New Delhi: During a hearing on Tuesday concerning the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Supreme Court described the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) latest status report as "worse and disturbing."

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud expressed deep concern about the findings, stating that the CBI’s status report is “worse” and that the court is “very disturbed” by the revelations.

Following a counsel’s observation that the victim's jeans and undergarments had not been collected, the CJI said, “What the CBI has revealed in the report is worse, really disturbing, what you are flagging is of utmost concern, we ourselves are concerned, the CBI has flagged it for us.”

The Supreme Court also directed Wikipedia to remove the victim's name, following reports that the site had retained the victim’s name and created an artistic graphic, despite the ongoing investigation.

The top court asserted that it would not be appropriate to disclose specific leads from the CBI probe at this stage to avoid disrupting the investigation.

Chief Justice Chandrachud acknowledged the valuable investigative leads proposed by the victim’s father and indicated that these suggestions should be considered by the central probe agency. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI, emphasised that the agency would take the Chief Justice’s suggestions into account.

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New Delhi: India launched “Operation Sindoor” early Wednesday morning, targeting nine terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). According to reports, 24 missile strikes were carried out in response to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam. The operation reportedly killed around 70 terrorists.

Soon after the strikes, a flood of videos and photos began circulating on social media and TV channels. However, many of these turned out to be false or misleading.

Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt News, has been fact-checking these claims since early morning. He confirmed that many of the videos shared online were actually from other global conflicts, such as those involving Israel, Gaza, and Iran. Some videos were even taken from video games and falsely shared as real footage of the Indian attack.

Pakistan also claimed that it shot down two Indian aircraft. Zubair clarified that this claim is false and that only drones were downed, not manned aircraft.

News Channel Republic TV, aired videos claiming to show the strikes. Zubair revealed that the footage in question was both old and edited, and not a real-time video of the current incident. 

Several social media users have shared videos showing explosions in Gaza, falsely claiming they depict Wednesday’s Israeli attack. However, Zubair has traced the original sources of these clips and confirmed that they are unrelated to the recent Indian operation.

Zubair’s efforts to counter misinformation have been widely appreciated on social media. Some users went as far as suggesting he deserves the Bharat Ratna for his work. Others noted that the kind of fact-checking done by Alt News could cost the government up to ₹100 crore if done officially.