Crime-Justice

NEW DELHI: The CBI Court, Ahmedabad, has convicted and sentenced an accused person to three years' imprisonment in a case of financial misappropriation.

AGARTALA: Six inmates — five undertrial prisoners and one convicted person — escaped from a jail in Tripura in the wee hours of Wednesday, officials said.

BHUBANESWAR: In a major crackdown on recruitment malpractice, Odisha Police has arrested 117 persons, including 114 aspirants and three middlemen, for their alleged involvement in the upcoming Sub-Inspectors recruitment examination scam.

RAIPUR: In a significant breakthrough in the ongoing anti-Naxal operations, the Cobra 208 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) uncovered a massive cache of explosives and daily-use materials hidden by Maoists in the dense forests of the FOB Kauragutta area, under the jurisdiction of Police Station Pamed in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against four more accused in a case linked to the promotion and funding of CPI (Maoist) activities in Chhattisgarh, a statement from the probe agency said on Wednesday.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Police have stepped up the investigation into the Karur rally tragedy that killed 41 people, including women and children, by forming three special teams to arrest TVK state general secretary N. Anand, also known as Bussy Anand.

CHENNAI: The latest Crime in India 2023 report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), released after more than a year’s delay, has painted a mixed picture for Tamil Nadu’s law and order. While crimes against Dalits and children have increased noticeably, the state has seen a decline in murders and other violent offences, keeping its overall crime rate slightly below the national average.

THRISSUR: Hours after the Congress-led UDF slammed the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan-led government on the floor of the Assembly on Tuesday for not taking appropriate steps against a BJP worker who allegedly issued a death threat to Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, the Kerala Police got going and began a search for the man who had made the threatening remarks.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR following a settlement between the two neighbours and directed the petitioners to organise a ‘bhandara’ (community meal) for at least 50 children on two occasions.

NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown ahead of the festive season, the Central Range of Delhi Police’s Crime Branch seized over 423 kg of banned firecrackers during coordinated raids in Sadar Bazar and Shahdara, the Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Three men were arrested in connection with the illegal trade.

NEW DELHI: Model and actress Urvashi Rautela on Tuesday arrived at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) headquarters in New Delhi in connection with the online betting App case.

DEHRADUN: A Special CBI Court sentenced a rural bank manager in Uttarakhand to two years’ imprisonment for a Rs 1.23 crore fraud committed in 2010, an official said on Tuesday.

KOLKATA: Tension prevailed at Jagatdal in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday morning following shootouts and bomb blasts in phases in front of the residence of the former BJP MP from Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency, Arjun Singh.

RANCHI: A 25-year-old man arrested on charges of molestation died under mysterious circumstances inside the Murhu police station lockup in Jharkhand’s Khunti district on Tuesday morning, officials said.

PATNA: On the auspicious occasion of Mahaashtami, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited the historic Patan Devi temple on Tuesday to offer prayers to Goddess Durga.

SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday attached the immovable property of a hardcore terror associate in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district.

JAMSHEDPUR: A shocking case of murder driven by superstition came to light in Jamshedpur on Tuesday after a 22-year-old youth was brutally murdered by his friend, officials said.

BHOPAL: BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma on Tuesday said that madrasas promoting religious conversions will not be allowed to operate in Madhya Pradesh. He said such institutions would be shut down and strict instructions had been issued to District Collectors to take immediate action.

SRINAGAR: The Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check, the government handle for busting fake news, said on Tuesday that a deepfake video is being circulated on social media showing Director General of Police (DGP) Ladakh, S.S. Singh, claiming that climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested on the directions of the Defence Minister.

HYDERABAD: Senior IPS officer V. C. Sajjanar, who took over as the new Police Commissioner of Hyderabad on Tuesday, said that he will give top priority to tackling cybercrimes and economic offences.

LONDON: After Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Tavistock Square in London was vandalised, just days before Gandhi Jayanti celebrations are to be held at the site on October 2, authorities have initiated an investigation into the matter.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police detained two women associates of 'Swami' Chaitanyanand Saraswati, accused of molesting 17 women students, on Tuesday and were interrogating them.

KARUR: Tamil Nadu Police arrested popular YouTuber Felix Gerald on Tuesday for allegedly making defamatory and misleading remarks about the tragic stampede at Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay’s campaign rally in Karur on September 27, where 41 people, including several women and children, lost their lives.

PHAGWARA: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its drive against corruption has apprehended Harjit Singh, Junior Engineer (JE), Education Department, posted at Kapurthala red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs. 4000.

HYDERABAD: Cyberabad police have deported 23 out of 36 foreign citizens found illegally overstaying in India following a raid on a farmhouse on the outskirts of Hyderabad last month, officials said on Monday.

BENGALURU: As the Karnataka State Contractors' Association's letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging rampant misuse of power over allocation of contracts and non-payment of dues, the State BJP unit, on Monday, launched an attack on the Congress-led state government.

GREATER NOIDA: A 29-year-old trainee doctor died by suicide on Monday morning after jumping from a high-rise in Gaur City 14th Avenue, located under Bisrakh police station limits of Greater Noida, officials said.

SRINAGAR: Police in Sopore sub-division of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district said on Monday that a notorious fraudster evading 19 non-bailable warrants has been finally arrested.

JAIPUR: In a late-night crackdown, Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Dr Kirodi Lal Meena raided two fertilizer factories in Bikaner’s Kolayat area, seizing 64,000 bags of counterfeit fertilizer and ordering both units to be sealed.

BENGALURU: Karnataka Police registered an FIR on Monday against a bike rider for making objectionable remarks on social media against a woman Traffic Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) in the Rajajinagar police station limits of Bengaluru. The FIR was filed following a complaint by PSI Parvathi against one Selvakumar, a bike rider.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Monday took 'Swami' Chaitanyanand Saraswati, accused of molesting 17 women students, to the institution he used to head and interrogated him regarding the "torture room" and CCTV locations.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday appointed Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Premanandan as the new investigating officer to lead the probe into the devastating stampede during the rally of TVK president and actor Vijay in Karur.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Police on Monday arrested the school principal and a driver on charges of assaulting a Class 2 student of a private primary school in Panipat town and tying him upside down with a window.

NEW DELHI: The Operations Cell of South West District Police has detained two Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in Delhi's Mahipalpur area, officials said on Monday.

CHANDIGARH: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 211th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 328 locations on Sunday leading to the arrest of 76 drug smugglers after registration of 53 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 31,253 in 211 days.