Thursday, August 20, 2009

Woman who kidnapped infant nabbed in Noida

SURAT: A woman, who had kidnapped six-month-old son of a snake charmer from the slum area of Sachin two months ago, has been arrested in Noida. A

team of officials from Sachin police station has been dispatched to secure the custody of the infant. According to police, Vikram (6), son of Dharunath Madari, had gone missing on June 19. "Dharunath, who earns his living as a snake charmer, mentioned a woman named Soneri as suspect in his complaint. Soneri used to live in the hut near Dharunath's and visited his house frequently to play with Vikram. The woman had two daughters, but did not have a son. This might have prompted her to kidnap the child," said an official from Sachin police station. "As Soneri, who used to beg, hailed from Delhi, we alerted Delhi police. A team of officials from here was also sent to Delhi just three days after the incident. Meanwhile, acting on the description provided by us, officials of Noida police station managed to arrest Soneri and secure the child's custody. Vikram is safe and sound and will be handed over to his mother soon," the official added.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Six "Mahila Ashram" inmates make bid for freedom

KANPUR: Around six inmates of the Rajkiya Mahila Ashram once again created ruckus and made an abortive attempt to escape from the ashram premises

here on Wednesday morning. Reports further stated that Siyarani, who was lodged under section 22 of the IPC at the Rajkiya Mahila Ashram in Swaroopnagar, made an unsuccessful attempt to escape from the ashram along with five other inmates. Siyarani, a resident of Chitrakoot district, was brought to the ashram about three-four months back in connection with an elopement case, in which her husband had accused her of eloping with her paramour during her stay at her in-laws' place in Chitrakoot. Ashram sources said Siyarani, along with five other inmates, identified as Lakhshmi, Shalu, Sudha, Babli and Geeta, reached the gates of the ashram and tried to flee from there in the presence of guard Surendra Nath and other security personnel. They were chased and overpowered. The matter was immediately brought to the notice of senior district officials. However, on being questioned by senior administrative officials, the inmates claimed they were constantly being harassed by other inmates and staff of the Rajkiya Mahila Ashram. It was due to that reason that they had made a bid for freedom on Wednesday morning. The ashram authorities, however, refuted their allegations as baseless. ADM City Shakuntala Gautam and circle officer, Swaroopnagar, Karunakar Rao also visited the ashram to take note of the situation. It may be recalled that 15 of the 69 women-inmates of the Rajikya Mahila Ashram escaped on July 29 (also a Wednesday morning). Out of the 15 inmates, the whereabouts of eight escapees is yet to be ascertained.

Headmistress suspended for violating flag code

MYSORE: Bhagyavathi, the headmistress of government composite high school, Vinayakanagar, was suspended for violating the flag code of India 2002,

on Monday. As per the code the flag should be flown from sunrise to sunset, irrespective of weather conditions. Whereas, the national flag which was hoisted at the school during Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, was not removed from the flagstaff till Monday. It is a violation of the code. Following information by a section of people about the incident, education officials along with police visited the school and found the flag still on the flagstaff. The ZP CEO has suspended the HM for violating the code, said in-charge DDPI Narasimhaiah.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Woman marries 7 times in 45 days

CAIRO: A 25-year-old Egyptian waitress, ‘addicted to men’ and had allegedly married seven times in 45 days has been arrested by the police in

Hurghada on charges of polygamy. Working in a tourist resort the waitress allegedly developed sexual relationships
with young men. Sexual relationships out of wedlock are prohibited by law in Egypt. However, she used to write an unofficial marriage agreement before any new relationship. The waitress met a young contractor in the cafe who soon fell for her and proposed. A few days into the marriage, her new husband, Ramadan discovered one of the unofficial marriage agreements dating a few days before they got married. When confronted, she reportedly confessed she was ‘addicted to men’ and had married seven times in 45 days. Two of the marriages were only ten hours apart. She also confessed she was pregnant. The husband filed an official complaint against his wife and the police detained her on charges of forgery, fornication and polygamy.

Two women among 3 held for Gzb doc's kidnap

GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Police, along with the special operation group (SOG) of UP Police, have claimed to have solved the August 3 kidnapping of

one of the leading heart surgeons of the city, Dr K M Singh. Singh was released by his abductors on August 5 after ransom was allegedly paid. The kidnapping shocked the medical community in Ghaziabad, prompting the local IMA unit to go on a one-day strike last Tuesday. The arrested include Navneet, a resident of Sahibabad, and his kin a mother-daughter duo Nirmala (56) and Reena (28). Four other family members who allegedly took part in the crime are absconding. According to SSP Ghaziabad Akhil Kumar, the plan was primarily hatched by Navneet, a medical representative, and some of his family members who were aware of the doctor's social status and monthly income. "The plan of kidnapping the doctor was hatched by Navneet who works with a firm in Pitampura in Delhi. Navneet was lured into plotting the crime by his distant cousin Arun alias Pintu. Pintu asked Navneet to choose the target. Accordingly Navneet, who often visited the doctor on work, chose Singh. After 15 days of planning and surveillance, they decided to take the victim to Atta village near Meerut the residence of one Neeraj who is absconding with Pintu, Ajay and Shailendra, the other accused,'' said DSP (Ghaziabad) Rahul Srivastav. The accused followed the victim from his Patel Nagar clinic at Ghaziabad to the Pannalal Hospital on the night of August 3. They used country-made weapons to threaten him and push him into his own Honda City car. "They used the doctor's own phone to seek a Rs 1 crore ransom even as they were on their way to Meerut. The doctor's family agreed to pay a ransom of Rs 55 lakh and it was paid at Rohta Road near Meerut town. The accused released the doctor on August 5, the day the money changed hands. We got information from our sources about Navneet and after several days of surveillance, we arrested him. Based on his interrogation, we raided Pintu's residence at Dwarka, but he had escaped. We arrested his sister and mother, Nirmala and Reema who knew about the crime and was handling the ransom money. In all, we recovered Rs 16.70 lakh from the three accused. Pintu had the the highest portion of money and his arrest is vital for the case,'' added Srivastav. The police, though maintained that the they came to know about the incident only on August 7 when a missing case was registered at the Sihani Gate police station. The family allegedly did not inform police about the ransom payment too. "However, we will arrest all culprits soon,'' said Kumar.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Mother kills 3-yr-old son

KENDRAPADA: A-25-year-old woman killed her three-month-old son by flinging him into a river at a village called Hatiapada in Kendrapada district on

Monday. Then Anapurna, said cops at Rajkanika police station, tried to end her life. "But some villagers stopped her from jumping into the river," said a police officer. Her husband, Bipin, is suffering from an illness for long. "The family is very poor and a lot of money has been spent on Bipin's treatment. Maybe, the woman was in a state of extreme depression. We are probing the case," said the police officer.
source:TOI, 11 AUG 2009, BHUBANESWAR