DU student ‘abducted’ from near Delhi home, beaten to death In UP's Baghpat
New Delhi: In a tragic incident, a second-year BA student of Delhi University's School of Open Learning, Himanshu Sharma, was allegedly abducted from near his home in northeast Delhi, taken to Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, and beaten to death on Saturday.
The family accused of the crime claims that Himanshu had raped their 19-year-old daughter and was blackmailing her, allegations which Himanshu's mother has vehemently denied.
An FIR has been filed against seven people. Baghpat Kotwali circle officer Harish Bhadauria confirmed the arrest of two suspects. NP Singh, ASP, Baghpat, stated, "In her complaint, the girl's mother claimed her daughter was being blackmailed by Himanshu after he had raped her." The girl had confided in her brother, who then, along with some relatives, lured Himanshu to Baghpat under false pretenses and abducted him.
Rajni Sharma, Himanshu's mother, described feeling uneasy when her son left home around 5 PM on Saturday, supposedly to attend a birthday party. She grew more concerned when she found his phone switched off. Around 10:30 PM, a neighbor informed Rajni that Himanshu had been kidnapped and showed her a video call with Himanshu in captivity, threatening his life.
Rajni was then taken to a forest in Baghpat, where she found her son severely beaten in a car. Despite her attempts to take him to a hospital, the police arrived and apprehended two of the suspects.
For the past 12 years, Rajni has been raising her two children alone after her husband abandoned the family. She runs a small grocery shop and stitches clothes to support her family in northeast Delhi's New Usmanpur.
The FIR includes charges under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 140 (kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom etc) and 103 (1) (murder).
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Karnataka offers extensive incentives in its proposed IT policy
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka has proposed a new Information Technology Policy for 2025–2030, offering extensive financial and non-financial incentives aimed at accelerating investments, strengthening innovation and expanding the state's tech footprint beyond Bengaluru.
The Karnataka Cabinet gave its nod to the policy 2025–2030 with an outlay of Rs 445.50 crore on Thursday after the Finance Department accorded its approval.
The policy introduces 16 incentives across five enabler categories, nine of which are entirely new, with a distinctive push to support companies setting up or expanding in emerging cities.
Alongside financial support, the government is also offering labour-law relaxations, round-the-clock operational permissions and industry-ready human capital programmes to make Karnataka a globally competitive 'AI-native' destination.
According to the policy, units located outside Bengaluru will gain access to a wide suite of benefits, including research and development and IP creation incentives, internship reimbursements, talent relocation support and recruitment assistance.
The benefits also include EPF reimbursement, faculty development support, rental assistance, certification subsidies, electricity tariff rebates, property tax reimbursement, telecom infrastructure support, and assistance for events and conferences.
Bengaluru Urban will receive a focused set of six research and development and talent-oriented incentives, while Indian Global Capability Centres (GCCs) operating in the state will be brought under the incentive net.
Incentive caps and eligibility thresholds have been raised, and the policy prioritises growth-focused investments for both new and expanding units.
Beyond incentives, the government focuses on infrastructure and innovation interventions.
A flagship proposal in the policy is the creation of Techniverse -- integrated, technology-enabled enclaves developed through a public-private partnership model inside future Global Innovation Districts.
These campuses will offer plug-and-play facilities, artificial intelligence and machine learning and cybersecurity labs, advanced testbeds, experience centres, and disaster-resistant command centres.
There will also be a Statewide Digital Hub Grid and a Global Test Bed Infrastructure Network, linking public and private research and development, and innovation facilities across Karnataka.
The government has proposed a Women Global Tech Missions Fellowship for 1,000 mid-career women technologists, an IT Talent Return Programme to absorb experienced professionals returning from abroad, and broad-based skill and faculty development reimbursements.
Shared corporate transport routes in Bengaluru and tier-two cities will be designed with Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation and other transport entities to support worker mobility.
The government said the policy is the outcome of an extensive research and consultation process involving TCS, Infosys, Wipro, IBM, HCL, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant, HP, Google, Accenture and NASSCOM, along with sector experts and stakeholder groups.
It estimates an outlay of Rs 967.12 crore over five years, comprising Rs 754.62 crore for incentives and Rs 212.50 crore for interventions such as Techniverse campuses, digital grid development, global outreach missions and talent programmes.
