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Five persons were arrested in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district for allegedly organising banned online betting near Ainam village in Dahegaon mandal. Police seized five mobile phones and Rs 65,270 in cash. The accused were luring the public with promises of high returns through Rs 1,000 tokens and posting betting details on social media.
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A senior doctor in Hyderabad narrowly avoided falling prey to a ‘digital arrest’ scam after fraudsters posing as police officers tried to intimidate him via video call. His assistant alerted the family, who contacted the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau, preventing financial loss.
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A gang of six armed men looted cash and jewellery worth around Rs 1 crore from a shop in Siwan’s Raghunathpur area, firing multiple rounds to spread panic. The daylight heist has raised serious concerns over Bihar’s law and order situation
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Andhra Pradesh Police arrested 14 members of a Cambodia-linked cyber fraud syndicate that cheated a 75-year-old Bhimavaram resident of Rs 78.6 lakh through a fake digital arrest scam. Officials recovered Rs 42 lakh and seized phones, passports and digital evidence
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The Sangareddy district has witnessed a sharp rise in ganja smuggling and cultivation, with NH-65 becoming a key corridor for transporting contraband from the Andhra–Odisha border. Social activists are urging authorities to combine enforcement with awareness campaigns to curb consumption among students and workers.
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Hyderabad Cybercrime police, with Task Force (East), arrested eight members for running mule bank accounts used by cyber fraudsters, causing Rs 24 crore losses. Prime suspect Jagadish recruited others, and police seized passbooks, SIMs, gadgets, warning citizens against aiding fraud
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An unidentified man snatched the mangalsutra of a 57-year-old woman who was alone at home in Mustyala village, Cheriyal mandal, on Monday. The assailant, who arrived on a bike and wore a helmet, fled immediately. Police have registered a case and begun investigation
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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.
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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.
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A 32-year-old woman sustained injuries after bike-borne thieves snatched her gold chain in Shamirpet on Tuesday. The incident occurred while she was walking along the road at Thumkunta, where the duo struck from behind and fled with a chain weighing three tolas.
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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.
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A Class 7 student’s father and brother were assaulted in a Gorakhpur village after they objected to the harassment of the 14-year-old girl. The attackers fled after the assault, and police have increased patrolling while searching for the accused
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A Mysuru college lecturer has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing an engineering student by promising good marks and threatening her with failure. The case adds to several recent harassment incidents involving faculty members at educational institutions across Karnataka
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Mahabubabad town police registered a POCSO case against Inugurthi Ravi, a social studies teacher at Kankarabod Zilla Parishad High School, following allegations of misbehaviour with girl students. Parents confronted Headmaster Kotya Naik during a meeting, accusing him of failing to act despite assurances.
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A 21-year-old man was arrested by Jagadgirigutta Police along with Special Operations Team and Central Crime Station officials for allegedly murdering his acquaintance in Venkateshwara Nagar. Police said Reddy strangled her, stole jewellery and cash, and staged the death as an accident to cover his tracks.
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A 26-year-old auto-driver was arrested by KPHB police in Hyderabad for allegedly stealing Rs 10 lakh from a motorist after pretending to help him following a road accident. The complainant realised his bag was missing after being dropped home by an auto-driver.
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Tepuri Prathap Goud, 30, died by suicide a day before his wedding in Nizamabad following a family argument. Police registered a case based on his brother’s complaint and launched an investigation into the incident.
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Rajendranagar police arrested three men—Sangadi Santosh, Gandhi Sandeep, and Kandepalli Shiva Kumar—for trafficking MDMA and ganja. Drugs were procured via Instagram and transported from Bengaluru. Police also arrested three buyers and seized 18 grams of MDMA and 130 grams of ganja
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A 27-year-old man from Ragibavi village in Bhongir district was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl. The incident surfaced after the victim’s mother filed a police complaint. The accused has been booked under the POCSO Act and remanded to judicial custody.
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A man was grievously injured after being stabbed by a known rowdy sheeter, Balreddy, at the Jagadgirigutta bus stop in Hyderabad. The attack, reportedly stemming from a financial dispute, occurred in full public view. The assailants fled the scene, and police have launched an investigation.
