Crime

Sanjay Roy convicted in RG Kar rape and murder case, sentence to be pronounced on Monday

A special court in Kolkata on Saturday convicted civic volunteer Sanjay Roy of the rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital within the hospital premises in August last year.

Jan 18, 2025

Now next phase for justice to begin, says victim's father on RG Kar verdict

As a special court in Kolkata on Saturday convicted civic volunteer Sanjay Roy for the rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital within the hospital premises in August last year, the victim's parents said that the second phase to achieve further justice has just begun.

Jan 18, 2025

RG Kar verdict: Political slugfest erupts in Bengal after Sanjay Roy's conviction

Just hours after a special court in Kolkata convicted civic volunteer Sanjay Roy for the rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on Saturday, a political slugfest has erupted in West Bengal.

Jan 18, 2025

RG Kar verdict: Tight security in Kolkata court; parents appeal to continue stir

With just a few hours left for a special court in Kolkata to deliver its verdict on the rape and murder of a woman doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in August last year, the entire court premises have been wrapped under a blanket of security since early Saturday morning, even as her parents issued a last-moment appeal to the public not to end the fight for justice.

Jan 18, 2025

RG Kar rape and murder case: Verdict to be out in few hours

Amid apprehensions and hope, a special court in Kolkata will be delivering the verdict within a few hours in the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata within the hospital premises in August

Jan 18, 2025

RG Kar rape-murder case: Court to pronounce verdict tomorrow

The crucial verdict on the rape and murder of a woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata will be delivered at a special court in the city on Saturday

Jan 17, 2025

Another JEE aspirant dies by suicide in Kota, third this month

A JEE aspirant in Kota committed suicide by hanging himself from a fan, said police officials on Friday.

Jan 17, 2025

Kerala court finds Greeshma guilty of murder of 23-year-old Sharon, mother acquitted

A local court in the Kerala capital city, Thiruvananthapuram, on Friday convicted Greeshma, a young woman, of murdering her lover Sharon Raj by poisoning him with a toxic chemical mixed into an ayurvedic medicine on October 14, 2022.

Jan 17, 2025

Saif Ali Khan stabbing case: Suspect detained by Mumbai cops, taken to Bandra police station

A day after Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed at his Mumbai residence, the city cops arrested a suspect after hours of manhunt by multiple police teams.

Jan 17, 2025

K'taka: Forced into relationship, ninth-class girl dies by suicide

A shocking incident of a ninth-class student ending life allegedly after being tortured by two young men was reported from the Gadag district of Karnataka on Thursday.

Jan 16, 2025

Saif Ali Khan stabbing case: 2.5 inches of knife recovered from actor's wound

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was reportedly attacked with a 2.5-inch knife by an assailant who barged into his Bandra house through his youngest son, Jeh's room.

Jan 16, 2025

'Expired' saline case: HC directs Bengal govt to pay compensation to victims' families

A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, directed the West Bengal government to pay compensation to the families of all the victims who had fallen sick, with one woman and a child already dead, after being allegedly administered with expired Ringer's Lactate at a state-run medical college and hospital last week.

Jan 16, 2025

Karnataka: Rape accused tries to escape police custody, shot in leg

A rape accused, who tried to escape from police custody when he was taken to the crime spot to recreate the scene, was shot in the leg in Torangal town of Karnataka's Ballary district on Thursday.

Jan 16, 2025

'Expired' saline controversy: Newborn dies in Bengal hospital

A newborn baby of one of the five women, who fell sick last week at a state-run Midnipore Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) after being allegedly administered with expired Ringer's Lactate, died on Thursday.

Jan 16, 2025

ED raids multiple locations in Bengal in bank loan forgery cases worth Rs 6,000 Cr

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday was conducting raid and search operations at two locations in and around Kolkata in connection with bank loan forgery cases worth around Rs 6,000 crore.

Jan 16, 2025