Crime

Hyderabad police on Friday arrested a 42-year-old man for snatching a gold chain from an elderly passenger in a crowded RTC bus earlier this week.

Mokila police arrested five persons in Mirzaguda after busting an inter-state drug smuggling racket. The gang allegedly sourced marijuana from peddlers in Odisha forests and supplied it to labour colonies and city outskirts.

A 16-year-old boy has been booked under the POCSO Act in Warangal for allegedly sexually assaulting an eight-year-old neighbour. The incident came to light after the victim’s mother lodged a complaint.

Hyderabad police on Thursday arrested three persons, including two rowdy-sheeters, for allegedly robbing an auto driver at knife-point in Vattepally.

Pune Rural Police have unraveled a sinister murder plot after a 26-year-old realtor was allegedly pushed off Lohagad Fort by his fiancée and her lover. Technical data revealed the duo exchanged 2,004 calls before executing the fatal plot

A 24-year-old woman died by suicide in Delhi's Nangloi, leaving behind two videos alleging severe harassment by her husband and in-laws. Police have registered a case against the husband following an SDM inquest and family statements

A driver of an SBI ATM cash replenishment van allegedly fled with Rs 17 lakh in Hyderabad’s old city on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the driver, Chirra Srinivas, took advantage of the absence of bank staff and escaped with the money along with an accomplice on a motorcycle.

Merchants across Hyderabad and beyond are finding themselves trapped in cybercrime investigations after fraudsters use QR code payments with illicit funds. Police, tracing the money trail, freeze business accounts, leaving traders unable to pay salaries or buy stock.

A NEET re-exam candidate in Hyderabad was caught red-handed using a mobile phone hidden in a washroom flush tank to search answers during the test. Despite prior police inspections, the device went undetected until invigilators noticed his prolonged absence.

The Enforcement Directorate has uncovered an alleged organ trafficking racket in Kerala operated through a medical tourism firm. Investigators claim the network exploited financially vulnerable donors, forged documents and facilitated illegal transplants, with searches conducted to trace proceeds and evidence  

A wanted member of the banned People's Liberation Army, Nongthongbam Ingo, was arrested in Goa after allegedly evading capture for 20 years. The accused, facing UAPA charges, was detained by Goa Crime Branch and handed over to Manipur Police

A 19-year-old NEET aspirant was found dead in Hyderabad's Miyapur. Police suspect suicide and recovered a note stating no one was responsible. Preliminary investigations suggest she may have been under stress related to the NEET re-examination

A departmental inquiry at Government Medical College Anantnag has alleged major irregularities in cardiac procedures, claiming nearly half of evaluated patients did not need advanced interventions. A cardiologist faces accusations of record manipulation, financial exploitation and fraudulent insurance claims

A father and son died after being run over by a train near Deoria's Gauribazar railway crossing. Police said the son allegedly stepped onto the tracks following an argument, while the father rushed to save him. Both were killed instantly in the incident

A 22‑year‑old man was arrested in Hyderabad’s Raidurgam after allegedly attacking five members of a family with a knife following rejection of his advances by a young woman. Local residents intervened and handed him over to police.

A rowdy-sheeter from Khanapur, Adilabad, was arrested for allegedly threatening the public by posting an AI-generated image of himself holding a pistol on social media. SP Akhil Mahajan said the accused confessed to creating the image using an application.

A fast-track special court in Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, sentenced a 22-year-old food delivery executive to three years' imprisonment for stalking and sexually harassing a minor girl under the pretext of marriage.

A 26-year-old man who was on the run for the last couple of months after his involvement in a POCSO case and an alleged rape case, was apprehended during a raid in Bhagwanpur in Uttarakhand.

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at five locations in Kerala, including Kochi hospitals and suspected intermediaries’ homes, as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged international organ trafficking network. Investigators are examining financial records, documents, and possible illegal commissions  

A 26-year-old newlywed woman, Vishakha Tilekar, allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Ambernath after facing dowry harassment, according to her family’s complaint. Police registered a case against her husband and relatives, arrested her doctor husband, and launched an investigation

Gold pledged by customers for loans allegedly disappeared from a Bank of India branch locker in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. Officials found 96 missing gold packets during an inspection. An FIR was filed against three employees, and police launched an investigation to recover the gold

Task Force police in Karimnagar arrested an alleged ganja peddler and three associates during vehicle checks near Vavilalapally. Officials seized 22 ganja packets, four ganja chocolates, a bike, and six mobile phones from the accused.

A special POCSO court in Hyderabad sentenced a gymnastics and karate coach to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a three-and-a-half-year-old girl at a Miyapur preschool.

Hyderabad police arrested two men in KPHB for duping ATM users by blocking cash dispensers with plastic sheets and later stealing trapped currency.