ANDAMAN SHEEKHA

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One arrested under POCSO Act

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John Wilbert
July 20: On 19 July 2021, a POCSO case was registered in Police Station Aberdeen. As per source on 19th July, a complaint was received in Police Station Aberdeen by a family member of minor girl, against a 65 year old man, who allegedly attempted molestation and misbehaved with the minor girl.
As per report same day Police arrested the accused and a POCSO case was registered against the man.
As per information on 20 July 2021 accused person was produced before Court from where he was sent to Judicial Custody. Further details are awaited.

 

Diglipur Team Cracks Burglary within Hours, 100% Recovery

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Port Blair, July 18: Mr. Sunil Chander Das who runs a grocery shop at R K Gram near Civil Supply Godown, came to police station at around 6:20 AM on 18/07/2021, stating that he had kept some gold ornaments and cash in the drawer of his shop but when he came to the shop in the morning, he saw that the lock of the shop is broken and the gold jewellery and cash missing from his cash drawer. SHO of Diglipur immediately called all the staff available in police station and asked about any suspicious persons in their beat, who might have committed this burglary. Based on the inputs from the beat staff, teams were dispatched to different places to check on such persons. One such team, headed by SI Manoj Lal checked Prabir Kumar Barman and asked about his whereabouts last night. When he was not able to give any satisfactory answers, the team got suspicious. On sustained interrogation, he admitted to have committed the burglary and led the police team to recovery of jewellery, which met the description given by the complainant. The found jewellery was got identified by the complainant, which included 02 Nos. bangles, 02 Nos. ear rings, 02 Nos. Chain and 01 No. Finger ring all weighing around 40 grams. The accused has been arrested.

 

Huge quantities of Gutkha, Pan Masala, Khaini and scented tinned tobacco seized

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Port Blair, July 16: In a major step to contain the burgeoning number of COVID-19 cases in South Andaman District, the District Magistrate has prohibited manufacture, storage, distribution and sale on all forms of processed/flavoured/scented chewing tobacco, whether going by the name of Gutkha, Pan masala, Zarda packed and unpacked/loose etc. which contain tobacco and or nicotine as an ingredient in the entire District of South Andaman.
In this connection the Officials of Food Safety Department of District Administration conducted surprise inspections in and around Port Blair Municipal area. During the inspection huge quantities of Gutkha, Pan Masala, Khaini and scented tinned tobacco were seized. Punitive actions as deemed fit are being initiated against the violators.
The District Magistrate, South Andaman District warned all concerned to refrain from sale of tobacco products to deter public from spitting in public places to contain the spread of COVID 19 in the District. The general public are requested to lodge complaints, if any, to toll free No. 1070, 03192-236168.

South Andaman Police Confiscate 66.5 Kgs of Venison

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Port Blair, July 15: South Andaman Police continuing its action on illegal trade and poaching of wildlife animals has achieved great success on 14/07/2021 by confiscating 66.5 Kgs of venison.
A credible information was received that a person was transporting venison (Deer meat) in PS Chatham Jurisdiction. Acting swiftly on the information, a team headed by Insp. Jyoti Chhatwal SHO PS Chatham, along with PSI Sumit Singh, HC Victor Dung Dung, PCs A. Abdul Sameer and K. Ali reached the spot and identified the person.
Upon search, a total of 66.5 Kg of venison was found in his possession. The accused was apprehended and the venison was seized on the spot. The accused is identified as Harshit Gain S/o Shri Lal Mohan Gain (46 yrs) Pvt. Worker R/o Bathu Basti near Marine Colony. The seized venison and the dinghy used by the accused were handed over to Range Officer (Protection) Wild Life Division No.1 for further necessary action as per the Wildlife Protection Act.
The general public is requested to share information pertaining to any crime or other illegal activities to police at 112, 03192-232100 & 03192-233077. The identity of the informant will be kept secret.

One arrested for impregnating minor

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John Wilbert
Port Blair, July 14: A youth of Kishori Nagar, North Andaman has been arrested under POCSO Act.
As per source on 12th July, a 15 year old minor girl of North Andaman went to nearby hospital when Doctor checked her, the Doctor found her pregnant.
Immediately information was given to nearby Police Station, following which a POCSO case was registered.
On investigation by police, it was found that the girl had relationship with a 26 year old youth, a private worker and resident of Kishori Nagar. Further a police team arrested the man. Further details are awaited.

South Andaman Police’s Major Crackdown on Illicit Liquor

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Port Blair, July 14: On 13/07/2021, at about 1400 hrs, a special jungle and creek search has been conducted at Hasmatabad seashore by the police personnel of PS Humfrygunj comprising with SI Anik Das, SHO PS Humfrygunj alongwith HC/2336 Bijoy Sarkar, HC/762 Abdul Basir, PC/2449 Florence Barla, PC/1571 Ignacius Kujur, PC/1102 Sankar Aind, PC/2647 Auragnzeb Ahmed and HC/827 Pratap Tigga (PMF).
During the search, a total of approx 1050 liters of lehan (Premature illicit liquor) was recovered in 02 Nos. iron drum, 02 Nos. plastic drum and 06 Nos. 35 ltrs capacity plastic jerricane. All the recovered lehan and other articles were destroyed at the spot after proper photography and videography. Due to hardwork and dedication done by the police personnel of PS Humfrygunj, such huge quantity of lehan was recovered and subsequently destroyed all the illicit liquor manufacturing articles.
The whole operation was conducted under the supervision of SDPO Bambooflat Shri Saurabh Chandra, DANIPS. The General Public is requested to inform about any such activities or any other illegal activities to the Police on Phone No.100, 03192-287590, 03192-258019.

Two persons caught red handed with venison from Laukinallah Forest

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Salim Javed
Betapur, July 13: On 12 July a team of forest mobile squad, following a tip off, reached Laukinallah forest on patrolling, where two persons namely Sunil Barail & Mr. Sukdev Barman both residents of Laukinallah were caught red handed with 17 kg meat of spotted dear.
Later the accused were handed over to Betapur range, from where they have been released after fine.
The whole team consisted of Ranger Mr Vijay Kishan, Deputy Ranger S.P.Roy, Forester Baiju & Nair, Forest Guard Sabeer and Basant Lal, Mazdoor Ashrafuddin, Alagu, Sanjay, Ranjan and Kaushik.

Murder at Bargat Line; One arrested

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John Wilbert
Port Blair, July 11: In yet another case of Murder in city, on 8th July 2021 evening at around 5.30 PM an information was received by PS Aberdeen regarding a case of stabbing at Bargat Line, Port Blair.
During inquiry it was learnt that a youth namely Mr. Venkateshwar, 26 years, a resident of Bargat Line had reportedly attacked another youth namely, Mr. Nitish, 21 year, also a resident of Bargat Line with knife.
As per details, on that 08 July 2021, Mr. Nitish and his friends were playing Volleyball at Bargat Line when Mr. Venkateshwar reached the ground, which was followed by a heated argument between the two.
According to information, during argument, Mr. Venkateshwar suddenly brought out a knife and stabbed Mr. Nitish, because of which the victim fell on the ground.
Soon people around the victim, rushed him to hospital, where he was shifted to ICU Ward. As per details on 09 July 2021 at around 01:30 AM Mr. Nitish succumbed to his injuries.
Later family members of the victim lodged a complaint against the attacker after which police arrested the accused on murder charges.

 

80 KG handia recovered and huge quantity of Lahan Destroyed in N&MA

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Port Blair, July 11: Based on the local information, the team of PS Diglipur conducted raid in Navin Nagar and recoved more than 80 liters of Handia. Aperson named Lokiram, from whom the recovery was done, has been booked for the violation of the provisions of Excise Regulation.

In another instance, the team of PS Kalighat conducted search in the jungle area of Talbaghan and destroyed a bhatti installed for fermentation of Handia and also destroyed 2 drums full of Lahan.

The police officers are also making appeal to general public not to buy or consume such illicit liquor and inform the nearest police station if someone around them is involved in such activities.

Double Murder in Port Blair; Police Cracks Case within Few Hours

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Port Blair, July 09: On 8th July, 2021 at about 2125 hrs, an information was received at PS Aberdeen that two persons were lying unconscious in a pool of blood in the Gandhi Market complex. On this, a team of PS Aberdeen rushed to the spot and identified the two persons as Shankar @ Chennai Mistry, (45)yrs, an Auto Mechanic based at Gandhi market and K. Arumugam S/o Kali Kujan (40)yrs, R/o Brookshabad. The crime scene was secured and all the evidences were lifted and seized scientifically. Then, a key evidence in the form of CCTV footage was obtained from a nearby shop. Acting swiftly on this lead, multiple search teams were formed to nab the accused.
Within a few hours, the dedicated staff of PS Aberdeen apprehended the accused Abdul Azeem and recovered the weapon used for committing the murder at the instance of the accused. The preliminary investigation revealed that the victims were brutally beaten to death with a metal pipe by the accused Abdul Azeem following a verbal altercation. The accused has previous criminal antecedents and is a vagabond of the same area. The accused was remanded to 14 Days judicial custody and further investigation of the case is in progress. The entire investigation took place under the direct supervision of SDPO South Andaman, ASP Kalaivanan R, IPS.
It is to re-iterate that CCTV cameras installed at various shops in the Gandhi Market complex played a key role in cracking the case. Hence, it is appealed to the general public especially owners of all commercial establishments and market associations to install CCTV cameras in their premises which help improve the safety and security of property and human lives.