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Vizag horror: Married Navy staffer smothers paramour to death, dismembers her body, hides it in fridge; surrenders later
Vizag horror: Married Navy staffer smothers paramour to death, dismembers her body, hides it in fridge; surrenders later

Vizag brutal murder: An illicit relationship ended on a gruesome note in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam on Sunday. A man employed at the Indian Navy as a technician, who was already married to another woman, allegedly killed his lover, dismembered her body and attempted to conceal the crime by hiding her severed body parts in the fridge at his rented accommodation. He, however, surrendered to the police and was…

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Bombay HC judge falls prey to cyber scam, loses Rs 6.02L, accused held from Jharkhand after a month
Bombay HC judge falls prey to cyber scam, loses Rs 6.02L, accused held from Jharkhand after a month

Bombay HC judge duped: A striking case of cyber-crime emerged from Mumbai, where a judge posted at the Bombay High Court (HC) fell prey to a digital fraud, and ended up losing Rs 6.02 lakh, the police said. As per police, the accused committed the crime almost a month ago, and was arrested on Saturday from Jharkhand’s Jamtara, an area long-associated with organised cyber-crime syndicates.  Details of the…

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UP shocker: Man beheads ice-cream seller in Barabanki, carries his severed head home, then cooks meal; arrested
UP shocker: Man beheads ice-cream seller in Barabanki, carries his severed head home, then cooks meal; arrested

UP brutal murder 2026: A barbaric incident unfolded publicly in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district on Saturday noon, which sent shockwaves across the region. A 25-year-old man, an ice-cream seller, was beheaded by a man following a verbal altercation. The accused then took the victim’s severed head to his house and began cooking his food, minutes after which the police laid hands on him and arrested him. Incident transpires…

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Delhi cops dismantle illegal arms factory in Meerut, key shooter among two held
Delhi cops dismantle illegal arms factory in Meerut, key shooter among two held

Illegal arms racket busted: The Delhi Crime branch on Saturday managed to achieve a breakthrough, as they dismantled an illegal arms manufacturing unit in UP’s Meerut and arrested two accused, which include a suspected shooter and a prominent arms supplier.  As per police, the operation was conducted on March 24 and 25, 2026, and is part of an ongoing probe into organised arms trafficking networks operating across Northern…

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Female student at Chennai’s Anna University accuses professor of sexual harassment; protests erupt on campus
Female student at Chennai’s Anna University accuses professor of sexual harassment; protests erupt on campus

Anna University sexual harassment: A female student enrolled at the Anna University in Chennai on Friday has accused a professor at the institute of sexually harassing her, the police said. According to police, protests erupted on campus and concerns were reignited over student safety. Notably, the incident comes two years after a female student had been sexually assaulted by a biryani vendor in Tamil Nadu.  Survivor alleges repeated…

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Bus rams into truck in AP’s Markapuram, catches fire, 13 charred to death; PM Modi announces ex-gratia
Bus rams into truck in AP’s Markapuram, catches fire, 13 charred to death; PM Modi announces ex-gratia

Andhra bus accident: Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram woke up to a deadly road crash on Thursday, as 13 people were killed and 25 others were injured, after a private bus collided with a tipper truck near Rayavaram. The incident unfolded in the Prakasam district in the early hours of Thursday, between 5:30 to 6 am, the police said.  According to officials, the crash occurred at a sharp turning point…

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ISIS handler arrested in Jodhpur for radicalising youth via social media groups, 2 additional suspects detained
ISIS handler arrested in Jodhpur for radicalising youth via social media groups, 2 additional suspects detained

ISIS handler held Jodhpur: The Jodhpur police on Wednesday arrested a handler suspected to be linked to the terrorist outfit ISIS for allegedly radicalising youth through social media platforms, they said. The accused, identified as Zeeshan (19), was arrested in a joint operation by the Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh’s Vijaywada police. The police said that incriminating videos associated with ISIS were recovered from his cell phone, which he…

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Goa nightclub inferno case: Court grants bail to co-owner Ajay Gupta amid ongoing probe
Goa nightclub inferno case: Court grants bail to co-owner Ajay Gupta amid ongoing probe

Goa nightclub fire case: A district court in Goa’s Mapusa on Monday granted bail to Ajay Gupta, co-owner of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub, where an inferno broke out in December 2025, claiming the lives of 25 people. Notably, the police had arrested Gupta from Delhi nearly three months ago, and he was let off on a surety of Rs 50,000 by the court. The court also…

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5 engineering students die by drowning in Godavari River in AP’s Eluru, CM expresses grief
5 engineering students die by drowning in Godavari River in AP’s Eluru, CM expresses grief

AP students drowning death: Five engineering students died by drowning in the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district on Friday, the police said. As per police, the incident has sent shockwaves through the region, and has raised concerns over safety awareness near water bodies. Fortunately, two other students, who had accompanied the group, managed to survive the incident, the police added. Bodies of 3 students recovered The…

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Nashik Crime Branch arrests Astrologer Ashok Kharat in rape case; cops recover 58 videos, SIT formed
Nashik Crime Branch arrests Astrologer Ashok Kharat in rape case; cops recover 58 videos, SIT formed

Astrologer Ashok Kharat arrested: Maharashtra’s Nashik Police recently arrested self-styled astrologer and godman, Ashok Kharat, popularly known as ‘Captain,’ on charges of rape and sexual exploitation. A 35-year-old woman had approached the police earlier, alleging prolonged sexual abuse by the accused on the pretext of spiritual guidance.  The cops booked a case against Kharat at the Sarkarwada police station, following which the Nashik Crime branch sleuths took him…

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