Crime

A Rapido bike taxi driver was arrested for allegedly stabbing a woman and snatching her gold mangalsutra while she was grazing cattle in Mamidipally village of Sangareddy district. Police recovered the stolen ornament and the bike used in the crime

In a major joint operation, Telangana’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE), RNCC, Khammam and Dammapet police seized ganja worth Rs 1.52 crore in Kothagudem. Four suspects were arrested, while four others remain absconding.

The Cyberabad police arrested an 11-member gang involved in child trafficking and rescued two infants in Hyderabad. The gang, led by Babu Reddy and Gangadhar Reddy, allegedly targeted poor families willing to sell their babies and later sold them to childless couples for hefty amounts.

A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed in Odisha's Bhadrak district. An accused was arrested from Jagatsinghpur district in connection with the case

In Uttar Pradesh, junior clerk Ashish Singh was arrested for allegedly raping a minor under the pretext of marriage and defrauding her of ₹7 lakh. The victim complained after discovering he had married another woman

Three blackbucks, including two females and one male under two years, were found dead with suspected gunshot injuries in Kadur taluk, Chikkamagaluru. Forest officials registered a case and are investigating possible poaching near the Basur Amrit Mahal Kaval reserve

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court dismissed PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s PIL seeking transfer of prisoners to local jails, stating it appeared politically motivated. The court emphasized that PILs cannot be used for partisan gains or electoral advantage

The Bombay High Court quashed a 12-year-old FIR against Star Pravah programming heads over an allegedly objectionable dialogue in the serial *Laxmi versus Saraswati*, ruling they had no role in its creation and noting procedural lapses in prosecuting under the Atrocities Act 

Toronto police are investigating the murder of 30-year-old Indian woman Himanshi Khurana and have issued a first-degree murder warrant for 32-year-old Abdul Ghafoori. The Indian High Commission condemned the incident and pledged support to the victim’s family

Malayalam filmmaker and former MLA PT Kunju Muhammad was arrested and released on bail in Thiruvananthapuram in connection with an alleged molestation case involving a woman from the film industry during the International Film Festival of Kerala, police said

An NCP leader in Maharashtra’s Nanded was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted over a Rs 2 crore dispute. Seven people were arrested, while the victim accused a sitting MLA of masterminding the attack, a charge the legislator denied, calling it political conspiracy

Even as overall crime in Jagtial district declined by 5.05 per cent in 2025, cases registered under the Gaming Act and narcotics laws saw a sharp rise, with police flagging gambling and ganja offences as growing concerns

In Pakistan's Karak district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, unidentified assailants attacked a police van, killing five officers. Authorities launched a search operation, while Chief Minister Sohail Afridi condemned the attack, linking it to TTP activity after the ceasefire ended in November 2022

BJP leader Akshay Garg was hacked to death by three masked assailants at a road construction site in Korba, Chhattisgarh. Police are investigating the incident, have set up checkpoints, and the motive behind the attack remains unknown

A passenger at Delhi airport, Ankit Dewan, alleged assault by off-duty Air India Express pilot Virender Sejwal, resulting in a displaced nasal bone. Police have registered a case under BNS 2023, and an investigation, including CCTV review, is underway

The Delhi High Court dismissed pleas by Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin’s sons challenging the framing of charges in a terror funding case. The case involves hawala transfers from Pakistan to fund separatist and terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir

The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a case against Deputy Transport Commissioner Mahbubnagar for assets disproportionate to known income. ACB teams are conducting searches at his residences, relatives’, friends’, and suspected benami properties across Mahbubnagar, Ranga Reddy, and Hyderabad

A Delhi court ordered framing of charges against Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram and six others in the Chinese visa scam case. The CBI case relates to alleged criminal conspiracy and bribery linked to facilitating visas for Chinese nationals in 2011

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai announced Rs 5 lakh assistance for the family of a migrant worker lynched in Kerala. Terming the act inhuman, he sought strict action against the accused and assured full support to the bereaved family

Two youths were killed and another seriously injured after an unidentified vehicle rammed into their motorcycle at Shalipet village in Medak district. Police have registered a case

Several major crimes declined in the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate in 2025 due to preventive policing and surveillance, but kidnapping, POCSO and bodily offences rose, prompting police to identify women and child-related crimes as priority areas

Cybercriminals are bypassing two-factor authentication through a new ‘Browser-in-the-Browser’ phishing attack that uses fake pop-up windows to steal login credentials and OTPs, prompting experts to urge users to verify the authenticity of authentication prompts

Muhammad Motaleb Sikdar, Khulna Division head of Bangladesh’s NCP, was critically shot in the head by unidentified gunmen, days after the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi. He was hospitalized as authorities continue investigating political violence

A 20-year-old BTech student, Princy Kumari, was found dead in her hostel room at OP Jindal University, Raigarh. She allegedly died by suicide, leaving a note expressing regret over disappointing her parents. Police are investigating the case