A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi recorded the submission made by the state and subsequently quashed the criminal proceedings against the professor.
A waiter at Kolkata’s Olypub was arrested after actor and YouTuber Sayak Chakraborty alleged he was unknowingly served beef instead of mutton. Police are investigating whether the incident was due to negligence, miscommunication, or deliberate action.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed a criminal investigation against a law student and three journalists. They were booked for questioning the use of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s helicopter while he was abroad, a move the court called protected speech.
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”.
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.
A 4-year-old girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Narela by a 25-year-old man, Rizwan, who was arrested from Bawana. The girl was found and rescued by her teacher and locals, who then apprehended the accused. A case has been filed under the POCSO Act.