Jaipur Police have arrested five members of a gang involved in cheating during the NEET UG 2025 examination by using dummy candidates and unfair means.

The arrests were made following a raid at a flat in ABD Pristine Apartments located in Jagdamba Nagar, Karni Vihar, based on a tip-off, said officials on Monday.

The police recovered fake exam documents, Bluetooth devices, four SIM cards, mobile phones, and Rs 50,000 in cash from the possession of the accused. A Scorpio vehicle was also seized.

Those arrested include Ajit Kumar Barala (26), a resident of Chimanpura, Chomu; Sohan Lal Chaudhary (26), from Kushalpura, Samod; and Jitendra Sharma (24), from Bichpadi, Harmada.

Two persons were killed on Monday morning when a speeding truck ploughed into a house in Hardua village, located in the Nohta police station area of Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The devastating accident, which took place around 7.30 am, has trigged fury among villagers who staged a “chakka jam” on Damoh-Jabalpur highway.

Police are still piecing together the exact sequence of events leading to the collision, and as of now, the identities of the deceased remain undisclosed.

The situation was further aggravated as enraged villagers staged a road blockade on the Damoh-Jabalpur route, forcing the police to first focus on restoring order by pacifying the angry mob.

Amid allegations that his body was found in a river after he was picked up by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, official sources said on Monday that 23-year old Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray had jumped into the river after he was taken to identify the terrorist hideout.

Police sources said that Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray, 23, had given food and shelter to terrorists in Kulgam district, and he drowned after he jumped into a river while escaping from the security forces.

Sources said that a video taken from high ground shows the man, Imtiyaz Ahmad Magray, suddenly jumping into the rocky river after scanning the forested area briefly.

Magray was picked up by the police on Saturday. Police sources said that during questioning, he told police that he gave food and logistics support to terrorists hiding in the forest in Kulgam's Tangmarg.

Country boat fishers in Seruthur and Vellapallam in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, remained ashore for the third consecutive day on Monday, protesting a mid-sea attack allegedly carried out by Sri Lankan sea pirates.

The attack occurred near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on May 2.

According to reports, over 20 fishermen from Vedaranyam, Seruthur, and Akkaraipettai, who ventured out in four groups, were assaulted by armed men suspected to be Sri Lankan pirates. The attackers looted fishing nets, equipment, and other valuables before fleeing.

Several injured fishermen are currently receiving treatment at Nagapattinam Government Medical College Hospital.

In protest, more than 600 country boats were anchored along the shore for the second day on Sunday, with fishers vowing to continue their strike until both the state and Union governments take concrete steps to ensure their safety at sea.

Arunachal Pradesh police on Saturday arrested four highway robbers involved in a series of lootings along National Highway-415 in the state’s Papum Pare district since January, officials said on Saturday.

A police official said that the group of robbers, who targeted innocent people under the guise of checking Inner Line Permits (ILPs), drugs and contrabands, threatened the victims with knives and other sharp cutting tools before fleeing with cash, mobile, electronic devices and other valuables.

He said that the victims filed FIRs in various police stations, including at Banderdewa police station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).

The weather took a sudden turn across Rajasthan as storms and hail lashed parts of Rajasthan while the mercury slid by 10 degrees Celsius in Jaipur on Saturday.

The Meteorological Department has issued a rain alert for 12 districts on May 4.

An official of the department said that this sudden change in weather brought much-needed relief from the heat in many parts of the state.

He added that cities like Kota, Baran, Jhalawar, and Ajmer experienced storms in the afternoon, followed by cloud cover and light drizzle in some areas.

In a major crackdown, Delhi Police have busted a multi-city network and arrested the mastermind of a gang involved in bringing Bangladeshis into India illegally and deploying them as low-cost labourers, an official said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Southeast District, Ravi Kumar Singh said seven Bangladeshi nationals, including kingpin Chand Miya, and five Indian facilitators, including one from Kaltali, Assam, were arrested during a recent drive.

Chand Miya used the border area near Benapole, West Bengal and Meghalaya border to bring in Bangladeshis. He used to charge Rs 20,000-25,000 per person for illegal entry. He travelled to Bangladesh frequently and brought some individuals on each trip.

The Cyber Cell of Patna Police has arrested two brothers for impersonating Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and using the name of a former IAS officer to extort money from prominent individuals, including doctors, in Bihar’s capital.

Sanjay Kumar, DIG of EOU, identified the accused as Ranjeet Kumar and Rajesh Kumar, both residents of Sultanpur, Danapur.

He said that they posed as top ED officers and used the name of retired IAS officer Karu Ram to threaten and extort money from their targets.

“The duo had successfully duped at least 10 individuals using this modus operandi. Their latest target was a well-known doctor from a reputed hospital near Saguna Mod in Patna. However, the plan backfired when the complainant reported to the Economic Offences Unit (EOU), flagged the attempt and alerted the Cyber Crime Cell, which swiftly moved into action and arrested both men,” said DIG Sanjay Kumar.

He added that on May 2, they allegedly demanded a sum of Rs 2 lakh by threatening the doctor with a fabricated ED raid, adding that the complainant informed the police about the call, and immediately constituted a team to nab the accused.

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK), commenced night navigation in the upper reaches of the River Hooghly, from Budge Budge to the sea on Saturday, an official said.

A senior SMPK official said that this crucial step will reduce turnaround time and pre-berthing detention of vessels calling on the Kolkata Dock System (KDS).

He said that the long and meandering 232-km river channel from the sea to KDS, marked by restrictions in navigable depth and strong cross-tidal currents, posed a significant challenge for continuous vessel movement.

“Though high tides result in an increase in draft twice a day, SMPK is unable to make full use of this due to the absence of night navigation between Diamond Harbour and Kolkata,” he added.

Panic gripped passengers of the Jaipur-Jodhpur Intercity Express as smoke billowed from the train's engine, about 4 km before Gotan station in Rajasthan on Saturday.

The incident happened around 9.30 a.m., causing panic among passengers, many of whom deboarded.

According to railway officials, the train departed Jaipur on time at 6.00 a.m. and had already passed Jogi Magra when the engine developed a technical fault.

Emergency brakes were applied by the loco pilot, averting any immediate danger.

A replacement engine was dispatched from Jodhpur and reached Gotan around noon. The affected train was then pulled back to Jogi Magra station, from where it resumed the journey to Jodhpur at 12.15 p.m.

In the aftermath, several other trains on this route were temporarily halted.