A robber, identified as Latif Ali (20), who managed to escape from police custody in Guwahati was arrested from the Hatigaon area. The accused has been associated with multiple incidents in the city.
Police in Ludhiana seized 10,000 litres of illicit liquor and booked a man under the Excise Act for operating a small liquor manufacturing unit in Madhepur village. The accused, Malkit Singh, managed to escape before the police arrived at the spot.
A 37-year-old woman and six associates arrested in Chennai for forcing school-going girls into prostitution. Two teenagers rescued. Main accused targeted her daughter's classmates, luring them with cash. Clients from Hyderabad and Coimbatore involved. Accused remanded in judicial custody. Child protection units providing counseling to victims.
Jaunpur police arrest Jamiruddin Qureshi, the prime accused in the killing of journalist Ashutosh Srivastava from Thane district of Maharashtra. The journalist was targeted for making complaints against cattle smugglers and their gangs. Jamiruddin had escaped from police custody but was later apprehended in Thane.
A 35-year-old autorickshaw driver was stabbed to death by an acquaintance near a polling booth in Bargarh. Police ruled out any political motive and stated it was a result of personal enmity and a drunken brawl.