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Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The rider of the bike which became the cause of Friday's bus fire tragedy near here killing 19 passengers was drunk, but the bus driver was not found under the influence of alcohol, a senior police official said on Sunday. While the reckless manner in which the rider was seen riding the bike in the CCTV footage obtained by police on Saturday had clearly indicated that he was drunk, the forensic report confirmed on Sunday that he was under the in ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) A 20-year-old woman sustained burn injuries on her hands in an alleged acid attack by her stalker and his associates near Laxmi Bai College in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar area on Sunday, an official said. The incident occurred in the morning when the victim, a second-year student pursuing her studies at a private institution, was walking towards her college for an extra class. "She was intercepted by the accused and two of his associates on a motorcycle. The main accu ...Read More >
Tirupati: Contrary to initial police assessments that the Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus fire that killed 19 passengers started when the Kaveri Travels bus rammed a two-wheeler near Chinna Tekuru village on the outskirts of Kurnool, leading to the death of the biker, it emerged on Saturday that the bike had in fact skidded and was lying stationary on the highway when the bus ran over it.Surveillance camera footage from a nearby petrol station helped the police connect the dots. Investigating teams foun ...Read More >
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 26 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday confirmed that the two bike-borne persons connected to the Bengaluru-bound bus fire accident, which claimed the lives of 19 passengers, were drunk. In the wee hours of October 24, the sleeper bus ran over a two-wheeler, which had already met in an accident, at Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool district. There were 44 passengers on the bus and several managed to escape. The two-wheeler was dragged forward underneath the bus, ...Read More >
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Oct 25 (PTI) The SIT probing allegations of multiple burials at Dharmasthala in Karnataka has issued summons to three activists-Mahesh Shetty Thimarody, T Jayanth, and Girish Mattannavar-requiring their appearance on Monday. Failure to comply will result in arrest warrants, as the probe deepens into potential perjury and evidence tampering, police sources said. The SIT investigation has come to a decisive stage and nearing completion, according to a senior official of th ...Read More >
Tirupati: A large consignment of mobile phones in the luggage compartment of the Vemuri Kaveri Travels bus may have significantly intensified the inferno and accelerated the loss of lives, it has emerged.A consignment of 234 new smartphones was being transported in the bus going to Bengaluru from Hyderabad. Preliminary investigation revealed that a Hyderabad-based businessman, identified as Manganath, was transporting the consignment of mobile phones, worth approximately Rs 46 lakh, Kurnool poli ...Read More >
Kurnool: Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday confirmed that the two bike-borne persons connected to the Bengaluru-bound bus fire accident, which claimed the lives of 19 passengers, were drunk. In the wee hours of October 24, the sleeper bus ran over a two-wheeler, which had already met in an accident, at Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool district. There were 44 passengers on the bus, and several managed to escape. The two-wheeler was dragged forward underneath the bus, leading to the bursting of i ...Read More >
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 26 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday confirmed that the two bike-borne persons connected to the Bengaluru-bound bus fire accident, which claimed the lives of 19 passengers, were drunk. In the wee hours of October 24, the sleeper bus ran over a two-wheeler, which had already met in an accident, at Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool district. There were 44 passengers on the bus and several managed to escape. The two-wheeler was dragged forward underneath the bus, ...Read More >
Chavan was travelling with his wife and two daughters when a heated argument broke out. Buldhana, Maharashtra: A man in Maharashtra quarrelled with his wife. As soon as the woman left for her parents' home during the argument, the man took his two-year-old twin daughters to a forested area, slit their throats, and then walked up to a police station to confess to filicide. According to the police, the accused man was identified as Rahul Chavan, a resident of Washim district. Chavan was travell ...Read More >
A tense situation unfolded in west Delhi's Nangloi in the early hours of Saturday as a police encounter took place while arresting three persons accused of opening fire at a patrolling team three days ago. The accused - identified as Osaf Ali, Md. Kamran alias Shahrukh, and Firoz alias Sajid - were injured during the encounter and subsequently taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the police said. According to the police, a patrolling team spotted the accused on Wednesday while they were a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a new twist to the horrific bus fire on National Highway 44 (NH-44) near Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool town that claimed 19 lives in the early hours of Friday, investigations by the police revealed that the bus did not ram into a moving motorcycle, but ran over a bike lying on the highway after a road accident, police officials said. Kurnool district superintendent of police Vikrant Patil said on Saturday that Panchala Shiva Shankar (20) and his friend Erriswamy, both residents of Laks ...Read More >
Kurnool bus fire: The investigation into the tragic Kurnool bus fire incident has revealed how the fire intensified and killed at least 20 people. An investigation into the devastating Kurnool bus fire, which claimed the lives of at least 20 people, has revealed that the vehicle was carrying a consignment of 234 smartphones, which reportedly exploded, thereby intensifying the deadly inferno, forensic experts say, as per a report by NDTV. At the time of the incident, over 40 people were travelli ...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 >
Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], October 25 (ANI): A shocking incident has come to light from Bhagalpur amid the Bihar Assembly elections. BJP leader Vivekanand Prasad alias Bablu Yadav was shot in the TNB Law College Lane under the Barari police station area, on Friday, said Bhagalpur DSP Ajay Kumar Chaudhary. According to residents, the incident occurred when Bablu Yadav was taking a walk outside his house. At this time, Surjikhil resident Suraj Tanti arrived at the spot with his associates and all ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Ongoing forensic investigation into the fire incident, which claimed the life of businessman and Congress leader Pravesh Agrawal, has revealed that rats are to be blamed for tipping over the akhand jyot (oil lamp) kept in the temple in their penthouse, which resulted in the devastating fire. The forensic team drew this conclusion after they found three dead rats near the oil lamp, and other circumstantial evidence. According to police, forensic experts have ruled out sh ...Read More >
Kurnool, Oct 24 (UNI) In a ghastly road accident, 19 bus passengers and a motorcyclist were charred alive when a Bangalore-bound private bus caught fire after hitting a motorcycle in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours on Friday. According to DIG Koya Praveen, the ill-fated bus, belonging to Vemuri Kaveri Travels, burst into flames after colliding with a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction. The bike got stuck under the bus, rupturing its fuel tank. The petrol spilling ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has acquitted a man sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a minor, ruling that a mere claim of "physical relations" without supporting evidence is insufficient to establish rape or aggravated penetrative sexual assault. The case involved a 16-year-old girl who accused the man -- her cousin -- of establishing "physical relations" with her for over a year in 2014 under the false promise of marriage. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri, in a recent order, said that while the g ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, Oct. 20: A two-member delegation of the special investigation team (SIT) of Assam crime investigation department (CID), probing legendary singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg's untimely demise, reached Singapore on Monday. The high-level delegation, led by SIT head, Munna Prasad Gupta, is expected to meet Singapore Police authorities on October 21. The probe team's visit, which marks a key phase of the ongoing probe in terms of exchange of crucial evidence and case details between th ...Read More >
Cuttack: The Odisha DGP, Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, on Thursday said maintaining communal harmony and ensuring the safety of women and children are the top priorities of the State police. Khurania said this while inaugurating the 70th State Police Duty Meet-2025 here at Reserve Police Ground. As many as 282 competitors, 43 K9 warriors (dogs), 43 handlers from 34 police districts of the State are participating in the professional competition to display excellence in policing skills. The meet will ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has pulled up authorities at international airports for their "hasty and ill-advised" detentions of international travellers, warning that such actions tarnish India's global reputation, even as it quashed the prosecution of a non-resident Indian (NRI) who was arrested in Delhi for allegedly carrying a deer horn that forensic analysis later confirmed to be that of a reindeer -- a species not protected under Indian wildlife law. A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The IndiaAI Mission, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), on Saturday announced a global call for abstracts highlighting impactful and scalable applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health systems. Researchers, innovators, and institutions from across the Global South are invited to submit abstracts (maximum 250 words) capturing successful, implementable, scalable AI in health use cases by October 31. Shortlisted entries will b ...Read More >
A shocking murder has gripped Srirampura. Yamini Priya G, a 20-year-old pharmacy student, was brutally killed near the railway tracks. Her former boyfriend, Vignesh, is the accused and remains at large. The attack occurred in broad daylight. Police investigations reveal a history of harassment and prior warnings issued to the accused. Teams are actively searching for Vignesh. A 20-year-old B Pharmacy student was brutally murdered near the railway tracks in Srirampura on Thursday afternoon, repo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad echoed with the sounds of drums and marching commands on Friday morning as 190 officer trainees of the 77th batch of IPS Regular Recruits (RR) graduated after completing 45 weeks of rigorous Phase I training.The chief guest, Border Security Force (BSF) director general Daljit Singh Chawdhary, emphasised the importance of upholding integrity and congratulated the officers for entering a proud legacy of service a ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 25-year-old man and his cousin were shot in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park allegedly over personal enmity and a monetary dispute late on Thursday night. A 23-year-old youth has been arrested for the alleged double murder.Around midnight of Oct 16, the Shastri Park police station was informed about a man lying unconscious on the service road near ABCD block at Shastri Park Chowk. A police team took the critically injured man to JPC Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. T ...Read More >
CCTV footage showed one accused standing on another's shoulders to record the students Bhopal: Three students of a government college were arrested for allegedly secretly recording women while they were changing clothes ahead of a cultural event in Madhya Pradesh. The accused, all aged between 20 and 22, are reportedly members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The incident took place on Tuesday during a youth festival ...Read More >
Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's autopsy was conducted at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, after his family gave consent for the same, ending a stalemate over the post-mortem of the IPS officer who allegedly shot himself at his private residence in Sector 11. The cremation of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who allegedly committed suicide on October 7, will take place here around 4 pm on Wednesday, sources said. Kumar's autopsy was condu ...Read More >
The alleged incident occurred on October 10. The accused, identified as Jeevan Gowda, a sixth-semester student, was arrested by Bengaluru police on Wednesday and has been remanded to judicial custody. Police have arrested a 21-year-old engineering student for allegedly raping his college mate inside a men's washroom on the campus of a private college in South Bengaluru. The alleged incident occurred on October 10. The accused, identified as Jeevan Gowda, a sixth-semester student, was taken int ...Read More >
The wife, Kruthika M Reddy, reportedly fell ill and was rushed to the nearby hospital in Ayyappa Layout, Munnekolalu. The doctors examined her and confirmed that she was brought dead. Six months after the death of a 29-year-old dermatologist from Bengaluru, Marathahalli Police have arrested the victim's husband, a fellow doctor, for allegedly murdering his wife by injecting anaesthetic drugs, police said on Wednesday. According to the police, the husband, Dr Mahendra Reddy, allegedly overdosed ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Bengaluru has been left shaken by the chilling story of Dr Kruthika M Reddy's death -- a case that began as a suspected natural death and turned into one of the city's most shocking murders. Months after her passing, her father, Muni Reddy, has donated the Rs 3 crore house he built for her to ISKCON, a gesture meant to honour her memory even as the truth behind her death continues to haunt the family. According to reports in News18, Hindustan Times, and The Times of India, Dr Kruthik ...Read More >
Chandigarh [India], October 17 (ANI): Following the post-mortem of late IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, Chandigarh Police has revealed that the post-mortem examination findings are consistent with the circumstances indicated in the preliminary inquest and final note. Chandigarh Police said, "The post-mortem examination findings are consistent with the circumstances indicated in the preliminary inquest and final note." In a heartfelt tribute, both daughters of Haryana-cadre IPS officer Y. Puran Kuma ...Read More >
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