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A woman was found strangled to death in a hotel in Amritsar. Initial reports indicate the victim and an acquaintance had previously met in Russia, and the incident allegedly followed a dispute over marriage.
Following the death of 21-year-old Shivani Verma, whose body was discovered in Girdharipur village six months after her marriage, the Izzatnagar police in Bareilly have arrested her husband, mother-in-law, and father-in-law. The case, initially registered based on an FIR filed by the victim's brother, alleges murder related to dowry demands involving eleven named accused.
Thirty-year-old car wash owner Navjot Singh was shot dead in Rampur on 11 October 2026, allegedly due to a marriage dispute. Police registered a case against eight individuals, and two suspects were arrested on 12 October 2026 while attempting to flee the country. As of 13 October 2026, the investigation continues with the victim's stepson, who recently returned from New Zealand, identified as the primary suspect.
A former security guard named Vikram was arrested on 12 October 2026 for the kidnapping and murder of a five-year-old girl in the Villa Orchids gated community in Kowkoor. Investigations revealed that the accused abducted the child and demanded a 20 lakh rupee ransom before placing her in a water tank with her limbs bound. Authorities are currently pursuing the case and have pledged to seek the death penalty for the accused as of 12 October 2026.
A Budaun court has sentenced an individual to life imprisonment for burning a youth alive following a dispute over a financial transaction. The court also imposed a fine of 25,000 rupees on the convict.
In September 2020, a 19-year-old woman died following an alleged assault in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. On 2 March 2023, an SC/ST court acquitted three accused and convicted one individual of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, who was later granted bail on 13 October 2026. Separately, on 27 August 2026, the Allahabad High Court ordered the state government to relocate and provide rehabilitation for the victim's family.
Former MLA Amarpal Sharma and two other accused were acquitted by a Ghaziabad MP-MLA court in the murder case of Gajendra alias Gajji Bhati. The court granted the acquittal due to a lack of evidence presented by the prosecution regarding the incident, which occurred nine years prior.
Vijay Kumar alias Gokul has been arrested by police in connection with the murder of solar plant contractor Subhash Chandra in Jamal village, Sirsa district. The accused is alleged to have provided cover while the firing took place.
A 12-year-old girl was found dead in a sugarcane field in Gwalipurwa village, located within the Machhrehta police station area of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. Family members have alleged that the girl was murdered by strangulation.
Vipin Bhati, the husband of the deceased Nikki Bhati, is accused of involvement in her murder in Greater Noida. The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to the accused in connection with the ongoing criminal proceedings.
Pervez Parwaz was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on 18 October 2023 for a 2007 murder in Gorakhpur that sparked communal violence. He had previously been sentenced to life imprisonment in a 2020 gangrape case and died in custody at Gorakhpur jail on 12 October 2026.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Deenbandhu, posted at Sampla police station, was arrested by the Jhajjar Vigilance team for allegedly accepting a bribe of 10,000 rupees. The accused reportedly demanded 50,000 rupees in exchange for providing assistance in an ongoing murder case investigation.
The 58-year-old father of a gangrape survivor was found dead by hanging near his home in Jaipur. His family alleges he was murdered by four accused individuals to pressure the family to drop the ongoing gangrape case, with the death staged to appear as a suicide.
Aaftab Amin Poonawala is facing trial for the alleged murder of his partner, Shraddha Walkar. The Delhi court has permitted the testimony of four foreign-based nodal officers from Google, WhatsApp, and Bumble to be recorded via video conferencing to avoid delays and high costs.
The Bheemunipatnam police arrested a couple who had been absconding since 2022 in connection with a murder case. The accused were traced to Swaraj Dweep in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where they had allegedly been living using forged identities to evade non-bailable warrants.
A construction worker was allegedly murdered with a wooden stick following a dispute over a financial matter involving a pledged mobile phone near Vidyapeetha Circle in Bengaluru. Police have arrested one suspect in connection with the incident.
A tailoring worker was found shot dead on a cot in his room in the Khoda area of Ghaziabad. Police investigation revealed the victim's wife and his brother-in-law allegedly conspired to murder him due to an extramarital affair between the two.
Omprakash was murdered in Kushinagar, allegedly due to a property dispute. His first wife and sister-in-law have been arrested and sent to jail in connection with the crime.
The accused, Lalla, allegedly killed his 27-year-old wife with an axe at their residence in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, following a dispute over infidelity. The accused reportedly surrendered to the police after the incident.
The Karnataka High Court quashed a sessions court order that had arraigned JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna as an accused in a 2019 attempt to murder case. The court set aside the order after reviewing the legal validity of his inclusion in the proceedings.
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