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Gurugram, March 25 The Gurugram Police have arrested the wife of a yoga teacher after she was caught red-handed allegedly taking Rs 1 lakh from a woman who was blackmailed by the couple for the last three years, officials said.The yoga teacher was accused of having an intimate relationship...

Ranchi, March 25 The Jharkhand CID has arrested a man from Darbhanga in Bihar for allegedly extorting over Rs 10 lakh from an elderly person, after placing him under "digital arrest," officials said on Wednesday.The accused, posing as officials from law enforcement agencies, "intimidated and...

Chandigarh, March 24 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab President Sunil Jakhar said on Tuesday that the party will meet the Governor of Punjab on Wednesday with a delegation to demand justice for Warehousing Divisional Manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa and will request a CBI inquiry into the...

Mumbai, March 24 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured the State Assembly on Tuesday that "no one, regardless of their status or political affiliation, will be spared" in the investigation involving self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat.The Chief Minister said this includes...

Mumbai, March 24 Eight FIRs have been registered by the police against self-proclaimed religious figure Ashok Kharat after receiving multiple complaints involving allegations of sexual assault, extortion, and the circulation of objectionable material, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis...

New Delhi, March 24 A Delhi court has summoned gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and two other accused in an extortion call case, a month after they were discharged in the matter.Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh was hearing the revision petition filed by the state against the discharge order...

New Delhi, March 23 The owner of a gym in Dwarka, which was the target of a gun attack, was contacted by wanted gangster Hari Chant Jatt, also known as Harry Boxer, an associate of Lawrence Bishnoi, for Rs 2 crore, police said on Monday.On the night of March 19 and 20, some individuals arrived...

Chandigarh, March 23 – Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar was arrested on Monday in connection with the death of an official at a warehousing corporation.The police arrested Bhullar from the town of Mandi Gobindgarh.A case was registered against...

Dhaka, March 23. Despite the arrest of over 8,000 criminals in the Mohammadpur and Adabor areas during the eighteen-month tenure of the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, Bangladesh continues to grapple with persistent crime, according to a local media report.During the same...

Mumbai, March 23 Former NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede told the Bombay High Court on Monday that he never demanded or took a bribe from actor Shah Rukh Khan to spare his son Aryan Khan following the latter's arrest in a cruise drugs case.Wankhede's counsel, Aabad Ponda, was arguing...

Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that the police acted proactively in arresting self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, who is accused of raping a woman in Nashik.Initially, several women were reluctant to come forward and file complaints, but...

Hazaribag (Jharkhand), March 23 Eight Naxalites belonging to the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) have been arrested and weapons and ammunition seized from their possession in the Hazaribag district of Jharkhand, police said on Monday.Acting on a tip-off, security forces...

Chandigarh, March 22 – Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Partap Singh Bajwa, joined the protest on Sunday along with Congress workers, standing in solidarity with the family of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the District Manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, who...

Beed, March 22 As preparations are underway in Maharashtra's Beed district for the upcoming gram panchayat elections, the focus will be on Massajog village, where a by-election will be held after the sensational murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh.The by-election in Massajog, in Kaij tehsil...

Palghar, March 22 Police have registered a case against more than 15 individuals for allegedly obstructing construction work and demanding money from a sub-contractor in Palghar district, Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday.According to the sub-contractor's complaint, the accused allegedly...

Chandigarh, March 22 – The Punjab Police registered a case against former Transport Minister Laljit Bhullar on Sunday, hours after Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the District Manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, ended his life.Randhawa had accused the minister of harassment and...

Chandigarh, March 21 Several political leaders, including Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, on Saturday criticised the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab over the recent suicide of a government employee.They demanded a CBI investigation into the circumstances that led to the employee's...

Chandigarh, March 21 Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar expressed his sorrow over the suicide of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, District Manager of the Punjab State Warehouse Corporation, in Amritsar, and stated that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann no longer has any moral...

Chandigarh, March 21 The Haryana Police launched 'Abhedya', a mobile application designed to curb cybercrime, extortion, and threatening calls, on Saturday.Officials said this is the first mobile-based security platform of its kind in India. The application aims to protect citizens from...

New Delhi, March 21 Delhi Police has arrested a sharpshooter and an arms supplier linked to the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang, and seized two country-made pistols and five live cartridges from their possession, officials said on Saturday.The main accused, Sumit Punia (25), a resident of...