Crime file: MNC woman executive murdered in busy Delhi area; Odisha girl gang raped by boyfriend, 3 others, and more
MNC woman executive murdered in busy Delhi area
New Delhi: A 26-year-old woman working for a multinational company was stabbed to death allegedly by a man in busy Karol Bagh area of Central Delhi.
Simranjeet Kaur, who worked at the company in Noida, was attacked and killed by the man Friday evening while she was going to her aunt's place in Karol Bagh, police said on Saturday.
The knife used by the attacker was recovered from the spot, they said.
As Kaur was near to her aunt's house, the suspect who was following her, accosted her. He stabbed her once in the arm and then in the chest. She was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared brought dead, said police.
"A CCTV camera installed in the street shows a scooter first coming into the frame and then taking a U-turn, and then appears Simranjeet and a suspect who follows her. The actual stabbing takes place out of the camera's frame but people running to save her after she is stabbed is recorded in the CCTV," said a police official.
"Although, only one man is seen following the victim, the possibility of more people being involved in the case cannot be denied. It is possible that the man seen on the scooter had been there to do recce," he said.
"It is an unfortunate incident. We have registered a case and taken up investigation. We are sure of working out the case soon," said Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi.
Kaur's was carrying her laptop with her when she was attacked. Police are keeping open both the murder and robbery angle open in the case and thoroughly probing all the possibilities.
Investigators have also checked the CCTV footage of the metro stations whether she was being followed from Noida or somewhere midway. Kaur had married more than a year ago and was reportedly pregnant. Her husband too works in Noida in an MNC. They lived in Nanakpura area.
Next: Odisha college girl gang raped by boyfriend, 3 others
Odisha college girl gang raped by boyfriend, 3 others
Bhubaneswar: A 19-year-old college girl was gang raped allegedly by four youths at Bhapur forest in Odisha's Nayagarh district, police said on Saturday.
The police have arrested all the four youths including the main accused Santosh Panigrahi (25), who happens to be the boyfriend of the victim, Commissioner of Police (CP) R.K. Sharma told reporters here.
The incident took place on February 13, a day before the Valentine Day, the police said when the girl was lured to a forest area in nearby Nayagarh district by her boyfriend on a bike where three of Panigrahi's friend also joined him.
The accused, were identified as Santosh Panigrahi (25) alias Mitu, Daka Jena (25) alias Bapi, Bhaskar Sahoo (26) alias Lipu and Sadananda Bharatiya (22) alias Sonu - all from Kurala village in Nayagarh district. Both the victim and accused were sent for medical examination.
Inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Mahila police station Sarojini Nayak said Santosh Panigrahi who is pursuing his MCA degree in a private engineering college and staying at Bhimtangi area under Lingaraj Police limits had developed a affair with the girl barely 20 days ago.
The relationship between them began through online chat, she said.
The victim hails from Bihar and was pursuing her Class 12th studies in a well-known local college here.
Sharma said the four allegedly gang raped the girl and dropped her in evening at Jayadev Vihar where the victim stays. They also threatened her of dire consequences if she dared to inform the police, the IIC said.
Next: 18-yr-old girl gang raped, brutally assaulted in Chhattisgarh
18-yr-old girl gang raped, brutally assaulted in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: An 18-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped and severely assaulted by some unidentified men in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh.
The incident took place at Keradia village Friday morning, Additional Superintendent of Police Neha Pandey told Bhasha/PTI over phone on Saturday.
The girl, who had come to the village to attend a wedding, had stepped out to relieve herself when some persons dragged her to a nearby field and raped her. She was also beaten up due to which she fell unconscious. The assailants then fled from the spot.
When some passers-by spotted her lying in the field after a few hours, the police were alerted. She was first taken to a local hospital, where doctors advised that she be shifted to the SIMS hospital at Bilaspur.
Police said the girl was being treated at SIMS hospital and her condition was now stable.
Pandey said police had started the probe and expressed hope that the culprits, yet to be identified, would be nabbed soon.
Meanwhile, opposition Congress said that BJP government had failed to provide security to the women. State Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel announced that the party would conduct an inquiry into the incident through a committee.
Next: Suspected burglar lynched by mob in Mumbai; one held
Suspected burglar lynched by mob in Mumbai; one held
Member: A suspected burglar was lynched by a mob when he was caught trying to break into a local shop by residents of Abhyudayanagar at Cotton Green, police said on Saturday.
According to police, one of the attackers has been arrested on the charge of killing.
A police officer at Kalachowkie police station in central Mumbai said the incident took place at Abhyudayanagar at Cotton Green in the early hours of Friday when the victim was trying to break into a local shop.
"A local resident Pandurang Kale spotted him while he was trying the break open the shutter using a chisel-like tool. Kale immediately raised an alarm and soon 20 others gathered at the site and started thrashing and kicking him," the officer said.
In the meantime, some locals informed the Kalachowkie police station but by the time police reached to the spot, the burglar was lying unconscious, he said.
"He was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead on admission," the officer said, adding a case of murder under section 302 of IPC and Kale was arrested.
"We are in the process of identifying others involved in this assault," he said, adding also efforts were on to establish the identity of the deceased.
Next: 'Box bomb' found near office of AIADMK functionary in Madurai
'Box bomb' found near office of AIADMK functionary in Madurai
Madurai: A 'box bomb' was on Saturday found planted near the office of an AIADMK functionary here, police said.
According to police, an auto-rickshaw driver noticed the bomb near the office of the functionary at Onion Market here and informed the police. A team of bomb disposal experts, along with police, rushed to spot and took bomb away for diffusing it, they said.
On February 11, a powerful 'pipe bomb' was found near a compound wall of a private wholesale market at nearby Uthangudi. It was defused later.
Next: Alleging 'harassment', Radiology student ends life in AP
Alleging 'harassment', Radiology student ends life in AP
Rajahmundry (AP): A second year post-graduate student of GSL Medical College here allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh, police said on Saturday.
Sri Lakshmi, a meritorious student, who was pursuing Radiology at the GSL College, took the extreme step last evening, they said.
A suicide note recovered from her house said that she was ending here life due to alleged harassment by a professor and a student.
However, Principal YSN Sarma said Lakshmi was not coming to college for past four months due to some 'psychiatric' problem. We informed the matter to her parents and they took her away in November 2013, he said.
The Chairman of GSL Medical College, G. Bhaskar condoled the death.
The body of the 28-year-old victim was shifted to Kakinada Government General Hospital for post mortem. Kakinada police has registered a case and investigations are on.
Next: BSP leader shot dead
BSP leader shot dead
Ghaziabad: A local leader of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was shot dead Saturday night allegedly by three unidentified men in Loni town of the district.
Amarpal Jatav, 40, was going to his house in an auto rickshaw after attending a party function. Three bike-borne men intercepted the vehicle and opened indiscriminate fire at Jatav.
"After shooting him, all the three accused fled from the spot. He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead," a senior police officer said.
Jatav was district secretary of BSP and lived with his family in Loni area. The officer said that Jatav received around seven bullets in his body which led to his instant death.
"As per initial investigation, it appears that murder has been committed due to personal enmity. Amarpal's brother had recently been murdered. Amarpal was fighting legal case in this regard which might have led to his murder," he said. Police have formed a team to investigate the BSP's leader murder case and all accused would be arrested soon, officer added.
Next: Rs 22 lakh looted from ATM in Haryana
Rs 22 lakh looted from ATM in Haryana
Kaithal (Har): Unidentified miscreants allegedly looted over Rs 22 lakh from a bank ATM here, police said on Saturday.
The ATM of Punjab National Bank is situated on Karnal road and the culprits also damaged a CCTV camera and destroyed other equipment there by setting it on fire before escaping Friday, they said.
They also took away the hard disk attached to the computer, police said. The crime came to light when the bank's control centre got information about the sudden stoppage of functioning of the ATM after which the local agency outsourced to maintain it was alerted.
The agency's men who rushed to the ATM found smoke emanating from the machine and Rs 22 lakh missing from it.
The ATM is located close to the mini secretariat where the office of Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police are located.
Police sources said that no security guard had been posted at the ATM. Friday's incident came close on heels of a similar incident recently, in which Rs 21.50 lakh were stolen from an ATM in Kalayat town in the district.
Next: Man commits suicide after father sells house
Man commits suicide after father sells house
Kanpur: A 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his room after his father sold their house.
According to police, Deepak's father Shankar Prashad had been living at his daughter's place for two months leaving behind his wife, Kamla Rani, and the only son.
The victim's mother said that Deepak had been taking care of all expenses since his father had left. He was upset after they received a court notice stating that the house they were living in had been sold by his father.
The property was registered in his father's name, police said. Deepak took the extreme step Friday afternoon while his mother had gone to the court in connection with the said matter, they said. The body has been sent for postmortem and investigations in the case are underway, police said.
Next: 22 boys escape from juvenile home
22 boys escape from juvenile home
Jalpaiguri (WB): Twenty two boys, including eight Bangladeshis, who were lodged in Jalpaiguri Juvenile Home have fled the Home, police sources said on Saturday.
Last night, the boys broke open the collapsible gate and fled the Home located in Korok area of Jalpaiguri town, the sources said.
Three of the boys have been apprehended by police, they said, adding search was on for the rest. All the boys were in age group of 12-18.
Next: Youth gets 10 year RI in acid attack case
Youth gets 10 year RI in acid attack case
Srinagar: A local court in Jammu and Kashmir has awarded 10-year rigorous imprisonment to a man who threw acid on a woman here last year, saying such an attack was a "worst form of torture" against women and needed to be dealt firmly.
Srinagar's Principal District and Sessions Court Judge Muhammad Shafi Khanhad Friday sentenced Riyaz Ahmad Nath (31) of Chanapora locality of the city to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for throwing acid on the woman, a school teacher, in Parraypora area on January 2 last year.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused under section 307 (attempt to murder) and in case of default of the payment of fine, Nath alias Riyaz Battery will have to undergo a further imprisonment of six months.
Though a convict can be awarded lifer under section 307 RPC, the court took lenient view against Nath because of his age and illiteracy.
"I am of the opinion that in view of the young age and illiteracy of the accused, ends of justice would meet if the accused is given a lesser punishment because of being a first offender," the judge said. The court also sentenced Nath to undergo a further imprisonment of one month under Section 341 RPC.
"The period undergone already by the accused be set off from the period of sentence," the court added. The court had directed government to pay an amount of Rs three lakh under 'victim compensation scheme' to the woman who had suffered severe burn injuries on her face and was shifted to New Delhi for specialised treatment after acid was flung on her.
The expenses for treatment were borne by the state and the victim was also provided a government job.
In his arguments earlier, Public Prosecutor Abdul Aziz Teeli said the offence of acid throwing was worst form of torture against the women and "was much more than death."
He said the accused does not deserve any leniency while awarding punishment to him and if a lenient view is taken by sentencing him to a lesser punishment, he will not spare the victim and there was every danger to her life.
"The accused be given maximum punishment by sentencing him to life imprisonment, which will meet the ends of justice," he said.
The Public Prosecutor also argued that inadequate sentence would undermine the public confidence and undue sympathy in imposing the inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice delivery system.
"In view of the Supreme Court observations made in various pronouncements, the courts are duty bound to award proper sentence having regard to the nature of the offence committed by the accused."
On the other hand, the counsel representing the accused argued that the mitigating circumstances of the alleged occurrence need to be considered by the court while deciding the question of sentence.
He said his client was having "very intimate relations with the victim for a considerable period of time," which should be kept in mind by the court while awarding punishment to him.
"He is a young man and a first offender," the defence counsel said, referring to Supreme Court judgement (reported 1982) wherein the apex court bench had reduced the sentence of the stud ent, accused in the acid throwing case. Nath, a mechanic, threw acid on the woman after she allegedly declined his marriage proposal.
The woman lost an eye in the attack. Following the incident, police registered an FIR under various criminal sections of RPC and after the investigation in the case, filed charge-sheet in the court.
Subsequently, the court charged the accused for committing offences under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 362 (causing damage to vital organ), 354 (outrage of modesty) of RPC.
Next: 9-year-old raped, murdered in Pakistan
9-year-old raped, murdered in Pakistan
Lahore: A nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Pakistan's central Punjab province, police said on Saturday.
Passersby spotted the girl's body in an open plot at Ferozwala, 60 km from provincial capital Lahore, and informed the police.
Doctors at the district headquarters hospital in Sheikhupura confirmed the girl was raped before being killed. Police have circulated the victim's photo in the area where the body was found in order to identify her.
"Once the victim is identified, it will be easy to reach the culprits," a police official said. In a separate incident, a man allegedly raped an 11-year-old disabled girl in Faisalabad district, 200 km from here.
The victim's father, Mohammad Zahoor, told police that one of his relatives allegedly raped his daughter when she was alone at home. Police registered a case against the accused.
