Thursday, May 02, 2024

Crime-Justice

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.

Bihar Police get 95 complaints of objectionable, misleading posts on social media

PATNA: With the Lok Sabha elections underway, Bihar Police are keeping a close watch on the posts being uploaded on social media platforms.

School bomb threat: Multiple emails sent with similar pattern, say Delhi Police

NEW DELHI: Multiple schools in the national capital, including DPS Dwarka, Sanskriti School, Indian School, St Thomas School and Amity School in Pushp Vihar, faced a chilling bomb threat via email on Wednesday.

UN chief calls for int'l probe of mass graves in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an internal investigation of the newly found mass graves in Gaza.

Two held in Mathura for beating stray dog to death

MATHURA: Two men have been arrested for allegedly beating a stray dog to death in Govardhan Chowk, Radhapuram, Mathura, a non-profit organisation said.

Charges framed against killers of Atiq Ahmad, his brother Ashraf

PRAYAGRAJ: Charges have been framed against three killers of slain gangster Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge.

CBI opposes bail plea of 8 students arrested for veterinary student's death in Kerala

KOCHI: The CBI probing the death of J.S. Sidharthan, a second-year veterinary student in the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Pookode in Kerala's Wayanad district, on Tuesday strongly opposed the bail plea filed by the eight students arrested in connection with the case.

‘Sex video’ case: SIT asks Prajwal Revanna to appear for probe within 24 hours

BENGALURU: Amid the political slugfest in Karnataka over the alleged sex video scandal involving JD-S leader Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case has issued a notice to the accused, asking him to appear before it for investigation within 24 hours, sources said on Tuesday.

Delhi Police await X's reply on Home Minister's doctored video

NEW DELHI: The investigators are yet to receive any response from social media giants X (formerly Twitter) and Meta in connection with a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a source in the Delhi Police’s Special Cell told IANS on Tuesday.

Vijayawada doctor, four family members found dead

VIJAYAWADA: A doctor and his four family members were found dead at their residence in Vijayawada on Tuesday, police said.

NewsClick case: Court takes cognizance of Delhi Police’s first charge sheet

NEW DELHI: A court here on Tuesday took cognizance of Delhi Police’s first charge sheet filed against NewsClick Founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha over allegations that the news portal took money to spread pro-China propaganda.

8-yr-old boy sodomised in madrasa in UP's Muzaffarnagar, accused held

UTTAR PRADESH: An eight-year-old student of a madrasa has been allegedly sodomised by his senior in Muzaffarnagar district, the police said.

Court hands life imprisonment to man convicted of raping minor daughter

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has handed life imprisonment to a 44-year-old man convicted of raping his minor daughter.

'Why did you not file an application for bail?': SC poser to CM Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has filed a petition challenging his arrest and subsequent custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the excise policy case, as to why he has not moved a bail application before the trial court.

Biggest heroin seizure of 2024: Punjab Police busts international drug syndicate, three members held with 48 Kg heroin

CHANDIGARH: Making the biggest heroin seizure of 2024, Commissionerate Police Jalandhar has busted an international drug syndicate with the arrest of its three members after recovering 48kg heroin and Rs 21 lakh drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.

Fraudsters using Telangana Chief Secretary’s DP to make fake calls

HYDERABAD: Cyber Crime police in Telangana have registered a case against unknown persons for using the profile picture of Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari to make fake calls.

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