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JAMMU: A 55-year-old man was found completely engulfed in flames on the outskirts of Jammu. Police along with residents doused the flames and rushed him to the govt medical college for treatment.Residents spotted Puran Chand, of RS Pura, burning near Ring Road in Kotli Mian Fateh under Miran Sahib police station. Police have registered a case and are probing the circumstances that led to the incident, officials said. A forensic team also visited the location to collect evidence."Authorities have requested the public and media to refrain from speculations and wait for an official statement," a police officer said.
New Delhi, June 8: A nine-year-old girl was found stuffed in a suitcase at a neighbour's house in northeast Delhi's Dayalpur area, triggering protests by family members and locals who alleged sexual assault and murder of the minor. Police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed in the area to maintain law and order. Police sources said the perpetrator seems to have fled after stuffing her in a suitcase. Senior officials of the Delhi Police said all angles are being probed, including sexual assault. "We are awaiting the autopsy report to confirm the cause of death. Teams have been for ...Read More >
The Durgapur rape case has witnessed multiple twists and turns, all of which, by Tuesday night, led to the arrest of the medical student's classmate, who was with her on the night of the crime. A fresh perspective was brought in by the CCTV footage from the campus, which showed the student and her friend walking back to the college. The friend's arrest came shortly after Asansol-Durgapur police commissioner Sunil Kumar Choudhary ruled out gang-rape and said he was not above suspicion. "Investig ...Read More >
Police arrested a software engineer in Satara for abetment of suicide. A doctor named him and a police sub-inspector in her suicide note. The doctor was found hanging in a hotel room. Relatives allege harassment and pressure to alter medical reports. Political figures are also implicated. Investigations are ongoing into the death and the alleged involvement of others. Police on Saturday arrested a software engineer in connection with the alleged suicide of a 28-year-old woman doctor in Maharasht ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Monday detained three suspects for violating security rules in the Delhi Assembly and placing bouquets and garlands in the Speaker's car parked on the porch before escaping.According to officials, around 2 pm, an SUV with a license plate number from the Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh broke through Gate 2 and entered the rally venue, triggering a high alert. The vehicle was recovered and the detainees are being questioned, according to police.What we know so farThe accused placed a bouquet of flowers and a garland in the Speaker's official car, which was parked o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) A threat to blow up a coaching institute in northwest Delhi was foiled with the arrest of a 31-year-old man who allegedly demanded Rs 21 lakh and posed as a gangster, police said on Monday. According to the police, the investigating teams travelled nearly 2,800 kilometres to nab the accused from Maharashtra's Nashik. Police said the accused, identified as Bachchu Jha, a former Applied Mathematics professor, had threatened the institute's manager over the phone on April 2, warning of a bomb blast if the money was not paid. "The call triggered panic and led to the regis ...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 >
Bhubaneswar: Authorities imposed Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Saturday night and declared the hospital ward area a prohibited zone after tensions escalated over the treatment of a teenage girl who was set on fire in Odisha's Puri district. The Commissionerate Police directed the protestors to vacate the hospital premises, and three platoons of police forces were deployed to maintain law and order. The move came amid a brawl between BJP and BJD workers over the incident. Earlier in the day, the hospital's medical superintendent had urged the pu ...Read More >
Nagpur: Fifteen live gelatin sticks and 58 detonators, including eight strapped with connectors, were recovered on Tuesday from garden of a college principal, Prof Ujwal Lanjewar's residence, in Central Nagpur, barely 5km off RSS headquarters. Panic struck the city with bomb detection and disposal squad, Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) officials, anti-terrorist squad, and other central and state agencies rushing to the spot after the professor's family dialled the police control room in the morning.Sources said the 25mm detonators, each weighing 125gm, totalled 2kg of explosi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his father and uncle following a drunken altercation at a rented accommodation in Uttam Nagar's Mohan Garden area, police said. On April 4, police received information about two persons found dead under suspicious circumstances in Mohan Garden. On reaching the spot, they found Devender Kumar (50) and Amit (48) lying dead inside a ransacked room, with beer and liquor bottles scattered around, a senior police officer said. "The crime team and forensic experts inspected the spot and collected exhibits. Both bodies were shifted to D ...Read More >
Mumbai/New Delhi: Shefali Jariwala, whose sizzling gyration and rebellious abandon in the music video of the remixed track 'Kaanta Laga' (original song from 'Samadhi', 1972) became a dance floor favourite, annoyed social conservatives and helped sell over a million cassettes, CDs and albums, passed away following a cardiac arrest on Friday night. She was 42.Jariwala was rushed to a private hospital close to her Andheri West residence by husband-actor Parag Tyagi, but was declared dead on arrival. "Her family told doctors she was unwell with acidity and had not eaten the entire day," a senior p ...Read More >
In a dramatic turn of events in Delhi, police engaged and fatally shot four notorious members of the 'Sigma Gang'. Known for their involvement in a series of murders and extortion schemes in Bihar, these criminals were reportedly gearing up for more illicit activities as the Bihar assembly elections approached. Just weeks ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, police on Thursday gunned down four wanted criminals allegedly involved in multiple cases of murder in Bihar. The operation was carried o ...Read More >
A 20-year-old Delhi college student sustained acid burn injuries after three men attacked her on Sunday. The incident, allegedly stemming from a past argument and stalking, saw acid thrown on her as she walked towards Laxmi Bai College. The victim is receiving treatment, and police have registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. A 20-year-old woman from Delhi's Mukundpur suffered acid burn injuries as three men allegedly attacked her on Sunday over a heated argument that took place few ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Friday accorded approvals to a slew of industries. Among those are Krishnapatnam Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), which is set to establish a 350 MW Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Thamminapatnam and Mommidi villages of SPSR Nellore district with a Rs 1,225 crore investment, creating 575 jobs. Furthermore, the government also waived off a Rs 54 crore extension of time fee, contingent on project completion within two years as per the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Clean Energy Policy-2024. The government also allocated 22.80 acres at MPSEZ in N ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 5: Four AC mechanics were found dead in their sleep, allegedly due to suffocation from inhaling toxic fumes, possibly from leakage of chemicals used in AC servicing, inside their home in the Dakshinpuri area of south Delhi, police said on Saturday. The incident came to light when Zishan, a cousin of two of the victims, contacted the police because his brother was not answering his phone calls. A police team promptly arrived at the house, which was allegedly locked from the inside. Upon entering, they discovered the four men unconscious on the first floor of the 25-square-yard r ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan Anand, his wife and their armed guards breached hospital security, physically assaulted staff, and thr ...Read More >
The arrested persons would be taken to the crime spot in the jungle adjacent to Paranaganj Kali Bari cremation ground, which is close to the gates of the private medical college in Durgapur. West Bengal Police may take the five accused arrested in connection with the gang rape of a medical student in Durgapur to the crime spot on Tuesday for reconstruction of the crime, a senior officer said. The arrested persons would be taken to the crime spot in the jungle adjacent to Paranaganj Kali Bari cr ...Read More >
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) probe into the four recently arrested terror suspects has uncovered what senior police officials described as a "multi-layered conspiracy" involving reconnaissance of VVIPs, sensitive government establishments, railway infrastructure and crowded commercial spaces. The plan was to trigger coordinated incidents aimed at spreading panic and causing economic disruption. The ATS had on Friday claimed to have busted a Pakistan-linked sabotage and espionage module with the arrest of Saqib alias Javed, 25, and Arbaaz, 20, both residents of Parikshitgarh in ...Read More >
There were no external injuries on the body. New Delhi: A student has been found dead in his hostel room at IIT Delhi. The room was locked from the inside and there were no external injuries on his body.. Officials said they received a call at the Kishangarh police station on Wednesday about a student not opening the door of his hostel room despite repeated knocking. When they reached the premier institute, police officials found that the door was locked from the inside, and it was forced open ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) An ex-assistant professor now behind bars for allegedly making over 1,100 hoax bomb threats was reportedly furious with the legal justice system. Srinivas Louis, 47, is presumed to be tech-savvy and employed multiple methods to conceal his IP address, making it difficult for agencies to trace the origin of the threatening e-mails, a senior police officer said. Louis was apprehended on Saturday from his rented accommodation in Karnataka's Mysuru, after a series of coordinated investigations into bomb threat e-mails sent to schools, courts and government offices. The a ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday debunked all allegations made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi about rigging and match-fixing in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections. In his articles titled 'Those Rejected by the People Deny the Mandate', published in the same three newspapers where Gandhi's write-ups appeared, CM Fadnavis advised the Congress MP to "accept defeat, introspect on where you went wrong, why your connect with the people is lacking, and what needs to be done." He taunted Gandhi, saying that the latter was preparing excuses for "defeats ...Read More >
No chemical spray had been used to make her unconscious (as suspected earlier), Kumar said. A suspect detained in connection with the alleged rape of a Pune IT professional at her home was her friend and not a stranger who gained entry by posing as a courier delivery agent, police said on Friday, casting doubt on her version of the events. It was the woman herself who took a selfie with him and typed a threatening message in her phone, police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said. "They know each oth ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): A contingent of 23 athletes supported by Reliance Foundation look to compete at the World University Games across six cities in Germany, with events running until July 27. Representing athletics, archery, and judo, these young talents aim to improve international rankings, achieve personal bests, and bring home laurels. The athletics team forms the backbone of the foundation campaign, with 18 athletes competing in sprints, jumps, throws, hurdles, relay, long jump, decathlon, among other events, beginning July 21, a release said. James Hillier, Di ...Read More >
Devi said she met the victim's family, offered her condolences and assured them that every possible effort would be made to secure justice. "The brutality and murder of a 12-year-old innocent girl is extremely tragic, heartbreaking and a shame on humanity," Devi tweeted after meeting the victim's family on Sunday. "The culprits should be arrested at the earliest and given strict punishment so that such inhuman incidents are not repeated in future," the minister said. She also criticised the st ...Read More >
Police said Ishwar has been detained for questioning. "Inquiry has revealed that he was at this apartment on Saturday afternoon, around the time they are suspected to have died," the officer said. The deceased were identified as Devender Kumar, 50, and Amit, 45. They had rented a first-floor apartment about a month ago. Police said the neighbours informed them about the "suspicious" deaths at 7pm. "When we reached the spot, locals told us that Devender's son, Ishwar, 24, informed them that both ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The National Commission for Women took suo motu cognisance of a report about the alleged stalking and harassment of a college student in Chennai and a subsequent machete attack on her father and brother. It said a detailed action taken report has been sought from the state police within seven days. The commission's Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has directed the Tamil Nadu DGP to ensure a prompt, thorough and time-bound investigation into the case. The National Commission f ...Read More >
New Delhi: The second match of the five-match Test series between India and England will be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham. It will start on July 2. In this Test, Shubman Gill has a chance to create history. Actually, the Indian team has not been able to win on this ground so far. Team India played the first match on this ground in 1967. Be it Virat Kohli or Dhoni or Dravid or Sourav Ganguly, no Indian captain has won here in 58 years. However, Gill will have a chance to get his name registered in the history books. If he manages to end the drought of 58 years, he will become the first Indi ...Read More >
The accused, Md Rehan, allegedly sexually assaulted the girl on the pretext of marriage and blackmailed her with objectionable photographs, a senior police official said. He said the incident came to light on June 18, when an MLC (medico-legal case) report was received from Spinal Injuries Hospital stating that a girl had been admitted there after she consumed acid. A police team reached the hospital, but the girl was declared unfit for recording a statement at the time. The local crime team wa ...Read More >
Chennai: Madras high court has clarified that private self-financing medical colleges are required to pay only a stipend, and not a full salary, to in-service govt doctors pursuing postgraduate or super-specialty courses under the govt quota.A division bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Surender passed the order while partly allowing a batch of appeals moved by Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College and others. They challenged a single judge's order that directed private colleges to pay salaries to in-service doctors studying in their institutions.The appeals were moved based on a GO dated ...Read More >
A chilling incident from Rohtak, Haryana, has cast a shadow over the state's police department. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sandeep Kumar, a member of the Cyber Cell, allegedly ended his life, leaving behind a three-page suicide note and a video message that point to deep-rooted corruption and personal despair. In his final words, the officer accused IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar of corruption and misuse of authority. The note paints a disturbing picture - one of a man who felt trapped in a syste ...Read More >
Former Itanagar DC Talo Potom, a Delhi government official, surrendered and was arrested in connection with twin suicides. He faces charges including abetment to suicide and criminal misconduct. Allegations stem from suicide notes detailing sexual exploitation, humiliation, and threats, pushing a young PWD staffer to end his life. Potom was remanded to 14 days judicial custody. Guwahati: The Arunachal Pradesh Police arrested former Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) Deputy Commissioner Talo Potom, he ...Read More >