Crime News

A minor dispute over a blocked water outlet turned violent in Greater Noida’s Rabupura, where four men attacked a shopkeeper and his elderly father with sticks and a cricket bat. The assault was caught on CCTV, and the footage has gone viral on social media. Police registered a case after the complaint and launched a search for the accused.

Police have busted a prostitution racket operating from a flat in Surat’s Pasodara area under the guise of a massage parlour. 3 people, including a brother-sister duo, were arrested during a raid at Om Township. Police also found two women and two college students at the flat. A case has been registered under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.

A senior police inspector in Pune has been transferred to the Special Branch after a video allegedly showed three minor detainees tied to the bonnet of a police vehicle and paraded in public. The incident, linked to a July 20 murder case, triggered a State Human Rights Commission probe. Officials are examining CCTV footage.

Bombay High Court has overturned Tarun Tejpal's 2021 acquittal and convicted the Tehelka founder of rape, sexual harassment and assault with intent to disrobe. The case began in 2013 after a junior colleague accused him of sexual assault in Goa.

A 12-year-old girl in Ludhiana suffered injuries after trying to stop a woman and her partner from taking her three-year-old cousin. The accused woman reportedly grabbed the child on Dabа Road on July 28, while the girl fought to save her. CCTV footage shows the girl being dragged around 50 metres by the moving scooter. Police are investigating.

British charity worker Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, was found dead inside a suitcase at an abandoned building in Athens after being reported missing. Greek police have arrested a 26-year-old Afghan man who they say confessed to transporting her body.

A woman from Bihar’s Nawada district, who left her husband and eloped with her lover two years ago, has been found dead in Daman, with her body stuffed inside a trolley bag. Chhoti Kumari had been living with Rishabh Kumar, now wanted by police. Her family alleges Rishabh killed her following a dispute before fleeing. Police are investigating.

A 35-year-old man was hacked to death in public view at Singareni Colony in Hyderabad’s Saidabad on Tuesday. Identified as Hameer, or Fasi Ahmed, he was allegedly attacked with a coconut-cutting machete and suffered severe injuries. He was taken to a hospital but later died. Police and the CLUES team reached the scene and began investigating.

Three people, including a man and two women who were mute and deaf, were found dead inside a rented house in Prayagraj’s Garhi Kala area on Tuesday. Police suspect they may have died after a violent fight among themselves. Their bodies had visible injury marks. A forensic team collected evidence, while post-mortem reports are awaited.

A 42-year-old man was stabbed to death in Rajkot's Bhaktinagar following a long-running family feud. Police arrested his cousin Dharmendrasinh Vaghela within hours, while another accused remains absconding. Investigators are probing a dispute, alleged threats and claims of an affair involving victim and accused's sister-in-law as possible reasons.