Kerala police arrested an accused on Thursday under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) for allegedly sexually abusing a four-year-old girl, who died after her mother threw her into a river in Thiruvankulam, Puthencruz in Ernakulam district early this week.
The Supreme Court on Thursday has directed the Central government and all state governments to set up special courts to try POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases on a top-priority basis.
A division bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Anuradha Shukla heard the matter on Wednesday and ordered that an immediate FIR should be registered against Minister Vijay Shah for offences under Sections 152, 196(1)(b) and 197(1)(c) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sahita (BNS).
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has arrested a manager of a private finance firm for allegedly embezzling Rs 3.23 crore. The total fraud amount is estimated to be around Rs 5 crore.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has arrested a man for allegedly defrauding devotees of a spiritual congregation by luring them into investing in fake Dubai-based schemes with the promise of high returns.
Mithas, the majority shareholder and Director of the Unnati Group, was taken into custody on May 8, 2025, following a detailed investigation that uncovered large-scale misappropriation of funds sanctioned by ICICI Bank. The loans--Rs 100 crore for the Aranya Project in Noida and Rs 65 crore
The official website of the league issued a media statement announcing the same. It is his team's second offence under the league's Code of Conduct, relating to over-rate offences, and he has been fined Rs 24 lakhs.
"During the investigation, it was found that MOUs for a total of 9 properties were executed unilaterally. Some MOUs were signed by unauthorized individuals, and even when contractors had signed, the terms were highly one-sided," read a statement from the Mumbai Police.
A Delhi Court has granted interim protection to Puneet Jaggi, promoter of Gensol Engineering Ltd., directing the Delhi Police to serve a seven-day prior notice in case it decides to arrest him in connection with alleged economic offences currently under enquiry.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) paper leak prime accused Sanjeev Mukhiya was arrested by Economic Offences Unit team, Patna, the officials said on Friday.