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Five detained for school girl’s rape and murder in UP’s Pilibhit

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Five persons have been detained in connection with the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old school girl.

The police recovered the blood-stained, semi-naked body of a schoolgirl in a cane field in the wee hours of Sunday. The girl had injuries on her private parts.

Her father, a sanitation worker, identified the body. The girl’s bicycle, school bag, four bottles of beer, and wrappers of snacks were found on the spot.

The family had filed a complaint after the girl went missing, based on which cops registered an FIR under sections 363 (abduction), 376 (rape) and 302 (murder) of the IPC, along with relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2013 at the local police station against unidentified persons.

The girl had left her home for the coaching centre on Saturday evening. When she did not return till late in the night, her family started searching for her.

The coaching centre informed them that she had not come to class on Saturday.

The family then approached the police and said that they suspected a boy who was earlier seen following the girl.

The police picked up the boy from his home and took him to the station for questioning. However, he claimed he was not aware of the whereabouts of the girl.

The girl’s body was later found in a cane field, nearly 500 metres away from the village. A piece of her suit was stuck to her mouth and she was apparently strangled to death using her dupatta.

There were injuries on her face, possibly caused by sharp sugarcane leaves, which seemed to indicate the hours of struggle that she put up.

Pilibhit Superintendent of Police (SP), Dinesh Kumar, said “Soon after recovering the body, we had secured the crime scene and forensic experts were called to gather evidence. The girl had injuries on her face, neck, and below the abdomen. We have included the section of rape in the FIR based on the complaint of the family. However, the autopsy will verify the allegations of sexual assault. Four teams are working on the case, and a few suspects have been detained. A breakthrough is likely soon.”

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Mumbai: Surat Crime Branch Arrests Cousin Accused Of Abducting & Murdering 3-Year-Old Boy Found In Train Toilet At LTT Station

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Mumbai: In a shocking case of child abduction and murder, the Surat Crime Branch arrested Vikas Shah from Mumbai for allegedly kidnapping and killing his 3-year-old cousin. The accused was apprehended following a joint investigation by the Surat Crime Branch and Amroli Police.

DCP Bhavesh Rozia says, “A woman complained that her 3-year-old son was taken away by her nephew, Vikas Shah, originally from Siwan, Bihar. On the 22nd, during the search by different police teams, the child’s dead body was found in a train toilet at Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak station. Surat Crime Branch and Amroli Police had been continuously working on the case for three days.

In a deeply disturbing incident, the body of the 3-year-old boy was found inside a dustbin in the bathroom of AC coach B2 of the Kushinagar Express (Train No. 22537) in the early hours of Saturday.

The incident came to light around 1:00 am, when cleaning staff began cleaning the coaches after the train arrived at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Mumbai, following its journey from Gorakhpur.

The Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Central Railway, Swapnil Nila, confirmed the details of the incident.

He mentioned, “This morning, the 22537 Kushinagar Express, running from Gorakhpur, arrived at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. When the cleaning staff was cleaning the train, they found a child left in the B2 coach of the Third AC. After that, the staff took the child to the hospital, where it was declared dead…”

Further, he added that, “The child is about 3-4 years old… GRP and State Civil Police were informed… Further investigation is underway… We are trying to find out from where the child boarded the train and where the child was going. Was there anyone else with him?… CCTV footage is being checked… Some marks were found near the neck of the child in the beginning, and the condition of the child seemed bad.

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Mumbai: Nashik Farmer Duped Of ₹1.44 Crore To Kalyan Man Promising Liquor Shop Licence In Navi Mumbai

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Navi Mumbai: A 29-year-old farmer from Nashik has allegedly been cheated of Rupees 1.44 crore by a man who promised to get him a liquor shop licence in Navi Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. The accused, hailing from Kalyan in Thane district, had convinced the victim that he could facilitate the transfer of a licence of a liquor shop at Panvel in Navi Mumbai from the owner in his name.

Trusting him, the victim, belonging to Niphad in neighbouring Nashik district, along with his brother, paid Rupees 1.44 crore to him in multiple installments between July 2024 and January this year, an official from MFC police station said.

After collecting the amount, the accused allegedly paid rupees 61 lakh to the liquor shop owner, misappropriated the remaining Rupees 83 lakh and failed to secure the licence for the victim, he said. When the victim questioned the accused about the status of the licence and the payments made, the latter issued some cheques as reimbursement. “All the cheques bounced, further raising suspicion,” As per media report, official state.

The accused neither returned the amount nor ensured the transfer of the licence in the victim’s name, he said. Based on the victim’s complaint, an FIR was registered against the accused on August 23 under section 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the police said. A detailed probe was underway into the case, they added.

A 79-year-old Powai doctor lost nearly ₹25 lakh in a share trading scam, leading to arrests of two suspects, Prashant Chaudhary and Richard Rao, by the Mumbai Cyber Cell. The doctor, who heads a private company, received a WhatsApp message on July 17 promoting stock investments with a customer care number. After joining a group, he received stock tips and personal assurances from an admin, who created a fake trading ID and password for him.

Over a few weeks, he invested ₹25 lakh, encouraged by apparent profits. When he attempted to withdraw his money, his efforts failed, and the fraudsters claimed he needed to invest more to increase his “score.” After realizing he was scammed, the doctor reported the incident, leading to an investigation under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and IT Act. Investigators traced the funds to Chaudhary and Rao, who laundered money through multiple bank accounts. Police warn citizens to beware of online investment schemes promising guaranteed returns.

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Mumbai: Wadala Truck Terminal Police Register Homicide Case After Man Dies In Street Quarrel

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Mumbai: The Wadala Truck Terminal Police have registered a case of culpable homicide against a man over the death of another man.

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Abdul Hamid Shaikh, 26, a housekeeping staffer at a private firm in Sion, was found unconscious on a footpath in Pratiksha Nagar on the night of August 22 and was declared dead before admission at Sion Hospital. The case was filed on the complaint of Hamid’s mother, Munirabegum Shaikh, a resident of Kokari Agar, MHADA Chawl, Wadala. His father, Shakur, works as a mathadi. Munirabegum is employed in catering.

Hamid was to travel with his father to their native village, Vevpuram in Tamil Nadu, on August 23. On the evening of August 22, he left home around 6.30pm, saying he was going for a walk, but never returned. Around 8pm, a neighbour, Saddam Hasan Sayyed, 19, informed Munirabegum that Hamid was lying unconscious near Gulmohar Building, Pratiksha Nagar Road.

He later told police that Hamid had quarrelled with the accused, Rahul Dhadavad. During the altercation, Rahul allegedly pushed him, causing Hamid to hit the back of a parked tempo and collapse face-first on the ground.

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