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New Delhi: Delhi Police's special cell and the crime investigation agency of Gurgaon arrested two suspects wanted in a murder case after they were injured in an encounter.The duo was allegedly involved in the murder of Neeraj Tehlan in Najafgarh earlier this year. Tehlan was a key witness in a double murder case at a Najafgarh salon in Feb last year. The accused have been identified as Mohit Jakhad (29), a resident of Chhawla and Jatin Rajput (21), a resident of Dwarka Mod.The accused opened fire when they were intercepted near Village Dhankot, Sector-99 in Gurgaon. One bullet hit head constable Narpat, while another injured sub-inspector Vikas. Cops returned fire, injuring both the accused."Jakhad and Rajput admitted to taking revenge for previous incidents involving Tehlan and acted on Dahiya's instructions. They were also associated with the Gogi gang," said additional CP Pramod Kushwah. TNN
Chennai: Hours before Union home minister Amit Shah was to arrive in Madurai, Thuglak editor and an associate of Shah, S Gurumurthy on Saturday met PMK founder S Ramadoss. The PMK leader, however, ruled out the possibility of meeting Amit Shah during his two-day visit to Tamil Nadu.Gurumurthy met Ramadoss for the second time amid reported tension within PMK regarding alliance strategies and insistence by Anbumani Ramadoss to remain party president. The hour-long meeting took place at the T Nagar residence of A K Vijay Mahesh, son of former Union minister and PMK leader A K Moorthy, sources sai ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed charges in court against Canada-based gangster-terrorist Satwinder Singh alias Goldy Brar and four others for orchestrating grenade attacks on two Gurugram clubs in December, the agency announced on Saturday. The December 10, 2024 attacks targeted Warehouse Club and Human Club in Sector 29, with investigators linking the violence to a broader conspiracy by the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) to spread communal disharmony across Haryana. The chargesheet names Sachin Taliyan, Ankit, Bhawish and US-based Randeep Singh alongside Brar. All ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The MSC IRINA, recognised as the world's largest container ship by TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) capacity, is set to dock at the Adani Group's Vizhinjam International Seaport on Monday and will be berthed till Tuesday. The monumental arrival marks a significant milestone for the seaport, which was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 2. The MSC IRINA boasts an impressive capacity of 24,346 TEUs, making it a formidable player in global shipping. With a length of 399.9 metres and a width of 61.3 metres, the vessel is approximate ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft -- the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace -- successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 4.01pm while orbiting above the North Atlantic Ocean."At 6:31 am EDT (4:01 IST) on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4," the National Aeronautics ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: The father of a three-day-old girl who was found abandoned in a blue basket outside Navi Mumbai's Panvel wad traced and detained on Sunday, the police said. According to them, the infant's parents were not financially stable enough to raise her. Due to this, the couple decided to give up the baby to an orphanage that could look after her, reported PTI. However, the Navi Mumbai police's crime branch traced the infant's father, Aman Iqbal Kondkar, a resident of Thane's Bhiwandi, within 24 hours, an official said. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to the allegations to NCW officials. Officials said further steps will be considered after reviewing his ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar inaugurated Andhra Pradesh's first Super ECBC (Energy Conservation Building Code) compliant building at Sagar Nagar in Visakhapatnam on Friday. Terming it a landmark in sustainable infrastructure, he emphasised the government's commitment to energy efficiency and green design in public facilities. The facility will serve as a national-level training hub for power sector staff. He urged power utilities to expedite 20 lakh rooftop solar connections, targeting 10,000 in each Assembly segment. He reaffirmed nine-hour uninterrupted power for agri ...Read More >
Guwahati: Meghalaya Police have recovered crucial evidence in Raja Raghuvanshi's murder, including jewelry that belonged to the victim and his wife, Sonam, from Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Meghalaya Police, conducting its probe in Madhya Pradesh, unearthed the jewelry along with Sonam's laptop and a pen drive. The team found the items at the house of the in-laws of Shilom James, an Indore-based property dealer. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Meghalaya police SIT arrested Silom James, who had rented a flat i ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The mother of Vikas alias Raja, who was killed in a police encounter near Damaiya Ghat in Patna, on Tuesday claimed she was unaware of any wrongdoing by her son and said he used to work in Chennai. Vikas was one of the accused in the murder case of businessman Gopal Khemka and had been identified by police as the arms supplier to the main suspect. "What did my son do? He used to work in Chennai..." said the mother of the deceased. According to police, Vikas was killed around 2:45 am in an encounter near Damaiya Ghat, within the jurisdiction of Malsalami police station. A pistol and ...Read More >
Shillong: A sub-inspector (SI) and four Unarmed Branch (UB) constables of the Sohra police station were suspended on Wednesday following a complaint alleging torture of a 19-year-old youth in custody."Based on the enquiry report submitted on July 9, 2025, one sub-inspector and four UB constables of Sohra Police Station have been placed under suspension with immediate effect. Departmental proceedings have also been initiated against them," East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said in a statement."Additionally, a criminal case has been registered against the concerned personnel under Sohra PS Case No ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress leader K C Venugopal on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging his immediate intervention to save Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from Kerala, who is scheduled to be executed in Yemen on July 16.In a letter, Venugopal appealed to the Prime Minister to take urgent diplomatic steps with Yemeni authorities to halt the execution. "While efforts have been made by the Action Council and her family to negotiate with the victim's family to accept 'blood money' (diyah), which could potentially spare her life, these negotiations have faced significant challenges, due to ...Read More >
New Delhi: Nearly three weeks after businessman Arun Lohia was fatally shot inside his SUV near Chhatarpur Metro Station in South Delhi, two of the alleged shooters were injured and arrested during a police encounter on the Chirag Delhi-Khanpur stretch on Thursday. Investigations revealed that the killing stemmed from a land dispute. A third suspect was also taken into custody.According to police, the murder took place on May 15. The victim, Arun, a resident of Aya Nagar and owner of several local warehouses, was attacked around 1 pm while returning from Saket Court with his father, Rambir Loh ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28: A 26-year-old man allegedly shot dead his father in north Delhi's Timarpur area after being denied the front seat in a tempo that the family had hired to shift to their native place in Uttarakhand, police sources said on Friday. The accused, identified as Deepak, was arrested from the spot and the gun used in the crime along with 11 live cartridges was recovered, they said. The incident took place around 7.30 pm on Thursday near MS Block, Timarpur, where staff patrolling heard a gunshot and rushed to the spot. Delhi Shocker: 23-Year-Old Woman Dies After Sexual Assault by Ma ...Read More >
Srinagar- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said foreign countries were told clearly during the post-Operation Sindoor diplomatic outreach that in case of a fresh provocation, India would repeat its action. Speaking at a discussion at the Ahmedabad Management Association, Tharoor said Indian delegations which visited foreign countries in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor managed to convey that India acted with restraint and responsibility. "In other places, we actually were able to get some very high-placed people to say not only that they respected and supported India's right of self- ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were put under house arrest to prevent them from going to the graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah took an autorickshaw from the Khanyar crossing to the martyrs memorial while Minister for Education Sakina Ittoo surprised everyone by r ...Read More >
Screengrab of the incident that took place last week. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A vehicle driven by a Congress MLA's son hit a police constable in Madhya Pradesh * The accused is Pushpraj Singh, son of Congress MLA Sena Patel from Jobat * The vehicle had no number plate and was driven at high speed Did our AI summary help? Let us know. A high speeding vehicle driven by a Congress MLA's son rammed into a police constable before crashing into an electric po ...Read More >
Himaanshika Singh Rajput, a friend of Radhika Yadav, alleged that Radhika's father was influenced by jealous acquaintances. They taunted him about his daughter's success. Himaanshika claimed Radhika was miserable before her death due to family pressure. She suspected Radhika's murder was premeditated. Radhika's father, Deepak Yadav, is in police custody. The postmortem report revealed she received four bullets. A woman claiming to be friends with slain tennis player Radhika Yadav has alleged tha ...Read More >
BHOPAL: A Congress MLA's son has been booked for allegedly attempting to run over on-duty police personnel with his speeding SUV in Alirajpur district of western Madhya Pradesh. The FIR was registered on July 13 under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (attempt to murder) and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, against Pushpraj Singh Patel - the son of first-time Congress MLA Sena Mahesh Patel. The Alirajpur district police superintendent Rajesh Vyas said that the FIR has been registered based on the complaint by a constable who sustained injuries in t ...Read More >
Sub-Inspector Narender Reddy alerted his staff, who traced the autorickshaw within a few hours with the help of cybercrime and forensic experts. Later, the bag along with the ten tolas of gold ornaments was handed over to Hena Parveen. Karimnagar: The Gangadhara police traced ten tolas of gold ornaments that a woman lost within a few hours and handed over the ornaments to her. According to police, a resident of Laxmidevipalli of Gangadhara mandal, Hena Parveen along with her mother came to Karimnagar town on Wednesday. After completing work, she returned to the village in an autorickshaw and ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jun 7 (PTI) Authorities on Saturday barred Eid prayers from taking place at the Eidgah ground and the Jama Masjid in the old city here, while Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claimed that he was put under house arrest. "Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar deeply regrets to inform that the authorities have once again disallowed Eid-ul-Adha prayers at the Eidgah as well as at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar by closing the gates of the mosque and deploying police personnel outside," the management of the historic mosque said in a statement. ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Two accused of helping Sonam Raghuvanshi murder her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, in Meghalaya in May have withdrawn their previous confessions and chosen to remain silent before the magistrate, said the police on Friday. Shillong City Superintendent of Police Herbert Pyniaid Kharkongor, who leads the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case, stated that Akash Rajput and Anand Kurmi did not make any statements when presented before the magistrate on Thursday. "We produced only two out of the five accused. They declined to speak. However, we have substantial mat ...Read More >
Ludhiana: Three individuals fatally attacked a 65-year-old man with swords at Missing Link-2 near Dhandra Road on Friday night. Police said that the accused deliberately hit his car from behind to force him out. When he alighted, one of the accused held him while the other assaulted him with swords till he died. A passerby filmed the incident, a video of which has gone viral on social media.The deceased, Kuldeep Singh, 65, was a personal assistant to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Jagdev Singh Talw ...Read More >
MADURAI: Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an 'organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,' Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. "Even an ordinary murderer would not have inflicted such kind of injuries," the bench said on Tuesday.The natur ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Arrested for murder of his live-in partner Ritika Sen, Sachin Rajput had planned to dispose of her body at a deserted location and then lodge a missing person complaint, police investigations have revealed. Police said the incident began with a scuffle between the couple on June 27. In a fit of rage, Sachin allegedly strangulated Ritika at his rented home in Gayatri Nagar. Believing she was unconscious, he left to meet a friend. Upon returning, he was shocked to find her dead. Sachin then began to plan the disposal of the body. He tied Ritika's hands and legs with mo ...Read More >
BAREILLY: An UP Police sub-inspector allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl inside Kadar Chowk police station complex after she was "rescued" from her "kidnapper" in Tamil Nadu and brought to Badaun. The case came to light when she recorded her statement before the Juvenile Justice Board while being handed to her family. Two senior police officers have been tasked with investigating the case.In her statement, the girl claimed she eloped with her boyfriend on June 9. Her family had filed a kidnaping case as she was a minor.A police team traced her to Tamil Nadu and "rescued" her. The girl alleged a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death in Yemen, has been postponed for the time being. She was to be executed by shooting today, July 16. According to media reports, activist groups and influential religious leaders intervened in the matter, after which the death sentence of Nimisha Priya was postponed. Earlier, many efforts were also made at the diplomatic level to save Nimisha from the death penalty. There is also news that the victim's family has not yet agreed to clemency or blood money. As a last-ditch effort to save her, Kanthapuram A. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Investigators probing the recent cases of espionage have identified a former sub-inspector of Pakistan Police as a key handler in the cross-border spy networks. The suspect, identified as Nasir, had been recruited by ISI a few years ago after which he voluntarily retired from service and turned a YouTuber.Nasir and his female accomplice, Naushaba Shehzad aka Madam N, were specifically tasked by ISI to cultivate Indian influencers, sources said. The two had become a bridge between the ISI and Indian YouTubers."After initial onboarding, Nasir would connect Indian YouTubers visiting Pa ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In a key breakthrough in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, jewellery belonging to Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi was recovered from a Ratlam flat connected to accused Shilom James. Alongside the ornaments, a laptop, pen drive, and several documents were also seized. East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said, "The SIT led by SI Anthony Khongsit and SI Karan Pachua, with the assistance of officers from Alkapuri Police Station, recovered jewellery of Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi from a flat belonging to Shilom James in Ratlam district. A laptop, pen drive and some incriminating do ...Read More >
Shillong, Jul 2 (PTI) A Meghalaya court on Wednesday remanded three persons to judicial custody in connection with the murder case of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in the northeastern state in May. The three were arrested from Madhya Pradesh on the charge of concealing evidence in the murder. On June 26, they had been remanded to police custody for six days. On Wednesday, property dealer Silome James was granted 14 days of judicial custody while flat owner Lokendra Tomar and guard Balla Ahirwar were forwarded to jail for seven days, Assistant Public Prosecutor Tushar Chanda told PTI. ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief ministerBhagwant Mann on Thursday said the government will table a bill in the assembly on Friday to introduce harsher punishment for religious sacrilege. However, the law will not be enacted immediately, as the government plans to hold consultations with stakeholders before finalising the legislation.Mann said the decision was taken in a meeting of the cabinet earlier in the day. After the legislation is tabled, Punjab govt will gather suggestions on the law from stakeholders, including religious organisations and people, he added.Sources said said the new legislation ...Read More >