Bengaluru, July 19: Former BJP Minister and MLA Byrathi Basavaraj, against whom the police have registered a case in connection with the murder of a rowdy sheeter Shivaprakash appeared before the Bharathi Nagar police on Saturday afternoon, after Karnataka High Court refused to interfere in the matter. Shivaprakash was murdered in front of his house on Tuesday night and Byrathi Basavaraj has been named as A-5 in the case. Soon after the police registered a case against him, Byrathi Basavaraj a...Read More
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) reported receiving threat emails targeting the Golden Temple for the past four to five days, with the motive remaining unclear. Police have detained a suspect, Shubham Dubey, and are investigating the possibility of a group involvement. Authorities have registered an FIR, launched security drills, and are tracing IP addresses, suspecting a South India connection. ShiromGurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Chief Secretary Kulwant Singh Manan, on...Read More
Uttar Pradesh DGP Rajeev Krishna reveals names of 10 people across 6 states who have been arrested in connection with unlawful religious conversion syndicate.Ayesha alias SB Krishna from Goa, Ali Hasan alias Shekhar Rai from Kolkata, Osama from Kolkata, Rehman Qureshi from Agra, Abu Talib from Muzaffarnagar, Abur Rehman from Dehradun, Mohd Ali from Jaipur, Junaid Qureshi from Jaipur, Mustafa alias Manoj from Delhi, Mohd Ali from Jaipur have been arrested. Agra SSP Deepak Kumar said, "In March th...Read More
VIJAYAWADA: YSRCP MP P V Midhun Reddy was arrested by Andhra SIT late on Saturday after nearly seven hours of questioning in the alleged Rs 3,200 crore liquor scam. The arrest comes after the anticipatory bail petitions of Mithun Reddy were rejected by AP high court and Supreme Court, reports Madhu Rasala.He is the second politician to be arrested in the alleged scam that took place during the previous YSRCP rule. With the latest arrest, the number of accused arrested so far has increased to 12....Read More
Jaipur: The Rajasthan govt transferred 91 IPS officers in a major reshuffle Saturday. The reshuffle affected all major ranges and units below Additional Director General rank, with significant changes at the IG, DIG and SP levels. Om Prakash, who was IG Bikaner, was posted as Commissioner of Police, Jodhpur, replacing Rajendra Singh, who was posted as IG Ajmer Range, while Manish Kumar Agarwal was appointed Additional Commissioner (crime) in Jaipur, replacing Kunwar Rashtradeep, who was posted a...Read More
Lucknow: While probing the mysterious disappearance of two sisters, aged 33 and 18, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh Police uncovered a sophisticated network involved in illegal religious conversions and radicalisation. The breakthrough led to a coordinated crackdown and the arrest of 10 operatives across six states, including fresh arrests on Saturday. The first arrest came of Shekhar Roy and Osama from Kolkata, who had trapped the two sisters from Agra and converted them. Their arrest led to the uncover...Read More
Pune: The Indian Gig Workers' Front on Saturday evening suspended the ongoing strike of cabs and autorickshaws operating on applications till Tuesday, after leaving many commuters, including those arriving at the airport on Saturday morning, hassled. Keshav Kshirsagar, the president of the front, said, "We have a meeting on Tuesday with senior officials of the state transport department. If its decisions don't meet our expectations, the strike will resume." Several commuters had a harrowing expe...Read More
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh police's investigation into the disappearance of two sisters, aged 33 and 18, in Agra has uncovered an inter-state 'love jihad' network engaged in illegal religious conversions and radicalisation, supported by a nexus of banned outfits PFI and SDPI, Pakistan-based handlers, and foreign funding.The breakthrough led to a coordinated crackdown and the arrest of 10 operatives across six states, including fresh arrests on Saturday, police said.Two men, Shekhar Roy and Osama fro...Read More
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI) The Regional Medical Research Centre in Bhubaneswar, under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has developed an advanced malaria vaccine that can prevent plasmodium falciparum infection in individuals and minimise community transmission. The ICMR Delhi has invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible organisations, companies and manufacturers enthusiastic about the Transfer of Technology for commercial production of "a recombinant chimeric multi-stage ...Read More
Bengaluru: A day after the high court dismissed the petition filed by BJP MLA Byrathi Suresh, seeking to quash the FIR registered against him in connection with the murder of a history-sheeter, the court directed him to appear before the police. The lawmaker presented himself before the investigating officer at Bharatinagar police station Saturday afternoon. The police grilled him for over 3.5 hours.After giving his statement, Basavaraj addressed the media outside the station, saying he was aske...Read More
Months before his death, Shivaprakash had written to the Bengaluru Police Commissioner raising alarm over threats to his life. The Karnataka High Court, on Friday, directed BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj to present himself before investigating authorities on July 19 at 11:30 am in connection with the brutal murder of a known rowdy-sheeter in the city. The court also instructed that the interrogation follow Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS), which outlines the procedure for arrest and ...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): A contingent of 23 athletes supported by Reliance Foundation look to compete at the World University Games across six cities in Germany, with events running until July 27. Representing athletics, archery, and judo, these young talents aim to improve international rankings, achieve personal bests, and bring home laurels. The athletics team forms the backbone of the foundation campaign, with 18 athletes competing in sprints, jumps, throws, hurdles, re...Read More
Vijayawada, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) YSR Congress Party MP, P. V. Midhun Reddy, was arrested on Saturday by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in multi-crore liquor scam in Andhra Pradesh. The SIT, probing the scam that allegedly took place during YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) rule, arrested Midhun Reddy after questioning him for nearly seven hours at the SIT office here. The SIT officials informed Midhun Reddy's relatives that they had arrested him in the liquor case. Midhun Reddy, who is a m...Read More
Lucknow, Jul 19 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said they have busted a large-scale illegal religious conversion racket and arrested 10 people from six states. The probe began in Agra in March after two sisters -- aged 33 and 18 -- were reported missing. Investigations revealed that they were allegedly coerced into religious conversion and were undergoing radicalization, the police said. Also Read | Special Intensive Revision: Preparation Over SIR in West Bengal to Start by First We...Read More
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) late on Friday night received yet another threatening email - seventh such threat mail since July 14 last - to blow up the Golden Temple. On Friday only, the Punjab police had detained a software engineer from Haryana's Faridabad city for his alleged involvement in such threat emails sent earlier. However, stating that security has been beefed up, the police said that several personnel in plainclothes have also been deployed outsid...Read More
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday raised concerns over potential traffic disruption due to the Trinamool Congress' annual 21 July Martyrs' Day rally at Kolkata's Esplanade. The bench, led by Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, asked the state if it could guarantee there would be no congestion and directed the Kolkata Police Commissioner to submit an affidavit assuring the same. The Calcutta High Court on Thursday raised concern during a hearing over 21 July event related traffic disruption and asked if...Read More
A right-wing Hindu group in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly forced a KFC outlet to close. The group protested the sale of meat during Sawan and the Kanwar Yatra. The incident occurred in the Vasundhara area. Police have registered a case and are identifying those involved. Authorities dispersed the group and ensured the outlet's operation. An investigation is underway. In a controversial incident in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, members of a right-wing Hindu group allegedly forced a KFC outlet...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 19 (PTI) BJP leader R Ashoka on Saturday urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to hand over the investigation into the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium here during the RCB victory celebration to CBI so that the real culprits behind the incident are identified and justice is served for the innocent lives lost. The June 4 stampede outside the stadium led to the death of 11 people, while 56 were injured, as a large number of people thronged to participate in the Royal ...Read More
Lucknow, Jul 19 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said they have busted a large-scale illegal religious conversion racket and arrested 10 people from six states. The probe began in Agra in March after two sisters -- aged 33 and 18 -- were reported missing. Investigations revealed that they were allegedly coerced into religious conversion and were undergoing radicalization, the police said. One of the sisters had also put a picture of a girl holding an AK 47 rifle as her profile pictur...Read More
Hyderabad: In view of the ongoing heavy rains in Hyderabad, minister Ponnam Prabhakar has appealed to residents in low-lying areas to remain alert and take necessary precautions. Speaking at the Husnabad MLA camp office in Siddipet district, the minister distributed Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak cheques to 25 beneficiaries. Addressing the media on the occasion, minister Ponnam Prabhakar emphasised that the distribution of welfare cheques under the Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak scheme...Read More
The Court of First Class Judicial Magistrate DKK Mihsill granted bail to Silome James, a co-accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case. Advocate Devesh Sharma from Indore, who represented James for bail, said that his client was given a regular bail and a bond of ₹5000 was given before the Court. "The part of our argument was that we have no link in this case," he said. Earlier on July 3, the Crime Branch of Guwahati Police had summoned the sister of Raja Raghuvanshi and a news anchor in con...Read More
Hyderabad: Amid alleged misuse of funds, tight security has been placed at the Uppal Stadium ahead of Hyderabad Cricket Association's (HCA) meeting on Saturday, July 17. Rachakonda commissioner of police, G Sudheer Babu personally reviewed the security arrangements. Members of 173 cricket clubs associated with the Hyderabad Cricket Association will attend the meeting. The meeting is being held amid ongoing investigation against HCA president, Arishnapally Jagan Mohan Rao and four others for al...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta celebrated her 51st birthday in her ancestral village, Nandgarh, in neighbouring Haryana on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Union ministers and BJP leaders greeted Gupta, born on July 19, 1974, on her first birthday after becoming the chief minister in February. "Best wishes to Delhi Chief Minister, Smt. Rekha Gupta ji, on her birthday. Rising through the ranks, she has always remained active in serving Delhi. As Chi...Read More
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 19 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Chief Secretary Kulwant Singh Manan, on Friday, said that they are unaware of the motive behind the threat emails to the Shri Darbar Sahib (Golden temple) and that they have been receiving these emails for about five days now. It been 4-5 days now that threat emails are being sent to Shri Darbar Sahib. We dont know the motive behind these emails, but as per the Police Commissioner, a man named Shubham Dubey...Read More
"The Commissioner of Police shall continue to deploy a police team for patrolling in the area and ensure that all the demolition orders passed by the MCD, over which courts have not granted any stay, are meticulously complied with and where the illegal/unauthorized constructions are going on, such properties are sealed forthwith," the bench said. A compliance report from the local DCP was directed to be filed on the next hearing. The bench said no residential property would be converted to com...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asserted that anyone involved in illegal constructions in Delhi's Chandni Chowk area should be arrested immediately. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi asked the police to take action the offenders, stating, "Arrest anybody who lays even a single brick (in Chandni Chowk), we will see who grants them bail. This is a complete fraud going on in collusion with these municipal corporation officials. This must be stopped....". The SC was hearing...Read More
Aam Aadmi Party criticizes Bharatiya Janata Party about bomb threats to schools in Delhi. AAP alleges a failure to protect children. Over 45 schools received threats, causing panic. AAP leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj and Atishi condemn the BJP's governance. Police responded to the threats with evacuations and searches. AAP demands a serious response from the central government to ensure children's safety. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday lashed out at the BJP over the repeated bomb threats to sch...Read More
Rohan Saldanha's mansion was filled with concealed staircases, underground corridors, and hidden rooms, all designed to help him evade arrest while running a multi-crore loan scam In a dramatic midnight raid, Mangaluru Police arrested 45-year-old Rohan Saldanha, a conman from the Jepinamogaru area, who allegedly defrauded ultra-wealthy businessmen and industrialists of hundreds of crores through a web of fake loans and real estate deals. Police say the scam may have touched Rs 500 crore, possib...Read More
Jaipur: Rajasthan Police Friday released a fresh list of 25 most wanted fugitives in the state, with 12 new names added and rewards running into lakhs announced for their capture.ADG (Crime) Dinesh MN said the arrests of these suspects are now a top priority, with clear instructions sent to police commissioners in Jaipur and Jodhpur, range IGs, district SPs, and units of GRP, ATS, and SOG. The updated list features criminals wanted for serious crimes ranging from murder and dacoity to arms traff...Read More
Bengaluru: The "who is responsible for the stadium stampede" debate took an interesting turn in the Karnataka high court Thursday with the state govt alleging the police officers handling the situation on the fateful day had acted like servants of RCB management. However, a suspended IPS officer countered it, saying he was made a scapegoat by the govt.Vikash Kumar Vikash, had challenged the govt's decision to suspend him in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT-Bengaluru branch), which recent...Read More