Friday, May 03, 2024

Crime-Justice

SC stays reopening of road outside Punjab CM’s home in Chandigarh

NEW DELHI: In an interim direction, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court order to reopen a road outside Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Chandigarh on an experimental basis.

LPU student commits suicide

PHAGWARA: In a shocking incident a Haryana resident youth reportedly committed suicide by jumping down from the 10th floor of a hostel in Lovely Professional University Phagwara late last night.

Motorcyclist killed in mishap

PHAGWARA: One Unidentified motorcyclist youth was killed on the spot when a speeding truck hit his bike on Phagwara—Hoshiarpur road on Thursday late Evening. The Truck driver managed to flee. The Police have registered a case against the truck driver and kept the body in the mortuary of civil hospital phagwara for identification after post-mortem examination.

Ex-PM Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna committed rape; victim has recorded her statement in court: K’taka CM

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated on Friday that Prajwal Revanna, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson and sitting JD(S) MP, who is the prime accused in the sex videos scandal, had committed rape.

Teenager stabbed to death over romantic rivalry in Delhi

NEW DELHI: An 18-year-old boy was stabbed to death by two individuals, including a minor, in southeast Delhi over enmity due to a girl, an official said on Friday, adding that they have nabbed the culprits.

Wanted member of Gogi gang held after brief encounter in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A hardcore criminal and member of the infamous Gogi gang, who had three non-bailable warrants against him and was wanted in three cases, including murder, was arrested after a brief exchange of fire in the national capital, an official of the Delhi Police’s Special Cell said on Friday.

UP: ED books paper leak accused for money laundering too

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow unit of Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against the two alleged masterminds of the Uttar Pradesh Police constable recruitment exam question paper leak case.

Four UP lawyers lose bar licence for brawl with litigants

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad District Court Bar Association has cancelled the membership of four lawyers, who were allegedly involved in the thrashing of litigants inside the civil judge’s chamber.

Delhi Police catch juvenile after hoax bomb threat

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police headquarters on Jai Singh Marg received a bomb threat email, however, it turned out to be a hoax, an official said on Friday, adding that a juvenile was identified.

Man flees after pronouncing triple talaq to wife in moving train

JHANSI: In a shocking incident, a man gave triple talaq to his wife in a moving train and then fled, the police said.

2 held in UP for posing as furniture sellers, duping people

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow police have arrested two members of a gang of Tamil Nadu residents, posing as furniture sellers and duping people in the name of discounted rates, the police said.

10 arrested for murder of priest in UP's Deoria

DEORIA: Thirteen people have been booked, of which 10 have been arrested, for the murder of a priest of Hanuman Mandir in Tendua Choubey village under the Bhalwani police station in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district, the police said.

Job scam: Rajasthan Assembly employee suspended for embezzling funds

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani on Thursday suspended a Class IV employee of the Assembly Secretariat, who was found guilty in the preliminary investigation for embezzling lakhs of rupees from people in the name of providing jobs in the Assembly and other agencies.

NEET aspirant who went missing from Kota, found from Ludhiana: Police

JAIPUR: A NEET aspirant from UP, who went missing from Rajasthan's coaching hub Kota after leaving a "suicide note", was found in Ludhiana on Thursday, police said.

Sex scandal: Court adjourns anticipatory bail petition of ex-PM Deve Gowda's son Revanna

BENGALURU: A special court here on Thursday adjourned hearing on the anticipatory bail petition filed by JD-S MLA and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda's son, H.D. Revanna in connection with the case of sexual harassment lodged against him by a woman who used to work in his house as domestic help.

Woman arrested for helping son to rape, conspiracy

PHAGWARA: The Shahkot police have arrested a woman on the charge of helping his son to rape a girl.

Delhi: Minor girl attacked by schoolmate with blades, parents demands strict action

NEW DELHI: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly attacked by her schoolmate with blades near their school in north Delhi's Gulabi Bagh area recently, officials said on Thursday.

Tension in Howrah District’s Bankra area following daytime shooting at panchayat office

KOLKATA: There is tension in Howrah District’s Bankra area following a shootout at the panchayat office on Thursday afternoon.

SC orders bar association to reserve minimum 1/3rd posts for women

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to reserve at least 1/3rd posts for women in its executive committee.

Delhi Police nab teenager wanted for murder

NEW DELHI: A teenager, allegedly hired by a man to kill his son, was arrested by the Crime Branch, said a Delhi Police official, adding that the accused was on the run since the commission of the crime in March.

Non-bailable warrants cannot be issued in a routine manner: SC

NEW DELHI: In the latest judgment, the Supreme Court has said that non-bailable warrants cannot be issued in a routine manner unless the accused is charged with a heinous crime and is likely to evade the process of law or destroy/tamper evidence.

CBI submits preliminary report in Calcutta HC on Sandeshkhali land grabbing, sexual harassment cases

KOLKATA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Thursday, submitted a preliminary status report on its investigation into the cases of illegal land grabbing, extortion and harassment of women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali to the division bench of the Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya.

Excise policy case: Manish Sisodia moves Delhi HC against trial court order denying bail

NEW DELHI: Former Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court’s order denying him regular bail in cases by CBI and ED related to the excise policy case.

Surfer fatally stabbed in Australia, dies

SYDNEY: A male surfer was stabbed to death in Australia's southwestern state of New South Wales (NSW) on Thursday.

Wanted criminal arrested after brief encounter in Delhi

NEW DELHI: After a brief exchange of fire, a 24-year-old man, who was wanted and absconding in a murder case, was nabbed near Delhi’s Signature Bridge on Thursday, police said, adding that the accused sustained a bullet injury on his right leg.

UP Court orders Amar Mani Tripathi's remaining properties to be seized

UTTAR PRADESH: The MP-MLA Court in Basti has directed district police to confiscate the remaining properties of absconding former MLA Amar Mani Tripathi in Gorakhpur.

Allahabad HC orders probe against Raebareli SP for wrongful arrest

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), Prashant Kumar, to conduct an investigation through a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged wrongful arrest of an MBA student by the Raebareli Superintendent of Police (SP).

Woman's body with strangulation marks found in bushes in Gurugram, murder case filed

GURUGRAM: A woman's body, with strangulation marks and blood still oozing out from her nose and mouth, was recovered from the bushes near Bandhwadi village in Gurugram on Wednesday, police said.

Neha Hiremath's parents meet HM Amit Shah, seek stringent punishment for accused

BENGALURU: The parents of 23-year-old MCA student Neha Hiremath who was stabbed to death by a youth -- Fayaz Kondikoppa -- with whom she was in a 'relationship' met Home Minister Amit Shah in Hubballi, urging the Union Minister to ensure swift and stringent punishment for the accused.

Rajasthan govt forms 27 teams to check illegal mining in state

JAIPUR: The BJP-led Rajasthan government on Wednesday constituted 27 teams to take strict action against illegal mining, transportation, and storage of gravel in the state and has also directed the police and district administration to work in coordination with each other, a top government official said.

Youth killed while filming Reel with country-made pistol in Kota

JAIPUR: A youth was killed in Rajasthan's Kota while making a Reel with a country-made pistol that accidentally went off, killing him on the spot.

Salman Khan firing case: Accused gun supplier found hanging in Mumbai police lockup, declared dead

MUMBAI: In a sensational development, Anuj Thapan, one of the prime accused in the firing at Salman Khan’s home, allegedly committed suicide in a Mumbai Police lockup on Wednesday, officials said.

BSF seizes over 1 kg gold along Indo-Bangladesh border; April's haul reaches 9.4 kg

KOLKATA: In its continuing effort to thwart cross-border smuggling, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized over a kilogram of gold that was being smuggled from Bangladesh to India close to the Natna Border Outpost in the Nadia district of West Bengal on Tuesday.

Harassed by loan sharks, Ahmedabad trader commits suicide

AHMEDABAD: A trader died by suicide after facing harassment from loan sharks over exorbitant interest rates.

Secretary of Tripura's prominent club shot dead, one arrested

AGARTALA: Armed assailants shot dead the secretary of a prominent club in Tripura, said police on Wednesday, adding that one accused has been arrested.

Priest beaten to death in UP's Deoria

UP: The priest of a temple in a village here was beaten to death with sticks following an altercation with some people over the playing of loud music, police said on Wednesday.

Four die in granite quarry explosion in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: Four people were killed in an explosion at a granite quarry in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday morning.

Senior IPS officer Satish Golcha gets interim charge as DG prisons in Delhi

NEW DELHI: An IPS of the 1992 batch Satish Golcha has been given interim charge as Director General of Prisons following the retirement of Sanjay Beniwal, an official said on Wednesday.

Class 3 student beaten mercilessly in Rajasthan school, teacher suspended

JAIPUR: A Class 3 student in Rajasthan's Barmer district was brutally thrashed by a teacher for failing to write his roll number correctly.

Nothing suspicious found so far, says Minister Atishi on bomb threat emails to Delhi schools

NEW DELHI: Following the bomb threat through email at several schools across the city on Wednesday, Delhi Education Minister Atishi said that so far nothing suspicious has been found in any of the schools.

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