Tensions have escalated in Assam’s Sribhumi district after the body of 52-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party booth president Bikash Ranjan Dhar was recovered near the Assam-Tripura border, nearly two days after he went missing. Police have detained six people in connection with the case and are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Dhar, a resident of...
A police recruit undergoing training in Kerala has been arrested for allegedly cheating fellow trainees of more than ₹7 lakh by collecting money meant for the purchase and stitching of police uniforms, officials said. The accused, identified as Sambhu R Krishnan, was a trainee with the Special Armed Police (SAP). He was arrested late Monday...
The Enforcement Directorate has intensified its investigation into an alleged multi-state chit fund and financial fraud case involving more than ₹2,000 crore, freezing 182 bank accounts and seizing over ₹1 crore in cash during searches at locations in Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad. The agency said the searches were carried out on August 5 by its Bhubaneswar...
Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and his wife, Dona Ganguly, have reportedly received death threats through a series of letters, prompting the Kolkata Police to launch an investigation into the matter. The threats, which have reportedly been sent over several months, have raised concerns about the safety of the high-profile couple and those close...
A 35-year-old man allegedly killed his two young daughters inside a hotel room near Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport before attempting to take his own life, police said on Monday. The two girls, aged five and 10, were found dead inside the room, while their father was discovered unconscious with serious injuries to his throat. The...
A first-year postgraduate medical student was found dead inside his hostel room at a government medical college in Surat, Gujarat, prompting an internal investigation and disciplinary action against four senior resident doctors over alleged ragging and mental harassment. The incident occurred at the postgraduate hostel located on the campus of New Civil Hospital in Surat....
A 52-year-old woman living in Gurugram’s upscale DLF Camellias has been arrested after a video allegedly showing her assaulting a domestic worker inside the apartment surfaced and spread widely on social media, police said. The woman, identified by police as Ruchira Sachdeva, was taken into custody after authorities initiated action on the basis of the...
The prime suspect in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district was killed in a police encounter early Sunday, according to police officials. The incident took place in the Gulawathi area during an operation to trace the accused, who had been wanted in connection with the killing of the...
A 25-year-old delivery worker in Bengaluru was allegedly assaulted by a group of people in the early hours of Saturday following a confrontation over abusive remarks, with the incident reportedly involving a dispute over language. The delivery worker, identified as Basavaraj, was returning home after completing a delivery when the alleged incident occurred in the...
The Delhi High Court has rejected the bail application of Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar in connection with the murder case involving former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium. The court observed that the allegations against the wrestler were serious in nature and that the circumstances of the case did not...