Tainted African nationals leave Bangalore cops in a tizzy

May 17, 2012

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Bangalore, May 17: African nationals are repeatedly landing in police custody on drug peddling and cyber fraud charges over the past three years . This has forced city police to think of seeking the external affairs ministry's help to get the habitual offenders deported .


Police have booked a Nigerian under the Goonda Act for committing offences repeatedly , incarcerating him for at least one year without any bail provision . About 25 Africans figure in city police records , and at least five are repeated offenders . Additional commissioner of police (law and order ) T Suneel Kumar said they will write to the MEA, seeking its intervention to deport repeat offenders .


"It's becoming impossible to control these African nationals as they indulge in drug peddling and cyber frauds . Many of them continue to live in the country even after their visas have expired ," he pointed out.


A senior police officer said 13 African nationals are absconding after being given bail . "They arefrom Nigeria , Ghana and Kenya . All are drug peddlers . After getting bail , they have gone missing and are now declared absconding warrantees ." African nationals who figure in criminal incidents can't speak Hindi or the local language though they have lived here for years , slowing the pace of investigation . "They tend to be non-cooperative ," a senior officer said . "Many come to India with forged passports . Neither do their embassies accept them nor can we keep them here as they are not Indians ."

Police want habitual offenders to be deported

The Crimes

African nationals are mostly involved in

Drug peddling:

They sell cocaine, heroin, brown sugar and other types of narcotics. Those arrested tell police that their bosses operate out of Mumbai or Delhi. But cops have failed to track the kingpins.

Cyber fraud:

Many African nationals are involved in email-cheating cases. Their modus operandi is like this: They send mass emails congratulating the receiver on winning a lot of foreign money in a lottery. They also send across mails stating that a multi-billionaire met with an accident and is on death bed. Hence, the rich man has bequeathed his estate to the mail receiver. There are many who fall for this. The culprits manage to get the victims' money even before they realize what's happening. The list of victims consist of policemen and advocates.

WHAT THEY DID

2009

Three persons in police net for drug peddling. Two are from Kenya and one from Ghana.

2010

Six arrested again on drug-peddling charges. Two each were from Kenya and Nigeria, while one each was from Ghana and Ivory Coast.

2011

Eight Nigerians arrested for alleged drug peddling. Police say five persons escaped.

2012

(till April) Two Africans, including one Nigerian, nabbed for drug peddling.




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July 9,2020

Etawah, Jul 9: Another aide of the Kanpur encounter accused Vikas Dubey, Bahua Dubey, died in an encounter with the police, here on Thursday.

"Today at around 4.30 AM, in an encounter with the Etawah Police, one person has died. from him, a rifle and a pistol too has been recovered. When we shared the information with the Kanpur Police, they identified him as Bahua Dubey," said SSP Etawah Akash Tomar.

"He was involved in the Kanpur encounter alongside Vikas Dubey and there was a bounty of Rs 50,000 on him," he added.

"Around 3 AM on the highway near Mahewa Police Station Bakewar, a Swift Dzire car was looted by four armed assailants on a Scorpio. Around 4:30 AM, they were intercepted at Kachaura road under Police Station Civil lines by the police. When police parties chased them, the car collided with a tree, and criminals started firing at the police," he further said.

Dubey sustained injuries during the encounter and was pronounced dead when taken to the hospital. However, the other three managed to escape. One pistol, a double-barrel gun, and several cartridges have been recovered, he informed further.

Earlier today, Prabhat Mishra, also an aide of the main accused, died after being shot at by the police.

Mishra had sustained an injury on the leg after being shot at by the police and was rushed to a hospital before being pronounced dead.

Vikas Dubey is the main accused in the encounter that took place in Kanpur last week, in which a group of assailants allegedly opened fire on a police team, which had gone to arrest him. Eight police personnel were killed in the encounter.

A search operation is currently underway to nab Dubey.

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Agencies
July 22,2020

Mathura, Jul 22: A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura on Wednesday sentenced 11 policemen, including the then Deputy Superintendent of Police, to life imprisonment in a case pertaining to the murder of royal Raja Man Singh in 1985.

District Judge Sadhana Rani Thakur announced the life imprisonment sentence a day after holding them guilty of the killing. Three policemen were, however, acquitted. Four men died during the trial.

The policemen were convicted under Section 302 (murder), 148 (rioting) and 149 (Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object) of the Indian Penal Code.

The verdict comes 35 years after Man Singh was killed. He, along with two others, was shot dead in police firing a day after he crashed his jeep into the then Rajasthan Chief Minister Shiv Charan Mathur's helicopter in a fit of anger.

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July 7,2020

Meerut: The licence of a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut has been suspended after a video showing its staff member providing fake Covid-19 report had gone viral.

"A video had gone viral in Meerut. We have registered a case in this regard. We have suspended the licence of the nursing home. Today, we have sealed it also. Strict action will be taken against anybody who will do something like this in this time of crisis,” said Anil Dhingra, District Magistrate, Meerut.

In the video, the person can be heard saying that they provide Covid-19 negative report for Rs 2,500, Dhingra stated.

Meerut CMO Rajkumar said, “In the video, a man from the hospital can be heard saying that he can arrange COVID-19 negative report and the person can get operation or other things done. We have identified the man. We have suspended the licence of the hospital and an FIR has been registered.”

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