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Time of India
01-08-2025
- Time of India
Notorious woman smuggler arrested near Nepal border
Motihari: A notorious narcotics smuggler, Saida Khatoon, carrying a bounty of Rs 15,000 on her head, was arrested near Raxaul, close to the India-Nepal border, on Friday following a police operation based on secret information. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Her arrest is seen as a major success in the ongoing police campaign against drug trafficking. Khatoon had been evading arrest since 2024 and was allegedly operating a narcotics smuggling syndicate. A resident of Bara Pareua ward in Raxaul and wife of Naeem Mian, Khatoon is accused of running an organised network for smuggling smack from Raxaul to Delhi, along with her husband. Kishan Kumar Paswan, SHO of Haraiya police station, said, "Several cases of narcotics smuggling are registered against Saida Khatoon, and she had been dodging the police for a long time." Her arrest was made as part of a special anti-drug drive launched under the instructions of SP Swarn Prabhat. Over 200 smugglers have been arrested this year under the campaign. Police believe her arrest will deliver a blow to the illegal drug trade operating in the border areas. "There is now panic among drug smugglers following this arrest and the relentless campaign being conducted by the police," an officer said.
Time of India
01-08-2025
- Time of India
Police arrest notorious narcotics smuggler near india nepal border
Motihari: A notorious narcotics smuggler, Saida Khatoon, carrying a bounty of Rs 15,000 on her head, was arrested near Raxaul, close to the India-Nepal border, on Friday following a police operation based on secret information. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Her arrest is seen as a major success in the ongoing police campaign against drug trafficking. Khatoon had been evading arrest since 2024 and was allegedly operating a narcotics smuggling syndicate. A resident of Bara Pareua ward in Raxaul and wife of Naeem Mian, Khatoon is accused of running an organised network for smuggling smack from Raxaul to Delhi, along with her husband. Kishan Kumar Paswan, SHO of Haraiya police station, said, "Several cases of narcotics smuggling are registered against Saida Khatoon, and she had been dodging the police for a long time." Her arrest was made as part of a special anti-drug drive launched under the instructions of SP Swarn Prabhat. Over 200 smugglers have been arrested this year under the campaign. Police believe her arrest will deliver a blow to the illegal drug trade operating in the border areas. "There is now panic among drug smugglers following this arrest and the relentless campaign being conducted by the police," an officer said.
Hindustan Times
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
UP Congress workers, close to state chief Ajay Rai, arrested for 'harassing' woman over shop; party cries fowl
Two local Congress workers, said to be close to party's Uttar Pradesh unit chief Ajay Rai, were arrested on charges of molestation, robbery, and theft, police said on Friday. The arrest came after a woman lodged a complaint against the two and alleged she was harassed and forcibly evicted from her shop in Varanasi's Chetganj area. Local Station House Officer (SHO) Dilip Kumar Mishra said that the complainant, Chetganj resident Sachina Khatoon, had rented a shop in Hathua Market from Sanjay Singh and ran a boutique there, news agency PTI reported. Khatoon alleged that following Singh's death during the Covid-19 pandemic, two of his friends, Anand Pandey and Amit Pathak, began intimidating her and extorting money in the name of protection fees. "When she refused, they allegedly pressured her to vacate the shop and subjected her to various forms of harassment," SHO Mishra added. Khatoon reportedly claimed that she even got a stay order on the eviction from the court. Despite this order, in May last year, Pandey and Pathak planned a break-in into her shop and made off with all her belongings, she added. When she and her daughters resisted this, the two men berated and harassed them, police said as per her complaint. "Both Anand Pandey and Amit Pathak are said to be close associates of Congress state president Ajay Rai. A case of robbery, theft, and molestation has been registered against them. Both were arrested on Thursday and presented before the court, which subsequently sent them to jail," said the SHO. Meanwhile, the allegations were dismissed by Congress Metropolitan president Raghavendra Chaubey, who said that the arrests are a "premeditated conspiracy by the BJP government" to discredit their state chief Rai and the entire Congress party. Chaubey also defended the two arrested persons, describing them as "strong activists" of the Congress and instead accusing Khatoon of having filing a similar cases against "almost half a dozen individuals" in Varanasi. "This is her profession," Chaubey alleged, the news agency report mentioned.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Time of India
Police officer fails to include triple talaq section in FIR, SP orders probe
Patna: A shocking case of triple talaq has come to light in Muzaffarpur district, where a woman alleged that her husband divorced her under the banned practice after physically abusing her. What's even more disturbing is that when victim Afsana Khatoon approached Turki police station of Muzaffarpur on May 20 to file a complaint, the officer in charge failed to include the relevant section pertaining to triple talaq in the FIR. However, after the woman reached out to the senior officers, the police acknowledged the lapse and ordered an investigation into the matter, police said on Wednesday. Khatoon has also written to the Bihar DGP and Tirhut range DIG, seeking justice. According to the police, the victim, a resident of Sakri Saraiya village, told them that she married one Mohd Reyaz on Nov 25, 2020, and that they have a child. She alleged that her in-laws used to harass her for dowry. In 2021, she was even thrown out of her in-laws' house. After a community meeting was held, and she went back to her in-laws' place, however, after about three months, the harassment resumed. Rural superintendent of police (SP) Vidya Sagar said according to the complaint, lodged on May 20, Khatoon's in-laws beat her up and her husband gave her triple talaq. "When she went to file a case at the Turki police station, the officer did not include the section on triple talaq in the FIR. The case was only registered under ordinary sections of assault and dowry practice," he said, adding this was a serious oversight. He said that the matter will be investigated by subdivisional police officer (west)-II, and a correction letter will be submitted in the court to add the relevant section. "The matter is being probed, and departmental action will be taken against the officers, if found responsible, for dereliction of duty," the Rural SP said. The central govt enacted the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act in 2019, prohibiting divorce by pronouncing talaq. Section 4 of this law provides for a sentence of up to three years. Under this act, the accused cannot easily obtain bail.
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC upholds appointment of AMU's 1st woman vice-chancellor
AGRA: Dismissing all petitions that challenged the selection process, Allahabad high court upheld the appointment of professor Naima Khatoon as the vice-chancellor (VC) of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Saturday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Khatoon, who earlier served as principal of women's college in AMU, became the first woman to hold the VC's post in the varsity's over 100-year history, reports Mohammad Dilshad. HC division bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh found no procedural lapses, asserting the selection process adhered fully to the AMU Act, statutes and regulations. The court also emphasised the symbolic and progressive nature of her 'historic appointment', calling it a 'major stride for gender representation and constitutional values in academic leadership'. Khatoon says HC ruling reaffirmation of democratic values The HC division bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh further recognised that the 'final discretion to appoint the VC lay with the 'visitor' of the university — the President of India, and no allegations of mala fide were established at that level'. The court had reserved the verdict on April 9 after hearing arguments from counsels representing the petitioner, AMU and the central govt. The petitions were filed in late 2023 by Prof Syed Afzal Murtaza Rizvi of Jamia Millia Islamia, Mujahid Beg from AMU's medicine department and retired AMU prof M U Rabbani. They had raised objections after Khatoon, wife of then acting VC Mohd Gulrez, was 'shortlisted' for the post. After HC's decision, Khatoon, said, 'I've always had the highest regard and faith in our judiciary. This verdict is not just a personal vindication, but a strong reaffirmation of institutional processes and democratic values in our higher education system. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Let this judgment inspire confidence among all stakeholders and reaffirm our shared mission to uphold the university's legacy of knowledge, justice and progress.' In Nov 2023, controversy erupted after the AMU's executive council shortlisted 'five eligible names'. An AMU professor wrote to the President, claiming 'the process of selecting a new VC was not followed'. The 'AMU court' then forwarded three names, including that of Khatoon, to the ministry of education and the President, and the matter also went to HC.
