Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for December 12, 2010

Rape victims had hidden agenda, Julian Assange’s lawyer

LONDON – There are “hidden agendas” in the rape claims made against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by two women in Stockholm, his lawyer has said.

Bjrn Hurtig, who is representing Assange in Sweden, said he has seen secret police documents that reveal Assange is innocent of rape claims, Daily Mail reported Sunday.
Hurtig said the … Read : Rape victims had hidden agenda, Julian Assange’s lawyer.

Kerala bus torching: PDP leader’s wife to be prosecuted

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – The union home ministry has sanctioned the prosecution of Sufiya Maudany, wife of jailed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasir Maudany, and all the 13 accused in the 2005 Kalamassery bus burning case, a government order says.

Sufiya is the tenth accused in the case that was earlier being investigated by the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Kerala bus torching: PDP leader’s wife to be prosecuted.

Congress leaders booked for insulting flag on Sonia’s birthday

RAIPUR – Two senior Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh have been booked for cutting a cake designed like the national flag on the birth anniversary of party president Sonia Gandhi, police said Sunday.

The two Congressmen, state general secretary Subhash Sharma and Raipur city unit president Inderchand Dhariwal, were booked under section 2 of the …. Original source  : Congress leaders booked for insulting flag on Sonia’s birthday.

Three women attacked with blades in Delhi

NEW DELHI – Three young women had their faces disfigured in blade attacks on them in Delhi’s Mongolpuri locality Saturday night. Over 10 men have been detained for questioning, police said Sunday.

“The faces of three victims were slashed with blades late Saturday,” a police official told IANS.
The incident come days after Delhi Police …. Original article  : Three women attacked with blades in Delhi.

Nine of family, driver die in Maharashtra accident

RATNAGIRI – Nine members of a family and a driver were killed when their vehicle collided with a bus in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district Sunday morning, police said.

The accident took place near Khed when the speeding Tavera, driven by 22-year-old Suraj Shankar Jadhav, was taking a sharp curve at Kashedi Ghat on the Bombay-Goa highway … Read more »»».

19-year-old gangraped in Delhi

NEW DELHI – A 19-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped in a moving vehicle by four youths, including a minor, in Sultanpuri area of north-west Delhi late Saturday. All the accused have been detained, police said Sunday.

The accused abducted the girl from Sultanpuri area in a Hyundai Accent car and raped her, a … Read more >>.

Gang of car thieves nabbed in Punjab

MANDI GOBINDGARH – A gang of car thieves, including a sacked policeman, who specialised in stealing Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) was nabbed in Punjab and eight vehicles seized from them, police said Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap to nab the accused late Saturday here. Former policeman Joga Singh, Bimal Kumar … Original article on : Gang of car thieves nabbed in Punjab.

Two held in Punjab for illegally carrying jewellery

PATIALA – Two men have been arrested in Rajpura town of Punjab’s Patiala district for illegally carrying diamond jewellery worth about Rs.1.40 crore (Rs.14 million), police said here Sunday.

Chetan Jain of Uttar Pradesh and Chirag Bhandari of Rajasthan were arrested late Saturday during the routine checking of buses at a police check-post.
“They …. Source article  : Two held in Punjab for illegally carrying jewellery.

Apparent suicide attack in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM – An apparent suicide attacker blew himself up in central Stockholm Saturday, local media reported.

The man allegedly sent a threatening e-mail addressed to news agency TT minutes prior to the attack. The message said it was time for the Swedes to die “like our brothers and sisters” and made reference to the country’s …. Original source  : Apparent suicide attack in Stockholm.

Elderly couple commit suicide by hanging

LUCKNOW – An elderly couple allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves with a rope in the courtyard of their house here Saturday, police said.

R.S Yadav, 62, and his 60-year-old wife Tulsi Devi were found hanging inside their house in the Gudamba locality.
Yadav’s elder son Arun Yadav, who works in a private company, said … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Elderly couple commit suicide by hanging.

Chavez to rule Venezuela from Bedouin tent

Moscow, Dec 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is to govern temporarily from a Bedouin tent to allow people made homeless by recent floods to take temporary shelter in his office.

More than 100,000 people have been made homeless and 30 killed in incidents triggered by the worst rains in the country in over … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Chavez to rule Venezuela from Bedouin tent.

Boy killed in Kashmir grenade blast

JAMMU – A 10-year-old boy was killed and his elder brother injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district Saturday as a live grenade they were playing with suddenly exploded, police said.

The two brothers – Iftikhar and Mukhtiar – were fiddling with a grenade which they had found in jungles near Mendhar town earlier in …. Read the original article  : Boy killed in Kashmir grenade blast.

Two businessmen abducted in Bihar

PATNA – A businessman involved in coal trade has been abducted in Bihar by unidentified men, police said Saturday. No ransom call has been received by his family.

According to police, Nityanand Singh, who runs a coal business, was missing since Thursday. On Saturday, an abduction case was registered on receiving a complaint from his …. Original article  : Two businessmen abducted in Bihar.

Two held in Uttar Pradesh with fake notes

LUCKNOW – Two men, who worked for a Bangladesh-based racket and manufactured and supplied counterfeit Indian currency notes, have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor city, police said Saturday.

Mohd. Nurul Islam, 33, and Shamiul, 24, both natives of West Bengal, were nabbed from Keeratpur town Friday evening and fake Indian currency notes …. Source  : Two held in Uttar Pradesh with fake notes.

23 kg gold stolen from Mumbai jewellery store

MUMBAI – As much as 23 kg of gold of Rs.5 crore (Rs.50 million) was looted from a jewellery store in Mumbai early Saturday, police said.

“The accused has been identified as Paresh Rawal. He was one of the staff members of the jewellery store Dev Kumar in Zaveri Bazar. He is absconding with gold … Read more : 23 kg gold stolen from Mumbai jewellery store.