Latest Investigation News & Updates

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Police have registered an FIR against a BJP leader and another accused in connection with the alleged molestation and criminal intimidation of a woman doctor at Bundelkhand Medical College (BMC) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district. Police said efforts are underway to arrest the accused, while the incident has triggered protests by doctors and severely disrupted healthcare services at the government medical college.According to Additional Superintendent of Police Narendr…

Bhopal, July 2 (IANS) Five days after the alleged theft at the residence of retired judge Giribala Singh, Bhopal police are yet to make any breakthrough despite examining footage from around 150-200 CCTV cameras, questioning nearly a dozen suspects and collecting fingerprints from dozens of people as part of the investigation. The alleged burglary took place on June 28 at the Bagmugaliya Extension residence while Giribala Singh and her son, advocate Samarth Singh, were lodged in Bhopal Central J…

Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan alleged that the Gul Plaza fire incident in Karachi was the result of severe “administrative failures”, accusing the authorities of negligence while expressing concern over the Sindh government’s silence on the incident. Addressing a press conference on the Gul Plaza tragedy, HRC Chairman Jamshed Hussain said the devastating fire that occurred on January 17 this year was not merely an accident but the outcome of “serious adminis…

Patna, July 2 (IANS) The investigation into the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak has expanded to Bihar, with the Maharashtra Special Task Force (STF), assisted by Vaishali Police, conducting a late-night raid at a cyber cafe in Hajipur.Three individuals, including the cafe operator, were detained for questioning.According to the police, a team from the Maharashtra STF and the Thane Police, with support from the Vaishali Police, raided a cyber cafe located on Kachhari Road in…

Aligarh, July 1 (IANS) Amid investigation into the alleged embezzlement of funds and donations at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Bharatiya Samaj Sevak Sangathan (BSSS) President and Chief Mufti Maulana Chaudhary Ifraheem Husain on Wednesday alleged misappropriation of zakat funds from mosques and dargahs and that of Waqf-related donations.Speaking to IANS, Ifraheem Husain said: “It is true that zakat funds from all Muslim establishments like mosques, madrassas, dargahs, including Haji Ali Dargah and Ajme…

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) President, Alok Kumar, on Wednesday expressed confidence in the ongoing police investigation into the alleged irregularities linked to Ram Temple donations, saying there is nothing inappropriate about granting the Special Investigation Team (SIT) an additional 15 days to complete its probe. Speaking to IANS, Kumar said that if investigators have sought more time to ensure the probe is conducted thoroughly and reaches a logical conclusion, the …

Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the case of the under-construction warehouse roof collapse at Taratala in South Kolkata last week that claimed 16 lives, has assigned architectural experts from Jadavpur University (JU) to identify the flaws in the structural design of the collapsed structure. Insiders from the city police said the team of architectural experts from JU, the premier engineering institute in the state and the country, will examine wheth…

Patna, June 30 (IANS) An accused who escaped from police custody after a court appearance in Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Tuesday is being sought by multiple police teams in an extensive search operation. The incident occurred while police personnel from the Town Police Station were escorting the accused to Chanve Divisional Jail.According to police, the accused jumped out of the police vehicle when it reached near Vrindavan Sadasi Rai Tola village on the Gopalganj–Mirganj NH-531. Officers im…

Thrissur (Kerala), June 30 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman and her newborn baby were found dead inside a lodge room in Kerala’s Thrissur city on Tuesday, and a detailed investigation into the incident has been launched, police said.The deceased was identified as Jyothi, 30, a native of Edamuttam in Thrissur district.While the police’s preliminary assessment is that she may have died due to complications following childbirth, they said several aspects of the incident remain unexplained.An autorickshaw…

Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh), June 30 (IANS) A major land scam involving government-owned Gram Samaj land worth crores of rupees has allegedly surfaced in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district, with police registering an FIR against 32 people, including former Municipal Council officials, employees, public representatives and private individuals, officials said.The case, registered at Sambhal Kotwali police station, pertains to allegations of fraudulent transfer and encroachment of government land through…