Six minors were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a minor girl after consuming adult content on mobile phones in Odisha's Balangir district, Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhilash G said.
The arrest follows the complaints filed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The police had registered two separate FIRs against the Al Falah University Chairman in the matter.
SP Gariaband Vedvrat Sirmour said things escalated after villagers grew angry about a serial offender named Arif, who assaulted a few people with aides, leading to villagers surrounding his house and setting it on fire.
"Salim alias Bheda and Jamshed were wanted in a truck theft case registered at the Swaroop Nagar police station and were involved in several incidents of vehicle theft," police said.
In a swift motion, Hebbagodi Police on Saturday successfully apprehended three individuals for the attempted extortion of a goods vehicle driver in H. Hosahalli on Friday.
This comes after Telugu Desam Party (TDP) workers on Saturday staged a violent protest at the office of the Guntur district YSRCP president, Ambati Rambabu, in Vikas Nagar, triggering a heavy police deployment and tense scenes in the city.
In a major drug bust, Excise officials raided agricultural land in Panchgaon village of Narayanked Mandal in Sangareddy district and seized Ganja (marijuana) plants weighing 17.741 kilograms with a market value of at least Rs 70 lakhs.
The Cyber Crime Police Station, Goa, has arrested two persons in connection with a major inter-state cyber fraud case involving a "digital arrest" scam worth Rs1.42 crore, police said on Saturday.
The victim, identified as Gaurav Kumar (24), was found dead with cut injuries on his head and face after residents noticed blood oozing from a sack near a popular two-wheeler showroom on Monday morning.
A shocking murder has come to light in Chennai's Adyar area, where the body of a youth from Bihar was found stuffed inside a gunny bag near a popular two-wheeler showroom on First Avenue, Indira Nagar. Police have arrested five persons in connection with the case and are searching for the
Bengaluru police arrested 10 persons, including seven from other states, for allegedly selling prohibited narcotic substances following a multi-day operation. The arrests led to the seizure of drugs and other materials worth approximately Rs 4 crore, officials said.