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Bhubaneswar/Rourkela, March 4 At least six people, including four minors, drowned while taking a bath after celebrating Holi at separate locations in Odisha on Wednesday, police said.Two such incidents occurred in the Jajpur and Sundergarh districts, while one each occurred in the Cuttack and...

Mumbai, March 2 – Three minors have been detained for allegedly killing their 14-year-old friend and dumping his body in Vihar Lake in an attempt to make the crime appear as an accidental drowning, Mumbai Police said on Monday.The incident came to light after the post-mortem report ruled out...

Etawah (UP), March 1 Two minors, a boy and a girl, were found hanging from the same branch of a tree in a field here on Sunday morning, police said.Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Shreesh Chandra said the bodies were discovered hanging in the Gopiapura village under the Bakewar...

Kota, February 28 An eighth-grade student was allegedly gang-raped by three young men while returning from school in a village in the Bundi district, an official said on Saturday.After the bleeding minor reached home, she was taken to a hospital, and doctors referred her to another healthcare...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 Four officials of the Fort Police Station here have been suspended in connection with an alleged custodial torture incident, police said on Friday.The suspended personnel are Grade Sub-Inspector Sreekumar and Civil Police Officers Siju, Sunil, and Gireesh.Last...

Prayagraj (UP), February 27 The Allahabad High Court on Friday reserved its order on the anticipatory bail plea of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, according to lawyers.The court also stayed...

Varanasi, February 23 Days after he was booked for alleged sexual abuse of two persons, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati said on Monday that he will not oppose his arrest and asserted that the "fabricated story" will be exposed sooner or later.Speaking to reporters, Saraswati said there are...

Beed, February 21 A 15-year-old girl from the Beed district of Maharashtra, who survived the horrors of child marriage and domestic abuse, began a new chapter in her life as she appeared for her Class 10 exam, demonstrating her strong will to pursue what she truly values by breaking free from...

Deoria (UP), February 19 A minor rape survivor underwent an abortion at a medical college here in the Deoria district under the supervision of a medical board, following orders from Special POCSO Judge Virendra Singh, officials said on Thursday.The 16-year-old girl underwent the abortion on...

Hyderabad, February 19 A 16-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by three individuals, including two minors, here after being "threatened" with a knife, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred in a house in the Chengicherla area on the night of February 16.One of the accused...

New Delhi, February 19 – Delhi Police arrested a young man who allegedly offered jobs to people by using a fake National Investigation Agency (NIA) identity card. A patrol team from the Kotwali Police Station detained him from a suspicious vehicle near Delhi Chalo Park, behind the Red Fort area...

Banda (UP), February 19 A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped at a hotel here by two men and a minor, who then abandoned her under a bridge, police said on Thursday.The two men involved in the crime were arrested and the minor was apprehended on Wednesday, they said.According to...

New Delhi, February 18 A new video, purportedly showing the immediate aftermath of the fatal SUV crash in Dwarka that killed a 23-year-old motorcyclist, has surfaced on social media. In the video, the accused driver and his sister can be seen attempting to shift the blame onto the victim when...

New Delhi, February 17 In a voice filled with grief and anger, a single mother who raised her only child spoke on Tuesday about a "fun reel"—a reckless stunt for social media fame—that has not only taken the life of her 23-year-old son but also all the dreams she had built around him.Sahil...

New Delhi, February 17 – The mother of a 23-year-old man who died in a car crash in Delhi’s Dwarka on February 3 has alleged that the 17-year-old accused was filming social media reels while speeding his SUV just moments before the fatal collision.Sahil Dhaneshra was killed after a Scorpio...

New Delhi, February 16 The mother of a 23-year-old man who died in a road accident in Dwarka earlier this month has alleged in a social media post that her son was hit by a car driven recklessly.She claimed that the car, an SUV, was being driven by a minor for stunts for social media fame...

Gonda (UP), February 15 An FIR has been registered against 18 individuals, eight named and 10 unidentified, in connection with the alleged molestation of a minor in this district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Sunday.Inspector Radheshyam Yadav from the Kaudiya police station said...

Lakhisarai, February 15 – An eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in Lakhisarai district, Bihar, on Sunday, police said.The 45-year-old accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by her family members, they said.SP Avdhesh Dixit said the incident occurred in the...

Kasaragod (Kerala), February 14 Two men from Uttar Pradesh, who were transporting cattle for slaughter, were allegedly attacked with iron rods and stones by some individuals near Manjeswar here on Saturday, police said.Four individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident, which...

Kollam (Kerala), February 9 A man has been arrested in Kerala's Kollam district for allegedly raping a minor girl under the guise of exorcism, police said on Monday.The accused, Murari, a local sorcerer, had been on the run after the incident came to light on Sunday, and a search is underway...