Reform UK has instructed its councillors to dismiss a police investigation into £500,000 in donations from Fiona Cottrell as an "establishment stitch-up." This directive comes as YouGov polling indicates a sharp decline in Nigel Farage's popularity and Reform UK's overall support, with Labour and Conservatives closing the gap.
Mumbai Police launched an inquiry after a viral video allegedly showed police driver Pawan Sangle threatening student protesters with fabricated drug cases and jail if they continued agitating. Sangle has been removed from his posting at Sion police station pending inquiry.
China has conducted a long-range missile test in the Pacific, which Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong has condemned as "destabilising to the region" and "lacking in transparency". The test missile, carrying a dummy warhead, landed in designated waters and was described by China as a "routine arrangement" of military training.
Ayodhya police are investigating allegations that bribes were accepted for appointments in the Ram temple. The probe focuses on a Trust member whose name surfaced during the interrogation of an arrested accused, Avinash Shukla. Nearly 125 employees may have been recruited after paying bribes.
Bengal Police launched a probe into Trinamool Congress bank accounts following a dissident MLA's complaint about unaccounted deposits. The case involves allegations of organized crime, cheating, and criminal conspiracy, with a focus on electronic fund transfers.
Seoul police investigate the collapse of the Seosomun Overpass during demolition, focusing on adherence to safety guidelines, with 3 killed and 3 injured.
Police are investigating a possible link between a drive-by shooting that injured four people on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, south London, and a stabbing 700m away on Acre Lane that left a 33-year-old man critically injured. The shooting occurred at about 01:15 BST on Saturday when a car fired seven shots at a gathering outside Southwyck House where people were enjoying a bank holiday party. A 25-year-old man remains in a life-threatening condition, while three other victims aged 21, 47 and 70 have non-life-threatening injuries.
A 30-year-old judicial officer Aman Sharma, secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in Delhi's Karkardooma Courts, was found dead at his residence in Green Park on Saturday. Police received a call from a relative around 1.45pm and rushed to the scene. Sharma was taken to Safdarjung Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival. An inquest proceeding has been initiated, and police are awaiting the postmortem report while interviewing family members.
A 34-year-old software engineer Puja Dutta was found dead in a decomposed and naked state in her rented house in Bengaluru's Adugodi on Monday. Police suspect suicide but are investigating all angles. The door was locked from inside with three bolts, and cut marks were found on her body. Her parents are being contacted.
A 31-year-old man stabbed two security guards in Mira Road, Mumbai suburb, in what police suspect is a 'lone wolf' terror attack. The accused, identified as Jabar Zubair Ansari, allegedly forced one guard to recite the Islamic Kalma before attacking both with a sharp weapon. One victim remains in critical condition. Police recovered handwritten notes expressing desire to join ISIS. The suspect, a science graduate who lived in the US before returning in 2019, was arrested within 90 minutes via CCTV identification.
Indonesian police are investigating alleged widespread child abuse at Little Aresha daycare centre in Yogyakarta, where children were found with hands and feet tied and only wearing diapers. Out of 103 enrolled children, at least 53 are believed to be victims, most under two years old. Thirteen people including the centre's principal and foundation head have been arrested. The unlicensed centre has been closed and authorities are providing psychological support to victims.
Police probe a car bomb outside Dunmurry station near Belfast, with two minors evacuated and the New IRA suspected of the overnight attack.
A Hindu temple caretaker-cum-priest Nayan Sadhu, 40, was found dead three days after going missing in southeastern Bangladesh. His body was discovered hanging from a tree in a hilly area near Khurushkul union in Cox's Bazar district on April 22, 2026. Two unidentified men had taken him on the evening of April 19. Police have sent the body for autopsy and are investigating whether it was murder or suicide. Hindu community organizations have condemned the incident and demanded action, noting 133 communal violence incidents were reported in Bangladesh between January and March 2026.
BUSAN, April 18 (Yonhap) -- Police are investigating a case involving a Chinese ...
