Kolkata: Kasba councillor Sushanta Ghosh, who faces four separate cases of extortion and cheating — the last one getting registered on June 15 – had defrauded 950 hawkers of Anandapur and Kasba of no less than Rs 2.5 to Rs 3 crore.Anti-Fraud Section of the detective dept, which produced Ghosh at Alipore Court on Thursday…
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested the alleged kingpin of Bihar of an inter-state online fraud racket that cheated competitive examination aspirants by falsely claiming access to leaked question papers through Telegram channels.The accused, identified as Om Kumar (30), son of Sagar Sao and a resident of West Pandarak in Patna…
Bhilwara: A 22-year-old woman was arrested in Bhilwara Wednesday for allegedly recording and circulating an obscene video of herself to frame and blackmail her husband, police said.Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh said the case surfaced after a video showing the woman bathing was circulated through a fake social media account in the last week of March….
Agartala: TIPRA Motha secured a resounding victory in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections, winning 24 out of 28 seats as results were announced on Friday.BJP managed to win only four seats, while neither Congress nor CPM secured any. This marks a significant shift from the 2021 ADC elections, when BJP contested…
This is an image for representation Noida: A special Pocso court in Noida has sentenced a Rajasthan man to 20 years in prison and imposed a cumulative fine of Rs 70,000 for sexually assaulting a minor girl. The 10-year-old case was proved in court on the sole testimony of the survivor, who remained consistent in…
Dr Sejal Pawar, who recently landed in controversy over remarks made during comedian Pranit More’s stand-up show, is now facing fresh allegations online regarding her admission to a medical college under fake Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate.The allegations surfaced days after Maharashtra Cyber registered an FIR against More, Pawar and others over allegedly creating and circulating…
Deep in the jungles of central Vietnam, hidden behind dense forest and roaring underground rivers, lies a cave so enormous that a Boeing 747 could fly through its largest chamber without touching a wall. Son Doong, officially the world’s largest known cave passage, stretches 5.6 miles in length and rises as high as 65 stories…
Dibrugarh: A male leopard that had been terrorising residents and killing livestock at the Daimukhia Tea Estate in Tinsukia district’s Doomdooma was captured in an iron cage on Monday morning, bringing relief to the local community after days of fear and anxiety.The forest department had placed the iron cage at a strategic location within the…
Tamil superstar Suriya’s ‘Karuppu’ is enjoying a successful run at the box office. Following its fruitful response among the mass audience, Suriya recently attended a special meet-and-greet event with the press and fans in Chennai. The actor spoke about the journey behind Karuppu and the difficulties faced during production. Suriya opens up about financial problems…
Kolkata: Trinamool councillor and borough chairman of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Ranjan Poddar was arrested on Wednesday in connection with alleged extortion activities, marking the latest development in a widening crackdown on alleged rackets involving Trinamool functionaries in Bidhannagar.Poddar, councillor of BMC ward 34, is known to be a close associate of former Bidhannagar MLA…
