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Man Booked for Raping Minor Step Daughter in Nagpur
A 53-year-old man has been booked for allegedly raping his minor step daughter in Jaripatka area in Nagpur over the last four years, police said on Monday, 6 April.
A police official said the accused used to show porn videos to the girl, who is now 17, while sexually assaulting her inside their house.
(Source: PTI)
Pakistan Violates Ceasefire in J&K's Mankote
Pakistan reportedly violated ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir's Mankote around 7:40 am on Tuesday by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along the LoC. The Indian Army is retaliating.
(Source: ANI)
Delhi HC Dimisses Interim Bail Plea of Shivinder Singh
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of Shivinder Mohan Singh, former promoter of Ranbaxy Laboratories, seeking interim bail in cases relating to alleged cheating and money laundering.
(Source: ANI)
Delhi HC Dismisses Interim Bail Plea of AgustaWestland Accused Christian Michel
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of Christian Michel, arrested in AgustaWestland case, seeking interim bail citing coronavirus risk in Tihar Jail.
(Source: PTI)
Noted Malayalam Actor Sasi Kalinga Passes Away at 59
Noted Malayalam actor Sasi Kalinga has passed away at the age of 59.
(Source: PTI)
Militants Attack CRPF Party in Anantnag, 1 Injured
Militants fired upon a CRPF party in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district, ANI reported. One CRPF jawan injured. PTI, however reported that a grenade was hurled at the jawans.
More details are awaited.
(Source: ANI, PTI)
Teenage Couple Hang Themselves From Same Noose in UP Village
A teenage couple allegedly ended their lives by hanging themselves from a tree using the same noose in Dharampur village, police said on Tuesday.
Both had gone missing from their house on Sunday, they said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar said, "The bodies of Indrasen (19), an ITI student, and Pooja (17), a student, were found hanging from the same noose on a neem tree in Dharampur village on Monday."
He said that according to villagers they were in a relationship since one year and almost 10 days ago, a heated exchange of words took place between their families.
Odisha Police SOG Personnel Killed in Grenade Explosion During Training
A personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG), Odisha Police's anti-Naxal force, was killed and two others were injured in a grenade explosion during a training programme on Tuesday, police said.
Thirty four-year-old Havildar Prakash Sahu, a resident of Bargarh district, was killed in an explosion while imparting training to cadet sergeants to lob grenades, at the SOG Training and Resource Centre in Chandaka area, a police statement said.
"Today (April 7) afternoon while practice was going on under the supervision of trainer Havildar Prakash Sahu, one grenade accidentally exploded in the mid-air causing grievous injuries to the trainer and a cadet sergeant, and minor injuries to another cadet sergeant," it said.
The trio was shifted to a private hospital, where Sahu succumbed to his injuries while the condition of the cadet sergeants is stable, the statement said.