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The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a petition seeking the cancellation of bail granted to Anant Singh by the Patna High Court in relation to the murder of Dularchand Yadav.
BSP leader K. Armstrong was murdered by a gang in Perambur on 5 July 2024. Following a 24 September 2025 Madras High Court order and the state government's withdrawal of its Supreme Court appeal on 15 July 2026, the investigation into the murder was transferred to the CBI. As reported on 27 October 2026, the CBI has submitted a status report regarding the ongoing probe to the Supreme Court of India.
On 16 October 2026, three individuals were sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2022 murder of Ankita Bhandari in Uttarakhand. Following the conviction, the CBI continues to investigate alleged VIP links, with actress Urmila Sanawar arrested on 26 October 2026 and journalist Ashutosh Negi summoned for questioning on 27 October 2026.
On 14 October 2026, the Meerut District and Sessions Court sentenced Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla to death for the murder of merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput. The convicts have filed a joint appeal in the Allahabad High Court challenging their convictions and death sentences, with a hearing scheduled as reported on 26 October 2026. Additionally, a petition seeking custody of Muskan Rastogi's 10-month-old daughter was filed in the Meerut District Court as reported on 22 October 2026.
Former judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh are accused by the CBI of abetment to suicide in the death of Twisha Sharma, who was found dead in her Bhopal home in May 2026. The Supreme Court of India stayed the trial in the Bhopal special CBI court on 17 October 2026 pending a transfer petition. On 26 October 2026, the Madhya Pradesh High Court heard final arguments and reserved its order on the bail application filed by Giribala Singh.
The Supreme Court ordered a de novo investigation on 24 September 2026 into the 2012 rape and murder of 17-year-old Soujanya and related allegations of mass burials in Dharmasthala, Karnataka. A new Special Investigation Team (SIT) has since unearthed seven sets of human remains at Banglegudde as of 24 October 2026. Following this discovery, the Karnataka State Women’s Commission requested an expansion of the SIT's mandate to address discrepancies in unnatural death reports as of 26 October 2026.
The Meerut District Court sentenced Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla to death on 14 October 2026 for the murder of Saurabh Rajput, whose body was found in a blue drum. Following their conviction, both convicts filed an appeal against the death penalty in the Allahabad High Court on 24 October 2026.
The murder trial of SFI activist Abhimanyu is proceeding at the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court, with cross-examination of witnesses ongoing as of 24 October 2026. Following the Kerala High Court's refusal to stay proceedings on 13 October 2026 and its rejection of a plea for in-camera trials on 17 October 2026, the court continues to hear testimony from those present during the attack.
Actor Darshan, Pavithra Gowda, and several co-accused are facing murder and conspiracy charges regarding the death of Renukaswamy in a Bengaluru sessions court. Following the Supreme Court's refusal of bail on 15 May 2026, the trial continues with ongoing proceedings concerning approver status and evidence, while a departmental inquiry into a sub-inspector for potential evidence fabrication was initiated as reported on 10 October 2026. On 23 October 2026, the court denied bail to co-accused Anukumar and Jagadish and rejected Pavithra Gowda's request to be moved to a different prison cell.
The Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition to quash culpable homicide charges against Nadeem ur Rehman, a 51-year-old from Mysuru, for allegedly allowing his minor son to drive a vehicle involved in a 2020 fatal crash. As reported on 22 October 2026, the court ruled that the trial must proceed to determine his liability, while clarifying that a minor's knowledge cannot be automatically attributed to a parent solely based on their relationship.
The Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition filed by a Mysuru resident seeking to quash criminal proceedings against him. The case stems from an incident where his 14-year-old son, who was driving a car, caused an accident that resulted in the death of three people. The court rejected the plea to drop the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Band member Amritprava Mahanta and suspended DSP Sandipon Garg are accused of culpable homicide in the death of singer Zubeen Garg. Mahanta was released from Haflong sub-jail on 13 October 2026, and Garg was released from Baksa district jail on 19 October 2026, following bail granted by the Gauhati High Court on 16 October 2026. The Assam government and private counsel have initiated plans to challenge these bail orders in the Supreme Court.
The Uttaranchal High Court quashed two FIRs against former MLA Suresh Rathore on 12 June 2026, citing concerns regarding attempts to implicate him in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. Although previously arrested on 15 June 2026, Rathore was questioned at his residence by a Central Bureau of Investigation team on 17 October 2026 in connection with the ongoing probe.
This case involves allegations of conspiracy and extortion against former police officer Sachin Waze regarding an explosive-laden vehicle found near the residence of Mukesh Ambani and the death of Mansukh Hiren. While a special NIA court granted bail to Sachin Waze on 28 September 2026, the Bombay High Court is currently reviewing an appeal against this decision. As of 17 October 2026, the High Court is scrutinizing Waze's assets and the potential impact of his release.
Following the April 2025 lynching of 35-year-old Mohammed Ashraf in Mangaluru, the Karnataka High Court dismissed petitions to cancel bail for 20 of the 21 accused on 24 August 2026. On 27 August 2026, the court further directed the state government to frame an interim compensation scheme for victims and their next of kin within 30 days and ordered the establishment of DSP-led task forces in every district to address mob violence.
Engineering graduate Kavin Selvaganesh was murdered in Tirunelveli in July 2025 due to an alleged inter-caste relationship. While the Madras High Court quashed the chargesheet against the prime accused's parents on 29 September 2026, the Tamil Nadu government filed an appeal against this decision in the Supreme Court on 16 October 2026. Separately, the fourth accused, Jayapal, was granted conditional bail on 15 October 2026.
The Allahabad High Court upheld the murder convictions of two individuals for an offence committed in 1980 in Sultanpur. The Court set aside their life sentences after determining that both convicts were juveniles at the time of the offence, remitting the matter to the Juvenile Justice Board for further proceedings.
The Kerala High Court has directed the UIDAI to assist the state police in a 2016 double murder investigation by matching crime scene fingerprints with biometric data available in its database for the Coimbatore district. The court order, passed by Justice G. Girish, aims to identify unknown suspects in the cold case involving the murder of a couple.
Jollyamma Joseph is the prime accused in six alleged poisoning murders in Koodathayi, Kerala. As of 14 October 2026, the trial for the Roy Thomas murder case has reached its final stages with the examination of the 134th witness. Separately, as of 14 October 2026, the Kerala High Court has ordered an expedited hearing regarding an appeal to lift a broadcast ban on the web series Anali.
Following a September 2026 Bombay High Court order, the Central Bureau of Investigation registered an FIR to probe the 2020 death of Disha Salian, previously closed as a suicide. The investigation, led by officer Seema Pahuja, includes allegations of murder and gang rape involving individuals such as Aaditya Thackeray, Rhea Chakraborty, and Dino Morea. As of 14 October 2026, counsel for the family has alleged that the case is part of a conspiracy linked to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput and the Aryan Khan drug probe.
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