A police head constable was killed after terrorists opened fire on a police party in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, marking another deadly attack on security personnel in the Kashmir Valley. The incident took place in the busy Lal Chowk area of Anantnag, prompting an immediate response from security agencies and the launch...
A tragic incident unfolded in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani after a woman and her two young sons were found dead inside an underground water tank at their residence. Police suspect the victims died due to asphyxiation, although the exact cause of death will only be confirmed after post-mortem and forensic examinations. The heartbreaking incident has left the...
In a major enforcement action aimed at protecting consumers and ensuring compliance with quality standards, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) seized a large quantity of non-hallmarked gold jewellery during a raid in Telangana’s Warangal district. Officials confiscated 7.875 kilograms of gold jewellery, estimated to be worth nearly ₹10 crore, after finding that the ornaments...
The investigation into the death of Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Dhankar has entered a crucial phase, with authorities initiating a detailed forensic examination of his electronic devices in an effort to establish the sequence of events leading to his death. Investigators believe that digital evidence recovered from the senior police officer’s gadgets...
A trainee Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who was hospitalised following an alleged suicide attempt in Hyderabad did not consume any poisonous substance, according to doctors treating him. Medical examinations reportedly found no traces of poison in his body, while blood tests indicated the presence of alcohol. The officer, identified as M Uday Krishna Reddy,...
A forest department official in Bengaluru has reportedly lost nearly Rs 10 lakh after becoming the victim of a cyber fraud involving a fake wedding invitation sent through WhatsApp. The incident has highlighted the growing threat posed by malicious Android Package Kit (APK) files, which cybercriminals are increasingly using to target unsuspecting smartphone users and...
A man was arrested in Athens after allegedly stabbing and injuring two tourists near the Acropolis, one of Greece’s most visited historical landmarks, in an incident that raised concerns over public safety in a heavily frequented area of the capital. The attack reportedly took place in the vicinity of the Acropolis, where large numbers of...
Three men have been arrested in Karnataka’s Mysuru district in connection with the alleged abduction and gang rape of a 30-year-old tribal woman from West Bengal, police said on Tuesday. The incident reportedly occurred during the intervening night of July 18 and 19, after the woman had travelled to Mysuru city to attend a friend’s...
An Indian national has been sentenced to more than two years in prison in Singapore after admitting to his involvement in the theft of a valuable diamond from a jewellery store in the Chinatown area. The stolen gemstone, valued at approximately SGD 200,000, or around ₹1.49 crore, was targeted in what authorities described as a...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out searches at multiple locations in and around Bengaluru as part of a money laundering investigation connected to an alleged ISIS radicalisation and recruitment network, officials said. The searches, conducted under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), are linked to an investigation originating from...