A man with fake Indian currency totalling Rs 22,000 in Rs 2,000 denomination was arrested here on Wednesday, police said.

Ram Babu Shakya, 68, was arrested from the Rewari wali gali near the Charbagh railway station on a tip off, an official told IANS.

He hails from Mainpuri but has been living in Allahabad for some time. Many other items, including many fake Aadhaar cards, fake driving licenses and some bank documents were seized from his possession.

The police said Shakya has been arrested in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh and the Shahganj area of Allahabad for possessing counterfeit currency before also.

For a second time in five months, Pune Police on Tuesday raided alleged Maoist sympathizers across the country and detained several activists, officials said here on Tuesday.

The raids were carried out in Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Haryana since morning. Scores of supporters of these activists staged noisy protests during the police raids at various locations.

The raids were described as a follow up to similar action taken on April 17 when the Pune Police swooped on over half a dozen Dalit activists and those involved with the Kabir Kala Manch, which organised an Elgar Conference in Pune on December 31, 2017.

The next day, on January 1, caste riots erupted in Koregaon-Bhima which left one person dead, culminating in a Maharashtra shutdown on January 3 called by the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh, headed by Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of B.R. Ambedkar.

After nearly five months, Pune Police teams have fanned out in around half a dozen states and raided the homes and offices of several persons who maybe linked with the Elgar Conference and suspected to be Maoist supporters.

As per available information, the activists raided are Varavara Rao and Kranti (Telangana), Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Pereira (Mumbai), Sudha Bharadwaj and Stan Swami (Chhattisgarh), Gautam Navlakha (Delhi) and Anand Teltumbde (Goa).

The police have seized items like computers, laptops, CDs, documents and books from them and claimed that they functioned like an ‘urban think tank’ for Maoists. Some are human rights activists.

In April, the Pune police carried out a similar action targetting prominent human rights activists like Surendra Gadling, Mahesh Raut, Shoma Sen, Rona Wilson, Sudhir Dhawale (all arrested) besides raiding Harshali Potdar, Jyoti Jagtap, Ramesh Gaychor and Sagar Gorke.

Nearly four years after a pregnant woman died owing to the medical negligence on the part of doctors at a hospital, the Dakshina Kannada District Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum (Consumers Court) has directed that a compensation of Rs 18.12 lakhs be paid to her kin.

The victim Chanchalakshi’s husband, Naveen, a resident of BC Road had approached the consumer court alleging doctors negligence as the reason for the death of his wife and their unborn baby.

Chanchalakshi was expecting her second baby and had been admitted to a private hospital at BC road, on February 6, 2014, on the advice of her doctor. It as gathered that the hospital staff administered Chanchalakshi with an injection after which her condition worsened. Moreover, the doctor, she was consulting was not around at the time and had arrived late at the hospital.

Keeping in view her health condition the doctors – Dr Bharati Shetty and Dr Shashikala – advised the family to shift her to a hospital in Mangaluru and made arrangements for her to be taken in an ambulance. However, by the time she reached the hospital, Chanchalakshi had passed away.

Bantwal town police had registered a case in this regards.

(PTI)

Citing a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notification, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that the State Bank of India should declare Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) as bankrupt by 5 p.m.

The Congress leader said, On February 12, 2018, RBI issued a circular stating any company that owes more than Rs 20,000 crore to banks, should be declared bankrupt within 180 days.

“GSPC’s highest debt is from SBI. According to RBI’s notification, SBI should declare GSPC as bankrupt by 5 p.m. today (Monday),” said Ramesh.

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s term as Gujarat Chief Minister, the GSPC was cited as one of the biggest successful Gujarat Model and was shown as an example for other states in India.

“In 70 years, for the first time the Central government has filed an affidavit in High Court against RBI, with the only intention of saving GSPC,” said Ramesh.

Even after the sanction of Rs 20,000 crore to GSPC, no oil or gas has been extracted from GSPC, he said.

“The company is in bankruptcy now and this is a burden on taxpayers and public has been lied to,” he added.

(Ians)

Over 50 militants were killed and dozens injured as aircrafts pounded Taliban positions in Afghanistan’s Faryab province on Monday, an official said.

A group of Taliban militants blocked a road to target military convoys but the government forces in efforts to disperse the militants, conducted a series of sorties, as a result 54 militants were killed and dozens other injured, army spokesman Mohammad Hanif Rezai said.

Amongst those killed were two senior Taliban commanders — Mullah Shah Wali and Mullah Qayum, Xinhua quoted the official as saying.

According to the official, ground operations backed by air power are continuing in the area.

Taliban has not released any statement yet.

The CMM Court in Bengaluru has convicted Bollywood Singer Lucky Ali @ Maqsood Ali in Cheque bounce case in CC No. 170/2014 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.
Lucky Ali has been sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 92,00,000 (Ninety-Two Lakhs) failing which the court has sentenced him to Undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of 6 months.
The complaint was filed by one Mr. Syed Rizwan before the Hon’ble XXI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore that Lucky Ali approached him claiming that he has a land bearing Survey No. 2 and 3 in Yelahanka village Measuring 9 Acres and 22 guntas. Further the Accused Lucky Ali had fraudulently claimed that he is the General Power of Attorney Holder of his Brother Masoom Ali and that he has all authority to sell the above said property.
By Believing the inducement of Lucky Ali and his celebrity status, Syed Rizwan agreed to purchase the above said land through Lucky Ali for a total sale consideration of Rs. 92,00,000 (Rupees Ninety-Two Lakhs only) and in pursuance of the same Syed Rizwan entered into an Agreement of Sale with Lucky Ali.
After Receiving the amount, Lucky Ali failed to execute any sale deed. Thereafter the disputes went on between both parties in various courts and finally Lucky Ali agreed to settle the amount by issuing the Cheque of Rs. 92 lakhs that bounced due to insufficient funds in his account. In a bid to pressurize the complainant, Lucky Ali also filed a complaint of robbery against Rizwan which turned out to be a bogus complaint.
The court after detailed consideration and appreciation of evidence has convicted the accused Lucky Ali for offence punishable under section 138 of NI Act and sentenced him to imprisonment for a period of 6 months in default of payment of Rs. 92,00,000 (Ninety-Two Lakhs).
Subsequently there are other criminal cases that are registered against him in Bangalore and FIR ( 90/2015) for offenses under Section 418, 420, 423, 265, 468, 193, 120-B R/w Section 34 of IPC is also registered against accused Lucky Ali in High Grounds Police Station Bangalore.

A few months back Lucky Ali claimed danger to his life and that the properties were occupied illegally by some leading builders of Bangalore. The matter was referred to the State CID and detailed investigation was made.During the process it was found that Lucky Ali had filed false complaints against thebuilders to extort more monies. The CID in case no .16/2016 investigated Mrs.TaheraAli the mother of Lucky Ali whoarrived from the United States who as a witness explained how sheand herlate husband, Hindi Film ComedianMahmood Ali sold the lands to the builders in1992 and thatthere were no claims from the familyside butLucky Ali was demanding extra money. The Principal City Civil Sessions Judgehad rejected case no. 7603/2014 filed by Lucky Ali due to want of cause of action being barred by law of limitation. The High Court of Karnataka has rejected his appeal in case no. 2597/2017. Case ofcheating againstLucky Ali has been filed in High Grounds Police Station.
THE LANDS IN QUESTION WERE SOLD IN 1991 BY LATE ACTOR MAHMOOD ALI AND HIS WIFE TO FULFILL INCOME TAX DUES
Lucky Ali entered into compromise in year 1993 in OS No. 6315/1993, OS No. 338/1993 and OS No. 496/2008 again in High Court in RFA No. 154/2009 and all suits were compromised.
The court mentioned that the “continuation of the proceedings in the suits are nothing but shattering the husk, which ultimately does not spill any oil, as the court has to assidiously come to the same conclusion in the far end of the proceedings”.
Lucky Ali executed another fraudulent sale deed by creating a GPA in the name of Rajeev Kumar from Bihar who impersonated falsely to create forged documents and a subsequent charge on the property. The original owners of the land Mr. Yeshwant Shenoy filed complaint in Cri. Misc 90/2015 in the LXV Additional City Civil Sessions Court Judge, Bangalore City.
Lucky Ali has been assigned as Accused No. 1 with Rajeev Kumar and Umesha. All three have applied for bail executing their personal bond for Rs. 50,000/- each under Sections 418,420, 423, 465, 468, 193, 120-B.

The Barrack Number 12 of Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail, where CBI plans to lodge embattled businessman Vijay Mallya, has a television set, private toilet, a washing area, availability of proper natural light, access to library and a courtyard to take a walk.

The specifications were highlighted after a UK court asked Indian authorities to submit a “step by step video” video of the jail compartment where Mallya would be kept. The court’s directions came after Mallya’s defence team focused its objections on the lack of natural light available in Barrack 12 and claimed that the “government of India assurance cannot be relied upon”.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a nearly 10 minute-long video highlighting various facilities before the London court.

“The UK court wanted to see if Indian jails are hygienic. We have given them proof of the hygiene level and medical facilities available in jail. In fact, the barrack in which Mallya would be lodged is east-facing so it has lot of sunlight too,” a senior level official as saying.

Barrack 12 at the Arthur Road Jail houses high-profile inmates, including prisoners who face a security threat elsewhere, or ones who could pose a threat to others. It’s a ground-plus-one structure with eight cells on each floor.

In an earlier report, The Indian Express had given a glimpse of the cell. The report stated that while prison barracks ordinarily have Indian-style toilets, some cells in Barrack 12 have western-style commodes. Inmates are provided with a mattress, a pillow and a bedsheet, and a melamine glass, plate and two bowls in which to have meals and water.

Melamine utensils are preferred because prisoners can’t use them to attack other prisoners or jail staff, or to inflict injuries on themselves. The cells are covered by CCTV cameras, and guards posted inside and outside the barrack watch over inmates round the clock.

The Westminster Magistrates’ Court judge, expressing dissatisfaction with the still photographs provided by the Indian authorities of the jail premises, had even given specific instructions for the video to be shot and submitted within three weeks.

Judge Emma Arbuthnot said a video of the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, where they plan to keep Mallya, should be shot in daylight so that it is clear if the prison would get any natural light or not.

The 62-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss, who has been on bail in an extradition warrant since his arrest in April last year, is fighting extradition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to around Rs 9,000 crores.

In the ongoing extradition proceedings, if the judge rules in favour of the Indian government, the UK home secretary will have two months to sign Mallya’s extradition order. However, both sides will have the chance to appeal in higher courts in the UK against the Magistrates’ Court verdict.

The cyber police have arrested Kulvinder Kumar (45) on the allegation of fleecing people by offering the lure of jobs in foreign countries and then cheating people.

Kiran Tilabolu from Pandeshwar here was hunting for jobs. He received an e-mail on November 30, 2017, informing him that jobs in foreign countries would be provided. When he contacted the sender, he was told that he would be employed in Canada. When Kiran said that 26 more people are also in need of jobs, the concerned agreed to absorb them in employment. A total of Rs 5, 96,150 collected in the form of application fee and other fees, was remitted on behalf of all of them through NEFT.

After the money was remitted, Kiran did not get responses to telephonic calls and e-mails. Thereafter, a complaint was filed in the cyber crime police station, accusing the concerned of promising jobs and then cheating people.

During the investigation, the police found out that the brain behind this fraud was the owner of a firm named World Star Placement Services located in Punjab. It also transpired that he was near Kallangut, Goa. The cyber assistant sub-inspector, Omdas, and head constable, Videep, went to Goa on August 22 and arrested the accused in Fort Aguada region. The accused had visited Goa as a tourist.

The operation was conducted by inspector, Pavitra Tej and other personnel under the guidance of city police commissioner T R Suresh, deputy commissioners of police, Hanumantharaya and Uma Prashanth.

The city unit of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday seized 230 kgs of ganja from a vehicle in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district and arrested two residents of Assam in this connection, a senior NCB official said.

The seizure was made from Alipurduar district’s Madarihat area during a joint operation by the NCB personnel and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers.

“The two accused, both residents of Assam’s Dhubri district, brought the contraband worth Rs 40 lakh from Assam and were travelling to a nearby Falakata railway station when they were arrested from the truck. They were planning to take the contraband to Kolkata,” Zonal Director of Bureau’s Kolkata unit Dilip Kumar Srivastava said in a release.

“The two arrested accused will be produced in the Jalpaiguri court along with the seized contraband on Saturday for further legal action,” he added.

A 21-year-old man and his accomplice have been arrested for killing a woman and her son in Delhi, the police said on Monday.

Shahdara Deputy Commissioner of Police Meghna Yadav said one of the accused, Ankit had taken a loan of Rs 25,000 from Veena Malhotra through her son Ravi. Both were pressurising him to pay back the amount, but as he could not return the loan, he decided to kill them,” she added.

A call to the police was made on August 19 by Veena’s sister about not being able to connect with her.

“When she could not get in touch with her, she came to check and then called the PCR around 9.15 p.m on Sunday about the house being locked and their phones being switched off,” the police officer said.

Later, the police found Ravi, 27, and his mother Veena, 45, dead with stab injuries in their neck and abdomen in their house in Dilshad Colony here.

The CCTV footage obtained from the stairs of the building, she said, led to the arrest of Ankit from Nand Nagri, who was with Ravi in a computer course a year back.

Ankit told the police that he and his friend Amit had committed both murders.

“They had a friendly entry in the house after which the woman was murdered first, then Ravi,” the police officer said, adding that the mother’s body was found in a bed box.

“The two killers also intended to steal money and jewellery from the house as Ankit was under the impression that Veena would be having a good amount of money and jewellery.”

However, they found no cash-jewellery in the house and hence took away Ravi’s motor cycle.

The police have recovered the stolen bike from their possession.