The bench rejected the business dispute defence, noting deliberate exposure of the victim, covert participation through intermediaries, and cumulative circumstantial evidence. It held bail standards under UAPA require only prima facie truth at this stage.
Police in Khatima arrested Shahnawaz for allegedly posing as a Hindu named “Sonu” to deceive a 19-year-old colleague. The victim reported that he pressured her for religious conversion and physical relations after she discovered his true identity via his Aadhaar card.
Raipur authorities demolished the house of 65-year-old Abdul Sajjid Ansari, accused of repeatedly raping a nine-year-old girl. While the accused is in judicial custody, the Municipal Corporation razed his illegal property under a zero-tolerance policy against serious crimes and municipal violations.
Over 18.43 lakh suspect identifier data received from Banks and 24.67 lakh Layer 1 mule accounts were shared with the participating entities of Suspect Registry and declined transactions worth Rs. 8031.56 crores.
Hapur Police busted an illegal firecracker unit in Fatehpur village, seizing 200kg of gun cotton powder and 2,000 electronic candles. One suspect from Ghaziabad was arrested under the BNS and Explosives Act after a raid during “Operation Pehchan”.
The Muslim mob thrashed several reporters and photojournalists and even molested some of them. One case in point is that of Soma Maiti, a female journalist who works for Zee 24 Ghanta News. She was punched, kicked and sexually assaulted in the middle of the road.
In a decisive crackdown, 47 Odisha Police teams raided 46 locations across Keonjhar, Bhadrak, and other districts to dismantle illegal cattle smuggling syndicates. The operation recovered significant cash, gold, and property documents. Officials confirmed that arrested kingpins face asset confiscation under the BNSS as the state intensifies its investigation into the network’s financial and interstate links.