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Delhi Police Crime Branch busts fake Sensodyne toothpaste manufacturing unit in unhygienic conditions, accused Hari Om Mishra and others arrested

OpIndia Staff - 3 April, 2026

Officers from the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Thursday dismantled an illegal counterfeit toothpaste manufacturing unit using the reputed Sensodyne brand in outer Delhi’s...

Government and Policy

UGC releases names of 32 fake universities across India, Delhi tops the list with 12

OpIndia Staff - 21 February, 2026

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has identified 32 fake universities operating across 12 states in India, according to its latest update released in February...

Crime

Delhi: Fake Betnovate-C, Clop-G and Skinshine ointments racket busted in Delhi NCR, two arrested, 7,500 tubes seized

Anurag - 15 December, 2025

Police recovered empty tubes, raw chemicals and machinery worth crores, suspecting the racket had operated since 2019, while further raids continue to trace distributors, sellers and delivery handlers linked to the counterfeit medicine network.

News Reports

Pune rape case: Police say professor helped techie woman file false case- Selfie, powder, delivery guy’s forced entry all turned out to be lies

OpIndia Staff - 7 July, 2025

Pune Police revealed that the rape claim made by a 22-year-old IT professional was fabricated. She accused a stranger of posing as a delivery agent and attacking her, but police found the story false within 24 hours after thorough investigation.

News Reports

Md Farooq Sheikh from Gujarat poses as an army major to smuggle liquor from Maharashtra, arrested in Nandurbar after saluting a constable

OpIndia Staff - 24 April, 2024

A fake army officer identified as Raheel Shafi, also known as Mohammad Farooq Shaikh, arrested in Maharashtra while smuggling liquor to Gujarat

News Reports

Know the truth of video claiming ‘RSS has supported INDI Alliance’ – the fake RSS Online with Abdul Gafoor as working president

OpIndia Staff - 26 March, 2024

Janardan Moon's 'RSS Online', a namesake of the original RSS, was founded in 2017, and has extended its support to INDI Alliance.

World

Al Jazeera story claiming Israeli soldiers committed rape inside Al Shifa hospital was fake; Palestinian woman now says she made it up to whip...

OpIndia Staff - 25 March, 2024

Al Jazeera quietly retracted its story after it was found that Palestinian woman's claims of rapes by Israeli forces in Al Shifa were fake.

News Reports

Ram Mandir priest Mohit Pandey defamed in fake porn pics: Gujarat Congress leader held for sharing morphed pictures

OpIndia Staff - 12 December, 2023

The Crime Branch of Ahmedabad Police has arrested Gujarat Congress leader Hiten Pithadiya for sharing deepfake pictures of a woman.

News Reports

After Rashmika Mandanna, deepfake images of Katrina Kaif, Sara Tendulkar hit internet, govt issues notice to platforms failing to follow rules

OpIndia Staff - 9 November, 2023

Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar also commented on the issue and said that such deep fake videos were "dangerous and damaging" forms of misinformation. He warned that they must "be dealt with by platforms".

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