to a September 7 complaint lodged by girls' father Jogender Mehto, a labourer, his daughter Laxmi was playing near Mazar Railway Line, Kirti Nagar on September 6 afternoon when she went missing. During the search, CCTV cameras installed in the area were analysed, police said. They also analysed the call detail records of the family members and also searched for the girl at various religious places, children homes. Subsequently, police found a footage of an unidentified person wearing a blue colour shirt and a pair of jeans taking the girl with him. Police managed to trace the route he took after taking the girl. He was seen moving towards Loha Mandi while passing through Patel Nagar, Rajender Nagar metro station and made a halt at a brothel on GB Road to meet someone and then he was seen in a rickshaw ...
Akali Dal demands Sidhu's sack, wife's arrest
The Shiromani Akali Dal core committee on Sunday demanded immediate sacking of Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and registration of a murder case against his wife and former legislator Navjot Kaur Sidhu as well as organizers of Dussehra function on Friday.
MP: BJP leader booked for poll code violation in CM's rally
A case was registered against a BJP leader here for alleged violation of the model code of conduct in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, a police official said Sunday. Local BJP leader Surendra Singh Dhankhedhi was booked in connection with an October 15 rally of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Manglia village here, Kshiptra police station in-charge Ajay Kumar Verma told PTI Sunday. State Congress secretary Rakesh Singh Yadav said that he had filed a complaint with the Election Commission that students of a government school were made to attend this rally and carry placards with pictures of Chouhan and Sanwer MLA Rajesh Sonkar. Verma said that, on the basis of an inquiry report of Sanwar's sub divisional magistrate, a case was registered Saturday under section 188 of the IPC (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant). The state goes to polls on November 28 and votes will be counted on December 11.
School teacher dies as police van hits his motorcycle
A school teacher was killed when a police van hit his motorcycle near Khatma village in Bihar's Vaishali district Sunday, a senior police officer said. The incident occurred when a police van on its way to police line at Hajipur from Mahnar hit the teacher's motorcycle, Superintendent of Police, Manavjit Singh Dhillon said. The SP said the deceased has been identified as Sanjay Singh Rathor, a resident of Muravvarpur village of the district. Action would be taken against the erring driver once a complaint is received from the deceased's family in this regard, the SP said. Angry over the incident, local people gheraoed Mahnar police station and blocked the road leading to railway station at Mahnar bazaar for some time, he said adding that the blockade was lifted after an assurance was given that action would be taken against erring person in the case.
Son of UP legislative council found dead
The son of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Chairman Ramesh Yadav was found dead at his residence in mysterious circumstances, police said Sunday. Abhijeet Yadav's (22) body was found at his Darul Shafa residence and his family members informed the police, they said. "As of now it seems to be an unnatural death... Whether the death is natural or not will be clear only after the post-mortem examination is conducted," a Lucknow Police official said. He also said a mark resembling that of strangulation was also visible on the neck, but the police were awaiting the post-mortem examination report. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the death and prayed for the departed.
Man caught with 650 gram charas in Kullu
A man travelling in a Delhi-bound private bus was arrested in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh after nearly 650 grams charas was found in his possession, police said Sunday. Accused Hitesh Singh, resident of Faridabad in Haryana, was arrested Saturday during a routine check in the Bhuntar police station area in Kullu, they said. A case has been registered against him under section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials said.
Nirbhaya case in WB: Woman raped, rod inserted in her private parts
A woman was raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts allegedly by a relative angry over a land dispute with her family in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, police said Sunday. The woman has been admitted to Jalpaiguri Sadar Hospital and stated to be in serious condition. The incident brings back the memories of the 2012 Nirbhaya rape case in New Delhi in which a woman was gangraped inside a moving bus and one of the accused inserted a rod in her private parts. Police said the Jalpaiguri victim was raped on Saturday night allegedly by a relative near a pond close to her home in Niranjan Pat locality under Dhupguri police station area. The accused called the woman out of her home on the pretext of resolving the land dispute, raped her and tortured her by inserting an iron road in her private parts, the victim alleged. Another person accompanied the accused but he did not rape her, she said. Police said a rickshaw-puller found her and took her home. She was taken to ...
Shopkeeper held for storing 256 kg of firecrackers without permission
A 48-year-old shopkeeper was arrested for allegedly storing 256 kilogram of firecrackers without permission to earn heavy profit, police said Sunday. The accused, Dal Chand, had stored firecrackers at his house in west Delhi's Raghubir Nagar without any permission or licence, they added. The station house officers (SHOs) of west district have been directed to ensure no illegal crackers are sold in the area, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) Monika Bhardwaj. Police learnt about firecrackers being stored in a residential area and a raid was conducted, she said. Subsequently, 256 kilogram of firecrackers were seized and the accused was arrested.
Iranian saffron worth Rs 47.4 lakh seized in Chennai
Iranian saffron weighing around 20 kg and valued at Rs 47.4 lakh was seized at the international airport here and one person arrested in this connection, customs department said Sunday. Acting on a tip off, customs sleuths intercepted a passenger who arrived from Dubai Sunday and recovered 19.75 kgs of grade I Iranian Saffron worth Rs 47.4 lakh from him under provisions of Customs Act, 1962. The press release issued by the department said, smuggling of saffron has been on the rise due to high price of the Indian variety and high import duty. The passenger was arrested and investigation was on, the release added.
7 cases of crime against women in Tripura this week
At least seven cases of crime against women including - rape, attempt to rape and molestation were registered in Tripura during the Durga puja this week, police said. The cases were reported from different districts of the state from October 14 till October 19, they said. A physically challenged woman was allegedly raped by a 50-year-old man at Bishalgarh in Sipahijala district, about 20 km from here on October 15, the police said. A woman was alleged molested by two men at Kakrabon in Gomati district on October 14, they said, adding both the persons were arrested by police. A 16-year-old girl was kidnapped from Kamalpur in Dhalai district on October 17. The police rescued the girl and arrested a man and registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso Act) against the accused. A tribal girl was allegedly molested at Lalit Bazaar in West Tripura district on Thursday by four persons. The accused were arrested, the police said. A group of .
Turkey to quiz more witnesses in Khashoggi probe: report
Turkish prosecutors have summoned more witnesses to testify as part of the investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, local television reported Sunday. Twenty-five more people will be quizzed as witnesses, the private NTV broadcaster said, without providing any further details. On Friday, prosecutors questioned staff members of the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul inside Istanbul's main courthouse, including the consulate driver, technicians and accountants. Early on Saturday Saudi Arabia finally admitted that Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi leadership and a Washington Post contributor, was killed inside the kingdom's Istanbul consulate. For more than two weeks they had insisted that he left the building alive. Turkish police and prosecutors this week searched both the consulate and the consul's residence in Istanbul, as well as a large forest in the city, hunting for his body. Turkish media outlets have reported that the authorities here have audio tapes in ...
Woman falls into 40-ft-deep gorge in Doda dist, dies
A 35-year-old tribal woman died Sunday after she fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, police said. The deceased was identified as Suffera Begum, a Gujjar. She was a resident of Malat Chilli in Gandoh tehsil. At the time of the accident, Begum was collecting fodder near her house when she accidentally slipped from a hillock and fell into a 40-feet-deep gorge, said Assistant Superintendent of Police, Bhadarwah, Rajinder Singh. He said the rescuers shifted her to a hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead.The body was handed over to her family after completion of legal formalities, he said.
CBI 'books' its Special Director in bribery case
The Central Bureau of Investigation has charged its own Special Director Rakesh Asthana with accepting bribe to settle a case of meat exporter Moin Qureshi, who is facing multiple cases of money laundering and corruption.
Criminal carrying reward of Rs 1.5 lakh arrested in Lucknow
A criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1.5 lakh on his head was arrested here Sunday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, Sarojini Nagar police and crime branch sleuths arrested Sameer alias Raka from near Transport Nagar metro station, the Lucknow Police said in a statement. A pistol, five cartridges and Rs 11,000 in cash were also recovered from the arrested person, it said. A number of cases pertaining to attempt to murder, bank robbery, dacoity and under the Arms Act were registered against the accused in Lucknow, Faizabad, Sultanpur, Pratapgarh and Gonda, police said, adding that he was sent to jail.
FIR lodged against unidentified Guj cops for custodial death
An FIR has been lodged against Local Crime Branch and Special Operations Group personnel here in connection with the alleged custodial death of a man suspected of stealing gold, a senior official said Sunday. Surubha Jhala (35), who was detained on October 14 in connection with a gold theft case registered a day earlier at Bagodara police station, had died at a community health centre on October 15, Ahmedabad (Rural) Superintendent of Police R V Asari said. Jhala had complained of uneasiness while he was in the custody of the LCB and was rushed to the health centre in the city's Bopal area where he died, Asari said. "Jhala's family members have alleged that he was tortured and murdered in custody. On the basis of a complaint by the deceased's brother, Mahavirsinh, we filed an FIR Saturday night against unnamed LCB and SOG personnel," Asari informed. The unidentified policemen have been charged under sections 302 (murder) and 330 (voluntarily causing hurt to extort ...