{
  "id": 11419167,
  "title": "Cops drew woman’s blood, alleged ‘unnatural relations’ in murder probe, High Court told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/cops-drew-womans-blood-alleged-unnatural-relations-in-murder-probe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T10:40:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-high-court-notice-surat-police-illegal-night-detention-woman-mandvi-murder-case-10903926/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 47-year-old woman, Kiran Rathod, has filed a petition with the Gujarat High Court alleging that police in Surat detained her, took her blood, and questioned her about an alleged unnatural relationship while investigating the murder of a 25-year-old woman, Nidhi Kumari. According to Rathod, police in plain clothes took her from her home at night and detained her in a police station until the early hours of the morning. She claims the police continued to contact her and pressured her to become a prosecution witness or approver in the murder case. The alleged victim and Rathod were friends, and Rathod had stayed at her friend's home for about a week before Nidhi's death. Police allegedly questioned Rathod on the \"unnatural relationship\" and forced her to provide a blood sample without her consent. The High Court has issued a notice to the concerned officials and will hear the matter on October 26.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Kiran Rathod, 47, files petition against police in Gujarat High Court",
    "Police detained Rathod, took her blood, questioned her about unnatural relations",
    "High Court to hear case on October 26"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/court-allows-dci-to-hold-14-suspects-for-five-days-over-money",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:13:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}