Blue spot: Mum held in police cell after birthmark mistake

Blue spot: Mum held in police cell after birthmark mistake

5 hours ago By Sophia Seth, BBC News BBC Laxmi Thapa was held in police custody before medical checks showed she had not harmed her baby The mother of a six-month-old baby said she was treated “like a criminal” after her son’s birthmarks were mistaken for bruising. Laxmi Thapa’s son was born with blue spot – blue-grey … Read more

Youth held on charge of posting pictures of students with obscene content on social media pages

Youth held on charge of posting pictures of students with obscene content on social media pages

A youth was arrested by the Kalady police on charge of posting pictures of women in social media groups with obscene content. The arrested is a 24-year-old from Mattoor. Later, he was released on bail. He allegedly obtained pictures of college students without their permission and posted them to Facebook with obscene materials. However, the … Read more

Gutti Koya Maoist Commander involved in killing of 86 CPPF jawans and four civilians held in Andhra Pradesh

Gutti Koya Maoist Commander involved in killing of 86 CPPF jawans and four civilians held in Andhra Pradesh

Rampachodavaram ASP (Operations) K.V. Maheswara Reddy and CRPF official at a press conference in Chintoor in Alluri Sitarama Raju district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sodi Baman, a 23-year-old Gutti Koya Section Commander of a platoon of the banned Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist), who was involved in various attacks on paramilitary forces and killing civilians … Read more

Nine held in Gauhati University marksheet scam: Police

Nine held in Gauhati University marksheet scam: Police

The alleged scam was first revealed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press briefing during a visit to Barpeta on June 27. File | Photo Credit: ANI “Nine people including the prime accused have so far been arrested in the alleged marksheet scam in Assam’s Gauhati University,” police sources said on June 29. … Read more

Assembly condemns regularities in tests held by NTA

Assembly condemns regularities in tests held by NTA

The Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the National Testing Agency. The allegation of widespread corruption, irregularities and financial transactions in connection with NEET-Undergraduate exam was made by Left Democratic Front MLA M. Vijin in a … Read more

Mizoram police seize 24 exotic animals, two held

Mizoram police seize 24 exotic animals, two held

GUWAHATI The Mizoram police seized 24 exotic animals and arrested two people, both residents of Tripura, for smuggling wildlife on Thursday. The exotic animals – 18 snakes, four turtles, and two monkeys – were smuggled from Myanmar and were destined for Tripura’s capital Agartala, a Mizoram police spokesperson said. “The animals were found in a … Read more

Woman held for killing landlady to rob her valuables

Woman held for killing landlady to rob her valuables

The Kengeri police cracked the murder case of 36-year-old woman and arrested her tenant who allegedly strangled her landlady to death to rob her valuables while she was at home along with her two-year-old child. The accused Monika, a native of Kolar works as a data entry operator at a private firm and was a … Read more

43 bags of banned gutkha products seized in Vriddhachalam, one held

43 bags of banned gutkha products seized in Vriddhachalam, one held

The police seized 43 gunny bags of gutkha and other banned tobacco products, being smuggled in a mini lorry, and arrested one person near Vriddhachalam in Cuddalore district on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Following a tip-off on the movement of the contraband, a special police team intercepted the lorry near Krishi Vigyan Kendra near Vriddhachalam. … Read more

Budgam youth held, was planning to join ISIS-inspired terror group: J&K Police

Budgam youth held, was planning to join ISIS-inspired terror group: J&K Police

The J&K Police arrested a local youth from Budgam, who was about to join terrorist ranks on the motivation of some Pakistani based terrorist handlers. Representative image | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The J&K Police on Thursday said it arrested a local youth from Budgam, “who was about to join terrorist ranks on the motivation of some … Read more