Wanted by Delhi police for robbing a Ludhiana based jeweler of 10 gold bricks worth Rs 6 crores in Delhi’s Rani Bagh area, the son of a Shiv Sena leader was arrested by Khanna police on Thursday. Identified as Rajan Baba alias Rajan Giri, the arrested accused is the son of a famous Shiv Sena leader Kashmir Giri.
Allegedly humiliated at the police station, a 30 years old man immolated himself by pouring petrol on him in Sadar Jagraon police station on Thursday afternoon. The man had gone to the police after he was summoned by the police on the basis of a complaint received by his wife. The police personnel came for his rescue and doused off the fire.
BJP Secretary, Pramod Yadav, shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sikrara, Jaunpur. Contested against Jagriti Singh, wife of jailed gangster-politician Dananjay Singh from Malhani seat. Invited near his house in Bodhapur village. Investigation launched, police deployed to nab assailants.
Commuters traveling from Sectors 60/61 to Noida Sector 18 faced heavy traffic jam on the Noida Elevated Road due to an overturned mini-truck near Delhi Public School. The truck driver fled the scene and the cause of the accident is unknown.
ED conducted raids at the residences of jailed SP MLA Irfan Solanki and his brother Arshad in Jajmau, Kanpur. Irfan is in Maharajganj district jail with 17 cases against him and was deprived of voting in Rajya Sabha elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay foundation stones of projects worth around Rs 18,000 crore during his two-day tour of Assam. He will visit Kaziranga National Park, inaugurate the statue of Ahom general Lachit Borphukan, and roll out infrastructure development projects in Jorhat district.
Enraged over betrayal, a 27-year-old man from Indore, who had a sex change to marry his male partner, set his lover's car on fire in Kanpur. He alleged being financially and physically exploited, having spent lakhs of rupees on gender reassignment surgery. Arrested with his friend, he also filed a case under Section 377 of IPC.
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Pramod Kumar Yadav, was fatally shot by unidentified individuals in Sikrara. The incident occurred when Yadav was driving his car and was signaled to stop by motorcycle riders. Investigations are underway, and the culprits will be caught soon, according to the police.
Naveen Patnaik's aide V K Pandian played a role in solidifying the BJP-BJD alliance. Pandian negotiated the seat sharing, emphasizing the importance of a positive Modi-Naveen relationship. The partnership is crucial for Odisha's development, with BJD supporting BJP in Modi's second term.
BJP and BJD hint at Naveen Patnaik's return to NDA after 15 years. BJP aims to add all 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha to NDA tally. CM Naveen Patnaik's close aide, Pandian, played a key role in solidifying the BJP-BJD alliance. Formal announcement likely on Mar 8.
A fire broke out in two flats of a residential society in Greater Noida West. Fire tenders have reached the spot and the fire has been brought under control. No loss of life has been reported.
The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at the residences of Irfan Solanki, a Samajwadi Party MLA currently in jail in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Solanki has been accused of illegally occupying land and is facing 17 registered cases, including charges of land disputes, arson, and providing fake Indian citizenship. His application to vote in the recent Rajya Sabha elections was rejected by the court.
The income tax department in India uncovered incriminating data related to alleged tax evasion by the Ladani Group. Ankit Shira and Raj Sisodia were found to be handling the black money transactions. The data was stored in laptops and physical files hidden in a slum room.
Gangster-turned-politician Dhananjay Singh was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined Rs 50,000 by the MP-MLA court in Jaunpur for kidnapping, extortion, and criminal conspiracy. He is currently in the district jail.