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Serial killer arrested by police

An alleged serial killer, who targeted middle-aged women when they were alone at home, has been arrested in this small town in East Burdwan district, the police said Tuesday. Kamaruzzaman Sarkar, a small-time trader of discarded materials, is a suspect in the killing of five women and injuring several others in East Burdwan and neighbouring Hooghly districts, the police said. The 42-year old Sarkar, attired in trendy clothes, would enter homes during afternoon hours in the pretext of taking electricity meter readings and then pounce upon the women with a cycle chain and an iron rod, East Burdwan Superintendent of Police, Bhaskar Mukhopadhyay said that the district court has on Monday remanded Sarkar to 12 days in police custody in connection with the murder of Putul Majhi at Goara village here on May 21. The SP said that the police sought Sarkar's custody to interrogate him on his role in the other four murders, all of which were committed in the same manner. Some women

Two cash firm staffers robbed of Rs 16 lakh

Two staffers of a cash management firm were allegedly robbed of Rs 16 lakh by three persons in Katol in Nagpur district of Maharashtra, police said Tuesday. The incident occurred when the staffers, Dhanraj Charpe and Anup Bankar, were headed towards Metpanjara village on a motorcycle with the cash for loading it in ATMs there, said Superintendent of Police, Nagpur Rural, Rakesh Ola. As Charpe and Bankar reached Taraboli village, a motorcycle came from behind and knocked their bike, he said, adding that the three robbers who were riding the motorcycle snatched the cash bag and fled. He said Charpe and Bankar sustained multiple injuries. Police rushed to the spot after locals informed them about the incident. A case has been registered under section 392 (Punishment for robbery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the SP said, adding that further investigation is underway.

Cigarette lighter helps French police identify murdered Indian man

French police said Monday they had identified the body of an Indian national found in a sack by the side of a road in northern France, thanks to a cigarette lighter found in the dead man's pocket. Police said the clue had proved distinctive enough to help lead to the detention in Belgium of another Indian national suspected of murder. Last October a machine operator was clearing out a pit at Bourbourg when he found a sack containing a decomposed body, without any documents or cellphone to help determine the sex, nationality or circumstances of the death. The DNA and fingerprints also failed to reveal the identity, according to a statement from investigators in Lille who led the inquiry. But it was a cigarette lighter stamped "Kroeg Cafe" that was found in the pocket of the victim's trousers that finally led to a breakthrough, when Belgian federal police saw a picture of the evidence. Police had been searching for 42-year-old Darshan Singh, an Indian national resident in Belgium, since

Delhi: Two arrested for allegedly beating man for objecting to public urination

Two persons were arrested on Tuesday in connection with beating a 27-year-old man to death who objected to public urination on Sunday night in South Delhi's Govindpuri area."We had received information from AIIMS Trauma Centre at 12:49 am regarding the admission of a person named Leelu. According to Sanjay, brother of the deceased, a scuffle broke out between Leelu and their neighbor Ravi, who hit him on the chest with a stone slab. Leelu sustained injuries in the attack and was then rushed to the hospital where he was declared brought dead," a police official said.On a local inquiry conducted by the police, it came to the fore that Leelu slapped a 65-year-old man Man Singh for urinating near his hut, after which Singh's son Ravi intervened. A scuffle broke out between the two, following which Leelu was attacked with a cement slab on his chest.A case was registered under section 302 (Punishment for murder) and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the

Tite vows not to judge Neymar amid rape allegations

Brazil coach Tite has said he will not judge Neymar amid allegations the Paris Saint-Germain forward raped a woman in a French hotel last month.

Indian-origin woman gets 22 years to life in prison for strangling stepdaughter to death

An Indian-origin woman in the US has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for strangling her nine-year-old stepdaughter to death in a bathtub, a crime described as "unimaginable" by the court. Shamdai Arjun, 55, of Queens, New York was convicted last month of second-degree murder by a jury that deliberated for less than one hour before Queens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Holder. She was sentenced Monday to an indeterminate term of 22 years to life in prison. Arjun was convicted for the August 2016 strangulation death of her stepdaughter Ashdeep Kaur, who was left in her care. "The defendant in this case goes beyond the tales of evil stepmothers. This defendant committed the unimaginable - she wrapped her hands around her stepdaughter's little neck and squeezed the life out of her," Acting Queens District Attorney John Ryan said in a harsh statement after the verdict. "The victim was an innocent child and just nine years old. The Court has imposed a sentence that will likely ..

Assange secures legal victory as Swedish court denies detention request

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won a major legal victory as a Swedish court denied a request to detain him over a sexual assault investigation dating back to 2010.

Judge denies El Chapo's request for better prison conditions

A New York judge on Monday denied a request by convicted Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman for better prison conditions, saying he poses an escape risk. The former Sinaloa cartel chief was convicted on February 12 of crimes spanning a quarter-century after a trial that laid bare his lavish lifestyle and penchant for extreme violence as the head of one of the world's most powerful gangs. Guzman, 62, is to be sentenced on June 25 and faces life in prison for smuggling tons of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States. He was also convicted on money laundering and weapons possession charges during a three-month trial in which witnesses described the mob boss beating, shooting and even burying alive those who got in his way. Guzman is currently held in solitary confinement at a high-security prison in Lower Manhattan under special conditions that his lawyers last month claimed violate the constitutional ban on "cruel and unusual punishment." ...

Judge denies El Chapo's request for better prison conditions

A New York judge on Monday denied a request by convicted Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman for better prison conditions, saying he poses an escape risk. The former Sinaloa cartel chief was convicted on February 12 of crimes spanning a quarter-century after a trial that laid bare his lavish lifestyle and penchant for extreme violence as the head of one of the world's most powerful gangs. Guzman, 62, is to be sentenced on June 25 and faces life in prison for smuggling tons of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States. He was also convicted on money laundering and weapons possession charges during a three-month trial in which witnesses described the mob boss beating, shooting and even burying alive those who got in his way. Guzman is currently held in solitary confinement at a high-security prison in Lower Manhattan under special conditions that his lawyers last month claimed violate the constitutional ban on "cruel and unusual punishment." ...

Delhi: Man arrested for setting wife on fire

Delhi Police has arrested a businessman accused of setting his wife on fire after a heated argument.According to the police, the accused, Kishore Jain, tried to make his wife's death appear as an accident, but his daughter who witnessed the incident revealed details of it to the police.Jain, a gambling addict, resided in Palam village area with his wife Rachna and three children. Police said that the couple would often engage in quarrels due to his addiction, and one such argument took place on May 17.Irked by his wife, Jain poured kerosene on her and set her on fire. The couple's 17-year-old daughter also sustained burns on her body while trying to save her mother.While Kishore fled the crime scene, a case was lodged under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and police began probing the matter.The police said that in order to avoid being identified, Kishore purchased a new SIM card and fled to Panchkula. He recently moved back to Delhi and stayed at a guest house in Lajwanti Garden .

Man sentenced for threats to senators over Kavanaugh vote

A New York man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for threatening to kill two senators who supported Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Ronald DeRisi, of Smithtown on Long Island, also was ordered Monday to forfeit two firearms as part of his sentence. DeRisi pleaded guilty this year to leaving threatening messages on the voicemails of two senators. Officials declined to name the senators receiving the messages. The 75-year-old DeRisi threatened to shoot one of the senators in the head. DeRisi began leaving the messages the day before Kavanaugh appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a highly anticipated hearing. Kavanaugh denied claims during the hearing that he sexually assaulted California psychologist Christine Blasey Ford. DeRisi's defense attorney wrote in court filings that Kavanaugh's nomination "sparked an inexplicable rage" in his client.

Ujjain: CBI arrests EPFO officer, private consultant in bribery case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested an Enforcement Officer of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Ujjain and a private consultant in a bribery case.The arrests took place after a case was registered under section 120-B Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 based on a complaint alleging that the said officer demanded a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from the complainant through a private consultant to get the ongoing enquiry against him disposed of favourably.CBI laid a trap and caught the consultant for accepting a bribe of Rs.2 lakh. During the investigation, the Enforcement Officer was also arrested. Searches were also conducted at the premises of the accused.Both the arrested accused were produced before the Special Judge, CBI Cases, Indore and remanded to police custody till June 6.

Youth beaten to death for slapping elderly man

A youth was bludgeoned to death by two persons following a scuffle after he slapped their father for urinating in front of his house in south Delhi's Govind Puri area, the police said on Monday.

Man confesses to killing 2 persons, arrested

A 35-year-old man, who allegedly admitted to killing two people last week, was arrested after he surrendered before the Karkardooma court on Monday, police said. After Anil's arrest, two juveniles were also apprehended from Loni in Ghaziabad in connection with the case, they said. Last week, two people were killed after Anil and his accomplices opened fire at them in Jyoti Nagar area, police said. The two deceased persons were identified as Govinda (28) and Akash, they said. During interrogation, Anil told police that Govinda had beaten him following a heated argument in 2016 and that time, both of them had filed cross FIRs against each other. "On the day of the incident, he, along with his associates, had fired upon Govinda when he was returning from a gym. During the shootout, some bullets hit a passerby who was later identified as Akash," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Atul Kumar Thakur said. Earlier, three people -- Aman (19), Ankit (19), and Ashu (19) -- had also been .

SPO killed in J&K after rifle goes off accidentally

A special police officer (SPO) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police was killed in Anantnag district when his service rifle went off accidentally on Monday, police said. SPO Nazir Ahmad Ganie got injured due to accidental fire from his service rifle, a police official said. The injured SPO was rushed to District Hospital, Anantnag, where he succumbed to injuries, he said.

Man held for killing lover's 6-yr-old daughter in Rajasthan

Days after the body of a six-year-old girl was found in a water tank, police on Monday arrested her mother's lover for allegedly strangulating the minor, they said. According to police, the accused, Kalu Charan Bahara, had been in a relationship with the girl's mother. Geeta, the victim's mother, used to live in New Delhi with her husband but later moved to Kota following her divorce, SHO at the Railway Colony police station Anees Ahmed said. The relationship between the accused and the woman continued even after her divorce and he would frequently visit Geeta's home in Kota, the official said. But for the last few months, Geeta had been avoiding Kalu Charan's calls, the SHO said, adding that the accused suspected that she was in a relationship with someone else and to teach her a lesson, he strangulated her daughter and dumped her body in a water tank on the terrace of the house. He also stole three mobile phones from Geeta's house and went to New Delhi, Ahmed said. A case was ...

CBI arrests EPFO Officer for graft

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday said it has arrested an Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) officer in a bribery case.

Infant killed, man shot in Bengal's political violence

An infant was killed while a person sustained a bullet injury and several others were injured as there seemed to be no respite from continuous political violence between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP in West Bengal, police said on Monday.

Remains found in Arkansas identified as Maleah Davis

The remains of a child found in Arkansas last week are those of a missing 4-year-old Texas girl, Maleah Davis, a medical examiner said Monday. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said it had positively identified the remains found in a garbage bag near a freeway outside the town of Hope, Arkansas, which is located about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of the Texas-Arkansas border. Derion Vence, the man who had been arrested in connection with Maleah's disappearance, told a community activist he had disposed of her body there. The institute of forensic sciences says the cause and manner of her death are not yet determined. Vence, the ex-fiance of Maleah's mother, remains jailed on a charge of tampering with evidence, specifically a human corpse. He's being held on a USD 45,000 bond. Vence, 27, had claimed he, Maleah and his 2-year-old son were abducted on May 4 by a group of men in a truck. He said he and his son were freed the next day but the kidnappers kept Maleah ...

'Justified': Bombay HC upholds death for repeat rape offenders

In a significant order, the Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of the Indian Penal Code's section providing for either life sentence or death penalty for repeat rape offences.