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Mumbai: Shariful Fakir, who was arrested for assaulting actor Saif Ali Khan at his Bandra residence, told investigators that Khan had restrained him in a tight, embrace-like hold to stop him from escaping, which caused him to repeatedly stab the actor in the back. The police are awaiting Khan's discharge from Lilavati Hospital, where he is recovering, to record his statement. Saif Ali Khan stabbing case: Accused planned to break into another flat in actor's building A 150-member police team located Shariful, a Bangladeshi national residing illegally in the area, in a marshy region near Thane after a large-scale search operation on Sunday. Investigators are expected to reconstruct the sequence of events that led to the crime. "We have to be mindful that the actor and his family are traumatised after everything that they have been through. All precautions will be taken while recreating the sequence of events at the crime scene," an officer said as quoted by TOI. Forensic experts managed to recover 19 fingerprints from the crime scene following the incident on Thursday. These fingerprints were found on the bathroom window, pipes, and a ladder that the suspect had used to enter the apartment. "After the fingerprints were lifted on the day of the offence, they were run through the national database but no match was found. The reason could be that Shariful does not have a prior crime record in the country," an officer said. "He had carried tools used for burglaries such as hammers et cetera, besides the knife. The CCTV footage shows him going up the building without footwear but wearing his shoes on his way downstairs. This indicates he was careful to carry his shoes in his bag on his way up as he had climbed up the pipes," an officer said. Sharif has two brothers and his parents reside in Bangladesh. He is unmarried and has no known relatives in India. The police have not discovered any Indian identification documents in his possession.
Police nabbed Mohammad Shariful Islam (30) two days after the incident from neighbouring Thane. He is lodged at Arthur Road Jail in the metropolis at present. In his bail plea filed on Friday through advocate Vipul Dushing, the accused asserted he was innocent and that he had no prior criminal record. His plea stated that the investigation into the incident had practically concluded, with only filing of chargesheet remaining. It also said critical evidence, including CCTV footage and call reco ...Read More >
Jaipur: Police in Didwana have stepped up their probe into a cross-border smuggling case in which they arrested two arms and drug smugglers on June 27 for supplying Austrian Glock and Chinese Norinco pistols. It has emerged that the case has links to a massive Rs 300-crore heroin consignment seized by Punjab's Amritsar police near the India-Pakistan border in Barmer on June 30. Canada-based Joben Kaler was identified as the main overseas handler of the heroin consignment. Didwana-Kuchaman police had arrested Mohammad Ilyas from Khunkhuna and Amarjeet Singh Takhar, alias Prince, from Jalandhar ...Read More >
MUMBAI: ICICI Bank has rolled back its rule requiring new savings accounts opened after Aug 1 to maintain a monthly average balance (MAB) of Rs 50,000 and has revised the threshold to Rs 15,000. The move follows a social media backlash against the higher balance requirement, which was criticised for making banking exclusive.The bank said it has revised its schedule of charges and MAB requirements following customer feedback. The changes do not apply to salary accounts, senior citizens above 60 years, basic accounts/PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts, or those opened before July 31, 2025.Meanwhile, HD ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: After four days of relentless downpours, Telangana is expected to have a brief respite on Monday, with no rainfall alerts issued. However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) placed the state under a yellow alert for thunderstorms. IMD data showed that Papannapet in Medak district received the heaviest 24-hour rainfall at 10.6 cm, followed by Manoor in Sangareddy with 9.28 cm and Nallabelly in Warangal at 9.15 cm. The statewide average rainfall for the day stood at 7.3 mm, notably higher than the normal 4.3 mm. Warangal's Sangem recorded the day's highest maximum temperature ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The police team probing the rape of a woman IT employee at her hostel in Kazhakkoottam collected crucial CCTV visuals, possibly of the accused, on Saturday."Since the CCTV cameras in the hostel were not functional, we had to check the visuals in the adjacent building. In the visual, a man was seen approaching the hostel and entering through the front gate, which remained open. The crime took place around 2am, and the man was spotted in the visuals almost at the same time. We could not find anyone else during that time," the probe team said.The probe team showed the image of ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a way to teach the ruling Congress party a lesson for its unfulfilled promises. Rao emphasized that t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has prepared a plan under which Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus drivers and conductors will receive regular training, with a focus on ethical values, customer service and safe driving, transport minister Pankaj Singh said on Friday. The move is for improving the public image of DTC buses.The minister mentioned that DTC bus drivers who fail to halt at designated stops or are found speeding will face strict departmental action.Several commuters have complained about the behaviour of DTC bus drivers. There have alleged that the buses often fail to stop at the designate ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has achieved a significant breakthrough in its efforts to combat crime in the city. A dangerous day burglar gang has been smashed, and two individuals, including a major burglar, have been apprehended. The Crime Branch of Delhi Police apprehended two accused, including a Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) and a 22-year-old identified as Aftab alias Sukha, from the Sector 10/11 area near Japanese Park in Rohini. Also Read | Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Approves To Install CCTV Cameras in All 74,000 Coaches To Enhance Passen ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami, who missed out on a place in India's squad for the England tour, has been named in Bengal's expanded list of 50 probables for the upcoming domestic season, according to ESPncricinfo. Shami could potentially be a part of the East Zone in the season-opening Duleep Trophy, which kicks off on August 28, which could mark his return to competitive cricket. The 34-year-old, who has 64 Tests, 108 ODIs and 25 T20Is appearances under his belt, hasn't featured for India since the Champions Trophy, which concluded in March earlier this year ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mohammed Shariful Islam (30), who allegedly attacked Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his residence in Mumbai, earlier in January this year, has filed a bail application. He has claimed that the FIR against him is nothing but a "fictional story", and is not rooted in reality as it lacks credible evidence. The court has scheduled the next hearing on July 21. Islam, 30, is currently lodged in Mumbai's Arthur Road jail. The accused, in his bail plea filed through advocate Vipul Dushing, claimed that he is innocent and has no previous criminal record. The investigation into the incident ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Tamil Nadu-based man who was arrested for allegedly raping a woman IT employee staying at a hostel room in Kazhakkoottam on Friday committed the crime during a theft attempt, said city police commissioner Thomson Jose on Monday. Meanwhile, the survivor, who is 25 years old, identified the accused, Benjamin, 38, a native of Madurai. Benjamin owns a truck and was the driver of the vehicle too. The crime took place when he arrived at Kazhakkoottam carrying cargo.The probe team said the accused is a habitual offender and used to steal items during all his arrivals in the st ...Read More >
Rajasthan SI Recruitment Exam 2026: The RPSC SI Recruitment Exam will be conducted on April 5 and 6, 2026, in two shifts each day. RPSC SI Exam Admit Card 2026: There is major news for lakhs of youth in Rajasthan who aspire to wear the khaki uniform. The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) has issued the admit cards for the Sub-Inspector and Platoon Commander recruitment examinations on recruitment.rajasthan.gov.in. Preparations across the state are in their final phase for the exam, which will be held on April 5 and 6. Nearly 7,70,000 candidates have applied for 1,015 posts, so the co ...Read More >
Pune, Jul 19 (PTI) The Pune police investigating the theft at actor Sangeeta Bijlani's farmhouse in the Maval tehsil have recovered two fingerprints, officials said on Saturday. The farmhouse near the Pawna dam was broken into, and Rs 50,000 cash and a television set worth Rs 7,000 were allegedly stolen. The intruders also vandalised the house, according to the police. The theft and vandalism came to light when Bijlani visited the property in Tikona village on Friday, after a gap of four months. "A forensic team collected samples from the scene. Two fingerprints have been recovered and are ...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 >
The death of Renuka Agarwal, 50, the wife of steel businessman Rakesh Agarwal by two domestic helpers from her building has sent shockwaves across the city. She was found murdered in her Swan Lake condominium near Kukatpally near Y junction in Hyderabad on Wednesday evening. According to TOI, she was tied up and stabbed to death, after which the assailants stole her gold ornaments and cash from the house. After the murder, the duo fled away on a on a two-wheeler owned by one of the domestic help ...Read More >
Pune: Thieves broke into Bollywood actress Sangeeta Bijlani's farmhouse near Pavana dam in Maval, about 60km from the city, and decamped with a TV set and Rs 50,000 in cash. The burglary came to light on Friday when Bijlani visited the farmhouse with her staff and found the window grilles broken.Senior inspector Dinesh Tayade of the Lonavla Rural police, told TOI, "Bijlani had not visited the farmhouse since March, and its isolated location near Pavana dam made it vulnerable. With no security guard on site, authorities suspect the thieves may have cased the property before breaking in over the ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Three juveniles have been detained for allegedly breaking into the locked home of Olympic medalist and six-time world boxing champion Mary Kom in Surajkund's Sector 46 last week.Aged between 15 and 16, the juveniles -- all Faridabad residents -- are among the six suspects who burgled the house, police said.Faridabad police spokesperson Yashpal (SI) said, "Our NIT crime branch, along with the cyber cell and Sector 46 police team, busted the gang within 24 hours after receiving the complaint using technical and human intelligence. We will soon nab the three absconding suspects in the ca ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Responding to queries on the issue, the ministry of external affairs said that "whether a person is liv ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Trades worth nearly Rs 3.21 lakh crore have been conducted through the electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform during the last five financial years, the government said on Friday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Agriculture Ramnath Thakur said, "From 1st April, 2020 to 31st March, 2025, trade worth Rs 3,20,766 crore has been conducted through electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)". The minister was replying to a question by Congress member Randeep Singh Surjewala. "The inter-state trade volume on the e-NAM platform ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Burglars broke into the locked home of Olympic medalist and six-time world boxing champion Mary Kom in Surajkund's Sector 46 earlier this week, police said on Saturday.The gang allegedly accessed the house through a vacant plot beside it and entered after breaking a glass window on the terrace on the intervening night of Sept 24-25.Neighbours had first spotted a ladder placed in the backyard and alerted Kom's manager, who then informed the cops.On Saturday, a team from Sector 46 police p ...Read More >
File photo of Mohammad Azharuddin Lonavala: A case of burglary has been reported at the Lonavala bungalow owned by Sangeeta Bijlani, wife of former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin. The theft took place at their property located in Tikona Peth, Maval Taluka, Pune district, between March 7 and July 18, 2025, said a senior official from Pune Rural Police on Saturday. According to a police statement, unidentified miscreants broke into the bungalow by cutting through the wire mesh of the rear ...Read More >
Pune, Jul 19 (PTI) The Pune police investigating the theft at actor Sangeeta Bijlani's farmhouse in the Maval tehsil have recovered two fingerprints, officials said on Saturday. The farmhouse near the Pawna dam was broken into, and Rs 50,000 cash and a television set worth Rs 7,000 were allegedly stolen. The intruders also vandalised the house, according to the police. Also Read | Yogi Adityanath Meets PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi (See Pics). The theft and vandalism came to light when Bijlani visited the property in Tikona village on Friday, after a gap of fou ...Read More >
New Delhi: Banks in India cannot see, record or inspect the valuables customers store in bank lockers, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha during Question Hour on 30 March 2026. She said this would violate banking regulations and customer privacy, and ruled out the possibility of differential insurance coverage based on the contents of lockers. Under the current framework, standard insurance compensation for locker loss is capped at 100 times the annual locker rent, and banks are not allowed to appraise or catalogue the items held inside lockers. The clarification fol ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 17 (ANI): Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan recorded her statement with Bandra Police, regarding the attack on her husband and actor, Saif Ali Khan, at their Bandra residence early Thursday morning. The statement was recorded on Friday evening at her residence in the presence of police officers. So far, over 30 statements have been recorded in connection with the attack. Additionally, the Mumbai Police has formed 20 teams, along with 10 teams from the Crime Branch, to investigate. CCTV footage from the Bandra area has been seized, and three suspects are being q ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 2: A local court in Shillong on Wednesday remanded property dealer and co-accused Silome James in 14-day judicial custody. According to Assistant Public Prosecutor, Tushar Chanda, two others -- Lokendra Singh Tomar and Balbir Ahirwar -- were sent to judicial custody for 7 days. The SIT had arrested the three individuals from different parts of Madhya Pradesh on charges of aiding in the concealment of evidence related to the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in Sohra on May 23. They face charges related to obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence at ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's seven-day foreign visits to Dubai and Spain concluded on Saturday, and he is scheduled to return to New Delhi on Sunday, government officials said. Talking to media in Barcelona in Spain on Saturday, Chief Minister Yadav said that his visit has been successful as various memorandums of understanding were signed with investors to increase production, employment opportunity and farmers' income in the state. Speaking at the conclusion of his visit, the Chief Minister highlighted the state's focused efforts on developme ...Read More >
Vijayapura: In a major breakthrough in the sensational Managuli Canara Bank burglary case, police have arrested 12 more individuals, taking the total number of arrests to 15. In total, 39 kg of gold and Rs 1.16 crore in cash have been recovered till now. The burglary occurred between the evening of May 23 and the early hours of May 25. The gang broke into the bank by cutting window grills and accessed the locker room, stealing 58.97 kg of gold ornaments and Rs 5.20 lakh in cash. They also took the CCTV network's NVR to erase all footage. Initially, Canara Bank reported 58.97 kg (gross weight) ...Read More >
Chandigarh: It has been three months since the beginning of the new school session and summer break is also over. However, Class V and Class VIII students in government schools across Chandigarh are still waiting for several updated NCERT textbooks. Despite repeated assurances and advance payments by the education department, the books are yet to arrive in many schools, forcing teachers and students to rely on stopgap arrangements.This delay is not new to the city's school system. In March-April 2024, parents and students in Chandigarh struggled to find NCERT books for Classes III and VI. Ther ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooperation. If our appeals are ignored, we will fight and achieve our goal. I am ready to lead this battl ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mohammed Shariful Islam (30), who allegedly attacked Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his residence in Mumbai, earlier in January this year, has filed a bail application. He has claimed that the FIR against him is nothing but a "fictional story", and is not rooted in reality as it lacks credible evidence. The court has scheduled the next hearing on July 21. Islam, 30, is currently lodged in Mumbai's Arthur Road jail. The accused, in his bail plea filed through advocate Vipul Dushing, claimed that he is innocent and has no previous criminal record. The invest ...Read More >