Crime-Justice

CHENNAI: The custodial death of 27-year-old private security guard B Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam, allegedly due to police torture, will now be probed by the Special Crime Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), New Delhi.

PATNA: The Bihar Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Thursday carried out simultaneous raids at two locations linked to DSP Abhay Kumar Yadav of the Liquor Prohibition Department in connection with a disproportionate assets case, officials said.

BENGALURU: Bengaluru Police on Thursday arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly recording videos of women in public places and uploading them on social media after presenting them in an objectionable manner.

KARNATAKA: In a shocking incident reported from Yadgir district of Karnataka on Thursday, a young man died by suicide fearing arrest in an atrocity case, and his father, unable to bear the shock, died of a heart attack.

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to a senior officer of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Shekar Kumar, who was arrayed as an accused in a bribery case registered by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau ( VACB)-Kerala.

IMPHAL: The security forces in Manipur have seized drugs worth Rs 18 crore, arrested a militant and recovered some arms and ammunition from different places during the past 24 hours, officials said here on Thursday.

BENGALURU: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) was conducting raids on the residence and properties of three-time Congress MLA S.N. Subba Reddy in Bengaluru on Thursday.

CHENNAI: The Coimbatore District (Rural) Police have launched a major crackdown on narcotics smuggling networks following the seizure of 235 kilograms of ganja

GURDASPUR: Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police’s Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) successfully foiled a major terror plot backed by Pakistan’s ISI and orchestrated by Harwinder Rinda, a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative based in Pakistan, with recovery of large cache of terrorist hardware from a forest area in Gurdaspur, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.

BELAGAVI: Three members of a family consumed poison and ended their lives over debt in Karnataka's Belagavi district, police said on Wednesday.

BENGALURU: The Special NIA Court in Bengaluru on Wednesday handed over the custody of three arrested accused persons in a prison radicalisation case to the custody of the National Investigation Agency for six days.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have detained 12 Bangladeshi nationals, including transgenders, men, a woman, and even a 40-day-old infant, in two separate operations carried out by the North-West and South-West Districts.

IMPHAL: Manipur Police and other security forces have arrested 12 cadres of different outfits, including six members of the Meitei radical group ‘Arambai Tengol’, during the past 24 hours in different districts, officials said on Wednesday.

RAIPUR: In a significant breakthrough in the ongoing anti-Maoist operations, Narayanpur police in Chhattisgarh have arrested six active Maoists, including two women, from the Kutul Local Operating Squad (LOS).

RAIPUR: In a significant breakthrough, the Special Investigation Agency (SIA) has arrested a key Maoist operative involved in the deadly blast that claimed the life of Additional Superintendent of Police Akash Rao Giripunje in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken the custody of Monika Kapoor, an alleged economic offender, in the US and will bring her back to India, ending an over two-decade-long run from the law, officials said on Wednesday.

BHOPAL: A middle-aged man, who was reportedly associated with BJP MLA Chintamani Malviya, was killed in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: After partly hearing the rejoinder arguments of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday listed the National Herald money laundering case for further hearing on July 12.

PATNA: Tension prevailed in the Malsalami area of Bihar’s Patna after the encounter of Vikas Kumar alias Raja, an alleged “arms dealer”, with his family, alleging foul play by the Bihar STF and SIT teams.

HYDERABAD: Bomb threats at City Civil Courts, Raj Bhavan, and a couple of other places in Hyderabad created a scare on Tuesday, prompting police to launch a thorough search of the premises.

VARANASI: Cracking down hard on corruption in Varanasi, the CBI has booked an accountant of the Central Ground Water Board who used to collect bribes on the pretext of clearing his colleagues' allowance bills, an official said on Tuesday.

KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a scathing attack against the Assam government accusing it of harassing a resident of Cooch Behar in West Bengal by branding the latter as an infiltrator.

CHENNAI: In a major drug bust, the Airport Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Tiruchi International Airport has seized 11.8 kilograms of high-grade hydroponic cannabis.

JAIPUR: In a fresh development ahead of Guru Purnima, the Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday extended the interim bail of self-styled godman Asaram until August 12, offering him another round of relief after nearly 12 years in jail.

BENGALURU: The Congress' Karnataka unit on Tuesday lodged a police complaint in Bengaluru over derogatory social media posts against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

HOUSTON: A man was killed by federal agents on Monday after he opened fire at a US Border Patrol facility in McAllen, a southern Texas city near the border with Mexico, authorities said.

PATNA: An accused linked to the murder of businessman Gopal Khemka was gunned down after an encounter in Bihar capital's Malsalami locality early Tuesday morning, officials said.

PHAGWARA: A young man died under suspicious circumstances in Kapurthala on Monday night, with initial investigations suggesting a possible drug overdose. The deceased, identified as Hanspal Singh, a resident of Jhal -Thikriwal village, was brought unconscious to the Civil Hospital by his family, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

JABALPUR: The death of a murder suspect under mysterious circumstances in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district led to a controversy, prompting police to initiate an independent inquiry into the matter.

PATNA: A junior engineer was murdered during the early hours of Monday in Muzaffarpur’s Kazi Mohammadpur area after a scuffle with thieves who broke into his house, police said.

RAIPUR: In a major development in the alleged multi-crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Monday submitted a copious charge sheet before the special court, naming over 29 excise department officers as accused, sources said.

BENGALURU: Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara has said the process of deporting illegal Bangladeshi immigrants is being carried out continuously in the state, and over 200 have been deported so far.

PHAGWARA: The Kapurthala Police have registered a rape case against a man accused of sexually assaulting his sister-in-law, following a two-year-long investigation. The incident reportedly occurred in the Sultanpur Lodhi area of the district.

PATNA: The murder of prominent Patna-based businessman Gopal Khemka in an Assembly election year has posed a significant challenge for Bihar Police, with Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar stating that the case is being pursued on a priority basis.

JAMMU: A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at a forward post on the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Monday.