Radhika was inspired by Elvish Yadav, father spent Rs 2.5 crore on tennis: Sources
Investigators are currently trying to determine who deleted Radhika's social media accounts. 'We are also probing whether any other family member was involved in the murder,' ACP Yashwant said.He added, 'The girl always consulted her family before making any decisions. The father was mentally disturbed due to repeated taunts about living on her income.'Deepak had reportedly been mentally disturbed for the past 15 days due to taunts from villagers accusing him of living off his daughter's earnings. The ACP revealed that Deepak had isolated himself and remained under mental stress during this period before allegedly committing the crime.- Ends
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We all know that particular moment when you're walking down a familiar lane, eyes on your phone or lost in thought, when a pothole filled with muddy water suddenly appears in your path. You don't have time to study it. There's no traffic light or warning cone. You just leap — instinctively, awkwardly, hoping to clear the splash. Sometimes, you land clean. Sometimes, you get drenched despite your best effort. But in either case, the leap is a moment of decision, a refusal to sink into something messy and unfixable. Most of us don't think of it as bravery. But really, it is: the everyday kind, shaped by necessity, uncertainty, and a deep distrust of what lies beneath the surface. Let's dive in. That's what the Supreme Court just did, vaulting back from a May judgment that had declared the Bhushan Power & Steel resolution plan illegal. In recalling that verdict, the Bench led by Chief Justice B R Gavai acknowledged not just a legal misstep, but the economic splash it had caused, of risking JSW Steel's investment of Rs 20,000 crore in investment, thousands of livelihoods, and the very credibility of the IBC, notes our first editorial. It was a leap back to stable ground, but also a reminder that the potholes, like chronic NCLT delays, still remain, waiting to trip up another resolution. And in Maharashtra, two judgments revealed deeper craters in our justice system. Eighteen years of trial in the 2006 train blasts case, only to find coerced confessions and tampered evidence. Another acquittal in the Malegaon blasts. The courts jumped, but the puddles are darker here. Victims' families and the wrongly accused alike are left drenched in delayed justice, their lives shaped by a system that's failed to dry itself off. Elsewhere, Laveesh Bhandari maps a different balancing act, between India's small-town shopkeepers and the tidal force of e-commerce. The splash here is subtle: convenience versus community, price versus people. Can policy help us leap toward a hybrid model that combines reach with resilience? That may be the trick to landing without losing our footing. Prosenjit Datta, meanwhile, cautions that India's economic path is riddled with strategic potholes: rare earth dependency, tech gaps, weak AI foundations. Until we build muscle memory for self-reliance, each new global shock will feel like slipping on familiar gravel. And Chintan Girish Modi reviews A Billion Butterflies: A Life in Climate and Chaos Theory, the story of Dr Jagadish Shukla — a scientist who leapt across continents, chaos theory, and climate politics. His memoir captures a life of graceful leaps over personal pain, global geopolitics, and scientific inertia. But as he writes, too many leaders still stand at the edge, hesitant, staring into the water, waiting. Stay tuned!
Time of India
an hour ago
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5 more cases against Srushti Clinic head
Hyderabad: Gopalapuram police have registered five new cases against the head of Srushti Fertility Clinic Dr Athaluri Namratha alias Pachipala Namratha, and others based on complaints lodged by five sets of victims. While in one case a couple alleged that the doctor handed them a baby whose DNA did not match theirs, three other couples accused the clinic of adopting dubious methods. They claimed that they had already paid the money — anywhere from Rs 12.5 lakh to Rs 19 lakh — and even deposited their biological samples when they grew suspicious about the operations of Dr Namratha and her clinic. The frauds occurred between 2019 and 2025. Cops are yet to ascertain details of the fifth case. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad Case 1: DNA mismatch causes trauma A woman from Hyderabad, requesting anonymity, alleged that she and her husband had approached Universal Srushti Fertility & Research Centre in July 2024 for infertility treatment. Dr Namratha advised gestational surrogacy using the couple's own genetic material and assured them that all legal formalities would be handled by them. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo The couple paid Rs 16.5 lakh for hormone therapy, laboratory work, and surrogate expenses. Their egg and sperm samples were collected at the clinic's Visakhapatnam branch on September 18, 2024. A baby girl was delivered via caesarean section on June 16, 2025, at a Visakhapatnam-based hospital. "Initially, we were told by the doctors that the baby was healthy, but they later shifted her to the NICU, terming her as late pre-term," the woman said. The couple's suspicions arose after Srushti staff refused to divulge the surrogate mother's details. Their fears deepened after they were unable to observe any facial resemblance with the baby, which prompted them to go for an independent DNA test. "The results, which came out on July 12, confirmed that neither of us was biologically related to the child," the complainant alleged. When confronted on July 22, Dr Namratha allegedly admitted that donor gametes were mistakenly used, and asked the couple to return the infant so the clinic could seek govt adoption clearance and repeat the procedure with their samples. The parents refused and approached the police, citing immense emotional trauma and legal uncertainty over the child's status. It is learnt that the child is still in the custody of the couple. The police have registered a case against Dr Namratha, Dr Vidyulatha, Kalyani, Sheshagiri, and Srinivasa Reddy under sections 61 (2), 316 (2), 318(4), 111, 335, 336, 340 BNS & Sections 38, 39, and 40 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021. Case 2: Rs 12.5 lakh lost in fraudulent surrogacy deal Another couple from the city approached police alleging they were duped of Rs 12.5 lakh by Dr Namratha and others through a fraudulent surrogacy deal. The husband, a 34-year-old private employee from the city, alleged that he and his wife approached Dr Namratha in Nov 2024 for a surrogate baby. Between April and May 2025, the couple paid Rs 10 lakh for tests and collection of 'biological samples' at the Secunderabad branch. On June 26, Dr Namratha allegedly informed them that the "baby is ready," indicating successful initiation of surrogacy, and collected Rs 2.5 lakh more. Though Dr Namratha assured that the baby would be delivered on February 3, 2026, the couple became suspicious when the hospital repeatedly refused to reveal the surrogate's identity, produce consent forms, or show proof of court permission, and decided to approach the police. A case was registered against Dr Namratha, her associates, Chenna Rao, and Sureka under relevant sections of BNS & the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021. Case 3: NRI couple loses Rs 19 lakh A US-based NRI couple who approached Universal Srushti Fertility and Research Centre in December 2019 for infertility treatment allegedly lost Rs 19 lakh to the accused. The husband, a 49-year-old software professional, and his wife approached Dr Namratha who, quoting a high success rate, charged Rs 7 lakh in cash and collected the couple's biological samples. After an unsuccessful embryo transfer, the couple returned to the USA. In January 2020, Dr Namratha advised the couple to opt for a surrogacy procedure costing Rs 25 lakh. The complainant's brother paid Rs 12 lakh in cash as an initial instalment. "The clinic provided no documents about medical procedures or statutory clearances. Due to Covid-19, I could not personally meet the doctor, and when I reached the fertility centre on Sunday, I came to know about the recent case against Dr Namratha," the complainant alleged. A case was registered against Dr Namratha under relevant sections of the BNS. Case 4: Nalgonda couple alleges Rs 11 lakh fraud A couple from Nalgonda alleged that Dr Namratha and her associates duped them of Rs 11 lakh with a false assurance of providing them with a child through a surrogacy procedure. The 49-year-old man and his wife first approached Universal Srushti Fertility Centre in June 2024 after unsuccessful IVF treatment attempts. Dr Namratha suggested surrogacy, and the couple paid Rs 9 lakh through UPI and Rs 2 lakh in cash between May 20 and July 2, 2025, and their samples were collected at the Secunderabad facility. "Despite the payments, the hospital neither produced proof of necessary legal permissions. They collected samples from us but did not start the surrogacy procedure," the complaint alleged. On learning about the other complaints against the facility, the victim approached the police on Sunday, and a case was registered against Dr Namratha, her associates, Archana, Dr Sadanandam, Chenna Rao, and Sureka under relevant Sections of the BNS.
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Time of India
Fearing torture and arrest, migrants from NCR hire buses to return home
1 2 Malda: Two buses with about 100 migrant workers from the National Capital Region returned to South Dinajpur's Buniadpur on Monday after traversing a distance of more than 1,500 km over two days. The passengers, who had arranged the private buses with their own money, said they had fled as they were afraid of being picked up by Delhi and Haryana cops on the suspicion of being Bangladeshis, tortured and forced to give up all their earnings to secure a release. Among them were several women who worked as domestic helps in Gurgaon.'s posh residential complexes. Not all who made the return journey had faced detention in NCR, but each one had a story to tell of how "people dressed as cops" were picking up Bengali-speaking migrants at night, refusing to accept their IDs and demanding Rs 5-6 lakh for their release. "We lived in Gurgaon for years with our families. We have all our documents to prove Indian citizenship. But we were still being being harassed by police and told to prove our identity. We were so scared that we hired a bus to return home," said Masud Karim, a resident of Rangapukur under Bangshihari police station You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Jakir Mollah, who had found employment in Delhi four years ago, said, "The cops are picking up anyone at night. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like It's Genius for Learning Languages [See Why] Talkpal AI Undo They are not accepting any documents. Either one has to pay them money or be kicked, abused and then jailed. I did not want to end up in a police station and decided to return home with my family." Getting off the bus, Mojlesh Mollah said, "No document is a valid identity for the cops (in NCR). The more you keep showing, the more they keep asking. One cannot live in a place with the constant fear of being picked up by cops." Their fear of being harassed and thrown in a lockup is not misplaced. Junaid Alam of Gedrigach village under Goalpokhor police station of North Dinajpur was employed in a carpet factory in Panipat for the past two years. A few days back, he claimed, he was picked up by police and taken to Panipat police station. There, he was interrogated on his citizenship and pressed to confess that he was a Bangladeshi. When he refused, Alam alleged, he was brutally beaten up. His sustained a fracture in his leg in the police assault and was hospitalised. His family managed to bring him home last Thursday. Two other youths from Goalpokhor, Sabir Alam and Md Kabir, also met the same fate. A resident of Bijuvita village, Sabir returned home with a broken leg on Saturday night. He had been working in a carpet factory in Panipat for 15 years. On July 29, police came to the factory and checked his Aadhaar and EPIC. The next day, cops came again and picked him up. For three days, he was tortured in custody and suffered a fracture in his leg. "They kept insisting that I confess that I was a Bangladeshi," he claimed. Kabir from Solpara village, however, has still not been able to return home. A video in which he claims being tortured by Panipat police and appeals for help has reached his family. Both alleged that cops took away all their money. State minister Golam Rabbani visited their families and assured help. Trinamool Congress in a statement on Monday said, "They were beaten, abused and extorted by Delhi Police, which allegedly demanded bribes of ₹5–7 lakh for their release. These are Indian citizens, targeted solely for their language and identity. This is a hate-driven crackdown on the Bengali identity, enabled and emboldened by the Bangla Birodhi BJP regime. Delhi Police has turned into a tool of linguistic apartheid, criminalising Bangla, vilifying Bengalis, and extorting helpless workers. "
