Crime

Thane: 3 men claiming to be RTI activists arrested for extortion

As per the complaint lodged by the builder, Vasant Joshi (46), Vinod Gangaram Joshi (35) and Kalpesh Gangaram Joshi (29) had been harassing him since 2017. They filed an RTI query with the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) about one his housing projects in Dombivli.

Nov 16, 2018

Bengaluru: Man gets caught by police for not wearing helmet; confesses to stabbing friend

Sandeep Shetty was stopped for not wearing his helmet near MG Road. However, he handed over a bloody knife to the police and confessed to a crime he had committed earlier.

Nov 16, 2018

Supreme Court asks CBI Director Alok Verma to respond to CVC inquiry report

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Krishan Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph said certain areas of the report were complimentary to Verma, while some were not so.

Nov 16, 2018

Delhi double murder: Fashioner designer, domestic help killed; accused turn themselves in

Mala Lakhani and her helper, Bahadur were murdered by Lakhani's tailor and two accomplices. The trio, after the murder, looted the house and fled the spot.

Nov 15, 2018

Hyderabad judge arrested for possession of disproportionate assets worth Rs 3 crore

This is the fifth case in which a judge has been accused of having disproportionate assets in Telangana. The High Court had earlier issued orders to register a case against Prasad after a preliminary inquiry.

Nov 15, 2018

Paytm extortion case: Promoters were pressurising Sonia Dhawan to sell her stake, says lawyer

Sonia Dhawan, Paytm CEO Vijay Sharma's personal assistant and later the Vice-President of Corporate Communications, was arrested last month for extorting money from Sharma.

Nov 15, 2018

Bengaluru: Rs 1,200 crore GST fraud busted; 3 held for creating fake invoices

GST officials in Bengaluru have arrested three people for their involvement in creating fake GST statements of Rs 1,200 crore and for invading a tax amount of Rs 200 crore.

Nov 15, 2018

5 officials of ONGC Tripura Power Company sent on leave over allegations of sexual harassment

A former woman executive, who resigned from OTPC in 2016, had lodged a sexual harassment complaint with the police. Four of the officials are engineers.

Nov 14, 2018

Drunk Irish passenger assaults Air India cabin crew for not serving more wine

The passenger was arrested after the flight from Mumbai landed at Heathrow Airport in London.

Nov 14, 2018

London: Pregnant Indian-origin woman killed in crossbow attack; doctors rescue baby

The victim, Devi Unmathallegadoo (37), also known as Sana Muhammad, was allegedly killed by her former partner Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo (50) who is in police custody at present.

Nov 14, 2018

Bengaluru: Mexican national arrested for sexually harassing Israeli woman

30-year old Julian Heriberto, working as a cook at the Chabad Lubavitcher Center, was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing an Israeli woman.

Nov 14, 2018

Karnataka: JD(S) leader RT Rajagopal stabbed to death in Kanakapura

Kanakapura police investigated the crime scene and have registered a case of murder. Rajagopal's body was handed over to the family after post-mortem at Kanakapura government hospital.

Nov 13, 2018

Tell your boss: Strongest proof yet links Khashoggi killing to Saudi crown prince MBS

It's also reported that the security officer, who often travelled with Prince Mohammed, told the man at the other end that "the deed was done," in obvious reference to the murder of Khashoggi.

Nov 13, 2018

Jammu: Bid to loot ATM foiled by police, culprit leaves behind Rs 17 lakh in cash

The police party comprising head constable Satish Kumar and selection grade constable Murad Ali heard some noise from a UCO bank ATM at around 2.45 am last night, Aslam told PTI.

Nov 11, 2018

Kerala: Malayalam newspaper staffers threatened over news about ganja seizure

Police said the newspaper had recently published news about seizure of ganja from a students' hostel near the government medical college hospital here and arrest of some students.

Nov 11, 2018