The Enforcement Directorate attached immovable properties worth Rs 28.36 crore located at Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Amritsar and Greater Noida in a case involving a company’s bank fraud of over Rs 950 crore, an official said.

The seizure of properties was done under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in the case of Sunstar Overseas Ltd and others. The total value of attached assets in the case so far stands at Rs 322.55 crore, said the official in a statement.

The body of a lawyer, hailing from Udaipur, was recovered on Friday as a rescue operation is on to trace people missing after the tragic accident in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag.

The accident occurred on Thursday morning when a truck reportedly rammed into the bus near Gholtir, causing it to plunge into the Alaknanda River.

The deceased lawyer was identified as Sanjay Soni (55), a resident of Bhatt Ji Ki Bawdi in Udaipur

The Enforcement Directorate seized Rs 24.70 lakh and incriminating documents during simultaneous searches at seven locations in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in a case linked to a Dehradun-based provincial civil service (PCS) officer in the NH-74 scam case, an official said on Friday.

D.P. Singh, a senior PCS officer currently working as Executive Director, Doiwala Sugar Mill in Dehradun, faced the searches on Thursday, said an official statement.

The J&K Police on Friday arrested three people for their alleged involvement in activities prejudicial to the security and sovereignty of the country, officials said.

Two persons were arrested on the charges of making objectionable comments against women constables in the Nauchandi Mela area in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut.

The accused, identified as Aman Saifi and Sameer Saifi, are residents of Zakir Colony.

They made a video of the women constables in uniform and passed objectionable remarks.

A woman was killed when the battery of an electric two-wheeler that was being charged, exploded in their house in Andhra Pradesh’s YSR Kadapa district on Friday.

The incident occurred in Potladurthi village of Yerraguntla mandal (block) of Kadapa district on Friday.

The scooty, which was kept on charging, exploded, resulting in the death of a woman, who was asleep on a sofa near the two-wheeler.

The woman identified as Venkata Lakshmamma (62) suffered burn injuries and died on the spot.

The vehicle caught fire with the explosion and was completely gutted. Some household items were partially burnt in the fire.

In yet another tragic incident, a class 1 student was crushed to death by a tipper lorry at Dundigal on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Friday.

The six-year-old child, who was on way to school with his mother on a scooty, came under the rear wheels of the tipper after both fell off the two-wheeler.

Abhimanshu was crushed to death in front of her mother. She apparently lost control of the scooty after being hit by the tipper.

The incident occurred at Mallampet under the limits of Dundigal Police Station of the Cyberabad Commissionerate in the Medchal Malkajgiri district.

The tragic incident was captured on CCTV camera. The incident led to a huge traffic jam. Police rushed to the spot and regulated the traffic.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 39 containers carrying 1,115 metric tonnes of Pakistani-origin goods, valued at nearly Rs 9 crore, that were being illegally imported into India by sea via Dubai, officials said on Thursday.

In two separate cases, these consignments were seized at Nhava Sheva port.

The consignments were falsely declared as UAE-origin, masking their Pakistani origin.

The Drug Disposal Committee on Thursday burnt seized drugs worth Rs 117.03 crore in eastern Mizoram’s Champhai District, the main hotspot of drug smuggling from neighbouring Myanmar into India’s northeastern region, officials said.

A government official said that drugs valued at Rs 117.03 crore were burnt in the presence of senior officials at Champhai District Hospital Complex. The official said that Champhai district Police seized drugs worth Rs 117.34 crore from June 2024 to April 2025.

Gujarat witnessed widespread rainfall across the state on Thursday, bringing much-needed relief from the recent spell of heat. According to data released by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), rainfall was recorded in 144 talukas between 6:00 am and 4:00 pm on June 26.

The heaviest rainfall was reported from Maliya Hatina in Junagadh district, where 5.16 inches of rain was recorded in just 10 hours. Other regions also experienced significant downpours, including Mahuva in Surat (4.76 inches), Visavadar in Junagadh (4.65 inches), Chikhli in Navsari (4.2 inches), and Khergam (4.17 inches).