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Sonbhadra digital-arrest fraud: how a bank warning interrupted a ₹2.36 crore scam
Case Study Cyber & Financial Crime · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, India · Detected by the bank on 22 September 2026; arrests reported 25 September 2026

Sonbhadra digital-arrest fraud: how a bank warning interrupted a ₹2.36 crore scam

A retired official was allegedly coerced through impersonation, forged material and AI-manipulated images into transferring about ₹2.36 crore. Alert bank staff interrupted further transfers…

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Gujarat drowning cluster: nine deaths across three separate water incidents
Case Study Crowd & Public Safety · Natural & Environmental Disaster · Separate incidents in Surat, Amreli and Morbi districts, Gujarat, India · 24-25 September 2026

Gujarat drowning cluster: nine deaths across three separate water incidents

Nine people died across three separate Gujarat water incidents: three after a fishing boat capsized in the Tapi River near Surat, four while bathing…

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Neelkanth Mahadev exhibition fire: a seven-minute warning about temporary structures
Case Study Crowd & Public Safety · Fire & Explosion · Temporary religious exhibition outside Neelkanth Mahadev temple, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India · 6 December 1981

Neelkanth Mahadev exhibition fire: a seven-minute warning about temporary structures

A tall walk-through Himalayan replica made from timber, cloth, jute and grass burned rapidly during a crowded religious exhibition. A parliamentary reference recorded 49…

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Lakshmi Touring Talkies fire: how a temporary cinema became a mass-casualty trap
Case Study Building & Structural · Crowd & Public Safety · Lakshmi Touring Talkies, Lourdammalpuram, Tuticorin (now Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India · 29 July 1979, about 4:30 pm

Lakshmi Touring Talkies fire: how a temporary cinema became a mass-casualty trap

A fast-moving fire destroyed a thatch-and-timber touring cinema during a matinee. The strongest archival summary records 78 deaths—46 adults and 32 children—and 88 injured.…

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Greater Noida sleeper-bus fire: nine reported dead on the Yamuna Expressway
Case Study Crowd & Public Safety · Fire & Explosion · Yamuna Expressway near Dayanatpur village, Jewar, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Night of 23–24 September 2026; developing record reviewed 24 September 2026

Greater Noida sleeper-bus fire: nine reported dead on the Yamuna Expressway

A sleeper bus carrying 35 people caught fire near Dayanatpur on the Yamuna Expressway. Nine people died and 26 escaped. Police investigated an unusable…

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Sai River immersion drowning: three deaths and the danger of an unplanned rescue
Case Study Building & Structural · Natural & Environmental Disaster · Sai River near Jabraila Bridge, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India · 22 September 2026

Sai River immersion drowning: three deaths and the danger of an unplanned rescue

Three men died after entering a deep, fast-moving section of the Sai River during a Ganesh idol immersion. Reporting indicates that the incident developed…

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