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Bihar: 1 convicted for possession of illegal arms, fake Indian currency
In an Enforcement Directorate case in Patna, a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Special court has convicted a person for possession of illegal arms and fake Indian currency notes.The person identified as Mohammad Naushad has been sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment besides being imposed a fine of Rs five lakh.An FIR was registered in the matter on November 25, 2009, at Mofussil Police station of Munger district for the commission of offences punishable under section 25(I-B)(a)/26 of the Arms Act, 1959.Another FIR was also filed against Naushad under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, consequent to the recovery of Rs.1,40,000/- FICN (Fake Indian Currency Notes) from his residence.The Enforcement Directorate initiated a PMLA case against Naushad in 2013. The investigation conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 revealed that Naushad earned ill-gotten money by way of commission of crimes.The money was utilised by the accused to acquire ..
No hearing in Bofors case in SC today
The crucial hearing of the Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case will not take place in the Supreme Court on Friday as it was surprisingly deleted from the top court's cause list late on Thursday evening.The apex court was to hear the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) appeal challenging the Delhi High Court's 2005 judgment discharging the Hinduja brothers in the Bofors pay-off case.Till Thursday afternoon, it was listed for a scheduled hearing on Friday as item number 43 in Court number 8 before a bench comprising Justice R Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee.Supreme Court lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ajay Agrawal, who had also filed an appeal in the case against the Delhi High Court's verdict, was also not mentioned for the hearing in the apex court's cause list.Reacting to the deletion of the Bofors case hearing from the top court's cause list, Agrawal told ANI, "I am surprised to know that the case is not listed for hearing tomorrow. It was earlier scheduled for
Limo operator arrested, charged after crash killed 20
The operator of a New York limousine company has been charged with criminally negligent homicide after the deadliest accident in the United States for nearly a decade, police confirmed Thursday. Seventeen passengers, the driver and two pedestrians were killed when an SUV-style stretch vehicle careened out of control on Saturday in Schoharie, a town about three hours' drive north of Manhattan. Nauman Hussain, 28, was arrested and arraigned on Wednesday evening on one count of criminally negligent homicide with 20 names, a New York state police spokeswoman confirmed to AFP. He was released on bail. Police said the criminal investigation is ongoing. Hussain's father, who is in Pakistan, owns the Prestige Limousine company and is also thought to be under investigation. Hussain, the operator, was issued written violations by state police and the department of transportation that the driver he hired -- and who was killed -- should not have been operating the type of vehicle. The vehicle was
Pak HC judge sacked over remarks against ISI
Pakistan President Arif Alvi sacked a high court judge on Thursday after a high-level constitutional body recommended his removal for making a scathing speech against the country's powerful spy agency ISI. The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) had recommended to remove Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, who was facing a case of alleged misconduct over his controversial speech targeting the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Justice Siddiqui while addressing the Rawalpindi District Bar Association on July 21 had alleged that the ISI was manipulating judicial proceedings to constitute panel of judges to get favourable decisions. The army had asked the chief justice of Pakistan to take the notice of the remarks after IHC chief justice Anwar Kansi rejected the allegations against Siddique. The matter was referred to the SJC, which is the body to take up complaints against judges of higher courts and also recommend punitive actions including removal from judiciary. A ...
Woman found dead in Delhi hotel
The body of a 25-year-old woman, with a telephone wire wrapped around her neck, was found inside a hotel room in central Delhi's Paharganj area on Thursday, police said. The police were informed in the evening after the hotel staff spotted the body, they said. The woman was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared brought dead, a police officer said. Police said the woman had checked into the hotel in the afternoon with a man, who is missing since the time of incident. A case has been registered and a probe in underway, they said.
Gurugram school murder: HC sets aside lower court order
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday set aside the order of a lower court which had allowed the trial of the 16-year-old accused as an adult instead of as a juvenile.
MP HC commutes rape convict's death sentence to life term
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a man convicted of raping a minor girl to life term. A division bench of Chief Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice V K Shukla held that the case against Bhaggi alias Bhagirath alias Naran (40) did not fall in the category of 'rarest of rare' to warrant capital punishment. On July 7, a trial court in Sagar district had awarded the death sentence to Bhaggi after finding him guilty of abduction and rape of a nine-year-old girl. He was accused of luring the girl to a temple and raping her on May 21. The trial court had sentenced him as per the amended provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in Madhya Pradesh, wherein capital punishment can be awarded in a rape case if the victim is under 12 years of age.
#MeToo: Subhash Ghai 'firmly' denies allegations of sexual misconduct
Acclaimed filmmaker Subhash Ghai, who was recently accused of harassment by a woman on social media, has firmly denied the claims.In a statement, the 73-year-old said it is sad that is becoming a fashion to malign anyone known "by bringing stories from the past without truth or half truth. I deny, strictly and firmly, all false allegations like these."He stated he has always respected every woman in his life and at work place. Ghai also said that the complainant should go to the court of law and prove her allegations, otherwise he will file a defamation case against the latter.In the wake of the #MeToo movement, which gained pace in India after Tanushree Dutta accused Nata Patekar of harassing her, accusations are being levelled against many personalities in media and the entertainment industry, including Vikas Bahl, Alok Nath and Rajat Kapoor.
Commercial Tax dept Dy commissioner, ASI arrested by Vigilance
The Vigilance department arrested two officials, a commercial tax department deputy commissioner and a assistant sub-inspector of police, in Khagaria and West Champaran districts of Bihar on Thursday, officials said. In Khagaria, Commercial tax department deputy commissioner Shashikant Chaturvedi was arrested at his Officers Colony residence while taking a bribe of Rs one lakh from one Rahul Kumar, DySP (Vigilance) Gopal Paswan said. He said Kumar had complained that Chaturvedi had demanded a bribe of Rs two lakh for manipulating his tax liabilities following which a trap was laid down wherein the official was asked to accept Rs one lakh as the "first instalment". Assistant sub-inspector of police Santosh Kumar Ram, posted in Shikarpur police station of West Champaran, was nabbed while taking a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a woman Janaki Devi. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (Vigilance) P N Singh, a trap was laid for Ram after Janaki Devi lodged a complaint that
'Man held with lover for trying to kill wife near Ganga Canal '
A man has been arrested along with his girlfriend while trying to dump his critically injured wife at a secluded place near Ganga Canal in Murad Nagar after shooting at her, the police said Thursday. Deputy Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said Yashwant Rana alias Sunny, a native of Doghat village in Baghpat district, was arrested along with his girlfriend Anshul after some people informed police about their suspicious movement at a secluded place near the canal. As Rana was trying to dump his wife Shivani, 27 after firing at her, she raised an alarm, attracting attention of the people, who informed police. The police swung into action and soon intercepted Rana's car, in which he was driving around looking for a secluded place to dump his injured wife. Rana admitted during interrogation by police that the injured woman was his wife to whom married three years ago but was not getting along with her. Accordingly, he was trying to get rid of her, he told police, adding he had ...
Man arrested for decamping with truck carrying copper wire worth crores: Police
A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly decamping with a truck carrying copper wire meant to be exported to Jordan from National Highway-8, which connects Delhi and Jaipur, police said Thursday. Abid, a resident of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan, was arrested after the Crime Branch received information he was to come to Bamnoli village in Delhi to sell more than 12,000 kg of stolen copper wire. The wire and the truck have been recovered, they said. The wire was to be exported to Jordan, said Ajit Singla, additional commissioner of police (crime). Abid, a truck driver by profession, disclosed that he and his brother-in-law, Roja Khan, had decamped with the truck loaded with copper wire of a fellow driver, Singla said. Abid was trying to sell the wire when he was arrested. The police team is now looking for Roja, said Singla. A few days ago, the crime branch arrested two persons involved in a similar crime involving a truck and recovered 10,000 kg of tea, Singla added.
Security forces seize cache of arms & ammunition in Manipur
Security forces seized a cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur's Thoubal district, police said Thursday. A team of Manipur police and Assam Rifles (AR) while conducting a search operation at Ingourok village on Tuesday recovered one Hackler Koch assault rifle, one m-16 rifle, 784 round of 5.56 mm and some Myanmerese currency which were kept concealed underground, said a Manipur Police press release. The security forces also arrested an active cadre of proscribed militant outfit People Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) progressive group while conducting search operation at Hayel Labuk village in Thoubal district on Tuesday, the release added.
New York judge dismisses one sexual assault charge against Weinstein
A New York judge on Thursday dismissed one of six sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, handing the defense a win with the former Hollywood mogul's team claiming the entire case has been tainted. Weinstein, an international pariah after being accused by more than 80 women of sexual misconduct, is still accused of alleged rape in March 2013 and a forced act of oral sex in 2006, which could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if ever convicted. The 66-year-old father of five, out on a $1 million bail and forced to wear a GPS monitor, long pleaded not guilty to the six original counts allegedly committed against three women in 2004, 2006 and 2013. On Thursday he sat in a criminal court in downtown Manhattan dressed in a dark suit, tie and white shirt to hear the judge toss out a forced act of oral sex lodged by Lucia Evans against him in 2004. Defense lawyer Ben Brafman told the court that a document had come to light contradicting her version of events. According
Former Punjab DGP gets interim relief from action against him
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday gave interim relief to former Punjab DGP SumedhSingh Saini while directing the state government to give a week's notice to the former top cop in case police proposes to arrest him, if any case is made out against him. The High Court directed the issuance of a seven-day advance notice to Saini in case police proposes to arrest him, Saini's counsel Venod Ghai said. The court issued notice to the state government and CBI for November 28 on his plea seeking directions to Punjab to hand over investigation in any matter registered against him to the CBI or any other independent agency outside the state, he said. Saini had moved the High Court in light of Justice (retd) RanjitSingh Commission's findings concerning him. The commission looked into the acts of omission and commission committed by the police in the 2015 Behbal Kalan sacrilege row in which two youth were killed after police firing on protesters staging demonstration against incidents of .
Subhash Ghai accused of rape; director denies, threatens defamation
Subhash Ghai is the latest Bollywood figure to be accused of rape with an anonymous woman alleging that he spiked her drink and then sexually assaulted her, a claim the director "strictly and firmly" denied on Thursday. The anonymous account shared on Twitter by writer Mahima Kukreja, who was one of the first women to accuse comedian Utsav Chakraborty of sexual harassment last week. Kukreja said the woman is "very credible media/lit personality, who does not want to be named". The woman said she worked with Ghai on a film years ago and he started taking an extra interest in her and would often call her for script sessions at his apartment, which he would allegedly call his "thinking pad". She claims he once forcefully kissed her but tried to pacify her the next day by calling the incident a "lover's tiff". She said she told the first assistant director and two other women about the incident but decided to let it go because she had no job or financial security at that time. She alleges
Council of EU tightens rules on Money Laundering
The Council of the European Union adopted a new directive aimed at counteracting money laundering on Thursday, the council said in a press release."This directive introduces new criminal law provisions which will disrupt and block access by criminals to financial resources, including those used for terrorist activities," the press release read.The new measures will include setting the minimum prison sentence for money laundering-related offenses at four years, while judges will also be granted opportunity to impose additional sanctions,Under the directive, it will be possible to hold legal entities liable for money laundering activities and impose sanctions against them.The directive also aims at enhancing cross-border cooperation of the EU states' police and justice."For cross-border cases, the new rules clarify which member state has jurisdiction, and how those member states involved cooperate, as well as how to involve Eurojust," the statement said.The directive is now set to be ...
UP STF nabs wanted contract killer from Delhi
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday arrested from Delhi an alleged contract killer wanted in multiple cases of murder, agency officials said. Sonu alias Shokinder (28) was nabbed by the Noida unit of the STF from Delhi's Geeta Colony, they said. "He was wanted in at least 14 serious cases of murder, attempted murder, and loot. There was a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his arrest," a senior STF official said. Sonu was also wanted in a sensational double murder case in Meerut and a contract killing case in Shamli, the official said. "For sometime he was associated with the notorious Dujana Gang also," the official added. According to the agency, Sonu got in touch with gangster Anil Dujana while he was lodged in Muzaffarnagar jail in 2011-12. The official said Sonu was being interrogated to elicit other details and make recoveries, adding that further legal proceedings against him will be carried out in Meerut.
Brugge's coach arrested over match fixing allegations
Club Brugge's Croatian coach Ivan Leko was reportedly arrested by Belgian police amid an investigation into allegations of match fixing, fraud, money laundering that involve nine football clubs and other six countries.
34-yr-old man arrested for posing as IPS officer
The Delhi Police Thursday arrested a 34-year-old man who allegedly posed as an IPS officer and drove a car with a beacon and police's logo to create an impression amongst his friends from West Delhi's Subhash Nagar, officials said Thursday. The accused, Divay Malhotra, was involved in the crime for the last two years, they said. At around 10.20 pm on Wednesday, a car flashing beacon lights with a logo of the Delhi Police was spotted coming from Meenakshi Garden towards Subhash Nagar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Monika Bhardwaj said. When police enquired, he rebuked them and said he was an IPS officer. However, police at the spot found his behaviour, activities and appearance suspicious and asked him to produce an identity card. He then became furious and threatened the police that he is the son of Delhi's assistant commissioner of police, the senior officer said. However, on sustained enquiry, he was identified as Divay Malhotra, a resident of Meenakshi Garden, police said, .
HC dismisses Subiksha promoter's plea against ED case
The Madras High Court Thursday dismissed a revision petition filed by the promoter of retail store chain Subhiksha group against a lower court order taking cognisance of a money laundering complaint filed by the ED in connection with a Rs 77 crore bank fraud case against him. Justice R M T Teekaa Raman held supplementary complaint can be filed based on further investigation and leave and liberty sought for in the present complaint by the Enforcement Directorate cannot be termed as illegal and incomplete as claimed by petitioner R Subramanian. Subramanian, promoter and managing director of Ms Subhiksha Trading Services Limited, had sought to set aside the April 20 last order of Principal Sessions Judge here taking cognisance on the complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) filed by the ED. The directorate had arrested Subramanian on February 27 on charges of fraudulently diverting term loan and cash credit funds amounting to Rs 77 crore he had obtained from the Bank