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The NIA filed a chargesheet against Faijan in a case involving alleged online radicalisation linked to JeM and Al-Qaeda. The chargesheet invokes provisions of UAPA, BNS, and the Arms Act. The accused is alleged to have been radicalised online by terror organisations.
A 26-year-old woman alleged that two police constables raped her during a night patrol near Tiruvannamalai in September 2025. The woman approached the Madras High Court seeking expeditious progress in her trial. The high court issued directions to speed up rape and POCSO trials in response.
A 25-year-old woman, Ruchika Singh, was accused of using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest at Jantar Mantar on July 23, 2026. A Zero FIR was registered at Expressway Police Station in Noida under sections related to breach of peace and defamation. The CJP leadership questioned the registration and alleged selective enforcement of law.
Eleven men were accused of rioting, arson, and vandalism during communal violence that erupted in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, on April 10, 2022, during a Ram Navami procession. A sessions court acquitted all 11 accused after finding the prosecution had failed to prove the charges, citing investigative lapses and eyewitness identification failures.
Multiple investigations and trials arising from ethnic violence and sexual assault incidents in Manipur are ongoing. The Supreme Court has proposed constituting special courts to conduct day-to-day trials and directed expedited submission of chargesheets to victims' families within one week.
Actor Siddhanth Kapoor and two others were booked in a 2022 Bengaluru rave party drug case. The Karnataka High Court has quashed the FIR against all three accused, bringing an end to the proceedings.
An inmate named Sabari Varman died inside Nagercoil Sub Jail in Tamil Nadu. Eight prison inmates were arrested in connection with his death following investigation of warders and other inquiries. Family members alleged torture, though a police official denied the allegations and stated evidence showed the deceased was in good health when he left the police station.
A homestay owner in Kodagu was arrested on April 19 on charges related to the rape of a US tourist. The Karnataka High Court found the arrest illegal and ordered ₹5 lakh compensation for breach of Fundamental Rights. The final chargesheet dropped rape and criminal intimidation charges, though investigation into the underlying matter continues.
A Supreme Court advocate alleged he was assaulted at his Delhi home, sustaining grievous injuries including 8 stitches on his head. An FIR was registered at Model Town Police Station on July 11 under BNS Sections 332(c), 115(2), and 3(5). The advocate moved the Supreme Court seeking police protection and alleging the investigating officer failed to invoke provisions relating to attempt to murder and grievous hurt.
Kamji Gond died allegedly as a result of custodial assault by police officers in Ballia district, Varanasi. A murder FIR was registered against two police constables, a village head, and three others. The case is under inquiry and the accused police officers have been suspended.
A US-led international crackdown on the Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate resulted in 24 arrests across the US, Canada, and Europe. The gang, which operates under Anmol Bishnoi (arrested in the US in 2024) and Goldy Brar while Lawrence Bishnoi is imprisoned in Gujarat, is accused of carrying out several high-profile murders including former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique and Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moosewala.
H.D. Revanna faced criminal charges following an FIR registered on April 28, 2024, on a complaint by a survivor of sexual harassment. The Karnataka High Court discharged him of charges under Section 354 IPC, prompting the Karnataka government to challenge the order in the Supreme Court.
Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others were convicted in the murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the February 2020 Delhi communal violence. Police alleged Hussain's residence functioned as an operational base for rioters, with recovery of stones, petrol bomb materials, acid packets and other items. A chargesheet was filed on June 3, 2020.
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.
A PIL was filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking the restoration of the film Satluj, starring Diljit Dosanjh, after it was removed from the streaming platform ZEE5 less than 48 hours after its release. The film is based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra.
A CBI investigation into alleged corruption involving suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Bhullar and his aide Krishanu Sharda, who were arrested for an alleged bribery scheme. Sharda was apprehended while allegedly accepting Rs 5 lakh as part of a demanded bribe. A chargesheet was filed by CBI on December 3, 2025, and the court subsequently framed charges.
Multiple criminal cases arising from Aland communal violence in Karnataka. The Siddaramaiah government attempted to withdraw these cases through government orders, but the Karnataka High Court has stayed and blocked the withdrawal attempts, ruling that the executive cannot usurp the independent discretion vested in public prosecutors under Section 321 CrPC.
In an international crackdown named 'Operation Hard Ball', law enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada and Europe arrested 24 persons connected to India-based transnational organised crime syndicates. The operation, led by the FBI, targeted criminal networks allegedly involved in murder, extortion, drug trafficking, firearms offences and organised crime activities spanning multiple countries. An SHO (Station House Officer) from Punjab is among those the FBI seeks to extradite as part of the investigation.
Four police officers, including a CCB DySP and three inspectors, were investigated for alleged involvement in Bitcoin-related crimes. A SIT completed investigations into nine separate Bitcoin-related matters. The four officers were dropped from the chargesheet after the Karnataka government denied prosecution sanction.
R. Venkatesh, co-founder of an online education app, is accused of defrauding the public of approximately ₹200 crore by misrepresenting the provision of online education services. The chargesheet alleges glaring acts of cheating. A Karnataka High Court single-judge bench dismissed his petition seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings.