West Bengal Police on Tuesday said that four persons have been arrested so far in connection with the death of a 13-year-old girl in a bomb blast at Kaliganj in Nadia district.

However, the state government, in its statement, has neither confirmed nor denied the allegations of the victim's family members and the local people that she was killed after getting hit by splinters of a bomb that was hurled during a victory procession of the ruling Trinamool Congress.

The party had held the victory procession after its candidate Alifa Ahmed won the by-elections to the Kaliganj Assembly seat on Monday afternoon.

“In the incident of an explosion at Molandi, Borochandghar under Kaliganj police station area, which led to the death of a minor girl, 4 prime accused persons were arrested yesterday- Adar Sk, Manowar Sk, Kalu Sk, and Anwar Sk. Kaliganj PS Case No. 534/25 dt 23.06.25 u/s 191(2)/191(3)/190/118(2)/109/305/103 BNS & 3/4 ES Act is registered. Investigation and legal proceedings are underway,” read a statement issued by Krishnagar Police District on Tuesday morning.

Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Meghalaya Police, which is campaigning in Indore, have arrested two more accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi’s murder case as the investigation deepens.

An official identified the accused as Silome James, a property dealer and tenant of a building in Indore’s Heera Bagh Colony, where Sonam Raghuvanshi had stayed after returning from Meghalaya following the murder, and Balla Ahirwar, a security guard of the building.

They were arrested for allegedly helping the prime accused, Sonam Raghuvanshi, the deceased’s wife, and her alleged boyfriend, Raj Kushwaha, in disposing of evidence.

"Both accused have been taken into a seven-day transit remand by Meghalaya police for further investigation. The accused have been brought to Indore, and the probe is ongoing," Additional DCP, Indore, Rajesh Dandotia, told.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), with assistance from INTERPOL and law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has successfully secured the return of Upavan Pavan Jain, a key accused in a multi-crore cheating and forgery case registered in Gujarat.

According to an official statement, Jain, who was wanted by Gujarat Police in connection with a high-value real estate fraud, was deported from Dubai and landed in India on June 20.

He arrived at Ahmedabad International Airport, marking the culmination of a months-long international operation.

The International Police Cooperation Unit (IPCU) of the CBI, in coordination with the National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abu Dhabi, tracked down Jain's location in the UAE and facilitated his return. The Red Notice subject was returned to India on June 20, following his deportation from Dubai.

Three thieves were arrested and six stolen mobile phones were recovered along with a dummy pistol and a scooter used in multiple crimes by the Tilak Marg Police in Delhi, an official said on Friday.

The accused have been identified as Arbaz (22) of Sarai Kale Khan, Pankaj Mourya (22) of Jungpura, and Rahul Bagh (26) of Chirag Delhi.

“Six stolen mobile phones, one dummy pistol and a scooter used in the crime were recovered from the accused,” said Delhi Police in a statement.

The official said that the arrested accused had been selling stolen mobile phones on e-commerce platforms using fake Aadhaar cards and forged invoices.

The breakthrough in the case came after a complaint was filed by a Blinkit delivery boy, who reported the theft of his mobile phone, stating that it was stolen while he was delivering an order on Pandara Road.

In a significant operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a Nigerian national and seized narcotic substances worth approximately Rs 5 crore from her possession while she was travelling by bus from Delhi to Mumbai.

According to an official statement from the DRI, the operation was based on specific intelligence inputs indicating that a Nigerian female was suspected to be transporting narcotic substances.

DRI Mumbai officers mounted late-night surveillance and tracked the suspect for nearly 50 kilometres before intercepting her, along with her baggage.

“Acting on specific intelligence regarding a Nigerian female suspected to be carrying narcotic substances from Delhi to Mumbai by bus, officers of DRI Mumbai mounted surveillance late at night and trailed her for approximately 50 km. The suspect was then intercepted along with her baggage,” the DRI said in a statement.

The Assam Police have arrested five individuals and suspended three police personnel following the collapse of a newly repaired bridge over the Harang River in Cachar district.

The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, disrupted a crucial link connecting the Barak Valley region with the neighbouring states of Tripura, Mizoram, and Manipur. The bridge, located on the Silchar-Kalain Road, gave way under the weight of two overloaded trucks that plunged into the river, leaving both drivers injured.

In a major clampdown on the supply and trade of contrabands, including psychotropic drugs, the Anti-Narcotics Squad on Thursday nabbed three drug peddlers from a hotel in Laxmi Nagar area and also recovered a significant amount of narcotics from their possession.

“4.63 grams of MDMA and 3.32 grams of cocaine were recovered from their custody,” said an official.

Three individuals who were arrested for supplying contraband were identified as Tarun Kumar, Mohammad Arif, and Dharmesh. They were in the business of selling psychotropic substances for quick monetary gains, and their targets were primarily the young college students as well as working professionals.

These narco-peddlers were accustomed to the idea of quick money generation and would lure young consumers in the area to supply drugs, including MDMA and cocaine.

Financial cybercrimes are on the rise in Chennai, with residents losing a staggering Rs 218.5 crore to fraudsters between January and May 2025.

According to Greater Chennai Police, the number of cybercrime complaints during this period stood at 4,357 -- nearly 500 more than the 3,888 cases recorded in the same period last year.

Despite the growing number of incidents, city police managed to freeze Rs 48 crore from the stolen amount and successfully returned Rs 10.45 crore to victims after completing the legal process. In comparison, Rs 182 crore was lost during the same period in 2024, of which only Rs 6.52 crore was recovered.

Police said the improved recovery this year was possible due to a July 2024 directive from the Madras High Court, which clarified that registration of a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) alone is sufficient for initiating the reversal of frozen funds.

In a major breakthrough, Baran Cyber Police have arrested Chandramohan Vaishnav (40), son of Babulal, resident of Ganeshpura from the Hathoj area on Sirsi Road, Jaipur on Wednesday.

Vaishnav, the mastermind behind a massive pan-India cyber fraud racket worth over Rs 3 crore, had been absconding for the past three years, said officials.

Baran SP Rajkumar Chaudhary, briefing the media, said that the case first came to light on May 17, 2023, following a complaint by Pintu Rathore, a resident of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed a massive illegal land compensation scam involving the fraudulent transfer of forest land and wrongful compensation claims, after searches conducted across Mumbai and Navi Mumbai under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

On June 17, the ED’s Mumbai Zonal Office carried out coordinated search operations at multiple premises linked to the accused.