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MP: Muslim mob attacks VHP leader Sohail Thakur in Ujjain’s Tarana, sets buses ablaze

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2026

The incident unfolded in Sukhla Gali, opposite the Bade Ram Mandir, where Vishwa Hindu Parishad city minister Sohail Thakur (Bundela) was standing. Ishaan Mirza and several other young men arrived and questioned him about his position. The situation escalated into an argument and then a fight.

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Punjab Police bust two Babbar Khalsa modules targeting Republic Day celebrations, IED with 2.5 kg RDX, weapons and ammunition recovered, 5 arrested

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2026

In a significant blow to Pakistan's ISI-backed terrorist networks, the Punjab Police busted two Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) modules in two separate operations today....

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Jaunpur: D.Pharm graduate claims his foot was chopped off by attackers, probe reveals he amputated himself to secure MBBS seat under disability quota

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2026

In a shocking case involving extreme desperation to qualify in the medical entrance exam, a 24-year-old youth from Jaunpur district allegedly severed part of...

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UP Police attach assets worth ₹28.5 crore belonging to Bhola Prasad Jaiswal, the main accused in the codeine cough syrup smuggling case

Shraddha Pandey - 23 January, 2026

Giving details of the attachment proceedings, Sonbhadra Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Verma said that the Special Investigation Team found during its probe that Bhola Prasad was running an organised syndicate. Prasad had amassed assets worth about Rs 28.50 crore through the illegal business.

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Jharkhand: 16 Naxals, including one with 1 crore bounty killed in encounter in Saranda forest

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2026

In Jharkhand’s Saranda forest in the West Singhbhum district, a fierce police encounter on January 22 resulted in the death of 16 Naxals, including...

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Gujarat: Demolition action on 2,500 square feet illegal structure of history-sheeter Rafiq Vyapari, who was earlier arrested for extorting money from businessmen

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2026

Harsh Sanghavi, Gujarat's Deputy Chief Minister, stated that criminals had no place in Gujarat following the demolition.

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UP: 14-year-old Ayush kidnapped and murdered by Irfan and Iman alias Kallu, one accused killed in police encounter

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2026

Both kidnappers had demanded ransom in exchange for releasing the businessman’s kidnapped son; however, upon not receiving the money, they murdered the 14-year-old boy on Thursday night. The matter pertains to the Bargad Police Station precinct.

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Uttar Pradesh: Azhar gave triple talaq to wife twice in 5 years, got her gangraped multiple times in the name of halala, the former...

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2026

Azhar married the victim in 2015 when she was 15 years old leading to the introduction of POCSO Act in the case.

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Uttarakhand: Sameer Jafri posed as Sameer Dwivedi to befriend, rape and blackmail a Hindu girl in Srinagar, arrested

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2026

On Tuesday (20th January), former District Panchayat member Lakhpat Bhandari reached the Srinagar Police Station along with his supporters to demand action against Sameer Jafri. The next day, the victim arrived at the police station with Lakhpat Bhandari and lodged a formal complaint.

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