Crime

Mumbai gang sold over 300 kids to US buyers at Rs 45 lakh each; kingpin arrested

The gang used to target poor families mainly in Gujarat who were willing to sell their child and used rented passports which had photos having a strong resemblance to the children who were to be trafficked to the US.

Aug 16, 2018

Disney World hired Pennsylvania priest accused of sexually abusing altar boys: Report

The grand jury report revealed that one such priest was hired by Disney World after he quit the church following child abuse allegations.

Aug 15, 2018

Thieves steal 9,50,000 Redbull cans worth 8 crore; Belgian police calls it a 'very professional heist'

The police officials have said that it took the thieves 12 hours to move the 11 truckloads of cans worth nearly Rs 8 crore from an industrial estate in Belgium.

Aug 15, 2018

South Korea's problem of 'dating violence'; attacks on men increase more than women

Unlike the United States or the United Kingdom, South Korea doesn't have strict punishment for dating violence. It claims around eight lives every month and over 10,000 people were arrested last year.

Aug 14, 2018

Pune-based Cosmos Bank server hacked; over 94 crore siphoned off by hackers

Cosmos Bank admitted that it was "cyber-attacked twice, first on Saturday and again on Monday" - with ATM withdrawals taking place in at least 28 countries.

Aug 14, 2018

London Parliament car crash: Several pedestrians injured; cops probing terror angle

The car crashed into barriers outside London's Parliament building on Tuesday (August 14).

Aug 14, 2018

Two doctors from Kerala found dead in Bahrain; police suspect suicide

The eight-months pregnant doctor and her brother-in-law were found dead on Saturday. They were anaesthetists at a government hospital in Bahrain.

Aug 14, 2018

Kerala church rape case: Police question Jalandhar bishop accused of raping a nun

The bishop has been accused of raping a nun several times between May 5, 2014 and September 23, 2016, at a guest room of Saint Francis Mission Home at Kuruvilangad in Kottayam district in Kerala.

Aug 14, 2018

India, drug trade and abuse: Brazilian man held at Mumbai airport with cocaine worth Rs 2.5 crore

The cocaine was hidden in capsules, which were then placed in containers of talcum powder. These containers were found in the handbag of the flyer. The man has been identified as Ferreia Nascimen and booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

Aug 13, 2018

Two youths arrested in Hyderabad for links with ISIS, duo planned to carry out terror attacks

The accused have been identified as 24-year-old Mohammed Abdullah Basith and Mohammed Abdul Qhadeer, 19, and the duo was reportedly working to further ISIS' ideology and was planning terror strikes in India.

Aug 13, 2018

Delhi: Class 11 student tries to jump off school building after being drugged, raped

The 16-year-old victim, who lives with her family in Ghaziabad, said she met a man near her school on August 3. The man later gave her an intoxicant and allegedly raped her.

Aug 12, 2018

Bihar shelter home rapes: CBI raids accused Brajesh Thakur's home, takes his son in custody

Bihar Police recovered a list of 40 mobile phone numbers along with the names of those revealed by Brajesh Thakur in the initial probe of this sex scandal case.

Aug 12, 2018

Trouble mounts for Bishop Franco Mulakkal; special team from Kerala police arrives in Jalandhar

Mulakkal has been accused of sexually exploiting a 44-year-old nun at a convent in Kuruvalangadu near Kottayam during his multiple visits to Kerala between 2014 and 2016.

Aug 11, 2018

Bengaluru: Two Singapore nationals robbed at MG Road; iPad, passport and other valuables stolen

The Singapore-based executives have claimed that an iPod, wallet, some Singapore currency, passport, driving licence and their ID cards were stolen.

Aug 11, 2018

SWAT: India gets its all-women terror shield to secure Independence day function

The 36 women commandos underwent more than a year of training in weapons handling, commando tactics, unarmed combat, counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, scaling buildings and bomb defusing.

Aug 11, 2018