A note referencing 'lone wolf' attacks and the Islamic State was discovered at the home of a man arrested for allegedly stabbing two security guards in Thane, Maharashtra, after questioning their religion.
Pune police have solved a contract killing case, leading to the discovery of two additional murders and the arrest of two history-sheeters in Khed taluka.
Delhi Police have arrested a man suspected of leading an organised ATM fraud gang involved in over 50 cases of cheating. The arrest has resolved at least five cases, with the accused linked to numerous incidents across Delhi.
Two unidentified individuals fired shots at a plywood factory in Yamunanagar, Haryana, causing panic but no injuries. Police are investigating the incident and examining CCTV footage.
A 26-year-old Delhi High Court advocate died after allegedly jumping from the 15th floor of a hotel in New Delhi's Connaught Place area, police said.
A son of a local Congress leader was killed and another injured after three men barged into their house and opened fire in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district on Friday, police said.
Two Jewish men were stabbed near a synagogue in north-west London, in an attack declared by police as a 'terrorist' incident. A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly robbing an e-commerce company's store in Shalimar Bagh, Delhi. Police recovered part of the stolen cash and identified the accused as a habitual offender.
A 34-year-old cloth trader was shot dead in Delhi following a parking dispute with his tenant. Police have arrested two people, including the main accused's stepson, in connection with the incident.
A statue of B R Ambedkar was vandalised in Noorpur Jattan village, Punjab, leading to protests and claims of responsibility by a pro-Khalistan leader. Police are investigating the incident, which is not the first of its kind in the area.
Police in Jaipur are investigating the discovery of a partially burnt body found stuffed in a plastic sack in an open plot. The victim's identity is currently unknown, and authorities are reviewing CCTV footage to aid the investigation.
The accused, identified as Zaib Zubair Ansari (31), who returned to India from the US in 2020, allegedly asked the security guards their religion after an altercation at an under-construction building in the Mira Road area of Thane, he said.
A Dehradun woman, Lalita Chaudhary, whose son died in a hit-and-run accident, successfully tracked down the accused driver after police closed the case due to lack of evidence. Her persistence and evidence gathering led to the reopening of the case.
Delhi Police have identified two men suspected of attempting to set a house on fire in Adarsh Nagar, with arrests expected soon. The incident, which caused no injuries, is being treated as arson without provocation.
A 32-year-old woman was stabbed to death and her husband seriously injured in an attack by unidentified assailants in Delhi's Adarsh Nagar area.
Police in Maharashtra's Beed district recovered a stolen tractor within two days and arrested the thief, Ramdas Asaram Shriram, after the farmer reported the theft from his property.
A worker at Mumbai's Siddhivinayak temple has been arrested for allegedly stealing money from donation boxes. CCTV footage revealed the employee extracting currency notes from the boxes, leading to a police investigation.
A man was fatally stabbed in Bhokar tehsil, Nanded district. Police are investigating the motive behind the attack.
A 34-year-old cloth trader was fatally shot by his tenant in Delhi's Preet Vihar following a dispute over parking. Police have arrested the accused and are investigating the involvement of his associates.
A two-year-old girl died in a road accident in Delhi's Alipur area after a speeding SUV rear-ended the car she was travelling in, causing her to be thrown from the vehicle.
A man was shot dead at close range by unidentified assailants in a border village in Amritsar. Police have launched an investigation.
A determined mother in Dehradun, India, solved her son's hit-and-run case after police closed it due to lack of evidence, leading to its reopening.
A gang of armed dacoits targeted two houses in Kavadgaon village in Beed district of Maharashtra, making off with valuables and cash worth over Rs 2.16 lakh and brutally attacking a resident.
The accused in the rape and murder of a 22-year-old woman in Delhi's Kailash Hills has told investigators that he initially planned to only rob the house, but the crime escalated after she refused to open the safe.
A history-sheeter in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, survived a shooting attack, sustaining multiple gunshot wounds but managing to drive himself to a hospital. Police are investigating the incident, suspecting old enmity as the motive.
Police in Dharwad, Karnataka, have arrested nine men in connection with the murder of a Youth Congress leader, Fairoz Pathan, who was attacked at his residence.
The body of a 39-year-old man, identified as Aqeel Ahmed, was discovered near the Jafrabad metro station in northeast Delhi with visible injuries. Police have launched a murder investigation and are analysing CCTV footage to identify and apprehend the suspects.
The post-mortem report of a senior IRS officer's daughter, who was murdered in her Delhi residence, reveals strangulation as the cause of death, along with multiple injuries indicating a struggle and assault. A former domestic help has been arrested in connection with the crime.
Tension arose in Awagarh, Uttar Pradesh, after the discovery of mutilated bovine remains near a railway line, prompting police investigation and Hindu groups' demands for arrests.
Police in Bengaluru have arrested an autorickshaw driver after the body of a woman was found in a garbage heap. Investigation revealed the driver hit the woman with his vehicle and disposed of her body after she died.
A businessman was shot dead by three unidentified assailants in Palamu district, Jharkhand. Police are investigating the incident and reviewing CCTV footage.
A four-year-old boy who was brutally assaulted by an autorickshaw driver in Vasai, Palghar, is recovering in hospital. The accused, Sandeep Pawar, has had his police custody extended. The incident, captured on CCTV, involved the driver slamming the boy to the ground after an argument with the child's father.
A man has been arrested in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, for the alleged murder of a woman in the Mira Road area of Thane district. The accused, Ashish Madan Meshram, was apprehended after fleeing the scene and travelling through multiple cities.
Delhi Police have apprehended six juveniles in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old man in the Samaypur Badli area. The victim, Rajeev, was attacked following a heated exchange and later died in hospital. The investigation is ongoing to identify any other individuals involved.
An autorickshaw driver in Palghar, Maharashtra, was arrested after brutally assaulting a four-year-old boy following an argument with the child's father. The incident, captured on CCTV, shows the driver slamming the boy to the ground and hitting his head with an iron rod. The child is in critical condition.
Police in Gangtok have arrested a 19-year-old youth in connection with the murder of a deaf and dumb man known as 'Traffic Laata,' who assisted with traffic management. The suspect confessed to robbery but claims the death was accidental.
A husband and wife have been arrested in Delhi for allegedly murdering a retired Reserve Bank of India employee after he refused to lend them money.
Three men, including a domestic help, have been arrested for allegedly holding hostage and robbing a businessman's family in Delhi's Golf Links area. The domestic help, recently hired, is accused of conspiring with others to commit the crime.
An elderly man was stabbed to death in northeast Delhi's Seelampur area following an argument that started because he allegedly stared at the accused, who had an old rivalry with the victim.
Delhi Police have dismantled a drug trafficking network in west Delhi, arresting four individuals, including two Nigerian nationals, and seizing MDMA valued at approximately Rs 1 crore.
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