Crime

Bike-borne men posing as cops hijack bus with 42 passengers on board

Four bike-borne men posing as Central Crime Branch police officers barged into the Kannur-bound bus. They asked the driver to go to a warehouse in Bangalore's Pattanagere area and kept the 42 passengers hostage Friday night.

Apr 29, 2018

How DNA evidence was used to capture the Golden State Killer

A 40-year old cold case that involved over 50 rapes and 12 murders was finally put to rest using only DNA evidence. DNA collected in crime scenes was matched with a sample from an online genealogy test to close the case.

Apr 29, 2018

Pakistan court jails man in nation's 1st child pornography conviction

The accused, Sadat Amin, was found guilty on charges of being part of a child pornography racket in Europe and the United States. The accused was arrested from Sargodha in Pakistan after a complaint was filed by the Norwegian Embassy in April last year.

Apr 27, 2018

In this picture taken on December 12, 2017, a taxi driver uses a navigator while driving in Tokyo. Uber may be shredding business models for taxi firms the world over but it is struggling to make inroads in Japan, where risk-averse passengers prefer to st

Woman forced to drink, allegedly gang raped by cab driver and co-passenger

The victim, a BPO executive, was reportedly asked to consume alcohol inside the cab following which she was taken to a nearby forest area and gang-raped by the cab driver and co-passenger. The Uttar Pradesh police have detained the accused.

Apr 27, 2018

Ex-California policeman arrested in 'Golden State' serial killer case

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has previously said that the man sought in the 40-year-old case was tied to 12 slayings, 45 rapes and more than 120 burglaries in and around Sacramento, the eastern San Francisco Bay area and Southern California.

Apr 27, 2018

Quack chops off infant's genitals to prove it's a girl, manhunt launched

The quack performed an ultrasound on a woman and said she would give birth to a girl. However, when a boy was born, he allegedly severed the baby's genitals to prove that his 'sex determination test' was right.

Apr 26, 2018

Asaram followers pray for release before sentence is pronounced

The Jodhpur Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Court will pronounce its verdict on Asaram rape case on Wednesday. Security has been beefed up ahead of the verdict.

Apr 25, 2018

Asaram rape case: Key witness claims threat to life, seeks security

Chawla also expressed faith in judiciary saying, "I am confident that Asaram will be convicted. I request judiciary that such rapists should be hanged. Though I have security, I request Centre for additional security, my life like other witnesses is constantly under threat."

Apr 25, 2018

Asaram rape case: Jodhpur Court to give verdict today

Two sexual assault cases were filed against Asaram in Rajasthan and Gujarat. In the case registered in Rajasthan, a teenage girl had accused Asaram of sexual assault at his ashram in Manai village near Jodhpur.

Apr 25, 2018

Toronto van attack: Accused left 'cryptic message' before attack

The driver accused of killing 10 people when he allegedly mowed down pedestrians in Toronto was charged with 10 counts of murder.

Apr 25, 2018

Decomposed body of missing Latvian woman discovered in Thiruvananthapuram

Her sister, Ilze Skromane demanded a special crime investigation team formed to find out what happened. "We demand a special crime investigation team formed to find out what happened to Liga Skromene. We want justice for Liga", said Ilze Skromane.

Apr 24, 2018

Nature of Toronto van incident not yet clear: Canada's Public Safety Minister

Nature of Toronto van incident not clear: Canada's Public Safety Minister

"We do not have any immediate information defining the nature of the incidence which we need to assess Canada's security risk level", he added. At least 9 people were killed and 19 were injured after a van jumped the curb of a major intersection in Toronto.

Apr 24, 2018