A 18-year-old girl jumped to death from a building here on Tuesday allegedly after failing to get a good rank in the NEET exam, police said.

The girl, identified as Jasleen Kaur, jumped from top of the 10-storey shopping complex in the busy Abids area in the heart of the city.

A police officer said the girl apparently ended her life as she went into depression after not getting the expected rank in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance (NEET) exam, the results of which were declared on Monday.

A resident of Kachiguda neighbourhood, Jasleen reached Mayuri Complex in the commercial hub of Abids around 10.30 a.m. After parking her two-wheeler, she climbed the stairs and reached the top floor. Some people who spotted her raised an alarm to deter her but she jumped down.

According to police, the girl sustained head injuries and died on the spot. The body was shifted to government-run Osmania Hospital for autopsy.

Police registered a case. The CCTV footage showed the girl wearing jeans and T-shirt walking up the stairs and later jumping to death.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday rubbished Congress charges about Rs 40,000 crore loss to exchequer in the Rafale deal and said there has not been any “misdoing” or “scandal” in the government decision to buy the fighter jets from France.

Answering a query at a press conference here, Sitharaman did not name the Congress but said false comparisons were being made and the attacks concerning the deal were politically motivated.

“(My) absolute assurance that there has not been any misdoing there. I am assuring in the company of all senior officials of the ministry, yes there is no scandal in Rafale, we are very clear on that,” Sitharaman said.

She said the government had been spending a lot of time explaining how the decision was taken and that it was an inter-governmental agreement.

The Minister said the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government could not purchase the fighter jets despite spending a lot of time on the deal.

“All false comparisons between Rafale, which was not bought, and using that as a comparison to say that what you paid today is far higher is just a non-starter and very clearly a motivated attack.

“So someone who could not even buy inspite of spending quite a lot of time is saying that what you paid is far higher than what I paid, which he has not paid at all in the first place,” she said.

The Congress has been alleging that Modi government finalised purchase of the Rafale jets at a higher price than negotiated by the UPA government.

It said the UPA negotiated Rafale at Rs 526 crore per plane but the Modi government paid Rs 1,670 crore instead, causing a loss of over Rs 40,000 crore in the purchase of 36 fighter jets.

The UPA government had decided to purchase 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA).

A court on Tuesday admitted abetment to suicide charges against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor over the 2014 death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, saying there was “sufficient grounds to proceed” against the politician.

Taking cognisance of the Delhi Police chargesheet, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal asked Tharoor to appear before him on July 7.

“I have gone through and perused the chargesheet along with the documents filed along with it. Cognisance taken on offence regarding abetment to suicide of late Sunanda Pushkar and for committing cruelty upon her. On the basis of the police report, I take cognisance abetment of suicide punishable under 306 IPC and cruelty under 498A IPC. There exists sufficient grounds to proceed against Shashi Tharoor for commission of offence,” Vishal said.

The magistrate also issued notice to the prosecution for a written reply on BJP MP Subramanian Swamy’s application.

The cause of Sunanda Pushkar’s death was poisoning. A total of 27 tablets of Alprax were found in her room but it was not clear how many she had consumed.

On May 14, police chargesheeted Tharoor under sections 306 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining to abetment to suicide and cruelty to wife, which entails a jail term that could extend up to 10 years.

Pushkar, 51, was found dead in a hotel suite here on January 17, 2014, days after she alleged that her husband was having an affair with a Pakistani journalist.

A 26-year-old woman was molested and forced to strip by a private cab driver here in Bengaluru. The incident came to light on Tuesday, June 5.

The incident took place on June 1 when the victim took a cab to reach Bengaluru Kempegowda airport at around 2 am. The Ola cab driver, instead taking her to the destination, forced her to strip and pose for photographs. He also threatened her of gang rape.

Immediately after the victim reached Mumbai, she complained to the commissioner of Bengaluru police who took timely action.

The driver has been arrested and taken into custody by Jeevan Veema Nagar police.

Meanwhile, Ola in a statement said, “We regret the unfortunate incident that our customer experienced. We have zero tolerance for such incidents. The driver has been blacklisted from the platform as an immediate action upon receiving the complaint. Safety of our customers is our top priority. We are extending our full support to the police authorities in their investigation.”

Young proprietor of the city-based Amrut Pharmaceuticals, which had turned into an easily recognized name due to ‘Amrut Malam’ ointment for treating different skin-related diseases, Shailesh Joshi (40), committed suicide by shooting himself at around 1.30 am on Monday, June 4.

It is learned that Shailesh was suffering from the liver-related disease. He likewise was experiencing a time of mental disturbance because of his recent divorce.

Shailesh shot at his chest by using his pistol in the early morning of Monday. Because of family disputes, he had formally separated from his wife on May 18 this year. His separated wife and two children live at Pune while Shailesh used to live with his mother in the city.

A suicide note was found in the room of the deceased where his body was found. Shailesh, through the note, has sought apologies from his children. While affirming that he is exclusively in charge of his own death, Shailesh has desired that his property should not be disposed off.

Subsequent to hearing gunshots during the evening, individuals living in the area woke from their sleep and passed on information to the police personnel of camp station here. The police who reached Shailesh’s home discovered his body lying in a pool of blood.

Shailesh’s grandmother, Mayi Joshi, had set up Amrut Pharmaceuticals in 1938. The organization has developed significantly and as of now employees many individuals. Shailesh’s father Sharad, took measures to promote Amrut Malam. Amid the residency of Shailesh, the organization developed its essence in south Indian states, and its yearly turnover runs into several crores of rupees as of now.

Shailesh had won a few honors and felicitations including Udyog Ratna for his accomplishments.

A special court here on Tuesday extended interim protection to former Union Minister P. Chidambaram from arrest till July 10 in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.

Special Judge O.P. Saini announced the order and directed him to join the investigation whenever required.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) sought more time to file response on Chidambaram’s anticipatory bail plea.

On May 30, the court granted interim protection to Chidambaram from arrest till June 5.

Earlier, the court had granted interim protection to Karti Chidambaram from arrest till July 10 in the same case.

The Central Bureau of Investigation and the ED are investigating how Karti Chidambaram allegedly managed to get a clearance from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in the Aircel-Maxis deal when his father P. Chidambaram was the Finance Minister in 2006.

Police on Monday said that 16 persons including 4 cops were injured when militants lobbed a grenade at Batapora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
A police spokesperson said that the grenade exploded inflicting injuries to several civilians and few policemen.
He said that the grenade exploded along the roadside amid the civilian population.
“Around 12 civilians are reportedly injured in this explosion. A young girl has received critical injuries in this explosion while four policemen also sustained injuries in this incident,” he said.
He said the injured have been shifted to nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Police has initiated investigation in the matter, he added.

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A 37-year-old auto-rickshaw driver killed his wife and tried to commit suicide but failed in his attempt in South Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, the police said on Saturday.

The accused, Umesh, was semi-conscious when he told police that there were some personal issues between him and his wife Jyoti, 26, for the last five years, since the time they got married.

They had an argument on Friday morning after which he strangulated Jyoti, who was a housewife, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Romil Baaniya said.

Umesh then attempted suicide by hanging but failed. In the second attempt, he cut his wrists and failed in that as well.

“Legal action will be taken after the post-mortem report comes,” the police officer said.

Bollywood actor and film maker Arbaaz Khan today accepted that he had placed bets in IPL matches last year (2017) and had lost Rs 2.75 crore,report sources as saying.

Arbaaz Khan who was at Maharashtra’s Thane for recording his statement before the police in connection with an alleged Indian Premier League (IPL) betting racket said that he has been betting since the last six years. However, the actor denied that he made any bet this IPL season.

The Thane police on Friday issued summons to Arbaaz Khan for recording his statement today in connection with the betting racket.

In a letter sent to Arbaaz Khan, the police asked him to join the probe in the wake of the arrest of an alleged bookie who was placing bets on the recently-concluded IPL, a police official had said.

50-year-old actor-producer, Arbaaz Khan, reached the office of the Thane Police’s Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) for recording his statement, said DCP (Crime) Abhishek Trimukhe.

The AEC busted the racket on May 15 with the arrest of four people in Mumbai, including Sonu Jalan alias Sonu Malad, who is believed to be one of the top bookies of the country, officials have said.

During the investigation, a “connection” between Jalanand Arbaaz was established, said Pradeep Sharma, Senior Inspector and head of the AEC, on Friday.

“We suspect that Arbaaz Khan had placed bets on IPL matches and want to scrutinise his bank transactions,” news agency quoted another police official as saying.

Hindi film actor, director and producer Arbaaz Khan has reportedly been summoned by the Thane police for questioning in regards to a betting probe into the Indian Premier League (IPL), according to a TV report.

His name cropped up during the investigation of high profile bookie Sonu Jalan. Arbaaz has been asked to record his statement by the ant-extortion cell of Thane crime branch.
Arbaaz was summoned for alleged placements of money on matches during the 11th season of the IPL through bookies, it was reported. Arbaaz, 50, is the brother of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.
Pradeep Sharma, the senior inspector of anti extortion cell, said that they have summoned the actor-producer to ascertain “his role in the betting racket and which shall be confirmed once his statement is recorded.”

As per Times Now, Arbaaz was betting on IPL matches and lost Rs 2.8 crore in bets following which he was receiving threats from Jalan. When Salim Khan, Arbaaz’s father, was contacted by the channel, he claimed of being unaware of the issue.