Crime

Ohio State: Over 100 former students allege sexual misconduct by late doctor

New details about the investigation of the late Ohio State University physician Richard Strauss were made public days after five former varsity wrestlers sued the varsity over allegations that Strauss had sexually abused them and others.

Jul 21, 2018

Baba Amarpuri: Haryana temple priest arrested for raping, blackmailing 120 women

A priest from a temple in Fatehabad arrested after videos of him raping women surfaced online. The police have registered a case and investigations are underway.

Jul 21, 2018

Suspected of smuggling cows, man lynched in Alwar

Akbar Khan, 28, was beaten by a mob of villagers in Alwar district of Rajasthan when he was caught taking two cows towards his village. The police are currently looking for the suspects, and are not clear if Khan was a cow smuggler.

Jul 21, 2018

Bengaluru bar dancer and boyfriend extort Rs 2.5 crore from lover after threatening to leak intimate photos, videos

The 31-year-old man, whose identity hasn't been revealed, said that he wanted to recover a few intimate photos and videos from the woman, who was his ex-girlfriend and a bar dancer. He said that she had been threatening to leak the photos and video online and also sending it to his wife.

Jul 21, 2018

Kolkata minister's son saves young couple from being molested by four men

The minister's son and his friend were travelling in a beacon-fitted car when they saw four men chasing a young couple on two bikes.

Jul 21, 2018

Haryana woman alleges she was raped by 40 men after being held captive for 4 days in guesthouse, 2 arrested

The victim said she was kept captive in a guesthouse in Morni Hills between July 15 and 18, during which 40 men took turns to rape her. A case has now been registered and an investigation is ongoing. The police have also arrested Sunil alias Sunny and Avtar Singh, who run Lovely Guesthouse.

Jul 21, 2018

Passports of 8 NRI husbands cancelled for dumping their wives

The government has also ordered an inter-ministerial agency committee with members from the Women and Child Development Ministry, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to probe the issue.

Jul 20, 2018

Cristian 'Pity' Alvarez: Lead singer of Argentine band Viejas Locas arrested for murder

Cristian 'Pity' Alvarez, the lead singer with bands Viejas Locas and Intoxicados said he shot the man self-defense. Court documents described the victim, Cristian Diaz, as an acquaintance of "Pity" Alvarez.

Jul 20, 2018

Married Pak man disguises as Indian on matrimonial site, threatens to kill woman after getting exposed

The Pakistani man told the Mumbai woman that he is a native of Nagpur and is working in London as a doctor. The woman became suspicious when he avoided her questions.

Jul 20, 2018

Self-proclaimed 'pastor' accused of raping and blackmailing woman arrested at IGI airport

The pastor, a self-proclaimed healer was not associated with any church, has been accused of sedating and raping a woman on multiple occasions, even filming the act and threatening the victim.

Jul 20, 2018

17-year-old beaten to death outside government school in Delhi

The 17-year-old was thrashed to death by around seven to eight boys outside the Government Boys Senior Secondary School.

Jul 20, 2018

3 teen sisters sexually abused by 5 men in different cities; K'taka police launch manhunt

The girls, two of whom are minors, were taken to cities like Bengaluru, Mandya and Mangaluru during the period they were missing. It is also suspected that they might have been forced into prostitution.

Jul 19, 2018

UP girl tries to poison mid-day meal to avenge brother's death, arrested

The poison was detected before the students ate the lunch. The girl has now been booked under IPC section 328, which relates to causing hurt by means of poison.

Jul 19, 2018

Another blow for Russia as UK Police identify suspects in Skripal attack

The British police have identified several Russians believed to be behind the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter despite insistence from the Kremlin that they had no hand in the incident.

Jul 19, 2018

Delhi air hostess' last messages hint at abuse, says she will kill herself as 'Mayank has driven' her to it

Anissia Batra, the Lufthansa air hostess, had sent a few messages seeking help and had also asked the friend to call the police. She clearly mentioned that her husband Mayank Singhvi had locked her up in a room and later said that she was going to kill herself.

Jul 19, 2018