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Chennai: Police arrested a 46-year-old man for sexually assaulting a woman after luring her with offers to act in films. The accused also extorted ₹2 lakh and 91g of gold jewellery from her.According to a complaint from the 36-year-old small-time actor, she got acquainted with the accused, Sheikh Muthaleef, in 2025. He claimed to run a media company and invited her to an award event.Later, he promised her acting opportunities and sexually assaulted her. He then threatened to release an obscene video of hers and extorted ₹2 lakh and 91g of gold jewellery. A case was registered at Vadapalani All…
A male police constable is confronted and assaulted by four men during an attempted court summons service, highlighting allegations of abuse and threats in a tense street encounter. Ahmedabad: A police constable was allegedly assaulted, abused and threatened by four members of a family while attempting to serve a court summons in the Raipur area on Saturday evening.According to a complaint filed by constable Jayesh Barot, he was on summons duty in the Kagdapith police station limits around 5pm when he reached Kantodiavas to deliver a court summons in a pending criminal case.Barot stated that while inquiring about the person…
Kanpur: Former deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the opposition, alleging that those who compare Lord Ram with Babar are now projecting themselves as his protectors.Addressing a gathering after attending a tribute meeting held in Ghatampur on the death anniversary of former MP and cabinet minister Kamala Rani Varun, Sharma said, “The entire opposition has united to oppose Sanatan Dharm.”He appealed to people to remain united, rise above the divisions of forward, backward and tribal communities, and strengthen the Bharatiya Janata Party to ensure its victory.Recalling his association with the former MP, he said…
Chandrakant Patil at Devendra Fadnavis’ book launch Pune: Balasaheb Fadnavis, uncle of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Sunday said he believes his nephew has the potential to become the Prime Minister of India in the future.Speaking at the launch of the book Deva Bhau, based on the chief minister’s life and political journey, Balasaheb said, “I do not think there is anyone in history who has achieved so much at such a young age, in such a short span, and so smoothly. I believe he will become the Prime Minister of India one day.”Balasaheb, who lives in Pune, is the…
Panaji: Around 2,700 public works department (PWD) labour supply society workers are gearing up to launch an agitation as govt has failed to regularise their jobs despite multiple assurances. The workers have demanded that govt must take a clear step in the coming three-day session of the state assembly.The workers, backed by the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), said they are ready to intensify their agitation if their demand is ignored or delayed.“For the entire June we waited but there was no reply to our memorandum. July has ended and we have decided enough is enough. Govt is discriminating…
Mohali: A survey across villages on the proposed Chandigarh-Mirzapur CTU bus route has found strong public support for the service, with residents citing the lack of reliable public transport as a major concern.The survey covered Palanpur, Dulluan, Khadri, Abhipur, Gochar and Mirzapur, where villagers, students, employees and daily commuters said a regular bus service would ease travel to Chandigarh for work, education and healthcare.At a meeting in Gochar, representatives from villages along the route unanimously backed the proposal, saying it would benefit thousands of commuters, including students, women, senior citizens and labourers.The survey concluded that the route has substantial passenger…
The family of a Dalit teenager who was raped, learnt from TOI that five accused had been sentenced to life imprisonment ALIGARH: The family of a dalit teenager who was abducted in 2007 to stop her from testifying in her own rape case learnt from TOI on Saturday that five accused had been sentenced to life imprisonment, nearly 19 years after the girl disappeared and never returned home.In Barhad village, the news left her mother, Achlaa Devi, 65, silent for several moments.She sat on an old cot beside a clay stove, with a few aluminium utensils stacked nearby, before speaking…
Bihar villager reach police station with crocodile on his shoulderBihar villager reach police station with crocodile on his shoulderBihar villager reach police station with crocodile on his shoulderBihar villager reach police station with crocodile on his shoulderBihar villager reach police station with crocodile on his shoulder Patna: A farmer from Supaul district has gone viral on social media platforms after he was caught on camera carrying a five-foot crocodile on his shoulder to a police station for its safe release into the river after finding no staff at the forest department office. The reptile was later safely released into the…
Bikaner-ikaner cops seize Rs 50cr heroin, foreign arms haul dropped from drone; one held Jaipur: In a major pre-Independence Day security breakthrough, police in Bikaner busted an alleged cross-border narco-arms syndicate after intercepting a drone-dropped consignment containing 10kg of Afghan heroin worth an estimated Rs 50 crore, 11 foreign-made pistols, 22 magazines and 100 live cartridges near the India-Pakistan border in Bikaner district and arrested one suspect Sunday.Bikaner SP Mridul Kachawa said the operation, with the codename Operation Shockwave, was carried out in the Khajuwala sector after intelligence agencies picked up inputs about a cross-border drop. “Police laid surveillance in…
Nagpur: As cratered roads triggered public anger and a threat of agitation, Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC), or MahaRail, launched overnight repairs on a damaged stretch in Mominpura’s Prabhag 8.The work began late Saturday on the road connecting Garib Nawaz Masjid, Boriyapura, Motibagh and adjoining localities, where construction of pillars for the under-construction Y-shaped railway overbridge (ROB) had left the carriageway riddled with deep potholes. Residents said the damaged stretch posed a serious risk to motorists, particularly two-wheeler riders, and had led to several near-miss incidents during the monsoon.Congress corporator and standing committee member Wasim Khan marked the damaged…