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The Blinkit delivery agent, who allegedly raped a 19-year-old girl, has been arrested after a gunfight in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, confirmed police on October 30. Notably, the accused identified as Sumit Sharma, forced himself inside a flat and raped the victim, who ordered food from the online grocery store. After committing the crime, Sumit fled the spot and was hiding in Khairpur, at his brother's place.

A fourth-year student of IIT- Kharagpur, K.Kiran Chandra was found hanging in his hostel room, confirmed police on October 19. Getting into the details, the fourth-year Telangana student's body was discovered by one of his friends. The police has registered a case and sent the body for autopsy.  Meanwhile, Chandra's father blamed IIT pressure, reason for the death, and said, He was stressed because of project."

The Shivamogga district administration has clamped prohibitory orders in the Ragi Gudda area here, where tension prevailed following alleged incidents of stone pelting on Sunday (October 1), police officials said. According to police sources, an angry mob is said to have thrown stones at a few houses and vehicles, and injuring several people, allegedly following the rumours of stone pelting in the region.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday took the delivery of its first C-295 transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space, with Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari attending the handing over ceremony at Seville in Spain, officials aware of the matter said. The 16 aircraft is the first of the 56 such planes ordered by the IAF under a ₹21,935-crore project to modernise its transport fleet.

Raigad police in Maharashtra on Friday booked five officials of Edelweiss Group for alleged abetment of art director Nitin Desai's suicide. A First Information Report was registered under Indian Penal Code sections 306 (abetment of suicide) and 34 (common intention) at Khalapur police station based on a complaint filed by Desai's wife Neha Desai. Meanwhile, the last rites of Nitin Desai was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra.