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Jaipur: Jaipur ranks third in the country for a number of crimes, including murder, theft, sexual harassment, and outraging the modesty of women.The one crime, however, that is a real cause for concern for city cops is cheating.Data released Tuesday by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2023 shows Jaipur registering the highest number of cheating cases in cities across the country - a total of 3,331.The Pink City is followed closely by Bengaluru with 3,109 cases, New Delhi with 2,766 c ...Read More >
India recorded a 2.8% decrease in murders in 2023, but new NCRB data reveals a concerning 28.8% surge in crimes against Scheduled Tribes. Cybercrimes also dramatically increased by 31.2%. Overall cognizable crimes rose by 7.2%, with a nominal 0.4% increase in crimes against women, indicating shifting crime landscapes across the nation. India recorded 27,721 cases of murder in 2023, less by 2.8 per cent from 2022, while crimes against Scheduled Tribes rose by a staggering 28 per cent during the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) India registered 27,886 cases of crimes against senior citizens in 2023, a marginal dip from 28,545 in 2022, with Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu among the states reporting the highest numbers, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) said in its annual report. Crime head-wise, the highest number of cases (7,608 or 27.3 per cent) was registered under "simple hurt", followed by theft (4,130, 14.8 per cent) and "FCF" (forgery, cheating and fraud) (3,473, 12.5 pe ...Read More >
A Delhi court acquitted 16 individuals in a 2012 rioting, arson, and unlawful assembly case, citing "serious doubts" in the prosecution's story. The court noted the failure of witnesses to identify the accused, lack of CCTV footage, and police's inability to videograph the incident, along with inconsistent testimonies, leading to the benefit of doubt for the accused. A Delhi court has acquitted 16 accused persons of various charges, including rioting, arson and unlawful assembly in a 2012 case, ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Three juveniles have been detained for allegedly breaking into the locked home of Olympic medalist and six-time world boxing champion Mary Kom in Surajkund's Sector 46 last week.Aged between 15 and 16, the juveniles -- all Faridabad residents -- are among the six suspects who burgled the house, police said.Faridabad police spokesperson Yashpal (SI) said, "Our NIT crime branch, along with the cyber cell and Sector 46 police team, busted the gang within 24 hours after receiving the compla ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted 16 people accused of rioting, arson and unlawful assembly in a 2012 Old Delhi case for the lack of evidence against them."Things appear not to have happened in the manner these have been projected," the court said. None of the several prosecution witnesses had identified any accused person, nor had they explained their roles, raising "serious doubts" about the prosecution's story, additional sessions judge Virender Kumar Kharta said, while acquitting the ac ...Read More >
The Anti-Burglary Cell of Dwarka District Police has arrested a couple, popularly dubbed the 'Bunty-Babli' duo, for carrying out a series of thefts at jewellery shops across Delhi. The accused have been identified as Rajeev (35), son of Mohan Lal, resident of Punjab's Amritsar, and his wife Sanya (34), daughter of Rajeev Kumar, also from Amritsar. The couple posed as genuine customers at jewellery shops and executed their thefts with meticulous planning. While Rajeev distracted the shop owners, ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A 44-year-old wholesale saree dealer and his employee have been arrested by the City Market police for mercilessly beating a 55-year-old woman after she stole a bundle of sarees kept at the shop's entrance. The incident happened on September 20. The woman has also been arrested for stealing 61 sarees worth around Rs 91,000. She had stolen the sarees to arrange money to buy alcohol. The shop owner has been identified as Umed Ram, owner of Maya Silk Sarees on Avenue Road, and his empl ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 27 (ANI): Ahead of Dussehra celebrations in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered strict action against miscreants in the State, a statement by the UP government said. According to the UP government, displeased by incidents in Kanpur, Varanasi, and Moradabad, CM Yogi has ordered the immediate filing of FIRs against miscreants and the investigation of their properties. Also Read | World Tourism Day 2025: Tourist Influx Surges in Mad ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 27 (ANI): Ahead of Dussehra celebrations in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered strict action against miscreants in the State, a statement by the UP government said. According to the UP government, displeased by incidents in Kanpur, Varanasi, and Moradabad, CM Yogi has ordered the immediate filing of FIRs against miscreants and the investigation of their properties. Every miscreant should be identified; no one should be spared th ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of stealing elections and controlling institutions, leading to soaring unemployment and corruption. He asserted that the youth are facing job theft and vote theft, with the Modi government prioritising PR and billionaire profits over providing opportunities. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that as long as elections are "stolen", unemployment and corruption will continue to rise, and asserted that young people will no longer tolerate "job theft" and " ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A wholesale dealer in textiles and his employee have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman on suspicion of stealing a bundle of sarees from his shop near KR Market.The woman was detained after Maya Silk Sarees owner Umed Ram, 44 complained to police on Sept 21 about a theft from his store. He and his assistant Mahendra Seervi, 25, were arrested as a video clip of the duo assaulting her in full public view on a pavement went viral on social media.Hampamma, 55, a native of Gunt ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Tuesday chided the CBI for not arresting missing police officials accused of a man's custodial death in Madhya Pradesh and warned of contempt action. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan was hearing a contempt plea of the mother of the 24-year-old victim alleging non-compliance of top court's May 15 order, transferring the investigation from Madhya Pradesh Police to the CBI. The local police were observed to have attempted a cover-up, besides influencing the ...Read More >
DCP West Division S. Girish stated on Thursday, "The incident occurred on September 21 within the limits of City Market police station. A 1.54-minute video of the assault has gone viral on social media, sparking widespread concern. Karnataka Police arrested two persons for beating a woman from Andhra Pradesh, who was accused of stealing sarees in Bengaluru. The arrested persons have been identified as shopkeeper Umedram and his 25-year-old assistant, Mahendra Sirvi. The cops have also arrested ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Woman brutally assaulted over alleged sari theft; shop owner Umed Ram and employee Mahendra Seervi arrested after viral video sparks outrage. Bengaluru: A shocking incident unfolded in Bengaluru when a 55-year-old woman was brutally assaulted by a textile shop owner and his employee for allegedly stealing saris. The public assault, which included slapping, kicking, and dragging the woman on the pavement, was recorded on mobile phones by onlookers and later went viral on social media. ...Read More >
In a massive security breach in the heart of Bhopal's ultra-secure Char Imli zone, unidentified bike-borne men snatched two mobile phones from Madhya Pradesh's Inspector General (Intelligence and ATS) Ashish late Tuesday night. The incident occurred around 10 pm, when the 2005-batch IPS officer was taking a post-dinner stroll with his wife. Sources confirmed that one of the snatched phones contained sensitive and confidential data. Police recovered one device, dumped from the crime scene within ...Read More >
Police recovered a total of 42 cartons of alcohol, loaded on the backs of the camels. Three camels, a band of five men, and narrow dirt tracks in forests. This unlikely setup was the backbone of an illegal liquor smuggling operation into South Delhi -- until Delhi Police busted the racket on Thursday, arresting all five men along with their unlikely accomplices: the camels. According to a police officer, the accused used forest routes to avoid detection, but vehicles often struggled to pass th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to examine a plea alleging sexual assault and custodial torture of a 17-year-old boy by Gujarat Police and asked the petitioner to move high court. "We have all sympathies for you but why you did not approach the high court?" a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta asked the lawyer appearing for the petitioner. The counsel referred to the brutality allegedly meted out to the minor. "Our question is, why could you not approa ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta, September 14: A couple from Charalkunnu in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala has been arrested for assaulting young men after luring them into a honeytrap, police said on Sunday. Police added that they were shocked by the disturbing videos the duo had filmed on their mobile phones. According to investigators, the first case came to light when Reshmi, the wife, befriended a 19-year-old youth from Ranni over the phone and later invited him to her home. On September 1, her husband ...Read More >
Former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi criticized the Election Commission for its handling of Rahul Gandhi's "vote theft" allegations, stating that the EC should have investigated instead of demanding an affidavit. Coming down hard on the Election Commission for its response on "vote theft" allegations, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday said the poll body should have ordered a probe into Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's charges instead of "shouting" at him in ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 14: Coming down hard on the Election Commission (EC) for its response on "vote theft" allegations, former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi on Sunday said the poll body should have ordered a probe into Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's charges instead of "shouting" at him in a language that was "objectionable and offensive". Quraishi said many of the terms used by Gandhi while making the allegations, such as likening them to a "hydrogen bomb", were "political rheto ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Madhya Pradesh West Discom has achieved remarkable success in the third Lok Adalat of this year, resolving 8,618 cases. More than 7,200 electricity consumers received concessions worth Rs 2.77 crore, in accordance with eligibility norms. The company, in turn, collected over Rs 10.11 crore in revenue. Among the districts, Indore contributed the highest share with nearly Rs 2 crore, followed by Dewas with Rs 1.5 crore and Ujjain with Rs 1.25 crore. To ensure the effe ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta, September 14: A couple from Charalkunnu in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala has been arrested for assaulting young men after luring them into a honeytrap, police said on Sunday. Police added that they were shocked by the disturbing videos the duo had filmed on their mobile phones. According to investigators, the first case came to light when Reshmi, the wife, befriended a 19-year-old youth from Ranni over the phone and later invited him to her home. On September 1, her husband ...Read More >
New Delhi: Coming down hard on the Election Commission for its response on "vote theft" allegations, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday said the poll body should have ordered a probe into Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's charges instead of "shouting" at him in a language that was "objectionable and offensive". In an interview with PTI, Quraishi said much of the terms used by Gandhi while making the allegations such as likening them to a "hydrogen bomb" were "political ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Coming down hard on the Election Commission for its response on "vote theft" allegations, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday said the poll body should have ordered a probe into Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's charges instead of "shouting" at him in a language that was "objectionable and offensive". In an interview with PTI, Quraishi said much of the terms used by Gandhi while making the allegations such as likening them to a "hydrogen bomb" were "political ...Read More >
A gang of seven, including the driver of the victim, was arrested by the Cyberabad police for their involvement in a ₹40 lakh dacoity case on Saturday (September 13), within 24 hours of the crime. Those arrested were identified as Madhu Kasula, 27, Thelapuram Vijay Kumar, 35, Mohd Azhar, 44, Salin Harshavardhan, 29, Shameem Mulla, 26, Bandra Anudeep, 25 and Cherukula Deepak, 25. Several of them have past criminal records involving cheating, theft, forgery and dacoity. Police seized ₹17.5 lak ...Read More >
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 >
SRINAGAR: In its dossier on AAP MLA Mehraj Malik, who has been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), J&K administration describes him as "a habitual offender and history-sheeter", who is "known to assert himself as a self-styled leader, making irresponsible statements as if law of land does not apply to him".The dossier, accessed by TOI, alleges that the Doda legislator's "modus operandi includes using social media handles, especially 'Facebook Live', to mount verbal and derogato ...Read More >
Pune: The Kothrud police have launched manhunt for two men who applied adhesive tape to the cash tray of an ATM and stole Rs 10,000 from the Kothrud branch of a cooperative bank on Sept 3.A bank officer (50) and a resident of Vadgaon Budruk lodged a complaint with the Kothrud police on Friday evening.Senior inspector Sandeep Deshmane of Kothrud police said, "After receiving the complaint application, we laid a trap in and around the ATM kiosk. However, none of them turned up and then we decided ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli/Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu), Sep 13 (PTI) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay encountered an audio glitch at the launch of his maiden state-wide campaign in Tiruchirappalli on Saturday. The actor, who was swarmed by his followers in thousands at Tiruchirappalli and Ariyalur, targetted both the Centre and the DMK government in the state, and said without mincing words that he entered politics only with the intention of serving the people and not for earning wealth. Commencing his 'I ...Read More >
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