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Delhi court issued bail to Delhi University professor Ratan Lal on May 21, who was detained on May 20 over a social media post purportedly designed to offend religious beliefs following the alleged discovery of 'Shivling' within the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi. He was charged under Indian Penal Code Sections 153A and 295A. On May 21, Left-affiliated All India Students Association protested the arrest outside DU's Arts Faculty. 

Assam Police detained nine people for reportedly smuggling cows from Dhemaji to Nagaon or Jorabat and from Nagaon to Shillong on May 13. In Nagaon, police also rescued 102 cattle heads and seized seven cars. More research is being carried out. 

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Chhota Shakeel's close associate Salim Qureshi (Salim Fruit) in Mumbai, on May 9. The detention came after multiple raids, carried out in various locations in Mumbai in the Dawood Ibrahim cases. Furthermore, the NIA picked up Qureshi, the husband of Shakeel's sister-in-law, from his residence in Bhendi Bazar. Several hawala operators and drug peddlers were allegedly associated with Ibrahim in a… read-more

The Jammu & Kashmir Security forces arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) hybrid' militant and his associate in Baramulla district on May 6.  The arrest was based on a search operation, carried out, based on a specific input, following which forces recovered arms and ammunition from their possession.  The arrested has been identified as Ashiq Hossain Lone, a resident of Hyder Mohalla Ushkara Baramulla, and Uzair Amin Ganie of Kanthbagh… read-more

In Rajasthan, the Jodhpur Police is on high alert and are monitoring the clash hit region. The Internet has been suspended, and a curfew has been imposed in Jodhpur after community violence broke out during Eid prayers. Furthermore, the police has arrested 97 people in connection with the violence, with strict maintenance of law & order. In addition, the Rajasthan-BJP President Satish Poonia wrote to Governor Kalraj Mishra, demanding… read-more