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Indian Express
15 hours ago
- Indian Express
Father, son arrested after shootout with police in Ghaziabad
A 45-year-old man and his 20-year-old son were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad following a shootout with the police early on Thursday morning while they were allegedly fleeing after stealing a pair of gold earrings. The duo were arrested after they failed to stop when signalled, the police said. The police identified the accused as Shahid, 45, and Umar, 20, residents of Kallugadi village, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Masuri police station in Ghaziabad. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Masuri, Lipi Nagayach, said that early on Thursday morning, a Muradnagar police team was conducting checks at an underpass when they saw two men on a bike coming from Duhai village. 'The police team tried to stop them. But on seeing the police, the rider, Umar, sped his motorcycle towards Kannauj Road and slipped,' Nagayach said. She added that when the police surrounded the duo, Umar fired at them, leading to retaliatory fire. 'Umar, who fired at the police, was shot in his leg and fell after getting injured. He has been sent to the hospital for treatment. We also arrested his father, Shahid,' Nagayach said. 'We have recovered one illegal 315 bore pistol, one empty cartridge of 315 bore, a pair of earrings and one motorcycle from their possession,' the ACP added. During interrogation, Umar allegedly told the police that he and his father were involved in the theft of earrings from the Muradnagar area on Wednesday. The police are yet to register an FIR in the case. 'We have begun our investigation,' Nagayach said, adding, 'A case under the Excise Act is registered against Umar in Ghaziabad. Now, we are collecting information about their criminal history.' Neetika Jha is a Correspondent with The Indian Express. She covers crime, health, environment as well as stories of human interest, in Noida, Ghaziabad and western UP. When not on the field she is probably working on another story idea. On weekends, she loves to read fiction over a cup of coffee. The Thursday Murder club, Yellow Face and Before the Coffee Gets Cold were her recent favourites. She loves her garden as much as she loves her job. She is an alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. ... Read More
Hindustan Times
21 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Notorious criminal shot in leg amid ‘escape bid' in Moga
Jul 03, 2025 05:24 AM IST A notorious criminal, Daljit Singh alias Sikander, suffered a bullet injury when he opened fire at the Moga police party in a bid to escape on Wednesday. A police official investigating after an encounter with criminals in Moga on Wednesday. (Sanjeev Kumar/Hindustan Times) Sikander and his accomplice Arun Aanda are in the custody of the Moga police in the murder of Shiv Sena leader Mangat Rai alias Manga. Manga was shot dead in Moga in March this year, and the crime was recorded on a CCTV camera installed in the residential area. The accused were arrested early this week from Himachal Pradesh, and on Wednesday, they were taken by a police team to Singhawala village in Moga for the recovery of weapons used in the crime. Superintendent of police (SP) Bal Krishan Singla told reporters that the accused took out the hidden .32-bore pistol and attacked the police party. 'Three rounds were fired, and in retaliatory police action, Sikander sustained an injury to his leg. Arun also tried to escape from the police custody, but both were overpowered after a brief encounter. They were taken to the civil hospital,' the SP said. Police said that Sikander is facing 24 criminal cases, including attempt to murder, drug peddling and the Arms Act. His accomplice Arun was involved in at least three cases under the NDPS, Excise Act, and Arms Act.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
40 lakh, gold found in ACB officer's home at Jagatpura
Jaipur: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Saturday claimed recovering over Rs 49 lakh in unaccounted cash, including the Rs 9.35 lakh found in his car, and nearly Rs 40 lakh during a late-night raid at the house of additional SP Jogaram Meena in Jagatpura. The searches also led to seizure of gold and silver jewellery, property documents worth crores, and 85 bottles of expensive foreign liquor. ACB has indicated that while Meena has not yet been formally arrested, further action will be taken based on the findings of the ongoing investigation. The case could potentially expose deeper layers of systemic corruption within govt departments in the state. Additional DG (ACB) Smita Srivastava said the officer has been relieved from the bureau and sent back to his parent department. An FIR will be registered against Meena after a thorough investigation, Srivastava said. The investigation into Meena's conduct began after ACB's intelligence wing received inputs indicating that he was misusing his official position for corrupt practices. DIG (ACB) Rajesh Singh said, "During his posting in Jhalawar, Meena allowed govt officials and employees to engage in corrupt activities in exchange for monthly bribes and facilitation fees. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo He intimidated staff in various govt offices to extract these illegal payments on a regular basis." ACB's operation commenced Friday when Meena was intercepted at a toll plaza in Shivdaspura near Jaipur, while traveling back from Jhalawar with allegedly collected bribe money. The cash found in his vehicle was concealed in bundles and envelopes. Following the initial seizure, ACB teams conducted a raid on Meena's residence, employing cash-counting machines to tally the amounts discovered. The searches also found documentation related to multiple immovable assets, indicating that Meena may have amassed a significant portfolio through corrupt dealings. The liquor bottles found at his residence, stored without proper permits, have prompted the ACB to alert the Ramnagariya police station to act under the Excise Act. ACB officials said Meena was under surveillance for the past two months. During this time, he allegedly collected regular payments, described as "monthly cuts" and facilitation bribes, from various govt department officials in Jhalawar. Investigators are now reviewing Meena's phone call records, WhatsApp chats and financial transactions.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
How long to pay off $800K in illegal cigarette fines? 32,000 months, a judge calculates
Nova Scotia provincial court Judge Alain Bégin put a fine point on the absurdity of the situation with some quick math: it will take 32,000 months for the 68-year-old man he was sentencing on contraband cigarette charges to pay off the massive fines that, by law, had to be imposed. On Wednesday, David Barrie confirmed he was pleading guilty to two counts related to possessing unstamped tobacco, charges that stemmed from 650,000 illegal cigarettes discovered by RCMP in a van the man was driving two years ago near Truro, N.S. The violations were under the federal Excise Act and provincial Revenue Act, which prescribe formulas to determine the minimum fine amount, based on the number of cigarettes seized and the tax evaded. In Barrie's case, the calculation amounts to a whopping $886,296.80, an astronomical amount for a man the court was told is disabled, unemployed and lives on an Old Age Security pension. "What's your intention with regards to minimum payment?" Bégin asked him in a Truro courtroom. "Two hundred bucks a month? A hundred bucks a month? What are you gonna do? You pay $50 a month towards your $800,000 bill?" "He was hoping for maybe 25," Jim O'Neil, Barrie's lawyer, replied. "All right, $25 a month on your $800,000 bill," concluded Bégin, who out of curiosity did a quick calculation. "Yeah, 32,000 months to pay off your fine." In an interview, O'Neil said the minimum fines for illegal tobacco charges are set out in federal and provincial legislation, and judges have no discretion. It's an issue, he said, that has long bothered him when it comes to clients who are too poor to pay. In one case involving a single mother, O'Neil said, he sought to challenge the fine based on her poverty, but after researching the case law realized the argument would not succeed in charges involving contraband tobacco. When faced with such situations, he said, the only thing judges can do is "modify the impact" on the offender by ordering them to pay small monthly amounts, with no illusions the total fine will ever be paid off. "An awful lot of people who are involved in contraband tobacco are themselves addicted to tobacco or they're poor," O'Neil said. "For some reason, governments have singled out this particular offence for these huge fines and it's not proportionate to any other wrongdoings we may do as citizens." Revenue from tobacco taxes has dropped significantly in Nova Scotia in recent years. Smoking rates have declined, but a provincial cabinet minister acknowledged this spring that contraband sales may also be eating into the government's bottom line. Provincial tobacco enforcement officers seized a record number of illegal cigarettes last year, although the statistics don't include seizures by police forces. Barrie was arrested on May 27, 2023, after police pulled over a Ford Econoline van at the interchange of highways 102 and 104 outside of Truro, according to an RCMP police release at the time. Officers obtained a search warrant and found the unstamped cigarettes. O'Neil told the court Wednesday that Barrie was only a courier for someone else. "That's even worse. He wasn't going to get the benefit" from the sale of the cigarettes, O'Neil said. "Or the most foolish part, perhaps," Bégin replied. "Worse or most foolish, taking all the risk, going to get the penalty, and nothing to show for it." MORE TOP STORIES
Time of India
26-06-2025
- Time of India
Cops warn Bengaluru restopubs to control music volume level after 10pm
Bengaluru: The police issued warnings to pubs, bars, and restaurants regarding adherence to permissible decibel (dB) levels for music after 10pm. During recent inspections, they registered 19 cases against establishments for various infractions, including absence of designated smoking areas and poor hygiene standards. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now According to a senior police officer, there were many complaints against the establishments in the Central Business District (CBD) area. During the special drive conducted between June 19 and June 23, the police found following violations: failure to maintain designated smoking zones, violation of the Excise Act, operating beyond the deadline, not maintaining food safety standards, and other illegal activities, including playing loud music. The police registered around 19 cases under COPTA (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, Karnataka Police Act, and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). A few establishments, including Pegs N Bottles Bar and Social on Church Street, Lupa on MG Road, Brigade Dream Bar and Restaurant on Brigade Road, and Times Bar and Restaurant on Residency Road, were among the 19 establishments booked. The police issued strict warning to the owners and management of the establishments on June 23 evening and demanded mandatory compliance of rules and regulations.
