Crime and Accident

Greater Noida, October 20: About a dozen armed men barged into a farm house here, gang raped a Dalit woman employee and looted cash and jewelry available in the servant quarters Monday night, police said on Tuesday.

The men armed with pistols, knives and iron rods raided the farm house owned by Atar Singh Bhati in Kathera area under Dadri police station of Greater Noida, overpowered and tied up all the male members and took all the available cash and jewelry from their quarters.

Greater Noida, October 20: A 20-year-old Dalit woman has been allegedly gangraped by robbers at a farm house in Dadri area here, police said.

According to the complaint lodged by the woman, six robbers struck the farm house in Katehra village yesterday and allegedly gangraped her after robbing cash and jewellery from there, they said.

The woman and her husband were staying there in a servant quarter.

–Agencies

Noida, October 20: A man working as informer to the Delhi Police was shot dead by a gang of car robbers in the Sector-61 area of Noida Tuesday afternoon, when he was leading the police to them, police said.
Pramod Kumar had led a Delhi Police team to the suspected hideout of a car lifting gang in Sector-61. As instructed by the police, he went alone to the flat to call up the robbers to help police apprehend them.

Lucknow, October 20: A newly purchased Tata Nano car that was parked in a parking lot in the posh Hazratganj locality of Lucknow caught fire Tuesday evening, its owner said.
Tata Nano catches fire in Lucknow
Nobody was hurt in the incident, said R.H. Rizvi, who bought the car in July from a Lucknow based dealer.

“I parked my car in the parking lot of a shopping complex and went to buy some gifts. I was shocked when the parking attendant came rushing to me within 10 minutes saying that the car is on fire”, Rizvi told IANS.

Noida, October 20: The wife of an Army officer was robbed by armed men just outside her house in Sector-34 area of Noida Tuesday morning, police said.
According to police, Tanushree, the wife of Col. A. Prasad and a teacher at a prominent Delhi school, was waiting for her school bus just outside the gate of Nar Vihar-II apartments, where she resided, in Sector-34, when four men on two motorcycles came and brandished a pistol at her.

New Delhi, October 20: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday took up investigation into the mysterious murder of Mohit Manchanda, whose body was found on the railway tracks in Palwal area of Haryana more than two years ago.

The CBI registered the case on the directions of the Punjab & Haryana High Court.

Manchanda’s body was found on the railway track between Palwal and Rundhi railway stations in February 2006.

Kolkata, October 20: Armed Maoists rebels killed two police officers and abducted another in a daring daylight raid on a police station in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Tuesday, officials said.

The rebels also looted money from a nearby Keshiapara branch of the State Bank of India and left posters demanding the release of a jailed Maoist leader.

The looted cash amounted to around Rs.1 million. SBI branch manager Bairagi Charan Naik said the operation was led by a woman who had firearms in both hands. “She was speaking fluent English, Bengali and Hindi,” he said.

Midnapore (WB), October 20: In a first such operation in West Bengal, Maoists today raided a police station, shot dead two police officers and kidnapped the officer-in-charge in West Midnapore district, where they also looted a bank.

The Maoists numbering around 50, including women, arrived in two groups on motorcycles and headed for the police station and the State Bank of India branch nearby, police said.

Lucknow, October 20: A father and son duo were today killed by their relatives in Chhatari police circle area of Bulandshahr district over a land dispute, Home department sources said here.

Mohar Singh(58) and his son Ram Prakash(30) were killed, when they attacked by their family members with sharp-edged weapons this morning, they said.

Both of them died on the spot, police said adding that an FIR has been lodged against five persons Nahar Singh, Tejpal, Bablupal, Naipal and Banti in this regard.

Police has launched a manhunt to nab the accused.

–Agencies

Ahmedabad, October 20: A hoax call about presence of bomb gave jittery moments to guests at the Le Meridian hotel here today.

Bomb disposal and dog squads were rushed to the hotel in Khanpur area of the city following the phone call, police said.

The call turned out to be a hoax as nothing suspicious was found in the premises, they said.

“We did not find anything in the hotel. We have searched each and every room there,” BDS chief R D Yadav told PTI.

However, the guests, many of them foreigners, were shifted to another hotel as a precautionary measure.

–Agencies

Raipur, October 20: Maoist militants Tuesday set two vehicles on fire in Chhattisgarh’s restive Rajnandgaon district bordering Maharashtra, police said.

Armed rebels burnt the vehicles in a forested hamlet, Korchatola, some 200 km west of capital Raipur. The vehicles belonged to a private contractor who was building a road under the Prime Minister’s Rural Roads Scheme.

Officials here at police headquarters said Maoist guerrillas set ablaze at least 65 vehicles, engaged in road construction projects, this year alone in their stronghold Bastar region.

Chennai, October 20:Coming down heavily on the Kerala government for its stand on the Mullaiperiyar dam, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi Tuesday said people would start wondering which state is ruling the country.

In a statement issued here Tuesday, he said: “If the Kerala government thumps its chest for trampling upon the law of the land and believes that the Tamil Nadu government should accept that bowing its head, then people will wonder which state is ruling the country.”

Bhubaneswar, October 20: Naseer Khan, the producer of Hindi movie “Shadow”, was arrested Tuesday in connection with a chit fund scam in Cuttack and later released on a personal bond, police said.

“He was arrested today from Cuttack. Later he was released on a personal bond of Rs.25,000,” said A.K. Roy, inspector general police, crime branch.

The crime branch of the Orissa Police had filed a case against Khan’s company, Greater Entertainment, for allegedly diverting the money raised through chit funds and multi-level-marketing to produce “Shadow”.

Bhubaneswar, October 20: Naseer Khan, the blind actor and co-producer of ‘Shadow’ fame, was arrested today for his alleged involvement in a multi-crore chit fund scam in Balasore district.

“We arrested Khan from Cuttack. He will be interrogated,” Inspector General of Police, Crime Branch, A K Ray told PTI.

Ray said that Khan was among several persons wanted by the CB in the case. He was one of the directors of Fine India, a chit fund company that allegedly siphoned off crores of rupees from gullible investors in Balasore.

Kohima, October 20: The women cell of Dimapur police has arrested an alleged kingpin of the human trafficking case in which three young Naga girls were lured by offering jobs and sold to brothels in Mumbai .

The alleged kingpin, Jamal Chowdhury (25), was arrested from Khermahal area of the town yesterday, police said adding investigations were on to trace the other two Naga girls who were taken to Mumbai along with the escaped victim last year.

New Delhi, October 20: Police today claimed to have solved the murder of a 50-year-old woman in the national capital with the arrest of her unemployed nephew who allegedly strangled her to death and robbed gold ornaments.

They arrested Bharat Aneja (29) from Meerut on Friday for allegedly murdering Rita Aneja and recovered a blood stained cricket bat which he allegedly used to attack her.

Motihari, October 20: Charas and ganja worth over Rs 1.5 crore were seized during raid by a special police team in Bahuari village of Bihar’s East Champaran district today, a senior police officer said.

Acting on a tip-off, police raided the house of Md Sajjad, an alleged smuggler and seized 119 gram Charas (intoxicating drug) and 34 kg of unprocessed Ganja, besides five live cartridges, Superintendent of Police Umesh Kumar told reporters.

The value of charas was estimated to be around Rs 1.5 crore in international markets, he said.

Kohima, October 20: The police have unearthed an illegal gun manufacturing factory at Dimapur and arrested a person in this connection.

Additional Superintendent of Police of Dimapur, V Z Angami, said the unit at Eros Lane of the commercial town was busted yesterday and a youth from Hojai in Assam arrested while his accomplices managed to flee.

Five country made 9 mm pistols, magazines, one modified .303 rifle, four AK series ammunition, two US carbine ammunition and various tools used for gun making were seized from the factory.

Varanasi, October 20: A member of an international gang involved in cyber crime causing immense loss to mobile phone companies has been arrested in Jaunpur, 60 kilometers from here, police said today.

Acting on a tip-off, Madhya Pradesh police contacted their Jaunpur counterparts about some local people involved in an international cyber crime racket.

A team of Special Operation Group (SOG) and local police raided the gang’s hideout near Jafrabad railway station and arrested Meraj Ahmed yesterday, Jaunpur SP Ram Bharose said.

Yavatmal, October 20: A 30-year-old man was arrested today when he was trying to flee after allegedly killing his father who refused to give him money to buy liquor, police said.

The accused Gajanan Thakre was nabbed from Yavali when he was fleeing the village after killing his father Ramdas Bhanudas Thakre (60). The crime took place in the wee hours today at Yavali of Babhulgaon tehsil, 25 kms from here, they said.

According to PSO of Babhulgaon Mallikarjun Ingle, the accused axed his father Ramdas to death after he refused to give him money.

Bijnor, October 20: Women and children of Railway Colony at Seohara near here laid down on the tracks at Seohara Railway Station and held up trains in protest against the authorities’ alleged failure to provide water for the past six months.

The residents laid down on the railway tracks in front of the Link Express which had just arrived and held it up for one hour yesterday to protest inadequate water supply by Railways.

Lucknow, October 20: Around 200 people, including some bank employees, involved in gambling have been arrested by the police in a drive during Diwali.

A number of teams headed by concerned Additional Superintendent of Police conducted special drives and arrested around 200 persons during the Diwali festival, police said, adding maximum number of arrests were made from Vikas Nagar area of the city.

–Agencies

Muzaffarnagar, October 20: At least eight persons including women were injured in a clash that broke out during a panchayat meeting here, police said today.

A panchayat meeting was held last evening at Jasoee village in the district over an eve-teasing issue. An argument ensued which later turned into stone-pelting in which eight persons sustained serious injuries, they said.

The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital, police said, adding that security has been tightened in the area.

–Agencies

London, October 20: A father was hacked and beaten to death in front of his heavily pregnant wife — who gave birth the next day — and seven-year-old daughter, a jury has heard.

Belfast Crown Court also heard allegations that Julia Mongan pleaded with masked men to stop attacking her husband John Mongan “but they ignored her and continued with the beating”.

Denying the murder are Londonderry men 34-year-old Christopher Stokes, Edward Gabriel Stokes, 38, and a 16-year-old boy who cannot be identified because of his age.

Lucknow, October 20: Fifty nine people have been arrested during a special drive launched across the state to check sale of adulterated food items during the festival season.

Fourteen more people have been arrested for allegedly dealing in spurious medicines, under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

“Raids were carried out at 371 places, 1,197 samples were collected and 59 people were arrested on charges of adulteration,” principal secretary Food and Drug Control Department, Desh Deepak Varma said.