In Delhi’s Bhajanpura, a 6-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three minors (aged 13, 14, and 15) on a building terrace. The accused, who work in a factory and live nearby, have been detained and produced before the Juvenile Justice Board under POCSO Act. The girl’s mother handed one boy over to police after seeing […]
An 18-year-old Kashmiri cloth vendor was brutally assaulted in Dehradun’s Vikasnagar, suffering serious head injuries after an argument allegedly turned communal, police said. The victim was attacked with sharp weapons; protests followed. Police arrested the prime accused. The JK Students’ Association condemned the assault, citing rising attacks nationwide.
A special NDPS court in Ahmedabad sentenced Ugandan national Mukakibibi Hana to 20 years in jail and fined her ₹2 lakh for international drug trafficking. Arrested in 2022 at Ahmedabad airport, she was found carrying 869 grams of heroin in 79 capsules inside her stomach. The court cited strong evidence and stressed strict action to […]
In Varanasi, Virendra was arrested for allegedly murdering co-worker Aftab Alam after being “tricked” into eating beef and repeatedly taunted. The victim’s body was found January 8 in Mahagaon. Police investigations, including CCTV and bank records, linked Virendra, who confessed to strangling Aftab with an associate and stealing his money afterward.
In Vikarabad, Telangana, nurse Surekha allegedly killed her parents, Dasharath and Lakshmi, by injecting poison after they refused to allow her to marry her lover. She tried to stage their deaths as natural, but police discovered the crime. Surekha confessed and was arrested, with authorities investigating her motive tied to caste-based marital opposition.
In Jaipur, a cardiac patient Sirajuddin and his brother Firoz Ali died after a speeding ambulance overturned on Ajmer-Delhi Highway near Niwaru Road. Four others, including the driver and nursing staff, were injured and hospitalized. Authorities cleared traffic and launched an investigation. Rajasthan Deputy CM Diya Kumari expressed grief and condolences to the families.
A tragic incident in Hyderabad claimed the life of a five-year-old girl when a banned Chinese manja thread slit her throat while riding on her father’s motorcycle. Despite repeated warnings, dangerous glass-coated threads continue to be used during Sankranti kite flying, causing severe injuries and fatalities, highlighting ongoing risks to public safety.
In Telangana’s Kamareddy district, a 14-year-old girl, Sangeetha, died after falling from an auto-rickshaw carrying benches for Republic Day celebrations at Borlam Gurukul Social Welfare Girls’ Residential School. The principal and driver were booked for negligence under BNS Section 106(1) following a complaint by her parents. 3 other students were injured.
In Pakistan, police arrested the son of a former cricketer for allegedly raping his housemaid at his farmhouse. The complainant filed the FIR on January 23. Authorities are investigating and conducting medical tests. Reports show crimes against women rose 25% in 2025, with most cases occurring at home, and perpetrators often known to victims.
In Shahjahanpur, UP, a young couple jumped from a restaurant’s second floor to escape harassment by Bajrang Dal members. The men demanded IDs, questioned their caste, and recorded them. Both were seriously injured and are hospitalized. Police filed an FIR against eight men, including Pravesh, Sonu, and Harshit, for rioting and mischief.
In Narsingdi, Bangladesh, 25-year-old Hindu Chanchal Bhowmik was burned to death in a suspicious fire, raising arson concerns. Minority attacks have surged under interim Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus ahead of February 12 elections. Human rights groups and exiled Sheikh Hasina condemned the violence. Bangladesh braces for polls amid escalating communal tensions.
In Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, a woman allegedly injected HIV into her ex-lover’s wife after staging a road accident. Four people, including the accused B Boya Vasundhara and a nurse, were arrested on January 24. Police say infected blood was obtained from hospital samples and used during the attack. The victim’s husband filed a complaint the […]
A 100-year-old shrine of Punjabi mystic Baba Bulleh Shah was vandalised in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, with two nearby shrines damaged and donation boxes broken. Shrine members called it a deliberate attempt to disrupt communal harmony. While outrage has grown among followers, officials said no FIR has been filed yet, though police have been deployed at the […]
The Telangana High Court overturned the death penalty for Bhanothu Bharathi, who killed her seven-month-old daughter while suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. The court ruled she was unaware of her actions due to mental illness. Considering her danger to society, she was ordered to be admitted to Erragadda Mental Hospital.
In Faridabad, a 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly beating his four-year-old daughter to death after she failed to write numbers up to 50. The incident occurred at their home on January 21. The crime was revealed by the victim’s brother, who witnessed the assault.