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In a shocking incident that has horrified Hyderabad, a 27-year-old cab driver , identified as Mahender Reddy , allegedly murdered his pregnant wife, dismembered her body, and dumped the parts in a river. The gruesome crime, which occurred on Saturday evening, has sent shockwaves across Telangana. Discovery of the Crime According to police, the crime came to light when Mahender approached Uppal Police Station , claiming his wife, identified as Swathi alias Jyothi , had gone missing. The case was transferred to Medipally Police Station , where officers grew suspicious during questioning. DCP (Malkajgiri Zone) PV Padmaja Reddy confirmed that Mahender later confessed to strangling and smothering his wife before using a blade to sever her head, arms, and legs. Method of Disposal The accused reportedly packed the dismembered body parts in small plastic bags, making three separate trips to a river to dispose of them. Investigators revealed that he kept the headless, legless torso i...

Apex Court Extends Interim Protection for BJP Minister On May 21, 2025, the Supreme Court of India extended its interim stay on the arrest of BJP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah , who had made controversial remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi in the context of Operation Sindoor , an Indian Army operation involving Pakistan. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N. Kotishwar Singh passed the order while also instructing the Madhya Pradesh High Court to close its suo moto proceedings , noting that the Supreme Court is already seized of the matter. “Let there be no parallel proceedings. Let the High Court close the case in view of the ongoing matter here,” the Court observed. SIT Investigation Underway The court perused a status report filed by the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police , which confirmed the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising three senior IPS officers , including one woman officer from outside the Madhya Pr...

Plea in SC Against Newly Amended Criminal Law Bills A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Supreme Court against the newly amended criminal law bills: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023. The petitioners, Anjali Patel and Chhaya, represented by advocates Sanjeev Malhotra and Kunwar Siddhartha, seek to challenge the viability and implementation of these laws. Petitioners' Concerns and Demands The petitioners have urged the Supreme Court to issue a notice to immediately constitute an expert committee to assess and identify the viability of the three new amended criminal laws. The plea seeks to overhaul the criminal laws of the country and replace the Indian Penal Code 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The petition has also sought to stay the operation and implementation of these new laws. Alleged Defects in the New Bills According to the plea, the propo...