A police raid at Bengaluru Central Prison uncovered contraband items, including mobile phones, electric stoves, and cash, after a photo of Kannada actor Darshan with gangster Wilson Garden Naga went viral. The raid focused on Naga’s barrack, raising questions about preferential treatment for Darshan, who was shifted to a different jail following the controversy.
A 22-year-old engineering student from Telangana died by suicide after being questioned by police during a raid on gated communities in Potheri, near Chennai. The student, who had been staying in a rented accommodation, was one of 24 students questioned during the raid, which resulted in the seizure of marijuana. While no case was registered against him, the student reportedly felt depressed after the incident and took his own life.
Noida police have detained 39 college students, including minors, after a raid on a rave party at a flat in a high-rise apartment. The party, held at the Supernova residential society in Noida Sector-39, was attended by students from a well-known college and featured alcohol, hookahs, and a WhatsApp-organized invitation system with an entry fee. This incident follows similar busts of rave parties in Bengaluru and Thane, highlighting the ongoing issue of underage drinking and drug use at such events.
Two men from Lindsay, Ontario, are facing multiple drug trafficking charges after a raid on a home in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police seized a quantity of drugs with an estimated street value of $5,200 during the raid, which was executed with the assistance of the OPP’s tactics and rescue unit, emergency response team, and community street crime unit. The two men, ages 35 and 41, were arrested and each charged with possession of a Schedule 1 and a Schedule 2 substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine, other opioid). They were held in custody and are scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay.
Over 200 protesters were arrested as police moved in to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The raid, which took place on Thursday, saw police wearing helmets and body armor tear down barricades and use rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. The police said the arrests were made for allegedly failing to disperse, which is a misdemeanor. The Daily Bruin, UCLA’s independent student-run newspaper, reported that over 50 people contributed to the coverage of the campus protests, attacks on the encampment, and police raid. The editor-in-chief of the Daily Bruin, Isabelle Friedman, described the police raid as “traumatising and distressing” and said that “our reporters were gassed, assaulted and threatened with arrest”. She also said that she and others were forced to leave the building near the encampment despite an assurance from the vice chancellor to cover protests safely.
Columbia Law School professors have condemned the university’s suspension of student protesters and authorization of a police raid on campus. They cite procedural irregularities, lack of transparency, and involvement of the NYPD as threats to the university’s legitimacy. The university has declined to comment on the letter, while the faculty has expressed concerns about the lack of transparency, peaceful nature of the protest, and potential violations of established procedures for rule enforcement.
