Crime Watch – Newsletter for December 18, 2010

Jeffry M. Picower’s Widow Returns $7.2Billion

WASHINGTON (GaeaTimes.com)- One of the prominent beneficiary of the Ponzi Scam, Jeffry M. Picower passed away last year. The media outlets and the investigators claimed that he reaped more that $7.2 billion from the Wall Street scam. However, after a year of his death, his widow, Barbara Picower has agreed to pay back the …. Source article  : Jeffry M. Picower’s Widow Returns $7.2Billion.

`US can learn from India’s tackling of Punjab, Kashmir’

NEW DELHI/LONDON – The US has said that it can learn from India for successfully tackling insurgencies in Punjab as well as Jammu and Kashmir, revealed an American embassy cable put out by WikiLeaks.

The Feb 23, 2007 cable reproduced by The Guardian said the US was using “every opportunity available to signal our interest … Read more »»».

Payal Surekha’s Murder Creates Sensation

BANGALORE, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- In a recent incident that has sent shock waves in the Indian IT industry, a 29-year-old woman working with Dell India was found murdered in Bangalore. Her dead body was found on Friday in her flat which is located at one of the posh areas in the city. The software engineer … Read more : Payal Surekha’s Murder Creates Sensation.

Northeast terror not Delhi’s priority: WikiLeaks

NEW DELHI/LONDON – Terror activities in India’s northeast are not a priority for the government as civilian deaths due to terrorism in the region have fallen in recent years, says a leaked US embassy cable.

The cable dated April 18, 2006 released by WikiLeaks and posted in the Guardian says terrorism in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, …. Original source  : Northeast terror not Delhi’s priority: WikiLeaks.

India wants terror info but gives little in return: US

NEW DELHI – India is “very keen” to get information and technology from the US for counter-terrorism efforts but provides “little in return”, says a US embassy cable made public by WikiLeaks.

The cable, dated Feb 23, 2007 and reproduced by The Guardian, also came down heavily on Indian security forces, calling them corrupt and …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Pakistan Army involved in Mumbai attack, India told US

NEW DELHI – The Pakistan Army was involved in the Mumbai terrorist attack, India’s National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon told the US, according to fresh US embassy cables leaked by WikiLeaks.

“Let’s not insult one another by telling a story that the Pakistan Army was not involved” with the Lashkar-e-Taiba group that carried out the … Read more : Pakistan Army involved in Mumbai attack, India told US.

Lizzy Seeberg Case: No Charges Framed

SOUTH BEND (GaeaTimes.com)- Elizabeth “Lizzy” Seeberg would not have been happy with the verdict had she still been alive today. St. Joseph County prosecutor Michael Dvorak stated on Thursday that he is not going to pursue any criminal charges against the University of Notre Dame football player, who allegedly assaulted the 19-year-old girl on …. Original source  : Lizzy Seeberg Case: No Charges Framed.

US discreetly contacts Delhi Police officers

NEW DELHI – A US embassy cable from here says it often discreetly contacts Delhi Police officers to get information about terror investigations.

The cable is one of many leaked by WikiLeaks and published in the Guardian newspaper.
A cable dated April 18, 2006 said the Regional Security Office (RSO) of the embassy sends a …. Source article  : US discreetly contacts Delhi Police officers.

Canada gets tough on terror, hikes jail terms in Toronto plot

TORONTO – Toughening Canada’s much criticized lenient stand on terrorism Friday, a court of appeal here raised sentences of terrorists jailed in the famous Toronto-18 plot. The Al-Qaeda-inspired Toronto-18 terror plot was uncovered with the arrest of 18 Muslims, mostly of Pakistani origin, in June 2006.

The plotters had planned to storm the Canadian parliament, … Read : Canada gets tough on terror, hikes jail terms in Toronto plot.

Australia is good place to live, says Haneef

MELBOURNE – Mohamed Haneef, an Indian doctor who was falsely accused by Australian police of aiding terrorists, has said he still thinks Australia is a good place to live and work.

Haneef, who is back in Australia with his wife and three-year-old daughter for mediation talks for his hefty compensation claims against the Australian government …. Read the original article  : here.

Four Year Old Boy Beaten to Death

LOUISVILLE (GaeaTimes.com) — The boy was in critical condition when he was hospitalized and finally succumbed to his injuries on Friday. He was admitted at the Kosair Children’s Hospital.
As reported by the LMPD police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley, James “Tony” Hack died Dec. 17, two days after he was hospitalized. Police say his mother’s boyfriend, … Read more : Four Year Old Boy Beaten to Death.

WikiLeaks: Bangladesh intelligence backed Islamists’ political wing

DHAKA – A Bangladeshi intelligence agency supported the idea of an Islamist terrorist group forming a political party as the South Asian country was being governed by a military-backed administration two years ago, media Friday quoted WikiLeaks documents as saying.

The documents, published by the private Bangladeshi news website bdnews24.com, said that the Directorate General … Original article on : WikiLeaks: Bangladesh intelligence backed Islamists’ political wing.

51 killed in US drone attacks in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least 51 suspected militants were killed in three US drone strikes within 24 hours in Khyber agency, Pakistan’s northwestern tribal area.

“All three attacks targeted hideouts of banned militant outfit Lashkar-i-Islam in Teerah valley in the Khyber agency”, Express TV reported Saturday.
“It is not known yet whether the chief of Lashkar-i-Islami …. Read the original article  : 51 killed in US drone attacks in Pakistan.

Maoist held for killing businessman

KOLKATA – A Maoist in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas was Friday arrested by the state police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for extorting and killing a businessman, police said.

“Sushanta Sil demanded Rs.6 lakh from Gopal Saha – a businessman of Halisahar. On being refused, the rebels murdered him last month. Sil was arrested this … Original source on Gaea Times at : Maoist held for killing businessman.

Meghalaya rebel chief surrenders

SHILLONG – Dimrim N. Sangma, the chairman of Liberation A’chik Elite Force (LAEF), a separatist group operating in Meghalaya, has surrendered along with arms and ammunition, police said Friday.

Four of Dimrim’s aides – ‘Sergeants’ Rakshimbirth Sangma and Ninja G. Momin, ‘Lance Corporal’ Akash G. Momin and ‘Private soldier’ Tangrik Sangma – surrendered Thursday before … Read more »»».

Two Maoists arrested in Bengal

KOLKATA – Two Maoist rebels, including a woman involved in an attack on a paramilitary forces’ camp in February in which 24 troopers were killed, were arrested Friday in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, police said.

“Sambari Tudu alias Sama and Hapna Murmu were arrested early Friday from an area between Salboni and Lalgarh. They … Read more : Two Maoists arrested in Bengal.

Maudany’s wife named in Tamil Nadu bus burning case

KOCHI – The National Investigating Agency (NIA) Friday accused 14 activists of the People’s Democratic Party, including its jailed leader Abdul Nasir Maudany’s wife, of “waging war against the state” in a case of the burning of a Tamil Nadu state transport bus five years ago.

The charge sheet, filed in a special NIA … Read more : Maudany’s wife named in Tamil Nadu bus burning case.

Talks soon with ULFA: Interlocuter Haldar

GUWAHATI – The much-hyped peace talks between the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the central government are expected to begin soon with both sides Friday expressing optimism about bringing the curtains down on one of India’s longest running insurgencies in Assam.

I sincerely hope the dialogue process with the ULFA would begin … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Talks soon with ULFA: Interlocuter Haldar.

US drone strikes kill 28 alleged militants in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least 28 suspected militants were killed Friday and several more injured in three separate strikes by US pilotless aircraft in Pakistan’s restive tribal region along the Afghan border, security officials said.

Meanwhile, a mortar attack allegedly carried out by Taliban hit a residential area in nearby Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, killing nine people, including … Read more : US drone strikes kill 28 alleged militants in Pakistan.

Andhra police gun down two Maoists

HYDERABAD – Two Maoists were shot dead in a gun battle Friday with police in Andhra Pradesh, police said.

The exchange of fire took place in the forest area in Visakhapatnam district, about 600 km from Hyderabad.
A police party engaged in combing operations in the area came face to face with a group of … Read more >>>.