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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting and sexually abusing a 70-year-old woman at her residence in central Delhi’s Ranjit Nagar, Delhi Police officials said on Wednesday, adding that the case was solved within 48 hours of the incident.According to police, a PCR call was received on April 11 regarding a physical assault on the elderly woman at her home. A team from Ranjit Nagar Police Station rushed to the spot and shifted the victim to Sir Ganga Ram…

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday began the distribution of Voter Information Slips (VIS) for the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections, with the exercise currently underway in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (for Phase 1 voting), where polling is scheduled for April 23.According to the Commission, the VIS is aimed at providing voters with essential information required on polling day. The slip contains details such as voter particulars, polling station …

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch’s Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Cell (AEKC) has carried out a high-risk interception operation and arrested six alleged Bangladeshi nationals linked to a dacoity gang after an exchange of fire, officials said on Wednesday. According to police, the accused individuals had illegally entered India and were involved in a series of violent dacoities across multiple states. Their arrest is expected to crack several pending cases of robbery, daco…

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) In a setback to Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana High Court order granting him transit anticipatory bail in the criminal case registered over his alleged defamatory remarks against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma. A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and N.V. Anjaria passed the interim order while issuing notice on the Assam government’s Special Leave Petition challenging the April …

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday the Assam government’s plea challenging the interim relief granted by the Telangana High Court to Congress leader Pawan Khera in the criminal case registered over his alleged defamatory remarks against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.As per the causelist published on the apex court’s official website, the matter is listed before a Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Ch…

Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday filed a complaint to the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal against the District Electoral Officer (DEO) of Kolkata South over the latter’s social media post released where a popular Bollywood song was used to spread the message of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure free and fair and violence-free elections in the forthcoming two-phased Assembly elections in the state scheduled later this month. T…

Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Budgam said on Tuesday that it has registered an FIR against an individual for operating a fake WhatsApp account in the name of the Senior Superintendent of Police.A police official said that Budgam police station had received reliable information that an individual, namely Sameer Ali Bhat, son of Ghulam Muhammad Bhat, resident of Pallar Budgam, was sharing screenshots of chats with a fake WhatsApp account operating in the name of SSP Budgam among …

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday the Assam government’s plea challenging the interim relief granted by the Telangana High Court to Congress leader Pawan Khera in the criminal case registered over his alleged defamatory remarks against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma. As per the causelist published on the apex court’s official website, the matter is listed before a Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. C…

New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) In a major crackdown on cyber-enabled financial crimes, the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has busted an interstate investment fraud syndicate and arrested a key accused allegedly involved in siphoning off cheated funds, officials said on Monday.The accused, identified as Jamsheed K., 33, a resident of Kerala’s Malappuram district, was apprehended for his role as a primary money handler in an organised cyber fraud racket that duped victims through fake investment schemes….

Chandigarh, April 13 (IANS) Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has said that the state government will introduce a Bill during a special Assembly session on Monday to strengthen legal and judicial measures to curb incidents of sacrilege.Speaking to the media after paying obeisance at the historic Gurdwara Sri Amb Sahib in Mohali, near here, the Speaker extended his greetings on the auspicious occasion of Vaisakhi.He reflected on the birth of the Khalsa, noting that Guru Gobind Sin…