Crime Watch – Newsletter for January 9, 2011

Arizona Shooting Condemned By Politicians

TUCSON (GaeaTimes.com)- Arizona shooting on Saturday morning left 6 people dead and 13 other severely wounded and it included Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Law enforcement officials are of the opinion that Gabrielle Giffords was the main target of the whole rampage. The suspect of the shooting was arrested immediately after the incident and the law …. Source article  : Arizona Shooting Condemned By Politicians.

US court postpones Rana’s trial in Mumbai attack

TORONTO – A US court has put off by three months, at the request of the defence, the trial of Pakistani Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with helping David Headley plot the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

The trial in a Chicago court, which was scheduled to start Feb 14, will now begin May 16 at …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : US court postpones Rana’s trial in Mumbai attack.

Christina Taylor Green Dies At 9

TUCSON (GaeaTimes.com)- The jovial school girl from Tucson Christina Taylor Green who was one of the ‘Faces of Hope’ child succumbed to bullet injuries after being shot by a gunman at a regional political event. 5 other persons were also killed at the meeting convened by noted U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Christina Taylor Green Dies At 9.

Jared Lee Loughner Mentally Unsound?

TUCSON (GaeaTimes.com)- People had gathered on Saturday morning to attend an event in honor of U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford. However, nobody had the slightest clue that the gathering would turn into some kind of a worst nightmares. At 10 in the morning, when the crowd had gathered, an unidentified man appeared and opened fire …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Jared Lee Loughner Mentally Unsound?.

Three abducted Chhattisgarh tribals still traceless

RAIPUR – The Chhattisgarh Police early Sunday conducted raids in Maoist hideouts in restive Bastar region to trace three tribal civilians who were abducted by the rebels Jan 2.

Relatives of the abducted tribals, Kanval Singh, Dhan Singh and Lalji Ram, residents of Upartonka village in Kanker district, informed police that Maoists came to the …. Original source  : Three abducted Chhattisgarh tribals still traceless.

Suspected Maoists kill one in Bengal

KOLKATA – A group of suspected Maoists gunned down a villager in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, police said Sunday.

“Jamil Soren of Garra village near Lalgarh was dragged out of his house Saturday night and shot dead. Maoists are suspected to be behind the crime. But no Maoist posters were recovered from the spot, … Read more »».

Clarence Dupnik Releases Victims’ Names

TUCSON (GaeaTimes.com)- Pima County Sheriff, Clarence Dupnik released the names of the victims who were shot dead in the mass shooting that occurred on Saturday morning in Tuscon. The law officials said that a 22-year old suspect was taken into police custody. The Sheriff said that Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Clarence Dupnik Releases Victims’ Names.

Gabrielle Giffords Wounded In Arizona Shooting

TUCSON (GaeaTimes.com)- Like a bolt from the blue, open fire at a busy supermarket in Arizona on Saturday left six people dead and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords severely wounded. Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said that the Congresswoman was the prime target of the shooting and the gunman shot her in the head. However, the doctors … Read : Gabrielle Giffords Wounded In Arizona Shooting.

Nine Maoists killed in Orissa gunfight

BHUBANESWAR – Nine Maoists were killed in a gunfight between security forces and the guerrillas in Orissa’s Rayagada district early Sunday, police said.

The gun battle took place in a forested area near Kalyansinghpur in Rayagada.
“We have recovered nine bodies of Maoists and also seized huge quantity of arms and ammunition from them. … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Nine Maoists killed in Orissa gunfight.

US trial of Pakistani-Canadian in Mumbai attacks postponed

TORONTO – The US trial of Pakistani-born Canadian citizen Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is charged with helping David Headley in masterminding the Mumbai terror plot, has been postponed till May at his request.

The trial, which was scheduled to start Feb 14, will now begin May 16 at the request of Rana’s lawyer.
Rana, 49, … Read more »»».

WikiLeaks: Sri Lanka imported radio equipment for LTTE

Colombo, Jan 8, The Sri Lankan government had imported radio equipment for the Tamil Tiger rebels in 2002 as it tried to work out a peace deal in collaboration with the Norwegian facilitators, according to a cable sent by the US mission in Colombo revealed by WikiLeaks.

The move “left a bad taste in everyone’s … Read : WikiLeaks: Sri Lanka imported radio equipment for LTTE.

Air India bomber gets nine more years for perjury

TORONTO – Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only convicted bomber of an Air India plane in 1985, was Friday sentenced by a court in Vancouver to nine more years for lying under oath at the trial. The sentence is the longest for perjury in Canadian legal history.

Air India Kanishka flight 182 from Montreal to Delhi … Read more : Air India bomber gets nine more years for perjury.

Trinamool cooperated with Maoists in Nandigram: Party MP

KOLKATA – Embarrassing his party yet again, singer-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman has claimed in his recent book that the Trinamool and Maoists were hand in glove during the Nandigram land agitation in 2007.

In his just released book “Nishaner Naam Tapasi Malik” (Tapasi Malik – An Emblem), Suman writes that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata … Original source on Gaea Times at : Trinamool cooperated with Maoists in Nandigram: Party MP.