Crime file: 2-yr-old killed after father throws acid on him; man gets 7-year RI for trying to rape daughter, and more

Two-year-old boy killed after father throws acid on him

Bhadohi (UP): A two-year-old boy on Saturday died after his father allegedly threw acid on him and mother-in-law following a dispute in Sitamarhi area.

The accused, Babloo, threw acid on his two-year-old son, Nanhu and mother-in-law, Gena Devi (50) in Katra village late Friday night, police said. The two were admitted to a hospital in Allahabad where the boy died Saturday morning. The accused is at large and efforts are on to nab, they said.

Next: Hyderabad man gets 7-year RI for trying to rape daughter

Hyderabad man gets 7-year RI for trying to rape daughter

Hyderabad: A 50-year-old man, who was convicted for attempting to rape his minor daughter, was sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment by the Nampally Court here on Friday. The accused was a cook in Taj Mahal Hotel. He had booked a room in a lodge to commit the crime.

According to B. Narasimha Reddy, the Narayanguda inspector of police, the incident took place on November 21, 2012. The accused, a resident of Suryanagar, Jeedimetla, came to collect his salary at the hotel. He brought his 12-year-old daughter along with him and booked a room in the Swagath Lodge, Narayanguda.

Minister DK Aruna’s hubby booked for attempt to kill

After collecting his salary, he left his daughter alone in the room and went out to get something to eat. However, he got drunk and returned to the room. He then attempted to rape his daughter.

When she resisted and screamed, people in the neighbouring rooms came to her aid and rescued her. A complaint was lodged with the Narayanguda police.

Next: Relatives kill man to grab properties worth Rs 15crore

Relatives kill man to grab properties worth Rs 15crore

Chennai: Chennai police on Friday arrested a 60-year-old man and his wife for allegedly hiring mercenaries to kill his brother, a realtor, so as to grab his properties worth Rs 15 crore. Their two sons and two of the assassins we­re nabbed on Thur­sday in connection with this sensational murder at Purasawalkam on November 13.

According to police, Arunodayam and his wife Jayamalathi, a retired official in the government Adi-Dravida welfare department, along with their twin sons Praveen and Prabhu, both MBAs, had plotted to kill realtor Vijay Kumar and hired Muthu of Puducherry to carry out the job. They had hoped that since Vijay Kumar, 52, was a bachelor staying with his two sisters, Praveen and Prabhu would inherit his wealth.

However, his recent decision to get married rattled them and led to their decision to eliminate him. They hired mercenary Muthu to carry out the murder for a fee of Rs 1.5 lakh, which was raised by selling Jayamalathi’s jewels, police said.

They said around noontime on November 13, Muthu with his gang followed Vijay Kumar from the market to his house and hacked him to death. While his gang members Pandithurai and Madan have been nabbed, Muthu and a couple of others are still at large. Two motorcycles used by the killer gang were seized.

Joint Commissioner of Police (East) K. Sankar said the Vepery crime team did a good job in cracking the case within a couple of weeks.

Next - Dowry dispute: Man sets ablaze wife, 2-yr-old daughter

Dowry dispute: Man sets ablaze wife, 2-yr-old daughter

Madhubani (Bihar): A man allegedly set ablaze his wife and daughter after a dowry dispute with his in-laws at Bhapiyahi in Madhubani district, police said on Saturday.

Dharmendra Kumar opened up the knob of a gas cylinder and set afire his wife Lalita Devi (25) and daughther Archana Kumari (2) in his house Friday night, police said. The mother and daughter died on the spot.

The man, arrested on a complaint by Lalita Devi's father, committed the crime after his in-laws failed to meet his dowry demands, police said. Raids were being carried out to arrest three other accused persons, they said.

Next: Malaysian held with 7kg gold at Chennai airport

Malaysian held with 7kg gold at Chennai airport

Chennai: A businessman from Ma­laysia was caught trying to smuggle 7 kg gold wo­rth '2.3 crore at the Ch­en­nai airport on Fri­day mo­rning.

The smuggler, Ku­mar Sinniah, 32, who was travelling by business cl­a­ss, was stopped by custo­ms officials while he was trying to walk thro­ugh the green channel after he la­nded at Chennai airport at around 7.30 am.

Kumar is a Malaysian citizen, but of Indian origin.

Customs sources at the airport said, “He objected to a body check claiming that he was a business cla­ss traveller. But during the check, officials found he was hiding two bars of gold, each weighing one kg, in his hip behind the be­lt. Further inspection in his suitcase resulted in the seizure of another 5 kg of gold. We seized a to­tal of 7 kg gold from him.”

A customs off­icial said th­at Kumar was a regular vi­sitor to the city and us­ed to stay in decent hotels in Che­nnai for business. It is not clear if he has been involved in any smuggling on earlier occasions.

Customs officials also no­ted that Kumar will be re­manded to judicial custody as he was found carrying goods worth more than Rs 1 crore.

“If the wo­rth of smuggled item is less that Rs 20 lakh, passengers are allowed to pay a fine or tax and go. If the value is between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 1 crore, the passenger is booked. If the value of the smuggled items is fo­und to be more than Rs 1 cr­ore, they are held and re­­manded,” he added.

Next: Arts graduate faking as doctor held again

Arts graduate faking as doctor held again

Tiruvannamalai: Prabu, a B.A. graduate, claiming to be a qualified ho­­meopathy doctor, runn­ing a clinic in RV Complex, and a resident of Polur Ro­ad, was held for the second time on Friday.

District Co­ll­ector Gnana­sek­aran rec­ei­v­ed several complaints. Up­on raiding the clinic on Fr­iday, they found the qu­ack treating patients. Police had arrested Prabu six mo­nths ago for the same reason.

Next - Sexual assault: Correspondent’s hubby in trouble

Sexual assault: Correspondent’s hubby in trouble

Karaikal (Puducherry): More than a month after the husband of a correspondent of a private school in Karaikal was accused of sexually ass­aulting a class IX girl, an enquiry committee of the district administration has established prima facie evidence and has forwarded the report to the judicial magistr­ate II to take action ag­ainst the accused.

Ac­­c­ording to official so­u­rces, the district ad­mi­nistration received a complaint from people and several political parties that S. Mahalingam, husband of M. Chandra, correspondent of Vinith School, Thirunallar, had sexually abused a class IX girl who had studied in the school.

The victim drank kerosene and underwent treatment at a community health centre in Karaikal, and subsequently obtained a transfer from the school.

“An enquiry committee constituted to go into the incident established a prima facie case of evidence against M. Mahalingam that he had sexually harassed and assaulted the girl. As per the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, any physical contact with sex­ual intent (sexual as­sault as in Sec 7) is consi­dered as a sexual assault on a minor girl child."

"The enquiry report has been forwarded to the judicial magistrate II to take cognizance of the offence and for further proceedings in this case,” District Collector A. Muthamma said.

The territorial administration has not designated a special court for hearing cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. This process may take some time, she added.

“The next natural consequence is to arrest the accused. The territorial government can consult the Madras HC and designate a special court to try the offence,” said Dr. S. Anandkumar, team builder of the Karaikal chapter of India against Corruption.

Next: Bangalore: Man held for cloning debit cards

Man held for cloning debit cards

Bengaluru: The JC Nagar police have arrested a mechanical engineer who allegedly withdrew cash from ATMs by cloning debit cards. Rs 7.8 lakh in cash, a car worth Rs 8 lakh, a machine to clone debit cards and a computer have been recovered from him.

The culprit, Jaydeep Chatterjee (34), was a resident of Sultan Palya in R.T. Nagar. He had come to the city several years ago and had pursued BE in mechanical engineering from a reputed college. But he was unable to get a job.

Following the attack on a woman in ATM kiosk the police had beefed up security near ATMs. Those moving around suspiciously near ATMs were questioned and their fingerprints collected.

Recently, Chatterjee was picked up from near an ATM in JC Nagar. After thorough interrogation, he confessed that he was cloning debit cards and used them to withdraw cash.

“He had downloaded a software and collected debit card numbers and their PIN. He cloned ATM cards and withdrew cash. As he withdrew small amounts, none of the card owners filed complaints. He continued with the fraud for a few years. He was leading a lavish life,” the police said.

Next: Bid to break open ATM in Bangalore

Bid to break open ATM in Bangalore

Bangalore: While the brutal attack on a woman inside an ATM kiosk is still fresh in public memory, an attempt was made to burgle an ATM in the city. An unidentified miscreant tried to break open an ATM machine on K Narayanapura Main Road in Kothanur in the wee hours of Friday.

According to the police, they had shut down the ATM kiosk of HDFC Bank on November 24, as no security guard was deployed. Around 2 am on Friday, a man aged around 30 years, broke the ATM kiosk shutter lock and opened it.

He tried to break open the ATM machine using a screw driver and other tools. But he was unable to do so and gave up after 20 minutes. He left the kiosk after rolling down the shutter.

“On Friday morning, a shopkeeper next to the kiosk noticed the broken lock and informed the police. The police rushed to the spot and collected finger prints and other details at the spot.

“The CCTV camera installed inside the ATM kiosk has captured the images of the culprit,” police said.

Next: 5 arrested for raping minor in Bangalore

5 arrested for raping minor in Bangalore

Bangalore: A 21-year-old man and his four associates were arrested by the HAL police for allegedly raping a 15-year-old minor girl. The main accused, Sheikh Hussain alias Hussain (21) of Islampura in HAL, is the victim’s boyfriend, who led his friends to rape the girl.

On November 23, the victim, studying in 8th standard, was taken to a movie by Hussain and then gangraped at a eucalyptus grove on the BEML campus.

The HAL police, who registered a case, arrested Hussain and Sheikh Wasim alias Wasim (21) of Islampura on Thursday. Three other accused, Syed Abdul (26), Ashraf Pasha (25), both residents of Islampura, and Abdul Khader (26) of Annasan­drapalya, were arrested on Friday.