Row over body’s identity
 
K.K. Abdul Rahoof | DC
 
Hyderabad: Confusion prevailed on Saturday when a woman alleged that the body of her husband, who she says was an employee of City Light Hotel, was mistakenly handed over to another family. 
 
Meera, wife of 40-year-old K. Ashok,  from Warasiguda who died in the mishap, said that his body was sent to Bonakal mandal in Khammam district. She claimed that she had to take the help of an NGO to identify the body.
 
However, the Mahankali police said that Ashok was still missing and the body that was sent to Khammam was that of the hotel cook, Venkatesh. “His family members had identified the body and completed the official formalities before taking it,” Mahankali sub-inspector Durga Rao said. 
 
Meera, who has been visiting the mortuary and police station for the last five days, said that she was not shown the body at the mortuary. 
 
“I went to the Satyaharishchandra Foundation, where I got the photographs of all the deceased, and I found my husband’s body among them. I knew it from the red shirt he was wearing that day,” she said. However, according to the police, Meera’s husband was not employed with the hotel. 
 
“We verified it with the injured people at the hotel and the management. None of them knew Ashok,” Mahankali detective inspector Srinivas said. Meera says that Ashok went missing on Sunday night after he went to City Light Hotel. 
 
Next: Teacher threatens 6-yr-old with knife

 
Teacher threatens 6-yr-old with knife
 
Hyderabad: A pre-primary school student of BSD DAV, Banjara Hills, was threatened by a computer teacher of the school with a pen knife. As a result of this, the six-year-old has been suffering from mental agony and trauma for the past two months. 
 
The kid’s parents filed a complaint with the principal of the school, deputy inspector of school, Shaikpet mandal and the AP Balala Hakkula Sangham. The DIS and the principal conducted a counselling session for the kid and discussed the matter in the presence of the teacher.
 
“The teacher threatened my child with the knife and said he will cut his neck in March this year. The incident has left my son petrified. After this, I wrote a written complaint to the principal and demanded action. The principal conducted a counselling session but that did not help,” said Surendaranath Machiraju, the kid’s father. The parents took a TC for the child. 
 
The principal, Seema Raghuvanshi, said, “We were very surprised to hear to this. The teacher denied any such incident.” The AP Balala Hakkula Sangham has taken up the issue and is seeking an explanation from the principal. 
 
“We enquired about the issue and will see that justice is done,” said Achyuta Rao, APBHS president said. 
 
Next: Eunuchs rob train passengers

 
Eunuchs rob train passengers
 
Hyderabad: Passengers travelling on the Amravathi Express  were left mortified and without a single penny after a gang of eunuchs robbed the male passengers of all their money on Saturday morning. 
 
An eyewitness recalls the horror that the passengers of the second class were subjected to. “It was around 8 am and the train was between Duvvada and Gopalapatnam stations when a gang of 10 eunuchs boarded the train.
 
They snatched money from all the male passengers and even took Rs 5,000 from a youth from an Odia youth who begged and pleaded for his money. The train halted briefly after Duvvada where the eunuchs alighted,” said K.L Narayana from Shalantri. The incident happened under the jurisdiction of the Visakhapatnam Government Railway Police.
 
Vizag GRP inspector A. Parathasarathy said that no complaint regarding the incident has been lodged and that the police is unaware of any such incident. 
 
Next: 30-tola gold stolen

 
30-tola gold stolen
 
Hyderabad: Burglars struck at a house in Shivaganganagar in Chatrinaka on Saturday night, and decamped with nearly 30 tolas of gold and 35 tolas of silver ornaments. 
 
Muthaiah, the house-owner, had gone to to Mailerdevpally, with his family members, on hearing the news of his father’s death on Friday. When the family returned on Saturday, they found the safe open and ornaments missing. 
 
“The burglars entered through the window,” Chatrinaka inspector N. Laksmi Narayana, said. A case was registered. Cops suspect the hand of an organised gang.
 
Next: Bus mows down man

 
Bus mows down man
 
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old man died on the spot after being mowed down by an RTC bus at Trimulgherry on Saturday.
 
The deceased, G. Mahesh, was crossing the road when the accident took place. Passersby rushed him to a hospital, but he was declared brought dead. The bus was seized and a man-hunt has been launched for the absconding driver.
 
Next: Man held for selling government land

 
Man held for selling government land
 
Hyderabad: The Chaderghat police on Saturday arrested a man for cheating people and selling them government land. The accused is Mohammed Hameed Ahmed, 45, a businessman from Azampura.
 
According to ACP, Sultan Bazaar division, G. Someshwar Rao, Hameed sold government land adjacent to his land. Based on complaint by a victim, Ghulam Mohiuddin, a case was registered under Sections 406, 418, 420 and 506 of the IPC. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested him. Ahmed confessed to his crime.
 
Next: Job scam with global links busted

 
Job scam with global links busted
 
Chennai: Central crime branch on Saturday busted an international racket with the arrest of a  couple who allegedly collected Rs34 lakh from job-seekers after promising them employment opportunities in Canada.
 
Four aspirants who had left the country realised half-way thro­ugh, when they reached Ghana in West Africa, that they had been duped. Based on the direction of city police commissioner S. George, police arrested prime accu­sed Hema alias Hema Latha, 41, and her husband Nara­yanan, 52, of Gandhi Nagar, West Ma­mbalam, under section 420 of the IPC and 24 of the Emigration Act 1983.  n P3
 
Next: Job-racketeers in cops net

Job-racketeers in cops net
 
P. Arul | DC
 
Chennai: The job racket wing of the central crime branch (CCB) police here on Saturday busted an international racket with the arrest of a 41-year-old woman and her husband who allegedly collected Rs 34 lakh from job-seekers after promising them employment opportunities in Canada.
 
Four aspirants who had left the country with bag and baggage realised half-way through, when they reached Ghana in west Africa, that they had been duped.
 
Based on the direction of city police commissioner S. George, the police arrested prime accused Hema alias Hema Latha, 41, and her husband Narayanan, 52, of Gandhi Nagar, West Mambalam, under section 420 of the IPC and 24 of the Emigration Act 1983.
 
Hema and Narayanan floated 20th Century Consultant, a manpower agency, in 1997, without obtaining necessary permission from the Protector of Emigrants. Initially, they offered employment opportunities to job-seekers in various companies, including Khaitan and Godrej, in Chennai. Later, with the help of Vairavan of Singapore, they secured employment opportunities for a few youths in Singapore.
 
They decided to expand the network and took the help of brokers, including Muthusaravanan of Chennai and Ravandeep of Chandigarh. Taking the assistance of Ravandeep, the couple sent Asokhpandiyan and three others to Canada through Malaysia. 
 
From Mala­ysia, the job-seekers proceeded to Benin, a West African country. The local agent collected money from them and issued Canadian work permits. They were moved to Accra city in Ghana, another West African country. After accommodating them in a hotel and collecting their passports, the local agent disappeared. 
 
Shocked over the fraud, the four approached the Indian high commission in Ghana. The officials sifted through the papers and found that the work permits were fake. They helped arrange their return to India.
 
It has come to light that the couple had also cheated Amirthavalli, a differently-abled wo­man, assuring a job to her daughter and son-in-law in Canada. Muthusaravanan conducted the interview for the job over phone. The duo duped her after collecting money.
 
The police have urged people seeking employment opportunities abroad to visit website www.poechennai.in and collect details regarding manpower agencies registered with the Protector of Emigrants, Ashok Nagar, Chennai.
 
Next: 9 Nigerians caught for overstaying in Tirupur

 
9 Nigerians caught for overstaying in Tirupur
 
Coimbatore: Nine Nigerian nationals were arrested in Tirupur on Saturday for not having valid documents and staying in the country even after the end of their visa period. The police sent them to Puzhal prison in Chennai.
 
The arrested Nigerian nationals were identified as Chigozie (29), Darllinting (27), Ifeanyi (33), Tamc Lola Michael (33), Kennath Chibuzo (43), Solomon Chidozie (25), Chibuike Reginald (35), Sandy (26) and Donadus (33). They were staying at rented rooms at Pappanaickenpalayam, in Tirupur north police limits.
 
Inspector J. Nagarajan, sub-inspectors Kala and Abdulkalam and their teams conducted surprise checks at the rented rooms on Saturdayand held an enquiry with the Nigerian nationals. The police said the arrested Nigerians did not have any valid documents and their passports and visas had expired.
 
They told the police that they came to Delhi one-and-a-half years ago and then moved to Tirupur six months ago. The Nigerian nationals purchased garments from various textile units in Tirupur and were sending them to their country.
 
The police arrested them for overstaying without any proper documents and sent them to Puzhal prison in Chennai.
 
Next: Gold worth Rs11.5 lakh seized 

 
Gold worth Rs11.5 lakh seized 
 
Chennai : The customs officials at the international airport here arrested two persons on the charge of smuggling gold biscuits worth Rs 11.5 lakh on Saturday. The officials seized the bars, weighing 503 grams, in two separate incidents.
 
On suspicion, the officials took passenger Srinivasan of Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, who arrived from Kuwait by Gulf Airways, to a secluded place and conducted a thorough check. He was found carrying 233 gm of gold in bars, worth Rs 5.5 lakh, concealed in a secret pocket in his trouser. He has been arrested.
 
In another incident, Mohamed Habibulla, 24, of Tiruvarur, was arrested for smuggling gold bars worth Rs 6 lakh. He was returned to Chennai after touring Dubai, by an Air India flight. During routine search operation, the customs officials seized 270 grams of gold from him. He was arrested and remanded.
 
Next: Five Pachaiyappa students held

 
Five Pachaiyappa students held
 
Chennai: Five Pachaiyappa’s college students were arrested for damaging an MTC bus plying between Broadway and Anna Nagar on Friday.
 
The Kilpauk police registered a case under sections of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Public Property Damage and Loss Act against Sivaraj, 19, Karthik, 19, Sunil Kumar, 19, all three purusing second-year B.A., and Jabarullah, 20, and Karthik Raja, 19, pursuing BCA second year.
 
They were remanded in judicial custody after being produced before a magistrate court in the city. They clashed among themselves on route No. 15-D plying between Broadway and Anna Nagar West and caused a nuisance to passengers on Friday morning.
 
Next: 30 huts gutted in fire

 
30 huts gutted in fire
 
Cuddalore: Thirty thatched houses were gutted in a fire accident that broke out in Kattumannarkovil in the district Saturday.
 
Police sources said a short circuit in one of the houses in the village triggered the fire around 5 pm. The flame soon spread to other houses. Fire tenders from Chidambaram and Sethia­thoppu battled the flames. 
 
Next: Youth held for theft in Sony Centre

 
Youth held for theft in Sony Centre
 
Bengaluru: A 19-year-old employee of a Sony Centre on BEL Road has been arrested for allegedly stealing electronic items, including laptops, handycams, digital cameras, and phones, worth Rs 11,65,000 on the night of April 24.
 
Following a complaint by internal stock audit manager Purushottam on April 25, the police arrested the accused, identified as K.R. Saichandan, a resident of Subhedar Palya on HMT main road in Yeshwanthpur.
 
Next: Boy crushed by lorry

Boy crushed by lorry
 
Bengaluru: A three-year-old boy was crushed to death after he came under the wheels of a lorry that was backing up on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at Shri Subramanya Enterprise, a hollow bricks manufacturing unit, at Sadarahalli near the Bengaluru International Airport in the Chikkajala traffic police limits.
 
The police identified the deceased as Nandish Ashwath, second son of Ashwath Reddy and Sujatha Reddy, both daily wage labourers. Sujatha had brought Nandish to the factory, while her husband had gone to Peenya to deliver hollow bricks.
 
In the afternoon, Sujatha was working in the unit, while her son was standing behind the lorry watching it reverse. The driver, who did not notice the boy’s presence, ran over him, the police said. The driver, Nagendra, abandoned the vehicle and fled the spot.
 
The police have launched a manhunt for him. The boy’s body was shifted to the Yelahanka Government Hospital for the postmortem. Later, the parents took the body to their native village Hindupura in Andhra Pradesh for the last rites. The Chikkajala traffic police have registered a case.
 
Next: Man abducts estranged wife, leaves 100 cuts on her body
Man abducts estranged wife, leaves 100 cuts on her body
Mumbai: A 23-year-old history-sheeter has been arrested for allegedly abducting and torturing his estranged wife for nine days and leaving nearly 100 cuts on her body with a razor blade, police said.
The 21-year-old victim managed to escape from the clutches of the accused and lodged a complaint at Mulund police station last week, police added.
Following the complaint, accused Bazzu Uzaman Akbar Badshah alias Pasha was arrested under sections 323 (hurt), 324 (hurt by dangerous weapons), 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful confinement), 366 (kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage), 387 (putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion), 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections three and 25 of the Arms Act.
Bazzu confessed that his father is an accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case and he himself had 16 criminal cases registered against him in various police stations in the city, said an officer at Mulund police station.
According to police, Bazzu is a resident of Adamjee Jivajee Chawl in Sewri, while the victim lives in suburban Mulund.
Bazzu, who introduced himself as a businessman, befriended the girl on Facebook in February, following which they got married at the Bandra family court, police said. 
Days after their marriage, Bazzu began forcing her to change her religion and abused her, besides beating her for trivial reasons.
Realising that she was cheated, the girl registered a non-cognizable report at Mulund police station and got divorced as per the religion followed by Bazzu, they were yet to get a divorce in a court of law, police said.
After a few days, Bazzu began pursuing her to reconcile and requested her to stay with him. However, the girl refused.
On June 17, when the victim was on her way to a mall, Bazzu abducted her and took her to his residence in Sewri, where he held the girl captive for days, police said.
The accused hit her and slashed her face, neck and arms using a razor blade, leaving about 100 external injuries on her skin, they added.
On June 26, the girl managed to escape from the accused's house and registered a FIR against Bazzu on July 3 after she recovered slightly. The accused was subsequently arrested and further probe is on, police said. 
Next: Youth shoots elderly woman as her dog barks at him 
Youth shoots elderly woman as her dog barks at him 
Firozabad (UP):  An elderly woman was shot dead allegedly by a youth because her dog barked at him in Chitawali village here, police said on Sunday. 
Asharfi Devi (60) was shot dead by Sumit Yadav (25) while she was standing in front of her house in the Sikohabad area here this morning, they said. Police said that Sumit was agitated as Asharfi's dog had barked at him while the two were out on morning walk today and they had an argument over it.
Sumit allegedly shot Asharfi Devi after they returned from the walk, they said, adding that he has been arrested. 
Next: Man jailed for 10 yrs for raping minor in farmhouse 
Man jailed for 10 yrs for raping minor in farmhouse 
New Delhi: A Delhi court has sentenced a man to 10 years in jail for raping a minor when she was alone at a farmhouse here. Additional sessions judge Virender Bhat convicted Uttar Pradesh resident Nand Kumar and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him, saying he made the 16-year-old victim a soft target for satisfying his lust.
"It is apparent from the record that the convict found the prosecutrix alone in her room on the day of incident and made her a soft target for satisfying his sexual lust. "The victim pleaded for mercy but the convict did not pay heed to her entreaties and continued with his sinister act.
At that time, the convict did not realise even for a second that he himself is a father of four daughters and the victim aged 16 years, at that time, was also like his daughter," the judge said. According to the prosecution, 52-year-old Kumar had raped the victim in February last year when she was alone in a room of the farmhouse, where she was residing with her family.
The victim's father, who was working as a gardener at the farmhouse, lodged a complaint with the police alleging that Kumar, who was working in a neighbouring farmhouse, came to his daughter's room when he and his wife were away for some work and raped her.
The counsel for accused pleaded the judge to take lenient view against Kumar, saying he is the only bread winner in his family and if sent to jail, his family would starve to death. The judge observed that the convict was not in an "inebriated condition at the time of commission of offence and thus evidently his act was well deliberated upon".
The court also said the crime committed by the convict was intensely grave and serious in nature. 
Next: Indian shot dead in Malaysia
Indian shot dead in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur: An ethnic Indian man has been gunned down and two others seriously injured by motorbike-borne assailants in Malaysia's Penang state. The deceased was identified as M Ravindran, 19, who was hit three times near the left ribs late last night.
Two other victims, aged 51 and 18, who were not identified, were hospitalised. The three victims were outside a temple waiting for rains to stop in Butterworth town. The suspects rode up to them before one of them whipped out a pistol and shot them. Police said the gunmen had fired at least six shots as police have recovered six bullet shells at the scene.