Kolkata stampede: Accused changed SIM cards to hoodwink police

IANS | October 23, 2026 10:17 AM

Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) Sanjib Raha a.k.a. Sentu, the person who was first detained and then arrested by Kolkata Police as a suspect of making the misleading announcement on a microphone on October 17 that triggered panic among devotees at the Durga Puja pandal of Chorbagan Sarbojanin in North Kolkata, had changed his mobile phone SIMs several times to hoodwink police before he was finally arrested.

From Kandahar to Gujarat: Inside cartel’s bid to rebuild its drug network

IANS | October 22, 2026 6:24 PM

Ahmedabad, Oct 22 (IANS) A drug network allegedly sourcing heroin from Afghanistan and using women and family members to distribute smaller consignments was preparing to re-establish its links in Gujarat when police intercepted a vehicle carrying narcotics worth Rs 25.65 crore on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway.

Delhi Police registers FIR in racial abuse viral video row

IANS | October 22, 2026 2:27 PM

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Delhi Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) on Thursday against social media influencer Amir Shokeen in connection with an alleged incident of racial harassment and humiliation of an individual from Tripura, reportedly depicted in a video circulating on social media.

Students Forum seeks FIR in Delhi over racial abuse viral video; Tripura Police file case

IANS | October 22, 2026 10:09 AM

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Tripura Students Forum Delhi on Thursday submitted a formal complaint to the Delhi Police, seeking registration of an FIR and an urgent investigation into an alleged incident of sexual assault, racial harassment and humiliation of an individual from Tripura, reportedly depicted in a video circulating on social media.