A Gurugram UX designer, Alok Mittal, alleges his wife filed false cases against him after only five months of marriage. He claims she demanded significant financial compensation and prevented him from seeing his son. Mittal’s case highlights concerns about the misuse of legal processes in marital disputes and the need for more protections for men facing false accusations.
The Pune Police have confirmed that an attempt was made to frame the family driver in a case where a 17-year-old teenager is accused of driving drunk and crashing a Porsche into a bike. The incident occurred in Pune last week, killing two IT professionals. The Police are investigating allegations of pressure being put on the driver to take the blame. The accused teenager was driving the car at the time of the accident and was aware of the potential consequences.
The release of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, a true crime series based on Richard Gadd’s own experiences, has ignited online speculation and wrongful accusations. Internet sleuths have attempted to identify the real-life characters behind the show’s fictional counterparts, leading to innocent people being unfairly targeted. Gadd and other cast members have urged viewers to refrain from such speculation and focus on the show’s central narrative.
A 40-year-old Belgian man’s drunk driving charges have been dropped due to a rare medical condition known as auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), where an overgrowth of fungi in the gut turns carbohydrates and sugars into alcohol. The man’s blood alcohol levels were elevated despite not consuming any alcohol, leading to false accusations of intoxication. Only 20 people worldwide have been diagnosed with ABS, suggesting it may be underdiagnosed.
