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Sagar: A shocking case of alleged sexual assault involving a 12-year-old girl has emerged from a government-run tribal girls’ hostel in Khurai town of Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district. Police say the Class 8 student was repeatedly assaulted over several months and was found to be three months pregnant when taken for medical treatment. According to investigators, the girl, a resident of Vidisha district, had been staying at the hostel for the past two years. In her statement to police, she alleged that a man who supplied vegetables to the hostel entered her room in September 2025 and threatened her before assaulting her. She said the accused continued to exploit her whenever he found an opportunity, warning her not to tell anyone. Case came to light after medical emergency The incid...

Balaghat: A serious allegation of social boycott has surfaced from Ghoti-Nandora village in Balaghat district, where around 10 Muslim families claim they have been ostracised following a religious gathering held in January. District authorities have said they will investigate the matter. The village falls under Lanji police station limits. According to affected families, their social and economic ties with the rest of the village were cut off after appeals were allegedly made during a Hindu conference to stop interactions and transactions with the Muslim community. Daily life and livelihoods disrupted Residents from the minority families say the boycott has made it difficult to meet even basic needs. They allege that local shops have refused to sell goods to them and service provi...

Indore/Shillong: In a significant development in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, Meghalaya Police have excluded two previously arrested men from the chargesheet, saying further investigation found no evidence to support the allegations against them. The two men, Balbir Ahirwar and Lokendra Singh Tomar, had been arrested on suspicion of destroying evidence linked to the high-profile killing. Both are currently out on bail. However, East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem said the final investigation report concluded that the charges against them could not be substantiated. Arrests made on suspicion, says police According to police, the earlier arrests were based on suspicion during the initial phase of the probe. A detailed investigation later found no role of the t...

Rewa/Mauganj: Police in Mauganj have arrested a man accused of harassing a young woman who allegedly died by suicide earlier this month, an incident that shocked the local community. The accused, identified as Javed Ansari, had been absconding since the woman’s death and was taken into custody after a series of raids. According to police, the woman, a resident of Ward No. 13, had been under mental distress due to alleged harassment. Her family accused Ansari and another local youth of repeatedly troubling her over several months. They claimed sustained intimidation and threats pushed her into extreme distress. Allegations of stalking and threats Family members alleged that Ansari used his acquaintance with the woman to stalk and pressure her. He was accused of following her and al...

Neemuch: In an act of extraordinary courage, an anganwadi cook in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district sacrificed her life while saving around 20 children from a massive bee attack in Ranpur village. The deceased, Kanchan Bai Meghwal, worked at an anganwadi centre under Madhavada panchayat. According to villagers, a swarm of bees suddenly attacked while children were playing nearby on Monday. Without thinking of her own safety, Kanchan Bai rushed to shield the children. Wrapped children in mats to protect them Witnesses said she used a tarpaulin sheet and mats to cover the children and quickly moved them inside the anganwadi centre. In the process, she bore the full force of the swarm. The bees stung her hundreds of times as she continued ensuring the children were safe. Moments l...

Gwalior: A tense exchange broke out between farmers and a woman naib tehsildar during a crop damage survey in Bhitarwar area of Gwalior district after villagers surrounded the official to voice their grievances over hailstorm losses. The incident occurred in Kachhua village on Tuesday morning, where administrative teams had been sent following heavy rain and hail that reportedly caused significant crop damage. As the officer arrived with her team, a group of farmers gathered around her vehicle seeking immediate attention to their complaints. According to witnesses, the situation escalated when the officer asked the crowd to step back, leading to a heated argument. Upset farmers responded by telling the official to leave if she was unwilling to hear them out. SDM intervenes to calm...

Khargone: In a sensational breakthrough, police in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district recovered gold biscuits, silver bricks, jewellery and cash worth nearly ₹90 lakh from a garbage heap, where a group of thieves had hidden the loot after a series of burglaries. The alleged mastermind behind the thefts is a 16-year-old minor. The recovery was made in Barwah town, where a gang had been targeting locked homes and shops. According to police, the stolen valuables were deliberately concealed in a pile of garbage to avoid detection, effectively turning the dump into a makeshift vault. CCTV trail led police to suspects Superintendent of Police Ravindra Verma said the investigation began after a major burglary at a vacant house and a separate cash theft at a building materials shop in the...

Khargone: A peculiar theft in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district has left traders stunned after a burglar calmly counted stolen cash and even stopped to charge his mobile phone inside the shop he was robbing. The entire episode was captured on CCTV. The incident occurred at a hardware and building materials store on Narmada Road in Barwah town. According to footage reviewed by the shop owner, the thief broke the lock late at night and entered the premises without haste. After reaching the counter, he opened the drawer, removed the cash, and sat down to carefully count the money before pocketing it. In a surprising twist, the burglar was seen plugging his mobile phone into a charger inside the shop, appearing completely at ease and unafraid of being caught. He allegedly made off with ...

Jabalpur: A tragic accident on Tuesday afternoon in Shahpura area of Jabalpur claimed two lives after a heavy construction truck plunged off a flyover onto vehicles moving on the road below. According to police, the high-speed truck, engaged in ongoing flyover construction work, lost control around 3 p.m., broke through the boundary barrier, and crashed onto the side road. A motorcyclist was crushed under the vehicle and died on the spot. The truck driver also succumbed to injuries at the scene. Motorcyclist killed, car occupants injured The deceased motorcyclist was identified as 35-year-old Balram Yadav, a resident of Natwara. A car passing beneath the flyover was struck at the rear by the falling truck. The four members of the family inside the vehicle sustained injuries but na...

Morena: In one of the biggest anti-mining drives in recent years, the district administration launched a massive pre-dawn crackdown on illegal sand stockpiles along the Chambal river, seizing and destroying what officials estimate to be over ₹1.5 crore worth of illegally mined sand. Before sunrise on Tuesday, a joint task force comprising police, forest, mining, and revenue department officials cordoned off the Rajghat area, targeting huge sand mounds allegedly accumulated by powerful sand mafias on government land. The operation began around 5 a.m. and continued for hours, with heavy machinery deployed to level the illegal stockpiles on the spot. Over 1,000 trolley-loads of sand destroyed Authorities identified more than 1,000 trolley-loads of illegally stored sand in the initial...