Court orders lodging of FIR against SP MLA
Badaun (UP):A local court has ordered lodging of FIR against a ruling Samajwadi Party MLA and four others in connection with the alleged abduction of a woman and efforts to grab her land in Bhogajit Nagariya village. It was alleged that Maalwati, who was living alone in the village, was abducted on July 17, 2013 and despite complaints no action in this connection was taken as a relative of Sahaswan MLA Omkar Singh was eyeing her land, according to prosecution. Though her relatives had apprised the authorities that her land could be fraudulently transferred, the land was transferred on August 23 and when the woman somehow returned home she claimed that she was forced to give her thumb impression on some papers in the presence of sub registrar of Sahaswan Vimal Kumar Gupta, MLA Omkar Singh and three others. Taking serious note of the matter, Chief Judicial Magistrate Punit Kumar Singh on Saturday found that the manner of registeration of land adopted in this case was an old one while now it is being done through the new method and directed the Sahaswan police to lodge an FIR as per the details given in the complaint and investigate the matter. The Sahaswan police, when contacted, said that they had not yet received the court order. (PTI)
Man gets four-year jail for possessing over 500 gm charas
New Delhi:A man, who was held guilty of possessing 520 grams of charas, has been sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court which took a lenient view towards him considering his family background. Special Judge Shail Jain awarded the jail term to Uttar Pradesh resident Iqrar, considering that he was a father of four daughters and was a first time offender. “Considering the family circumstances of convict (Iqrar) and the fact that he was found in possession of 520 grams of Charas, which is though intermediate quantity but half of the commercial quantity and the fact that it is his first offence, Iqrar is sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for four years,” the judge said. The court, which imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him, relied on testimonies of police officials, saying that they “inspire confidence and their statements are duly corroborated with the documents…. Their testimonies remained unshaken during crossexamination and no concrete reason has been attributed to them for false implication of the accused”.(PTI)
Terror strike underlines threat posed by extremists: CPI(M)
New Delhi:Condemning the suicide attack at Wagah border which claimed the lives of 61 people, CPI(M) today said that strike underlines the threat posed by extremist groups which needs to be countered through close cooperation between both the countries. “This horrific attack underlines the threat posed by the extremist-terrorist groups in both Pakistan and India which needs to be countered by close cooperation between the two countries,” the party’s Polit Bureau said in a statement. The death toll in the suicide attack that shook Pakistan minutes after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah climbed to 61 on Monday, even as security agencies arrested about 20 suspects from the Indo-Pak border area. The party expressed its shock and grief at the attack and said “the Polit Bureau conveys its heartfelt condolences to all the families in Pakistan who have been affected by the terrorist attack.” The blast took place when a large number of people were returning after attending the flag lowering ceremony at the main Indo-Pak land border crossing, which is heavily guarded by the Punjab Rangers. (PTI)
Soldier commits suicide in Hyderabad
Hyderabad:A soldier suspected to be involved in burning alive an 11-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide here early Monday, police said. Appala Raju shot himself with his service rifle in Army Garrisson in Mehdipatnam area in the heart of the city. Police said no suicide note was found. Army authorities are investigating. The lance naik was reportedly grilled by Special Investigating Team (SIT) in connection with the Oct 9 incident in which a boy was burnt alive allegedly by armymen. The boy was found with serious burn injuries near the main gate of the Garrison. Police had lodged a case of murder against unidentified armymen and a special investigation team was constituted a few days ago to probe the incident.Army authorities have already denied involvement of any armyman in the incident and assured full cooperation with the police in the investigations.(IANS)