Three individuals were gunned down and two others critically injured in a violent clash that broke out between two groups in Bihar’s Buxar district on Saturday morning.

The incident occurred at Ahiyapur village under Rajpur police station in Buxar district.

The incident stemmed from a long-standing property dispute that escalated after a heated argument the day prior.

The deceased have been identified as Sunil Singh (40), son of Daya Shankar Singh, and Vinod Singh (50), son of Baban Singh, lost their lives on the spot due to gunshot injuries while Virendra Singh (35), son of Kashinath Singh succumbed due to the injuries in the hospital.

In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old boy was brutally murdered by having his throat slit in Jugidaru village under the Mufassil police station area of Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, officials said on Friday.

The accused, identified as Chandra Mohan Ban Singh, a neighbour of the victim, Arjun Ban Singh, has been arrested.

According to the police, the incident took place late Thursday evening, when Arjun’s parents, Sinkur Ban Singh and his wife, had gone to the local market.

Odisha Police personnel have arrested a "suave NRI conman" for duping highly qualified professionals of lakhs on the pretext of facilitating them get well-paid jobs abroad, Vinaytosh Mishra, DGP, Odisha Crime Branch, said on Friday.

The accused Bishnu Prasad Pattnaik alias Biranchi Narayan hails from Begunia police station area of Khordha district.

"The accused cheated a qualified aeronautical engineer, who passed out from a college in Coimbatore, to the tune of Rs 90 lakh on the pretext of providing a job in British Airways and then Lufthansa airways,” said Mishra.

The accused even created fake offer and appointment letters to deceive the victim aeronautical engineer from Gunupur.

In a shocking development, seven accused in the 2024 Hangal gang-rape case, after getting bail, took out a roadshow and engaged in celebrations. A disturbing video of the celebrations came to light on Friday, raising serious concerns.

The seven accused were jailed in connection with an alleged gang-rape case involving a 26-year-old married woman in January 2024.

The police department stated that it has taken cognisance of the incident and is initiating legal action. A case has been registered for unlawful assembly and rash driving.

The accused persons are Aftab Chandan A. Katti, Madar Saab Mandaakki, Samiulla Lalanavar, Mohammad Sadiq Agasimani, Shoib Mulla, Tausip Choti, and Riyaz Savikeri.

Assam Police foiled a drug peddling attempt in Cachar district on Friday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced.

Police conducted an operation in the Cachar district, resulting in the seizure of narcotics valued at Rs 3.11 crore.

The operation against drugs was carried out by police on intelligence-backed information.

Taking to X, Sarma wrote, “Backed by intel, @cacharpolice carried out an operation near ISBT Silchar and apprehended a drug peddler with 622 gms heroin, valued at ₹3.11cr.”

“Our relentless #AssamAgainstDrugs effort will continue. Good job @assampolice”, he added.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two persons from two districts in West Bengal in connection with a case where investors were duped through bogus investment schemes run by a fake financial entity.

Both were arrested late Thursday night after marathon raids and search operations at five different locations in two districts of the state that started in the morning. All these places were linked to said financial entity, christened LFS Broking Private Limited.

The two persons were identified as Dilip Maiti and Md Anarul Islam. While Maiti was arrested from his residence-cum-office at Arambagh in Hooghly district, Islam was arrested at Bolpur in Birbhum district.

As part of the widespread crackdown to curb illegal immigration, a special team of the Delhi Police has apprehended 121 Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in the national capital and sent them to a detention centre.

The special team has completed the necessary legal procedures and issued deportation orders through the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO).

These individuals, including those who overstayed their visas or entered without valid documents, were apprehended and placed in detention centres before the FRRO processed their cases.

The FRRO, a government body responsible for managing foreigners in India, then issued deportation orders based on the verified information.

A media statement released by the Delhi Police on Thursday said that a special team was constituted under the supervision of Additional DCP-I Dr Chandra Prakash, led by ACP, Badli, Shashi Kant Gaur and SHO, Alipur, Shailender Kumar.

Border Security Force (BSF) and Tripura Police have arrested 16 Bangladesh nationals and five Indians from different places of the state for illegally crossing the India-Bangladesh border, officials said on Thursday.

A BSF spokesman said that vigilant border guarding troops deployed in the area of Manu Border Outpost (BOP) under West Tripura district apprehended nine Bangladeshi nationals, including four women and two children, while they were trying to illegally cross over to the neighbouring country.

The apprehended Bangladesh nationals were illegally working in private organisations in Agartala for around two years

A defence spokesman said that Assam Rifles successfully apprehended a drug trafficker and seized a large amount of illegal narcotics from Manipur’s Noney district on Wednesday night.

The suspected drug peddler was moving in a truck from Imphal to Jiribam, along National Highway-37.

In a significant operation, officials from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized unaccounted cash worth Rs 32 lakh from three individuals travelling on the Hyderabad-Puducherry Superfast Express at Chennai’s Egmore Railway Station on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off regarding potential money laundering, a DRI team conducted a surprise check as the train arrived at Egmore.

The operation specifically targeted Aghilan, a suspect from Hyderabad who had been under surveillance. During the inspection, DRI officials examined the luggage of three passengers: Ashok D Jain (51), a resident of Strahans Road, Pattalam; his son, Shil Ashok Jain (27); and Sangita B. Jain (57), wife of Bharat Kumar Jain and a resident of Sowcarpet.