According to the HRCP, incidents of violence against religious minorities and transgenders, blasphemy cases and incitement have also increased. The HRCP released these details in a report on the human rights situation in Pakistan in 2022 released on Wednesday.
Delhi Police said on Thursday it arrested two persons, who were accused of assaulting and robbing in broad daylight in Seelampur, adding that the incident was caught on a security camera installed nearby.
"Based on the technical surveillance and field sources, Vikrant alias Pintu alias Mental was apprehended at Bijwasan-Najafgarh Road, Near Bajghera, Delhi in a swift and well-orchestrated action," Special CP (Crime) Ravinder Yadav said.
Actor Chrisann Pereira, who was lodged in a Sharjah jail since April 1 after being allegedly framed in a narcotics case, was released on Wednesday evening. The actor is expected to return to India within 48 hours, said Joint Commissioner of Police (crime) Lakhmi Gautam.
According to the police, the mother threw her baby into the pond on April 24. The whole incident came to light on Wednesday after the baby's body was spotted floating in the pond. Police arrested the parents for further investigation.
Twin sisters who made Instagram posts that are allegedly derogatory to a particular religious community were summoned on Wednesday by the Goa police's crime branch. They were summoned under CrPC 41(A), said a Goa police official.
Without taking any names, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attacked the previous government, saying that while prior to 2017, those associated with a particular party brandished "tamanchas", today's youth in Uttar Pradesh work on tablets, said a press release on Tuesday.
The relatives of the two young people who died after police opened fire at a picket in Multan the night before Eid ul Fitr urge that the government bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice, Dawn reported.
As many as 12 street criminals were also killed in police encounters while 17 got injured. There were almost 300 cases of street crimes on a daily basis.
Jailed godman Murali Manohar Mishra aka Swami Shraddhanand has approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on Amazon Prime's new true crime docuseries 'Dancing On The Grave'.
The role of the common masses in the conservation of biodiversity through the prevention of wildlife crime and the efficacy of laws pertaining to wildlife crimes were flagged in the workshop that was organised by Meghalaya Police in Tura on Monday in association with Aaranyak.
A Delhi Police Crime Branch team arrested an absconding accused in connection with a case pertaining to the robbery and murder of an elderly couple in the national capital, police said on Tuesday.