Crime

Saravana Bhavan founder surrenders, arrives with oxygen mask strapped to his face

In 2004, Saravana Bhavan founder P Rajagopal was convicted of kidnapping and killing Prince Santhakumar. He was first sentenced to 10 years in prison and after an appeal, the sentence was extended to life.

Jul 9, 2019

78-year-old woman set ablaze by husband over property dispute in Kerala

The victim had sustained 80 per cent burns and was taken Kottayam to Medical College Hospital.

Jul 9, 2019

SIT arrests IAS officer BM Vijayshankar for taking Rs 1.5 cr bribe from IMA chief Mansoor Khan

Vijayshankar allegedly took the bribe from the scam kingpin Mohammed Mansoor Khan for preparing a favourable report on the fraudulent company

Jul 9, 2019

Constant homophobic taunts lead 20-year-old boy to commit suicide in Chennai

Before his death, Avi, who was from Mumbai, poured his heart out in two Facebook posts on July 2, one in English and one in Hindi, where he said that he could not live like this any longer.

Jul 8, 2019

Telangana woman forest official, attacked by TRS men, booked for using casteist slur

Anitha and 14 other forest officials have been booked under the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for using casteist slurs against the villagers.

Jul 8, 2019

Shocking! 5 men rape 17-yr-old girl and chop off her hair; Delhi police refuse to file FIR

The victim was allegedly raped and brutally assaulted by five men in the national capital.

Jul 8, 2019

WATCH | 24 cattle transporters thrashed, forced to chant 'Gau mata ki jai' in Madhya Pradesh

Alleging that the men were transporting around 20 cattle for slaughter, the cow vigilantes tied them with a rope, thrashed and forced them to chant "gau mata ki jai".

Jul 8, 2019

Kerala priest arrested for sexually assaulting minor boys at Kochi shelter home

The priest was allegedly assaulting six minors since December 2018. It was revealed when some of the victims spoke among themselves after they were punished for coming late to the home.

Jul 7, 2019

BJP candidate shoots supporter during Panchayat by-elections in Meerut

Tensions erupted in the area after Amit's death. Several groups pelted stones at vehicles and additional forces were deployed in the area.

Jul 7, 2019

3-year-old girl's sacrifice foiled after neighbours alert police in Assam

The accused, a teacher, was involved in tantric practices after a girl committed suicide in his house three years ago.

Jul 7, 2019

Bangladesh: Madrassa principal held for raping kids, says he's 'possessed by Satan'

The mother of one of the victim came to know after the child watched a TV show that depicted sexual assault and told her the principal "did the same to her."

Jul 6, 2019

Bengaluru ACP arrested for taking bribe from IMA scam kingpin Mansoor Khan

The SIT sleuths arrested the assistant commissioner of Bengaluru City police (North) LC Nagaraj for taking bribe from IMA director Mohammed Mansoor Khan.

Jul 6, 2019

Tamil Nadu honour killing: Couple hacked to death, woman's father arrested

Thoothukudi police have arrested Jothi's father on a complaint filed by the woman's family. It is being claimed that he was threatening the couple since they got married.

Jul 5, 2019

'Wolf of Wall Street' producer Riza Aziz charged in 1MDB scandal

The Hollywood producer was accused of receiving $248.2 million of funds from the contentious state fund, 1MDB, into personal Swiss bank accounts.

Jul 5, 2019

Indian-origin banker gets 13 years in Singapore jail for siphoning US$10 million from client's accounts

Kale Jagdish Purushottam (43) plead guilty to 20 forgery and cheating charges. He also plead guilty to 30 charges under the Computer Misuse Act where he had siphoned USD 10 million. There were more than 500 other charges taken into account during Kale's sentencing.

Jul 5, 2019