Thieves in Surat, India, mirroring the film "The Bank Job," drilled through a bank wall, disabling alarms and cameras. Inside for roughly three hours, they cracked six of 75 lockers, stealing Rs 40 lakh worth of jewelry and a Ganesha idol. Police suspect professional thieves with inside knowledge, aided by unclear visuals showing potentially five individuals.
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A paedophile with a history of child rape was arrested for the brutal rape and murder of an 11-year-old disabled girl in Narsinghgarh, MP. The suspect, Ramesh Khati, was apprehended after a 16-day manhunt involving extensive police efforts and analysis of CCTV footage. He was previously sentenced to death for a similar crime but later acquitted.
Bollywood actors Sunny Deol and Randeep Hooda, along with director Gopichand Malineni and producer Naveen Yerneni, face legal trouble. A case has been registered against them at Jalandhar's Sadar police station. The charges stem from their film 'Jaat,' accused of hurting religious sentiments.
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