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BAHRAICH/LUCKNOW: District administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich has invoked National Security Act (NSA) against eight men jailed in connection with communal violence during Durga idol immersion last year. The accused were arrested on charges of murder, rioting and arson, and sent to jail.District magistrate Akshay Tripathi said the stringent law was invoked against Maroof Ali,…
BHIWANDI: A 32-year-old powerloom worker who allegedly raped and murdered a six-year-old girl in Bhiwandi in 2023 and fled from a court two months ago struck once again barely 2km away on Wednesday.He allegedly raped and strangled a seven-year-old neighbour, left the body in a gunny sack and fled. He was caught the same night…
Chaitanyananda Saraswati in police custody (ANI) NEW DELHI: Self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, also known as Parth Sarthy, was remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody by a Delhi court on Friday after the completion of his five-day police custody, reported news agency ANI.The 62-year-old, Chaitanyananda, was produced before a judicial magistrate Animesh Kumar at Patiala…
Mumbai: After Bombay high court on Wednesday expressed its disinclination to permit Anand Teltumbde to travel to Amsterdam and the UK to deliver academic lectures, saying he could give them virtually, the 2018 Elgar Parishad Maoist-links case accused withdrew his plea.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale then granted Teltumbde liberty to…
‘Call to Putin’ electrocution: Russia accused of torturing Ukrainians with electric shock to genitals Russian forces are using brutal torture methods against Ukrainian prisoners and civilians, including the use of a Soviet-era military telephone to electrocute Ukrainian prisoners in a torture practice chillingly nicknamed a “call to Putin,” according to a forthcoming United Nations report.The…
Delhi Police apprehended Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested self-styled ‘godman’ Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 17 women students and running a web of financial fraud. He was traced to Agra after weeks on the run. Police allege the 62-year-old former chairman of a Delhi management institute exploited students from…
JAMMU: Crime branch of Jammu & Kashmir Police arrested a native of Hisar, Haryana, for the alleged murder of a Mumbai woman in Aug, sources here said Friday. Officers, however, remained tight-lipped about the arrest of Sher Singh and said details would be shared within days.An unidentified gunman fired several rounds inside a physiotherapy centre…
NEW DELHI: A Pakistani spy Hanif Khan was arrested by Rajasthan CID Intelligence for sending confidential information about Army movements to ISI, even during Operation Sindoor.According to IGP, CID (Security), Dr Vishnukant, quoted by ANI, “CID Intelligence Rajasthan team found the activities of Hanif Mir Khan (47), a resident of Basanpir Juni, Sadar police station,…
BMW crash accused Gaganpreet Kaur NEW DELHI: The main accused in the recent BMW accident case, in which a senior finance ministry official died, told a Delhi court on Wednesday that her car did not hit the official’s motorbike. The statement was made by Gaganpreet Makkad’s counsel during the hearing of her bail plea before…
Engineering institute manager accused of molesting 15 students in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj NEW DELHI: A manager of private engineering institute in South West Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, identified as Chinmayanad Saraswati, also known as Parthasarthi or Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing multiple female students. Police say the accused is currently…
