Kolkata Police arrested Panoli from Haryana's Gurugram on Friday night. She is a law student in Pune, Maharashtra. On Saturday, Panoli was produced before the Alipore Court in Kolkata, which remanded her in judicial custody for 14 days.
According to police, the assault was recorded, and the video was subsequently used to threaten and blackmail the girl. Under pressure and fear, the victim was later gang-raped by three other accused at multiple locations.
Amritsar Rural Police dismantled a transnational criminal network and recovers eight foreign-made sophisticated pistols, a senior police officer said on Sunday.
The unrest began on Friday following a dispute over the alleged illegal transportation of meat in a vehicle in Siliguri's Matigara locality. The vehicle was reportedly set on fire, sparking tension between two groups and leading to subsequent police action.
The STF, led by its Chief Dr Partha Sarathi Mahanta, launched the Operation Ghost SIM last month and earlier arrested 10 persons from various parts of the country.
Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Sunday urged for the release of 22-year-old influencer Sharmishta Panoli, who was remanded to judicial custody by a court in Kolkata, a day after West Bengal Police arrested her from her Gurugram in Haryana.
In a major crackdown on terror activities, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police have dismantled a terror and extortion module associated with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Jeevan Fauji.
A 32-year-old woman, identified as Menaka Singh, was allegedly strangled to death in the Baljeet Nagar area under the Patel Nagar police station, Delhi Police reported on Saturday.
Three armed robbers were arrested on Sunday after a brief exchange of fire in Delhi's Usmanpur area, in which two of them were injured during the shootout.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Officer, presently posted as Additional Director General in the Directorate of Tax Payer Services, New Delhi.
The accused, identified as Sameer and Tarun, opened fire on the police team using illegal firearms. The police retaliated, injuring both suspects during the exchange.