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Bulgaria seizes nearly 125 kg of smuggled gold

Bulgaria seizes nearly 125 kg of smuggled gold

Bulgarian law enforcement authorities have seized 124.708 kg of smuggled gold items worth US$6 million at the country's Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint, authorities said.

"This was the largest amount of contraband gold seized at the Bulgarian borders," the National Customs Agency (NCA) said in a statement on Friday.

The items were found on Wednesday in a car with Bulgarian registration, which arrived at the checkpoint at 7:30 p.m. local time and was travelling from Bulgaria to Turkey, reports news agency, citing the statement.

Delhi: Man kills wife for using social media

Delhi: Man kills wife for using social media

 

A man allegedly strangled his wife to death in Delhi, for using social media, police said. The accused has been identified as Ram Kumar, 33, a resident of Delhi's Razapur area.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Rohini, Pankaj Kumar, said on Friday, "A murder case was reported in PS Prashant Vihar in which a person named Ram Kumar, aged 33 of Razapur, confessed that he has murdered his wife by strangling her."

After enquiring further into the matter, it was revealed that his wife used to be more active on social media, which triggered an argument and led to this incident.

Four Mexicans jailed in Indonesia for shooting one Turkish

Four Mexicans jailed in Indonesia for shooting one Turkish

Indonesia's court sentenced four Mexican nationals to three years and ten months in prison for the robbery and shooting of a Turkish citizen in Denpasar, in Bali province.

The defendants are visitor visa holders, news agency reported.

"The defendants are guilty of committing the crime of theft with violence, violating the Criminal Code. The court is sentencing each of the defendants to three years and ten months imprisonment," Judge Putu Suyoga of the Denpasar District Court said when reading the verdict.

According to the verdict, the defendants committed the robbery and shooting in January 2024 at a villa in Badung, Bali. They stole a Hislon blue dial watch and a black bag containing nearly $6,000 which belonged to the victim, and then shot him in the stomach.

Gym owner shot dead in Delhi

Gym owner shot dead in Delhi

In a shocking incident, a 35-year-old gym owner was shot dead in Delhi's Greater Kailash-I, police said.

After getting information about the crime at 10.45 p.m. on Thursday, PCR, local police, crime team, Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team and Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankit Chauhan rushed to the spot.

The deceased was identified as Nadir Ahmed Shah who used to run the gym in partnership.

The cause of the crime is yet to be ascertained.

The gym owner, who suffered five bullet wounds, was rushed to Max Hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Online trading scam: Police interrogate Assamese actress Sumi Borah

Online trading scam: Police interrogate Assamese actress Sumi Borah

The controversial Assamese actress Sumi Borah and her husband Tarkik Borah were sent to five days of police custody and the investigating officers have been conducting marathon interrogation of the couple to unearth more details into the Rs 2,200 crore online trading scam, officials said on Friday.

Tarkik Borah is a photographer and his brother, Amlan Borah, was also arrested by the police from Bihar’s Muzaffarnagar district. He was sent to three days of police custody by the Court.

The actress was kept in custody under Dibrugarh police. She along with her husband surrendered before the police on Thursday morning.

Sumi Borah was closely connected to the kingpin of this huge online scam -- Bishal Phukan. Both Phukan and Borah are residents of Dibrugarh town.

Two arrested for stealing sports bikes in Gujarat

Two arrested for stealing sports bikes in Gujarat

Two men from Rajasthan were arrested and a juvenile was apprehended here for stealing high-end sports bikes, said officials on Thursday.

The Ahmedabad City Crime Branch apprehended them for their involvement in an inter-state gang responsible for stealing the bikes from the city and also Gandhinagar.

The stolen bikes, valued at Rs 6,30,000, were recovered, and the accused have been handed over to the authorities.

The bikes were stolen from Chandkheda in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar Sector-7 areas.

The two arrested individuals have been identified as Ashish alias Asu Devilal Phera, a resident of Udaipur, Rajasthan; and Sunil alias Kalu Mohanlal Coated, a resident of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The juvenile in conflict with the law has also been apprehended and handed to his guardians.

RG Kar tragedy: CBI collects teeth impression of accused Sanjay Roy

RG Kar tragedy: CBI collects teeth impression of accused Sanjay Roy

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials have collected the teeth impression of civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, who has been arrested for the rape and murder of a junior doctor of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August.

Sources said that a team of CBI officials reached the Presidency Central Correctional Home in South Kolkata late on Wednesday evening.

Assam online trading scam: Actress Sumi Borah's brother-in-law arrested

Assam online trading scam: Actress Sumi Borah's brother-in-law arrested

The brother-in-law of Assamese actress Sumi Borah -- whose name has surfaced in the Rs 2,200 crore online trading scam -- was arrested by the police on Wednesday.

The arrested individual -- Amlan Borah -- is the brother of Sumi Borah's husband, Tarkik Borah.

According to an official, Amlan Borah was arrested from Muzaffarpur district in Bihar following a joint operation by Assam Police and Bihar Police.

Female doctor attacked by patient at Hyderabad’s Gandhi Hospital

Female doctor attacked by patient at Hyderabad’s Gandhi Hospital

A female doctor was attacked by a patient at Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad here on Wednesday.

The incident occurred in the casualty ward when a patient, who was intoxicated, tried to grab the doctor, an intern, and assaulted her without any provocation.

The patient in his late 40s, was brought to hospital for treatment by a relative and he attacked the intern while she was attending to another patient.

The intern’s apron was torn when she tried to save herself.

1 Cr fraud numbers disconnected via Sanchar Saathi: DoT

1 Cr fraud numbers disconnected via Sanchar Saathi: DoT

The Department of Telecom (DoT) on Wednesday said that its Sanchar Saathi portal has disconnected ‘one crore fraud numbers’.

DoT’s Sanchar Saathi portal is a citizen-centric web portal created to fight cyber fraud, enabling citizens to report suspicious calls and messages.

“Huge 1 crore fraud numbers disconnected via Sanchar Saathi,” DoT posted on social media platform X.

In a bid to curb the menace of spam calls, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has also directed telecom operators to disconnect and blacklist entities using bulk connections for spam calls, including robocalls and pre-recorded calls.

“In the last fortnight over 3.5 lakh such numbers have been disconnected and 50 entities have been blacklisted. In addition, around 3.5 lakh unused/ unverified SMS headers and 12 lakh content templates are blocked,” according to the Ministry of Communications.

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