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West Bengal Trinamool Congress leader held in case of extortion

West Bengal Trinamool Congress leader held in case of extortion

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sabyasachi Dutta was arrested on Tuesday from West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas on charges of extortion and criminal intimidation, police said. Dutta, former Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) chairman, was apprehended from his residence at Raigachi, a senior officer said. The arrest was based on a complaint by a businessman who said the former Bidhannagar mayor had demanded more than Rs 1 crore from him in 2018. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Teen brother of husband apprehended in west Delhi dowry death case

Teen brother of husband apprehended in west Delhi dowry death case

A day after a dowry death case was registered in connection with the death of a 25-year-old woman who fell from a three-storey building in Dasghara village near Inderpuri in west Delhi, police on Thursday said they had apprehended the teenaged brother of her husband. The woman’s 27-year-old husband and his 22-year-old brother were arrested earlier in the case. The woman’s 27-year-old husband and his 22-year-old brother were arrested earlier in the case. (Representational image) “We produced him before the juvenile justice board, which sent him to a correctional home for boys. As per the teenager and his family members, he is 17 years old. However, we are trying to collect his birth certificate and other documents to verify their claims,” said a police officer, who asked not to be named. Police said they have also recorded the statement of Reena Devi, the 34-year-old sister of the deceased, Veena Kumari, with whom the deceased had spoken over phone minutes before her death on Monday night. Reena told police that during the conversation, her sister was …

Man arrested for killing his 10-year-old daughter in Jammu: Delhi Police| India News

Man arrested for killing his 10-year-old daughter in Jammu: Delhi Police| India News

A man accused of killing his 10-year-old daughter in Jammu, over the suspicion that she was not his biological child, was apprehended from southeast Delhi, police said on Saturday. Ramesh Kumar, accused of murdering his 10-year-old daughter in Jammu due to doubts about her paternity, was arrested in southeast Delhi. (Hindustan Times File) The accused, Ramesh Kumar, a native of Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district, was wanted in a 2016 murder case registered at Gandhi Nagar Police Station in Jammu, they said. ALSO READ | J&K is heading toward a serious climate crisis: Para Following his detention, the accused was handed over to the investigating officer from the Jammu and Kashmir Police, who formally arrested him in the case. According to the police, Kumar was working as a construction labourer in Jammu when he allegedly hit her daughter on the head with a stick, suspecting that she was not his biological child, a senior police officer said. ALSO READ | Jammu IAF officer runs 7 marathons in a year after motherhood The girl later succumbed to …

Delhi man held for stealing gold jewellery after spraying irritants to distract occupants| India News

Delhi man held for stealing gold jewellery after spraying irritants to distract occupants| India News

A 19-year-old man was arrested for stealing gold jewellery from a car after distracting its occupants by spraying irritants inside the vehicle, police said on Saturday. Police teams analysed footage from over 50 CCTV cameras around the area and tracked suspicious movement of a motorcycle near the spot. (HT Photo/Representational Image) The accused has been identified as Jafar, a resident of Sangam Vihar. According to police, the incident took place on February 6. The complainant, Bhabhuti Prasad Sharma, and his family were travelling in a car when a man signalled them to stop claiming that oil was leaking from the bonnet. “When Sharma stopped to check the vehicle, another person distracted him. Meanwhile, Jafar sprayed an irritant substance inside the car, which made the family cough, forcing them to step out,” a police officer said. Taking advantage of the situation, the accused stole a bag containing gold jewellery and fled on a motorcycle, police said. Following the complaint filed by Sharma, a case was registered and an investigation launched. Police teams analysed footage from over …

F’bad: Man murders 4-year-old kid over counting lessons

F’bad: Man murders 4-year-old kid over counting lessons

A 31-year-old man in Faridabad was arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing his four-year-old daughter in a fit of rage by repeatedly hitting her with a rolling pin and slamming her on the floor after she failed to write numbers from one to 50 in her homework, police said on Friday. Police identified the deceased as Vanshika, a Class 1 student of a government school in Jhar Setli. The incident was reported from Sector 58 in Faridabad’s Ballabgarh on Wednesday. Police said the suspect, identified as Krishna Jaiswal, allegedly tried to pass off the murder as an accidental death caused by the child falling down the stairs. However, Jaiswal’s six-year-old son, who was present in the house at the time of his sister’s alleged assault, blew the man’s cover by narrating the entire incident first to his mother and then to the police. Police identified the deceased as Vanshika, a Class 1 student of a government school in Jhar Setli, Sector 58. She sustained over a dozen bruises, fractures, and severe head injuries in the …

Greater Noida: Man held for driving stunt with kid on car roof

Greater Noida: Man held for driving stunt with kid on car roof

Greater Noida: A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly driving a sports car with a nine-year-old boy on its roof for a social media reel in Greater Noida, police said on Monday, adding the child did not suffer any injury in the act. The suspect, identified as Ankit (single name), a resident of a housing society in Greater Noida, was taken into custody after a 12-second video of the stunt went viral. (HT Photo) A case has been registered under Section 117 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) of the BNS. “The BNS Section 117 was invoked as a preventive measure as, although no one was injured, the act had the potential to result in a serious offence,” said additional deputy commissioner of police (Central Noida) Santosh Kumar. The suspect, identified as Ankit (single name), a resident of a housing society in Greater Noida, was taken into custody after a 12-second video of the stunt went viral, said officials. “The video was recorded around six months ago but was uploaded on social media on January 12, after …

Five suspects arrested in lynching of Meerut youth: Police

Five suspects arrested in lynching of Meerut youth: Police

Meerut , Police on Thursday claimed to have solved a case of a youth’s murder in Zakir Colony with the arrest of five accused who had beaten him to death with bricks and stones less than a fortnight ago. Five suspects arrested in lynching of Meerut youth: Police City Superintendent of Police Ayush Vikram Singh said the arrests were made near Bajaut underpass on Wednesday night as part of an ongoing crackdown on criminals launched under the supervision of the Senior Superintendent of Police Meerut. The arrested persons have been identified as Arshad, Aqib, Faiz, Sadiq and Aman, all residents of Lohia Nagar and Lisari Gate police station areas in Meerut. According to the police, the case pertains to the murder of Aqil alias TT, whose brother Kafeel had lodged a complaint on October 26 after his body was found in Zakir Colony. During the initial probe, the persons named in the complaint were found innocent. Subsequent investigation based on technical evidence and intelligence inputs led to the identification and arrest of the five accused. …

Shooter among two arrested for murder of Odisha BJP leader

Shooter among two arrested for murder of Odisha BJP leader

The Police on Tuesday arrested two more persons, stated to be the key accused in the murder of the senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabash Panda last month. Earlier, police said Chintu Pradhan rode the motorcycle and Bhuyan was sitting in pillion and went near the house of Panda on October 6 night. (HT/Representational Image) The arrested two, Kurupati Bhuyan (35) and Uma Shankar Bisoi (33), were remanded to two days of police custody by a local court. A total of 17 people were now apprehended in connection with the murder. Bisoi was linked to the conspirators, while Bhuyan, a sharp shooter, had fired at Panda in close range on October 6 night in his residence, said the police. Both the accused persons were interrogated before they were produced in the sub divisional judicial magistrate’s court here. Earlier, police said Chintu Pradhan rode the motorcycle and Bhuyan was sitting in pillion and went near the house of Panda on October 6 night. When Panda reached there, Bhuyan allegedly fired at him. They then fled and …

Ghaziabad: 22-yr-old dies in hit-and-run case; suspect held | Latest News India

Ghaziabad: 22-yr-old dies in hit-and-run case; suspect held | Latest News India

May 19, 2025 04:53 AM IST Police identified the victim as Neha, a third-year BA student from Nasirpur who worked part-time at a dental clinic in Gandhi Nagar. Ghaziabad: Two days after being knocked down allegedly by an SUV in Gandhi Nagar, Ghaziabad, a 22-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries at the hospital on Saturday, officers said on Sunday, adding that the suspect has been arrested. The suspect, identified as Garima, was driving the car at the time of the incident. She was held on Saturday, police said, adding that after the victim’s death they were also adding BNS section for death by negligence to the first information report. (Representational image) Police identified the victim as Neha (single name), a resident of Nasirpur, a third-year BA student at a private college, who worked part-time at a dental clinic in Gandhi Nagar. “On Thursday around 9.30am, when Neha was walking to the clinic, an SUV car hit her from behind near a book depot in Gandhi Nagar and fled the scene. Later, police informed us. Neha …

Pune bus rape: Police’s big ‘suicide’ claim after ligature mark found on accused’s neck | Latest News India

Pune bus rape: Police’s big ‘suicide’ claim after ligature mark found on accused’s neck | Latest News India

Dattatray Ramdas Gade, the 37-year-old man accused of raping a woman inside a bus in Pune’s Swargate bus station, was arrested on Friday morning after a massive manhunt. The police said Gade’s request for food and water from a house led to his arrest. The Swargate Bus Stand where 26-year-old woman was allegedly raped inside a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus, in Pune, Thursday. (PTI)(HT_PRINT) The police said ligature marks were found on the neck of the accused, suggesting he may have tried to die by suicide. “According to the primary medical report, a ligature mark was found on the accused. It is suspected that he attempted suicide. We are waiting for the final report,” Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. Gade had been hiding in a paddy field in a village in Shirur tehsil. The police used sniffer dogs and drones to zero in on his hideout. The accused switched off his mobile phone, but the police managed to reach his village and found out …