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Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the brutal rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor in Kolkata, has a history of violence against women and multiple failed marriages. He was a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police and had access to several hospital departments. Roy’s mother-in-law alleged he was violent towards her daughter and concealed his previous marriages. He was also accused of running a hospital racket. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has promised a CBI investigation if the police fail to solve the case by Sunday.

A male patient in West Bengal threatened a female doctor with the same fate as a trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in Kolkata, sparking outrage and protests. The incident highlights the escalating safety concerns for healthcare professionals in India.

Two town panchayat officials in Karur, Tamil Nadu, were arrested for demanding and accepting a bribe from a man for fixing the tax on his land. The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) caught the officials red-handed with the bribe amount.

A YouTuber in India has been charged with a crime after posting a video showing how to cook peacock curry. While the video has been taken down and the YouTuber claims the curry was chicken, officials are investigating the incident and have sent samples for forensic analysis.

A 23-year-old employee of Third Wave Coffee shop in Bengaluru has been arrested for placing a mobile phone with video recording inside the women’s washroom. The phone was found hidden in a dustbin with a hole in the bag, exposing only the camera. The accused has been booked under the IT Act and BNS, and his phone has been sent for forensic analysis.

A helicopter crashed into the roof of a Cairns hotel in the early hours of Monday, killing the pilot. The aircraft was reportedly flown without authorization, and authorities are investigating the incident. The crash ignited a fire on the hotel roof, but fortunately, there were no injuries reported among people on the ground.

A former food services director at a school district in Illinois has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing over 11,000 cases of chicken wings worth $1.5 million, intended for students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vera Liddell, 68, used her position to arrange for the chicken wings and collect them using a school van. The theft was discovered during a routine audit when food expenses exceeded the budget by $300,000. The students never received the stolen food.

Customs officials at Cochin International Airport seized 466.5 grams of gold concealed within a passenger’s shoes. The passenger arrived from Doha via Dubai and was intercepted at the airport’s exit gate. The gold, worth over ₹ 30 lakhs, was discovered hidden within the soles of his shoes. This incident follows a similar gold smuggling case at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport where 1,390.85 grams of gold were seized from a passenger arriving from Dubai.

A tragic accident occurred on the Chennai-Tirupati National Highway near Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district, claiming the lives of five students and injuring two others. The victims were all enrolled at a private university and were traveling in a car that crashed into a lorry.

A 27-year-old software engineer from Pune lost Rs 20 lakh to online fraudsters who impersonated Mumbai crime branch officers. They framed him in a drug-related parcel case and misused his personal details to secure a loan, which they then diverted to other accounts.