Former New Zealand international Doug Bracewell has been handed a two-year suspension after testing positive for cocaine before his retirement from all cricket last year, England's Cricket Regulator said on Friday.
A 22-year-old woman climbed a water tank in Lucknow after her husband went missing. Police successfully brought her down after hours of counselling and contacted her husband.
A builder and two others were allegedly duped of 18.19 lakh by two individuals in Thane, Maharashtra, who promised to secure business loans for them.
Police in Thane, Maharashtra, have filed a case against three individuals, including a safety manager, for causing death by negligence after a 22-year-old worker died in a wall collapse during construction in December 2024.
Police in New Delhi recovered the body of an unidentified man from a canal in the New Ashok Nagar area. The body was found floating in the Kondli Canal near Kondli Pul, and an investigation has been initiated.
A 72-year-old man was arrested in Sangli after evading authorities for 45 years in connection with an attempted murder case registered in Mumbai in 1981.
A 63-year-old passenger from Kerala has been arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly sexually harassing a 24-year-old cabin crew member on a flight from Bahrain.
A 34-year-old woman died after falling from the eighth floor of a residential building in the Talegaon MIDC area of Pune. Police suspect suicide and are investigating a viral video of the incident.
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Three inmates escaped from a remand home in Jharkhand's Gumla district on Friday, a police officer said. The juveniles, lodged in the remand home within Gumla police station limits, escaped in the early hours of the day.
An elephant undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in an IED blast, allegedly triggered by Maoists in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, has died.
A 35-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh allegedly died by suicide after an argument with his wife over being woken up in the morning. Police are investigating the incident.
A 32-year-old history-sheeter was arrested in Thane for allegedly possessing an illegal firearm and live ammunition. The arrest was made by a Crime Branch team near the new Kasheli bridge. The accused had previously been booked for murder but was acquitted.
A 20-year-old man was arrested in Dehradun for allegedly robbing a software engineer who fell from a bridge during a scuffle. The incident occurred after the victim and the accused consumed alcohol together. Police are searching for a second suspect.
Police in Roorkee are investigating the death of a 39-year-old man at a de-addiction centre, treating it as a suspicious murder case. The victim, who was undergoing treatment at the facility, was found with his throat slit, prompting a thorough investigation involving forensic analysis and questioning of staff and inmates.
Police in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, have arrested the father and two uncles of a 19-year-old woman, along with another man, in connection with her alleged suicide due to harassment related to her wish to marry her lover.
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in Kolkata in connection with the killing of a BJP leader in Jharkhand. Police claim he was the prime accused in the case.
The body of a 34-year-old man, missing for two days, was found in a stone quarry in Odisha's Nayagarh district. Police are investigating allegations of murder and have detained two suspects for questioning.
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death by two minors in Nagpur over a love affair, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred late Tuesday night in Vajpayee Nagar area under the jurisdiction of Kalamna police station.
A 50-year-old man was stabbed to death in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park area on Thursday over an alleged old enmity. Police have arrested the accused, identified as Mohsin.
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A 28-year-old student pursuing a post-graduate diploma in cricket coaching allegedly drowned in a swimming pool at the Sports University of Haryana campus in Sonipat. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death, which the family suspects may not have been accidental.
A 25-year-old woman's family alleges dowry harassment and foul play after she died from a fall in Delhi. Her final calls for help haunt them as police investigate.
A 23-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances near a hotel in old Delhi, prompting a police investigation into the cause of death.
A 17-year-old student in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh, was found dead inside a library he owned. Police suspect suicide, possibly related to a love affair.
A 26-year-old man was injured, including suffering a bite wound, during a parking dispute in Delhi's Vivek Vihar area.
A 26-year-old man was found dead near a railway track in Mumbai, leading his family to request an investigation into a video he allegedly recorded, accusing two women and a man of harassment.
A 57-year-old man and his two sons were arrested for allegedly beating up a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable at Kalyan station in Thane district after he intervened in a dispute.
A 20-year-old woman was found dead in her in-laws' house in Etah, Uttar Pradesh, with her family alleging dowry harassment. Police are investigating the case.
A clash erupted in a Mathura village after a Dalit wedding procession was met with stone-pelting, resulting in injuries and police intervention.
A four-year-old boy, Gurkaran Singh, who was rescued after falling into a borewell in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, is in stable condition. He is under observation at the civil hospital and responding well to treatment.
"During interrogation, Seema confessed that her husband died sometime earlier and she had been living with Yatendra. Her daughter, Divyanshi, often troubled her when she went to work, which led to frequent quarrels between the couple," SP (Rural) Tejveer Singh said.
A 27-year-old man died in Nangal village, Baghpat, following a clash between two groups. Police have detained one person for questioning and are investigating the incident.
A 17-year-old schoolgirl in Gurugram, India, allegedly died by suicide after being harassed, according to police reports. Investigations are underway, focusing on chats found on her mobile phone and a note indicating threats from a young man.
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A 72-year-old chartered accountant was robbed, assaulted, and kidnapped from his home in Delhi. Police have arrested two suspects after a 36-hour chase.
A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife after a drunken fight in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district.
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly strangled to death by her father in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district over her alleged relationship with a youth from another community.
A 42-year-old powerloom worker from Thane, Maharashtra, has been arrested for allegedly killing a 33-year-old woman after she refused to have a relationship with him.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to investigate the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in the Pune district of Maharashtra, following widespread outrage over the heinous crime.
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