Police

The Supreme Court reviewed a petition and directed the police not to abuse during brothel raids against consenting sex workers, as it is not illegal. In a major judgment, the SC bench directed police to treat sex workers with dignity and provide them equal rights, like any citizen under the constitution. Considering the abusive attitude of police, SC said, "The police must refrain from interfering or taking any criminal action."

In Delhi, a woman (28) allegedly got arrested for plotting her husband's murder, confirmed police on May 25. The woman hired a killer, and gave him a hammer and Rs 1.5 lakh for the job. They even misled the investigation by making the crime look like an attempted robbery. As of now, the killer, and woman along with the weapon and Rs 50,000 are under police custody.

A tuition teacher has been arrested in Faridabad, for allegedly kidnapping a 13-year-old girl, confirmed police on May 23. Hailed from Maharashtra, the tuition teacher and the girl went missing on May 1, following which the victim's family filed an FIR. As per the report, the accused's mobile number was tracked in Faridabad, and was later arrested the accused and rescued the girl. A case has been registered for investigation.

In Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, 13 cows were charred to death after a truck carrying them caught fire. On May 22, the Ujjain Police said that the incident happened on May 21, near Ghinoda village, when the truck carrying animals, caught fire and was without a driver. Ravindra Yadav said, five cows saved from the truck were sent to shelter. Moreover, police launched a search to find details of the incident.

In Uttar Pradesh's Kaneta village, lightning killed three people and left six injured, confirmed police on May 22. Notably, the incident happened on May 21, when some laborers were cutting trees. The three dead people were identified as Rifaqat (55), Premchandr (23), and Rajendra (30) and will be given financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh. Furthermore, the injured were taken to the hospital and are said to be stable.