Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Crime-Justice

Rape & blackmailing case: MPHRC issues notice to MP Police demands reply in three weeks

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Bhopal Police Commissioner regarding allegations of rape, blackmail, and “love jihad” involving two sisters enrolled at a private college in Bhopal.

Gujarat land scam: ED attaches realtors' plots worth Rs 5.92 crore in Bhuj

AHMEDABAD: The ED attached immovable assets worth Rs 5.92 crore, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with an illegal allotment of Gujarat government land by a bureaucrat to a private realtor, an official said on Tuesday.

Missing Indian student in Canada found dead under mysterious circumstances

OTTAWA: An Indian student in Canada, who has been missing for four days, was found dead, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa said.

MP Police under fire: Head Constable shot at in barrack; search on for assailant

BHOPAL: A masked assailant carried out a shocking violent attack on Head Constable Prince Garg within the Jaitwara police station premises in Satna district.

Robbers strike Rayalaseema Express in Andhra Pradesh, loot passengers

AMARAVATI: Robbers looted passengers of the Nizamabad-Tirupati Rayalaseema Express in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district in the early hours of Tuesday.

Pakistani cybercriminals hack three websites of Rajasthan govt

JAIPUR: Pakistani hackers targeted three Rajasthan government websites and defaced them with anti-India messages.

Constable shot at inside police station in MP’s Satna

MADHYA PRADESH: In a brazen attack late on Monday night, a masked gunman entered the Jaitwara police station in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district and opened fire on a constable, leaving him critically injured, police officials said on Tuesday.

Interstate burglar arrested in MP village, stolen gold recovered: Delhi Police

NEW DELHI: In a significant breakthrough, the Delhi Police have apprehended a wanted interstate criminal in Madhya Pradesh who was involved in a recent high-profile burglary in the national capital's Sagarpur.

Liquor scam: ED conducts raids at several locations in MP

BHOPAL: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted search operations across 11 establishments associated with various liquor contractors in Madhya Pradesh, across cities of Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Mandsaur, said sources.

Mumbai office fire: ED to continue Nirav, Choksi probes using digital records

NEW DELHI: Key case documents related to fugitive diamantaires Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi are suspected to be among investigation papers damaged in a fire at the ED's office in south Mumbai, even as an official claimed on Monday that no probe will be impacted as digital records are still safe.

ED searches in Hyderabad in land case linked to IAS officer

HYDERABAD: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at a few locations in Hyderabad in connection with land transactions related to the case allegedly involving senior IAS officer D. Amoy Kumar.

Student uses weapon at high school in South Korea; 7 people injured

SEOUL: A special-ed student attacked people with a weapon at a high school in South Korea's Cheongju on Monday, injuring seven people, including the principal and himself, officials said.

Four-year-old sexually assaulted in Jabalpur, probe underway

BHOPAL: A four-year-old girl was sexually assaulted while on her way to a wedding venue near her home in Khagamau village under Majhgawan police station of Jabalpur district, officials said on Monday.

CBI begins probe into CM Vijayan’s close aide Abraham, petitioner files caveat

KOCHI: The CBI on Monday launched an investigation, as directed by the Kerala High Court, into allegations of illegal amassment of wealth by K.M. Abraham -- Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, former Chief Secretary, and CEO of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).

11 dead in Vancouver car rampage, suspect charged with murder

VANCOUVER: At least 11 people have died and several others were injured after an SUV drove into a crowd celebrating the Lapu Lapu Filipino festival in Vancouver, Canada, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said on Monday (Indian time).

Man shot dead in Delhi’s Seelampur; police launch probe

NEW DELHI: In a shocking incident, a 20-year-old youth named Sameer was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Seelampur area of North East Delhi.

Illegal houses of four drug smugglers razed in Moga's Daulewala village

CHANDIGARH: Continuing its relentless action against drug smugglers under the ongoing anti-drug campaign ‘Yudh Nashiyan Virudh’, Moga Police with the help of district administration on Saturday demolished four illegally constructed houses of notorious drug smugglers in Daulewala village of Moga. The action was conducted under the supervision of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Moga Ajay Gandhi.

Man arrested for raping 6-year-old girl in Bihar's Vaishali

PATNA: The police on Saturday arrested a man in Bihar's Vaishali district for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl, officials said.

Blaze kills woman in Mumbai's Lokhandwala; 10-day infant among 6 injured

MUMBAI: A woman was killed and six people, including a 10-day-old infant, were injured in a fire in an high-rise building in Mumbai’s Lokhandwala in Andheri (West), early on Saturday, said the Mumbai Fire Brigade.

Gold smuggling case: Karnataka HC dismisses actress Ranya Rao's bail plea

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Saturday dismissed the bail plea of actress Ranya Rao in connection with the gold smuggling case.

12 injured in clash between villagers and police in Bihar's Katihar

PATNA: At least 12 people, including four cops, were injured in a violent scuffle between police and villagers in Dhankhora police station limits of Bihar's Katihar district on Saturday.

Will KM Abraham go Sivasankar way, as CBI finally registers case?

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: erala High Court ordered a CBI probe into allegations against K.M. Abraham, following a decade-long legal battle spearheaded by activist Joemon Puthenpurackal, the central probe agency on Saturday finally registered a case against him.

Virginia Giuffre, accuser in Epstein case, dies by suicide at 41

CANBERRA: Virginia Giuffre, a central figure in the efforts to expose Jeffrey Epstein’s network of abuse and trafficking, has died by suicide at the age of 41.

Over 550 illegal immigrants detained in massive crackdowns across Ahmedabad, Surat

AHMEDABAD: More than 400 illegal immigrants were arrested in Ahmedabad and over 100 in Surat during a pre-dawn crackdown from Friday night to Saturday morning.

Kerala HC refuses bail to five juveniles accused of murdering Class 10 student

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday refused bail to five juveniles, arrested for involvement in the murder of a 15-year-old Class 10 student who was allegedly attacked by his fellow students in Kozhikode, leading to his death.

Delhi court orders Medha Patkar's release after arrest in L-G defamation case

NEW DELHI: Offering relief to activist Medha Patkar, a Delhi court on Friday ordered her release on furnishing a Probation Bond and payment of Rs one lakh compensation in a defamation case filed in 2001 by Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena. The order came within hours of her arrest at a city railway station.

Sri Lankan nationals abducted for ransom in Bangladesh, rescued by police

DHAKA: Three Sri Lankan nationals, including a woman who was abducted for ransom in Bangladesh, were rescued by the police. According to local media reports, the trio had travelled to Bangladesh at the invitation of a friend they had met on social media.

Bengal recruitment case: A section of ‘tainted’ candidates got salaries without joining

KOLKATA: Amid continuing protests by both “genuine” and “tainted” losers of teaching and non-teaching jobs in state-run schools in West Bengal following a Supreme Court order earlier this month, a new angle of irregularity has surfaced.

Kerala drug case: Excise issues notice to three to appear with actors Shine, Bhasi

KOCHI: Two days after Malayalam actors Shine Tom Chacko and Sreenath Bhasi were summoned, the Kerala Excise Department on Friday issued summons to three more people asking them to appear for questioning.

Student knife attack at French school leaves 1 dead, 3 injured

PARIS: A high school student entered a school in western France's Nantes with a knife and stabbed at least four students, local media reported, citing the police.

Canadian Police release images of KDS gurdwara vandalism suspects

VANCOUVER: Canadian Police have released images of a vehicle and two people who were outside the Khalsa Diwan Society (KDS) Gurdwara on Ross Street in Vancouver when it was vandalised last week.

Three men get 7-year jail term for supplying arms to Maoists in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Chhattisgarh has sentenced three men to seven years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) each, along with a fine for supplying explosives and other material to Maoists for attacking the police force and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

J&K Police bust LeT overground workers' module in Bandipora, four arrested

SRINAGAR: A module of the overground workers (OGWs) of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been busted in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, said police on Thursday, adding that four have been arrested.

Former Andhra Pradesh minister Rajini's brother-in-law arrested in extortion case

HYDERABAD: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Andhra Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader and former minister Vidadala Rajini's brother-in-law, Vidadala Gopi, in an extortion case.

CISF jawan shot dead in Bengal’s Salanpur, tension grips area

KOLKATA: Tension erupted in Salanpur in the West Burdwan district of West Bengal after the body of a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan was found in suspicious circumstances.

ED attaches Sahara's 'benami' properties valued at Rs 1,538 crore across India

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Kolkata Zonal Office, has taken significant action in a case involving Sahara Prime City Limited by provisionally attaching 1,023 acres of land valued at nearly Rs 1,538 crore, based on 2016 circle rates.

Family awaits mortal remains of Jaipur man killed in Pahalgam terror attack

JAIPUR: Neeraj Udhwani, a 33-year-old resident of Jaipur, was among the victims of the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22. His body is expected to arrive in Jaipur later tonight.

Minor dies as accused crushed her face after failed attempt of sexual assault in MP

BHOPAL: An eight-year-old girl passed away in the early hours of Wednesday following a brutal assault under the Bada Malhera police station area of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

WBSSC recruitment: Calcutta HC to hear contempt petition against Bengal govt today

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court will hear the contempt petition against the West Bengal government in connection with the cash for job case on Wednesday.

Former domestic help from Assam arrested for brutal murder of business couple in Kottayam

KOTTAYAM: Kerala Police on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Amit, a native of Assam and a former domestic help, in connection with the brutal murder of a prominent businessman and his wife in Kottayam.

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