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What data tells us of police accountability — and what it doesn’t
The NCRB recorded 75 custodial deaths in 2022. Beyond these numbers lie nearly two decades of inaction by many states in setting up Police Complaint Authorities

Three fishermen arrested for narcotics possession worth ₹86.13 lakh
Three fishermen from Dahanu were arrested by the MBVV police's crime branch for smuggling charas into Mumbai. Narcotics worth ₹86.13 lakh were recovered.

Crime branch chargesheets 3 brothers for ₹43-lakh land fraud in Jammu
The complaint, Manmohan Singh, was lured into a deal for sale of a 51 marlas owned by the accused at Birpur in Bari Brahmana area of Samba

Three more arrests in Lalit Patil escape case
The crime branch unit of Pune city police in two days arrested three individuals for allegedly helping drug haul accused Lalit Patil escape from the Sassoon hospital

₹15,000-crore cheating case: Crime branch forms SIT to probe MOB app
A special investigation team has been set up by the crime branch to investigate allegations of cheating by the Mahadev Online Book betting app and its promoters, with the amount involved estimated at ₹15,000 crore. The team will be headed by police inspector Mangesh Desai and will soon begin questioning individuals connected to the case. The Enforcement Directorate has also initiated a money laundering probe against the app and has sought Interpol's help in issuing a red corner notice against its promoters.
