Crime

A 15-year-old boy was allegedly raped by two of his friends in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred on January 3, and the victim is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital. The boy's family claims that the accused had previously raped him by promising him a job in Mumbai, and that they had given him an intoxicant before assaulting him while he was unconscious. The police are currently investigating the case and efforts are underway to apprehend the two accused, aged 15 and 18.

A Delhi doctor, Dr. Sambit Mohanty, was found murdered inside his home after an altercation with a dietician, Sunny Kumar. The 23-year-old suspect strangled the victim and then attacked him with a knife and scissors following an inappropriate touch by Mohanty. Police discovered the body in South Delhi's Chattarpur Enclave with signs of a violent struggle. In a separate incident, a 17-year-old boy was abducted and murdered in Gurgaon, with a minor suspect detained for the crime. The boy was beaten to death near Basai village after being abducted outside a church.

A case has been filed against six individuals, including the director of a private hospital in Meerut, for allegedly removing a woman's kidney during her treatment in 2017. Kavita Devi, the complainant, claims that after undergoing surgery at KMC Hospital, she discovered in 2022 that her left kidney was missing. The FIR alleges illegal organ trade and accuses hospital staff of providing fake reports and threatening her and her husband when they sought accountability. The hospital's director, Dr. Sunil Gupta, has denied the allegations, labeling them as extortion attempts. Police are investigating the case under multiple legal provisions.

A Blinkit delivery agent, Satyaprakash Koli, was arrested in Kota for allegedly supplying cigarettes to underage coaching students. The arrest followed a police crackdown on the sale of tobacco products to minors, despite prior warnings issued to the company. Koli faces charges under the Juvenile Justice Act and Rajasthan's anti-smoking laws, with an ongoing investigation into other potential company involvement.

Thieves targeted the Indian Overseas Bank branch in Lucknow's Chinhat area over the weekend, breaking into the bank by cutting through two walls from an adjacent plot. A total of 42 lockers were opened, and valuable items, including jewellery, were stolen. While the exact value of the theft is yet to be determined, it is believed to be worth several crores. The crime was discovered on Sunday afternoon, and police, along with forensic experts, are investigating the incident. CCTV footage shows the thieves using electric cutters to break into the lockers.