Gujarat man held for rape-murder of 76-year-old after taking her in autorickshaw; earlier cases involved minor

IANS | August 28, 2026 1:08 PM

Rajkot, Aug 28 (IANS) An autorickshaw driver has been arrested in Rajkot for allegedly abducting a 76-year-old woman who earned a living through begging, sexually assaulting and killing her before dumping her body near Aji Dam, police said on Friday. Police said the accused, identified as Ramesh Vaidhukiya has previously been named in three serious criminal cases including the rape and murder of a pre-nursery child.

Indian SIM cards sent to Pakistan via Dubai to access WhatsApp groups: Delhi Police bust spy module (Ld)

IANS | August 28, 2026 12:07 PM

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Delhi Police Special Cell has busted a Pakistan-based espionage network that used Indian SIM cards, procured through local contacts, to access WhatsApp groups and allegedly gather sensitive information, officials said on Friday.

Delhi Police bust Pakistan-linked espionage network, arrest couple

IANS | August 28, 2026 9:23 AM

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Delhi Police Special Cell on Friday busted an espionage network linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and arrested a young couple from here.

Gujarat hooch tragedy: Delhi supplier among 31 held as cops trace methanol trail

IANS | August 27, 2026 10:42 PM

Bhavnagar, Aug 27 (IANS) The Gujarat Police's State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has traced the source of methanol allegedly used to manufacture the poisonous liquor involved in the Bhavnagar hooch tragedy to Delhi, with three more suspects arrested in the national capital and the total number of arrests rising to 31, officials said on Thursday.

NCW forms 5-member team to probe 'cash-for-bride' practice in Mewat

IANS | August 27, 2026 4:04 PM

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The NCW constituted a five-member fact-finding team to examine the reported evil practice of 'buying and selling of brides' in the Mewat region, particularly in Nuh district of Haryana, an official said on Thursday.

Pregnant woman Constable hit with iron rod at Bengaluru Railway Police Station; youth arrested

IANS | August 27, 2026 2:38 PM

Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) A shocking incident of a woman police Constable allegedly being brutally assaulted with an iron rod at the Majestic Railway Police Station in Bengaluru in the early hours of August 26 came to light on Thursday. The Constable, identified as 28-year-old D. Shilpa (PC-147), is reportedly pregnant and sustained serious head injuries in the attack.

Meth tablets worth Rs 168 crore seized in Assam; drug peddler arrested

IANS | August 27, 2026 11:58 AM

Cachar (Assam), Aug 27 (IANS) In a major crackdown on an inter-state narcotics trafficking network, Assam Rifles, in coordination with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), seized narcotic substances worth approximately Rs 168 crore from Jujhang Pahar areas in Cachar district of southern Assam, officials said on Thursday.

Mumbai Police nab Rs 10 crore hashish supplier in Bihar as he tries to flee to Nepal

IANS | August 27, 2026 8:53 AM

Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested the alleged main supplier from Bihar in connection with the seizure of hashish worth more than Rs 10 crore, an official said on Thursday.

Mother, five minor children found dead in Bhootanala Lake in Karnataka's Vijayapura

IANS | August 26, 2026 1:55 PM

Vijaypura (Karnataka), Aug 26 (IANS) A mother and her five children were found dead in Bhootanala Lake on the outskirts of Vijayapura city in north Karnataka on Wednesday, in a suspected case of suicide. The circumstances surrounding the deaths, however, remain unclear and police are investigating whether the six died by suicide or were victims of a crime.

IIT Delhi forms 5-member external panel to probe MSc student’s death

IANS | August 25, 2026 9:17 PM

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Describing student welfare and mental well-being as a top priority, IIT Delhi on Tuesday constituted a five-member external inquiry committee to investigate the circumstances leading to the tragic death of an MSc Physics student on the campus on Saturday.

Crime

Gujarat man held for rape-murder of 76-year-old after taking her in autorickshaw; earlier cases involved minor

Indian SIM cards sent to Pakistan via Dubai to access WhatsApp groups: Delhi Police bust spy module (Ld)

Delhi Police bust Pakistan-linked espionage network, arrest couple

Gujarat hooch tragedy: Delhi supplier among 31 held as cops trace methanol trail

NCW forms 5-member team to probe 'cash-for-bride' practice in Mewat

Pregnant woman Constable hit with iron rod at Bengaluru Railway Police Station; youth arrested

Meth tablets worth Rs 168 crore seized in Assam; drug peddler arrested

Mumbai Police nab Rs 10 crore hashish supplier in Bihar as he tries to flee to Nepal

Mother, five minor children found dead in Bhootanala Lake in Karnataka's Vijayapura

IIT Delhi forms 5-member external panel to probe MSc student’s death

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