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Delhi boy arrested after video of him threatening man goes viral
Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested a minor after a video in which he is seen allegedly firing at a house and threatening to kill the owner surfaced on social media."A video emerged on social media and got viral in which a boy was seen firing at the house of an alleged foe. He asked his friend to make a video in which he is seen firing at a house and threatening one of its occupants," police said in a statement on Wednesday.When the video came to notice to police, a case was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act at the Uttam Nagar police station.The police laid a trap to nab the accused after they got information that he would be coming to Uttam Nagar Bus Terminal - Kali Basti Road."A trap was laid near the Kali Basti Road to nab the boy. After a while, one boy approached that place and the secret informer immediately recognized him as the boy who was seen firing in the recent viral video and threatening the occupants of the house," police ..
Lawyer: Chinese woman in Mar-a-Lago case is mentally sound
Attorneys for the Chinese woman charged with illegally entering President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort say she is mentally competent and should not be blocked from serving as her own lawyer. Assistant federal public defender Kristy Militello wrote in court documents filed in Florida this week that Yujing Zhang wouldn't meet with a psychologist, but in interviews with her attorneys appears mentally competent. Zhang stunned U.S. District Judge Roy Altman last month when she said she wanted to fire the public defenders and represent herself. He tried to dissuade her but said he would allow it if she were found competent. He has scheduled a hearing next week. Zhang is charged with trespassing at Mar-a-Lago on March 30 and lying to Secret Service agents. The 33-year-old has pleaded not guilty.
Four held for robbing employee of 840 gms gold jewellery
This heist seemed straight from a movie and the four protagonists included a woman law student who landed in the police dragnet. The gang engineered an accident to rob a jewellery shop employee of 840 grams gold here Tuesday, police said. The employee was going on his two-wheeler with the gold jewellery when he was rammed by a motorcycle rider at Ramar Koil street. As he fell down on the road, CCTV footage showed the motorcycle rider approaching on the pretext of helping him and two others on another two-wheeler snatching the bag containing the ornaments valued at Rs 16 lakh and fleeing, police said. After viewing the footage, a police team managed to nab one of the culprits, Raja, who allegedly rammed the two-wheeler, Wednesday. Following his interrogation, a former employee of the jewellery store, Badrinath, was arrested. Badrinath had reportedly tipped the others about the travel plans of the jewellery worker, police said. Two others- Daniel and his wife, a law student,
South African woman held with Rs 13L worth of drugs at Delhi airport
A South African woman was apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport with 58 pouches of alleged drugs which were hidden between bed sheets in her luggage, a senior official said Wednesday. Jalisa Amanda Yoliswa Thandeka was intercepted late Tuesday night after she arrived at the Indira Gandhi International airport to take a flight to Johannesburg via the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, he said. Fifty-eight polythene pouches in cardboard packing and filled with a white powdery substance were found concealed in 29bed sheets, the official said. These were found when her luggage was thoroughly check by the CISF staff, he said. The official claimed that 12.8 kg of contraband in the bag of the woman, who holds a South African passport, was found to be pseudoephedrine and its approximate cost is Rs13 lakh. The woman was handed over to anti-narcotics sleuths for further investigation, he said.
Praful Patel expected to depose before ED in PMLA case on Thursday
Former civil aviation minister and NCP leader Praful Patel is expected to depose before the ED on Thursday in connection with a money-laundering probe related to the losses suffered by national carrier Air India as part of an alleged multi-crore-rupee aviation scam. Patel (62) has also been named in a recent chargesheet filed by the federal agency before a court as a person known to alleged aviation lobbyist Deepak Talwar. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, who was in charge of the civil aviation ministry between 2004 and 2011, has not been mentioned as an accused in the case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), sources said, had already questioned a number of people in the senior management of the state-owned airline and the aviation ministry. Patel was expected to be quizzed about the statements and revelations made by Talwar, they added. The statement of Patel, a Rajya Sabha MP, will also be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The four-time MP from
Indian-origin jeweller awarded for bravery during robbery in UK
An Indian-origin jeweller who helped police arrest robbers who bound and gagged him at his jewellery store in Birmingham has been honoured with a bravery award. Chouhan Pal was presented with the West Midlands Police Chief Constable's Good Citizen's Award last week for his handling of the attack on his Dubai Jewellers shop, during which he was assaulted, bound with ties and had tape put over his mouth. "Despite being assaulted, you displayed courage and took the risk to set the alarm off and trap the offenders inside the building with you," Chief Constable Dave Thompson told Pal, in his 50s. "Your quick-thinking actions and bravery allowed three offenders who had committed a robbery in the jeweller's shop you own to be detained and arrested," he said. During the raid in April last year, three robbers had tricked their way into the shop using fake security industry ID badges and claiming they needed to carry out CCTV checks. Chouhan managed to hit an alarm with his shoulder, trapping ..
Man dies as 3 Kerala hospitals refuse admission
A 62-year-old man died here on Wednesday after three hospitals, including one run by the government, refused to admit him citing lack of ventilator, the distraught family said.
Sakshi Maharaj meets rape accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar in Sitapur jail
BJP parliamentarian Sakshi Maharaj on Wednesday visited party colleague and lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is lodged in jail over charges of rape and murder."He is lodged in the jail for a long time. Sengar is one of the most popular lawmakers so I came to thank him after the elections," the BJP leader told reporters.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its charge sheet filed against Sengar in July last year, booked him under sections 120B, 363,366,376(1), 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and also under relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) Act.Sengar, a BJP MLA from Bangarmau in Unnao, was arrested by the CBI in April last year.A teen was allegedly raped by the BJP MLA at his residence in Unnao on June 4, 2017, where she had gone seeking a job.When the family complained, the victim's father was instead booked by the police under the Arms Act on April 3, 2018, and put into jail after two days.He later died in a hospital, with the ...
Two held in TMC leader Nirmal Kundu's murder case
Police in Nimta have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of TMC leader Nirmal Kundu, who was shot dead on Tuesday by three bike-borne assailants in North Kolkata's Dum Dum area.Kundu was a TMC president of Ward 6 of North Dum Dum municipality area under Nimta Police station.Soon after the incident, he was rushed to a private hospital with bullet injuries on the head but was declared brought dead.On Wednesday, tension gripped after CCTV footage of the incident went viral.
Explosive-like materials found on Shalimar Express
Explosive-like materials were found on Kolkata-Mumbai Shalimar Express after its arrival here Wednesday, railway and city police officials said. Seven plastic pipes filled with what appeared to be firecracker powder, connected to batteries with wires, were found on the train when it was being cleaned up at Kurla carshed, a Mumbai police official said. A letter with a mobile number and an unidentified man's photograph were also found alongwith the pipes, said senior police inspector Sushil Kamble of Tilaknagar police station, who is investigating the case. "We are examining the letter and trying to contact the mobile number," he said. While railway officials initially said the suspicious materials found on the train appeared to be gelatin sticks, Kamble said they were plastic pipes. The seized materials were sent to a forensic science laboratory for further investigation, he said. The train had arrived at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in the city at 7.30 in the morning. S .
Indian gets 7-year jail for raping woman in UK
An Indian man who fled the UK after raping a woman in 2017 has been sentenced to seven years in jail.
Raj: 4 held for thrashing Dalit boy accused of rape
Four persons were arrested for thrashing a 17-year-old Dalit boy who allegedly raped a minor girl in Pali district of the state, police said on Wednesday. The locals claimed that the boy allegedly raped the girl near a religious place in Raas on June 1, they said. "A rape case against the accused was lodged on June 1. He was detained and sent to child care home," Superintendent of Police, Pali Anand Sharma said. After a video of the boy being assaulted by the four locals was circulated on social media, they were arrested on Tuesday, police said. "Yesterday, a video went viral in which four persons are seen thrashing him. They were arrested," he added.
Rajasthan: Minor thrashed for molesting priest's daughter in Pali
A minor boy was beaten up by the locals after he allegedly molested a girl, police said on Wednesday."The minor was caught in a compromising position with the priest's daughter following which the locals became furious and started beating him. On the same day, a case under sections of POCSO act was registered against the boy," said Anand Sharma, Superintendent of Police (SP), Pali.After interrogation, the accused was sent to a juvenile protection home. According to the police, neither the perpetrator at the time of interrogation disclosed that he was thrashed nor his medical report suggested that he was physically roughed up.The matter came to fore after a video showing the accused being beaten up by a group of people surfaced on social media."As soon as the video came to our notice, we took cognisance the same and registered a case under the sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the SC/ST act," the senior police official added.Following this all the accused persons who were ...
EC may revisit penal provision on test vote: CEC Arora
The Election Commission may "revisit" a rule that provides for prosecution of an elector if a complaint of EVM and VVPAT machine malfunction turns out to be false, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora has said. "Now that the current elections are over, we will probably be discussing it internally whether it should be modified, softened etc ... we may revisit it," he told PTI. Arora was responding to a question on the penal provision which many feel is unwarranted. A voter who claims that the electronic voting machine (EVM) or the paper trail machine did not recorded his or her vote correctly is allowed to cast a test vote under Rule 49 MA of the Conduct of Election Rules. But, if the voter fails to prove the mismatch, poll officials can initiate action against the complainant under section 177 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 177 applies in the case as it deals with giving false submission. The IPC section states that the person "shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a ...
Akhil drops defamation case against Dilbag after getting apology
Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist and national observer for Indian boxing, Akhil Kumar, has withdrawn a criminal defamation case against fellow boxer Dilbagh Singh after getting an apology from him for disparaging remarks made in 2013. Dilbagh, the 2010 Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist with a chequered career which includes a doping ban in 2011, had alleged that Akhil influenced the selection committee in 2013 to get his protege Mandeep Jangra picked in the squad ahead of him. The case, filed under section 499 and section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, was initiated by Akhil after Dilbagh accused him of "manipulating" and "rigging" the selection for that year's World Championships. Akhil filed a defamation case in 2014 after the latter refused to tender an apology despite being served a legal notice. "Part No. 2 (Dilbagh Singh) tenders an unconditional apology to Party No.1 (Akhil Kumar) regarding the controversy involved in the criminal complaint... In view of the said ...
Japanese police arrest 7 Chinese in mass drug smuggling
Japanese authorities have arrested seven Chinese men on suspicion of smuggling what was believed to be a record amount of stimulants by ship-to-ship transfers. Tokyo police said Wednesday that seven Chinese aged 24-40 were arrested this week on suspicion of illegally possessing "large amounts" of stimulants on the Izu coast, west of Tokyo. They allegedly smuggled nearly 1 ton of amphetamines, a record one-time seizure in Japan estimated to be worth 60 billion yen ($550 million), according to Japan's NHK broadcaster. The drug was believed to have been smuggled from Hong Kong, NHK said. The amount of the stimulant is about the same as an annual total in the last three years. Last year, Japanese authorities seized 1.1 tons of smuggled stimulants, according to the National Police Agency. Police on a stakeout arrested the men while they were unloading bags from their boat on the coast, Kyodo News reported. The arrests were part of an ongoing investigation into international drug rings and .
Dalit boy thrashed for molesting girl in Rajasthan
Four persons have been arrested for thrashing a minor Dalit boy in the Pali district of Rajasthan on Saturday. The incident came to light after a video of the boy being thrashed went viral on the internet.
Police probe traffic cop's charges of harassment
The Delhi Police on Wednesday said an inquiry had been launched after a video of a traffic cop alleging harassment by his senior went viral on the social media.
Trial of German nurse accused of 100 deaths coming to close
Defense closing arguments are getting underway in the case of a former nurse accused of killing 100 patients at two hospitals in northern Germany. Prosecutors have already asked for life in prison for Niels Hoegel, 42, for the killings at a hospital in Oldenburg between 1999 and 2002 and another hospital in nearby Delmenhorst from 2003 to 2005. During the seven-month trial in Oldenburg, Hoegel admitted to 43 of the killings, disputed five, and said he couldn't remember the other 52. Pleas aren't entered in the German system but Hoegel expressed regret in a statement to the court. Christian Marbach, a spokesman for the affected families whose grandfather was among the victims, told the dpa news agency Hoegel only confessed to what was already known. A verdict is expected Thursday.
Sand smugglers threaten to kill tehsildar in Odisha
Sand smugglers have allegedly issued death threats to a tehsildar, when he seized two tractor trolleys engaged in illegally lifting sand from Brahmani river in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said. The sand mafia also took away the two tractor trolleys which had been seized by the Tehsildar of Rasulpur, Jyotikanta Bhujabal on Monday, police said. The tehsildar filed a complaint with Kuakhia police on Monday night. According to the complaint, the tehsildar was going to Bandhadiha village to assess property loss in an incident of fire when he noticed that some trucks and tractors were lifting sand illegally at Karajanga ghat of Brahmani river. When Bhujabal stopped his vehicle near the ghat, two sand-laden trucks fled from the scene and he managed to seize two sand-laden tractor trolleys. When I made the seizure, four youths started abusing me. They forcibly took away the sand-laden vehicles after issuing death threats to me, Bhujabala said in his complaint. The tehsildar .