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Man kills grandmother over petty quarrel in Thane
A 24-year-old man allegedly killed his grandmother after a quarrel here in Maharashtra, a police official said Thursday. Umesh Kondilkar, a resident of Chamtoli village near Badlapur township here, used to have frequent fights with his grandmother Tarabai Kondilkar (70) over petty issues, he said. The duo again had a tiff over some issue late Tuesday night following which the man attacked the elderly woman with an axe, killing her on the spot, the official at the Badlapur police station said. Based on a complaint filed by a family member, the accused was arrested Wednesday and booked under IPC section 302 (murder), he added.
Man gets life imprisonment for killing shopkeeper
A 26-year-old man has been awarded life imprisonment by a court here in Maharashtra for killing a shopkeeper in 2013 over a petty dispute. According to the prosecution, the accused, Ganesh Raut, who worked as a labourer, went to a grocery shop in Lokmanya Nagar area here on June 21, 2013 and asked for a pack of cigarettes. When the shopkeeper, Gopal Pande (52), asked him for the money, Raut got annoyed and beat him up. Pande then filed a police complaint against Raut, who was arrested and later released on bail. On November 12, 2013, Pande's son was managing the shop when Raut came there with a blood-stained spade in his hand. Raut informed Pande's son that "he had killed his father". The accused also threatened Pande's son, beat him up and fled, the prosecution told the court. Pande's son later found his father lying severely injured at some distance from the shop. He rushed his father to a hospital where the latter died during treatment. District Judge P P Jadhav said the accused ...
Chinese intel officer extradited to US to face economic espionage trial
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that a Chinese intelligence officer will be brought to Washington to face economic espionage charges, the first time that such an extradition has taken place.
Cleric arrested for getting passport for wife on false information in UP
A cleric was arrested for allegedly providing forged documents for getting passport for his wife in Shamli district, police said. The cleric allegedly applied for a passport for his second wife and gave documents of his first wife, who had already died, Station House Officer Anil Kumar said. During investigation, it was found that the passport documents were in the name of first wife. He had married his sister-in-law after the death of his first wife, he said. A case was registered against him, the officer said.
Woman gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh
A 25-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men after being forced to drink liquor at Nasirpur village in the district, police said Thursday. According to Station House Officer (SHO) Sube Singh, the woman was hired by two men to work as a labourer in a field. She was forced to drink liquor on Wednesday following which she was allegedly raped by these men, he said. The woman has been sent for a medical examination, police said. A case has been registered against the accused and a search is underway, they said.
New York limo owner's son sent to custody
The son of New York state's Prestige Limousine owner, Nauman Hussain, was taken into custody for four days after 20 people died in a crash involving one of the company's vehicle last week.Nauman is the son of Shahed Hussain, the owner of the limo company, who is currently in Pakistan. He was taken to custody following a traffic stop on a highway near Albany, the New York State Police said, The Hill reported.Nauman's attorney, Lee Kindlon said that he expected that his client would be charged with criminally negligent homicide.On October 6, the limo, carrying 17 members, was on its way to an upstate New York brewery, before it ploughed through a stopping sign and crashed into a parked SUV at the intersection of State Route 30 and 30A in Schoharie, killing all the occupants inside, including the vehicle's driver and two pedestrians.New York governor Andrew Cuomo had said that the limousine was not even supposed to be on the road and the driver did not possess a proper commercial
Tanushree Dutta files FIR against Nana Patekar, others
A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against Bollywood veteran Nana Patekar at the Oshiwara Police Station over the sexual harassment allegations made by Tanushree Dutta.Besides Patekar, the FIR has also been lodged against director Rakesh Sarang, producer Sami Siddiqui and choreographer Ganesh Acharya under Section 354 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Tanushree Dutta was accompanied by her lawyer Nitin Satpute to the police station, where she recorded her statement in regards to the harassment allegations against Patekar, following which the FIR was registered.Speaking about the details of the statement, Satpute said, "The statement of Tanushree Dutta has been recorded in English so that she can understand the language. They were writing the statement in Marathi. However, we requested them to write it in English so that what happened 10 years ago would not happen again."Earlier on Wednesday, Dutta's lawyer submitted a 40-page document to the Mumbai police and state ..
Nirav Modi declared absconder in DRI case
The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Surat, on Wednesday, issued an order declaring fugitive diamantaire and Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam accused Nirav Modi as an absconder in a case filed against him by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for allegedly evading customs duty on import of diamonds and pearls.Modi was declared an absconder under Section 82 Cr.P.C. in the case. A case of diversion of diamonds and pearls from Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units in Surat by Modi was booked in December 2014, by the DRI, Mumbai Zonal Unit.The case was about the diversion of duty-free imported goods by the SEZ units of Nirav Modi's companies in Surat - Firestar International Pvt. Ltd., Firestar Diamond International Pvt. Ltd. and Radashir Jewellery Comp. Pvt. Ltd. These units were allegedly into import and export of diamonds, pearls and jewellery.In the units situated at SEZ, the goods were allowed to be imported customs duty-free for the purpose of export. However, during the ...
Delhi triple murder: Teen arrested for killing parents, sister
The Delhi police has arrested a teenage boy for murdering his parents and sister in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area for allegedly opposing his lifestyle and forcing him to study.The boy named Suraj killed the three in the wee hours of the Wednesday morning, using a kitchen knife at their Kishangarh home. He had brought the knife from the market in the morning.Initially, the accused had only planned to kill his father, but when his mother and sister saw him committing the crime, he killed them too.The boy allegedly took this step as his parents used to pressurise him for studies while at times, his father even used to thrash him.The accused has accepted his crime in front of the police and also revealed that a few years back, he had also planned his own kidnapping.Earlier, the police found Mithlesh, his wife Siya and their daughter Neha with stab wounds, while the accused son was found with minor injuries."Mithlesh Verma, his wife, and daughter were attacked by a knife. The fourth ...
Man kills parents, sister for objecting to kite-flying
After getting rebuked for flying kites, a 19-year-old man allegedly killed his parents and sister in southwest Delhi Wednesday, police said, adding that he was arrested. Suraj alias Sarnam Verma allegedly killed his father Mithilesh, mother Siya and sister in the early hours and then ransacked the house to make it look like robbery, they said. According to police, the accused had decided on August 15 this year that he would "teach his family a lesson". Suraj said the accused had come with an intention to commit robbery but no valuables were found missing, Devender Arya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) said. He said they found it suspicious that the robbers spared Suraj. The team from the Forensic Science Laboratory found that Suraj had washed his footprints from the bathroom and also the knife used to kill the family, he added. Suraj was holding a grudge against them since his parents raised an objection about his lifestyle and his disinterest in studies. He had flunked his .
40-year-old woman shot at in Delhi's Karawal Nagar
A 40-year-old woman was injured Wednesday after being shot allegedly by a man known to her at her residence in northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar, police said. The incident took place at around 3 pm, police said, adding that the woman's husband and their four children were present inside the house at the time of incident. The victim, identified as Aarti, sustained a bullet injury and is being treated at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital. She is under observation currently, they said. Police said the accused person was known to the victim's family. He visited them on Wednesday afternoon and opened fire at the woman following which she sustained a gunshot injury, a senior police officer said. The accused fled the spot soon after firing a bullet at the woman, he said. A case was registered and the matter is being probed, police said, adding the teams have been formed to trace the accused person.
Man arrested for killing neighbour for not lending money for liquor
A 36-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing his neighbour after he refused to lend him money to buy liquor in northeast Delhi's Welcome area, police said. The incident took place Monday night when the victim, Akil (55), and his friend Chaman were sleeping on the roadside of the locality, a police officer said. Suddenly, Nishad came there and asked Akil to lend him some money to buy liquor. When Akhil refused, a scuffle broke out between the two and as it turned ugly, Chaman fled the spot fearing for his life, he said. On Tuesday morning, Chaman found Akil's body lying in a drain near a crematorium in the same locality, following which he informed about the incident to deceased's brother Nayim, the officer said. Police reached the spot and inspected the spot and fished out the body of the man from the drain, he said. The accused was under the influence of alcohol at the time of incident, he added. He also stabbed Akil with knife multiple times on his face, neck ...
Bizman, absconding after duping company of over Rs 16 lk, arrested
A 46-year-old businessman who was absconding for the last 19 years was arrested for allegedly duping a company of over Rs 16 lakh, police said Wednesday. The accused, identified as Ajay Kumar, was arrested from Patna in Bihar, they said. Based on a complaint filed on February 2, 1999, a case was registered at Okhla Industrial Area police station, they added. The complainant alleged that the accused cheated the company of Rs 16, 40,000 by submitting two forged demand drafts and taking computer parts worth the amount, a senior police officer said. On January 4, 2003, Kumar was declared as a proclaimed offender by the Patiala House Court. During interrogation, the accused revealed that in 1998, he along with his associates Anoop and Akhilesh carried out a deal with a businessman of Okhla and purchased computer parts worth Rs 16,40,000 and gave forged demand draft to the victim, the senior officer said. The accused persons sold the computer parts and with that money, Kumar started his ...
Sharpshooter arrested in Delhi after exchange of fire
A 26-year-old criminal, who carried a bounty of Rs 50,000 on his head, was arrested on Wednesday after a brief exchange of fire in south Delhi's Lado Sarai area, police said. The encounter took place near Lado Sarai's Children's Park at 6 pm, they said. The accused, identified as Manjeet Dalal, is a sharp shooter of Neeraj Bawana and Amit Bhura gang, they added. Dalal was wanted in a case of firing at a popular Pishori restaurant in Lajpat Nagar. Two persons were seriously injured in the firing which took place on March 3, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) P S Kushwah said. Previously, Dalal was involved in nine criminal cases, including those of extortion and attempt to murder, in Delhi and UP, he said. In 2017, Dalal, along with his associates had demanded Rs 1 crore from a doctor based in Uttar Pradesh's Deoband at the behest of Amit Bhura. When the doctor refused to pay, they opened fire at him, the police said.
Yoth held for killing parents, sister in Delhi
A first-year polytechnic student was arrested on Wednesday by Delhi Police for murdering his parents and sister in a south Delhi locality early on Wednesday. The police said the youth was angry with his family members for repeatedly taunting him for being "useless."
AAP worker burnt to death by live-in partner, say police
An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker, who was found charred to death in a car in Ghaziabad on Friday last, was killed due to jealousy over his flourishing business of organising gay parties in Delhi and elsewhere, police said on Wednesday.
Youth held for killing parents and sister in Delhi (Round Up)
Hours after triple murders in a south Delhi locality, a first-year polytechnic student was arrested on Wednesday by Delhi Police for murdering his parents and sister in a fit of anger.
Noida Police seizes documents of Amrapali group, seals offices after SC order
Three directors of embattled real estate company Amrapali were Wednesday night brought to Noida, as the police started seizing their documents and sealing offices after the Supreme Court ordered the action, officials said. The group's corporate office in Sector 62, other premises in Sector 76, Sector 45 besides properties in Greater Noida were being sealed, a senior police official said. The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the sealing of nine properties of Amrapali Group after its three directors, who are in police custody, said that the documents related to the group's 46 firms were stored there. The apex court had on Tuesday ordered that Amrapali Group promoter Anil Sharma and two directors Shivapriya and Ajay Kumar be taken into police custody. It had also castigated the company for playing "hide and seek" with the court and not complying with its orders to hand over all the documents to the forensic auditors. "The police are searching for the necessary documents and sealing ...
Gang duping Army veterans with fake insurance schemes busted, 11 arrested in Greater Noida
With the arrest of 11 men, the Gautam Buddh Nagar police on Wednesday claimed to have busted an inter-state gang that duped Army veterans by offering them fake group insurance policies and investment schemes. Cash worth Rs 3.39 lakh, 50 debit and credit cards, 11 Aadhaar cards (two of which are suspected to be fake), seven PAN cards, 36 mobile phones, among other things, have been seized from the possession of the gang, the police said. An account operated by the gang, which had Rs 2.8 lakh in it, has also been frozen, they said. "The 11-member gang was operating from a flat in Greater Noida Extension and was nabbed by the Cyber Cell after it received complaints from three Army veterans," Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Pal Sharma told reporters. He said while most of the gang members were either B.Com or BBA graduates and the gang leader, Vishwajeet, who had only passed high school, was the least educated among them. "During initial interrogation, more than half of them ...
Crude bomb explosion: Police team in West Bengal for probe
Police will investigate the past criminal record of a 22-year-old man from West Bengal who was arrested in the city after the crude bomb he was allegedly assemblingwent off, an official said Wednesday. Azrul Shaikh (22) was arrested and a minor youth was apprehended by the Crime Branch Sunday after the bomb they were allegedly putting together by using the explosive powder found in 'sutli bomb' in a shanty in the Antop Hill area here went off. Shaikh was injured in the incident. A police team has reached Shaikh's native place in West Bengal and it will investigate if he has any past criminal record or links with anti-social elements there, the police official said. "We do not want to take any chances as the festive season is underway," he said. Sutli bomb is a popular type of firecracker. The bomb which Shaikh and his friend had assembled was packed in a tin box and contained potassium nitrate obtained from four sutli bombs, mixed with glass shards and nails. Both the ...