Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (PTI): A couple was detained while they were taking their daughter's corpse in an autorickshaw after she died under mysterious circumstances at their rented residence in Tisgaon area of Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city, a police official said on Friday.
The incident came to light around 9pm on Thursday after the driver of the autorickshaw tipped off the police, the official added.
"He told police about the presence of a heavy rolled-up mattress with the couple, following which a team intercepted the three-wheeler. The body of a woman was found concealed in the rolled-up mattress. The couple said the body was that of her daughter, who had hanged herself. They claimed they were taking the body to Kannad," he said.
"On being interrogated, the couple said the 21-year-old woman, identified as Nandini Dhivre, had a love marriage some two years ago, but had returned to her maternal home a few days ago after her husband abandoned her. The couple and the daughter would have frequent quarrels. On Thursday night, the woman was allegedly strangled by the couple though this aspect is under probe," the official said.
At present, an accidental death report has been registered and further action will be taken after the post mortem report gives a clear cause of death, the Waluj police station official said.
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Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
