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Two serving police constables in Jaunpur have been suspended after CCTV footage allegedly captured them stealing an expensive iPhone from a mobile showroom in the Line Bazar police station area. The incident took place on February 7 at around 2 p.m. at a mobile showroom near JC’s intersection. According to shop owner Shivam, the two constables entered the store posing as customers and asked a female staff member to show them various iPhone models. They reportedly spent nearly 20 minutes examining the phones before saying they were not interested and leaving the shop. Old Phone Left Behind, New One Missing Later, the shop owner noticed that an iPhone 15 Max worth ₹1.62 lakh was missing. Upon reviewing the CCTV footage, he allegedly saw one of the constables slipping the new phone into his pocket while leaving behind his old iPhone 13 Pro as a decoy. Shivam shared the CCTV clip in a WhatsApp group with around 200 people, after which the individuals were identified as police personnel. He...

Police in Indore arrested three youths for allegedly urinating near a Hanuman temple while under the influence of alcohol in the Moti Tabeela area, which falls under the Raoji Bazaar police station limits. The action was taken after a video of the incident surfaced on social media, triggering public outrage. According to reports, the incident occurred on Saturday, when the three youths were allegedly involved in indecent behaviour outside the temple. Following the circulation of the video, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activist Tannu Sharma lodged a complaint with the police and demanded strict action. Bajrang Dal activists also warned that they would take action if police failed to act within 24 hours. Based on the viral video and CCTV footage provided by local residents, police identified and arrested Arpit Chauhan, Raja Dubey, and Kamal Ahirwar on Sunday. The accused were booked under restrictive sections, and further legal proceedings are underway. During questioning, the y...

A shocking incident has surfaced from Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, where a fierce scuffle between two women broke out at Citycart Shopping Mall on Civil Line Road, creating chaos inside the mall. A video of the incident is now going viral on social media. According to eyewitnesses, a young man was shopping with his girlfriend at the mall when his wife suddenly arrived. This led to a heated argument, which quickly escalated into a physical fight between the two women. Amid the chaos, the young man fled the spot, leaving both women engaged in a prolonged scuffle. The incident took place within the jurisdiction of Robertsganj Kotwali police station. The viral video shows the two women attacking each other, while several people stood by and recorded the incident on their mobile phones instead of intervening. After some time, onlookers managed to separate the two women. The video also shows injuries on one woman’s hand, with claims that she was bitten during the altercation, though th...

A shocking incident was reported from Sector 66, Mohali, where around 40 patients attempted to escape from a government-run drug de-addiction centre on Monday afternoon. According to officials, the incident occurred at around 3:15 pm when patients gathered during treatment and tried to force open a wooden door to flee the facility. Sensing the danger, security guards immediately locked the door from outside, preventing it from opening despite repeated attempts by the patients. Meanwhile, two police personnel deployed at the centre shifted the patients to the rear ward and secured the iron gate, bringing the situation under control. Police were informed, and a daily diary (DDR) entry has been registered. Officials said that doctors and staff were present outside at the time of the incident. They added that had the door opened, patients could have escaped and posed serious risks to public and staff safety. Staff members revealed that many patients are booked under the NDPS Act and have a...

A man who had recently returned from Australia was caught stealing expensive grocery items from a store on Railway Road in the Sadar Bazaar area on Monday evening. The accused allegedly hid stolen items inside his pants and attempted to pay only for a packet of Maggi before being caught by alert store employees. According to store staff, they had been monitoring the suspect for several days after CCTV footage earlier showed him stealing on multiple occasions, though his identity was then unknown. On Monday, employees closely watched his movements and caught him red-handed while he was trying to leave the store. The accused has been identified as Ashwini alias Ashu Bhatia, a resident of Moti Nagar. In a video recorded by store staff, he is seen admitting his guilt. He claimed he had spent a month in Australia on a tourist visa and returned to India just a week ago. When questioned about the thefts, he said he was going through financial difficulties, though he failed to give a clear rea...

A bizarre incident came to light in Auraiya district, Uttar Pradesh, where a 25-year-old woman staged a dramatic disappearance by leaving a five-foot snake’s skin on her bed, triggering panic and superstition in her village. The incident occurred in Singanpur village under the Phaphund police station area. The woman, identified as Reena, daughter of Rakesh Valmiki, went missing around 3 am on Sunday. Before leaving home, she placed a snake’s skin along with a ring, necklace and bangle on her bed. When family members went to wake her on Monday morning, they found the snake skin and began claiming that Reena had “turned into a serpent”, drawing large crowds to the house. Villagers alerted the police about her sudden disappearance. On reaching the spot and conducting an investigation, police revealed that the entire episode was a planned drama. According to police, Reena was having a love affair with a young man from the same village, while her family was arranging her marriage elsewhere....

A shocking case of alleged brutality against a woman has surfaced from Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh, after a video purportedly showing a BJP leader assaulting a female vegetable vendor in public went viral on social media. The incident reportedly occurred on February 7, 2026, in Bahri village under the Sihawal Assembly constituency, barely 100 metres from the Bahri police station. In the viral footage, Santosh Pathak, identified as a BJP leader, is seen beating the woman with a stick, pulling her by the hair, throwing her to the ground, and repeatedly kicking and punching her. Several bystanders were present at the spot, but none intervened. The victim has been identified as Hema Singh, a resident of Bhanwar village. According to the complaint, the assault stemmed from a long-standing dispute over a roadside vegetable stall (gumti) near the bus stand, on land claimed to be government property. The woman alleged that Pathak had earlier vandalised her stall, forced her to vacate the ...

A shocking incident was reported at S J Dave High School in Shehra town, where an 18-year-old student allegedly assaulted a teacher after being questioned for arriving late to a Plus Two examination on January 24. According to police, the accused, Mohammed Khan Ansari, got into an argument with the teacher inside the exam hall and allegedly slapped and pushed him. The incident was captured on CCTV, which later surfaced on social media. After the assault, the student fled the classroom. Later the same day, the student’s father visited the school and apologised. However, on January 27, the accused allegedly returned to the school along with his father and around 10 others, and threatened the teacher, who lives alone. Police registered a case on February 3 and arrested the student. He was taken to the school to recreate the incident as part of the investigation. The court has since granted him bail, while the probe continues.

A 22-year-old man died after collapsing while playing the online game PUBG in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The deceased, Mohammad Kaif, fainted suddenly while gaming on his mobile phone and was rushed to hospital, where doctors found his blood pressure had crossed 300, leading to a brain haemorrhage. The incident occurred on Friday at an office in Khairnagar, where Kaif, son of a real estate businessman, was playing PUBG with earphones on. He lost consciousness and was first taken to a nearby nursing home before being referred to Delhi due to his critical condition. Kaif was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital, where doctors confirmed that a brain artery had burst due to extremely high blood pressure. Despite two days of treatment, he died on Sunday. Family members said Kaif spent long hours on his mobile phone playing online games. His parents, devastated by the loss of their only son, have appealed for greater awareness about the health risks linked to excessive mobile gaming.

Tension gripped Mursan town in Hathras district on Sunday evening after an angry mob pelted stones at the local police station following the death of a two-and-a-half-year-old child in a road accident. The SHO and a constable were injured, and property inside the police station was damaged. The incident began around 3.30 pm when a speeding Ertiga car hit the child, identified as Yash, while he was playing outside his house in Madhaiya locality. He was rushed to hospital and later referred to Aligarh, but succumbed to his injuries on the way. After the child’s death, family members and locals gathered at the Mursan police station, demanding that the accused be handed over to them. Protesters blocked the Mathura–Bareilly road outside the thana, bringing traffic to a halt. Despite police arresting the driver and co-worker and seizing the vehicle, the situation worsened. A group of miscreants began pelting stones at the police station from nearby railway tracks, injuring police personnel a...

A controversy has erupted at an HDFC Bank branch in Panki, Kanpur, after a video showing a female employee arguing aggressively with a customer went viral on social media. The employee, identified as Aastha Singh, is seen using abusive language during a heated exchange that reportedly began after a customer raised a complaint. In the video, she is heard saying, “I am a Thakur, don’t do bakch@di with me,” a remark that has triggered widespread backlash online. Other bank staff can be seen trying to calm the situation, but the argument continues. The caste-related comment has drawn sharp criticism, with many users calling it unprofessional and demanding strict action from HDFC Bank. Some social media users, however, have claimed that the customer behaved rudely first, leading to the confrontation. As of now, HDFC Bank has not issued an official statement on the incident.

Two women, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, created a late-night ruckus in Bengaluru after their bike rammed into a cab and they allegedly assaulted the driver. The incident, which occurred near Hulimavu on Bannerghatta Road, was captured on camera and has gone viral on social media. According to reports, the women were returning after visiting friends when they hit the cab from behind. When the cab driver, identified as Ahmed, questioned them, an argument broke out. The women allegedly abused him and attacked him with a helmet. Locals who tried to intervene were also reportedly assaulted, with some witnesses claiming the women used a chain during the attack. Videos show the women shouting abuses, making obscene gestures, and kicking people who attempted to restrain them. Even after being taken into a police vehicle, one of them continued to yell and behave aggressively. The video could not be independently verified. Police reached the spot after receiving complaints and regis...

A shocking case of fraud and dowry harassment has surfaced in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district, where a man allegedly married three women over six years, took dowry from each, and later abandoned them. The matter came to light on Friday when the three women jointly approached the Jhansi SSP office to file a complaint against their husband, Sunil Kumar, a resident of Jamura Mahi village in Lalitpur district. According to police, Sunil married the women in 2019, 2021 and 2023, allegedly keeping each wife unaware of the others. The women accused him of demanding dowry, assaulting them and forcing them out of his house after a few months of marriage. One wife was allegedly thrown out while pregnant. The complainants alleged that Sunil’s motive was to extort cash and jewellery as dowry. Each family reportedly spent around ₹8 lakh on the marriages. After fulfilling initial demands, the women said Sunil began asking for additional dowry and later sought divorce. One of the wives had earlier fi...

The body of an unidentified young woman found in a canal in the Mauaima police station area of Prayagraj has been identified as Muskan Mishra (22). Following identification, police have registered a dowry death case against four members of her in-laws’ family, including her husband. Muskan, a resident of Melha village under Baharia police station limits, was married on February 28, 2023, to Dheeraj Mishra of Barhada village in Pratapgarh district. Her parents identified her body after seeing photographs circulated on social media. Muskan’s brother, Sunil Mishra, alleged that she was continuously harassed for dowry after marriage. Based on his complaint, police have named husband Dheeraj Mishra, father-in-law Pushkar Mishra, brother-in-law Neeraj Mishra and sister-in-law Riya Mishra, accusing them of killing Muskan and dumping her body in the canal. According to Sunil, he received a call from Muskan’s in-laws on the evening of February 5 claiming she was missing. Her mobile phone was sw...

A shocking incident was reported on a Mumbai local train after a man allegedly entered a ladies’ reserved compartment wearing a burqa and attempted to inappropriately touch women passengers. The incident took place on a Central Railway fast local bound for CSMT on Friday afternoon. According to police, women commuters in the second-class ladies’ coach grew suspicious of a co-passenger in a burqa. When confronted, they discovered the person was a man and questioned him for travelling in the ladies’ compartment. Some women began recording the incident on their mobile phones. The women warned that he would be handed over to the police at Ghatkopar station. However, before the train halted, the accused jumped off the train onto the tracks and fled towards another platform, where he boarded a Karjat-bound local. The women later complained to on-duty police personnel at Ghatkopar station. CCTV footage was checked, but the accused was not clearly captured. Police also checked the Karjat-bound...

An on-duty police inspector was killed and at least 13 people were injured after a giant Tsunami swing snapped mid-air and crashed at the Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Faridabad on Saturday evening. The incident occurred around 6:15 pm when nearly 15 people were riding the swing. Police said the structure tilted suddenly before collapsing onto the ground, triggering panic at the crowded fair. The deceased has been identified as Inspector Jagdish Prasad of Palwal Police, who was deployed on fair duty. He was rushed to hospital but was declared dead on arrival. Officials said the officer showed bravery and attempted to save people, but suffered severe head and facial injuries. He was due to retire in March. Following the accident, the mela ground was evacuated. District Magistrate Ayush Sinha supervised rescue operations, and the injured were shifted to hospitals. A probe has been ordered into the incident. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini expressed grief over the death and as...

A shocking case of corporal punishment has emerged from Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh, where a Class 2 student was allegedly beaten 105 times with a stick by his teacher for not completing homework. The incident took place on Wednesday at MRG Public School in Gumdaha, under the Colonelganj police station area. The accused teacher, Prakhar Singh (38), allegedly assaulted 10-year-old Abhishek during a Social Science class after finding his homework incomplete. Other students were left terrified as the child cried in pain. According to the complaint, the teacher later gave the child a biscuit and threatened him with further beatings if he informed his family. After returning home in tears, the child narrated the incident to his father, Raj Prasad Goswami, who took him to hospital for first aid. When the father approached the school to complain, he alleged that the principal scolded him and sent him away. Later the same evening, he filed a complaint at the police station. An FIR has been r...

A major accident occurred on Friday during an anti-encroachment drive at the Baberu main intersection in Banda district, Uttar Pradesh, when a three-storey house collapsed onto a Poclain machine, trapping the driver under debris. The incident took place around 2 pm in the Baberu Kotwali area, where the administration was carrying out demolition as part of a road widening and beautification project. The house, owned by Devendra Kasodhan, was being demolished when a large portion suddenly collapsed on the machine. The Poclain driver, Dilip Kumar (28), was buried under the rubble, triggering panic at the site. Two bulldozers were deployed, and after nearly 30 minutes of rescue efforts, the injured driver was pulled out and rushed to the hospital. His condition is reported to be stable. The machine was also damaged in the accident. Senior officials, including CO Saurabh Singh and the Deputy District Magistrate, reached the spot and supervised the rescue operation. The administration said a...

In a shocking incident from Telangana’s Medak district, a man was allegedly beaten to death by his son following a dispute over buying a motorcycle. The victim, Shakir (51), was a vegetable vendor residing in Regode mandal. Police said his son, Mohammad Hussain, had been pressuring his parents for some time to buy him a bike and sell land to give him money. About a month ago, Hussain had allegedly assaulted his father over the issue, after which village elders intervened and brokered a compromise. However, tensions reportedly continued within the family. On Saturday night, the accused allegedly dragged his father out of the house while he was asleep and assaulted him brutally. Shakir sustained severe injuries and died on the spot. Police reached the scene after receiving information and registered a case based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s wife. An investigation is underway.

An incident involving a residential school hostel in Telangana’s Suryapet district has sparked serious concerns over student safety after CCTV footage went viral on social media. The footage allegedly shows two girl students leaving the hostel around midnight with boys on motorcycles and returning early the next morning. The incident, reportedly captured on the hostel’s CCTV cameras, has raised questions about security arrangements and supervision at the residential school. Parents and social media users have expressed concern over how students were able to cross the hostel gate unnoticed at night. Many questioned the role of hostel wardens, watchmen and gate control systems, stating that CCTV footage is useful only after incidents occur, while strict monitoring is needed to prevent them. The incident has reignited debate on hostel safety, student discipline and management accountability. Experts say hostel authorities have a responsibility to ensure proper night supervision, controlle...