Coming on the heels of the daylight murder of advocate Umesh Pal, a key witness in several cases, in Prayagraj on Monday, the double murder near the Bhaddaur village has sent a chill down the spines of residents, sources said.
Congress leader Pateriya stoked the controversy over his purported comments that people should be prepared to carry out Prime Minister Modi's 'hatya' (murder) to ensure that the Constitution is saved.
Health Minister Naba Das was shot at by an Odisha Police ASI from point-blank range in Brajrajnagar of Jharsuguda district and succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment in the state's capital.
BSP chief and former UP chief minister Mayawati on Monday said party leader Shaista Parveen, the wife of former Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Atiq Ahmed who has been named in a double murder case along with her husband and son, wil be expelled from the party if found guilty as charged.
In a major revelation in the Bhiwani killings, Rajasthan Police on Sunday said that the DNA samples of charred skeletons, found inside a vehicle, matched with Nasir and Junaid's family members.
Duran Mandeep Singh Toofan and Manmohan Singh, who were both accused of killing Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala were killed in a gang war inside Central Jail Goindwal Sahib on Sunday, informed police official.
The accused have been identified as Arun, Kamal and Anurag. The police also recovered one sophisticated Pistol with 3 loaded live cartridges and one country-made pistol with one loaded live cartridge from the possession of the accused persons.
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday assured to take action against those involved in the Umesh Pal murder and said that multiple teams have been engaged to investigate the case.
Officials said that the 38-year-old man identified as Rajesh, allegedly killed his wife (aged 35 years) and two sons (aged 5 years and 4 months) due to the family's financial crisis.
Two senior police officers have been removed from active duty and line attached in Madhya Pradesh's Indore in connection to the Simrol-based BM College Principal Vimukta Sharma murder case, officials said.
4-5 days before, a decomposed body of a woman was found near the Changsari area in Kamrup district. Following this, a team of Kamrup district police detained a Defence PRO from Tezpur with the help of Sonitpur district police and was later arrested, officials said.