Chandigarh: The Haryana Human Rights Commission has ordered an inquiry into allegations that a man was illegally detained at the GRP station in Ambala Cantonment on June 20, tortured, stripped naked, and threatened with false criminal cases unless he paid Rs 10 lakh.Commission chairperson Justice Lalit Batra, who took cognisance of a complaint by Bathinda…
Hisar: A tragic incident unfolded in Fatehabad district on Saturday after a father jumped into a canal to save his teenage son, only for both to be swept away by the strong current. Despite an ongoing rescue operation involving local divers and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), no trace of the two was found…
Times News NetworkPanchkula: Police have cracked the seven-month old case of a club dancer’s murder, whose skeletal remains were found behind the Sector 20 cremation ground in Dec 2025.The accused, Manoj Kumar Pal, was arrested from Surat on July 2. A resident of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh, he was working as a motorcycle mechanic…
Times News NetworkPanchkula: Two men were found dead after two groups engaged in a clash in Sector 19 late on Friday night. One of the victims, Sanjeet, 20, was allegedly stabbed with a sharp-edged weapon. The attack took place during the naming ceremony of his newborn son. Police suspect the murder may have stemmed from…
Admissions Portal Among Unsecured Govt Websites Chandigarh: The cybersecurity of Chandigarh administration’s digital infrastructure has come under the scanner of the Punjab and Haryana high court, with a PIL challenging the continued use of unsecured govt websites and alleging violations of citizens’ right to privacy and secure digital access.The PIL, filed by advocate and digital…
Panchkula: Panchkula police have arrested two members of a cyber fraud gang for allegedly duping an elderly woman of Rs 16 lakh through a “digital arrest” scam.According to the Cyber Crime police station, the victim complained that fraudsters posing as Mumbai crime branch officials claimed a parcel sent in her name to Iran contained drugs,…
Panchkula: SDM-cum-electoral registration officer (ERO) Chandrakant Kataria has recommended disciplinary action against officials for alleged negligence in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and digitisation of electoral rolls.Kataria has written to the district election officer seeking show-cause notices for six supervisors and 50 booth level officers (BLOs), besides recommending the suspension of 10 BLOs for…
Zirakpur: A Haryana man was allegedly kidnapped, confined in a house and assaulted by three persons who forced him to transfer Rs 18 lakh from his bank accounts in Zirakpur.Based on a complaint by Rahul Soni (32), a transporter from Bhiwani, police have registered a case against Bhawani Singh and two unidentified accomplices under the…
Chandigarh: A 22-year-old habitual offender was arrested with a countrymade pistol and a live cartridge in Maloya by the district crime cell (DCC) of Chandigarh Police.The accused, Sunil alias Begi, a resident of Jhampur village in Mohali, was arrested following a tip-off that he was planning to commit a crime in the city.Police said a…
Mohali: Several shops were gutted after a fire swept through a market in Baltana in the early hours of Saturday, with police probing allegations that the blaze was triggered after unidentified persons set two motorcycles on fire following a personal rivalry.The incident caused losses worth several lakhs of rupees to shopkeepers. Baltana police have registered…
