Crime

81 out of 800 people were arrested in Austria in a global sting against organised crime belonging from various groups. The arrested are suspects of multiple crimes including drug trafficking and murder. Reportedly the joint operation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Australian and European police caught people from Australia, Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East involved in the narcotics trade.

The Bengaluru Police have booked six people including. two female, for allegedly torturing and gang-raping a woman. In a viral video on social media, the faces of the accused were visible while they can be seen brutally torturing the 22-year-old victim, who is said to be from Bangladesh. The police claim that the group of accused is from Bangladesh and the woman was brought to India for human trafficking.

The Maharashtra Police in Nagpur district have nabbed a fruit seller for posing as a doctor and treating COVID-19 patients. Reportedly, the accused, Chandan Naresh Chaudhary, ran an Ayurvedic dispensary for the past five years and when the cases rose, he started treating COVID-19 patients. Booking the accused under the Maharashtra Practitioners Act, the police seized medical equipment including oxygen cylinders from his clinic.

Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli has been granted 45-day parole by the Nagpur bench of Bombay HC, citing his wife's failing health. Reportedly, he had joined underworld in 1970s, famously known as the 'Daddy' of Dagdi Chawl. Gawli, currently serving his life sentence was arrested in 2008, and was convicted for the murder of a Shiv Sena corporator in 2012. Moreover, actor Arjun Rampal played the role of Gawli in the starrer movie "Daddy… read-more

Analysing candidates contesting the third-phase Assam Assembly polls, the Association for Democratic Reforms and Assam Election Watch stated 18% of the candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. Of the total 337 candidates, 60, including 14 from Congress and five each from AUIDF and BJP, have declared criminal charges. While 13% declared serious criminal charges, six have accepted charges of crime related to women. The phase-… read-more