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Mumbai, March 27 A young girl died after being hit by a dump truck in the Chembur area of Mumbai on Friday evening, a police official said.The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the RCF police station, he added."The driver has been apprehended. The process of registering a case is...

Bareilly (UP), March 27 A bomb threat email triggered a security scare at an old passport office in Bareilly on Friday, prompting a thorough search of the premises, although no suspicious object was found, police said.According to officials, the threat was received around 11:15 am on the...

Prayagraj (UP), March 27 Four children drowned in the Ganga river here on Friday, police said.The incident took place near Bampur village under the Manda police station limits in the Yamuna Nagar zone when the children had gone to bathe in the river around 10 am, officials said.Deputy...

Jajpur (Odisha), March 27 A 35-year-old man and his pregnant wife died, and their minor daughter suffered critical injuries when a vehicle collided with their scooter in Jajpur district, Odisha, on Friday, police said.The accident occurred near the Sankharidiha village on National Highway No...

Jammu, March 27 Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed on Friday to have busted a job fraud and extortion racket, arresting five people, recovering Rs 34 lakhs, and rescuing two victims from captivity at a hotel in Kolkata.Superintendent of Police, Jammu city south, Ajay Sharma, said the group was...

Mumbai, March 27 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat, who is accused of rape, has received more than 50 calls in the last five days reporting crimes allegedly committed by him or providing related information, officials said on Friday.Kharat...

Panaji, March 27 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday sought to distance itself from a Goa councillor whose son has been arrested in connection with a sex scandal involving minor girls, stating that he was not a member of the ruling saffron party.Soham (20), son of Sushant Naik, a member...

Nagpur, March 27 A fourth-year BA LLB student at the Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) has been accused of harassing her younger roommate, according to a Nagpur police official on Friday.The student was booked based on a complaint filed by a professor at the Butibori police station...

Kolkata, March 27 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought details of the officers in charge (OCs) of at least 10 police stations under the Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate as part of its investigation into the alleged coal smuggling case in West Bengal, an official said on Friday...

Hazaribag, March 27 The opposition BJP in Jharkhand has threatened to call a Hazaribag bandh on Monday if those involved in the recent "rape and murder" of a girl in the Bishnugarh area were not promptly arrested.State BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Aditya Sahu and Hazaribag MP Manish...

Lahore, March 27 A patient with a mental disorder in the Punjab province of Pakistan drove away a hospital's ambulance to another health facility by posing himself as the new medical superintendent (MS), an official said on Friday.The incident took place on Wednesday in Lahore, which caused a...

Faridabad, March 27 A 30-year-old man allegedly committed suicide after posting on social media, blaming his brothers and their wives for his death, police said on Friday.According to police, the deceased was identified as Aslam, originally from Bihar. He lived in a rented room and worked as a...

Bengaluru, March 27 Another case has been registered against Ricky Rai, the son of late underworld operative Muthappa Rai, after a viral video showed a luxury sports car performing dangerous stunts with a fake registration plate, officials said on Friday.The case was registered at Cubbon Park...

Surat, March 27 Two individuals were arrested for allegedly operating an illegal fuel outlet and selling substandard diesel at cheaper rates in Surat, Gujarat, a police official said on Friday.A total of 800 litres of substandard diesel was seized from the accused, Bharat Kerasiya (43) and...

Patna, March 27 – A serious law and order concern has emerged from Gopalganj, where a government team conducting an electricity theft inspection was allegedly attacked by locals in Bakharaur village under the Sidhwalia police station area on Friday.According to police, the Electricity...

Kolkata, March 27 In a first this election season in West Bengal, the Election Commission on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of Basanti Police Station Inspector-in-Charge Avijit Paul for allegedly failing to handle the clashes between BJP and TMC on March 26, according to a notice issued...

Chennai, March 27 A professor at the state-run Anna University here was arrested on Friday evening following allegations of sexual harassment and stalking, police said.A case was registered under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998, and Section 78 of the Bharatiya Nyaya...

Jaipur, March 27 Post offices and passport offices in several cities of Rajasthan received bomb threats, prompting thorough checks by authorities on Friday. Nothing suspicious was found, police said.The news of a bomb triggered panic in the post offices and passport offices in Jaisalmer...

Una (HP), March 27 A journalist died after a speeding motorcycle hit him while he was walking home, police here said on Friday.According to police, the victim was identified as Vinod Kumar, from the Bangana area in Himachal Pradesh's Una.The incident occurred on Thursday night when he was...

Jammu, March 27 Two government officials – a forester and a forest guard – were arrested after they were caught red-handed taking a bribe in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.The two were caught after the ACB laid a trap following a...