Crime

Abu Salem to appear before CBI court today

Abu Salem to appear before CBI court todayLucknow, Mar 30: Underworld don Abu Salem will be produced in the special CBI court of Special Judicial Magistrate Saif Ahmad here today in connection with the 1993 fake passport case.

On March 17, the court set March 30 as the next date of the hearing.

Earlier, the Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) had issued a production warrant against Salem in the 15-year-old case.

Salem, his wife Damira Zumani and others are alleged for procuring passports on the basis of fake documents from the regional passport office at Lucknow.

More than 100 countries infiltrated by electronic spying operation

Electronic spying operation New York/Toronto  - A spying operation that infiltrated computers - many of them belonging to governments - in 103 countries has been uncovered by a group of Canadian researchers, the New York Times reported Sunday.

Victims of the malicious software, or malware, include computers in: the offices of the Dalai Lama; Tibetan exile centres around the world; NATO headquarters in Brussels; and the Indian embassy to the United States.

In all, 1,295 computers might have been accessed and had documents copied by the system, which the researchers dubbed GhostNet.

Teenagers held for explosives offences

Teenagers held for explosives offencesHong Kong  - Three teenagers were arrested after a 13-year-old boy was injured when a homemade bomb exploded, a media report said Sunday.

The three, including the injured boy, were held by police for possessing explosives favoured by Islamic terrorists, the South China Morning Post said.

Police suspect the classmates of a Kowloon Tong district school learned how to make the explosive triacetone triperoxide (TATP) powder on the internet.

Crooks land in jail after group mate seeks cops’ help to retrieve loot!

Crooks land in jail after group mate seeks cops’ help to retrieve loot!New Delhi, March 28 : A group of four crooks was arrested by the Chinese police when one of its members sought cops' help, following a fight over money after the robbers had looted a woman.

They robbed the woman on a street in Nanbu county, Sichuan province, of 160 yuan (23 dollars).

Given that one of the thieves, surnamed Li, wanted to keep all the money, a fight between the group members ensued.

The other three crooks then beat him, and stole the money from him.

One of six kidnapped teachers dies in captivity in Philippines

One of six kidnapped teachers dies in captivity in PhilippinesZamboanga City, Philippines  - One of six schoolteachers seized by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines has died in captivity, a provincial police chief said Saturday.

Senior Superintendent Federico Castro said Noemi Mandi, 34, died six days ago in the lair of Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels in Basilan province, 900 kilometres south of Manila.

Indian Australians family sues accused murderer for trespass

Brisbane (Australia), Mar. 27: Indian Australians Vijay and Shirley Singh have decided to sue the man accused of brutally killing their three children almost six years ago - for trespass.

According to the Courier Mail, the Singhs have filed a 140,000 dollar damages claim against Massimo "Max" Sica in the Queensland District Court for "negligent trespass" and, or alternately "private nuisance", at their Bridgeman Downs home around the time their children were killed.

The claim details cleaning, repair and security costs incurred after the crime and police investigation.

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