Overview
- A UP 112 constable, Abhishek Yadav, was arrested and allegedly confessed to abducting, raping and strangling a 10‑year‑old in Gorakhpur, and police recovered the child’s body on Thursday based on his disclosure and CCTV leads.
- Jamnagar police detained the missing man’s wife and two alleged accomplices after they pointed to a 12‑foot pit under a factory where excavators found human remains that are now awaiting DNA confirmation.
- In Indore, forensic laboratory and post‑mortem reports showed a 24‑year‑old bank employee had been strangled, prompting the arrest of Mayank Shakya who police say burned the body to disguise the crime.
- Delhi investigators are pursuing a manhunt for a suspected colleague in a Keshav Puram workplace shooting and have arrested a juvenile in the fatal stabbing at Bharat Nagar park, with both probes driven by CCTV and local forensics.
- Police across states have opened special investigation teams and departmental actions, are invoking the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO where relevant, and families say the cases underline failures of trust and the growing role of technical forensics in securing charges.