Police in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, have registered a case against four individuals for allegedly assaulting two youths suspected of theft. The incident occurred in Babhani village, where the youths were tied to a tree and beaten. An investigation is underway following the emergence of a video on social media.
Six men from Assam were arrested in Kerala for allegedly beating their colleague to death, suspecting him of stealing a phone.
Odisha Police have arrested four individuals for allegedly assaulting a woman and three youths by tying them to an electric pole on suspicion of theft in the Ganjam district.
A 10-year-old girl died in Sangli district, Maharashtra, after allegedly being tortured by her father, who suspected her of stealing money. Her sister was also subjected to similar treatment and is hospitalised. The father has been apprehended and a case has been registered.
Navi Mumbai police have arrested four individuals for allegedly killing a 31-year-old man suspected of theft. The victim, Sandeep Vishwakarma, was reported missing and later found dead with injuries sustained from an assault.
A man in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested for allegedly tying a Dalit girl to a tree and beating her after accusing her of stealing from his shop. The incident came to light after a video went viral on social media.
Police in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district have arrested 16 people and detained 15 others in connection with the murder of a man and the thrashing of two others, all based on suspicions of child lifting.
Two individuals have been arrested in Belagavi, Karnataka, for allegedly stealing gold ornaments worth Rs 1.2 crore from the residence of an elderly doctor couple. Police have recovered a significant portion of the stolen goods and are continuing efforts to retrieve the remainder.
A 14-year-old boy died and another was injured after being thrashed by villagers in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on suspicion of goat theft. Police have arrested 12 people in connection with the incident.
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly stealing valuables worth Rs 30 lakh from his girlfriend's house after she refused to lend him money.
A 16-year-old boy in Varanasi, India, died after allegedly being beaten with sticks over suspicion of mobile theft. Police have registered a case and are investigating.
A man and a teenager died in Maharashtra's Beed district after a power transmission tower collapsed during an attempt to steal high-voltage cables. Police are investigating the incident and have made several arrests.
A man in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his two daughters after they allegedly stole a mobile phone.
A man in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, has been arrested for allegedly orchestrating his father's murder to secure a compassionate appointment at Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL). Two hired assassins were also apprehended, who bludgeoned the father to death and attempted to stage it as a road accident.
A couple has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly stealing cash and valuables from elderly passengers in e-rickshaws. The arrest followed an investigation into the theft of Rs 1 lakh from a 60-year-old passenger.
A Bank of Baroda employee in Ahmedabad has been arrested for allegedly stealing Rs 8.7 crore from an RBI currency chest and laundering the money into properties and cryptocurrency.
A man was arrested in Kannur, Kerala, for allegedly stealing a police vehicle parked inside a police station compound. The accused, identified as Hamsath, allegedly trespassed into the cyber police station compound, stole an SUV, and was later apprehended after arousing suspicion at a local eatery.
A 23-year-old domestic help was arrested in northwest Delhi for allegedly stealing gold and diamond jewellery from her employer's residence. The entire stolen property was recovered by the police.
A 40-year-old domestic help has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly stealing gold jewellery from the house of an 82-year-old woman. Police recovered the stolen gold from her residence.
Four people have been arrested in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly beating a disabled man to death and burying his body in a field. The victim was suspected of stealing a buffalo.
The appointment of Kerala's Chief Electoral Officer as the Chief Minister's secretary has ignited a political firestorm, raising questions about election credibility and sparking accusations of hypocrisy among political parties.
Police in Kedarnath have arrested two men believed to be part of an organised gang that steals from pilgrims. Purses, ATM cards, and other belongings were recovered from the suspects, who are residents of Ludhiana, Punjab.
Seventeen prisoners in Mizoram were allegedly fraudulently released from jail using forged court documents and fake release orders. Police have arrested two people in connection with the racket.
A gold chain worth Rs 2.37 lakh was stolen from a woman revenue official during a religious function in Beed, Maharashtra. Police suspect gangs targeting large gatherings.
Two ice cream factory workers in Korba, Chhattisgarh were allegedly tortured by their employer and his aide who pulled out their nails and administered electric shocks on suspicion of theft. The victims, Abhishek Bhambi and Vinod Bhambi, were hired through a contractor to work at the ice cream factory owned by Chhotu Gurjar. The duo was stripped, given electric shocks, and their nails were pulled out, and a video of the torture has gone viral. The victims escaped and filed a complaint with police in Rajasthan, leading to a case being registered in Korba against Gurjar and his associate Mukesh Sharma.
A 22-year-old chef working at a five-star hotel in Delhi has been arrested for allegedly burgling a house in RK Puram using a master key to open Chinese locks. Police recovered stolen cash and jewellery worth Rs 2.69 lakh from the accused.
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 24-year-old man in Delhi was arrested with his friend for allegedly staging a burglary at his own home to repay debts incurred from stock market trading.
A man has been arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly stealing diamond and gold ornaments worth Rs 14.65 lakh from a house. The stolen property has been recovered, and investigations are ongoing to apprehend an accomplice.
A woman claiming to be an author has alleged she was attacked by a mob in Indore while researching the Shah Bano case, but police deny the mob assault, stating the dispute was over a book contract.
An author claims she was attacked in Indore after being mistaken for a 'child lifter' while researching a book on the Shah Bano case. Police deny the mob assault, citing a dispute over the book contract.
A 30-year-old man in Latur, Maharashtra, was arrested within hours of stealing his mother's gold ornaments from their home.
According to a complaint filed by the victim's family, Fareed was returning home from work when he was mobbed and thrashed by some residents on Tuesday night in the Mamu Bhanja locality over suspicion of theft, Superintendent of Police City M Shekhar Pathak said.
A video purporting to show Shivam Johri tied to a pole in a semi-naked state and wincing in pain as a man beats him with a belt was widely circulated on social media on Wednesday.
According to authorities, the group is suspected to be operating together as part of an international in-flight theft racket.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticizes Kerala's ruling Left government over the Sabarimala gold loss case, demanding a neutral investigation and accusing the government of protecting the real culprits. He also signals the start of the BJP's campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold loss case suspects that more gold was lost from the temple than initially believed. The investigation has led to political accusations and counter-accusations between various parties.
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A man leading a double life as an e-rickshaw puller by day and a burglar by night has been arrested in Delhi. The accused used his inconspicuous identity to avoid suspicion while targeting locked houses in residential areas.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused the Election Commission of India of engaging in "vote chori" (vote theft) to benefit the BJP, claiming his party possesses substantial evidence of electoral irregularities.