Tuesday, September 13, 2022A woman who was one of the directors of a company that allegedly duped around 1,000 people of Rs250 crore (Dh125 million) has been arrested in the Indian state of Goa. She was scamming people into investing in a new cab aggregator project.Taxi aggregator companies create phone applications which are used to facilitate the communication and transactions between drivers and passengers.Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested the woman who was promoting the project called “Hello Taxi” that never took off. Neither the money paid by investors nor the...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022A woman who was one of the directors of a company that allegedly duped around 1,000 people of Rs250 crore (Dh125 million) has been arrested in the Indian state of Goa. She was scamming people into investing in a new cab aggregator project.Taxi aggregator companies create phone applications which are used to facilitate the communication and transactions between drivers and passengers.Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested the woman who was promoting the project called “Hello Taxi” that never took off. Neither the money paid by investors nor the...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022A 75-year-old woman was branded a witch and lynched in the Salami village from the district of Gumla, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, on September 9.The victim, identified as Shanicharwa Khadia, was sitting outside her home, when her neighbour Pandu Oraon assaulted her with sticks and a sharp weapon, according to local media reports.Mangaleshwar, the son of the victim, told local media that his mother died on the spot.“Oraon called my mother a witch and yelled that he used to see her apparition wherever he went," he was quoted as saying.Oraon had tried to kill...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022A 75-year-old woman was branded a witch and lynched in the Salami village from the district of Gumla, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, on September 9.The victim, identified as Shanicharwa Khadia, was sitting outside her home, when her neighbour Pandu Oraon assaulted her with sticks and a sharp weapon, according to local media reports.Mangaleshwar, the son of the victim, told local media that his mother died on the spot.“Oraon called my mother a witch and yelled that he used to see her apparition wherever he went," he was quoted as saying.Oraon had tried to kill...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022An Indian politician, Sukhbir Jaunapuria, who posted a video sitting in a pool of mud with a conch shell in order to supposedly ward off coronavirus, tested positive for the disease on September 14.According to local media reports, on Monday, he was one of the 24 Members of Parliament (MPs) who tested positive for COVID-19.A month prior to the results, the MP from Tonk–Sawai Madhopur constituency in Rajasthan uploaded a video on his Facebook page.In the video, Jaunapuria was seen sitting in a muddy field, with a conch shell in his hand.The member of India’s...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022An Indian politician, Sukhbir Jaunapuria, who posted a video sitting in a pool of mud with a conch shell in order to supposedly ward off coronavirus, tested positive for the disease on September 14.According to local media reports, on Monday, he was one of the 24 Members of Parliament (MPs) who tested positive for COVID-19.A month prior to the results, the MP from Tonk–Sawai Madhopur constituency in Rajasthan uploaded a video on his Facebook page.In the video, Jaunapuria was seen sitting in a muddy field, with a conch shell in his hand.The member of India’s...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022A US national who had come to India on a trip fought off a man claiming to be a holy man on August 23, who allegedly attempted to sexually assault her, according to local media reports.The incident happened in the town of Tiruvannamalai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Sunday.The woman came to Tiruvannamalai in March and was planning to return after visiting the Sri Ramana Ashram (shrine).However, she was stranded there due to the coronavirus lockdown. She extended her visa and rented a house in the area, according to Indian media reports.On Sunday, when the...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022A US national who had come to India on a trip fought off a man claiming to be a holy man on August 23, who allegedly attempted to sexually assault her, according to local media reports.The incident happened in the town of Tiruvannamalai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Sunday.The woman came to Tiruvannamalai in March and was planning to return after visiting the Sri Ramana Ashram (shrine).However, she was stranded there due to the coronavirus lockdown. She extended her visa and rented a house in the area, according to Indian media reports.On Sunday, when the...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022A 14-year-old girl was strangled to death after allegedly being raped in the city of Lahore, in Pakistan, police informed local media on August 22.According to reports, the incident occurred in the Manawan area of the provincial capital.Pakistani media outlets reported that the family of the deceased tried to bury the body of the girl without bringing the incident to the police’s knowledge.However, after receiving information about the incident from sources, the police arrived at the scene and shifted the body to the hospital for medico-legal formalities, local...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022A 14-year-old girl was strangled to death after allegedly being raped in the city of Lahore, in Pakistan, police informed local media on August 22.According to reports, the incident occurred in the Manawan area of the provincial capital.Pakistani media outlets reported that the family of the deceased tried to bury the body of the girl without bringing the incident to the police’s knowledge.However, after receiving information about the incident from sources, the police arrived at the scene and shifted the body to the hospital for medico-legal formalities, local...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022A resident of India’s Shadipur village, in the state of Haryana, who returned from a wedding in Gurugram on July 8 and smoked shisha with his friends back home has spread coronavirus to at least 23 people.According to local media reports, the district administration has sealed the village in Julana town after the residents tested positive for COVID-19.All the 23 people were directly in contact with the man, Indian news outlets reported. The village council has now banned shisha smoking in the area.Reportedly, the villagers have also set up a committee to check if...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022A resident of India’s Shadipur village, in the state of Haryana, who returned from a wedding in Gurugram on July 8 and smoked shisha with his friends back home has spread coronavirus to at least 23 people.According to local media reports, the district administration has sealed the village in Julana town after the residents tested positive for COVID-19.All the 23 people were directly in contact with the man, Indian news outlets reported. The village council has now banned shisha smoking in the area.Reportedly, the villagers have also set up a committee to check if...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022A man in the city of Karachi, in Pakistan, was arrested for blackmailing and harassing a woman after being in a relationship with her on July 28.Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing carried out a raid in the Nazimabad area of Karachi, local media outlets reported.According to the FIA officials, private pictures of the woman were found on a laptop, mobile phones, and memory cards belonging to the accused. The FIA has confiscated all the gadgets from the man’s possession who was reportedly using them to blackmail the woman.The accused has...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022A man in the city of Karachi, in Pakistan, was arrested for blackmailing and harassing a woman after being in a relationship with her on July 28.Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing carried out a raid in the Nazimabad area of Karachi, local media outlets reported.According to the FIA officials, private pictures of the woman were found on a laptop, mobile phones, and memory cards belonging to the accused. The FIA has confiscated all the gadgets from the man’s possession who was reportedly using them to blackmail the woman.The accused has...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022A family from Sheikhupura city, in the province of Punjab in Pakistan, was thrashed by the police over a house-related dispute, on July 16, and the district officials refused to file a case. It was only after one of the helpless family members posted pictures of his bleeding relatives, including his mother, on Twitter later that the Punjab Police finally took notice.Explaining what happened during the incident, tweep Muhammad Hasnan, @hasnan_nazir posted: “My mother, aunt and father were hit on their heads, their arms were broken and an attempt was made to seize...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022A family from Sheikhupura city, in the province of Punjab in Pakistan, was thrashed by the police over a house-related dispute, on July 16, and the district officials refused to file a case. It was only after one of the helpless family members posted pictures of his bleeding relatives, including his mother, on Twitter later that the Punjab Police finally took notice.Explaining what happened during the incident, tweep Muhammad Hasnan, @hasnan_nazir posted: “My mother, aunt and father were hit on their heads, their arms were broken and an attempt was made to seize...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022Dubai: A girl in Pakistan’s city of Lahore, was allegedly gang-raped by three men including a ‘friend’, whom she met through the popular video-sharing app, TikTok, local news outlets reported on July 13.The girl registered a complaint at Millat Park police station in Lahore. Upon her complaint, police told her that legal action will be taken after conducting a medical test of the girl.In her police complaint, the girl stated that she befriended a man, identified as Shiraz, through TikTok. She also informed the police that she started talking to the man 20 days...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022Dubai: A girl in Pakistan’s city of Lahore, was allegedly gang-raped by three men including a ‘friend’, whom she met through the popular video-sharing app, TikTok, local news outlets reported on July 13.The girl registered a complaint at Millat Park police station in Lahore. Upon her complaint, police told her that legal action will be taken after conducting a medical test of the girl.In her police complaint, the girl stated that she befriended a man, identified as Shiraz, through TikTok. She also informed the police that she started talking to the man 20 days...WW…

Tuesday, September 13, 2022The Indian city of Gwalior has a simple order for those who fail to wear a face mask in public, they will be forced to work as volunteers at COVID-19 hospitals and police checkpoints.Gwalior District Collector Kaushlendra Vikram Singh issued an order, after a meeting with officials as part of Madhya Pradesh government’s 'Kill Corona’ campaign.According to the order, violators will have to pay a fine as well as work as volunteers for three days in hospitals, fever clinics, treating COVID-19 patients and at police checkpoints."We have started execution of this from...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022The Indian city of Gwalior has a simple order for those who fail to wear a face mask in public, they will be forced to work as volunteers at COVID-19 hospitals and police checkpoints.Gwalior District Collector Kaushlendra Vikram Singh issued an order, after a meeting with officials as part of Madhya Pradesh government’s 'Kill Corona’ campaign.According to the order, violators will have to pay a fine as well as work as volunteers for three days in hospitals, fever clinics, treating COVID-19 patients and at police checkpoints."We have started execution of this from...WW…