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Snatch, shop and flee: Gujarat gang used stolen phones to make online purchases

Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A three-member gang allegedly involved in snatching mobile phones from people out for walks at night and subsequently using credit card and bank account details…

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Gunfire, collisions and 425-kg drug haul: How a highway chase unfolded in Gujarat

Modasa (Gujarat), Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 27-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly opened fire at a police team during a chase in Gujarat’s Aravalli district, with the Local Crime Branch (LCB)…

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Assam Rifles seize heroin worth Rs 5.07 crore, arrest two Myanmar nationals in Mizoram

Aizawl, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Assam Rifles have seized 2.5 kg of heroin worth Rs 5.07 crore from Mizoram's Champhai district along the India-Myanmar border and arrested two drug peddlers, both…

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Gujarat: Cop, advocate among four caught in bribery case

Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four people, including a police Assistant Sub-Inspector, an advocate and two contractual Social Welfare Inspectors, were caught in two separate Anti-Corruption Bureau…

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‘Similar to practices in Syria’: NHRC’s Priyank Kanoongo over use of minors as ‘shields’ in Mumbai protest

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Priyank Kanoongo on Saturday criticised the alleged use of children as "shields" during the Cockroach Janata…

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Gujarat: Fake milk-fat reports cause Rs 53 lakh loss to dairy firm; six held

Bhavnagar, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six people have been arrested in connection with an alleged conspiracy to prepare fake milk-fat reports and cause a financial loss of around Rs 53 lakh to CRAVE…

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Hisar STF nabs most-wanted accused carrying Rs 5 lakh reward

Hisar, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Hisar unit of the Haryana Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a most-wanted accused carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh in connection with the murder of a showroom owner…

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(170318) -- DHAKA, March 18, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Law enforcers work at the site of a suicide attack in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on March 18, 2017. Bangladeshi police said they shot dead a suspected militant and foiled his attack on a check-post of anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in capital Dhaka on Saturday morning. (Xinhua/Mohammad Manowar Kamal) (zy)

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Bangladesh slips into anarchy amid worsening law and order situation: Report

Dhaka, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh is witnessing a disturbing rise in mob attacks and vandalism, with almost anyone vulnerable to being targeted day or night, while a stream of narratives…

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Bihar: Liquor seized from Muzaffarpur medical shop, seven detained in Gopalganj

Patna, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite Bihar’s prohibition law, authorities continue to report seizures of illicit liquor across the state. In two separate operations, police in Muzaffarpur and the…

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Jammu: A Rohingya child looks out from a makeshift shelter amid concerns over possible eviction following administrative action and verification of foreign nationals, in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

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J&K: Admin demolishes ‘illegal huts’ occupied by Rohingya immigrants

Jammu, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Authorities on Saturday demolished nearly a dozen illegally constructed huts, mostly occupied by Rohingya immigrants, on forest land in J&K’s Jammu district. This is the…

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Rajasthan Police bust cyber fraud gang linked to online gaming; 3 arrested

Jaipur, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Didwana-Kuchaman district police and the District Special Team (DST) have busted an alleged interstate cyber fraud syndicate operating under the guise of online gaming…

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Children wait for Iftar, the fast breaking meal, at a mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on April 3, 2022. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua/IANS)

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From homes to institutions, Pakistan fails to keep children safe

Male, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan’s child-protection failure is most visible in the gap between detecting abuse and preventing children from being exposed to danger, a report has stated. It noted…

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Gujarat: Elderly doctor’s ‘digital arrest’ exposes Rs 58.5 lakh trail; two held

Rajkot, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Rajkot City Cyber Crime Police has arrested two men from Gujarat’s Ahmedabad within hours of registering a case involving the alleged digital arrest of an elderly…

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BJP MP Bidhuri appears before Akal Takht, apologises for visiting Sajjan Kumar’s house

Amritsar, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Saturday appeared before the Akal Takht Sahib at the Golden Temple premises in Amritsar and sought forgiveness…

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Deported narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh sent to 10-day police custody

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Delhi court on Saturday remanded alleged international narcotics trafficking accused Navpreet Singh to 10 days of police custody after he was deported from Turkey…

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Labourer dies after suspected toxic gas exposure in septic tank in MP’s Chhindwara

Chhindwara, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 35-year-old labourer died, and another was hospitalised after the two lost consciousness while working inside a newly constructed septic tank in Chhindwara…

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TMC leader, father found dead under mysterious circumstances in Bengal’s Ashoknagar

Kolkata, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A local Trinamool Congress leader and his father were found dead under mysterious circumstances at their residence in Ashoknagar in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas…

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(150813) -- DHAKA, Aug. 13, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi people choose mobile phones at a stall during a smart phone fair in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 13, 2015. The smart phone fair continues to Aug. 15. (Xinhua/Shariful Islam)

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Bangladesh’s AI push sparks concerns over rising crime

Dhaka, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh is already confronting the troubling consequences of Artificial Intelligence (AI), with young male school students using AI-generated sexualised images to…

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NHRC orders probe into mobilisation of minors at Mumbai protest

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of complaints alleging the use and mobilisation of minor children during the protest held in Mumbai…

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Chandigarh: Congress MLA from Jalandhar Cantt, Pargat Singh addresses the media, in Chandigarh on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

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Punjab AAP question State Congress Chief over silence on drugs, sacrilege

Chandigarh, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday questioned the new State Congress President Pargat Singh over his silence on drugs and 'beadbi' (sacrilege) when he was…

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CBI books Mumbai firm, officials in Rs 93.44 crore loan fraud case

Mumbai, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at multiple premises in Mumbai and registered a Rs 93.44 crore bank fraud case against officials of Hanjer…

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Supernova building suicide case: Victim identified as 29-year-old Gurugram resident

Noida, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The youth who jumped to death from the 43rd floor of the Supernova building in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, has been identified by the police as 29-year-old Sambhav Jain, a…

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UAE confirms flydubai incident as ‘terrorist attack’, says co-pilot used cockpit crash axe to hit Captain Smit

Abu Dhabi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hamam Al Hamami, the co-pilot of the Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flight, attacked Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar with a crash axe during the flight in what United…

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Cow theft suspicion turns deadly in Bengal; youth lynched, 4 arrested

Kolkata, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) A youth was allegedly lynched and another seriously injured after a mob attacked them on suspicion of cow theft in north Bengal's Matigara area on Saturday, the police…

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Delhi Police trace 80 missing persons, including 22 children, under Operation Milap

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The South-West District Police have traced 80 missing persons, including 22 missing or kidnapped children and 58 adults, and safely reunited them with their families…

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Indian Coast Guard (ICG), in coordination with the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Gujarat, intercepts a maritime narcotic smuggling attempt involving narcotics worth over Rs 3,000 crore in the Arabian Sea, west of Lakshadweep, on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Photo: IANS/PIB)

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Haji Salim’s drug network runs out of routes as India tightens coastal surveillance

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Rs 3,000-crore drug bust off the Lakshadweep Islands early this week has dealt a major blow to the Haji Salim network, but the bigger challenge for the alleged…

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IIT-Bombay suicide case: Maha Congress leaders meet Sahil Wakode’s family

Mumbai, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maharashtra Congress in-charge Sirivella Prasad and Maharashtra Congress State President Harshwardhan Sapkal met with the family of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode, who…

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Man found dead inside car in Patna, police probe gunshot angle

Patna, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Panic spread in Patna’s Rajiv Nagar area after the body of a man was found inside a car parked outside Jamuna Palace on Friends Colony Road No. 4 on Saturday, officials…

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13-year-old girl found hanging at home in Bengal; family alleges rape, blackmail by man

Kolkata, Sep 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tension prevailed in the Gaighata area of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district after the body of a 13-year-old schoolgirl was found hanging at her home, police said…

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Cannabis worth Rs 1 Cr hidden in cosmetic jars seized at Pune airport

Pune, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Customs officials seized 1.243 kg of suspected cannabis extract (hashish), valued at around Rs 1 crore, from a woman passenger arriving from Bangkok at Pune International…

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