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Class 9 student gang raped, attempts suicide
A gang-raped Class 9 student was seriously injured on Friday after she leapt from a building and landed on high voltage wire in Bihar's Lakhisarai district, triggering mob violence, police said.
Four get life term for property dealer's kidnapping, murder
A court here has awarded life imprisonment to four people for the kidnapping and murder of a property dealer. Kuldip (45) of Amardeep Colony in the Azad Nagar area here was murdered on January 19, 2016. Additional District and Sessions judge R K Jain on Thursday convicted and sentenced Ravinder alias Monu of Professor Colony (Hisar), Manoj Kumar of Talu village (Bhiwani) and Kuldeep and Jagbir of Sisai Bolan (Hisar). All were convicted under sections 302 (murder), 364 (kidnapping or abducting in order to the murder), 379 (theft), 420 (cheating) of the IPC. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 1.10 lakh each and in case of default they would have to further undergo an imprisonment of another two and a half years. According to the prosecution, Sudesh Kumar of village Badhawar (Hisar) had complained to the police that his uncle Kuldip (45) was sitting in his office situated on Kaimri Road on January 19, 2016, when four unknown persons came in a car. They kidnapped and took him away to ...
Turkish experts search van that allegedly carried Khashoggi's body
A Turkish daily reported on Friday that forensics experts searched a van that allegedly carried the body of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul to the Consul Generals residence.
Malaysian opposition leader charged in USD 26 mn graft case
Malaysia's opposition leader was Friday hit with 45 charges in a USD 26 million corruption case, a new blow to his beleaguered party which lost power in landmark elections this year. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, a former deputy premier and ally of scandal-mired ex-leader Najib Razak, is accused of crimes that include accepting bribes to award government contracts and money-laundering. The 65-year-old pleaded not guilty to all charges, and will stand trial. A crowd of supporters turned up outside the court in Kuala Lumpur where he was being charged, waving banners that read "we reject the cruel treatment of our leader". Najib also attended the hearing to offer support. Ahmad Zahid is head of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the lynchpin in a coalition of parties that ruled Malaysia from independence in 1957 until their shock defeat in May polls. UMNO has been on the ropes since, with many coalition partners abandoning a party that had become synonymous with widespread graft, ...
Two given seven years of jail for stealing mobiles on train
A local court has given seven years of imprisonment to Ravi Kashyap and Naushad for stealing mobile phones in train here Thursday. A fine of Rs 5,500 was also imposed on each of them by Additional district sessions judge Om Veer Singh. The railway police investigated the case and recovered stolen mobiles from the convicts. The case of mobile stealing was brought to notice when a passenger on Amritsar-Delhi train complained about his phone being stolen from Muzaffarnagar railway station in November last year.
Malaysian opposition party president faces 45 corruption charges
The president of Malaysia's main opposition party, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, pleaded not guilty after facing 45 criminal charges in a Kuala Lumpur court on Friday.
Melbourne cab drivers to sue Uber
Taxi drivers here in Australia are planning to sue ridesharing company Uber for $355 million citing damages and "lost profits", media reports said on Friday.
Farmer beaten to death in UP
A 65-year-old farmer was allegedly beaten to death by unidentified miscreants in Shamli district's Titoli village, police said Friday. The farmer, Karan Pal had gone to irrigate his fields Thursday but he did not return home, SHO Adarsh Mandi Police station Anil Singh said. After a search, Pal's body was found with injuries and bruise marks in his field. It was sent for postmortem, the SHO said. A case of murder was registered under the Indian Penal Code, he added.
Delhi hotel brawl: Gun brandished by Ashish Pandey recovered
The weapon and vehicle used by Ashish Pandey, son of former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Rakesh Pandey, during a brawl outside a five-star hotel in the national capital have been recovered by the Delhi Police.The Delhi Police on Thursday issued a statement and informed that the identities of three women allegedly involved in the case have been ascertained and their role is being verified. Ashish, who hails from Lucknow, has been booked under the Arms Act."The weapon used in the incident has been recovered and seized. The vehicle used has also been seized by the police in Lucknow. The identities of the three women have been ascertained and their role is being verified," the Delhi Police said.It added that the disclosure statement of Pandey has been recorded, and the sequence of events as narrated by him is being verified.According to a senior police official, the investigating team of Delhi Police is trying to ascertain information from the Foreigner Regional Registration ...
Haryana: Minor girl raped while returning from school
A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped while returning from school in Haryana's Rewari district.The incident took place on October 16, wherein a 38-year-old man allegedly abducted the minor girl, took her to the fields nearby and raped her.After reaching home, the girl, who was bleeding profusely, narrated the ordeal to her mother, a migrant labourer, following which police were informed. The police took the victim to the hospital for medical examination.Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Satpal Kumar told ANI that the accused has been arrested in connection with the case. "We received a complaint on October 16 that minor girl was allegedly raped by a 38-year-old man. The girl was admitted to the trauma centre. The accused has been arrested. A case has been registered in this regard and probe is underway," he added.The incident comes over a month after a 19-year-old CBSE topper from the Kosli area in the same district was allegedly kidnapped while she was on her way to a ...
Woman journalist begins climbing Sabarimala hill
A woman reporter from Hyderabad began trekking to Sabarimala hill Friday, a day after a New Delhi-based reporter of a foreign media outlet made a failed bid to visit the shrine. Police have thrown a security ring around the woman who had requested security to go to Sabarimala Sannidhanam to carry out her professional duty. So far on Friday, there has been no protests by devotees opposing the entry of girls and women of menstrual age into the Lord Ayyappa temple. The woman is in her late 20s and if she climbed the hills, she would be the first woman from the menstruating age group to visit the Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa after the Supreme Court order permitting women of all age groups to enter the shrine. On Thursday, the New Delhi-based woman journalist was stopped midway by devotees opposing the entry of women of menstrual age into the hill shrine. The journalist accompanied by her male colleague, a foreigner, descended the hills from Marakkoottam area in the face of mounting ..
FBI leaker jailed for four years
A former FBI agent who leaked internal documents showing how the agency used racial profiling in counter-terror investigations was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday. In the third case this week to underscore the Trump administration's determined crackdown on media leaks, Terry Albury, a 17-year FBI veteran and son of an Ethiopian refugee, was ordered to prison for 48 months by a Minnesota judge after pleading guilty in the case. "We are conducting perhaps the most aggressive campaign against leaks in department history," said Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a statement. "Crimes like the one committed by the defendant in this case will not be tolerated -- they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and punished." Albury was a special agent in the FBI Minneapolis field office in 2016 and 2017 when he leaked the agency's Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide to The Intercept. The guide showed how the agency can use racial and religious profiling to target ..
Egypt denies forced disappearance reports of former lawmaker
The Egyptian government is denying an accusation by the wife of a former lawmaker that her husband may have bene detained by police. A statement by the State Information Service on Thursday categorically denies that Mustafa el-Nagar has been detained. Instead, it described him as a fugitive from a three-year prison sentence upheld this week by the country's top appeals court following his conviction along with some two dozen others of insulting the judiciary. "The rumors about his forced disappearance are totally unfounded," it said. In a request for information sent to Egypt's top prosecutors, el-Nagar's wife, Shaymaa Afifi, said he went missing on Sept. 27 while traveling to the southern city of Aswan. She said an unknown person informed her by telephone last week that police arrested her husband.
US authorities reel in StarKist in canned tuna scandal
The US crackdown on price fixing has netted another big fish in canned tuna, the Justice Department announced Thursday. StarKist, whose mascot Charlie the Tuna has long been a fixture in American supermarkets, agreed to plead guilty and pay a fine of up to USD 100 million for conspiring with other companies to fix prices of canned tuna, the Justice Department announced Thursday. StarKist representatives engaged in discussions and meetings with other packaged seafood firms to manipulate prices from as early as November 2011 and as late as December 2013, according to a statement. "The conspiracy to fix prices on these household staples had direct effects on the pocketbooks of American consumers," said US Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim. "All Americans have the right to the benefits of free and open competition -- the best goods and services at a price free from collusion." StarKist, which is owned by South Korean company Dongwon Industries, agreed to cooperate with the ...
Journalist booked by cops as ex-colleague alleges harassment; accused claims blackmail
A former senior news producer of a private television channel was booked by the Noida Police for allegedly sexually and mentally harassing a junior reporter, officials said Thursday. The accused, however, has alleged that the complainant woman and her fiance were trying to blackmail him and extort money. He too has made a complaint to the Ghaziabad police, according to officials. In a written complaint to the Noida Police, the woman accused one of her former colleagues of ill treatment in December 2016, prompting the police to register a first information report (FIR). "He asked me about the shape of my body parts and told me that he was conducting a survey. But eventually, his questions kept getting worse. He also mentally harassed me in the office," she alleged. The woman said she could not say anything then because she was "new in the job" and "scared" to speak up. "But when I got to know from some other women that he had done the same with them also, I decided to take this step, ..
Woman's decomposed body found in jungles in outer Delhi
The decomposed body of a woman was found in jungles in outer Delhi's Mundka area, police said on Thursday. The body was found on October 14, they said. The lower portion of the body is highly decomposed and it is suspected it was dumped 15-20 days back in the jungles adjacent to the peripheral road connecting Mundka and Gurgaon, police said. A skull has also been found, but police said it will be difficult to identify the woman since the upper portion of the body is missing. Police suspect after killing the woman, her body must have been dumped here. The body was found dumped in a gunny bag and parts of the body were scattered in the area, police said, adding they suspect that animals must have eaten the body. Police suspect the age of the woman to be around 25. They are scanning through the profiles of missing girls and trying to identify the deceased, a senior police officer said. A case has been registered and the body will be sent for post-mortem once they identify the deceased, ..
Labourer dies after steel sheet pierces through his neck in northwest Delhi factory; owner held
A 45-year-old labourer died after a piece of steel sheet pierced through his neck at a factory in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar, police said Thursday. The deceased was identified as Satyendra Gaur, they said. Police were reported about the incident on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, a senior police officer said. A case was registered in connection with the incident, and the factory owner Sushil Kumar Singhal (50) has been arrested, the officer said. According to the police, the labourer was working when a piece of thin sheet of steel fell on him, piercing through his neck. Gaur was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead, the officer said. The deceased was working in the factory for the last six years, he added.
Gurugram: Gunman Mahipal sent to 14-day judicial custody
Gunman Mahipal, who shot an additional session judge's wife and son in Gurugram, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody.On October 5, the Gurugram Police detained the assailant's mother and cousin for interrogation.The police arrested the gunman on Saturday and said that they are yet to ascertain the motive behind the crime.The incident took place on October 13, when the additional sessions judge Krishan Kant's wife Ritu and their 18-year-old son Dhruv had gone to shopping in Gurugram's Sector 49.The gunman opened fire and injured both of them. While the judge's wife was pronounced dead, the son of the additional sessions judge has been declared brain dead and put on life support system.Soon after the incident, a forensic team was sent to the spot and an investigation was launched to look into the matter.
DCW seeks status of probe in girl's murder
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Thursday suspected a case of sexual assault on an unidentified woman whose mutilated body was found in outer Delhi on October 14. The DCW has sought from Delhi police a copy of the FIR and a status report of the investigation.
Policeman-turned-pimp sentenced to 309 years in jail
A policeman-turned-pimp was on Thursday convicted of multiple counts of flesh trading in northern Thailand and sentenced to a record 309 years in prison.