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Police say both the accused were aware that the accounts and SIM cards would be used to commit cyber fraud but continued supplying them for financial gain.File photo | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL An investigation into a cyber fraud in which a Hyderabad resident was cheated of ₹7.93 lakh after being promised ₹45 lakh for…
A business dispute allegedly involving financial losses took a violent turn in Gajularamaram after a man was attacked and abducted by five unidentified persons on Wednesday (October 7). The incident took place days after his family reportedly received threats demanding money. The Jagadgirigutta police registered a case following a complaint lodged by Beedala Swathi, whose…
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Bhopal: In an unusual financial strain, police stations across Madhya Pradesh have been spending thousands of rupees on pen drives every month. The reason? A new legal mandate under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) requires all case-related evidence – statements, crime scene recordings, and forensic data – to be submitted in a pen drive, and…
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As many as 15 passengers sustained injuries after a bus bound for Andhra Pradesh’s Dharmavaram rammed into a carrier truck on National Highway 44 Bureddypally junction near Jadcherla in the wee hours on Jily 15, about two hours into its journey. According to the Mahabubnagar Superintendent of Police Janaki, the bus, coming at a high…
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Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Monday found itself in a spot with the application of a provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in the BMW-hit-and-run incident, among the first high-profile cases under the newly-introduced law that replaced the British-era Indian Penal Code. A woman was killed and her husband injured in Worli early Sunday morning…
A Vacation Bench of the Supreme Court allowed the petitioner to withdraw his plea, saying the petitioner narrowly escaped imposition of costs for filing “cavalier, casual” petition. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the three criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha…
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The court said two sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita may need a relook. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider making necessary changes in sections 85 and 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to avoid its misuse for lodging false or exaggerated complaints after taking into consideration the pragmatic…
Adultery and gay sex were decriminalised in two historic verdicts in 2018 (File). New Delhi: A parliamentary committee is likely to recommend re-criminalisation of the adultery law and criminalisation of non-consensual sex between men, women and/or trans members, as part of an overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws, sources said. The panel is studying three bills…