1. Woman Alleges Rape, Blackmail by Noida-Based YouTuber
A Noida-based YouTuber allegedly raped a woman, said police. According to police, the accused also allegedly blackmailed her for Rs 2 lakh using a video he made of her.
The girl’s parents approached police Tuesday evening to lodge a complaint against the accused, whose YouTube channel has over 2 lakh subscribers.
(Source: The Indian Express)
2. TN Advocate Alleges Pollachi-Like Sexual Assaults in Perambalur, Case Filed
A month after the sexual abuse and extortion of women in Pollachi came to light, an advocate in Perambalur district has reported a similar case. In a petition to the police, he has alleged that a group of men have been abusing, video-recording and blackmailing over 20 women in the town. The district police have confirmed to TNM that the advocate's petition has been accepted and that the matter is under investigation.
(Source: The News Minute)
3. Cops ‘Force’ Man to Fish Out Body From Canal, Suspended as He Drowns
Three cops of Karnal police have been suspended for allegedly forcing a person to fish out the body of man from Western Yamuna Canal. The man, who wasn’t a professional diver, drowned in the canal while doing their bidding.
The Karnal SP has suspended sub-inspector Krishan Kumar and head constables Bijender Singh and Krishan, who were posted at Madhuban police station.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
4. Husband Brutally Assaults Woman in Andhra Pradesh Allegedly for Refusing Sex
A man brutally assaulted his wife at the Government General Hospital in Chittoor on Sunday allegedly for refusing to have sex with him. The 34-year-old woman, who is an unconscious state, is being treated in the ICU in the same hospital. Doctors have said that her condition is still critical.
Chittoor Town SI Purushottam Reddy, who has been handling the case, said that the husband was taken into custody on Monday evening. “By the time I reached the hospital on Monday morning around 8:30am, she was already being treated. The sanitation supervisors and security guards of the hospital had attended to her and taken her to ICU,” said Reddy.
(Source: The News Minute)
5. Sitting on a Time Bomb, Say Shopkeepers as Fire Breaks out in Congested South Mumbai Market
A fire broke out at a shopping centre on the busy and congested Abdul Rehman Street in South Mumbai on Monday, a fire brigade official said.
Around four to five shops inside the Super Shopping Centre, located near Jumma Masjid, were gutted in the blaze, which reportedly broke out following a short circuit in an air conditioner in one of the shops. No casualties were reported.
(Source: The Indian Express)
6. 22-Year-Old Man Arrested for Molesting Minor Girl in Gurugram
The police on Monday night arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly molesting a class 9 student in Gurugram’s Sector 14.
Earlier in the day, the girl’s mother had filed a police complaint alleging that the man, who lived in their neighbourhood, had molested her daughter and used to follow her when she went to school or coaching classes. The police said the girl had warned off the accused several times.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
7. Two Workers Killed After Falling off Scaffolding at Construction Site
Two workers died in Greater Noida on Tuesday after they allegedly fell off the scaffolding at a construction site of a private building, the police said.
The incident took place in the afternoon when the workers fell off the 13th floor-level scaffolding of the housing society by the ATS group in Sector 150, the police said.
(Source: NDTV)
8. Policeman Dead, 15 Injured in 2 Accidents in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag
A policeman was killed and 15 others – 10 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and five members of the poll staff – were injured in two accidents on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.
Police said a bus carrying poll staff met with an accident in Zalangam village of Kokernag area, resulting in the death of a policeman and injuries to five others travelling in the bus.
(Source: NDTV)
9. 2 Men Allegedly Promise IPL Selection for Son, Con Villager of Rs 75 Lakh
Two men allegedly cheated an Uttarakhand villager of Rs 75 lakh who promised his son's selection in the Indian Premier League (IPL) team.
Hakam Singh, who lives in Purola, filed an FIR against two brothers Ankit Rawat and Sandeep Rawat, alleging fraud.
(Source: NDTV)
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