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Class 11 Student Killed Near School In UP's Aligarh: Police​


As bystanders raised an alarm, the assailants fled from the scene before university security and police arrived.​


Aligarh:
A class 11 student was killed here in broad daylight near the AMU ABK Union School on Saturday, police said.

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Proctor Mohamad Waseem Ali said that CCTV footage revealed that Mohammad Kaif, a student of Sayed Hamid Senior Secondary School (Boys), was seated on his scooter with three others when a group of men arrived there. An altercation ensued, during which one of the men opened fire on Mohammad Kaif and also attacked him with a sharp weapon, he added.

As bystanders raised an alarm, the assailants fled from the scene before university security and police arrived.

Mohammad Kaif was rushed to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.

Civil Lines Circle Officer Abhay Pandey said that police are in the process of registering an FIR based on the complaint filed by the victim's family.



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‘Felt Like a Hostage’: Bengaluru Startup CEO Alleges Harassment During Cab Ride to AI Impact Summit​


Dhananjay Yadav, a Bengaluru startup CEO, recounted a troubling cab ride to the airport where he felt trapped. He booked an AC cab via the Namma Yatri app, but the driver refused to turn on the air conditioner, claiming it was a non-AC ride.​


Bengaluru: Bengaluru-based startup founder and CEO Dhananjay Yadav has shared a disturbing experience from a cab ride to the airport, alleging that he felt “almost like a hostage” during the journey. Yadav, who was travelling to Delhi to attend the AI Impact Summit, described the incident in a post on social media.
According to Yadav, he booked an AC cab through the Namma Yatri app for his airport drop. However, during the ride, the driver refused to switch on the air conditioner, claiming that it was a non-AC booking, even though the app clearly showed it as an AC ride.

Yadav said the situation escalated when the driver checked the fare on his phone, which was Rs 844, and demanded additional money. The driver reportedly told him that it was a “metered taxi” and charged Rs 24 per kilometre. Yadav said he insisted that he would pay only the amount shown on the app, but the driver refused to accept this.


The startup founder further alleged that when he asked the driver to stop the cab so he could book another ride, the driver refused to let him get down unless he paid the full amount of Rs 844.
"Felt almost like a hostage on my cab ride to the airport today. Booked an AC cab via @nammayatri
for my flight to Delhi (Impact AI Summit). The driver refused to turn on the AC, claiming it was a non-AC ride — despite the app clearly showing otherwise. He then checked the fare of Rs. 844 on my phone and demanded extra, saying it’s a “metered taxi” at Rs.24/km. I insisted I’d pay as per the app. He refused. When I asked him to drop me so I could book another cab, he said he wouldn’t let me go unless I paid Rs.844, " he wrote in an X post.


“Eventually, I had to give in just to make it to the airport,” Yadav wrote, adding that the experience left him feeling unsafe and deeply uncomfortable.
He said he has raised a complaint regarding the incident and urged authorities and cab platforms to take stricter action against such behaviour. “Customer safety cannot be compromised,” he said.
Yadav is the co-founder and CEO of NeoSapien.xyz. His post has sparked discussions online around passenger safety and accountability of app-based cab services.



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Hours After Wedding, Jilted Lover Kidnaps Bride At Gunpoint in Odisha, Groom Left Stranded​


A newlywed woman was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint by her former lover while returning home with her husband in Odisha’s Bolangir district.​


A newly married woman was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint by her former lover while returning home with her husband after their wedding ceremony in Odisha’s Bolangir district early Sunday (February 22) morning, police said. The groom, identified as Haribandhu Patel, a resident of Bolangir district, had travelled to Kantamal for the marriage. After the wedding rituals concluded, the bride and groom were heading back home along with family members when their vehicle was allegedly attacked near Badabandha on the Tarbha road

According to the complaint, the accused, reportedly along with two others, stopped the vehicle midway and threatened the groom with a gun. He allegedly forced the bride out of the vehicle before fleeing the scene with her. The groom and his relatives were left stranded on the road. Haribandhu Patel later approached the Tarbha police station and lodged a complaint, stating that he was held at gunpoint while his wife was kidnapped shortly after their wedding ceremony.
Anita Kido, Inspector in Charge of Tarbha police station, confirmed the incident. "After the ceremony, while the couple was returning, three people allegedly intercepted their vehicle near Badabandha on the Tarbha road, threatened them at gunpoint and kidnapped the bride," she added.

Police have registered a case and launched an investigation to trace the accused and rescue the woman.

In another shocking news from Odisha, 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three teachers and a peon of a private English medium school in Kendrapada district, Odisha, for over two years. The brutal incident of crime came to light after the girl opened up to her father, and they filed a police complaint against three men. A woman teacher also allegedly abetted and concealed the crime, according to a TOI report.

The three teachers, aged 37, 31 and 47, and the 32-year-old peon have been arrested by the police. Moreover, the woman teacher has also been arrested for helping the men in the crime.


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