Crime

A first-year MBBS student at Surabhi Medical College, Siddipet, has alleged ragging by seniors who forced him to trim his beard despite a religious vow. He claims the anti-ragging committee ignored his plea. Police launched an inquiry after his parents complained

A Hyderabad court has remanded iBomma website administrator Immadhi Ravi to 14 days judicial custody in connection with multiple piracy cases. Police allege Ravi uploaded pirated films across websites, amassed properties worth crores, and facilitated online betting.

The Special Zonal Crime Team of Hyderabad arrested N Karthik for running a fake stock-trading firm, Explore Technologies, duping multiple investors of Rs 4.36 crore. Promising high returns, Karthik absconded after receiving funds. Investigations reveal widespread fraud, and the case is ongoing

Six members of a West Midnapore family, including two children, are critically ill after eating food accidentally cooked with acid mistaken for water. Police are probing both accidental and deliberate angles, while all victims receive treatment at Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital

Cyber criminals in Hyderabad hacked WhatsApp groups operated by ministers’ public relations officers and journalists by circulating malicious APK files disguised as SBI Aadhaar updates. The hackers threatened users with account lockouts, altered group display pictures, and spread the malware through contacts.

In Mandideep, near Bhopal, a shocking act of cruelty unfolded when a disabled farmer was publicly urinated on by his relatives during a dispute over a minor debt. The footage, showing the victim helpless on the roadside as bystanders recorded, sparked outrage across Madhya Pradesh, drawing condemnation from opposition leaders and human rights advocates.

Karimnagar Town-II police arrested five people, including a lactating mother, for attempting to sell a seven-day-old baby for Rs. 5 lakh. The mother, Sheelam Saisree from Visakhapatnam, was allegedly persuaded by her friends Abhinav and Hina to sell the child due to financial distress.

A growing trend of selling houses and plots through lucky draws in Telangana has taken a darker turn in Khammam. Police arrested Alasyam Vinay Kumar and 13 associates for running an unauthorised lottery scheme, offering a plot as a prize without permission.

Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) has identified five unqualified practitioners running clinics in Hyderabad’s Amberpet and Saroornagar. These individuals, holding non-MBBS degrees, were found prescribing allopathic medicines and administering injections illegally.

A 17-year-old Class 11 student in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, died by suicide, leaving a note accusing a male teacher of physical mistreatment. Police are investigating the allegations, while the family claims she was normal at home and seeks a thorough inquiry

The Vikarabad District and Sessions Court has awarded the death penalty to G. Praveen Kumar for the 2019 triple murder of his wife Chandini and two children, Ayaan and Christy. This marks the first death sentence in the court’s history.

In Sonbhadra, a woman filed a case against her husband and seven relatives, alleging triple talaq, dowry harassment, assault, and eviction from their home. Authorities registered an FIR against all eight, including her husband and in-laws, following the complaint

The NIA is investigating an international organ trafficking network led by Madhu Jayakumar, who allegedly trafficked people to Iran for forced kidney removal. A Kochi-based health club and linked bank accounts were used to channel funds, with transactions traced across multiple states

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth over Rs 1,400 crore in its latest action against Anil Ambani and his companies in a money laundering case. This follows earlier attachments of Rs 7,500 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police arrested two persons for orchestrating a cyber-extortion racket against the Hetero Group of Companies. The accused impersonated USFDA officials through fake emails, demanding USD 250 million and threatening regulatory action with forged documents.

A Kothagudem court sentenced Lodh Ramesh to life imprisonment for murdering his mother in May 2024. Ramesh attacked his parents during a quarrel over food, leaving his mother Dulari Bai fatally injured. He also assaulted his father and children before fleeing.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught two employees of the Tahsildar Secunderabad mandal office red-handed while accepting a bribe. The duo were found to have demanded a bribe of Rs. 3 lakh from a property owner.

In Karimnagar, 20-year-old Malleboina Mounika, seven months pregnant, died by suicide allegedly due to harassment for additional dowry by her husband and in-laws. The family has filed a complaint, and police have registered a case and launched an investigation.

The body of 22-year-old Ajeet Chaudhary, an Indian MBBS student missing in Russia since October 19, arrived in Rajasthan’s Alwar. Found near the White River in Ufa, his death remains unclear, and relatives are seeking deeper investigation 

Pakistan’s Jaffar Express narrowly escaped an explosion after insurgents detonated explosives on its track in Balochistan’s Nasirabad, a day after services resumed. The frequently targeted train has faced multiple attacks this year, including a deadly March hijacking by the BLA

Madhya Pradesh police arrested Hamood Ahmed Siddiqui—brother of Al Falah University chairman Javed Siddiqui—in Hyderabad for a 25-year-old financial fraud in Mhow. The arrest comes amid Delhi blast-related probes scrutinising the university’s links, records, and individuals connected to the Faridabad terror module

A 57-year-old Bengaluru techie lost ₹31.83 crore after cybercriminals held her in a six-month “digital arrest,” threatening her with a fabricated CBI case and coercing her into 187 transfers. She reported the fraud after growing suspicious; police are investigating

A Nepali gang allegedly robbed the house of retired army officer Captain Giri at Gun Rock Enclave, Karkhana, Secunderabad, escaping with gold ornaments and cash worth Rs. 50 lakh. Police suspect the gang was tipped off by a domestic worker, Pujaraj, employed 20 days earlier.

Three Naxalites, including two women, were killed in a DRG encounter in Sukma, Chhattisgarh. Weapons were seized, and all carried ₹5-lakh rewards. Police said Naxalism is in its final stage in Bastar, with 262 Naxalites killed statewide this year