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The National Investigation Agency is investigating the 2022 murder of BJP leader Praveen Nettaru in Karnataka. As reported on 30 August 2026, the agency has arrested 26 suspects, including Ummar Farook, who was apprehended in Kochi on 6 August 2026. The investigation is continuing.
The Delhi Police invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against ten members of a syndicate led by Himanshu Bhau for alleged murder and extortion. Several associates were arrested between 23 January 2026 and 30 August 2026, including two after an encounter in Delhi and wanted hitmen held in Kota.
Twenty-one persons were booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder following a hooch tragedy in Bhavnagar involving toxic methanol-laced liquor. The State Magistrate Crime Branch took over the investigation on 19 August 2026. As of 26 August 2026, the death toll has reached 13, and at least 27 individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident.
A 36-year-old man and two others allegedly abducted and raped a six-year-old child and attempted to murder her on 9 May 2025. While two of the accused were apprehended, the 36-year-old evaded arrest. The case relates to an incident occurring soon after the accused's acquittal by the Supreme Court.
Mohd Azim, a 24-year-old pickup driver, died after an alleged assault by kanwariyas following a road accident on NH-9 in Hapur. Police added murder charges under BNS section 103(1) to the FIR and arrested six individuals, with the final two suspects taken into custody on 13 August 2026. The matter is under investigation as of 14 August 2026.
A prisoner, Rahul Kanwar, serving a life sentence for a double murder case, committed suicide by jumping into a burning kiln of a gasifier furnace at Bilaspur Central Jail in Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred on a Wednesday and resulted in the prisoner's death.
Kamji Gond died in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, following an alleged custodial assault. As of 16 July 2026, a murder FIR has been filed against two police constables, a village head, and three others, and the district administration has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death.
A seven-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped, gang-raped, and murdered inside an under-construction mall in Ghaziabad's Raj Nagar Extension. Two persons, including an 18-year-old labourer named Vinay, were arrested in connection with the crime. The victim's body was recovered from the basement/sub-basement of the building with multiple injury marks.
In July 2026, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Baruipur, West Bengal, after being lured and sold by the prime accused, Prabhas Mondal. Mondal was killed in a police encounter on 8 July 2026, and by 10 July 2026, a total of 35 individuals had been arrested in connection with the crime and subsequent mob violence.
Software engineers Shwetha and Kenneth were arrested for the 22 June 2026 stabbing deaths of Somasundar, Muthulakshmi, and Supriya in Bengaluru. Investigations allege the couple used artificial intelligence to plan the murders due to financial distress and family conflict. As reported on 9 July 2026, the accused are in judicial custody while police await court permission for brain mapping to verify their confessions.
Krishna Barman, a 40-year-old house help from West Bengal, was found dead in her rented house in Bengaluru's Muniyappa Layout. Sanjeev Paswan, a labourer from Bihar, was arrested on 6 July 2026 in connection with the murder, and the case is under investigation.
Two alleged shooters associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang were killed in a police encounter in Bahadurgarh, Haryana. The individuals were wanted in connection with the murder of a gym owner in Hansi.
In June 2026, 26-year-old physiotherapist Sai Surabhi was found dead in a locked homestay near Nandi Hills, with her boyfriend Sanjeeth Ali found unconscious nearby. Authorities have registered a murder case at the Nandi Police Station, with investigations examining possibilities ranging from homicide to a suicide pact. As of 01 July 2026, the investigation is ongoing, and police are awaiting the recovery of Sanjeeth Ali to record his statement.
A 6-year-old boy was found dead in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, after having gone missing. Investigations led to the arrest of a bank manager, alleged to be the lover of the child's mother, and the subsequent arrest of the mother for allegedly conspiring in the murder, which was reportedly motivated by the child being an obstacle to their affair.
Rachna and her alleged lover, Sonu, were arrested for the murder of Rachna's husband, Sachin Dagar. Police allege that the accused drugged the victim before suffocating him with a pillow in his home in Baraut, Baghpat.
Kadugodi police launched a murder investigation after six-year-old Vennela was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Bengaluru. The child's mother, advocate P. Priyanka, and her partner were arrested as suspects in June 2026. As reported on 12 June 2026, three police officers were suspended for negligence in the investigation, which uncovered that the suspects visited an IVF centre three months after the child's death.
17-year-old Surya Pratap Chauhan was stabbed to death following an argument in Ghaziabad's Khoda Colony on 30 May 2026. The main suspect, Asad, was killed in a police encounter, as reported on 31 May 2026. Following these events, the police arrested Asad's father and two other individuals in connection with the murder, as reported on 31 May 2026.
The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested multiple members of the Jitender Gogi-Deepak Boxer gang for their alleged roles in high-profile murders, shootings, and extortion cases. As reported on 27 February 2023, a high-ranking member was arrested, and as reported on 2 June 2026, an absconding member was arrested in Sonipat, Haryana. The matter is under investigation.
Former R&AW officer Vikash Yadav faces allegations of extortion and kidnapping in a case connected to the Pannun murder plot investigation. After a Delhi court issued a non-bailable warrant against him on 27 August 2025, it was cancelled on 28 August 2025 due to a lawyers' strike. As of 14 February 2026, the Delhi Police are preparing a supplementary chargesheet against Yadav, with investigations linking the case to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
A man accused of rape and out on interim bail was arrested in Delhi on Friday for allegedly attempting to murder the woman who had accused him of rape. The accused, Abuzair Safi (30), and his accomplice Aman Sukhla approached the survivor on a motorcycle and shot her on Wednesday. The victim, who is also the complainant in a rape case registered at Malviya Nagar police station, remains under treatment in stable condition.
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