India News
Man goes to meet girl in Rajasthan village; thrashed and forced to drink urine by her relatives, six held

A man who had gone to visit a girl- allegedly a minor- in a village of Jalore district in Rajasthan, was reportedly mobbed by her kinsmen, tied to a tree and force-fed urine while he was savagely beaten by the villagers. Six people have been arrested in this connection, police said on Tuesday.
A video of the assault, which went viral on social media shows the man being thrashed by the villagers while tied to a tree. The assailants then proceed to forcibly pour urine into his mouth.
Police said six people have been arrested in this regard, however, the man on the receiving end of the assault, has also been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
A senior official said that on Sunday night, the victim had reportedly come to meet a girl in a nearby village when he was caught by the girl’s family and other villagers who brutally thrashed him after tying him to a tree and also poured urine down his throat.
Read Also: Two groups clash in Uttar Pradesh after argument, whips each other with belt, video viral | Watch

The man’s family received information about the incident and reached the spot where they begged the mob to spare him. However, the villagers poured urine into his mouth before letting him off with a warning, he said.
The official added that police took cognizance of the incident after the video went viral on Monday, and although nobody filed a formal complaint, the police managed to identify the victim and took an FIR from him.
He said that six people have been detained in this connection.
The official said that the girl the victim had gone to meet has also filed a complaint against him under the POCSO Act, adding that further investigation will be initiated after her statement is recorded.
Jamia Nagar violence case: Delhi Police move HC challenging discharging of Sharjeel Imam, 10 others
India News
Quake felt in Delhi again, tremors of magnitude 2.7 jolts the national capital
The quake on Wednesday comes after another earthquake that jolted parts of India on Tuesday night. As per the reports, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook up parts of Northern India. It was also reported that at least 11 people died and over 160 others were injured in neighboring Pakistan.

Another earthquake shook up the national capital on Wednesday after parts of India witnessed a 6.6 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night. As per the reports, the quake was of 2.7 magnitudes and took place 5 km below the national capital.
The National Center for Seismology also tweeted informing the same as they wrote that an earthquake of Magnitude 2.7 occurred on 22 March at 4:42 pm. The latitude was 28.66 and the Long was 77.03. The depth of the tremor was 5 Km. The epicenter of the quake is reported to be west Delhi.
The quake on Wednesday comes after another earthquake that jolted parts of India on Tuesday night. As per the reports, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook up parts of Northern India. It was also reported that at least 11 people died and over 160 others were injured in neighboring Pakistan.
A statement by the international Seismological Center reported that apart from Pakistan, tremors were also felt in India, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, China, and Kyrgyzstan.
The quake jolted several parts of India at around 10:17 pm on Tuesday night. As per the reports, the tremors were felt across Northern India including Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttar Pradesh. The epicenter of the earthquake that hit northern parts of India and various other countries was Afghanistan.
India News
7 dead as massive blaze engulfs firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram
A massive fire engulfed a firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram district on Wednesday leaving at least seven people dead while 15 others received severe burn injuries, reports said.

A massive fire engulfed a firecracker unit in Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram district on Wednesday leaving at least seven people dead while 15 others received severe burn injuries, reports said.
As per reports, an enormous blaze consumed a firecracker making unit at Vazhathottam, 10 kilometers from Kanchipuram, killing at least seven people and leaving fifteen others wounded.
A report quoted Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services DGP, Abhash Kumar as saying that the building collapsed due to the gigantic inferno and many people are still feared trapped inside. The officer said that a joint rescue operation was launched by the firemen, the Kanchipuram district police along with Rescue Services personnel and local residents to pull out survivors from the torched building.
Read Also: Assam man buys dream scooter with sack of coins he saved for 6 years | WATCH
DGP Kumar said the firecracker unit had a valid license and that an investigation has been launched to ascertain the exact cause of the fire.
Local reports said that the injured, who suffered burn injuries, have been rushed nearby hospital for medical attention.
More details are awaited.
In a similar incident, ten people, including three children, were injured after a fire erupted at a seven-storey residential building in Mumbai’s Mulund West last week. The incident happened at around 2:55 pm at the Jagruti Society in Vithhal Nagar.
Rescue services and firemen successfully had rescued 80 people trapped in the burning building.
Officials at the time had said that the fire out in the electric meter room on the ground floor of the building and the smoke from the meter room spread to all its seven floors.
Fire brigade chief Sanjay Manjrekar said it was not a major fire but the smoke had spread to all the floors. He had said that people got scared of the smoke, came running and got trapped.
The official said that the fire was confined to electric wiring, electric installation, electric main cables, all meters, all switches, etc. in a common electric meter cabin on the ground floor plus the upper seven floored residential building.
Special bench to hear Bilkis Bano’s plea against her rapists’ remission of sentence: Supreme Court
Video of woman installing lights on bicycles goes viral, wins user’s hearts | WATCH
India News
Man checks into Delhi hotel, dies by suicide after overdosing on oxygen
As per the Police, Nitesh researched painless ways to end his life and used a method which he learned during his research.

A harrowing story has come to light from Delhi where the body of a 24-year-old man was recovered from inside a hotel in the national capital. As per the reports, the man allegedly died by suicide after overdosing on oxygen.
As per the reports, the victim, identified as Nitesh, stayed in the hotel in Adarsh Nagar with his friend and checked out the next day. However, subsequently the same day, Nitesh checked back into the hotel again.
As per the reports, the victim had been under stress from the increasing cost of the treatment for his illness which drove the man to take the drastic decision. Nitesh had entered the room with a small bag, said reports.
The body of the man was recovered from inside his hotel, according to the reports, Nitesh’s face was covered with a plastic bag that was connected to a small oxygen cylinder. It was reported that the 24-year-old man learned about this method online. When one takes in excess oxygen, the heart rate drops which leads to oxygen poisoning.
Read Also: Assam man buys dream scooter with sack of coins he saved for 6 years | WATCH
It was also reported that a suicide note was recovered near where his body was found. In the letter, Nitesh talked about the struggles to pay for his treatment due to his prolonged illness. Nitesh, in his suicide note, also wrote about how he didn’t want his family to pay for his treatment anymore.
As per the Police, Nitesh researched painless ways to end his life and used a method which he learned during his research.
Another case of a similar nature came to the fore when a woman died by suicide subsequently after her husband committed suicide in South Delhi. It was reported that the 32-year-old woman was a resident of Hudco place in South Delhi.
The friend of the husband. who informed the police about the woman, told the media that the 32-year-old woman died by suicide after learning about the suicide of her husband.
Special bench to hear Bilkis Bano’s plea against her rapists’ remission of sentence: Supreme Court
-
India News24 hours ago
Bank holidays April 2023: Banks to be closed for 15 days next month, check state-wise bank holiday list here
-
India News24 hours ago
Video of man singing Atif Aslam’s Bakhuda Tum Hi Ho in Metro goes viral, users laud the singer | Watch
-
Top Stories19 hours ago
6.6 magnitude earthquake hits Delhi-NCR
-
India News8 hours ago
Earthquake leaves 11 dead in Pakistan, tremors shake North India
-
India News6 hours ago
Punjab Police issues lookout circular, non-bailable warrant against fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh
-
Trending5 hours ago
Assam man buys dream scooter with sack of coins he saved for 6 years | WATCH
-
Health7 hours ago
India records 1,134 new Covid cases
-
India News6 hours ago
Video of doctor’s response to quake during C–section operation in Kashmir goes viral, users laud the doctor | Watch