An American man was reportedly shot and abducted by gunmen in Zamboanga del Norte province in the southern Philippines, local police said Friday.

Brigadier General Bowenn Joey Masauding of the Philippine National Police in the Zamboanga Peninsula regional office identified the victim as Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, a native of Vermont State in the United States, news agency reported.

Masauding said the abductors barged into the house of the American national in Sibuco town around 11 p.m. local time on Thursday. Citing witness's accounts, Masauding said the victim resisted, forcing the kidnappers to shoot him in the leg.

The Local Crime Branch (LCB) in Gujarat's Deesa, in Banaskantha district, has arrested from Rajasthan three individuals involved in the robbery of Rs 80 lakh.

Prakash Rawal, Arvind Rawal, and Prem Barot were arrested from Jodhpur following an intensive investigation based on technical surveillance, location tracking, and call details.

The robbery occurred on October 14 in the Lalchali area of Deesa, where two armed men intercepted an Angadia (courier) employee transporting cash. The employee, carrying the money on an Activa scooter, was held at gunpoint by the robbers, who then fled with INR 80 lakh in cash. The incident happened in broad daylight in a crowded city, shocking the local community.

A man died and his son was taken ill after drinking "spurious liquor" in Bihar's Gopalganj district.

The deceased, identified as Laldev Manjhi, breathed his last on Thursday night, while his son Pradeep Kumar was receiving treatment in hospital.

The man-son duo hailed from Bandhauli village under Baikunthpur police station.

"They consumed spurious liquor when they visited Mashrakh in Saran district on Tuesday to purchase a buffalo," their family members said.

Both of them felt uneasy on Wednesday and were rushed to Sadar Hospital. As their condition deteriorated, they were referred to a hospital in Gorakhpur.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against IPS officer Bhagyashree Navtakke on alleged charges of forgery, criminal conspiracy and other lapses pertaining to a probe into a purported Rs 1,200 crore cooperative scam, an official said here on Thursday.

The CBI Special Crime Cell-III action against Navtakke -- currently posted as Superintendent of Police, State Reserve Police Force -- came barely six weeks after she was booked by the Bundgarden Police Station in Pune for the shortcomings into the investigations of the financial scam in Bhaichand Hirachand Raisoni State Cooperative Credit Society (BHRSCCS) that erupted between 2020-2021.

At that time, she was the Pune Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Police & Economic Offences Wing), and the Pune Police had booked her following a CID probe report submitted to the DGP that raised concerns of procedural and other lapses in the BHRSCCS investigations; and now the CBI has filed a FIR against her in the same sensational case.

The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Bihar's Siwan and Saran districts has mounted to 24, Director General of Police Bihar Alok Raj said on Thursday.

According to Alok Raj, 20 people have died in Siwan and four in Saran district after consuming spurious liquor on Tuesday evening.

"The deaths of 24 individuals were directly linked to the consumption of the spurious liquor and the Bihar police are handling the matter with utmost seriousness," Alok Raj said.

Delhi police's special cell in a joint operation with Mathura Police arrested another shooter of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Hashim Baba gang on Thursday in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old gym owner, officials said. The gym owner, identified as Nadir Shah, was shot dead in full public view in South Delhi on September 12.

According to the Delhi police, the accused Yogesh was the main shooter in the murder of gym operator Nadir Shah on 12 September in Greater Kailash, Delhi. "Accused Yogesh was shot in the leg before he was arrested. The encounter took place on Mathura Highway," the police said. Earlier on October 13, Delhi Police arrested another accused in connection with the case.

Mumbai customs arrested two people for allegedly trying to smuggle gold worth Rs 1.25 crore, according to officials. "Mumbai Customs Seized Gold having Net weight of 1.725 Kg valued at Rs 1.25 crores across 02 cases. Said goods were found concealed inside the body cavity of passengers as well as recovered from Airport staff," read a statement from Mumbai customs.

According to customs officials, the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) trailed a passenger arriving from Dubai in Mumbai and was departing to Bangkok. "In a significant operation at Mumbai Airport on the night of October 15, the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers, acting on specific intelligence, discreetly trailed a transit passenger arriving from Dubai and departing to Bangkok.

The passenger, along with an airport staff member, was seen entering a washroom, raising suspicions," the statement added. The officials seized three pieces of 24 carat gold dust in wax form, around 1.725 kgs, provisionally valued at Rs 1.25 crores. The officials said that the pieces were concealed in the body cavity and in the undergarments of the passenger.

The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police on Wednesday busted a fake call centre functioning in an apartment in the Sundarpada area of Bhubaneswar.

As per reports, the raid was conducted after the police received information from the locals that some suspected people were staying in a flat in the Sundarpada area under Airfield police limits of the city and using some electronic equipment.

“It is found Prima facie that the fraudsters were running a fake call centre here. they used to send malicious links to various persons in the country and outside at this call centre. They would later dupe the victims through these links,” said Bhubaneswar DCP Pinak Mishra.

He also told media persons that electronics and other devices seized from the spot during the raid will be examined by the experts. The statements of the accused persons will also be recorded for further enquiry.

The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested three Indian farmers with 2.75 kg gold, hidden in the frames of their bicycles, near the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in West Bengal's Murshidabad district.

Nilotpal Kumar Pandey, DIG and Spokesperson, South Bengal Frontier, BSF said the seized gold is valued at nearly Rs 1.98 crore.

"Troops of the 73 Bn BSF, posted at the India One Border Outpost, received a specific intelligence input regarding an attempt to smuggle gold from across the border inside bicycle frames,” he said.

He added that the jawans began searching accused farmers returning from work on their farmlands close to the International Border.

The Border Security Force (BSF) has busted an infiltration racket along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in West Bengal's Murshidabad district and arrested four Bangladeshi nationals and an Indian tout.

The arrests were made on Tuesday as the Bangladeshis were carrying Aadhaar cards, allegedly made in Bangladesh. The infiltrators were planning to travel to Chennai, a senior official said.

"At around 3.35 p.m. on Tuesday, troops of the 73 Bn BSF, posted at the Bamnabad Border Outpost in Murshidabad, spotted suspicious movement near the International Border. On moving closer, they came across five persons attempting to cross over into India. The BSF jawans ordered them to retreat but they tried to force their way across. When the troops adopted stronger measures, the gang dispersed and took shelter in the tall grass. A Quick Response Team (QRT) rushed to the spot and brought them out from the vegetation," said Nilotpal Kumar Pandey, DIG and spokesperson, South Bengal Frontier, BSF.