Uttarakhand Women and Child Development Minister Rekha Arya’s husband, Girdhari Lal Sahu, has rejected allegations that he conspired to kill her, while accusing the minister of corruption and administrative neglect. The developments came a day after Uttarakhand Police registered a case following Arya’s complaint against her husband. Police said the allegations are being investigated and...
A 29-year-old man wanted in an assault case died during a police operation at his residence in Jodhpur’s Udaymandir Asan area, triggering protests and tension in the locality. Police said the man fell from the third floor while attempting to escape after officers arrived to execute an arrest warrant. His family, however, has alleged that...
A high-intensity explosion at a suspected illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Bihar’s Araria district late Friday caused extensive damage to a residential house and left several people feared injured, triggering panic in the surrounding neighbourhood. The blast took place at a house in Muslim Tola, falling under the Bhargama police station area. The force of...
The death toll in the suspected toxic liquor tragedy in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district has continued to rise, deepening concerns over the circulation of spurious alcohol and exposing serious questions about the illegal liquor supply chain operating in the region. The latest deaths were reported after victims who had allegedly consumed illicit liquor in villages...
Five members of a family were found dead inside a lodge in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, in a case that police suspect could be linked to a suicide pact. The incident has triggered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths, with financial difficulties, health concerns and family-related problems reportedly being examined as possible factors. The...
A decomposed woman’s body was recovered from a concealed box-like structure beneath the kitchen slab of a rented house in Puri, Odisha, after the property’s landlady alerted police over a strong foul smell. The woman’s son, who had been living with her, is currently missing and is being treated as the prime suspect in the...
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Karnataka on charges linked to an alleged terrorist act after police found that he was reportedly in contact with individuals associated with Pakistani gangsters through social media, officials said. The accused, identified as Syed Abubakar, is a resident of Islampur and works as an air-conditioner mechanic. His arrest...
A 22-year-old pregnant woman from Odisha’s Koraput district was allegedly murdered and her body transported across the state border before being buried in Andhra Pradesh, police said. The woman, identified as Albina Garada, had been missing since July 29. Her partially decomposed remains were eventually recovered from the Gajapathinagaram area of Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district....
A shooting incident near a police station in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri district left seven people injured, creating panic among local residents and raising concerns over law and order in the area. The incident took place close to the police facility, following which security personnel rushed to the spot and began an investigation into the circumstances...
A shooting incident at a school near Thailand’s capital Bangkok has shocked the country after a student allegedly opened fire on the campus, resulting in deaths and injuries. The attack created panic among students, teachers and local residents as authorities rushed to secure the area and begin an investigation into the incident. The shooting took...