The Bengaluru police have solved the shocking kidnapping and murder case of a 13-year-old boy and arrested the two accused after shooting them in the legs during an encounter on Friday.

The body of the victim, A. Nischal, an 8th-grade student, was recovered on Thursday night on the outskirts of the city. Nischal was brutally assaulted and killed, and the accused later set his body on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the two accused were known to both the victim and his family. They have confessed to kidnapping the boy for a ransom of Rs 5 lakh and subsequently burning his body to erase evidence.

The official statement by the Bengaluru Police stated that the accused have been identified as 27-year-old Gurumurthy, a resident of Weavers Colony on Bannerghatta Road, and 27-year-old Gopi alias Gopala, a resident of Bannerghatta.

The West Bengal Police on Thursday arrested six illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators and one local Indian accomplice in Murshidabad district.

Acting on credible information, officers of Raninagar Police Station in Murshidabad district conducted a raid at Katlamari II Gram Panchayat area, under its jurisdiction, which led to the arrest.

The arrested Bangladeshi nationals have been identified as Mohammad Abdulla (20), Ketabur Ali (26), Kamaluddin Rahaman (28), Kalimuddin Rahaman (25), Mohammad Salim (37), and Mohammad Juel Rana (24).

They hail from Chapai Nababganj, Rajshahi, and Feni districts of Bangladesh.

Two persons were arrested on charges of opening fire on a family when the latter asked them not to honk in Delhi's Kamla market area.

The accused, identified as Mohd Amaan alias and Noman, both aged 19, are residents of Brahampuri in the national capital, Deputy Commissioner of Police Nidhin Valsan said in a statement on Thursday.

The police have recovered one pistol, spent cartridge and a scooty used in the commission of the crime.

The incident occurred on July 25 near Mohalla Nihariyan Chowk, Ajmeri Gate, Delhi.

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested an alleged female Al Qaeda operative in Bengaluru, police sources said on Wednesday.

Following the development, the authorities in Bengaluru have heightened intelligence vigilance across the city.

The arrested individual has been identified as 33-year-old Shama Parveen, a native of Jharkhand. According to police, the ATS investigation revealed her alleged role in strengthening the Al Qaeda network in Bengaluru. She had been residing in the Manorayanapalya locality of the city.

An engineer of Delhi’s Public Works Department was arrested by the CBI while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 for clearing bills of a contractor, an official said on Tuesday.

Kalu Ram Meena, Executive Engineer, PWD, JCD-2, Rouse Avenue District Court Complex, was arrested on Monday, the official said.

In a shocking incident, a minor girl, who was taking care of her father at a hospital in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district, has been allegedly raped by a staff member at the health facility.

The accused has been arrested and sent to judicial custody, police said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Kalaburagi VV police station.

The Karnataka Police have cracked the case involving the planting of explosive materials outside a public toilet at Bengaluru's overcrowded Kalasipalya bus stop and have arrested three persons.

Confirming the arrests on Tuesday, DCP (West) S. Girish stated that as the investigation was ongoing, the names and photos of the accused would be released in due course.

Girish said, "The incident took place on July 23. Taking the matter seriously, the police department formed five teams. These teams conducted investigations, gathered information from sources, and, through technical evidence, apprehended three suspects."

He further added, "The police have recovered 22 live REX 90 gelatin gel capsules and 30 live electric detonators. We have also obtained information about other individuals involved in the case, and the investigation is still in progress."

A 17-year-old boy was shot and injured by the police at Paappaakudi in Tirunelveli in the early hours of Tuesday, after he and his associate allegedly attacked a Dalit youth with a machete and later attempted to assault police personnel who tried to apprehend them.

According to police sources, the two teenagers -- both 17 years old and belonging to the Most Backward Community (MBC) -- are facing multiple criminal cases.

Around 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday, they reportedly attacked a 22-year-old Dalit youth named Sakthi, a resident of Rastha near Paappaakudi, with a machete, leaving him injured.

Following the incident, a police team led by Sub-Inspector Murugan rushed to the scene. Upon spotting the officers, the armed teens allegedly chased them with machetes.

Delhi Police Crime Branch’s inter-state cell has nabbed a long-absconding parole jumper, Hamidullah Bundu Khan (70), who was convicted in a brutal double murder case involving his own daughters.

He was tracked down and arrested on July 25. The arrest could be possible only after an intensive surveillance-led operation.

Hamidullah had been convicted for administering poison to his three minor daughters in 1999, resulting in the deaths of the two younger girls, while the eldest had survived. She later became the complainant. The court had sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) under sections 302, 307, and 328 of the Indian Penal Code.

In a major crackdown, Jalalpur police in Bihar's Chapra on Friday arrested two individuals involved in a gang accused of cheating people under the guise of a government scheme.

The gang allegedly defrauded women by posing as members of an NGO and promising benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).