Crime

Mysuru gang rape case: Victim identifies accused, police to record her statement soon

The photos were sent to the victim and she has recognised all those who were her attackers, say Mysuru police

Sep 4, 2021

People rush and catch thieves as cop gets robbed in Mysuru

In a case reversal, a head constable in Mysuru city was robbed of his gold chain but an alert scooter rider and the public rushed to catch thieves.

Sep 4, 2021

CID unearths big racket involving fake owners, fictitious tenants in Bengaluru; Lawful owners evicted from their homes

The nexus of operators would start by creating false documents and claiming ownership to property. Following which, a case would be filed in the small causes court against fake tenants. After obtaining a favorable decree, they would evict the legal owners

Sep 4, 2021

Behind bars, conman dupes wives of ex-Ranbaxy owners; hundreds of crores dwindled [details]

The police are planning to book conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) after collecting details of his three earlier cases of fraud and impersonation.

Sep 1, 2021

Major online racket busted in Jamtara; 14 held, crores worth assets seized [details]

The Delhi Police Cyber Cell busted a major online racket and arrested 14 cyber fraudsters from Jamtara, who regularly defrauded many people.

Aug 31, 2021

Mysuru Police arrest 5 including 1 juvenile in gangrape case; Shivsena youth body seeks help for victim

In a shocking incident, a Mumbai woman was sexually assaulted by four to five men in a deserted location near the Chamundi Hills in Mysuru

Aug 28, 2021

IS-K claims responsibility for Kabul blasts; Here's an outfit with roots in Taliban, ties to Haqqani Network

Reportedly, IS-K considers Taliban treacherous because of agreeing to the peace deal with the US. They have been behind several attacks during the past six years targeting civilians in Afghanistan at market places, schools and even hospitals

Aug 27, 2021

FIFAgate corruption scandal: Ex-employee pleads guilty, received over $350K in bribes; may get 20 years in jail [details]

Reynaldo Vasquez, 65, pleaded guilty in a US federal court to racketeering conspiracy, and his role in schemes to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars as kickbacks and bribes.

Aug 25, 2021

Rolls Royce Phantom, Audi R8 among seized luxury cars in B'luru; here's what happens next [details]

The Karnataka Transport Department seized 15 luxury cars, which were parked near UB City in Bengaluru without valid documents.

Aug 23, 2021

Bank heist foiled in Assam, three dacoits gunned down [details]

Another police official said that acting on intelligence inputs that a gang of robbers would try to attempt to rob an Allahabad Bank branch at Bhotgaon near Kokrajhar town, police had laid an ambush before the gun fight occurred late on Saturday night.

Aug 22, 2021

Two UP men arrested in Goa for selling glass cases as 'mobile phones'

The accused have been arrested and booked under sections 379 (theft) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code.

Aug 22, 2021

Imposter pretends to be Indian Army soldier; gets busted with shocking evidence [details]

The couple was picked up near Kaliabor bridge near Tezpur Military station. During further probe, around 1,500 pictures including those from Army installations were recovered from man's phone.

Aug 22, 2021

Video of youth attacked roadside in Hassan goes viral; Police launch probe

The video shows a youth being attacked by two men in broad daylight on the main road in Hassan. The miscreants also assaulted a person who tried to come to the rescue of the victim.

Aug 20, 2021

Army officer, terrorist killed in ongoing gunfight in J&K's Rajouri [details]

Defence ministry spokesman, Lt. Colonel Devender Anand confirmed that one terrorist has been neutralised in the ongoing operation in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district.

Aug 19, 2021

"Afghanistan will no longer be opium hub": Declares Taliban but data belies claims

Contrary to what the Taliban might claim, several independent and official reports by UN Office of Drugs and Crime have revealed that the Taliban are involved in all aspects of drug economy -- from systematic poppy cultivation to opium extraction, heroin labs to fees on trafficking

Aug 18, 2021