A 28-year-old man has been arrested in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur district after his infant daughter was allegedly found dead inside an underground water sump at the family’s home, police said on Thursday. Investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the baby’s death and are also probing whether alleged gender bias played a role in the incident. The...
A 24-year-old man in Tamil Nadu died on Wednesday, July 23, several days after he was detained by police in Thoothukudi district, prompting his family to allege that he had been subjected to physical assault while in custody. Police, however, have denied the allegations and said the man collapsed inside the lock-up before being released...
A private boarding school in Dehradun has come under scrutiny after its manager was arrested in connection with allegations of sexual assault involving a student. The case came to light after the child reportedly underwent a noticeable change in behaviour and eventually told his parents about the alleged incident. According to the complaint filed with...
A court in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district has rejected a police closure report concerning the deaths of a wanted criminal and his minor son during a police operation in 2021, directing that a criminal case be registered against seven police personnel. The order marks a significant development in a case that has remained under scrutiny over...
Two men from Karnataka were allegedly trafficked to Myanmar after responding to a Facebook advertisement promising well-paid overseas employment, according to police officials familiar with the investigation. The men, who believed they had secured legitimate jobs abroad, were reportedly forced to work inside a heavily guarded compound linked to an organised cybercrime network. The two...
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...
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,...
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...
A trainee Indian Police Service (IPS) officer facing allegations of sexual harassment reportedly attempted to die by suicide, adding a serious and sensitive development to a case that has already drawn attention within the police administration. The incident has raised concerns over the circumstances surrounding the allegations, the pressure of an ongoing inquiry and the...