The Gurugram Police have registered a case against WhatsApp directors and nodal officers for not providing information sought by them under the prescribed law, police said.

According to the police during an investigation of a sensitive case, the Gurugram Police, after obtaining the desired permission from the competent authority, had sent a notice to WhatsApp on July 17 through email and sought information, but WhatsApp did not provide any information in this regard and even raised objections in an illegal manner.

Thereafter, on July 25, the required information for the specified mobile numbers was again sought by sending complete details, but WhatsApp again did not provide any information to the police till August 28 and despite various requests, WhatsApp did not provide any information to the police.

Congress on Saturday released its detailed ‘Haath Badlega Halaat’ manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections in Haryana, promising a slew of welfare measures for farmers, women, employees and the youth.

The manifesto was released in the presence of former state Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda, ex-Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and the party's state chief Udai Bhan.

The 40-page manifesto promises free treatment up to Rs 25 lakh and Rs 2,000 per month to women, it also promises to get water from the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal.

Elections for the 90-member Assembly will be held on October 5 and the results will be declared on October 8.

The Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) on Friday expelled 13 party leaders for a period of six years for engaging in "anti-party activities." The leaders had chosen to contest the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections as independent candidates against official Congress nominees.

The decision to expel the leaders was taken to maintain party discipline, according to a statement issued by HPCC chief Udai Bhan.

The leaders expelled include Naresh Dhande (Guhla-SC), Pardeep Gill (Jind), Sajjan Singh Dhull (Pundri), Sunita Battan (Pundri), Rajiv Mamuram Gondar (Nilokheri-SC), Dayal Singh Sirohi (Nilokheri-SC), Vijay Jain (Panipat Rural), Dilbag Sandil (Uchana Kalan), Ajit Phogat (Dadri), Abhijeet Singh (Bhiwani), Satbir Ratera (Bawani Khera-SC), Nitu Mann (Prithla), and Anita Dhull Badsikri (Kalayat).

A 42-year-old person was allegedly killed by his wife and her brother in the intervening night of September 17 and 18 in Gurugram.

The woman and her brother murdered the victim as he (husband) suspected the woman of being in an extramarital affair and used to beat her.

The duo were caught by police on Monday from Sultanpur village of Gurugram. The police had announced a Rs 10,000 reward for their arrest.

The victim, Shyam Bihari, a native of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh, along with his wife Shanti, residing in a rented accommodation in the Basai Industrial area under Sector-9A police station limits.

BJP rebel Naveen Goel is contesting as an Independent candidate from the Gurgaon Assembly constituency.

His entry into the scene has complicated the field for BJP candidate Mukesh Sharma.

Goel is contesting the election in a very planned manner. Also, the induction of former BJP local leaders will help him to boost his election and woo voters.

In the last three days, three former BJP leaders, including Sumer Tanwar, Seema Pahuja and Anuradha Sharma, have given their support to Naveen Goel.

Sumer Tanwar represents the reserve community and was denied a ticket from the Pataudi Assembly constituency. Seema Pahuja a Punjabi and former councillor was also denied a ticket from the Gurgaon seat.

Weeks ahead of the Haryana assembly elections, the All India Congress Committee has suspended the party's rebel leader Chitra Sarwara for six years for her involvement in "anti-party activities".

This has come to light after Chitra Sarwara filed her candidature as an independent candidate from Ambala Cantonment. Congress has fielded Parvinder Pal Pari from this seat against six-time MLA and senior BJP leader Anil Vij.

Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested HCS officer Minakshi Dahia in a bribery case. She has been arrested for taking bribe in a case of Fishery department. Her bail plea was rejected by Punjab and Haryana High Courty. She has been sent to judicial custody.

In a horrifying accident a 23-year-old motorcyclist lost his life after he crashed into an SUV driven on the wrong side of the road in Gurugram on Friday.

The accident took place around 5.45 am on an upscale Golf Course Road in DLF Phase-2, police said on Friday.

The footage, which was also circulated widely on social media, shows the biker riding his bike at a high speed and crashing into the SUV.

The victim was identified as Akshat Garg from Pochanpur in New Delhi’s Dwarka and was wearing safety gear, including a helmet and gloves while riding his motorcycle.

At least three people were killed and two others were injured in a firing at a liquor shop on Sonipat Road in Haryana, police said on Friday.

The firing incident took place on Thursday late at night at Baliana Turn. The deceased were identified as Jaideep, Amit Nandal and Vinay, all residents of Bohar village.

The injured, identified as Anuj and Manoj, were rushed to the trauma centre at Rohtak PGIMS and are admitted there. According to the police, the miscreants were on a bike and the firing was possibly due to a gang war.

Partap Singh Bajwa, leader of Opposition, Punjab among three leaders appointed as Congress Senior Observers for the enusing Assembly elections.

The other two leaders are former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken.