4 women of a family gang-raped on road; man trying to save them shot dead in UP

Greater Noida, May 25: In a horrific incident, four women were allegedly gangraped and one male person was shot dead when a group of armed criminals held them at gunpoint at Khurja-Jhajhar road in Greater Noida region of Uttar Pradesh early Thursday morning.

Seven family members along with a driver were going from Jewar to Bulandshahr to visit a relative in hospital.

One of the victims said that the family had left the village at around 1 am in Maruti Eco car. "When we reached near Sabauta village, we felt something stroking the wheels of the car. We stopped the vehicle and found two front wheels to be punctured," he said. He then informed his brother at home and called for help.

The car occupants had just got down from the vehicle when a group of 6-7 armed criminals surrounded them. The criminals took the victims to the field at gunpoint. They snatched their mobile phones, purse and jewellery.

The criminals then took the women at some distance and allegedly gang-raped them. When one of the family members resisted the bid, the criminals shot his chest and leg, killing him on the spot. After receiving the information, a police team reached the spot but the criminals had escaped by then.

Love Kumar, SSP Gautam Budh Nagar, said teams comprising crime branch, STF and local polices have been formed. "We are conducting raids to arrest the criminals. The victims have been sent for medical examination and reports are awaited," he said.

The incident reminded the horrific gang rape of a woman and her 13-year-old daughter in July last year when they were travelling in a car from Noida to Shahjahanpur. The incident took place on the national highway passing through Bulandshahr.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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