Crime

Honour killing case: Karnataka court sentences woman's brothers, uncles to death

The Gadag District and Sessions Court in Karnataka sentenced four men to the death penalty on Thursday after finding them guilty in an honour killing case. The men had brutally attacked and hacked to death a couple, Ramesh Madara and Gangamma Rathod, following their inter-caste marriage.

Jan 30, 2025

Hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 23.5 crore seized at Chennai airport, 3 held

Customs officials seized hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 23.5 crore from Chennai Airport on Wednesday and arrested three people in this connection.

Jan 29, 2025

NEET aspirant from UP commits suicide in Kota

Bengaluru boy ends life by hanging, police suspect mobile phone addiction

In a shocking case, a 13-year-old boy died by suicide by hanging himself at home in front of his younger sister, said officials on Wednesday.

Jan 29, 2025

Tortured by microfinance staff, Karnataka teacher jumps into river

A female teacher committed suicide by jumping into a river, allegedly due to harassment by microfinance staffers in Karnataka's Davanagere district, said officials here.

Jan 28, 2025

NIA raids 20 locations in Tamil Nadu in PFI case

NIA Conducts Raids at 20 Locations in Tamil Nadu in Connection with PFI Case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted extensive raids in the Tamil Nadu districts of Mayiladuthurai and Chennai on Tuesday. The operation commenced at 3.30 a.m. and targeted 20 locations.

Jan 28, 2025

Duped and trafficked, 67 Indians rescued from cyber-scam centres in Laos

The Embassy of India in Laos announced on Monday that it has successfully rescued 67 Indian youth who had been duped and trafficked into cyber-scam centres operating in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ) in Bokeo Province of the Southeast Asian country.

Jan 27, 2025

FCI employee found dead in Patna, probe underway

A Food Corporation of India (FCI) employee, identified as 45-year-old Rajdev Rai, was found murdered late Sunday night in Chhitnawa village, under the jurisdiction of Maner police station.

Jan 27, 2025

RG Kar case: Victim's parents want punishment for all involved

The parents of the woman doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, who became a victim of ghastly rape and murder within the hospital premises in August 2024, made it clear on Monday that they are seeking punishment not just for sole convict Sanjay Roy but also for all those who were involved in the crime.

Jan 27, 2025

Out on bail in murder case, Kerala man kills two more

A man who was on bail in a murder case, on Monday killed a woman and his son, who was related to the one whom he killed in 2019.

Jan 27, 2025

Rs 220 cr bank fraud: ED seizes firm's assets in Mumbai, Dehradun

Immovable assets worth Rs 79.78 crore were provisionally attached by the Enforcement Directorate, Mumbai, in a case of Rs 220-crore bank fraud by a company, Sharon Bio Medicine Limited, and others, an official said on Monday.

Jan 27, 2025

RG Kar tragedy: CBI to interrogate videographer recording autopsy of victim

RG Kar verdict: Calcutta HC to hear pleas by CBI, Bengal govt today

Two parallel and crucial hearings are scheduled at a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, on similar pleas filed by two different parties challenging the order by the special court in Kolkata last week sentencing civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the rape and murder of a woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

Jan 27, 2025

Telangana govt hands over Hyderabad kidney racket case to CID

The Telangana government has decided to entrust to the Crime Investigation Department (CID) the investigation into a kidney racket that was busted three days ago at a private hospital in Saroornagar on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

Jan 24, 2025

Fan's murder case: SC to hear plea challenging Darshan's bail today; we've done our work, says K'taka HM

Commenting on the appeal filed by the Karnataka Police challenging granting of bail to Kannada superstar Darshan in connection with the sensational fan murder case that is coming up before the Supreme Court on Friday, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara stated that the department has done its work.

Jan 24, 2025

Hackers use OTP APIs for SMS bombing, 44 Indian APIs exposed

Cybercriminals target rural bank in Karnataka, siphon off Rs 2.3 crore

Cyber criminals have siphoned off Rs 2.3 crore after targeting a rural bank in Ballari district of Karnataka, said officials on Friday.

Jan 24, 2025

Sonu Singh, ex-MLA Anant Singh's aide arrested in Bihar firing case

After the Nauranga-Jalalpur firing incident in Bihar, Sonu Singh, the main accused, surrendered to the Patna Police on Friday and was subsequently arrested.

Jan 24, 2025