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The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in Bhubaneswar has frozen four bank accounts, in connection with an illegal digital money-lending case. The EOB shared that it had received a string of complaints from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as well as several victims, regarding the illegal functioning of loan applications, which are not registered under the RBI Act. Three special EOW teams are currently investigating the matter.

Taking a serious note of freebies announced by political parties ahead of elections, the Supreme Court, issued a notice to the ECI. Reviewing a petition, on January 25, CJI NV Ramana asked the EC and Central Government to take a legal path, saying freebies budget goes beyond regular budget, and needs a legal action. The court also asked the EC to dismiss parties, which offers "irrational freebies" to woo voters. 

Bihar Police arrested three people, including an MBBS student on November 23 for allegedly selling banned Indian-made Foreign Liquor (IMFL). Reportedly, 300 such bottles were recovered from their house by the police. The accused have been identified as Vikas Singh, his wife who is an MBBS student and their tenant. Raghav Dayal, SDPO Sardar said, "they have been arrested and sent to jail." However, further investigation is underway.

In a response to a petition, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has pronounced that marriage between the first cousins would be illegal. The court was hearing the petition after an FIR was filed against a 21-year-old man who was in a live-in relationship with his minor cousin and wanted to marry her. Moreover, the state counsel argued that the live-in-relationship between the man and the girl was unethical since marriage was prohibited.