A 27-year-old woman was violently assaulted by a car driver in Pune after a road rage incident. The driver, who pursued her for two kilometers, has been arrested along with a woman accompanying him. The incident has sparked outrage on social media, highlighting concerns about women’s safety in the city.
A Kendriya Vidyalaya located on the IIT Indore campus received a threatening email vowing to ‘blow up’ the school building on Independence Day. The Indore police have registered an FIR and are investigating the incident.
Four medical students from AIIMS Patna have been arrested by the CBI in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case. The students are suspected of solving the exam papers for the main accused, Pankaj Singh. AIIMS Patna has suspended the students, pending further investigation and legal action.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth ₹300.11 crore belonging to M3M India Infrastructures Private Ltd in connection with a money laundering case. The case involves alleged land acquisition fraud in Haryana, where M3M Group is accused of colluding with officials to obtain licenses and later selling the land for profit. The ED investigation revealed that M3M Group acquired the land at a lower price than market value and later sold it for a much higher amount, generating proceeds of crime.
Dilip Khedkar, father of trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, has been granted interim protection by a Pune court in a case involving threats against a farmer. His wife, Manorama Khedkar, is also a co-accused in the case and was arrested by the Pune Rural police. The accusations stem from a video showing Manorama allegedly threatening individuals with a gun over a land dispute. Meanwhile, Puja Khedkar faces scrutiny over her claims regarding disability and OBC certificates, leading the UPSC to file a criminal case against her for fraudulent attempts in the civil services examination.
A 34-year-old gym trainer in Mumbai has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old man with a wooden club. The incident, caught on camera, shows the trainer striking the victim’s head while he was exercising. The victim, Yogesh Shinde, sustained injuries including a skull fracture and is currently in stable condition.
Actor Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case in the ‘Rust’ set shooting has been dismissed with prejudice, ending the trial before it began. The judge cited prosecutorial misconduct and withholding of evidence from the defense as the reason for the dismissal. The case was thrown out due to a Brady violation, which refers to the suppression of evidence that could be favorable to the defendant. While the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was previously convicted of involuntary manslaughter, her attorney has filed a motion to dismiss based on the decision in Baldwin’s case.
Ananya Chhaochharia, co-chair of India Conference at Harvard, has accused a Jindal Steel CEO of sexually assaulting her on a flight from Calcutta to Abu Dhabi. She took to X (formerly Twitter) to detail the harrowing experience, claiming the man, who she identified as a 65-year-old industrialist and long-time Jindal Steel employee, groped her after showing her pornographic content on his phone. Chhaochharia praised the Etihad Airlines staff and Abu Dhabi police for their prompt response and support. Jindal Steel & Power Limited Chairman Naveen Jindal responded to the allegations, stating that the company has a zero-tolerance policy for such behavior and has initiated an investigation.
A reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or people who abandoned a German Shepherd in Malibu with zip ties around its mouth and neck has increased to $25,000. The dog, named Argon, was found injured and suffering from lymphoma, highlighting the severity of the abuse he endured. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward.
Indian schools have been increasingly targeted by hoax bomb threats via email, phone calls, and social media, causing widespread panic and disruption. Despite the threats being largely false alarms, they highlight the serious challenge posed by cybercrime in the digital age. This article explores the recurring nature of these incidents, the challenges faced by law enforcement, and the steps schools can take to mitigate the risk.
