Crime

Kerala nun rape case: Key witness who testified against Bishop Franco Mulakkal found dead

Father Kuriakose Kattuthara of the Jalandhar diocese used to speak openly about the charges levelled against Bishop Franco Mulakkal. Father Kuriakose was a key witness in the case who had given a statement against the Bishop.

Oct 22, 2018

Delhi sees a dramatic dip in murders and thefts; police claim a 20-75% drop in crime rate

Since 2013, the capital city had noticed a steady increase in crime rates till 2017 after which the numbers declined, Times of India reported.

Oct 21, 2018

Maharastra man acquitted in kidnapping case up for post of judicial officer

Imran, when he was 21-years-old, was allegedly an accomplice to another man, who had kidnapped and sexually assaulted a young girl in 2000. However, during the trial, all the accused were acquitted by the court.

Oct 20, 2018

Delhi woman chops 16-year-old domestic help into pieces for demanding salary; arrested

The girl's decapitated head and limbs were found in a drain on May 4.

Oct 20, 2018

Saudi Arabia confirms Jamal Khashoggi's death; says journalist was killed in a fist fight

The Saudi regime has also detained 18 suspects and has fired two aides to the Crown Prince Mohammad bin-Salman.

Oct 20, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi hit squad member dies in mysterious Riyadh car crash, says Turkish paper

Albostani was one of the 15 Saudi operatives who landed in Istanbul on October 2, the day when Khashoggi disappeared, according to the Washington Post. The kill squad had arrived in Istanbul with the premeditated intention to kill Khashoggi, Turkish sources have said.

Oct 19, 2018

Karnataka internal security division chief falls for phishing trap, loses lakhs

In a few minutes, fraudsters had withdrawn a lakh from two of Prasad's accounts.

Oct 18, 2018

Delhi hotel brawl case: BSP leader's son Ashish Pandey surrenders after video goes viral

Pandey was missing since Sunday and many believed that he had fled the country to escape arrest.

Oct 18, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi was beheaded and cut into pieces alive after gruesome 7-minute torture

Salah Muhammad al-Tubaigy, Saudi interior forensic head, started cutting Khashoggi's body while he was alive. He put on a headphone and listened to music even as he chopped the body into pieces and asked his men to do the same, Middle East Eye says.

Oct 17, 2018

Gurugram shooter attacked judge's wife and son on refusal to visit his sick daughter

A relative of the shooter, Mahipal Singh Yadav, has come forward saying that the judge had denied leave to visit his ailing daughter. Yadav's daughter was unwell and needed medical attention.

Oct 16, 2018

Mumbai: Body of 20-year-old aspiring model found stuffed in travel bag; accused held

Sayyed had befriended Dixit through a common friend. On the day of the murder, the victim and the accused had an altercation at the latter's apartment. Sayyed had reportedly hit Dixit on the head with a stool, thus rendering her unconscious after which she died.

Oct 16, 2018

Kashmiri girl sent to 3 months in jail over fake rape claims; was turned down for marriage

She accused a man of rape, abduction, and criminal intimidation, because the man rejected her proposal for marriage.

Oct 15, 2018

Bengaluru school principal stabbed to death in front of his own students by 6-member gang

Ranganath aged 60—the deceased—was in the classroom when a gang of 6 broke in and killed him.

Oct 15, 2018

TV journalist beaten up outside residence; Mumbai Press Club calls it 'dastardly act'

Herman Gomes, working with a private TV channel, was returning home along with a friend in a taxi late on Saturday night.

Oct 14, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi: The killing and dismembering of MBS critic, 'pulp-fiction' style

A pro-government newspaper in Turkey says it has identified 15 members of a Saudi Arabian hit squad that it says was involved in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

Oct 10, 2018