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Beggar killed on suspicion of being child-lifter, three held
Two men were arrested and a minor was detained for allegedly killing a beggar on suspicion of being a child-lifter in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, police said Tuesday. The incident took place on May 27 at Pendridih village, but the accused were apprehended Monday after the incident came to light, Lemru police station house officer (SHO) Ramlal Maravi said. The accused were identified as Manturam (19) and Kunwar Sai (22). The third accused is a 17-year-old youth. On May 27, the victim, around 45 years old and yet to be identified, was begging for food outside a house when the accused saw him. Claiming that he could be a child-lifter, they said nobody should give him food, SHO Maravi said. Later, the accused allegedly took the victim outside the village and beat him up with sticks and then slit his throat with an axe, killing him on the spot, Maravi said. The body was buried in the dry bed of a rivulet. Lemru police got a tip-off about the killing some days later, ...
Driver's death: R'sthan MLAs relaunch protest, allege changes in medical board
The two rival MLAs, who had held an indefinite hunger strike over the death of a tractor-trailer driver in Rajasthan's Tonk district, relaunched their protest Tuesday, alleging changes in the medical board constituted to conduct an autopsy. Staging a dharna at Nagar Fort in Tonk, Harsh Meena of the Congress and BJP's Gopichand Meena alleged that members of the board were changed under pressure from the district administration and police. "We were told yesterday that a medical board will conduct a post-mortem on Tuesday. Today, members of the board were changed under pressure from police. So, we demanded that the members of the board should remain the same," Gopichand Meena said. "We were again unheard, so we started the dharna," he added. The autopsy is yet to be conducted. The MLAs had called off their indefinite strike on Monday night, two days after it was launched, following assurances from Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ramesh Meena that their demands would be ...
NCDRC directs Mercedes Benz to pay Rs 2 lakh to customer for defects
Apex consumer body NCDRC has dismissed Mercedes-Benz India's appeal against a state commission's direction to pay Rs 2 lakh to a Chandigarh resident for constant defects in the luxury car he bought from the company four years ago. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) upheld the Chandigarh State Commission's order relying on an expert report by three professors of Punjab Engineering College who said the problem in the vehicle had not been removed. The commission's Presiding member V K Jain said the vehicle in question was a Mercedes which is expected to run smoothly as the owner paid Rs 37 lakh for it. "In these circumstances, the grant of compensation only for Rs 2 lakh cannot be said to be excessive or unreasonable by any standards considering that the vehicle in question was a Mercedes vehicle which was expected to run smoothly without giving much trouble to the owner he having spent as much as Rs 37 lakh for purchase of the vehicle, and it had been troubling .
Nirbhaya rape case
Court Seeks Status Report From Tihar Jail Authorities After Parents Demand Expedition Of ExecutionNew Delhi [India], Jun 4 (ANI): A Delhi court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Tihar jail Superintendent to appear in person on July 19 along with the status report on the convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case.Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar Jain, acting on the application filed by Nirbhaya's parents seeking expeditious execution of the rape convicts, asked the jail authorities to apprise it of the various legal remedies that all the four convicts have availed of and on those which are pending.Speaking to the media, Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi said: "For some reason, the case is being stretched. I request the Central and state government to expedite the process and execute the convicts."The Supreme Court had on December 12, 2018, dismissed the PIL filed by a lawyer, Alakh Alok Srivastava, seeking a direction to the Centre to execute the death penalty awarded to four ...
NCDRC asks IOCL, dealer to pay Rs 12 lakh to kin of woman killed in cylinder explosion
Apex consumer commission NCDRC has directed IOCL and its dealer to pay over Rs 12 lakh compensation to the next of kin of a woman who died in a cylinder explosion, saying the accident occurred due to manufacturing defect. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) held IOCL and Alok Gas Agency liable for the gas cylinder explosion which claimed the life of Neena Jhamb, a housewife, and seriously injured her mother-in-law. The commission said the onus was on Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) to conduct inquiry into the defect as there was no evidence of negligence by the consumer. "There is no documentary evidence brought on record that there was any remote contributory negligence on behalf of the consumer. "Being the manufacturer the onus shifts to IOCL to conduct an enquiry and report on the defect, if any or cause of the blast, which has not been done and, therefore, the submission of IOCL that there was no report of manufacturing defect, cannot be accepted," the ...
Man arrested for kidnapping nine-year-old girl
A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl in Rohini, police said Tuesday. The accused had asked the mother of the minor girl to marry him but his proposal was rejected. To pressurise her into marriage, the accused decided to kidnap the nine -year old girl, police said. The minor girl went missing on Sunday afternoon after she had gone to a neighbourhood shop to fetch eggs. The accused - Kamlesh was arrested along with the girl from Mahoba railway station in Uttar Pradesh. Around 12 police teams comprising of 75 personnel of four police stations worked to trace the missing girl, police said. When the girl did not return home, her mother, a domestic help approached Vijay Vihar police station and filed a complaint in which she alleged that her girl went missing from near her house on Sunday. On enquiry, the egg seller reported that the child had left his shop with eggs at around 2.30 pm. The police then analysed the CCTV footage of that area. In one of the ...
ED replaces investigating officer probing Vadra
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has replaced the investigation officer probing the case of Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, official sources said.
CBI closes case against Nagaland IAS officer
The Central Bureau of Investigation has closed a case of disproportionate assets against IAS officer Jyoti Kalash, which was registered in 2008. The probe against Kalash, a 1990-batch, Nagaland cadre officer, was closed by the CBI as the accusations in the FIR against him could not be substantiated by the agency during its exhaustive probe. The agency had submitted its closure report to the Patiala House Court which was accepted on July 18, 2011, according to the court order. The case pertained to a CBI FIR against the officer in 2008 in which the agency had alleged that he had amassed illegal wealth of Rs 37 lakh.
PNB scam case: Bombay HC adjourns Mehul Choksi's pleas
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on Mehul Choksi applications till June 10 as he termed the investigation into the PNB scam case as 'incomplete" and sought further probe.Choksi had filed two pleas--one against him declaring him a 'fugitive economic offender and another to permit him to cross-examine a person on the basis of whose statements the Enforcement Directorate had declared him an offender.On Monday, a special court had issued a notice to the CBI on his application.The plea filed by Choksi's counsel Vijay Agarwal came up for hearing before Special CBI Judge UM Mudholkar, who posted the matter for hearing to June 17."There has been an incomplete investigation of various vital aspects by the investigating officer. The IO has submitted an incomplete charge sheet before the court without making proper and complete investigation," the application said.It contended that the incomplete investigation led to the "failure" of Choksi's business. "The failure of the ...
Indian-origin woman jailed for killing stepdaughter
An Indian-origin woman has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for strangling her 9-year-old stepdaughter in a bathtub in 2016, a crime described by a US court as a "disturbing" example of "extreme violence".
YouTuber in Spain banned for 5 years after tasteless prank
A Spanish court has banned a YouTuber from using the video sharing platform for the next five years after he played a prank by feeding toothpaste-laced cookies to a homeless person. A 2017 online video showed Khangua Ren, who goes by the nickname ReSet on social media, replacing the cream in between chocolate cookies with toothpaste and giving them to a homeless person in Barcelona. In the video, Ren then addresses the audience saying that his prank would help the victim keep cleaner teeth. A provincial court sentenced Ren last week to pay his victim 20,000 euros (USD22,500) and to a 15-month prison sentence that he won't serve unless he breaks the law again. The verdict can be appealed. The video caused a stir and widespread condemnation in Spain.
Malegaon case: Court allows Thakur's plea for exemption from appearance on Tuesday
A special NIA court allowed the application of Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur for the exemption from appearance on Tuesday in connection with the 2008 Malegaon blast case.As the BJP leader was not present before the court, Special NIA Judge Vinod Padalkar adjourned the hearing in the matter till Thursday.She is likely to appear before the court later this week, her lawyer said.The court had yesterday directed Thakur and all other accused in the case to appear before it once a week.Judge Padalkar while asking Thakur to be present before the court, had referred to a recent Supreme Court order which said hearing in criminal cases against public representatives be expedited.Besides the Bhopal MP, the other accused are Lt Col Prasad Purohit, Major (retired) Ramesh Upadhyay, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Ajay Rahirkar, Sameer Kulkarni and Sudhakar Chaturvedi.They have been charged under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).The charges include .
Man killed in his residence
A 38-year-old man was allegedly killed Tuesday by unidentified persons who slit his throat in Antop Hill area, police said. The incident occurred around 2.30 am when the victim, Anand Narayan, was alone in his seventh floor residence in Panta Galaxy building, a police official said, adding that neighbours of Narayan alerted police after hearing his cries for help. Narayan was found lying in a pool of blood at his residence, following which he was rushed to Sion hospital where he was declared dead before admission, the official added. "As of now, we have registered a case of murder against unidentified persons," Antop Hill police station senior inspector Rajiv Whaval said. He said the motive behind the crime is being investigated. Meanwhile, another police official said the CCTV grabs show three persons entering the building around 2 am. "We suspect that the trio were involved in the crime," he added.
Puducherry turf-war: SC issues notice to CM
In a new twist to the ongoing turf war in Puducherry, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy and directed that any cabinet decision with financial implication or on land transfer won't be implemented till the next date of hearing.
BJP leader Vijender Gupta files defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia
BJP leader Vijender Gupta Tuesday filed a defamation case against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia for "maligning" his image after they accused him of being part of an alleged "conspiracy" to kill the AAP chief. Gupta had also sent legal notices to Kejriwal and Sisodia a week ago asking them to apologise. "I have filed a defamation case in Patiala House court against them (Kejriwal and Sisodia) as they did not reply to my legal notice," said the Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly. He has already filed a police complaint against the chief minister and his deputy, alleging that they were tying to "falsely implicate" him in an alleged conspiracy to kill Arvind Kejriwal. During the Lok Sabha polls the Delhi chief minister had saod in an interview to a Punjabi channel that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted to get him killed by his own Personal Security Officer (PSO) in the manner in which Indira Gandhi had been killed. Countering the charge Gupta
Medical reports of Mehul Choksi 'misleading': ED tells Bombay HC
Enforcement Directorate has termed as "misleading" the medical reports submitted by fugitive dimondtaire Mehul Choksi, an accused in 13,000 crore PNB scam case, as an excuse for not appearing before the Bombay High Court.The law enforcement agency, in its affidavit submitted before a division bench headed by Justice I A Mahanty, said that the submission made by Choksi to the court on his medical conditions appear to be "facades being erected merely to mislead the court in an obvious attempt to delay the lawful proceedings.""The documentation submitted by the appellant are merely copies. In the absence of the original, both the genesis and veracity of the contents of the documents cannot relied upon by the court," read the ED affidavit.Seeking dismissal of medical records submitted by Choksi, the ED stated that the intention of Choksi appeared to be suspicious as he "purposefully failed to submit the medical records February 17, 2018, onwards. "The agency further submitted that Choksi .
Oberoi case: Woman's lawyer held for 'staging' attack on her
In a new twist to the rape case allegedly involving actor Karan Oberoi, police have arrested the lawyer of the complainant woman for 'staging' an attack on her last month. The lawyer, Ali Kaashif Khan, was arrested by Oshiwara police Monday, days after the woman claimed that she was attacked by two motorcycle-borne men on May 25 when she was on morning walk, a police official said Tuesday. According to the complaint filed by the woman, two persons riding a motorcycle attacked her with a sharp object and threatened to throw acid on her face. Before leaving the spot, the attackers had hurled a chit with the message "take the case back", the official said. He said Khan's name cropped up when police were interrogating four persons who were arrested in connection with the attack. At least one of the four persons was found to be related to Khan, he said. "During investigation, police found Khan's role in the attack on the woman, following which he was arrested," he said. A ...
Food and Civil Supply Dept officials left red faced after porn clip played during meeting
Officials of the Food and Civil Supply Department were left embarrassed after a porn clip played in the middle of a meeting here. The meeting was chaired by Mugdha Singh, the secretary of the department, at the NIC room in the secretariat on Monday. "In the middle of the video conference, an obscene clip started playing on the screen. I immediately called the NIC director and asked him to probe the matter and give a report on this," she told PTI. Sinha informed that nearly ten people, department officials and NIC representatives, were present in the room and district supply officers from all the 33 districts of the state were participating in the meeting through video conference. The meeting was held to review various schemes and programmes. "Decision on the action will be taken on guilty personnel on the basis of NIC director's report," she said.
Youth hurt as cop opens fire
A youth was injured allegedly when a police officer fired at him during an altercation with his father in Tarsali area here in Gujarat, police said Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday night when sub-inspector S V Chudasama, who was in civil dress, had a heated exchange with Manilal Prajapati who owns a paan stall in the area, a police official said. When Prajapati's son Simit tried to intervene and asked Chudasama to show his identity card, the latter flew into rage and allegedly fired four rounds from his service revolver, he said. Simit received bullet injuries in his stomach and legs, he said, adding that he was rushed to private hospital by locals who gathered at the spot while the PSI fled. Chudasama is reportedly attached to Makarpura police station in the city. Vadodara Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gehlaut said the matter is being investigated. Police have not yet registered an FIR against the PSI but have booked five people on charge of rioting.
Murder convict who jumped parole held after 14 years
A convict in a murder case, who has been on run since he jumped parole in 2005, has been arrested from Thane district of Maharashtra, police said Tuesday. Interestingly, the convict, identified as Eknath Mukne was found to be hiding in the village of his in-laws in the same district. Mukne was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1999 by the district court for hacking his uncle to death in 1997 over a property dispute, said Nitin Thakre, senior police inspector, Crime Unit I. Mukne had been lodged at the Yeravada central prison in Pune, before he was granted parole for 15 days in 2005. Parole is the conditional release of prisoners before they complete their sentence. As he failed to return, a case was registered against Mukne at Padgha police station under section 224 (Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Thakre said officials of crime unit got a tip off that Mukne, now 41, was hiding in Khadavli in Kalyan ...