2025.3.9 Delhi man killed by brother-in-law for mistreating wife; police arrest 4 people
The police revealed that he was killed by his brother-in-law and his associates because he used to mistreat his wife, the sister of one of the accused.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old man whose body was found in Kailash Colony, Delhi, on March 7, according to Delhi Police.
The police investigation revealed that he was killed by his brother-in-law and his associates because he used to mistreat his wife, the sister of one of the accused.
The police were informed on March 7 about an unknown male body found in the bushes of vacant land in Kailash Colony, Delhi. The victim had injuries to his neck, and his face had been disfigured. A case was registered under sections 103(1)/3(5) BNS, PS Jyoti Nagar.
A team was formed to investigate the murder. They analysed CCTV footage from nearby cameras, used technical surveillance, and gathered information from local sources.
Through their inquiry, the police identified the victim as Hritik, a 20-year-old from Jagatpuri, Delhi.
Further investigation revealed that Hritik had eloped and married the sister of one of the accused. Hritik reportedly used to humiliate and mistreat her.
The Narcotics/NED team arrested four accused individuals in the case: 20-year-old Shivam from Ashok Nagar, 18-year-old Sonu from Jyoti Nagar, 23-year-old Suraj from East Nathu Colony Chowk, and 18-year-old Vishal from East Nathu Colony Chowk, Delhi.
During questioning, the accused revealed that Hritik had been involved in the elopement of one of their sisters. After that, Hritik reportedly humiliated and tortured her while also abusing and threatening her family.
On the night of March 6-7, 2025, Hritik went to the accused’s house, where he insulted and made derogatory comments about the family. In response, the accused planned his murder and called their friends for help. They all drank alcohol with Hritik, and when he was drunk, they took him in a cab to an isolated area in Kailash Colony, Delhi, where they killed him.
The police later recovered the weapon used in the crime, a blood-stained piece of a wash basin, and the clothes worn by the accused during the murder.
Further investigation of the case is going on.
2025.3.7 Islamist men burn 14-year-old Scheduled Caste girl with acid, force-feed meat, and subject her to brutal gang-rape for days; Moradabad, UP
In a horrifying case of brutality, a 14-year-old Scheduled Caste (SC) girl from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad was allegedly abducted, held captive for several days, and subjected to inhumane torture, including physical assault and forced consumption of food against her religious beliefs. According to the police, the girl was repeatedly assaulted by four Islamist men during her captivity. The accused allegedly burned her skin with acid, and inflicted further psychological and physical abuse.
As per Aaj Tak, the incident came to light after the victim’s family lodged a complaint detailing the extreme cruelty she faced. The complaint states that on January 2, 2025, while the girl was on her way to a tailor, she was forcibly taken by the accused in a vehicle. She was reportedly drugged to render her unconscious and taken to a secluded location where the abuse began. For days, she endured repeated assaults while her captors inflicted deliberate physical harm, including pouring acid on her hand to destroy a religious symbol. When she asked for food, the accused allegedly forced her to consume meat against her will.
Following the complaint, the Bhagatpur Police Station registered a case against four accused—Salman, Zubair, Rashid, and Arif—under multiple serious charges, including the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Station House Officer (SHO) Sanjay Kumar Panchal confirmed that one of the accused has been arrested, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend the others.
The incident has sparked widespread outrage, with political leaders and civil society condemning the brutality. Samajwadi Party leader Ashutosh Verma described the case as a shameful reminder of the vulnerability of marginalized communities. He criticized the ruling government for failing to protect SC girls and questioned why such heinous crimes continue despite repeated promises of justice.
Verma further called for a thorough investigation into the physical and emotional abuse inflicted on the victim, demanding the harshest punishment for the perpetrators. Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government has faced intense scrutiny, with demands for swift legal action and better protection for Hindu girls.
Authorities have assured the public that the investigation is being pursued with urgency and that those responsible for this horrific crime will face the full force of the law.
Moradabad has become a hub for brutal Islamist acts. Recently, a religious conversion racket operated by Hina was busted, where her husband Mustafa allegedly pressured Hindu women to convert. Therefore, the police and government authorities should remain vigilant in the Moradabad area to prevent further escalation and crimes against Hindu girls.
2025.3.7 29-year-old carries off minor girl after forcibly marrying her
BENGALURU: A case has been registered against a 29-year-old youth for trying to carry off a 14-year-old girl after marrying her forcibly. The complaint is against Madesh from a village called Kalikuttai in Karnataka. He married a girl from a village called Thottamanju near Tamil Nadu. The incident happened on March 3. The incident came to light after a video of him forcibly marrying a seventh-class girl and carrying her off went viral on social media. The wedding was in Bengaluru.
The video shows Madesh carrying off the girl as she screams and runs away. The youth’s brother Mallesh and another woman are also seen in the footage. The unusual incidents took place when the girl refused to go with the youth after the wedding. The girl cried and told her parents and relatives, but no one helped the girl. The video was taken by the people there and posted on social media. The girl’s grandmother has filed a complaint in the incident. The women’s police in Denganikottai are investigating.
Madesh, his brother and the girl’s mother Nagamma were arrested in the case on Wednesday itself. The girl’s father and Mallesh’s wife were arrested this morning. A case has been registered against them under the POCSO Act and the Child Marriage Act. They have been charged with sections that carry a two-year jail term and a fine of Rs 1 lakh. The girl is now safe with her grandmother.
Marrying minors is illegal in India. However, child marriage is still practiced in rural villages of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand. Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. According to the figures released in 2023-24, 180 child marriages have been reported in Karnataka.
2025.3.6 Rajkot Woman Dies Days After Acid Attack, Murder Charges Filed
After battling for her life for nearly 43 days, Varsha Gotiya has succumbed to injuries sustained in an acid attack, turning the case into a murder investigation. The attack took place in Sokhada village near Rajkot and stemmed from a dispute over a failed engagement.
The Kuvadava Road Police, who had arrested the accused, will now add murder charges to the case.
The accused, Prakash Sarvaiya, had been engaged to Paras, Varsha’s cousin. However, after Paras eloped and married another man, Sarvaiya became enraged.
He repeatedly visited Varsha’s home, demanding to know her cousin’s whereabouts and arguing with the family.
On January 21, Sarvaiya confronted Varsha’s family once again, accusing them of hiding the location. During the altercation, he threw acid from a steel container at Varsha.
Her young daughter was present at the time but narrowly escaped injury. Varsha suffered severe burns to her head, chest, thighs, and back. Sarvaiya fled the scene, leaving her critically injured.
She was rushed to a private hospital in Rajkot, where she remained under treatment for over a month. Upon learning of the attack, a local police team, led by Inspector B P Rojiya, registered a case and arrested Sarvaiya, who was remanded in judicial custody.
“The accused was initially arrested and sent to judicial custody. With the victim’s death, we are now adding murder charges to the case,” said Inspector Rojiya.
The investigation is ongoing.
2025.3.5 Drugs valued at Rs 4290 crore seized, 14230 arrested for consumption in 2024: Maharashtra CM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a written reply on Tuesday told the state assembly that drugs valued at Rs 4,249.90 crore were seized and 14,230 were held for consumption in 2024.
Fadnavis, who holds the Home Department, said 2,738 cases were registered for drug possession and trafficking and 3,627 persons were arrested.
He further added that drugs worth Rs 4,290.90 crore were seized in the year 2024.
According to the chief minister, 14,230 persons were arrested for consumption of drugs in 15,873 cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
As per the data compiled by the government, Pune is on top for trafficking and possession cases with seizure of drugs worth Rs 3,679.36 crore.
About 204 persons were arrested and 129 cases were registered in Pune.
A total of 1,153 cases were lodged, 1,342 people were arrested in Mumbai city and suburbs, and both these districts recorded seizures worth Rs 513 crore.
2025.3.5 Kolkata triple-death: Two relatives arrested for suicide abetment
KOLKATA: The police on Tuesday arrested two relatives of the three members of the same family whose hanging bodies were recovered from their residence at Haltu area under Kasba Police station in south Kolkata earlier in the day.
The two relatives who have been arrested are Pradip Kumar Ghosal and his wife Nilima Ghosal. Pradip Kumar Ghosal is the maternal uncle of Somnath Roy, one of the three members of the same family who were found hanging.
The other two bodies recovered were Somnath’s wife Sumitra Roy and their two-and-half-year-old son Rudranil Roy. The Ghosal couple have been arrested on charges of conspiracy and suicide abatement.
The city police insiders said that first Somnath’s father-in-law and sister-in-law registered a complaint against the Ghosal family for abating the suicide of the Roy couple after hanging their son from the ceiling of the residence.
Later, as the investigating officials questioned some neighbours of the Roy family, the merits of the police complaint were confirmed to a great extent. Thereafter, the police arrested the Ghosal couple.
At the same time, the city police insider said, the involvement of the Ghosal couple was also evident from the suicide note that was recovered from near the bodies of the victims. In the suicide note, the Ghosal couple was accused of putting pressure on Somnath and Sumitra on certain property-related issues.
The post-mortem reports are yet to be available following which the exact reason behind the deaths could be ascertained. Initial investigation suggests the couple committed suicide after hanging the kid from the ceiling.
“The Ghosal couple are the main conspirators for abating the suicides. We want them to be punished, ” said Somnath’s father-in-law Bishwanath Bhowmik.
2025.3.4 Five booked for marriage of 16-year-old girl in Maharashtra’s Thane district
The girl’s parents, in-laws and her husband have been named as accused in the FIR, an official said
The Thane Police in Maharashtra has registered a case against five persons for allegedly marrying off an underage girl in Thane district, police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.
The police on Monday registered a case under section 64 (rape) under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, a police official said.
No one has been arrested in the case so far, the official said.
The police official said that the 16-year-old victim was married off to a man around two years ago. The girl was allegedly raped and impregnated as a result.
The girl’s parents, in-laws and her husband have been named as accused in the FIR, he said, as per the PTI.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, last week, Pune’s child welfare department office received an anonymous call, following which the authorities in Thane swung into action and stopped the marriage ceremony in the Ulhasnagar area in Thane district.
The minor girl was about to get married to a 24-year-old man residing in Solapur, PTI reported.
The authorities foiled a family’s alleged attempt to marry off a 16-year-old girl in Maharashtra’s Thane district, officials had earlier said, PTI reported.
After being alerted, the child welfare committee officials in Thane immediately rushed to the venue where family members from both sides and guests had assembled for the wedding ceremony, Thane district child welfare officer Ramkrishna Reddy said, as per the PTI.
After halting the ceremony, the officials held a meeting with the parents of the girl and the man the girl was being married off to, said the officials.
During the questioning, they revealed that the girl’s father was seriously ill and hence, the family wanted to get her married at the earliest and hence the decision was taken by the family, the official said, PTI reported.
A case was registered against the groom, both their parents, the priest who was conducting the ceremony and others under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, he said.
The girl was sent to a correction home, the official added, the news agency reported.
2025.3.4 Youth sets 17-year-old girl ablaze in Mumbai for severing ties
A 30-year-old man tried to kill his 17-year-old female friend in the MIDC area of Andheri East on Sunday. The accused doused her with petrol and set her ablaze. As a result, the girl sustained 60 per cent burns and is currently battling for life. The accused also suffered burn injuries and has been admitted to hospital.
A police officer stated that the victim, a college student, lives with her two sisters, brother, and parents in Andheri East, while the accused also resides in the same area. They frequently met and spent time together. However, the girl’s parents had been pressuring her to stop meeting him. In a fit of rage, the accused attempted to kill her by setting her on fire.
A police officer said, “They had been in contact for the past one and a half years and would meet regularly, in secret, outside the area. Locals caught them multiple times and informed the girl’s parents, who warned her against meeting him.”
Recently, the victim stopped meeting the man. However, around 10.30 pm on March 2, he arrived outside her house. He called her outside, and they got into an argument. The accused had brought a bottle of petrol with him, and in a fit of rage, he threw petrol on her and set her ablaze. Locals managed to save the girl, while the flames also burned the hands of the accused. The girl’s parents were informed immediately and they called the police before rushing her to Cooper Hospital for treatment.
A police officer said, “The girl sustained burn injuries on her face, neck, stomach, and private parts. According to doctors, she suffered 60 per cent burns in the incident. She is currently admitted to Cooper Hospital and is in critical condition. Due to her injuries, she is unable to breathe properly or speak. The accused is also receiving treatment at Cooper Hospital for burns on his hands.”
Speaking with mid-day, the victim’s mother said, “My daughter is in a critical condition and battling for life. The accused should receive the harshest punishment for this. I told him to stop approaching my daughter so he tried to kill her.” An officer said, “We have registered an FIR against the accused and will arrest him after he is discharged from hospital. He is jobless and did this to exact revenge after being asked to stop talking to the girl.”
2025.3.4 Mumbai: 32-year-old limping thief caught after months-long train robbery spree; 2 jewellers also held
Notorious robber used slow movements as cover to steal from women on express trains; two jewellers from Zaveri Bazar also arrested
A trio involved in thefts targeting women on express trains since November has been arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP). The prime accused, Mahesh Arun Ghag, 32, who walks with a limp, would steal purses, gold, and mobile phones before slipping away unnoticed. His accomplices, Tanaji Shivaji Mane, 45, and Nitin Kishan Yele, 44, jewellers from Zaveri Bazar, bought the stolen gold. A total of 108 grams of gold were recovered from them, worth over Rs 8.64 lakh.
Explaining the modus operandi, Senior Inspector Vijay Khedkar of the Crime Branch said, “The suspect would walk slowly inside express trains at night, steal valuables at an unhurried pace, and then get down at Kalyan railway station in the same manner. The other two accused, gold jewellery dealers from Zaveri Bazar in south Mumbai, would buy the stolen gold jewellery from Mahesh.”
The entire operation was led by the Crime Branch Unit 3 of Kalyan under the GRP. Since November, the police had received three complaints from women passengers about missing purses, handbags, mobile phones, and gold ornaments. However, the thieves operated swiftly, disappearing without a trace, making it difficult for victims to identify them.
Two cases were registered at Vasai Road (GRP) and one with Kalyan GRP, following which the Crime Branch initiated an investigation. The primary accused, the one who was stealing from the train coaches, was the most difficult to identify as compared to the other two.
“It took weeks to identify a suspect because, initially, the CCTV footage from railway stations didn’t reveal anything suspicious. We then broadened our focus to include even seemingly ordinary individuals. That’s when we noticed a heavily built man present at all three locations at the time of the thefts,” said a police officer.
“The suspect turned out to be a nearly disabled man with a heavy build, walking with a limp. Even after stealing an entire bag from a victim, he moved slowly, making it unlikely for anyone to suspect him. That was his cover.”
The cops discovered that the suspect was a history-sheeter with multiple cases of similar robberies. Before the new wave of crimes began in November, the suspect—identified as Mahesh, also known as Vicky—had been lodged in jail. The primary accused, Vicky, was found with cash that he made selling gold and other items, along with two Apple Iphones worth Rs 90,000.
Police officials added that Vicky suffers from a serious ailment in his leg and is in constant need of money, which is one of the key reasons he continues to steal valuables. Railway stations and trains are his primary areas of operation, particularly trains, as they have fewer CCTV cameras inside. Khedkar further stated that in newer trains, CCTV cameras installed at the entry points near the doors played a crucial role in helping the police track down Vicky and bust his criminal activities.
2025.3.3 Mumbai: NRI doctor duped of Rs 9.7 lakh in online bank fraud
The doctor returned to India on February 19 and filed a complaint with the Bandra Cyber Cell on February 25
A US-based NRI heart surgeon, who had opened a savings account with a nationalised bank in Mumbai’s Andheri two years ago, became a victim of online bank fraud, losing over Rs 9 lakh.
According to sources, the 65-year-old doctor identified as Ali Khalid Hussain had transferred all his life savings to his Indian bank.
According to the doctor, while he was in the US in January this year, he received a message notifying him that Rs 9,77,626 had been withdrawn from his account through various online transactions.
Shocked, he immediately contacted the bank but did not receive a satisfactory response. Following the incident, he promptly transferred all his remaining money to his US-based account. Concerned about the security of his remaining funds, he immediately contacted his relationship manager, who then instructed the bank to freeze the account.
The doctor returned to India on February 19. On February 25, he approached the cybercrime department and registered a complaint with the Bandra Cyber Cell regarding the alleged fraud. He was then directed to Oshiwara police station, who lodged a fraud case based on his complaint.
Speaking to mid-day, the doctor revealed that on January 18, at 6.35 am IST (4.15 pm US time), he received a message on his mobile phone regarding a transaction. Upon further checking, he discovered similar messages on January 17, indicating multiple transactions totaling Rs 9 lakh.
“I neither shared any OTP nor any banking details with anyone, yet money was fraudulently transferred from my account. Since I had no control and trust over the bank’s security system, I decided to transfer all my remaining funds from my Indian bank account to my US bank account for safety,” he added.
“Based on the complaint, we have registered a case under various sections of the BNS and IT Act. Further investigation is underway,” said an officer from the Oshiwara police station.
2025.3.2 Telangana Horror: Man Arrested For Attempting To Strangle Girlfriend’s Mother To Death After She Opposed Their Affair
A man from Suddalapalli was arrested for attempting to murder his girlfriend’s mother, who opposed their relationship. He brutally attacked and tried to strangle her in public after she tried to dissuade her daughter from continuing the affair.
Telangana: A disturbing incident has unfolded in Suddalapalli village’s Ramadugu Mandal, where a man has been arrested for the attempted murder of his girlfriend’s mother. The incident, which shocked the local community, stemmed from a romantic relationship between Raj Kumar Duta Raj Kumar and Jadi Sushmita.
According to a report by Telugu Scribe, the altercation arose when Sushmita’s mother Chamanti, concerned for her daughter and her paralysed husband’s well-being, attempted to dissuade Sushmita from continuing her relationship with Raj Kumar. This intervention, however, enraged Raj Kumar.
In a brazen act of violence, Raj Kumar reportedly attacked Chamanti in a public setting, brutally assaulting her before attempting to strangle her. The entire incident was captured in a video which is currently doing the rounds on social media.
The situation quickly escalated into a violent attack, with local residents stepping in just in time to prevent a tragic outcome.
Chamanti, who narrowly escaped death, immediately filed a formal complaint at the Ramadugu Police Station. As per reports, the authorities arrested Duta Raj Kumar after the complaint. The accused has been subsequently remanded in judicial custody, pending further investigation into the grave allegations leveled against him.
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