CBI vs Ateeq Ahmad and others — Extortion and kidnapping of Lucknow businessman

Actor Darshan and multiple co-accused are charged in connection with the murder of Renukaswamy. Darshan was arrested on June 11, 2024. The Karnataka High Court granted bail to Darshan and co-accused on December 13, 2024, which the State of Karnataka appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court reserved judgment on the State's appeal on July 24, 2025.

The Uttar Pradesh police arrested several individuals, including gym owners, for allegedly operating a racket in Mirzapur that targeted Hindu women for religious conversion and blackmail. The investigation involves allegations of an AI-backed extortion scheme, and the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act has been invoked against ten accused persons.

Following the alleged abduction of a minor girl, a violent clash involving stone-pelting and physical assault occurred in the Tahwarganj neighborhood of Shahjahanpur. During the altercation, a 50-year-old man named Ramesh, who was the uncle of the primary accused in the abduction, was beaten to death.