Crime

A sexual harassment and conversion case at Tata Consultancy Services in Nashik has triggered arrests and multiple FIRs. The family of accused employee Raza Rafiq Memon alleges internal rivalry and office politics behind what they claim are false allegations

A Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Umer Harris alias ‘Khargosh’ reportedly fled India using forged documents and is believed to be in Saudi Arabia. Investigations by Srinagar Police uncovered a wider inter-state terror module involving fake identities, infiltration routes, and arrests across states

A BDS student’s death in Kannur sparked controversy as college authorities denied caste discrimination claims, attributing it to a loan app issue. Police booked faculty for abetment and SC/ST Act violations, while investigations continue amid conflicting allegations

Two Naga civilians were shot dead by unidentified gunmen along the Imphal–Dimapur National Highway (NH-2) in Manipur, triggering outrage and conflicting claims between community groups, as security forces launched operations amid rising tensions in the conflict-hit region

The CBI has arrested three individuals, including a former bank assistant manager, in connection with a Rs 1.60 crore cyber fraud case. The scam involved threatening a senior citizen with a fake digital arrest and coercing them into transferring money.

The Malkajgiri Cybercrime police in Hyderabad have successfully solved six fraud cases within a week, arresting six suspects involved in matrimonial, digital arrest, and investment scams.

In Gujarat’s Kheda district, police arrested eight men for allegedly gang-raping and blackmailing a 17-year-old since 2023 under the POCSO Act. One accused remains absconding, and investigations with forensic evidence are ongoing

In Nashik, police arrested eight people in multiple FIRs from a Tata Consultancy Services unit sexual harassment case, involving alleged assault, blackmail, and religious insults. The complainant also accused colleagues of pressure to convert religion, prompting a Special Investigation Team probe

A Kerala court sentenced 10 CPI(M) workers to long prison terms in the 2011 Thimiri bomb attack case targeting RSS and BJP members, underscoring strict judicial action against political violence in Kannur

Delhi Police Special Cell arrested four youths from multiple states for online radicalisation and alleged terror plotting, including IED preparation and recruitment. Investigators linked the module to reconnaissance at Red Fort and potential high-profile targets

Police in Hanamkonda have arrested five people, including a woman, her brother, and her lover, for plotting and executing the murder of her husband, Bharath, in Mulugu district. The police cracked the case after a missing complaint was filed by Bharath’s father, leading to the arrest and remand of all accused.

Four vigilant citizens in Hyderabad prevented a sexual assault on a nine-year-old girl in Jubilee Hills by swiftly intervening and alerting the police. The accused from Yousufguda, allegedly lured the child with ice cream before attempting to harass her.

A domestic LPG cylinder was stolen from the balcony of a house in Paloncha town, Kothagudem district, amid the ongoing West Asia crisis that has disrupted gas supplies across India. The theft, which left other household items untouched, has raised concerns about rising cylinder-related crimes.

The Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force in Secunderabad arrested the accused for allegedly stealing silver ornaments worth Rs 30,000 from a passenger aboard the Godavari Express

The Supreme Court of India issued notice on a CBI appeal challenging the Kerala High Court acquittal of police officials in the 2005 Udayakumar custodial death case, where earlier convictions for murder, conspiracy and torture were overturned

A Bengaluru special court sentenced Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni to life imprisonment for conspiring in BJP leader Yogesh Gowda’s murder, awarding compensation to the victim’s family and convicting multiple accused after a prolonged Central Bureau of Investigation probe

The National Human Rights Commission issued notices to Maharashtra authorities and Tata Consultancy Services over alleged sexual exploitation and forced conversion at its Nashik office, seeking detailed reports on FIRs, POSH compliance and internal mechanisms

Devendra Fadnavis said authorities will bust a module behind alleged sexual harassment and forced conversion at Tata Consultancy Services Nashik unit, with arrests made and central agencies assisting the ongoing multi-case investigation

The Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh raids in Nashik against self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in a money laundering probe, seizing documents and digital evidence linked to alleged benami properties, financial fraud and exploitation allegations.

Maharashtra Minority Commission chief Pyare Khan accused BJP MP Navneet Rana of inciting communal tension in Amravati over claims about victims' religion in a minor video case, demanded her expulsion, as police arrested eight and denied rumours amid ongoing probe.

New Delhi police arrested four more accused in the Vasant Enclave assault case involving an Army brigadier and family. The suspects allegedly attacked them after a dispute, fled briefly, and were later traced and apprehended

Jangaon police arrested a man and his second wife for allegedly plotting to kill his two minor sons over a land dispute. The murder plan was foiled after the hired killer alerted the children’s mother

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Assistant Divisional Engineer S. Saidulu from Devarakonda, Nalgonda, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Karimnagar trapped municipal Assistant Engineer Nusum Sudhakar Reddy while he was accepting a Rs 50,000 bribe from a contractor in Huzurabad.