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#MeToo: Top Bollywood body sends notices to Patekar, Bahl, Alok Nath
Taking a firm stand against cases of alleged sexual harassment in the film industry, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has sent notices to Nana Patekar, Vikas Bahl and Alok Nath, who have been accused of indulging in such acts.
Hardliners threaten judges as Pakistan awaits blasphemy ruling
Religious hardliners in Pakistan Wednesday threatened judges and announced protests as the country awaits a Supreme Court ruling on the fate of a Christian woman who faces becoming the first person to be executed for blasphemy. Asia Bibi, who has been on death row since 2010, is at the centre of the high-profile case which has divided Pakistan and drawn prayers from the Vatican. Successive appeals against her conviction have failed. On Monday the Supreme Court heard her last appeal and said it had reached a judgement, but refused to announce it immediately "for reasons to be recorded later". On Wednesday Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP), a hardline religious political party -- which had a strong showing in nationwide elections earlier this year -- said in a press conference aired via YouTube that if she was freed the justices responsible would meet a "horrible" end. The group's leaders also called for mass protests on Friday. TLP, founded in 2015, blockaded the capital Islamabad for ..
Explosives seized, 2 held in Jharkhand
A large quantity of explosives were recovered and two persons arrested in this connection at Kalidaspur-Dungritola village in Pakur district, police said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, Muffasil police station SP Shailendra Prasad Burwal said his team recovered explosives following a raid in a cattle shed, where 30 sacks of ammonium nitrate and 4,500 pieces of gelatin were kept hidden. Police has arrested a man and his son following the seizure, Burnwal said.
Tormented by domestic strife, mom throws kids, self into canal
Frazzled by domestic strife, a woman threw her two children - a newborn girl and a four-year-old boy - into a canal here before jumping into it, police said Wednesday. The incident took place in Dumariya village under Town police station area of West Champaran district where the woman, Antima Devi, was rescued by bystanders who jumped into the Tirhut canal, SHO Mohd Ayub said. He said the woman has been arrested although the children, who were swept away by the strong current, could not be traced. He said the woman, who was now in a state of shock, said she was worked up over frequent quarrels with her husband which led her to take the extreme step late on Tuesday night.
Internal panel looking into sexual harassment allegation against NSUI president: Cong
The Congress said Wednesday it has formed a three-member committee to probe the charge of sexual harassment against NSUI national president Fairoz Khan, but stressed it did not want to undermine the investigation being carried out by authorities. Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi said, "As soon as these allegations came out, we had formed a three-member committee which is listening to all sections, all sides before it comes to a conclusion." She, however, said a legal recourse has been taken in the case. Khan has been accused by a woman of sexual harassment. The woman has filed a police complaint against him. "We would be undermining the entire investigation by trying to even comment on it or passing judgment on something which is now in the hands of police. We are not in any way undermining the entire investigation," she said. The Congress leader said the internal investigation will reach conclusion "very shortly".
Man held with 2,500 kg ganja
A team of Special Task Force of Kolkata Police arrested one person and seized 2,500 kilograms of ganja from his possession, police said Wednesday. Parag Jyoti Saikia (31), a resident of Assam and presently residing at an apartment in New Town, was arrested after police seized the huge qiantity of contraband from him, a police officer said. The accused was arrested last night from Rai Charan Sadhukhan Road near R G Kar Road under Ultadanga police station limits, the police officer said. Initial investigations revealed that the accused used to procure ganja from northeastern states and bring them to West Bengal, he said. "He used to be the middleman. We are talking to him to know if he belonged to any gang, the officer said adding that the accused has claimed to have completed a management course from an institute in Salt Lake.
2 killed in shooting at Florida shopping center
At least two people were killed and two others injured in a shooting at a Florida shopping center, local media reported on Wednesday.Multiple gunshots were fired at the shopping mall in Fort Myers late on Tuesday."It does not appear to be a random act of violence," Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said, as quoted by the broadcaster, giving no further information on the matter.None of the shooting victim has been identified so far.
Sexual assault motive behind Bulgarian journalist's rape-murder?
The alleged motive behind rape and murder of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova was likely sexual assault and not because she was a journalist.According to the Washington Post, the investigation into the case is still underway.A suspect was detained in Germany and has been charged with rape and murder charges.The Washington Post quoted the Bulgarian Officials as saying that the suspect, Krasimov, is from Ruse and has criminal record pertaining to theft. They further revealed that Krasimirov fled the scene and headed to Germany, where he was arrested. Initial lab results linked his DNA to samples found at the crime scene.Marinova was raped, strangled and dumped near the Danube River.It was speculated that the murder was linked to Marinova's report which highlighted corruption in the Bulgarian government alleging misuse of European Union funds by the government. She brought up the alleged corruption in a show she hosted last month featuring two investigating journalists who were ...
Rahul speaks to Alpesh Thakor on Gujarat violence
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday spoke to party leader Alpesh Thakor on phone over alleged attacks on people of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in Gujarat.Last week, non-Gujarati natives, particularly those hailing from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were allegedly attacked and asked to leave the state after a native of Bihar was arrested for allegedly raping a 14-month-old girl in Sabarkantha district. It was alleged that the members of 'Kshatriya Thakor Sena' staged protests in the northern part of the state and demanded that people from other states should not be given jobs in Gujarat.Thakor, who heads the 'Kshatriya Thakor Sena, however, refuted claims of any involvement in the violence and said that if he is found guilty of threatening anyone, he would surrender before the police.On Tuesday, Thakor told had ANI, "Only one incident happened somewhere in Gujarat and I condemn it. If I have threatened anyone, I will go to jail myself. Gujarat belongs to everyone. It is as much yours .
Maoist links: Police framed me to take revenge, says Gadling
Surendra Gadling, who was arrested in June for alleged Maoist links, told a court here Wednesday that police wanted to take "revenge" from him as he was arguing several cases against them in his capacity as a lawyer. Arguing himself on his bail application, Gadling told Judicial Magistrate (First Class) K D Vadhane that he was innocent and should be released. "Since I have been fighting several cases, including (those under the acts such as) TADA, MCOCA, UAPA, those related to fake encounters by police, and also fighting on behalf of tribals, Dalits and minorities in the courts, the police are taking revenge by implicating me in a false case," he alleged. Police want to settle scores with me as I prevailed against the prosecution in 99 per cent of cases, Gadling said. Referring to invocation of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against him and other accused for making "rebellious" speeches, the arrested lawyer said it was a "misuse" of the law. "According to the .
Madras HC raps registration dept over preserving land documents
The Madras High Court Wednesday took a serious view of lack of proper upkeep of land documents by the Tamil Nadu registration department and directed the Inspector General of Registration to appear before it on November 1. Appalled at the dismal condition of some documents submitted in the court by a sub-registrar, Justice N Kirubakaran observed that when the basic documents were damaged or destroyed, it could be safely assumed that nobody's property was safe. After going through a report submitted by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) complying with his earlier order on the action taken to check corruption in the registration department in the past 10 years, the judge said it only appeared to be an eye-wash. The DVAC officials were not doing their work properly by conducting regular surprise checks, especially, when people were of the opinion that the registration department was the bedrock of corruption, the judge said. He observed that a number of registrars ...
INS condemns Tamil weekly editor's arrest
The Indian Newspaper Society has condemned the arrest of a well-known editor of a vernacular weekly in Tamil Nadu over articles allegedly disparaging the state's governor, and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the case. R Gopal, the editor of Tamil magazine 'Nakkheeran', was arrested Tuesday on a complaint from Raj Bhavan over articles that allegedly disparaged Governor Banwarilal Purohit. Gopal walked free within hours after a court rejected the police's plea for his remand. President of the Indian Newspaper Society, Jayant Mammen Mathew, on behalf of the entire community of INS members, strongly condemns the arrest, a statement from INS said. "Constitutional authorities must exercise restraint and respect the freedom of press. "The Society appeals to the President of India to intervene urgently in this matter to rein in gubernatorial excess. It also demands the immediate withdrawal of the case against Mr. Gopal and his colleagues," the statement said.
Runaway accused wanted in fake currency case held from AP: ATS
A 34-year-old man wanted for allegedly circulating fake currency notes was nabbed Wednesday by the Maharashtra ATS from Andra Pradesh, an official said. The accused Aziz Darvesh Shaikh was picked up from Kurnul town in the southern state by the Nagpada unit of the state ATS, he said. Shaikh was arrested in 2012 along with his three aides--Mehboob Aalam Shaikh, Akram Kabil Shaikh and Nasarul Haque Shaikh--with counterfeit currency notes in denominations of now scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000, with the face value of Rs 3.80 lakh. Shaikh was chargsheeted but went missing during trial. he said. On a specific tip-off, the officials had reached Shaibgunj in Jharkhand to arrest Shaikh, but he had left the place before the sleuths could lay their hands on him. Further investigation is underway.
Interim stay on defamation proceedings against Murasoli editor in special court
The Madras High Court Wednesday granted interim stay on defamation proceedings against Murasoli Selvam, editor and publisher of DMK party's mouthpiece 'Murasoli', in a special court set up exclusively for trial of cases against MPs and MLAs. Justice R Mahadevan passed the interim order on a plea by Selvam challenging the transfer of the defamation cases filed by the ruling AIADMK against him to the special court, staying further proceedings for a period of two weeks. In his petition, Selvam said the principal sessions court transferred the defamation cases against him to the special court designated exclusively to hear cases related to MPs and MLAs. He contended that he was neither an MP nor an MLA.
Set up special courts for trial of SC/ST Act cases within 8 weeks: HC tells UP govt
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to set up special courts for speedy trial of cases involving atrocities on members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes within eight weeks. The direction was given by the full bench of the high court, which asked the government to start forthwith a consultative process to set up the special courts. The bench comprised Chief Justice DB Bhosale and included Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Yashwant Varma.
Google employee held for theft, says did it to meet girlfriend's expenses
A 24-year-old engineer, employed with technology giant Google, has been arrested for allegedly stealing money to meet his girlfriend's expenses, police said on Wednesday. The accused was identified as Garvit Sahni, a resident of Haryana's Ambala district. On September 11, a conference for senior executives of MNCs was organised by IBM and a media organisation at Taj Palace here. During the conference, one Devyani Jain reported that Rs 10,000 had been stolen from her handbag, the police said. A case was registered and police checked the footage of CCTV cameras in the hotel premises. After analysing the recordings, police zeroed-in on a suspect and established his identity on the basis of list of invitees. The footage of cameras at the hotel's outer periphery revealed that the accused came in a cab, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Madhur Verma said. The cab's registration number and the mobile number through which the cab was booked were obtained, he said. The accused had ...
Man arrested for stabbing to death parents, sister in southwest Delhi: Police
Bodies of a man, his wife and daughter bearing stab injuries were found at their residence in Kishangarh area of southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj on Wednesday morning, following which the couple's son was arrested, police said. The victims were attacked with a kitchen knife. The couple's son Suraj was injured on his finger, they said. After being informed about the incident, police reached the three-room house at 5.20 am and identified the victims as Mithlesh Verma (45), his wife Siya Verma (40) and their daughter Neha (16). The bodies of Neha and Siya were found in one room while Mithlesh Verma's body was found in another room of the house. The weapon used for commission of the crime has been recovered and Suraj arrested, police said. Mithlesh Verma, a contractor, was living with his family in the house for the last 18 years. Suraj is pursuing civil engineering from a private college in Gurgaon, while Neha was in class 9 student of a private school in Vasant Kunj, Mithlesh Verma's elder
Illicit liquor manufacturing unit busted, 1 arrested in J-K
Police have unearthed an illicit liquor manufacturing unit and arrested one person in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, an official Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Dharamsal police station raided a location in Bakhar village and unearthed the liquor unit, he said. The team also seized 40 litres of illicit liquor, he said. The accused was identified as Ishar Dass of Bakhar (Siot), the official said, adding that a case was registered against him.
12 cattle smugglers arrested in Jharkhand
Twelve alleged cattle smugglers were arrested Wednesday and several heads of cattle were rescued from their possession in Giridih district, police said. Following the direction of Giridih Superintendent of Police Surendra Kumar Jha, the police initiated action at Bagodar and Khorimahua and stopped 12 vehicles carrying the cattle and arrested the twelve alleged cattle smugglers, according to police sources. The police said that some of the smugglers tried to run them over during the checking.
Man murdered near Ambala City
A 24-year-old man has been murdered at Fatehgarh village near Ambala city, police said on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Jaswinder Singh. The police have registered a murder case against the accused Balwinder and two others, they said. In his complaint lodged with the police, the deceased's brother Rajesh said Jaswinder had gone out to meet someone on Tuesday afternoon, but he did not return till late evening, after which family members started looking for him. When the family members reached the village bus stand late in the night they found two youths holding Jaswinder, while another youth was hitting him on the face with a brick, Rajesh said, adding that seeing the family members the assailants fled the spot immediately. On the way to the hospital, Jaswinder succumbed to his injuries, Rajesh said. SHO of Panjokhra Police Station Deepak Kumar said based on Rajesh's complaint the police have identified one accused as Balwinder and lodged a case of murder against him and ...