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HYDERABAD: Crimes againsts in Telangana dipped by 1.4 per cent, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, 2023, indicated. The crime rate is calculated as crimes per one lakh of population. India registered 27,886 cases of crimes against senior citizens in 2023, a marginal dip from 28,545 in 2022. The majority of the crimes against elderly citizens included forgery, cheating, criminal trespass, and causing simple hurt. Over 600 forgery cases were registered in Telangana, where victims were senior citizens. Around 330 cases of criminal trespass were registered, while 89 were victims of criminal intimidation. A total of 269 theft cases were registered across Telangana. These still occupy 6.51 per cent share in a total of 4,130 cases registered across the country. Despite an overall decrease in crimes against senior citizens, murders of elderly persons have increased. While a total of 59 cases of murders of senior citizens were reported in 2022, 74 senior citizens were murdered in Telangana in 2023, almost six per cent of the total 1,228 murdered across the country. While cases of criminal trespass observed a decrease from last year (346 in 2022), cases of forgery and cheating pertaining to senior citizens saw an increase, from 655 in 2022 to 663 in 2023.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 27 (ANI): A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside a law college in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday evening. The police have arrested all three accused within 24 hours. The three accused, named as Monojit Mishra (31), Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20), were former students or staff members of the same law college. Also Read | Student Gang-Raped at South Kolkata Law College: Police Arrest 3 Youths for Sexually Assaulting Young Woman Inside Law College. According to the police, the accused named in the FIR will be produced before the A.C.J. ...Read More >
A gang of seven, including the driver of the victim, was arrested by the Cyberabad police for their involvement in a ₹40 lakh dacoity case on Saturday (September 13), within 24 hours of the crime. Those arrested were identified as Madhu Kasula, 27, Thelapuram Vijay Kumar, 35, Mohd Azhar, 44, Salin Harshavardhan, 29, Shameem Mulla, 26, Bandra Anudeep, 25 and Cherukula Deepak, 25. Several of them have past criminal records involving cheating, theft, forgery and dacoity. Police seized ₹17.5 lak ...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 >
Jhansi: A family in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, has become the centre of a shocking case involving extramarital affairs, gold theft, and murder. Police have uncovered the alleged conspiracy behind the murder of 60-year-old Sushila Devi.The probe led to the arrest of her younger daughter-in-law, Pooja Jatav, along with Pooja's sister, Kamla. Both women are currently in judicial custody. On Tuesday night, police nabbed Kamla's boyfriend, Anil Verma -- who had been absconding since the killing. Verma was shot in the leg by the police during a police encounter. The incident occurred on the morning of ...Read More >
Mumbai: Actress Urvashi Rautela's mother, Meera Rautela, has revealed shocking details about Vedika Shetty, Alia Bhatt's former assistant, who has been arrested for cheating her of Rs. 77 lakh. Rautela's mother also had a troubling experience with Vedika Shetty, who once served as Urvashi's personal assistant. In a shocking revelation, Meera shared how Vedika was allegedly involved in theft running into lakhs of rupees from the Rautela family. She had reported the incident to the police some time ago and has now spoken out about the disturbing details of her ordeal. "Vedika Shetty was employ ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 15 (PTI) The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously decided to refer a bill proposing punishment up to life imprisonment for sacrilege acts against religious scriptures to a select committee of the House to seek public opinion on the proposed legislation. On the concluding day of the special session of the assembly, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the panel will submit its report on the bill within six months after taking public opinion. The move came after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann proposed the Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scripture(s) Bill, 2025, be sent ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra , HDFC Bank, Eternal (Zomato), HUL, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Titan and Bajaj Finserv ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The city police have achieved a swift breakthrough in the investigation into the gruesome murder of a 50-year-old woman at her residence in Kukatpally, with the arrest of the prime suspect in Jharkhand's Ranchi. The accused, a 21-year-old named Harsha, had been employed in the household for less than a fortnight before the crime was carried out. Detectives moved quickly after the murder came to light, deploying five special teams to gather evidence, trace phone activity, and study hours of CCTV footage. One of the teams eventually tracked Harsha to his hometown of Ranchi, where he ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: In its dossier on AAP MLA Mehraj Malik, who has been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), J&K administration describes him as "a habitual offender and history-sheeter", who is "known to assert himself as a self-styled leader, making irresponsible statements as if law of land does not apply to him".The dossier, accessed by TOI, alleges that the Doda legislator's "modus operandi includes using social media handles, especially 'Facebook Live', to mount verbal and derogatory attacks on anybody who tries to stand up against his illegal demands, and spreading false informa ...Read More >
Nashik, Sep 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two cyber fraudsters were arrested by the CBI in Nashik on charges of cheating British nationals by impersonating insurance agents and government authorities, an official of the investigative agency said on Sunday. Ganesh and Shyam Kamankar were arrested for employing 60 people in two illegal call centres under the name Swagan Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd, the official said in a statement. Around 60 people were employed at the call centres, which used Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), spoofed numbers and fake documents to dupe victims into sharing credit/deb ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Madhya Pradesh West Discom has achieved remarkable success in the third Lok Adalat of this year, resolving 8,618 cases. More than 7,200 electricity consumers received concessions worth Rs 2.77 crore, in accordance with eligibility norms. The company, in turn, collected over Rs 10.11 crore in revenue. Among the districts, Indore contributed the highest share with nearly Rs 2 crore, followed by Dewas with Rs 1.5 crore and Ujjain with Rs 1.25 crore. To ensure the effectiveness of the Lok Adalat, thousands of notices were issued across 15 districts, persuading consum ...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 >
New Delhi: Three Indian citizens vanished mysteriously in Tehran. Darkness closed in as hope seemed lost. A ruthless Pakistani gang with potential links to ISI snatched them away, casting a shadow of fear. But relentless Indian diplomats refused to back down. Against all odds, a daring rescue mission ignited. Now, the captives are free, and a chilling game of espionage comes to light. The Punjab-based trio - Amritpal Singh from Hoshiarpur, Jaspal Singh from SBS Nagar and Hushnapreet Singh from Sangrur - had landed in Iran on May 1. Promised a clandestine route to Australia via Dubai and Tehra ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Narendra Modi government over farmer suicides in Maharashtra, saying it remains indifferent to farmers' plight, even as they are sinking deeper into debt every day. The BJP, however, debunked the charge saying politics of counting the dead is disgusting and demanded answers from Gandhi on how 55,928 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra during the 15-year tenure of the NCP-Congress government from 1999 to 2014. In a post on X in Hindi, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha accused the government of ignoring farmers' demands ...Read More >
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): Jabalpur police have cracked the case of the recent robbery of 14 kgs of gold and ₹5 lakh in cash at ESAF Finance Company in Khitola, as reported on Thursday. According to information, the mastermind behind the crime was Raees Singh, who had recently been released from an Odisha jail. He allegedly planned the heist inside the jail itself. He teamed up with notorious criminals from Bihar to execute the plan. With the help of his associate, Sonu Barman, he rented a room in Indrana village, posing as a loan recovery agent to blend in. He closely observed the bank's mo ...Read More >
Bhadohi: A shocking incident of forced religious conversion, sexual exploitation, extortion, blackmailing and humiliation of a woman came to light in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district on Friday, June 27, a senior police official said. A 35-year-old Muslim woman had filed a complaint against Nitish Chaubey, a resident of Jayarampur under Aurai Police Station in Bhadohi district, he said. The official said that a case was registered on the basis of the complaint at the Mahila Police Station on Thursday under sections 74 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modes ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In what reads like a real-life crime thriller, the Cyberabad police on Saturday cracked a ₹40 lakh highway robbery case just a day after the daring heist shocked commuters in Shankarpally. One of the accused turned out to be none other than city-based businessman's manager Sai Baba's own car driver, who allegedly masterminded the robbery. Police commissioner Avinash Mohanty confirmed the arrest of seven accused, including car drivers Madhu Kasula, Mohammed Azar, and Bandra Anudeep, real estate businessman Salin Harshavardhan, Vijay Kumar, and bouncers Shameem Mulla and Cherukula Dee ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Infocity police in Gandhinagar registered a theft case on Wednesday after materials worth Rs 3.81 lakh were stolen from the GNLU metro station at Koba village. This was the third theft reported on the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail network in the past two weeks.Ravindrasinh Bihola, a 27-year-old security guard, filed the FIR with Infocity police. He stated that he was posted at the GNLU metro station for the past three months. He was on night duty from 8 pm to 8 am. According to his complaint, the theft occurred during the intervening night of May 30 and May 31.Bihola said that th ...Read More >
New Delhi: The CBI said on Thursday that it detected around 8.5 lakh mule bank accounts across over 700 branches of different banks, which were being used by cyber scammers. The agency filed an FIR and conducted raids at 42 locations in Delhi, UP, and Rajasthan in connection with the use of these mule accounts in cyber frauds.Nine individuals, including three Delhi residents named Lovkesh Shakya, Savan Kumar, and Vishal, were arrested. Farman Beg and Purushottam from Uttarakhand, Shubham Kamboj and Umardeen from UP, and Yousuf and Ashok from Rajasthan are also among those who have been arreste ...Read More >
The NHRC has notified Delhi's police commissioner over allegations of a man's suicide following alleged physical torture in custody. Injury marks and electric shocks were reported. The deceased was involved in a theft complaint investigation, and the incident raises serious human rights concerns. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) addressed a serious issue on Friday, asking for a report from Delhi's police after allegations emerged that a man committed suicide as a result of being tortu ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, alias Parthasarathy, who is accused of sexually harassing 17 female students as director of a management college in the city, had remote access to CCTV footage from the women's hostel on his phone, it has been found. He also maintained his own accommodation in the hostel, which can house 75 students.Sources said he tampered with the institute's DVR system, resulting in destruction of CCTV evidence.Swami Chaityananda Saraswati not only exploited female students, but also took control of the institute, allegedly subletting management property to private ...Read More >
Lucknow: An FIR was registered against five persons, including a woman and her father and brother, on Friday on charges of abetment to suicide, extortion, and criminal intimidation after a 19-year-old BTech student was found dead at his home in Barabanki.Tushar Verma allgedy died by suicide on July 16.Police said the FIR was lodged on the complaint by Tushar's mother Sushma, who alleged that the accused had been harassing her son for the past three months and demanding Rs 30 lakh under threats of ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli/Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu), Sep 13 (PTI) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay encountered an audio glitch at the launch of his maiden state-wide campaign in Tiruchirappalli on Saturday. The actor, who was swarmed by his followers in thousands at Tiruchirappalli and Ariyalur, targetted both the Centre and the DMK government in the state, and said without mincing words that he entered politics only with the intention of serving the people and not for earning wealth. Commencing his 'I am coming,' state-wide campaign ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly election due by March-April next ye ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 28: Delhi Police have arrested self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, who is accused of sexually harassing at least 17 female students and running a network of financial fraud. Officials said the 62-year-old former chairman of a Delhi management institute was traced to Agra after weeks on the run. According to The Times of India, police allege that Saraswati exploited students from economically weaker sections by seizing their mobile phones and academic certificates, effectively silencing them. Investigators say he created an atmosphere of intimidation, threatening ...Read More >
Gurugram, Dec 3 (PTI) Gurugram Police nabbed two inter-state criminals after a brief encounter, they said. Police chased the accused when they were allegedly fleeing after stealing jewelleries from a house in the Palam Vihar area in their car on Monday night. During cross firing, both the accused were injured by bullet shots in their legs, and have been admitted to the hospital for treatment, they added. Also Read | Congress Delegation Flags 2 'Grave Inconsistencies' in Maharashtra Assembly Elections, Seeks Raw Data From EC. More than four dozen cases related to theft, robbery and illegal w ...Read More >
The Central Bureau of Investigation has uncovered a massive cyber fraud operation. It involves 8.5 lakh mule accounts across India. These accounts are used to launder money from digital scams. The CBI conducted raids and arrested nine suspects. These include middlemen and bank officials. The investigation revealed lapses in KYC norms.The CBI has detected 8.50 lakh mule bank accounts in over 700 branches nationwide which are being used by cyber criminals to launder proceeds from scams involving di ...Read More >
Pune: The Dighi police have registered a case against a family of four for cheating a local resident of Rs13.5 lakh. The family had reportedly promised to secure a govt mining job for the complainant's son in Dec 2021. However, when the promised job did not materialize, the complainant wanted his money back. Upon the refusal to return the money and alleged death threats, the victim approached the police. A case has been filed against the four individuals under sections 316 (criminal breach of trust) and 318 (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).According to an officer from the Dighi ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled from forest lands in Chaithla village, and 713 and 490 trees in Rohru and Kotgarh forest divisions, r ...Read More >
Jaipur, Jul 19 (PTI) A gang, allegedly involved in the adulteration of coal imported from the US, was busted by the Rajasthan Police, leading to the arrest of an individual, a senior official said on Saturday. The gang was adulterating high-quality coal (petcoke) imported from the US, cheating cement and steel factories out of crores of rupees through this illegal operation, Additional Director General of Police (Crime) Dinesh MN said. A team from the Crime Investigation Branch had been gathering intelligence about the theft of petcoke for some time. They were told by informants about several ...Read More >
The Reddit post detailing the incident has gone viral, highlighting the driver's honesty. A heartwarming incident in Gurugram has captured widespread attention after a college student shared a story on Reddit about a cab driver's act of honesty. The student, who had borrowed a friend's MacBook valued at Rs 2 lakh, accidentally left it in a cab while heading to college. Realising the mistake, he attempted to contact the driver but received no response. However, upon returning to the college gate ...Read More >