Father killed four day's old daughter to taught a lesson to wife

Niranjan Kumar a 29-year-old software engineer employed with Cisco in Bangalore has been charged with killing his four-day-old daughter by throwing her into a well because his wife had refused to abort the child. Chennai police have arrested him.
Niranjan Kumar allegedly harassed wife Sangeetha, 22, to have the abortion so she could continue working.

Fed up, Sangeetha moved to her parents’ home in Chennai seven months ago. But Niranjankumar kept up the pressure, urging her through emails to abort the baby. He is also alleged to have demanded Rs 5 lakh in extra dowry.

On March 9, Sangeetha’s parents informed Niranjankumar she had delivered a girl. Last evening, the engineer arrived at the hospital with his father and mother, chatted with his in-laws and wife in a way that hid his real feelings, and took the mother and child to his parents’ home in Chennai.

But around 3am, Sangeetha woke up to find her baby missing. After she told Niranjankumar, he is alleged to have replied: “The baby is sleeping inside the well.”

When a perplexed Sangeetha asked what he meant, Niranjankumar said he had flung the baby into the well because she had refused to listen to him and abort. A hysterical Sangeetha informed her parents, who filed a police complaint.

Fire services personnel, brought in by the police, later recovered the infant’s body, wrapped in a towel, from the well. The police said Niranjankumar had admitted to the crime. He is said to have told officers he killed the baby to teach his wife and in-laws a lesson. His parents are also being questioned to find out if they were involved.

Sangeetha’s father R. Balasubramaniam said he and his daughter had been fooled by Niranjankumar’s “kind words” at the hospital yesterday. “We really believed he was a changed man and loved his daughter. So, we allowed our daughter and the baby to go with him,” Balasubramaniam said.

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Chennai :Prostitution racket busted

Prostitution racket busted

Officials of the Central Crime Branch (CCB)-Chennai police on Friday raided a house in Madambakkam near Tambaram and arrested two persons Mumtaz (37) and Kumar (37) who were allegedly running a prostitution racket there. A case was registered and the two were remanded in judicial custody.

A CCB team led by ACP Jayakumar, on receiving specific information, raided an apartment in Madambakkam and nabbed the couple. A 19-year-old girl, found there, was rescued.

According to police, Mumtaz alias Mariammal, a native of Thoothukudi, moved to Chennai a few years ago. In Chennai, she met Kumar, who was working at a bakery in Tambaram, and the two began running a prostitution racket.

They were allegedly supplied women by a woman living near Pallikaranai who had brokers in various parts of the state.

A senior police official said, "This is an important arrest as we have got a lead on one of the major pimps in south Chennai. We are investigating and are confident she will be caught soon. Once this woman is caught, the networks in various parts of the state will become clearer. This big arrest, after the nabbing of Sona Lakshmi, is part of our efforts to shut down prostitution rackets in the suburbs."

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Indian woman gets 8 yrs for forced prostitution in Malaysia

An Indian national has been convicted and sentenced for eight years for forcing a compatriot into prostitution after promising her a job as maid in this Malaysian capital.

R Punitha, herself a prostitute, pleaded guilty before Judge Mohammed Nasir Mordin. She screamed, cried and hit her head when the sentence was announced, the official Malaysian news agency Bernama reported.
She was charged for exploiting S Maruthambal, 33, through force and threats at a house here.
According to the facts of the case, Maruthambal came under Punitha's care after she was sweet-talked by agents in India that she could get a job as a maid in Malaysia.

During her confinement, Maruthambal was forced to provide sexual services to 20 to 25 men daily and her earnings were taken by Punitha. She was also threatened by Punitha that if she refused, her family in India would be killed by gangsters there.Maruthambal managed to escape to the Indian High Commission before making a police report, The Star newspaper said.

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Bangalore city police Planned for Reduction of crime and accidents by 20 percent

Bangalore, The Bangalore city police unveiled an action plan-2009 which aims at Reduction of crime and accidents by 20 percent, establishment of a central data centre and formation of a fully trained 450 strong commando force, among others.

Other initiatives include procurement of additional quantities of modern arms and ammunition and setting up of a New Bangalore City Website, Bangalore City Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari told a press conference.

Police would strive to achieve the targets set under the six branches--administration, law and order. Efforts would be directed towards bringing down the crime rate, fatal and non-fatal accidents by 20 percent, he said.

A Central data system comprising information on all rowdy elements, crimes and criminals, computerisation of unexecuted warrants, summons received from other states would be set up by March next. Inauguration of new Bangalore city website by February 28 was also on the new year resolution list of the police.

The Security and City Armed Reserve department have chalked out an action plan to set up a fully trained commando force comprising 450 personnel and procure additional quantities of modern arms and ammunition by April 30.

The action plan also included implementation of the orders regarding intimation of tenants and controlling places of amusement and public entertainment. Computeristion of information regarding foreign nationals staying in the city and all those absconding would be done by March 31, he said.

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Men kidnapped for illicit sex, prostitution

It is not women alone who are kidnapped in this country for having sex.
Sixty-seven men were kidnapped in India last year for having sex, which was an increase of about 40 per cent from the 2006's figure of 38 men kidnapped for the same.

Cases of five men being kidnapped for prostitution were also reported in the country during 2007 as against 35 in 2006.

What is more shocking is that eight ladies above the age of 50 were among 2,586 women being kidnapped for sex, according to the latest report prepared by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

The 'Crime in India -- 2007' report shows that there was a nominal decrease of 12 in the number of women who were kidnapped for sex last year compared to 2,599 in 2006. However, the number of women kidnapped for sex above 50 years was only one.

Women in the age-group of 18 to 30 years were the most vulnerable with 1,608 from the fairer sex becoming victims to kidnapping for sex in 2007 as against 1,488 in 2006.

Cases of kidnapping for prostitution saw 422 women being forced into sex trade along with five men.

As in the above case, women in the age-group of 18 to 30 years were the most vulnerable with 264 women becoming victims to kidnapping for prostitution.

Interestingly, not a single case of kidnapping was registered across the country for selling body or body parts while only 17 cases of kidnapping for begging were reported.

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Terrorist arrested at Lacknow

The Anti-Terrorism Squad of the Uttar Pradesh police on Friday arrested an active member of the Indian Mujahideen from the Gudamba police station area at LUCKNOW.

Mohammad Hakim is an accused in the September 13, 2008, serial bomb blasts in Delhi.

Addressing a press conference on Saturday, State ADG, Law and Order and Crime, Brij Lal said Hakim had enrolled as a final year student in an engineering institute in Lucknow.

He was among the 13 accused in the Delhi blasts case, on whom the Delhi police had announced a reward of Rs.1 lakh each, he said.

Mr. Lal said a Delhi police team had reached Lucknow to take Hakim on transit remand.

A team of the Maharashtra police was also in here in this connection.

Hakim was wanted in five cases lodged by the Delhi police in Karol Bagh, Greater Kailash, Tilak Marg and Connaught Place in connection with the serial blasts.

Interrogation revealed that Hakim was known to other IM members, Atif, Shadab, Zeeshan and Assadullah, Mr. Lal said.

A motorcycle, a driving licence and a student identity card were recovered from Hakim, he said.

During the course of investigation into the blasts, five militants — Mohammad Saif, Zeeshan Ahmed, Mohammad Shakeel, Zia-ur-Rehman and Saquib Nisar — were arrested. Two militants died in a shootout in Batla House in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar.

Six terrorists were arrested in Mumbai.

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Software application help the police to combat the hi-tech world of crime and terror

"The software application, which is in a pilot stage, will help the police and other law enforcement agencies to combat the fast emerging hi-tech world of crime and terror," the Ranbir Singh, Wipro's general manager said in a statement. 

Wipro Infotech has developed an integrated software for the police to combat crime and terror, the IT bellwether announced said.

According to anouncement for government and defence, the software will enable real-time information sharing between the various police units. The online application covers all activities related to the day-to-day functioning of police departments, including the back-end processes of administration, finance and stores.

"We see a huge role for IT in combating high crime rates effectively. The processes have been automated to ease the tasks of administration and record-keeping, thereby bringing in operational efficiency across the police department," Singh said.

The application also has a citizen interface through which complaints can be raised and the status of a lodged FIR (first information report) can be tracked. The user interface can display content both in English and the local language.

The application has operational modules to maintain records in police stations and agencies dealing with crime, law and order, wireless, traffic, intelligence and counter-intelligence. Wipro Infotech is the business unit of the global software major providing IT and business transformation services in India and West Asia, including the Gulf.

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