Noida Apr 21 PTI A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly harassing a woman colleague physically and on social media police said The accused Mukesh a native of Uttar Pradeshs Mainpuri district worked for a security agency they said The 22-year-old complainant from Fatehpur alleged that besides harassing her on city roads Mukesh also used cuss words at her The accused also made social media accounts in her name and he used them to share objectionable posts about her Besides he sent her lewd messages on social media a police spokesperson said adding that he was arrested from Sector 104 He has been booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 354A sexual harassment 504 intentional insult 506 criminal intimidation and under provisions of the Information Technology Act the police said PTI KIS CJ CJ

Kochi Feb 18 PTI The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the Central and the State governments to inform their stand on actor Dileeps plea to quash an FIR accusing him and others of conspiring to kill and threaten officials probing into the 2017 case of assault on actress or in the alternative transfer the probe into the matter to the CBI The directive was issued by Justice K Haripal while considering the plea of Dileep In his plea filed on February 14 the actor alleged the registration of the latest case was vindictive ill-motivated pre-determined and malafide Also he alleged the investigation by officers of the Crime Branch was highly tainted biased partisan meaningless and dishonest In such circumstances the petitioner Dileep seeks to quash the above FIR and proceedings pursuant to the same inter-alia on the ground that FIR was registered in violation of the law the petition claimed It further claimed the case was instituted with the ulterior motive of wreaking vengeance on the actor It urged the court to transfer the probe to the CBI if the FIR cannot be quashed as the aggrieved parties in the case were all senior police officers A week ago Dileep and four others were granted anticipatory bail by the High Court in the latest case which said there was no material to suggest that offences of criminal conspiracy or intimidation were committed by the accused On January 9 the Crime Branch registered the latest case on a complaint filed by an investigating officer based on a purported audio-clip of Dileep which was telecast by a TV channel in which the actor was allegedly heard conspiring to attack the official The actor and five others were booked under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code including Sections 116 abetment 118 concealing design to commit offence 120B criminal conspiracy 506 criminal intimidation and 34 criminal act done by several people The actress-victim who has worked in Tamil Telugu and Malayalam films was abducted and allegedly molested in her car for two hours by some persons who had forced their way into the vehicle on the night of February 17 2017 and later escaped in a busy area The entire act was filmed by those persons to blackmail the actress There are 10 accused in the 2017 case and police have arrested seven Dileep was arrested subsequently and released on bail PTI COR TGB NVG NVG

Thane Jan 31 PTI Thane police have registered a case against two brothers who own a jewellery shop in neighbouring Pune for allegedly cheating a goldsmith here in Maharashtra police said on Monday The accused persons had since 2016 got some jewellery items made from the victim who operates in Ulhasnagar area of Thane district but allegedly did not pay the due amount of Rs 35 lakh an official from Ulhasnagar police station said Based on the victims complaint the police registered a case against the two brothers under Indian Penal Code Sections 420 cheating 406 criminal breach of trust and 34 common intention on Saturday he said adding that no arrest has been made so far PTI COR GK GK

Thane Dec 27 PTI Police have arrested a 38-year-old man after he allegedly tried to throw acid on a woman for turning down his proposal here in Maharashtra an official said on Monday The accused Mohammad Iqbal Sikandar Ansari who worked as a mason in Bhiwandi town of Thane district was in love with the 20-year-old woman but she did not reciprocate his feelings an official from Shanti Nagar police station said The man allegedly tried to attack her with acid on December 22 but she escaped unhurt the official said The accused also abused the womans father and damaged his scooter he said Based on a complaint filed by the womans father the police arrested the accused on Saturday the official said A case was registered against the accused under Indian Penal Code Sections 354D stalking 326B voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid 5062 criminal intimidation 294 uttering obsence words and 427 mischief causing damage he said PTI COR GK GK

Ahmedabad Dec 21 PTI The Congress in Gujarat on Tuesday demanded an inquiry by a sitting High Court judge into the leak of a question paper for the exam conducted recently for the recruitment of government head clerks The party said that big fish was always let off whenever such paper leaks happened in the past Earlier in the day the state government declared that the exam held on December 12 was cancelled following the leak of the question paper ahead of the written test Over 30 MLAs of Congress led by Leader of Opposition Sukhram Rathva met with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday and handed him a memorandum demanding a High Court-monitored probe This is not the first time a paper has been leaked in the state It is happening again and again because the government never goes to the root of the entire conspiracy Big fish are always let off while petty criminals are held for the sake of action Thus we demand a thorough investigation under the High Courts supervision Rathva told reporters in Gandhinagar after meeting the CM On the other hand BJP said it will take action against anyone who is found guilty in the paper leak probe Earlier in the day Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi had said that the paper leak case will be tried in a fast track court to set an example The written exam for the recruitment of 186 head clerks was held at different centres across the state on December 12 by the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board GSSSB with nearly 88000 aspirants appearing for the test The Congress also demanded that GSSSB chairman Asit Vora a senior BJP leader resign on moral grounds If he does not voluntarily accept his responsibility and tenders his resignation the state government should remove him from the post said Rathva When asked about Voras responsibility in this entire paper leak episode Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil said the police will take action against the guilty without any discrimination Vora is a respected person and a senior BJP leader But a free and fair probe is being conducted and the guilty will not be spared The BJP does not believe in any favouritism This is a matter of the future of our young people Stern action will be taken against the culprits Paatil told reporters At least 14 people have been arrested so far from different parts of Gujarat in connection with the case according to police Congress also demanded that since candidates have incurred expenses on the preparation of the now-cancelled exam each of the 88000 candidates should be given Rs 5000 per month to meet their expenses till the fresh exam takes place The government has announced to conduct a fresh exam in March next year The 14 people arrested by the police include the main accused Jayesh Patel who had acquired the paper a day before the exam was conducted from the manager of a private printing press where the paper was printed The question paper was sold to more than 15 candidates The accused also helped the beneficiaries in solving this question paper at various locations a day before the exam as per the investigators An FIR was registered at the Prantij police station under the Indian Penal Code Sections 420 cheating 409 criminal breach of trust and 120-B criminal conspiracy against the accused PTI PJT PD NSK NSK