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Washim/Nagpur: Tension flared up in Washim district of Maharashtra after three rod-wielding workers of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) vandalised the Tondgaon toll plaza on Akola-Nanded highway, alleging missing facilities at the toll point and incomplete roadwork. Washim police said on Wednesday the accused have gone underground and are likely to have fled the district. Eyewitnesses said the protest escalated after MNS activists confronted toll plaza staff, smashed glass panes, disrupting traf ...Read More >
Ara: The court of the first additional district and sessions judge, Shailendra Kumar Panda, on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to eight people in a five-year-old murder case."The court also imposed a fine of Rs 3.02 lakh to be paid by each convicted person. Out of this amount Rs 1 lakh each will be paid by all the eight convicts to the bereaved family of the murder victim Mithun Paswan who was shot dead on June 8, 2020 under the Town police station of Ara," said special public prosecutor (PP ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The arrest of a psychiatrist and two others by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has exposed a disturbing underbelly of the Bengaluru Central Prison: An illegal mobile phone racket allegedly fuelling terror and crime from within the jail.Preliminary investigation revealed that Dr Nagaraj, the prison's psychiatrist, had earned nearly Rs 1 crore by selling and renting mobile phones to hardened criminals, who used the devices to orchestrate extortions, abductions, murders, and even ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Police have arrested three persons on charges of gang raping a 35-year-old woman and then looting money and valuables from her here on Monday. The matter came to light after the survivor, who works at a private company, lodged a complaint at Parappana Agrahara police station on Tuesday. Based on the complaint, police registered a case, launched an investigation and arrested the three accused identified as Raghu, Kenchegowda and Madesh. All three are residents of Hebbagodi area, polic ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 9 (PTI) A 35-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped and extorted by two men at her friend's house here, police said on Wednesday. Four men have been arrested in connection with the incident that occurred on July 7 under the jurisdiction of Parappana Agrahara Police Station. According to the police, in her complaint, the woman, who is a beautician, has alleged that two men forcibly entered her friend's house and raped her. Following the assault, they allegedly demanded money and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday labelled the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly polls as backdoor NRC (National Register of Citizens). He said that the intensive revision of the voter list in Bihar serves to disempower the poorest people and paves the way for their exclusion from citizenship. The Bihar bac ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 9 (PTI) Delhi minister and BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday accused the AAP government in Punjab of playing politics over the issue of sacrilege, much like the Congress did during its regime. He stated that the AAP government had promised to put perpetrators of 'beadbi' (the act of sacrilege against religious texts) incidents behind bars. "Now, they are saying they will frame a law to address this issue. This indicates that they have failed to prevent sacrilege inci ...Read More >
Mumbai: A suicide case of a 32-year-old Chartered Accountant in the Yashwant Nagar area of Santacruz (East) in Mumbai, Maharashtra has shocked everyone. He died by suicide on Tuesday by consuming poison, allegedly after being blackmailed into paying Rs 3 crore over a private video. A three-page suicide note was recovered from the scene by the police, in which he named two individuals, Rahul Parwani and Saba Qureshi, responsible for his death. The deceased, identified as Raj Leela More, was repo ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Two men, allegedly involved in the high-profile killing of a prominent businessman of Abohar town, Sanjay Verma, on Monday, were killed in a police encounter during recovery of the murder weapon on the outskirts of the town on Tuesday. The murder of Verma, who was a partner of a well-known clothing emporium of the town, shocked the traders across the state, raised questions on the law and order situation in the state and evoked sharp reactions from the opposition parties against the ...Read More >
Mumbai: An aspiring model and his female associate were apprehended for allegedly compelling a 32-year-old chartered accountant to die by suicide after extorting Rs 2.47 crore from him since 2024. The accused reportedly spent the money on online gaming and share market activities.The deceased, who ended his life at his Santa Cruz (East) residence on Saturday night, had lodged three non-cognizable complaints against the pair in the days before his death. His family stated that while he overcame c ...Read More >
India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has cracked down on a transnational cybercrime syndicate running a sophisticated tech support scam targeting citizens of the United Kingdom and Australia, as part of their Operation Chakra-V. The syndicate's call centre was operating under the name FirstIdea. The key operative partner of FirstIdea has been arrested, the CBI said in a statement. The syndicate posed as technical support staff of reputed multinational companies, including Microsoft. T ...Read More >
Mumbai: The death of a 32-year-old chartered accountant, Raj Leela, has shocked Mumbai. He died by suicide after allegedly being extorted for over ₹3 crore with a private video leak by two people he met on Instagram. The 32-year-old CA Raj Leela More died by suicide on July 5. Raj has left behind a three-page suicide note, mentioning his mother, friends and office colleagues. In his suicide note Raj wrote, "Sorry mother, I could not be your good son... I'm leaving you alone. May God never give ...Read More >
New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) dismantled a sophisticated tech support scam syndicate operating from Noida, targeting citizens of the United Kingdom and Australia. As part of its ongoing Operation Chakra-V, CBI conducted coordinated searches at three locations in Noida, including a fully functional fraudulent call centre in the Noida Special Economic Zone, on July 7.Acting on credible intelligence, CBI registered a case to investigate the syndicate, which posed as technical sup ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Pro-Khalistan terrorist and ISI's key henchman Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, is expected to be extradited from the US to India soon. Passia was held on April 17 in Sacramento, California, by FBI and US Immigration & Customs Enforcement and is lodged at a detention centre in the US.Passia's arrest prompted an appreciation post from agency chief Kash Patel. "Captured: Harpreet Singh, part of an alleged foreign terrorist gang here illegally in the US, who we believe was involved in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare & Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday inaugurated the 11th edition of the India Maize Summit, organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in association with (IIMR) Indian Institute of Maize Research. Speaking at event, Chouhan emphasized that 'Farmers' sewa is our mool mantra,' reaffirming the government's commitment to farmer-centric policies. He outlined a mul ...Read More >
Berhampur: Three hardcore Maoists, including two women, all from Chhattisgarh, carrying a total bounty of Rs 13 lakh, surrendered to police at Phulbani in Kandhamal district Monday. The surrendered Maoists were identified as Made Beti alias Champa (30) of Dugumarka in Sukma district, working as divisional committee member (DCM), Raju Dodi alias Ajay (35) of Basaguda, and Admo Madvi alias Manju (27) of Pangud in Bijapur district, working as area committee members in Kalahandi-Kandhamal-Boudh-Naya ...Read More >
Cuttack: In a significant breakthrough in anti-Naxalite operations, three hardcore Maoist cadres have surrendered before senior police officials in Odisha's Kandhamal district, informed Police on Monday. The trio surrendered on Sunday at the District Police office in Phulbani in presence of the Inspector General of Police (Southern Range), the Superintendent of Police, Kandhamal, and the Commandant of the 127 Battalion, CRPF. The surrendered cadres have been identified as Made Beti alias Champ ...Read More >
JALANDHAR: The family of 25-year-old Balwinder Singh, a US-bound youth traversing the donkey route who escaped from the clutches of human traffickers in Colombia's jungles, has approached Rajya Sabha member Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal to help his return to India.They have provided videos of the torture meted out by the traffickers upon three other men from Punjab and Haryana. Seechewal's office has forwarded these videos to Kapurthala police, as the family submitted a complaint for action agains ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Well-known fashion designer and showroom co-owner Sanjay Verma was shot dead in broad daylight by three people outside his store in Punjab's Abohar city on Monday. Eyewitnesses said three assailants arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire on him as Verma stepped out of his showroom. The attackers fired multiple shots at him, causing panic in the area. The police said the motive of the crime is not known but they are exploring all possible angles, including b ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, Punjabi actress Tania's father, Dr. Anil Jit Singh Kamboj, was shot by two unidentified assailants at his clinic in Moga, Punjab, on Friday, July 4. The doctor sustained two gunshot wounds and remains in critical condition at a private hospital. According to eyewitness account to Punjab Mania, the attackers arrived on a motorcycle and posed as patients before opening fire at close range while Dr. Kamboj was attending to patients. The Times of India reported, ...Read More >
Dehradun, Jul 6 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said that public cooperation is needed along with government's efforts to ban forced religious conversions in the backdrop of a demographic change in the state. Addressing the programme 'Developed Uttarakhand @2047, Samuhik Samvad With Ex-Servicemen' here, Dhami said that his government has taken bold steps, including strict action against land encroachment, Uniform Civil Code along, and implementing strict anti-riot ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 6 Jul: The troops of the Assam Rifles (AR) from the Wakka company operating base (COB) under the Khonsa Battalion foiled a surprise ambush by suspected Myanmarese insurgents affiliated with the NSCN (K-YA) faction, according to an AR release. The incident occurred during a routine patrol movement between Khogla and Lyangche in Longding district on 5 July, at around 4:45 am. The patrol came under heavy and sudden fire from a pre-established ambush deep inside the dense jungle terrain. ...Read More >
Guwahati: Security forces in Manipur have intensified their investigation into a transnational arms trafficking network after arresting a senior leader of the Valley-based insurgent group Pambei-led United National Liberation Front (UNLF-P). The crackdown revealed a broader operation allegedly smuggling weapons from Myanmar into India through forged documents and registered gun houses. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The case surfaced in late Ju ...Read More >
Imphal/New Delhi: Security agencies in Manipur have intensified a probe into an arms smuggling racket from Myanmar with potential nationwide ramifications, following the arrest of a senior leader from a Valley-based Insurgent Group (VBIG). The investigation focuses on alleged gun-running operations by some cadres of banned outfits, sourcing weapons from Myanmar and reportedly distributing them across India using forged documents and the help of registered gun houses. The case was cracked by Ma ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau arrested Palwal's chief medical officer (CMO) after he was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh at his official residence in a sting operation organised on Thursday night.Officials said Palwal resident Manohar, one of the three partners of Sunrise Trauma Hospital in the south Haryana district, complained to the state vigilance bureau last week that CMO Dr Jai Bhagwan was demanding a bribe of Rs 15 lakh to let the facility operate.Manohar a ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 5: The solemn and spiritual Ashoor Muharram procession was taken out today from Newplot, Jammu, under the management of Anjuman-e-Haidary Newplot, in remembrance of the supreme sacrifice of Imam Hussain and the martyrs of Karbala. With great devotion and discipline, the procession reached Pir Mitha, where it was received and joined by the members of Anjuman-e-Imamia Jammu. The mourning procession concluded at Karbala, Wazarat Road, Jammu. The procession strictly followed the regist ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 20-year-old man from east Delhi's Shakarpur was allegedly lured by a woman he met on social media, then kidnapped and assaulted by her associates near a metro station. Delhi Police have arrested one person in connection with the case and are searching for others involved.According to police, the victim met the woman near Laxmi Nagar Metro Station on July 3. She took him to Indirapuram Mall and later returned with him to the metro station, where five men intercepted them, forcibly ab ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): A Delhi special court on Saturday declared UK-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari a Fugitive Economic Offender under the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act, in connection with an income tax case involving undisclosed foreign assets. The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal following a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which alleged that Bhandari had deliberately evaded Indian legal proceedings and possessed foreign assets excee ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): A Delhi special court on Saturday declared UK-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari a Fugitive Economic Offender under the Fugitive Economic Offenders (FEO) Act, in connection with an income tax case involving undisclosed foreign assets. The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal following a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which alleged that Bhandari had deliberately evaded Indian legal proceedings and possessed foreign assets excee ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a shocking incident, Punjabi actress Tania's father, Dr. Anil Jit Singh Kamboj, was shot by two unidentified assailants at his clinic in Moga, Punjab, on Friday, July 4. The doctor sustained two gunshot wounds and remains in critical condition at a private hospital. According to eyewitness account to Punjab Mania, the attackers arrived on a motorcycle and posed as patients before opening fire at close range while Dr. Kamboj was attending to patients. The Times of India reported, ...Read More >
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