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The Supreme Court will hear a case concerning victims of digital arrest. Fraudsters are using forged documents to extort money from innocent people. This criminal enterprise involves impersonating judicial and probe agency officials. The court is taking stern action to unearth the full extent of these crimes. This matter strikes at the foundation of public trust in the judicial system. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a suo motu matter on victims of digital arrest who are defrauded by usi ...Read More >
In a strategic move, JDU's Sanjay Jha showcases the NDA's streamlined approach to seat allocation as they gear up for the elections. He assures that under Nitish Kumar's leadership, the NDA will steer the government in Bihar. Additionally, Jha emphasizes the substantial financial backing from the central administration aimed at enhancing Bihar's developmental landscape. Every party wants to contest more seats but in an alliance all have to agree on one respectable number, JDU's national working ...Read More >
A 19-year-old college student in Faridabad has died by suicide after being allegedly blackmailed with artificially generated obscene images and videos of his three sisters, in a case police are calling a serious example of AI-facilitated cybercrime. According to an NDTV report, Rahul Bharti, a second-year student at DAV College, succumbed in hospital on Saturday after consuming poison. His father, Manoj Bharti, stated that his son had been deeply distressed for the preceding two weeks after an ...Read More >
Patna: The clock strikes 1am at Patna Junction and the station hums with life. Trains roll in, brakes screech, and the metallic clang of wheels fills the humid night. The announcer's voice cuts through the noise as weary passengers -- many of them women and children -- spill onto the platform, dragging heavy luggage under flickering yellow lights.Outside, the chaos continues. Auto and taxi drivers crowd near the exit gates, their eyes scanning the crowd for customers, their voices rising in a ch ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 27: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to all states and Union Territories in the suo moto case concerning the rising menace of "digital arrest" scams, where fraudsters impersonate police and judicial officers using forged court orders to extort money from citizens. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi directed all state governments to submit details of First Information Reports (FIRs) registered in connection with such scams and remarked, "We are not is ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to all states and Union Territories regarding incidents of digital arrest scams across the country. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi asked all the states to furnish details of cyber arrest cases pending for investigation and posted the matter for hearing on November 3. It also contemplated handing over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and inquired whether the CBI has ...Read More >
Imphal: A thirty-five-year-old woman was arrested along with several demand letters of an underground outfit during an anti-insurgency operation in the southern Manipur valley district on Sunday, the police reported on Monday. According to the report, a joint team of central forces and Manipur police, including women personnel, conducted a cordon and search operation based on intelligence inputs, which led to the arrest of the woman insurgent. The arrested individual, identified as Haobijam Th ...Read More >
Kolkata: A mob of around 50, led by an auto driver, stormed a Sonarpur condominium, forced their way into the fourth-floor flat of customs inspector Pradeep Kumar and repeatedly assaulted him and his wife in front of their terrified four-year-old daughter on the night of Oct 23.Minutes before the assault, Kumar was involved in a brawl with the auto driver, Azizul Gazi, after his SUV grazed the three-wheeler while trying to negotiate a Kali Puja immersion procession, police said.Frantic calls fro ...Read More >
Jind: At least 50 youths in the age group of 25 to 30 years have been deported from the US to Haryana in handcuffs after having travelled to the country via the 'dunki' route.Naresh Kumar, one of the 14 Kaithal youths deported from the US, told mediapersons: "I sold my agricultural land and paid Rs 57 lakh to an agent to go to the US via the Panama jungle route. After spending 14 months in jail, I was deported."Naresh claimed that the agent kept extorting money from him at every border crossing. ...Read More >
DCP (South-East) of Hyderabad S. Chaitanya Kumar opened fire with his service weapon on a rowdy sheeter involved in mobile phone snatching cases after the suspect allegedly attempted to attack a police constable with a knife at Victory Playground in Chaderghat on Saturday (October 25) evening. The offender sustained bullet injuries to his hand and stomach and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Hyderabad City Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said that around 5 p.m., the DCP and his ...Read More >
Haryana DGP O.P. Singh on Sunday (October 26, 2025) said the deportation of fugitive gangster Lakhvinder from the United States was a major success of the State's Special Task Force (STF) against organised crime. Lakhvinder alias Lakha, a close aide of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, was deported from the U.S. on Saturday (October 25, 2025) in an operation coordinated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), officials said. Canada lists Lawrence Bishnoi gang as terrorist entity Lakhvinder was ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The special task force (STF) in Haryana arrested Lakhwinder Singh, alias Lakha, a notorious gangster who was deported from the US following months of coordinated efforts between Indian and international agencies.Lakha -- hailing from Titram village in Kaithal district -- is best known as a close confidant of Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. His reputation for orchestrating extortion rackets and his alleged role in violent crimes made him a feared figure ac ...Read More >
Telangana (Hyderabad) [India], October 27 (ANI): Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar on Sunday praised DCP Chaitanya Kumar and PSO Murthy for thwarting a mobile snatching attempt. Deputy Commissioner of police (DCP) and his personal security officer (PSO) sustained injuries while chasing notorious rowdy sheeter Mohammed Umar Ansari. The accused was apprehended during a chase by the police officers after sustaining injuries, following which he was admitted to a hospital, where his conditio ...Read More >
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday (October 26, 2025) asserted that law and order has remarkably improved in the State after his government came to power in November 2005 and claimed that "being Bihari is a matter of pride now" for its residents. In a lengthy post on X, the CM wrote, "People can't forget Bihar before 2005, when crime and corruption were at their peak in the State. When our government came to power in 2005, we prioritised the restoration of law and order above all else ...Read More >
Hyderabad: South East Zone DCP S Chaitanya Kumar recounted in his complaint how his armed guard's weapon fell on the road while attempting to apprehend the armed history sheeter, Md Omer Ansari, near Victory's Grounds in Chaderghat on Saturday.In the complaint, the DCP stated that he had retrieved the weapon and fired at Ansari when he attempted to attack the gunman with a knife. According to police, Ansari has been involved in cases of attempted murder, robbery, extortion and illegal arms posse ...Read More >
Bihar Election 2025: The air in Bihar is thick with election fever as the state approaches its assembly elections, a period when power games rise to the surface and the state's long tradition of strongmen politics takes center stage. The term 'bahubali' has long been used to describe individuals who command authority not through promises but through muscle, money and fear. These candidates inspire loyalty by intimidation, not persuasion, and this year, many of them are back in the electoral fra ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Haryana police has arrested notorious gangster Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakha, a close associate of Lawrence Bishnoi, after his deportation from the United States in an operation coordinated by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Police said that Lakha, a resident of village Titram, district Kaithal, Haryana, and a notorious member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang, had been operating from the USA since 2022 under the directions of Anmol Bishnoi and was a ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has criticized the INDIA bloc for opposing electoral roll revisions in Bihar. He stated that every infiltrator will be detected and deported. Shah accused RJD supremo Lalu Prasad of prioritizing his family's prosperity over Bihar's development. He claimed that heinous crimes have decreased under NDA rule, contrasting it with the RJD era. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the INDIA bloc for opposing the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral r ...Read More >
Lakhvinder Kumar, a key associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang In a major success for law enforcement agencies, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has secured the return of wanted fugitive Lakhvinder Kumar from the United States, the CBI said on Saturday. Kumar, a key associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, was deported and arrived in India on October 25, 2025, where he was immediately t ...Read More >
PATNA: Union home minister and top BJP campaigner Amit Shah Saturday urged voters in Khagaria to ensure that Bihar remains free from lawlessness and emerges a developed state. "I pray to Chhathi Maiya that our Bihar always remain free from jungle raj, that law and order stay strong, our sisters and daughters remain safe, and Bihar becomes a developed state in the years ahead," he said. Chhath, which begins today, is a revered festival in Bihar and eastern UP. Shah, who also addressed rallies in ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Conducting raids on private bus operators for a few days whenever accidents occur and ignoring their violations later has become allegedly become a routine practice for some Road Transport Authority (RTA) officials in Telangana. Following Friday's mishap near Kurnool, RTA officials once again launched statewide inspections on Saturday. Frequent accidents involving private buses are being attributed to negligence by some RTA officials and the rampant collection of 'mamools' (bribes) f ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) A fugitive gangster associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was deported from the United States on Saturday in an operation coordinated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, officials said. Lakhvinder Kumar, who had an Interpol Red Notice issued against him, was brought to the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, where he was arrested by the Haryana Police, they said. Kumar was wanted in multiple criminal cases registered by the Haryana Police related to ex ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad's statement on the suicide of a woman doctor in Maharashtra after being repeatedly raped by a police officer and being intimidated by an MP in the state, BJP MLA Ram Kadam on Saturday accused Congress leaders of "continuously indulging in cheap politics" over sensitive issues. He asserted that Maharashtra remains completely safe under the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and assured strict action against those f ...Read More >
New Delhi: As ties rebound, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney could visit India for the AI summit and talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February. The trip could push comprehensive economic and free trade partnership for which negotiations were suspended during the Justin Trudeau era. It has been learnt that Carney has been invited for the AI summit and he could also meet Modi for bilateral talks. India's high commissioner Dinesh Patnaik told Canada's leading English daily 'The Globe ...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 ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 24 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bihar is a "matter of pride" for the people of the State and expressed confidence that the NDA will win more seats in this election after the results are announced. Speaking to ANI, Giriraj Singh said, "Prime Minister Modi's visit to Bihar is a matter of pride for the people of Bihar. In 2010, NDA won 206 seats, and this time we will win even more than that because they ( ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 24 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bihar is a "matter of pride" for the people of the State and expressed confidence that the NDA will win more seats in this election after the results are announced. Speaking to ANI, Giriraj Singh said, "Prime Minister Modi's visit to Bihar is a matter of pride for the people of Bihar. In 2010, NDA won 206 seats, and this time we will win even more than that because they ( ...Read More >
Samastipur (Bihar), Oct 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the "NDA under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar" will break all previous electoral records in the Bihar Assembly polls, while taking a swipe at the opposition INDIA bloc, which he said was led by "people out on bail". Addressing his maiden election rally in the poll-bound state, the PM asked the crowds to switch on the lights of their mobile phones, and in a dig at the RJD, said, "When all people ...Read More >
The woman could not be contacted for comments ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A woman accused IPS officer Ratan Lal Dangi of physical, mental, and financial harassment * Ratan Lal Dangi filed a blackmail complaint against the woman accusing her of extortion * A two-member investigation committee has been formed to probe the complaints against IPS officer Dangi Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Bhopal: A woman has accused Indian Polic ...Read More >
The encounter took place late Thursday evening in a jungle area of Bhogi Majra, said police. Police gunned down a wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh, and known to be a member of the Sanjeev Jeeva gang, during an encounter in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, officials said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Shamli police, the encounter took place late Thursday evening in a jungle area of Bhogi Majra after Faisal (38) and an accomplice allegedly robbed a couple from Ba ...Read More >
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