Former MLA Anant Singh surrendered in court after violent clashes involving his henchmen and the Sonu-Monu gang in Mokama, Patna. The conflict erupted over a business dispute leading to gunfire and multiple arrests, raising concerns over Bihar’s law and order. An Independent MP criticized the political landscape’s entanglement with crime in the state.
The Delhi High Court Today (Dec 5) ordered the Delhi government to extend State protection to music producer Amandeep Batra after he reported receiving threats and extortion calls from the Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldie Brar gangs. “He (Amandeep Batra) has every reason to be scared,” said Justice Singh said before directing the Delhi government to immediately provide the music producer State protection.
The family of a popular 10-year-old self-proclaimed spiritual speaker has filed a police complaint against seven “anti-Hindu” YouTubers for allegedly harassing him. The complaint also said the Bishnoi gang also gave a death threat to the family. The mother of the boy, in her complaint to the Mathura Superintendent of Police, alleged that the YouTubers uploaded videos which were “maliciously designed” to mock and defame religious beliefs of her son “who is a follower of Sanatana Dharma”.
A Kanpur court has sentenced one of the surviving accused to life imprisonment for the 1981 Behmai massacre led by bandit Phoolan Devi. The court’s first conviction came 43 years after the tragic incident, bringing a sense of closure to one chapter of Phoolan Devi’s controversial life and highlighting the enduring impact on India’s social fabric and justice system.