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TDP leaders killing: 4 'Maoist sympathisers' arrested in AP
Four suspected Maoist sympathisers, including twowomen were Sunday arrested in the district in connection with thekilling of two TDP leaders, including an MLAlast month, police said. This comes after a woman Maoist, an accused in the shooting incident, was gunned down by security forces in an alleged encounter near Andrapali forest Friday during intense combing operations. The arrested were identified as Yedala Subba Rao (45), Gemmeli Sobhan (32), Yedela Eswari (34) and Korra Kamala (35),all native of Dumbriguda Mandal. Police claimed that all the accused had worked for the Organisation for the Protection of Girijan Rights (OPGR) in the past and have been providing support to the Maoists. Investigation revealed that the four arrested people have shared key information with the Maoists about themovements of the TDP leaders, on September 21. A day before the attack, Maoists fromNandapur and Narayanapatna area committees led by Venkata Ravi Chaitanya alias Aruna of Nandapur
KYKL militant arrested
One militant of the banned outfit Kangleipak Yawol Kanba Lup (KYKL) was arrested from Bishenpur district of Manipur on Sunday evening, police said. The cadre was arrested from Keinou Bazaar area during an operation. One 9mm pistol loaded with 6 live rounds and one mobile phone were seized from his possession, police said adding that the militant joined the KYKL in 2002.
Official: Hunter kills British cyclist in French Alps
A prosecutor says a hunter shot and killed a 34-year-old bicyclist in the French Alps in what appears to be an accident. Thonon-Les-Bains prosecutor Philippe Toccanier said the 22-year-old hunter was hospitalised for shock after the Saturday evening shooting and couldn't be taken into custody while he is investigated on suspicion of aggravated manslaughter. Toccanier told The Associated Press on Sunday the victim, a man from Wales who lived in France, was cycling down a mountain at around 6 pm when he passed near a group of about 10 game hunters. Toccanier says the cyclist certainly "couldn't be confused with game, as he had a coloured helmet and a coloured mountain bike." Britain's Foreign Office says it's "in contact with the local authorities" and providing assistance to the dead man's family.
Kim Kardashian slammed for tweet supporting death row prisoner
American Television personality Kim Kardashian West was slammed for her tweet supporting a death row prisoner.Kardashian in her tweet urged for a DNA test in the case.In her tweet, Kardashian wrote, "Governor Brown, please add Kevin Cooper to your legacy of smart, fair and thoughtful criminal justice reforms." Along with it, she shared an article by The New York Times.District Attorney of San Bernardino County (California), Mike Ramos said that his office stands behind the conviction of Kevin Cooper, who was charged with the murder of four people in 1983, reported TMZ.Ramos added that he is certain that Cooper committed the crime.However, Cooper maintained that he is innocent and even suggested he was framed.Reacting on Kardashian's tweet, Ramos said, "It's time that we start talking and 'tweeting' about the victims who were brutally murdered in the sanctity of their home.""This latest attempt to free Kevin Cooper is nothing more than a red herring and another slap in the face of the .
Rape accused held in J&K's Reasi
A rape accused, on the run for the last six months, was Sunday held in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Sher Singh, a resident of Gandali-Thakrakote village, was arrested by a special police team from Panassa village, a police spokesperson said. Singh was absconding for the last six months after a rape case was registered against him at police station Arnas, the official added.
#MeToo: Akbar should resign if found guilty, says Athawale
Union minister Ramdas Athawale said Sunday Union minister M J Akbar should resign if the allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against him were found to be true. Replying to queries at a press conference here, he cautioned that the #MeToo movement should not become a platform to level baseless allegations. Athawale, who is the Union minister for social justice and empowerment, said Akbar should resign as Union minister if he was found guilty. "If someone is insulting women, action should be taken against such an individual. Even if personalities like Nana Patekar or M J Akbar are found guilty, action should be taken against them," Athawale said. "If someone is guilty, the person should be punished. But according to me, there is a possibility that the platform could be used to implicate someone in a false case. Police should verify such allegations," the minister added. While Patekar was accused by actor Tanushree Dutta of misbehaving with her during a film shoot in 2008, multiple .
Policeman held for molesting woman
A policeman was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman in neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad township, a senior official said Sunday. The accused, assistant sub inspector Ramnath Palve, molested the woman when she came to lodge a complaint against her husband on Wednesday, the official added. Palve was suspended and arrested on Saturday under relevant sections of the IPC, the police official said. "The woman had gone to Sane chowky, which comes under Chikhali police station, on Wednesday night to file a complaint against her husband for beating her. "After registering a case, Palve outraged her modesty under the pretext of consoling her. The same night, he called her on her mobile phone and said 'I love you'," the police officer said. The woman approached senior police officials and lodged a complaint against Palve. A case under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 354 d (stalking) of the IPC was registered and Palve was ...
Orchestra bar, lodge raided, five girls rescued
Police claimed to have rescued five girls by raiding a dance bar and a lodge in Kashimira area in Thane district Sunday. Raids were carried out on the intervening night of October 11 and 12 at Sea Magic Orchestra Bar and a lodge in the area, said Assistant Superintendent of Police Atul Kulkarni. Four men were arrested during the raids, he said. The orchestra bar allegedly did not have necessary permissions and girls were found to be dancing in an obscene manner inside, police said. Ram Bharose Sav and Ranjit Yadav were arrested from the bar under the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Rooms and Protection of Dignity of Women Act, 2016. Police also raided Surya Prakash lodging-cum-boarding and arrested Sunil Gowda and Ravindra Patil, its manager and cashier, for allegedly forcing women into flesh trade. They were booked under the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act.
Bangladesh HC clears ways for Zia's trial in absentia in graft case
A Bangladesh high court on Sunday allowed the lower court to continue with the trial proceedings in the graft case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment at a state-run hospital. Zia, 73, whose BNP is the main opposition outside parliament, is by serving a five year jail term after being convicted in a case of embezzlement of funds of an orphanage named after her husband president Ziaur Rahman in February. "The High Court order meant there is no legal bar for the proceedings to continue in the trial against Begum Khaleda Zia in the concerned court," lawyer for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Khurshid Alam Khan told reporters after a two-member high court bench dismissed a petition filed by Zia's counsels to stop the trial in absentia. A special judge's court trying the case on September 20 ruled that the proceedings would continue despite Zia's absence as she refused to appear from the prison, but her lawyers filed the petition challenging the ...
FIR against man for raping minor in Muzaffarpur
An FIR has been lodged against a man for allegedly raping a minor girl for months on the pretext of marriage in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district. City Superintendent of Police Rakesh Kumar said that the accused used to visit the girl's residence when she was alone and repeatedly raped her on the pretext of marrying her. The man lived in the girl's neighbourhood at a place under Town Police Station. The relatives of the 14-year-old girl lodged a complaint at a women's police station on Saturday following which the police lodged the FIR against the man, the SP said. Police personnel have been directed to arrest the accused at the earliest, the SP said.
Former councillor killed in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra
A former member of the Municipal Council was killed in Darwha town in Yavatmal district Sunday morning, police said. Accused Sandeep Thote (35) allegedly hit Subhash Dudhe (50) with an iron rod and then crushed his head with a stone in Baripura area, police said. Dudhe died on the spot, said Police Station Officer Rita Uikey. Prakash Ddhe, the deceased's brother, is a member of Darwha Municipal Council. Subhash had won election to the council in the past as an independent backed by the BJP. According to police, previous enmity seemed to be the reason for the killing. "We have registered a case of murder against main accused Sandeep Thote and five members of his family," Uike said. Yavatmal superintendent of police M Rajkumar rushed to the town following the killing. Tension prevailed in Baripura area and a mob pelted Thote's house with stones. The situation was now under control, the SP told PTI.
J-K: Two 'smugglers' arrested in, 25 bovines rescued
Two alleged bovine smugglers were arrested and 25 animals rescued in two separate operations in Reasi and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Sunday. Abdul Ghani and Bahar Din, both residents of Mahore, were arrested while they were trying to smuggle 19 bovine animals at the Khor-Dewal area of Reasi district, a police spokesman said. He said a police party after putting hectic efforts by scaling mountainous terrain intercepted the smugglers and rescued the animals. The accused were apprehended in the hills falling in the Khour area, the spokesman said. A case was registered against them, he added. In another operation, the police seized a truck carrying six animals after a long chase near Narian village in Rajouri district, the spokesman said. The truck was on way to Rajouri from Jammu and tried to sped away after noticing the police check point, he said. The driver of the vehicle escaped leaving behind the truck and the animals. the spokesman said. A case was ...
Shot by guard, judge's wife dead, son 'brain dead' (Third Lead)
The wife of Additional District and Sessions Judge Krishan Kant, who was shot at by her husband's security guard on Saturday, has died while their teenager son is "brain dead", doctors said on Sunday. But police said the boy too was dead.
Missing girl found within 24 hours in JK's Samba'
A girl was found within 24 hours after she went missing from her house in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, police said Sunday. A family from Ramloo-Brahmana village had lodged a complaint at the Ramgarh police station stating that their daughter had gone missing from her home Friday evening, a police spokesman said. He said a team was constituted to trace the girl. "The police team mobilised all resources and succeeded in tracing the missing girl from Vijaypur area within 24 hours. "She was brought back safely to police station Ramgarh and subsequently handed over to her family members after completing legal formalities, the spokesman said.
Judge's wife, son shot by security guard dead
Both the wife and son of Additional District and Sessions Judge Krishan Kant, who were shot at by the judge's security guard on Saturday, have died, police said on Sunday.
Man kidnapped by 'Facebook friend' and her accomplices
Five persons including a woman were arrested by Rajkot police in Gujarat Sunday for allegedly kidnapping a man for ransom after luring him into a trap using social media. Nitu Rawal, one of the accused, allegedly befriended the victim Suresh Chhabriya three days ago, said an officer from Pradyumnnagar police station. "She sent him a friend request on Facebook using a fake account. They started chatting and decided to meet in a garden Sunday," the officer said. "When Chhabriya went to meet her, four men arrived on the spot and beat him up claiming that they were her brothers," the official said. The accused then allegedly took Chhabriya to an isolated place in the city where they asked him to marry the woman. They also called up the victim's family and allegedly demanded Rs 12 lakh 'for marriage'. After the family approached police, police decided to set a trap and asked the family to offer the kidnappers Rs 40,000 as the first instalment. When the accused arrived to ...
3 arrested in SBI official's murder case in Assam: Police
Three persons were arrested Sunday in connection with the killing of a senior SBI employee in Assam, police said. An Assam Police spokesperson said that the three persons were apprehended from a place in Kamprup district on Saturday for their involvement in the killing of the bank employee, identified as Junu Sarma. They were arrested Sunday following their interrogation, the spokesperson said. The police is continuing with the investigation to find out the involvement of more persons, if any. Sarma, a senior official of State Bank of India's Dadara branch, was shot dead by the assailants at Agyathuri in Kamrup district on October 10 when she was returning home from office. According to the police, when Sarma's car had slowed down, a gunman on a motorcycle broke the window pane of her vehicle and shot at her neck from point blank range. Her driver rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was declared brought dead.
Three 'gangsters' involved in 'killing' Raj cops held in Maharashtra
Three "gangsters" were arrested from Maharashtra for allegedly killing an inspector and a constable in Rajasthan's Sikar district eight days ago, police said Sunday. "We have arrested three persons from Maharashtra, involved in killings of (Fatehpur police station) SHO Mukesh Kanungo and constable Ram Prakash, DGP O P Galhotra told PTI. The arrested accused are being brought to Rajasthan by a police team, he said, adding that the accused would be interrogated once they are brought here. The DGP did not reveal the names of the arrested accused. SHO Mukesh Kanungo and Constable Ram Prakash were allegedly shot dead by the SUV-borne gangsters, who opened fire on the police team chasing them in a private vehicle at Beswa village under Fatehpur police station in Sikar district on October 6, police said. Acting on a tip-off, the police team was on hunt to nab gangster Ajay Chaudhary and his aides when he and his aides in the SUV opened fire. In the firing, Kanungo was hit in the neck and the
Teacher held for forwarding 'religiously sensitive' post on
A government school teacher was arrested here for allegedly forwarding a "religiously sensitive" post on a WhatsApp group, police said Sunday. Tilak Raj Singh as arrested on Saturday following a complaint lodged by a district official, who was part of the WhatsApp group, police said. Assistant Returning Officer and tehsildar Ramesh Parmar said, "Singh, who also worked as a block level officer (BLO) for election duty, forwarded a religiously sensitive post to our WhatsApp group. We immediately lodged a complaint against him on Saturday." The teacher was posted at Bansa village under Manpur police station, he said. Superintendent of Police (SP) R D Prajapati said Singh was arrested following a complaint lodged by the tehsildar. "The complaint said that the teacher forwarded an outrageous message in their WhatsApp group. After a probe, Singh was arrested under relevant IPC sections," he said.
GD Agarwal's death: Shankaracharya Adhokshajanand demands judicial probe
Shankaracharya Adhokshajanand Deo Tirtha Maharaj Sunday demanded a judicial probe into the circumstances that led to the death of environmentalist G D Agarwal, and said the "Ganga Bhakt" prime minister should also issue a clarification on the episode. Agarwal, also known as Swami Gyanswaroop Sanand, died of heart attack at Rishikesh's All India Institute of Medical Sciences Thursday, where he was forcibly brought a day earlier. He had been on indefinite fast for 110 days, demanding government measures to ensure a clean, free-flowing Ganga. "A judicial probe by a sitting justice of a high court would only reveal the truth, since several allegations are cropping up," the Shankaracharya told reporters in Mathura. He said the government's "silence" on Agarwal's demands was painful as the environmentalist was not spreading separatism but was only demanding a clean Ganga. He said Agarwal's demands were similar to the promises made by this government to clean the holy river and it should ...