Crime

Man shoots dead wife over dowry in Greater Noida

Man shoots dead wife over dowry in Greater Noida

In a tragic incident, a woman was allegedly shot dead by her husband over dowry in Greater Noida’s Dankaur area on Saturday.

The body of the woman has been sent for post-mortem.

The police have started investigating the case, and teams are actively searching for the husband and other in-laws who are on the run.

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 11 Tamil fishermen

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 11 Tamil fishermen

Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department on Saturday said that the Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 11 fishermen of the state.

“These arrested fishermen, hailing from Akkarapettai in Nagapattinam district, had set sail on Thursday into deep sea for routine fishing. They were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy at 41 nautical miles southeast of Kodiakarai,” said the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department in a statement.

It added that their mechanised fishing trawler was also been seized by the Sri Lankan Navy.

The department identified the fishermen as Nagarathinam (23); R. Prakash (35); K. Sundandira Sundar (32); S. Anandavel (32); R. Chandru (23); V. Ramesh (47); K. Sanjay (23) from Akkaraipettai; K. Sivaraj (45); M. Varshan (19); V. Suman (25) from Nambiyar Nagar; and M. Rajendran (45).

Three arrested for looting man via dating app

Three arrested for looting man via dating app

Three youths have been arrested on the charges of luring a man on a gay dating app and then robbing him.

The accused have been identified as Harsh Mathur (24), Narayan (21) and Laxman (22), all residents of Sohna, Gurugram.

The arrest came after a man lodged a complaint on June 12, alleging he was defrauded.

The complainant said that a person contacted him on March 5 through the Grinder app, called him for a meeting and then took him to the forests near Ram Chowk Dundahera..

Bihar Police files charge sheet in constable paper leak case

Bihar Police files charge sheet in constable paper leak case

The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police has submitted a charge sheet in the constable recruitment paper leak case, an official said on Friday.

Nayyer Hasnain Khan, the Additional Director General (ADG) of the EOU, confirmed the development, saying that the charge sheet was filed on Thursday evening.

"We have submitted the charge sheet against the paper leak mastermind, Sanjiv Mukhiya, and others involved in this case. The accused were engaged in organised crime and are serial offenders," Khan said.

The charge sheet names several individuals, including Sanjiv Mukhiya, Dilip Kumar alias Bittu, Abhishek Kumar, Ashwini Kumar, and others.

14-year-old gang-raped in Assam; CM Sarma warns of stern action

14-year-old gang-raped in Assam; CM Sarma warns of stern action

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped when she was returning home from tuition centre in the Dhing area in Assam's Nagaon district.

According to police, the crime took place on Thursday night when the victim riding on a bicycle was attacked and gang-raped by three men.

The passers-by spotted the girl near a pond in the area and rushed her to a nearby hospital.

After committing the crime, the accused dropped the girl at the spot who was semi-conscious for more than an hour before being rescued by the locals.

Fiji head teachers urged to address cyberbullying

Fiji head teachers urged to address cyberbullying

Head teachers in Fiji have been urged to step up efforts to effectively address cyberbullying incidents.

The guidance aims to ensure such matters are managed appropriately and comprehensively within educational institutions, said Josua Naisele, chief executive of the Education Ministry Substance Abuse Advisory Council, on Friday, during the 41st Fiji Head Teachers Association Annual Conference.

He said victims of cyberbullying will be provided with counselling services facilitated by their schools according to the guidelines, news agency reported quoting Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.

Parents have the option to report incidents to the police if necessary, Naisele said, adding that in such cases, the authorities will investigate and take further action as required.

Liquor mafia assaults six policemen, excise officials in Bihar

Liquor mafia assaults six policemen, excise officials in Bihar

Six policemen and excise officials were injured in an attack by a liquor mafia in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Thursday.

The incident occurred in ward number 8 of Shivrajpur Panchayat, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Nautan police station. The officers arrived in the village to conduct a raid however they were assaulted by the liquor mafia.

The injured officers were immediately taken to the Government Medical College and Hospital Bettiah, where their conditions were reported to be critical. The circumstances leading to the raid and the subsequent attack are being investigated by the authorities.

Manoj Kumar Singh, the Excise Superintendent of Bettiah said: “The raid was conducted in response to reports of liquor smuggling in the village. A combined team of police and excise department officers went to the village with the intent of arresting the suspects. However, as soon as the team arrived, they were attacked by the mafia.”

'Bomb' note on tissue paper found in Air India plane toilet

'Bomb' note on tissue paper found in Air India plane toilet

The tension that surfaced in the airport here on Thursday morning ended after a thorough search on the Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram Air India flight found nothing dangerous, except a note written on a tissue paper in a toilet of the plane, which said 'bomb'.

Earlier, an Air India flight from Mumbai made an emergency landing following a bomb threat. The incident took place around 7.30 a.m. when the pilot of the Air India flight informed the airport authorities about the threat. As soon as the message of the threat was received, the airport went into full alert mode. The bomb squad and all other emergency services were quickly positioned.

After the plane made a touchdown around 8 a.m., it was moved to an isolated area of the airport and all the 136 passengers, including the crew on board, were evacuated safely. Bomb experts entered the plane and carried out a thorough check.

Initially, the authorities were perplexed about how the bomb threat was known to the pilot.

Gujarat: ACB nabs head constable in Kandla bribery case

Gujarat: ACB nabs head constable in Kandla bribery case

Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested a head constable of the Customs Department at the Kandla Special Economic Zone for allegedly accepting a bribe.

An official identified the accused as Ishaq Abdulkarim Sama, adding that he was arrested red-handed while accepting a complainant's illegal Rs 3,000 bribe.

“The complainant, a vigilant citizen working in the labour management for a private company in Kandla, reported that Sama demanded the bribe to allow the company's workers to enter and exit through the Kandla Special Economic Zone gate without any harassment,” the official said.

He said that the complainant, unwilling to pay the bribe, reached out to the ACB in Gandhidham.

Teacher molests six schoolgirls in Maharashtra's Akola, arrested

Teacher molests six schoolgirls in Maharashtra's Akola, arrested

Amid the raging controversy over the sexual abuse of two girls in Badlapur’s reputed school, a 42-year-old schoolteacher was arrested in Maharashtra's Akola district for repeatedly molesting six Class 8 girl students for the last four months and forcing them to watch adult films.

According to the police, the accused, identified as Pramod Sardar, showed obscene videos on his mobile phone before inappropriately touching the students. This took place in the Zilla Parishad school premises of Kazikheda village, 40 km from the city.

The incident came to light after one of the victims dared to call the 1098 child helpline. The complaint led to an inquiry by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC).

On Tuesday, the CWC members visited the school on the pretext of conducting an hour-long session with the students and requested to speak to the Class 8 girls in person. On this occasion, the victim girls gave information about the trauma they had endured for the last four months.

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