Crime

Kerala church 'sex for silence' case: Crime Branch forms special team for probe

Kerala Police chief orders a Crime Branch probe into the alleged sexual exploitation of a woman by priests at the Malankara Orthodox Church in Kottayam.

Jun 29, 2018

5 dead in Maryland newsroom shooting: Who is Jarrod Ramos and why did he kill the editors?

The gunman, who many have identified as Jarrod Warren Ramos, is said to have barged into the building of the Capital Gazette and opened fire at the employees, killing five of them. While the authorities acted quickly and evacuated the building, several staffers have sustained serious injuries.

Jun 29, 2018

Mandsaur: 7-year-old raped, fighting for life in hospital; probe reveal gory details of crime

The girl, who is currently battling for life at a hospital in Indore, has a 3-cm cut in her throat. Doctors have said that the brutal sexual assault has damaged her internal organs.

Jun 28, 2018

P Chidambaram's kin murdered: Knitwear exporter abducted, killed and dumped in Hosur lake, 4 arrested

C. Shivamurthy, a 47-year-old Tirupur-based knitwear exporter, had gone missing just a few days ago and his family had even filed a missing person complaint with the police. Shivamurthy was the son-in-law of Chidambaram's sister-in-law, the police revealed.

Jun 28, 2018

Manali gang-rape: Minor girl reveals brutal details of assault by 5 men; 3 arrested

The police have arrested three men from Punjab's Bhatinda and are on the lookout for two locals, who were involved in the gang-rape of the class 12 girl.

Jun 28, 2018

Udaipur: Excise Department official kidnapped, murdered

The official was travelling on a bus from Ahmedabad when he was abducted along with his daughter and granddaughter.

Jun 28, 2018

Major Nikhil Handa sexapades: This is how Shailza Dwivedi's killer snared women

Police have said that the accused was very attached to another woman whom he had met on a dating site.

Jun 28, 2018

Who is Sajjad Gul? Mastermind of Shujaat Bukhari's murder has a Bengaluru connection

The mastermind of the cold-blooded murder of senior journalist and editor-in-chief of Rising Kashmir is said to be Sajjad Gul, a member of the Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. Investigations into the killing have been on since June 14 and an SIT too was formed for the probe.

Jun 28, 2018

Shujaat Bukhari's killers identified; suspects include Pak LeT militant: J&K Police

The Jammu and Kashmir Police confirmed that the Pakistani national is reportedly associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) while the other two killers are local Kashmiris.

Jun 27, 2018

Bengali actor, wife cons Bengaluru techie of Rs 60 lakh; finally arrested

The Bengali TV serial actor Kushan Majumdar and his wife conspired to dupe men by befriending men on online dating apps and websites.

Jun 27, 2018

Jharkhand: 3 policemen abducted from MP's residence after cops clash with Pathalgarhi supporters

The incident was reported a day after 6 cops were killed 400 policemen left injured following a clash with Pathalgarhi supporters in Anigara.

Jun 27, 2018

This is why Mallya & Co. are sitting smug in knowledge they can't be extradited

A report by Asian Centre for Human Rights says that until the time India improves the condition in jails, seeking foreign countries to extradite fugitives would be fruitless. There were approximately five custodial deaths per day reported during a period of 11 months in 2017-18.

Jun 27, 2018

Watch: ABVP activists blacken professor's face

Activists from Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of BJP, blackened the face of a professor who heads science department in a Kutch university.

Jun 27, 2018

Women's safety in India worse than war-torn countries of Syria, Afghanistan: Global poll

India has been ranked ahead of Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and even Syria when it comes to safety threats and sexual violence faced by women. The country has seen over fifty cases of rape reported in the first six months of 2018 alone.

Jun 27, 2018

Shailza Dwivedi murder case: Major Nikhil Handa's family, friends reveal shocking details

Initial probe by police has revealed that Handa had been putting pressure on a female friend to convince Shailza to marry him.

Jun 27, 2018