Crime

According to a report by the Indian Express, the investigating agencies have discovered a "widespread network" that connects "foreign handlers" in Afghanistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to local operatives in India.

A group of men posing as RBI officers stopped a CMS cash van near Ashoka Pillar, Bengaluru, claiming a regulatory check. They separated the armed guards from their weapons and directed the van to Dairy Circle. There, they transferred ₹7.1 crore into a getaway vehicle. Police suspect an inside job due to delayed reporting.

Gunmen attacked a girls’ boarding school in Kebbi State, Nigeria, killing the vice principal and kidnapping 25 students. One girl escaped, while security forces, led by the army, launched intense intelligence-based operations to rescue the others amid ongoing concerns about recurring school kidnappings in the region.

Shankar served as an Area Committee Member (ACM) for the Andhra–Odisha Border (AOB) region and specialised in technical operations.

Dr Ahmed Mohiyuddin Saiyed suffered injuries to his eye and nose following which other accused started pushing him around.

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of Al Falah University, for money laundering involving false accreditation claims that earned the university Rs 415 crore. A Delhi court granted him 13 days' custody as the probe continues.

Anmol Bishnoi, who has been wanted in multiple murder, extortion and terror-linked cases, is now on his way back to India.

The complaint emphasised that even though he managed to escape, they pursued, caught and attacked him once more.

The ED had sought Siddiqui's remand, citing substantial evidence of deception, misrepresentation, and movement of suspected proceeds of crime.

During the NIA investigation, a metallic substance that appears to have been used to carry out the explosion was found in Umar Nabi's shoe.