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2 arrested in connection with grenade blast in Assam

11:34 pm May 18, 2021

Tinsukia: At least two persons were arrested in connection with the grenade blast at Tingrai in Assam’s Tinsukia district that killed two persons, police said on Tuesday. A senior police officer said two persons were identified for allegedly lobbing the grenade from a motorcycle and a bounty of Rs 2 lakh was announced to catch […]

Mumbai: Man held for killing woman, dumping body in BKC

11:24 pm May 18, 2021

Mumbai: Days after the body of a woman was found near a nullah in Mumbai‘s Bandra Kurla Complex, a man has been arrested for allegedly murdering her, said police on Tuesday. Jaleel Shaikh and the woman knew each other and the latter was blackmailing him with rape threats, due to which he killed her and […]

Black fungus killed 16 people in Aurangabad in 40 days

11:20 pm May 18, 2021

Aurangabad: Sixteen patients suffering from Mucormycosis, a rare but serious infection, have lost their lives during treatment in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad city between April 1 and May 10, a senior municipal official said on Tuesday. During this period, more than 200 Mucormycosis patients, hailing from various places, were admitted for treatment in health facilities in Aurangabad, […]

Youth held for blackmailing girl over video

11:15 pm May 18, 2021

New Delhi: A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly extorting money from a girl by threatening to make her nude videos viral on social media, police said on Tuesday. The suspect was arrested from Nehtaur in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district after the 13-year-old girl’s father complained at the Alipur police station in Delhi, police said. […]

Robbers chop off man’s hand in Amritsar

11:13 pm May 18, 2021

Amritsar: Two robbers chopped off a man’s hand and decamped with his bag here on Tuesday, police said. The victim, identified as Ankit, was admitted to a private hospital, where a surgery is in progress to join his amputated hand, police said. The incident took place near Nangali village on the outskirts of Amritsar and […]