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Gwalior, MP: In a shocking cyber fraud case, a 75-year-old retired sub-registrar, Bihari Lal Gupta, was tricked into transferring ₹1.12 crore to fraudsters posing as top government officials. The criminals allegedly kept him under “digital arrest” for 48 days, using fear and intimidation to extract sensitive personal and financial information. According to police, the scammers impersonated officials from TRAI, the IPS, and the CBI. They convinced Gupta that he was involved in a money laundering case and that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s orders” prohibited any disclosure of the matter. The elderly victim was told that failure to cooperate could result in serious consequences, including the alleged flight of the accused abroad. The fraud began on 16 November 2025 when the scammers c...

Bhopal, MP: In a decisive move to tackle the menace of stray dogs and unattended cattle, the Madhya Pradesh government has issued its strongest directive yet to restore safety on city streets. The Urban Development and Housing Department has unveiled a new SOP aimed at transforming urban spaces and ensuring public safety. The decision comes in the wake of alarming statistics: during the first six months of 2025, 13,947 people across major cities—including Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, and Ratlam—fell victim to dog attacks. The SOP’s primary goal is to make these cities completely rabies-free. Under the new guidelines, sensitive areas such as schools, colleges, hospitals, and railway stations will be protected with high “fortified” boundary walls. Authorities have emphasi...

Rewa/Mauganj: A major controversy has erupted in Madhya Pradesh’s Mauganj district after allegations surfaced that police repeatedly used the same six individuals as “official witnesses” in hundreds of criminal cases. The revelations emerged following a complaint by RTI activist Kunj Bihari Tiwari and an examination of digital records under the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS). An analysis of FIRs registered at Lauri and Naigarhi police stations shows a striking pattern: the same six names appearing again and again as witnesses in more than 150 FIRs, raising serious questions about the credibility of police investigations and the alleged fabrication of cases. Former SHO Accused of Misuse of Power At the center of the controversy is Jagdish Singh Thakur, the ...