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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, re ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) When Salim-Javed envisioned "Sholay", the character to first take shape was that of a dreaded dacoit. Little did they imagine that the role played by a newcomer in an otherwise star-studded film would create cinema history. Gabbar Singh was unlike any antagonist audiences had seen before, portrayed to the T by Amjad Khan in his first major role in the industry -- a sadistic, unpredictable and merciless outlaw who killed without hesitation, mocked fear, and treated cruelt ...Read More >
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has accused the Election Commission of colluding with the BJP to steal votes in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. He alleged that the EC is helping BJP leaders obtain multiple voter ID cards, citing the example of Muzaffarpur Mayor Nirmala Devi, who allegedly possesses two voter IDs. Yadav questioned the anomaly and demanded accountability. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday accused the Election Commission of "colluding" with the BJP to "steal" votes in Bihar, whe ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], August 4 (ANI): The Jharkhand government declared a three-day state mourning, starting Monday, following the passing of the state's former Chief Minister and co-founder of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Shibu Soren. "In honour of the late Honourable former Chief Minister-cum-Rajya Sabha MP, the State Government has decided to observe 03 (three) days of state mourning from August 4 to August 6," the message from the Jharkhand government read. Also Read | Kerala Shocker: 47- ...Read More >
Dibrugarh, Aug 4: Police on Sunday arrested a woman, her daughter, and two other persons for allegedly killing a man in Dibrugarh. The deceased, identified as Uttam Gogoi alias Sankai, was found dead at his residence at Lahon Gaon in Jamira. The 4 have been arrested for the alleged murder of Gogoi. "We have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of Uttam Gogoi. His wife, daughter and two others were arrested and brought to Barbaruah police station for investigation," Dibrugarh sen ...Read More >
Uttam Gogoi was allegedly murdered by his wife, Boby Gogoi. A woman in Assam was arrested and her class 9 daughter was detained along with two boys on charges of murdering her husband and trying to pass it off as a stroke, before hinting at a dacoity to mislead investigators. According to police sources, Uttam Gogoi was found dead at his residence in Borbaruah area at Lahon Gaon in Jamira on July 25. The motive behind the crime could not be immediately ascertained. Uttam's wife, Boby Sonowal ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin paid tribute to freedom fighter Dheeran Chinnamalai on his 220th death anniversary at Guindy in Chennai on Sunday. The Chief Minister offered flowers to the portrait of the freedom fighter in Chennai. Dheeran Chinnamalai was born as Theerthagiri Sarkarai Manradiar on April 17, 1756. He was a Palayakkarar and chieftain who ruled the Kongu Nadu region. Chinnamalai fought against the Kingdom of Mysore, which collect ...Read More >
Dibrugarh (Assam), Aug 3 (PTI) A woman, her daughter, and two others were arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing a person in Dibrugarh district of Assam, police said. According to a senior official, police arrested four persons in connection with the alleged murder of Uttam Gogoi alias Sankai, who was found dead at his residence at Lahon Gaon in Jamira. "We have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of Uttam Gogoi. His wife, daughter and two others were arrested and brought to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police have nabbed five of the six accused in the murder of Communist Party of India (CPI) state council member Kethavath Chandu Rathod at Shalivahana Nagar GHMC Park on July 15. According to the police, there were multiple motives for the murder including financial, political and infidelity issues. Chandu Rathod, and Donthi Rajesh alias Rajanna, who is the state secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation Party; had financial dealings for t ...Read More >
Jaipur: Rajasthan Police Friday released a fresh list of 25 most wanted fugitives in the state, with 12 new names added and rewards running into lakhs announced for their capture.ADG (Crime) Dinesh MN said the arrests of these suspects are now a top priority, with clear instructions sent to police commissioners in Jaipur and Jodhpur, range IGs, district SPs, and units of GRP, ATS, and SOG. The updated list features criminals wanted for serious crimes ranging from murder and dacoity to arms traff ...Read More >
Following an encounter, 11 accused were held by the Delhi Police for their involvement in a dacoity case at a farmhouse in Ghitorni, officials said on Friday. Following an encounter, 11 accused were held by the Delhi Police for their involvement in a dacoity case at a farmhouse in Ghitorni, officials said on Friday. The cops mentioned that the kingpin of the gang, a 40-year-old Dinesh Verma, resident of Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, was intercepted on Bijwasan-Najafgarh Road. He was taken into cu ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bandhan Bank's net profit in the first quarter of FY 2026 recorded a 65% slump at Rs 372 crore compared with Rs 1,063 crore posted in the year-ago period. Partha Pratim Sengupta, MD and CEO of the bank, attributed the decline to stress in microfinance asset.Even though the bank's total business grew by 11% to Rs 2.8 lakh crore last year, a 119% rise in provisions due to write-offs and high slippages in the microfinance book brought its Q1 net profit down, Sengupta said. "The loan book c ...Read More >
Verma, however, didn't stop. Instead, he opened fire at the police while trying to flee on his bike. The police fired back, hitting his right leg, leading to him falling off his two-wheeler. Weeks after a CNG pump owner was robbed at gunpoint at his Ghitorni farmhouse, police arrested the mastermind following a brief exchange of fire on the Najafgarh flyover on Friday. "At 1.45 am, acting on credible intelligence, the Special Staff laid a strategic trap near the Bijwasan-Najafgarh road, close ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (MExN): Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and Coal India Ltd (CIL) has partnered for improving the quality of education given to the tribal students in the state of Chhattisgarh. CIL will support 68 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Chhattisgarh under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which will be benefiting more than 28000 tribal students, stated a PIB update. Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India establishes EMRS to impart quality education to ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a breakthrough, the Special Staff of South-West District Police in Delhi has arrested all 11 accused involved in the Rs 30 lakh farm house dacoity case reported at Vasant Kunj South police station last month. A key accused, Dinesh Verma alias Billu, was injured in an early morning exchange of fire with police near Dwarka Expressway in Bijwasan. The incident occurred around 1:45 a.m. on July 18, when police, acting on a tip-off, laid a trap to apprehend Ver ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 40-year-old man, believed to be the mastermind behind the armed robbery and abduction of a natural gas firm CEO in south Delhi's Ghitorni, was arrested after being injured in a police encounter on the Dwarka Expressway flyover early Friday.Acting on a tip-off around 1.45 a.m. on July 18, police laid a trap for the accused, Dinesh Verma alias Billu, a resident of Ghaziabad, UP, near the Bijwasan-Najafgarh road.DCP (southwest) Amit Goel said, "Verma was intercepted while attempting to ...Read More >
Ranchi, Jul 18 (PTI) One person was killed and another was feared trapped after a portion of the roof of a government school building collapsed in Jharkhand's Ranchi, amid incessant rain, police said on Friday. Operation is underway to rescue the person, expected to be trapped under the debris at the school in Piska More area in the state capital, an officer said. Also Read | Mumbai Chawl Collapse: 3-Storey Chawl Collapses in Bandra's Bharat Nagar Area, 10 People Feared Trapped; Search and Res ...Read More >
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, Ambadas Danve, raised serious concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Citing official crime data during a debate on an opposition-sponsored motion, the Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC claimed that Maharashtra recorded 1.6 lakh criminal cases between January 1 and May 31, 2025. According to LoP Danve, the first five months of the year saw 924 murder cases, averaging six per day, and 3,506 rape cases, which trans ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 10 (PTI) Members of the Biju Mahila Janata Dal on Thursday staged a protest here demanding the arrest of BJP MLA Santosh Khatua for allegedly making "derogatory" remarks against senior BJD leader and general secretary Lekhasri Samantsinghar. Led by BJD's chief whip and senior vice-president Pramila Mallik, members of the women's wing of the party took part in a 'Swabhiman' (pride) rally from Rajmahal Square to Master Canteen Square, where they also burnt an effigy of the BJP le ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has commenced his work on the new season of quiz-based reality show "Kaun Banega Crorepati". The star took to his blog, where he shared a string of pictures from the rehearsals and wrote: "Shuru kardiya kaam." He shared that the prep has begun and is happy to be with people and their desires to improve life. "And the prep begins the beguine .. to be back to the people .. to be with them in their desires to improve life and livings .. t ...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 ...Read More >
Patna: A notorious criminal, who was aware of the murder plot of businessman Gopal Khemka, was killed in a police encounter at Damaria Ghat in Patna City area early on Tuesday, police said. The accused, Vikas alias Raja (30), a native of Nalanda district, had several criminal cases registered against him.The encounter occurred around 3.30am when police, acting on intelligence inputs, attempted to arrest Raja for interrogation in connection with the Khemka murder investigation. On spotting the ap ...Read More >
Patna: A criminal suspected of supplying the weapon used in the murder of industrialist Gopal Khemka was shot dead in a police encounter at Damaria Ghat in the Patna City area early on Tuesday, according to police officers. The deceased, Vikas alias Raja (30), a resident of Malsalami area, had several criminal cases pending against him.The encounter occurred around 3.30am when police, acting on specific intelligence, attempted to arrest Vikas. As the officers approached, the suspect, who had bee ...Read More >
Jaipur: In a major embarrassment for the Rajasthan police, Congress MLA from Dausa said on Monday that he experienced theft three times in a month. The Congress lawmaker, Deen Dayal Bairwa, said first, his mobile phone was stolen, then a bike from his home, and on Sunday night, a tractor-trolley was taken. After these three incidents, the MLA posted on X, stating, "In Dausa, thieves are becoming more daring, and the police seem to be just a name. The theft of my mobile on June 11, the motorcycle ...Read More >
ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Ajay Lamba was arrested after 24 years for four murder-cum-robbery cases targeting cab driversLamba and accomplices sedated, killed drivers in Uttarakhand, and sold cabs in NepalOnly one victim's body was recovered; two gang members were arrested earlier Did our AI summary help? Let us know. New Delhi: A serial killer who targeted cab drivers and sold off their vehicles has landed in the police net after 24 years. The Delhi Police c ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A case was registered against BJP MLA Santosh Khatua in Bhubaneswar after BJD leader Lekhashree Samantasinghar lodged a police complaint, alleging that he made derogatory remarks against her. Khatua, the MLA of Nilgiri in Balasore district, was booked under BNS sections 75(2) that deals with sexual harassment, 79 (offensive words, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 296 (obscene act/ song in public place) and 356 (defamation), police said. The case was regist ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 4 (PTI) A case was registered against BJP MLA Santosh Khatua in Bhubaneswar after BJD leader Lekha Samantasinghar lodged a police complaint, alleging that he made derogatory remarks against her. Khatua, the MLA of Nilgiri in Balasore district, was booked under BNS sections 75(2) that deals with sexual harassment, 79 (offensive words, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 296 (obscene act/ song in public place) and 356 (defamation), police said. The case wa ...Read More >
Morena (MP), July 2 (PTI) Unidentified persons allegedly looted cash and jewellery from the house of a woman sarpanch by holding her and family members hostage at gunpoint in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. Hours after the crime, police arrested one of the robbers and raided the houses of relatives of two suspects. Four armed robbers barged into the house of Alapur village sarpanch Manju Yadav at around 1.30 am on Tuesday. Yadav, her husband Rajkumar Yadav, and the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The investigation into the sensational case of the abduction and robbery involving the CEO of a natural gas firm in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj has revealed that two of his drivers were allegedly involved in the plot, sources said. Both suspects have been arrested. The involvement of around 10 people has come to light so far.The probe revealed that on the way back from Gurgaon, two of the suspects exited the car with cash near Aya Nagar metro station, and the rest abandoned businessman ...Read More >
Gonda (UP), June 6: The police organised the wedding of a young woman here whose family was in dire straits due to the death of its breadwinner among other financial hardships, officials said on Friday. The wedding took place in Dhannipurwa village in the Umri Begumganj area on Thursday night. Uday Kumari lost her brother in a dacoity incident in April, which forced the family to postpone her wedding, originally scheduled for May. Taking the family under their wing, the police took full responsi ...Read More >
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