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Guwahati, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Assam Police, assisted by the Crime Investigation Department (CID), has intensified its probe into the mysterious death of iconic singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore, summoning several individuals linked to the North East Festival for questioning. On Tuesday, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sandipan Garg appeared before CID officials in Guwahati. According to investigators, he was among the people present aboard the yacht in Singapore when the 52-year-old singer met his untimely end earlier this month. His statement is considered significant in reconstructing the final sequence of events leading up to the tragedy. Garg was a relative of the late iconic singer. Earlier on Monday, musician Shekharjyoti Goswami and festival organiser Amritprabha Mahanta were also interrogated for several hours. Both were released late in the evening after a day-long questioning. "We have responded to all queries. Each of us was questioned individually by the CID. We had travelled to Singapore for the festival, and we had been asked to appear again if needed," Goswami told mediapersons after stepping out of the CID office. CID sources confirmed that at least eight other persons connected to the North East Festival, where Zubeen Garg was scheduled to perform, were also examined. All ten individuals, including Goswami and Mahanta, have been directed to remain available for further interrogation. Investigators are now focusing on two critical aspects: whether the festival was officially underway at the time of Garg's death, and the precise timeline of events on board the yacht before he was rescued from the sea by Singapore Police. Officials believe that testimonies from those present could help clarify discrepancies in earlier accounts and determine if there were lapses in safety or supervision. The SIT, constituted by the Assam government amid widespread public demand for a thorough inquiry, has been coordinating closely with Singaporean authorities while simultaneously gathering evidence and witness statements in India. With the second autopsy report awaited and lookout notices already issued against two organisers, the investigation remains in a sensitive phase. Zubeen Garg, revered across Assam and the North East for his music and cultural contributions, tragically passed away in Singapore on September 19, sending shockwaves through the region and sparking calls for justice.
Hyderabad, July 12 (UNI) In the backdrop of the recent arrest of five accused persons including Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) President Jagan Mohan Rao, treasurer Srinivasa Rao and CEO Sunil Kante, by the Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) on charges of forgery of the documents for the purpose of cheating and misappropriation of funds, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today initiated money laundering probe under the Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA) alleged financial irregularities in HCA. ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Thursday filed a complaint with the Crime Investigation Department (CID), seeking a probe into alleged irregularities in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The complaint named former minister KT Rama Rao and MLC K Kavitha, alleging that they had exerted influence over the HCA's functioning. TCA president Yendala Laxminarayana and secretary Guruva Reddy met CID Additional DGP Charu Sinha and submitted documents, forensic audit reports and other material. They sought an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of public funds, irr ...Read More >
Union minister Kiren Rijiju hit out at Sayeda Hameed, a former planning commission member under the Manmohan Singh government, for supporting Bangladeshis in India. After visiting some evicted sites in Assam on Sunday, Hameed had said: "Bangladeshis are also human beings; the earth is very big, even Bangladeshis can live here... Why should a human being be thrown out so mercilessly?" Reacting to this, Rijiju posted on X: "It is not about religion, but our land! If Assam becomes demographically v ...Read More >
Meghalaya government introduced the Draft Meghalaya Film Tourism & Creative Media Policy 2025. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma disbursed Hello Meghalaya Grants to local filmmakers. The government aims to empower youth through creative platforms. The film policy offers financial incentives and skill development projects. Public feedback is welcome until June 20, 2025. Guwahati: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K. Sangma unveiled the Draft Meghalaya Film Tourism & Creative Media Policy 2025 and dis ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore team became the IPL champion this time and 11 people died in the stampede that occurred near Chinnaswamy Stadium during this victory parade. Considering this case seriously, the state government has assigned the investigation of the case to the CID. In addition, the police officers themselves have been punished in connection with the incident. In particular, Bengaluru City Commissioner B Dayanand has been suspended, and this is the first time in the history of the police of the state of Karnataka that an ADGP rank officer has been suspended. Bengaluru Ci ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged five individuals, including goldy Brar, in relation to the 2024 Gurugram club bombing plot, as revealed in a recently filed chargesheet. This case involves a conspiracy to bomb two clubs, aiming to disrupt communal harmony in Haryana, with the banned terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) implicated. The NIA's investigation highlights the severity of the plot. Those charged include satinderjit Singh (Goldy Brar), Sachin Talian, Ankit, Bhavish, and Randeep Singh. News Directory 3 provides crucial updates on sensitive cases such ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday arrested Aaryan Singh alias Aaryan Singh Chhabra, a key accused in the Falcon invoice discounting scam, which defrauded 4,065 victims of over Rs 792 crore. CID chief Charu Sinha said Aaryan, the COO of Falcon Invoicing, was closely involved with the company's MD, Amar Deep Kumar, and other accused in luring depositors and issuing fake receipts. He is believed to have collected Rs 14.35 lakh in "strategic deposits" and diverted Rs 1.62 crore from Falcon's funds into his personal account. After the scam came to light, Aaryan fled to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A day after the Crime Investigation Department (CID) officials arrested five individuals, including Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president A. Jaganmohan Rao, investigators have shifted focus to the alleged diversion and irregularities involving Rs 170 crore of HCA funds during the IPL matches. The CID produced the five accused -- Jaganmohan Rao, HCA treasurer J.S. Srinivasa Rao, CEO Sunil Bose Kante, Sri Chakra Cricket Club president G. Kavitha, and her husband and club general secretary Rajender Yadav -- before the court. They were later remanded to judicial custody. CID o ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam government has started an eviction drive in Goalpara district. With this eviction the district administration will reclaim around 1,040 bighas of land in Paikan Reserve Forest of Krishnai Forest Range in Goalpara. The encroachers were given a July 10 deadline to vacate the area. The Gauhati High court has earlier asked the government to clear encroachment in the forest land. A senior government officer said, "We are clearing 149 hectares. The process is likely to be completed b ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that there was no information on the claim made by the outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent)that their camps along the Indo-Myanmar border were attacked. He said that he does not foresee any retaliatory action from the ULFA. Sarma while talking to media persons on Tuesday said, "Assam government has information on any strike till now. The Government of India has not informed us regarding any strike. Whatever we have learnt we learnt from the statement of Paresh Baruah." He said that Assam police are neither involved nor a ...Read More >
Guwahati: At least 42 poachers were arrested, six major rhino poaching gangs with links to illegal trade of animal parts through Myanmar were identified and nine poaching attempts were foiled under 'Operation Falcon' by the Assam Police and forest department since the operation was launched last year.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma shared a video on 'X' on Monday, hailing the success of the departments' efforts against poaching. He said the operation broke the back of poaching and illegal animal trade. He ...Read More >
Haridwar: A woman politician has been arrested for allegedly letting her boyfriend and others repeatedly rape her 13-year-old daughter in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The horrifying crime, which occurred between January and March, was exposed when the minor bravely confided in her father, prompting a police investigation that led to the arrest of the accused. The accused was arrested with her boyfriend and one more. According to police reports, the minor was gang-raped multiple times, often in the presence of her mother. The minor, who had been living with her father following her parents' separat ...Read More >
Chennai, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday announced that the case involving the custodial death of Ajithkumar at the Tiruppuvanam police station in Sivaganga district will be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a thorough and impartial probe. Addressing the media, the Chief Minister said the state government would extend full cooperation to the CBI during the course of the investigation and vowed that strict action would be taken against those responsible. Ajithkumar, a young man taken into custody by the Tiruppuvanam police, d ...Read More >
Court mandates investigation by Deputy Superintendent of Police The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government and the Mondha Police Station in Parbhani to register a First Information Report (FIR) within one week in connection with the alleged custodial death of 35-year-old Somnath Suryawanshi. Suryawanshi, a final-year law student, died on December 15, 2024, while in judicial custody. The bench comprising Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Sanjay A Deshmukh ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal unit of BJP, under the leadership of its new State party President Samik Bhattacharya is making all efforts to ensure a political rally in the state, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing it, before Trinamool Congress's annual Martyrs' day rally in Kolkata on July 21. An insider from the state committee of BJP said that the week before July 21, the Prime Minister is scheduled to go for an election campaign in Bihar where the Assembly polls are scheduled later this year. "We are trying hard so that the Prime Minister can spare some time ...Read More >
Patna, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major action against corruption, the State Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Saturday arrested Sub-Inspector Putul Kumari, the SHO of the Women's Police Station in Samastipur, for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000. Her driver was also arrested in the case. The arrest has created a stir within the police department. According to an official, Putul Kumari was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from Rajiv Ranjan, a resident of Chhatauna village under Mufassil police station limits, in connection with an assault case. Rajiv Ranjan had filed a written complaint with ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who was last seen in 'The Miranda Brothers', is heaping praise on the recently released film 'Saiyaara', and its team. On Saturday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and penned a special note for the film and its makers after it witnessed a stellar opening day. He wrote, "Another melodious example of a love story shattering all myths and formulas of the industry. Honest heart wrenching love story wins again in 2025! #Saiyaara". 'Saiyaara', which stars Aneet Padda, and marks the debut of Ahaan Panday, is helmed b ...Read More >
Bengaluru Stampede: Following the tragic stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives and injured 47 others, Karnataka IPS officer Seemanth Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new Bengaluru Police Commissioner. The appointment came just hours after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ordered the suspension of Commissioner B Dayananda and several other senior police officials. Singh, a 1996-batch IPS officer, was serving as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force. He will now assume the role of ADGP and Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru Cit ...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 >
Bhubaneswar: Revenue minister Suresh Pujari on Saturday said Odisha would not be allowed to follow the lawless path in sand operations like it is in Bihar and West Bengal, while responding to the recent assault of an additional tehsildar in Kaptipada block, Mayurbhanj district, by the sand mafia. He promised stringent action against the sand mafia regardless of their connections, while speaking to mediapersons here on Saturday."The Kaptipada incident represents a serious escalation in conflict between law enforcement and the sand mafia. The attack on officers performing their enforcement dutie ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 4 (ANI): Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan made strong remarks on the necessity of education while addressing a gathering at the Agaram Foundation event in Chennai. Education is the only weapon that can break the chains of dictatorship and Sanatan, the Rajya Sabha MP said on Sunday. Kamal Haasan added, Dont take anything else in your hands, only education. We cannot win without it, because the majority can make you lose. Majority Fools (Moodargal) will make u lose; knowledge alone will seem defeated. That why we must hold on to it (Educat ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwad Lene Mat Jana, Gyaan Ka Deepak Jalaana' (You don't go get Kavad, light the lamp of knowledge inste ...Read More >
The student poured petrol on herself and set herself ablaze outside the principal's office. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The student alleged sexual harassment by her Fakir Mohan College HoD, Samir Kumar Sahu * She confided in friends months earlier about mental and academic harassment by the HoD * The student set herself on fire outside the principal's office and died from 95% burns Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Bhubaneswar: The 22-year-old student ...Read More >
Golaghat (Assam), Aug 3 (PTI) The Assam government on Sunday carried out an eviction drive to clear alleged encroachment from nearly 1,000 bighas (over 133 hectares) of forest land, displacing more than 350 families, in Golaghat district. A day after completing the five-day long first phase of a massive eviction drive to clear alleged encroachments from almost 11,000 bighas (nearly 1,500 hectares) of forest land in Rengma Reserve Forest, the administration began a similar drive inside Nambor South Reserve Forest. "Encroached areas in Gelajan and No. 3 Rajapukhuri were cleared during the day, ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday took strong action against the police officers allegedly responsible for the Bengaluru stampede, suspending several high-ranking officials, including the city's police commissioner. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also announced a one-man commission to probe the lapses that triggered the deadly stampede. "Cubbon Park Police Station police inspector, station house master, station house officer, ACP, Central Division DCP, cricket stadium in-charge, additional commissioner of police, commissioner of police have been susp ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has ordered legal action against Assam's Special Chief Secretary, M K Yadava, for serious breaches of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The case involves the unauthorised diversion of reserved forest land for the construction of Commando Battalion Camps in Assam -- projects initiated without mandatory prior approval from the Central Government. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Yadava, who was serving as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force at the time ...Read More >
Guwahati: One individual died and another sustained injuries on Thursday when police opened fire during an eviction drive at Paikan in Assam's Goalpara district, police confirmed. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The incident took place during a government-backed eviction operation and triggered a political storm, with both the ruling and opposition parties exchanging sharp accusations. In a strongly worded statement, the BJP Assam Pradesh claimed: "Following Rahul Gandhi's politically motivated Assam visit, today's violent attack on the polic ...Read More >
Telangana Cricket Association has demanded deeper investigation after CBI arrested HCA president Jagan Mohan Rao and four others. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) President Jagan Mohan Rao and four other office-bearers earlier this month on charges of forging documents and misappropriating funds. The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has written to the CID, requesting a deeper investigation and appropriate criminal action against HCA Presi ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28. Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees. "The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full security arrangements," a spokesperson said. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and Inspec ...Read More >
Vijayawada, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the multi-crore liquor scam during YSR Congress Party rule in Andhra Pradesh has summoned former excise minister K. Narayana Swamy. He has been issued notice under section 179 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), directing him to appear before SIT at its office here at 10 a.m. on Monday (July 21). The SIT conveyed to the former minister that since he appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case, his presence in person is very much necessary for the investigation and ascertaining certain in ...Read More >