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The Hyderabad Cyber Crime arrested Shoma Purkayastha and Balayoko Lassian for duping Rs 1.22 crores, on the pretext of sending a gift parcel. "The accused person Bakayoko Lassina opened the fake account on social media and sent a friend request to the people randomly for friendship." He trapped the complainant and received Rs 1.22… read-more

In Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, a 48-year-old woman from Haryana's Panipat was allegedly raped by two youths, confirmed police on September 13. The Shamli SP Abhishek Kumar said two youths identified as Mohan and Rahul allegedly called the woman regarding her sons and raped her. After the incident, victim's family registered a complaint, following which they arrested Mohan, whereas, Rahul is absconding. An investigation is underway. 

Anthony Benjamin Fernandes (39) killed his bedridden aunt Santan Bastev Fernandes (65) over a financial dispute, confirmed to police. The accused has been arrested for the alleged killing of his aunt, with whom he used to live in the same house. As per the investigation, Anthony was angry after learning that she was helping his brother to get a bank loan and in an argument murdered, and has been booked in IPC.

In Uttar Pradesh, a BJP politician Shrikant Tyagi was allegedly booked by the Noida Police for allegedly assaulting a woman after a spat. On August 5, a spat took place at Grand Omaxe society in Sector-93B here when the woman objected to the plantation of some trees by Shrikant Tyagi.  After which, Tyagi abused the woman and also hurled abusive words at her husband with derogatory remarks about her.

In Odisha, a Fast Track Court Judge-cum-Additional District Judge Bhaskar Chandra Sahu, gave 10-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a tribal man for kidnapping a 17-year-old girl and repeatedly raping her for three-years. On July 13 verdict, the Kandhamal district judge also imposed Rs 2 lakh fine. If the accused fail to pay the fine, he needs to spend an additional 2-years in jail in the 2019 rape and kidnapping case.