Crime file: Sailor held for sending obscene SMS; 20-year-old gangraped, 10 held and more
Sailor held for sending obscene sms
Visakhapatnam: Thirty-three-year-old Subhash Dutta, a sailor with the Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam, was arrested on Thursday by the cyber crime investigation cell on charges of sending obscene and obnoxious SMSes and making telephone calls to the wife of a merchant navy officer.
Inspector K. Satyanarayana of the CCIC said that the victims were living in Malkapuram in the city.
Subhash Dutta, a sailor on INS Rajput, somehow got the mobile number of the officer’s wife and began sending her abusive and lewd SMSes.
He also kept calling her using four SIM cards of various networks. The woman, who was irritated at receiving repeated obscene and lewd SMSes from the anonymous caller, narrated the matter to her husband who then lodged a complaint at Malkapuram police station on September 6, 2013. Subsequently, the case was transferred to the CCIC.
Satyanarayana and his team, including
sub-inspector S. Ramesh, traced the numbers to Subhash Dutta and arrested him on Thursday. The police also seized a Samsung mobile and four SIM cards from the accused.
Next: 20-year-old gangraped, 10 held
20-year-old gangraped, 10 held
Karaikal: The police on Thursday arrested 10 persons belÂoÂnÂÂÂging to two different gangs for the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old woman here on TuesÂday night.
A search has been launched to nab four more accused who are absconding. AccordÂing to the police, the victim, working in a private company in Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu, had accompanied her relative, Selvi (name changed) to meet the latter’s lover, Madan. Madan and Selvi left, leaving the victim at a main road in Karaikal.
Three persons, identified as Jayakanthan, Amir and Kasim, who spotted the victim standing alone, abducted her, taking her to a house in Lemaire Street in the town and raped her, then let her go. The victim made desperate attempts to call Selvi and Madan when another group of 10 men spotted her.
They promised to take the victim home, but they took her to a desolate spot and sexually assaulted her. The victim later managed to reach Selvi on the phone and narrated her ordeal. Both then lodged a complaint with the Karaikal police.
The police admitted the woman for medical examination and arrested 10 persons, identified as Irfan, Kasim, Amir Ali, Akbar Ali, Yusuf, Mubarak, Nassar, Madan, Ezhilarasan and Baburaj in connection with the incident. Cases have been registered against the accused under Sections 341, 365, 376, 202 and 506 of the IPC.
Meanwhile, senior superintendent of police Monika Bharadwaj has suspended Karaikal town station sub-inspector Venkatachalapathy and head constable Sabapathy for alleged lapses in dealing with the incident.
Next: Youth kills drunken father during family quarrel
Youth kills drunken father during family quarrel
Madurai: A youth allegedly murdered his alcoholic father who picked up a quarrel with his family members in an inebriated mood and physically assaulted his mother in Virudhunagar.
Police said KrishnaÂswamy (48) of Sathyasai Nagar in Virudhunagar, an employee in a local hotel, was addicted to alcohol. The couple’s two sons Muniyandi (25), a mason, and MuneÂeswaran (21), water tanker driver, had been condemning their father for beating their mother. But he never used to listen to them.
Krishnaswamy, as usual, went home in a highly inebriated mood on Wednesday night and beat up his wife. Blaming her for their daughter’s elopement, he hurled verbal abuses at her and thrashed her.
Muniyandi condemned his father’s act but Krishnaswamy attacked him too. In retaliation, the son pushed his father down, took a blade and slit his throat, police said.
Next: Prostitution ring busted, two rescued
Prostitution ring busted, two rescued
Hyderabad: Police rescued two women from prostitution and arrested the pimp and two customers, after raiding Sitara Grand lodge in L.B. Nagar in the wee hours of Thursday morning.
The arrested have been identified as Shravan Kumar, the pimp, who is a resident of Kothapet in Chaitanyapuri, and Raghu and T. Suman, the clients, who are from Karnataka and L.B. Nagar in Nagole, respectively. The cops, on a tip off, raided the lodge premises at around 3am on Thursday and nabbed the criminals.
Police inspector of L.B. Nagar E. Srinivas Reddy, said, “We took the culprits into custody and rescued the victims. The accused have confessed to the crime.” The two rescued women, aged 23 and 30, are from Kolkata and were brought to the city recently.
However, cops are yet to extract more information about the pimp. The accused were sent to judicial custody, and the women were sent to rescue homes by the police.
Next: Two booked for attempt to rape
Two booked for attempt to rape
Adilabad: Neredigonda police registered an attempt to rape case against two youth under following a complaint lodged by the victim on Thursday.
According to police, two youth Rabde Gopal and Beru of Rajula Thanda, followed a married woman of the same village when she was going to agriculture fields and attempted to rape her on Wednesday.
The duo managed to escape when labourers working in the nearby fields got alerted and rushed to the spot when the woman raised an alarm.
In a separate incident, Kotapalli police registered a case against a man for attempting to rape his 12-year-old daughter studying Class IV in Mallampet village in Kotapalli mandal.
The girl’s mother lodged a complaint on Thursday afternoon. According to sources, the man attempted to rape his daughter when she was alone at home. But the girl managed to escape from his clutches and narrated the incident to her mother.
Next: Chennai man held for abducting city minor
Chennai man held for abducting city minor
Hyderabad: A Chennai native has been arrested for allegedly abducting a minor girl from Humayunnagar after convincing her that he would make her a singer.
The accused, Md. Mustafa alias Yousuf, 45, took the girl to Kerala, acquired a forged identity card for her to get a passport and visa in order to send her abroad.
City police launched a search mission, arrested the kidnapper and rescued the 15-year-old victim from Alleppey in Kerala. Cops are verifying whether he was a part of any human trafficking gang.
Mustafa, who is a native of Pasumponnagar, Pammal of Chennai, lured the girl to accompany him stating that he would get her admission in an institution in Kerala, which gave vocal training.
“He put her up in his friend’s house in Kerala and showed her to three or four businessmen with a dishonest intention. He also changed her name and identity with the help of a fake ID,” said West Zone DCP V. Satyanarayana. Police suspects that the accused was about to sell the girl to agents in Dubai.
Sources said that Mustafa had earlier cheated two people, taking lakhs of rupees from them after promising to give it back with a huge interest.
He had arrived in Hyderabad two years ago and was living at Feroz Gandhi Nagar in Asifnagar. “He maintained good rapport with neighbours convincing them that he was into the business of importing novelty goods from abroad,” said the DCP.
Next: 1.25 kg gold seized, 3 gangs arrested
1.25 kg gold seized, 3 gangs arrested
Tirupati: Three inter-district chain-snatching gangs, who used to target women walking on deserted roads in Chittoor, Kadapa and Anantapur districts, were arrested.
Addressing a media conference here on Thursday, Tirupati urban SP S.V. Rajasekhar Babu said that a special team of police had arrested these gangs on Wednesday and recovered 1.250 kg golden jewellery from them.
He said that one of the team had come across an old accused Rasampalli Mangala Srinivasulu alias Srinu, 32, and interrogated him. He was an accused in over 60 cases in Kadapa, Anantapur and Chittoor districts and already served five years of jail term.
He was involved in 28 snatchings in Tirupati, Tirumala and Srikalahasti areas since April, when he was released from the jail. Srinu had admitted that his role behind several chain snatching incidents in these areas. His modus operandi was to ask for some address from woman, who were walking alone, and pull away their chains before they realise what was happening.
During interrogation, the police came to know that Srinu used to mortgage all the gold ornaments in IIFL bank in Penugonda and Dharmavaram areas in Anantapur district. Some other ornaments were sold away to some people. All the gold which was sold to other people and mortgaged in bank was recovered.
Another police team detained two offenders B. Venkataramana, 23, and K. Ram Prasad, 21, of Rajiv Gandhi Colony, involved in 14 chain snatchings. Police also apprehended a habitual offender Kunchem Maraiah, 25, of Nalla Cheruvu area of Guntur district.
He was also involved in five chain-snatchings. All together a total of 1.250 kg golden jewellery and two motorcycles were recovered from the accused.
Next: 9 smugglers’ role suspected behind forest officers murder
9 smugglers’ role suspected behind forest officers murder
Tirupati: Police have arrested 348 persons in case related to murder of two forest officials in Seshachalam forest last week. Tirupati urban SP Rajasekhar Babu has disclosed this while speaking to media persons here on Thursday.
He said that they are determined to take action against the accused whatever be their background. According to the SP, they have identified nine persons as prime accused and they are probing to check whether there is any conspiracy behind the murders. He said that court had granted them permission to question 16 out of the 348 accused detained by them.
We came to know that the red sander logs are being transported to Malaysia, Singapore, China, Japan and Dubai from Chennai port. Police have identified 21 smugglers and 54 supervisors among those arrested.
They belong to Chittoor, Kadapa and Tamil Nadu. Action plan is being prepared with the help of inputs they got from the detained to wipe off the smugglers. A team headed by Renigunta CI Ram Kumar is formed for this purpose. Prime smugglers belong to Salem, Vellore, Coimbatore and Tiruttani in Tamil Nadu.
In case of AP, they are living in Palamaner in Chittoor district, Rayachoti, Railway Kodur and Rajampeta in Kadapa district.He said they arrangements are being made to supply weapons and give training to 250 forest staff soon as per the directions of the Chief Minister.
Next: Salesman held for bid to abuse minor
Salesman held for bid to abuse minor
Chennai: A door-to-door saÂlesman of dictionaries was arÂrested after he allegedly misbehaved with a seven year old girl on WednesÂday when the child was aloÂne in the house.
Police said that the thirty year old suspect had visited the hoÂuse in the morning and the fatÂher of the girl had turned away him.
The accused MoÂoÂvendan visited the same house later in the evening and sexually misbehaved with the girl. “On hearing the cries of the child, neighbours gathered and caught him.
They later handed over him to the Korukkupet police station,” said a police officer. Police said that Moovendan is a native of Cuddalore district and was staying in a rented house at Arumbakkam.
Next: 60gm gold ornaments looted from temple
60gm gold ornaments looted from temple
Hyderabad: Thieves broke into the Kanakadurga Bhavani temple in Gouthamnagar on Thursday and fled with nearly 60gm of gold ornaments.
According to Malkajgiri sub inspector M. Ravi, the thieves, who are yet to be traced, had managed to open the iron grills and break open the lock of the temple room.
They escaped with gold ornaments and chains that adorned the goddess. The temple priest was shocked to find the temple door already open.
“The priest had locked the temple on Wednesday night. When he returned in the morning, he realised that thieves had broken in,” Ravi said. There are two more temples in the same premises. Based on a complaint, a case has been registered and the matter is being investigated.
Next: 4 held for pushing girl into sex trade
4 held for pushing girl into sex trade
Chennai: The Chennai police on Thursday arrested a woman from Madurai who allegedly tried to push her 13-year-old daughter into prostitution after a real estate broker from Chennai paid Rs 1 lakh for a sexual encounter with the minor.
The police also arrested a woman pimp, identified as Priya from Madurai, the real estate broker, Thirumani, 34, of Perungalathur and his driver, Karthik. The girl was sent to a government shelter home.
The realtor ThirumÂani’s high end deal with the pimp went sour after the girl refused to co-operate at a hotel in Padappai on Wednesday, though he had paid the money in advance.
Thirumani then asked Priya to return the money he had paid. Priya said that she had only Rs 30,000 with her. The realtor said that she should return to Madurai and bring the money, leaving mother and daughter in his custody.
Priya then threatened to lodge a police complaint, saying that he had kidnapped the minor and her mother.
Thirumani then sent them all off in a call taxi to Egmore from Padappai and called up the police regarding the commercial sex workers who intercepted the taxi in Chromepet.
Priya told the police that Thirumani was particular about being given a minor girl and had paid Rs 1 lakh in advance. The police then tracked down Thirumani and his driver through the mobile number.
Next: Father suspects wrong treatment killed his son
Father suspects wrong treatment killed his son
Chennai: Police are investigating into the death of a two-year-old boy in KotturpÂuÂrÂam after he was given acupuncture treatment by a relative for prolonged illness.
According to police, the boy’s father accused his wife who is separated from him, of wrong treatment of the boy and held her responsible for the death of Santhosh.
Suresh, a resident and a worker from St Mary’s street in Kotturpuram, approached Sastry Nagar police, seeking help to get his son’s body for the last rites as his wife was not ready to part with the body. “When he came here seeking our help, he said that his wife, Kavitha, who is living with her parents, was responsible for the death of their son.
Suresh beliÂevÂÂes that Kavitha’s relative tried acupuncture treÂatÂÂment on the baby a few days ago. He also feels that that this treatment only deteriorated the baby’s health. We intervened and convinced his wife to hand over the body to Suresh for the last rites,” police noted.
Next: Cops nab three pickpockets
Cops nab three pickpockets
Hyderabad: Humayun Nagar police has arrested three pickpockets including a woman on Thursday. Cops said that the accused are involved in 11 theft cases that happened mainly on RTC buses in city.
The arrested people are identified as M. Pothu Raju, 34, from S.R Colony of Siadabad, T. Marthamma, 45, from Nandana Vanam of Meerpet. and G. Rama Krishna, 46, from Vinayaka Hills of Meerpet.
Police said that the trio used to board RTC buses in rush hour and steal gold chains, mangalsutras from the necks of women passengers. They also used to steal money and gold from hand bags and wallets of passengers.
“After the theft, they would immediately get down at next bus stop and sell the items. Cops recovered cash and gold worth Rs 5 lakhs from the accused.
Next: ONGC employee held for assault
ONGC employee held for assault
Chennai: An ONGC employee, involved in the money-lending business, was arrested on Wednesday along with his driver after the two attacked a mechanic and his family from whom they had gone to recover the interest on the money he had loaned them.
The arrested were identified as S. Ravi, 50, a senior roustabout with ONGC, and his driver V. Sathish Kumar, 30, both residents of Royapettah.
Based on an alert from the local people, Saidapet Inspector Gunavarman dispatched a team to the mechanic, Sekhar’s house.
“Sekhar, his wife and son were injured after they were attacked by Sathish with a sickle. The local people gathered and locked the two men in Sekhar’s house. We arrested both of them,” the investigating officer told this newspaper.
Ravi had given a loan of Rs 1 lakh to Sekhar three years ago and had been collecting Rs 5,000 as interest every month. Sekhar had failed to pay the interest over the last three months whereupon Ravi had resorted to physically attacking him. While Ravi abused and threatened Sekhar, his driver Sathish attacked him. When Sekhar’s wife and son tried to stop Sathish, they were also attacked.
All three were admitted to hospital. The police noted that Ravi, though employed with the ONGC, had got into usury since the last few years.
Next: Cops seize property worth Rs 7.57 crore
Cops seize property worth Rs 7.57 crore
Bangalore: The east division police have cracked 550 cases and arrested 432 people in this connection. The police have recovered 6.8 kilos of gold, 26 cars, 153 two-wheelers, 44 laptops, $4,500, six double barrel guns, among other goods from stolen properties worth over Rs 7.57 crore.
The Home Minister on his part said that the government was ready to provide all support to the police department to make it function better.
“The government is keen to modernise the police department and provide technical support and man power to strengthen it,” he said at the property parade, where the stolen assets were returned to its rightful owners. Police Commissioner RaghaÂÂvendra H Auradkar and other senior officers were present during the event.
Next: Police to check call records of rockline and victim
Police to check call records of rockline and victim
Bangalore: The North-division police are in the process of investigating Dr Ramegowda’s allegations that he was assaulted by Sandalwood producer Rockline Venkatesh and his younger brother Brahmaresh in the duo’s office in Rajajinagar on Tuesday night.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a senior police officer said, “Neither Rockline Venkatesh nor Brahmaresh have been summoned for questioning yet. We are still trying to ascertain how many people were in the office at the time of the alleged assault, since the entire incident is said to have taken place behind closed doors. The victim told us that there were three others in the office who witnessed the event, but we are yet to verify his claims.”
The victim’s and suspects’ call details are also being scrutinised to help investigators determine how many calls had been made and received over the past few months, and what sort of communication had taken place between both parties.
“We cannot arrest anyone unless there are several eyewitnesses willing to testify, and the incident occurs in a public place,” the officer added, without confirming or denying that Dr Ramegowda reportedly took treatment for injuries as an outpatient at Bowring Hospital on Tuesday night.
