1. Ghaziabad Rape Case: Accused to Be Tried as Adult
The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Wednesday, 2 May, said that an accused held in connection with the rape of a 10-year-old girl inside a madrasa in Ghaziabad will be tried as an adult after the ossification (bone) test report indicated that he is not a juvenile.
The accused was initially suspected to be 17-year-old. The ossification test was conducted after the family of the accused failed to submit documents that could have helped the police ascertain whether he was a minor.
The police had last week arrested the madrasa cleric for allegedly being aware of the girl’s presence on the premises.
The police were informed on 21 April by the girl’s father that she had gone missing from Ghazipur in east Delhi. The girl was later rescued from the madrasa by the Delhi Police and the “juvenile” accused apprehended, the police said.
(Source: The Hindu)
2. Stepfather, Mother Arrested for Rape of 19-Year-Old Girl
A 19-year-old girl from a village near Gujarat’s Nani Devti lodged an FIR with Satellite police, against her stepfather for rape, and her mother for abetting the crime. The accused were arrested by Satellite police on the afternoon of Tuesday, 2 May.
According to a complaint by Dina Solanki (name changed), resident of a village near Sanand, she lives with her father and two brothers.
“She has mentioned in the complaint that she used to visit her mother frequently. During that time, Ramesh, the accused, had started touching her inappropriately. When she raised the issue with her mother, she allegedly said that it was a way for her stepfather to express love and asked her not to mind it. In Diwali vacation of 2017, she had gone to live with her mother for a few days. At that time, Ramesh raped her,” said an investigator.
(Source: The Times of India)
3. DMK Functionary, Kin Murder VCK Worker in Tamil Nadu
A DMK local functionary and his family members allegedly murdered a 24-year-old VCK member during a fight over hoisting a party flag at Anna Nagar in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupattur on the night of Tuesday, 1 May.
Police arrested DMK Deputy Secretary in Tirupattur, S Anbu, 45, and launched a search for four of his sons and his brother for allegedly beating and hacking to death Aravindan of the VCK.
On the night of Tuesday, Arvindan and his friends hoisted a VCK flag in Anna Nagar and cut a cake to celebrate actor Ajith’s birthday and May Day. On seeing this, Anbu reportedly picked up a quarrel with Arvindan.
Anbu’s brother, Sathish, and four of his sons rained blows on Aravind. In the melee, Sathish reportedly stabbed Arvindan with a knife used in the meat shop.
(Source: The Times of India)
4. Two Men Shot Dead in Delhi
A 36-year-old man, involved in criminal cases, including murder, and his associate were shot dead on Wednesday, 2 May, in the Bamnoli village of Dwarka, police said.
The victims, identified as Sandeep, and his associate, Pawan Maan were on their way to the Dwarka court for a hearing in one of the cases in which Sandeep was an accused.
They were coming from Gurgaon when they were attacked by three men, who arrived in a motorcycle and car respecetively, police said.
Sandeep and Pawan were traveling in a car when they were overtaken by the accused, who opened fire at them.
The duo sustained bullet injuries and were admitted to a hospital, where they were decalred dead, police said.
(Source: PTI)
5. Five Arrested Over NCP Workers' Murders in Ahmednagar
Five persons were arrested on Wednesday, 2 May, in connection with the murders of two workers of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) last week in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
Police are still searching for the prime suspect, Govind Gaikwad, who had been involved in some clashes with the NCP workers last year.
The arrested accused have been identified as Kailas Mane, Prakash Mane, Datta Gaikwad, Bapu Kale and Sachin Jadhav. Yogesh Ambadas Ralebhat (30), a former secretary of the NCP youth wing’s Ahmednagar district unit, and his relative Rakesh Arjun Ralebhat (25), also a NCP worker, were shot dead on 28 April.
The assailants, who were on motorcycles, had opened fire at the two victims, killing them, near an eatery on Beed Road in Jamkhed, 170 km from Pune city.
(Source: The Indian Express)
6. Gang of Robbers Nabbed in Bengaluru
Begur police arrested four men, all in their twenties, on Wednesday, 2 May, for allegedly threatening and robbing people at gunpoint in different parts of Bengaluru.
Two country-made pistols were also seized from the accused.
According to the police, the accused Syed Abrar (29), a resident of Marathalli, Nasrullah (24) along with Touseef Ahmed (28), Syed Sheik and Tabreez (28) — all three residents of KG Halli in the city — used to follow their victims and threaten them at gunpoint forcing them to part with their money, cellphones and any valuables they had on them.
More often than not, they targeted people who were going to their neighbourhood bank to deposit money.
The police trapped the gang based on the complaint of one of their victims whom the gang had targeted on 5 April.
(Source: The Hindu)
7. Chennai Waiter Stabbed By Co-Worker Over 'Cleaning Utensils'
A waiter was stabbed to death by his colleague, reportedly over a petty quarrel at a restaurant in Semmencherry, Chennai on the night of Monday, 30 April.
Police have picked up the accused, P Anil Gurung, 29, from Darjeeling, on charges of murder.
The victim, S Enesh Rai, 26, also from Darjeeling, had joined the Robot Restaurant on OMR two months ago. Anil has been working at the restaurant for over a year. It is said that Anil often fought with Enesh as the latter was his junior. The duo had quarrels over cleaning utensils.
Around 9.30pm on Monday, as usual Anil intervened in Enesh’s work and asked him to clean the utensils. This led to an argument between them. In a fit of rage, Anil took a kitchen knife and stabbed Enesh in the chest.
(Source: The Times of India)
8. Delhi Gym Owner Held for Rape of 14-Year-Old
A gym owner was arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in south Delhi’s Safdarjung Enclave. Police said the arrest was made on Monday (30 April) evening and the accused was produced before a Delhi court, which sent him to 14-day judicial custody.
Police said the accused, Narendra Kumar (27), runs a gym in Faridabad. “Kumar met the girl a few months ago when she visited her uncle in Faridabad. They became friends and exchanged numbers,” an officer said.
The girl claimed that he called her three days ago and allegedly raped her. “The girl had gone missing under mysterious circumstances. Her parents lodged an FIR at Safdarjung Enclave police station. During investigation, police found the girl. She and her uncle had lodged a rape FIR with Faridabad police,” an officer said.
The girl’s medical examination has confirmed rape, a police officer said.
(Source: The Indian Express)
9. Rajasthan Man Held for 'Fraudulently Marrying' Several Women
A 38-year-old man from Rajasthan has been held in Lucknow after his wife alleged that he fraudulently married two other women, officials said on Wednesday, 2 May.
“One Sameer Khan, accused of cheating several women, has been taken into custody. He is being interrogated and we have initiated an investigation into the matter,” officer-in-charge of Thakurganj police station Deepak Dubey said.
Thakurganj Police booked Khan on Tuesday, 1 May for cheating and under relevant sections of the Dowry Act after the woman, who claimed to be his “ninth wife”, lodged a complaint.
Dubey added that Khan, however, said during the preliminary investigation that he is married to three women and that investigators were probing the possibility of other marriages.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
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