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New Delhi: In a horrendous incident, a Mumbai-based doctor lost a part of his arm. It happened after the 50-year-old man fell on the railway tracks along with his wife during a robbery on a moving train. The man, Yogesh Deshmukh (50), and his wife Deepali Deshmukh (44) are both doctors. They were travelling with their daughter who is nine-year-old in the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Kurla)-Nanded Express on June 4. When the train was between Kanjunmarg and Bhandup, the robbery took place and it led to the tragedy. The train had left the Kurla terminus and it had been just 15 minutes when a robber tried to snatch the handbag of Deepali. When she resisted and clutched on to her handbag, the robber dragged her along till the gate of the coach. Meanwhile, Yogesh, who was sleeping on the upper berth, came to her rescue and was trying to save her, when they both fell on the tracks. While Deepali suffered bruises, a part of Yogesh's arm was crushed under the train. By the time, the train's speed had slowed down and the robber had jumped off with the handbag. Notably, during the incident, there was no railway security personnel at the scene. The couple told the police that they tried to contact the police helpline but did not know about their own location. They were spotted by a tempo driver and were taken to a private hospital. The couple's daughter was safely disembarked at Kalyan. Railway Police have registered a case against unidentified robbers and are scanning CCTV footage to identify the perpetrator.
New Delhi: Police have apprehended a brother-sister duo linked to Thak-Thak gang for a spate of chain-snatching incidents across south Delhi. The accused, a 24-year-old woman and her 17-year-old brother from Dakshinpuri, were allegedly involved in multiple cases reported from Malviya Nagar, Kotla Mubarakpur and Kartavya Path. According to police, the siblings -- nicknamed "Bunty and Babli" -- mostly targeted women walking alone. The minor drove a two-wheeler while his sister, riding pillion, snat ...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 >
Shimla: Heavy rains lashed Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, triggering landslides and flash floods and blocking more than 100 roads, even as the weather department issued a red alert.A landslide at Chakki Mod near Parwanoo blocked the Chandigarh-Shimla highway for hours, resulting in a massive traffic jam Sunday morning. The local administration had to divert traffic through the Jangeshu link road until the landslide debris was cleared at Chakki Mod.The traffic was first restored one-way and later two-way, but the traffic jam continued on both sides of the highway throughout the day due to slow veh ...Read More >
"On October 17, a food delivery agent named Shahnawaz, was robbed near Zamrudpur in Greater Kailash-I around 3.45 am, when he was heading towards Lajpat Nagar for a delivery. "Three men on a motorcycle intercepted Shahnawaz, threatened him with a knife, and took away his mobile phone, Rs 5,000 in cash, and his bike keys before fleeing from the spot," the DCP said. According to the officer, police examined more than 250 CCTV camera footage covering nearly 20 km, and traced the accused to a rente ...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 >
Sources said that as of now, the two arrested are claiming that it was the third accused who had provided the firearm that had been used in the robbery. The two persons arrested for robbery at a jewellery store in Ghatkopar were college students, police said, adding that they suspect that the accused wanted the money for gaming. The two college students, Tanish Bhaisade and Suraj Yadav, both aged 20, were picked up from a gaming zone by the police and produced before a court on Thursday. The d ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (Maxim News): The Bhavani Nagar Police on Friday arrested four men, including a receiver, in the Rs 40 lakh robbery case reported at Talabkatta on November 30. The police recovered cash of Rs 34.6 lakh along with mobile phones, two-wheelers and a knife used in the offence. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Police said the key suspect, Mohd Zahid, a friend of the victim, Mohd Sultan had tipped off his associates after learning that the complainant had kept a large cash amount for a house purchase. As per the plan, Syed Irfan and Mudassir Alahi allegedly entered the victim's house ...Read More >
Bengaluru: They were all minors but wanted to make quick bucks to splurge on drugs, cigarettes and snacks. Setting eyes on lone victims, mainly pedestrians near bus stands or isolated streets, three Class IX students and one first-year PU student ganged up for pre-dawn robberies across East Bengaluru for over a year. However their luck ran out when they snatched the valuables of a woman on July 3. Caught by KR Puram police, they are now cooling their heels in jail.On the morning of July 3, a woman in her 50s was walking past Garden City College when two of the juveniles, riding a stolen gearle ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Following the violent protest at Kerala University, a case has been registered against 27 activists of the ruling CPM's Students Federation of India (SFI), including its state secretary P S Sanjeev, who has been named the prime accused, police said. The case also names 1,000 identifiable protesters who have been accused of damaging public property, forcibly entering the university campus, and assaulting police and university staff, police said on Tuesday. Also Read | Nobel Peace Prize 2025: From Mahatma Gandhi to Jawaharlal Nehru, Check Full ...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 >
LUCKNOW: In a sensational daylight robbery on Thursday, a burqa-clad woman looted a jewellery shop in Ayodhya, threatening the man on cash counter with a pistol and decamping with a Rs 3.6 lakh gold chain with the help of her boyfriend who was waiting outside the shop on a motorcycle.On Friday, police arrested both the accused and disclosed that the burqa-clad accused was a Hindu, 21-yearold Payal Kori, and her boyfriend, Rahul Kumar (27). She is pregnant and was carrying a toy gun to commit the crime.They were nabbed while allegedly attempting to flee the district. Police said the duo had car ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was a belligerent, brilliant, and breathtaking performance from the Chennai Bulls, who were crowned the first ever champions of the Rugby Premier League, here in Mumbai, at the Shahaji Raje Bhosale Sports Complex. The Chennai Bulls thrashed the Delhi Redz by a scoreline of 41-0 in the final, to clinch the title. In fact, the margin of victory is the biggest across Season 1 of the GMR RPL. Meanwhile, the Hyderabad Heroes, who had finished top of the table in the league stage, came away with a third-place finish, after they won 17-12 against the Bengaluru Bra ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] July 4 (ANI): Two accused have been arrested in connection with an eve-teasing incident reported on June 30 at PS Nand Nagri. The accused, identified as Afnan (19) and Sameer (22), according to the police. The complaint, filed by a 15-year-old girl, alleged that on March 4, while walking near SK Garg Clothing Shop on Shani Bazaar Road, she and her friend were followed by four individuals--two on a motorcycle and two on a scooty. When confronted, the accused abused her, and one of them spat on her face before fleeing the spot. Accordingly, a case under Section 79 of the BN ...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 >
Two masked miscreants looted ₹6 lakh from a Punjab National Bank branch on Mithapur Road in broad daylight on Monday. The incident happened around 2:30pm when one of the two robbers entered the bank premises and held the woman cashier at gunpoint before fleeing with cash on a scooter. Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Manpreet Singh Dhillon said the incident was recorded on the CCTV cameras. "The footage of which has been procured by the cops. The bank officials told the police that the ma ...Read More >
The Delhi Police arrested two shooters and a conspirator in the murder of Arun Lohia in Mehrauli. Deepak and Yogesh were detained after a retaliatory encounter, while Ajay was arrested later. The motive is suspected to be personal rivalry linked to a property dispute. In a significant breakthrough, Delhi Police have apprehended two alleged shooters and a conspirator involved in the murder of Arun Lohia in Mehrauli. Identified as Deepak and Yogesh, the shooters were caught after an encounter that ...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 >
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Suresh Gopi stirred controversy on Tuesday by claiming that those elected by "corpses" are now serving the state. Speaking at a neighbourhood meet called "Kalungu" in Idukki district, he alleged that cadavers from 25 years ago had cast votes in Kerala elections. Media reports have previously highlighted incidents of deceased voters being listed as active in Kerala's voter list, he said, while indirectly referring to the accusations of "scientific rigging " against the Left parties. The minister was responding to allegations of voter fraud in Thrissur consti ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday launched a scathing attack on the BJP, accusing it of making Delhi the "crime capital of India." Speaking at a press conference, Kejriwal highlighted rising instances of robbery, chain snatching, and gang wars, alleging that women feel unsafe leaving their homes due to the law and order situation. He further stated, "The BJP hates the people of Delhi, which is why it hasn't returned to power in the capital for 25 years." Promise of RWA Funding for Enhanced Security Kejriwal assured r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Four people have been arrested for looting Rs 30 lakh cash from the residence of a businessman in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, an official said on Thursday. The incident took place on June 23, when a group of unidentified men allegedly barged into the house of Karan Chopra, a businessman engaged in city gas distribution, and fled with the cash, he said. "Based on technical surveillance and field inputs, four accused involved in the robbery have been arrested so far," a senior police officer said. Those arrested have been identified as Satender Singh (34), Anil ...Read More >
New Delhi: A robbery in a hotel in west Delhi's Kirti Nagar on Tuesday turned out to be an inside job, with police arresting its night manager for allegedly staging the crime in collusion with a former jailmate and two juveniles. They were also apprehended. According to police, the alleged robbery was reported around 3am on Tuesday, when the complainant, night manager Prince Kumar, claimed that two masked men entered the hotel, threatened him with a knife and looted Rs 83,000 along with a smartphone from the reception. A case was registered and a police team started probing the case."During th ...Read More >
Patna, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A junior engineer was murdered during the early hours of Monday in Muzaffarpur's Kazi Mohammadpur area after a scuffle with thieves who broke into his house, police said. The Station House Officer (SHO) of Kazi Mohammadpur police station identified the deceased as Mohammad Mumtaz. He was attacked when he resisted the thieves who entered his house on Ramraji Road between 3 and 4 AM to steal valuables. Mumtaz, posted in Bhagwanpur block of Vaishali district, was at home with his wife and two children at the time of the incident. He was sleeping in a separate roo ...Read More >
New Delhi: Six people, including a woman, have been arrested for holding a 60-year-old woman captive using a toy pistol and robbing her at her residence in central Delhi's Ranjit Nagar. According to police, they received information about a robbery at gunpoint on Oct 5. The complainant, who lives alone, told police she was having tea with two of her house helps around 7 pm when two men forcibly entered the house. The intruders allegedly locked all three inside the bathroom and fled with Rs 5 lakh ...Read More >
Bengaluru, June 29: In a chilling incident that has shocked Bengaluru, the dead body of a young woman was found stuffed inside a sack and dumped in a municipal garbage truck near the Channammanakere Skating Ground in the early hours of Sunday. The body, discovered in the rear lift of a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage collection vehicle, was spotted by the driver, who immediately alerted the authorities. According to police, the woman -- believed to be around 25 to 30 years old -- had her legs tied to her neck, indicating a gruesome and deliberate attempt to conceal the body. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Eight men, including a data analyst, were arrested for allegedly abducting and robbing an insurance agent in east Delhi's Laxmi Nagar after impersonating police officers. Four men forcibly entered the victim's office, confiscated his devices, then abducted, assaulted, and extorted Rs 1.5 lakh from him, threatening to implicate him in a fabricated insurance fraud case.The incident occurred on June 26, when the accused, posing as officers from the Delhi Police's Special Staff Unit, stormed into an insurance policy office in Laxmi Nagar. "The complainant, Salman (31), who owns the offi ...Read More >
Lucknow, Oct 6 (PTI) A 20-year-old youth addicted to mobile phone gaming allegedly killed his 45-year-old mother in Lucknow after she caught him stealing her jewellery to repay his mounting debts from online betting losses, police said on Monday. The accused, identified as Nikhil Yadav alias Golu, had tried to mislead the police by claiming that he and his mother had been attacked during a robbery at their home, they said. He was arrested from Fatehpur district by a joint team of Lucknow's PGI police station, surveillance cell and the South Zone crime team. The police recovered stolen gold j ...Read More >
Car stolen in 60 seconds: Delhi gang breaks Creta window, hacks its security; CCTV captures robbery Early morning in New Delhi, a Hyundai Creta was stolen in a mere 60 seconds. CCTV footage shows a group arriving in a car, breaking into the vehicle, and hacking.. IndiaTimes 5 hours ago CCTV Footage of Evin Prison Blast: 71 KILLED in Israeli STRIKE on Iranian Jail | Visitors Among Dead Israel's June 23 airstrike on Tehran's infamous Evin Prison has left 71 people dead, according to Iranian judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir. Among the dead were detainees, military conscripts, visiting f ...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 >
BENGALURU: The Maharashtra government fears that increase in height of Alamatti reservoir in Bagalkot district of Karnataka from 519.60 meters to 524.256 meters would result in flooding of Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur districts owing to backwaters and there is no need for the Maharashtra government to fear flooding since its own expert committee led by retired Principal Secretary to Irrigation department Nandkumar Wadnekar ruled out flooding from the Almatti and Hipparagi reservoirs, stated Minister of Large Scale Industries M.B. Patil on Sunday. M.B. Patil was the irrigation minister in Sidda ...Read More >