Crime

Social activists take law into their hands against murder suspect, corruption accused 'to teach them a lesson'

From corrupt officials being force-fed to slapping and thrashing accused, some activists in Pune and Ahmedabad take to unconventional methods of protest against violators of law.

Feb 8, 2017

Educated woman having sex multiple times after being promised marriage is not rape, rules Kerala HC

The Kerala high Court observed that this was "a clear case of consent, and that the sexual intercourse was not at any time vitiated by any false promise."

Feb 8, 2017

Kabul blast: Suicide bomber kills at least 20 people near supreme court

The blast took place in the car park at the supreme court in the centre of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan.

Feb 7, 2017

2,500 Dalit, Lambani women protest at Kalburgi demanding compensation, criminal action for wrong removal of uterus

At least 2,500 rural women stormed into the office of the Kalburgi district administration when it paid no heed to the reports of the victims whose uterus were removed by private doctors.

Feb 7, 2017

Sunny Leone, Ameesha Patel may be interrogated in Rs 3,700-crore Ponzi scam

At least 6.5 lakh investors have reportedly been duped by the scam, and their complaints led the ED and an STF of the UP Police to bust the racket.

Feb 7, 2017

Police release CCTV footage of Russell Square stabbing attacker Zakaria Bulhan

A man has admitted to killing a US tourist and wounding five people in an attack in London’s Russell Square on 3 August 2016. The attacker, 19-year-old Zakaira Bulhan, carried out the act on August 3 and pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Old Bailey. He claimed that he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time. Bulhan will be sentenced on February 7.

Feb 7, 2017

Pakistani military leaders support terrorist groups that attack India: Husain Haqqani

Haqqani has said that Pakistan often targets terrorists who perpetrate attacks on its soil, but not those who attack India or Afghanistan.

Feb 7, 2017

Kailash Satyarthi's Nobel Prize replica, valuables stolen from home

The original Nobel Prize is kept at the Rashtrapati Bhawan as per protocol. The robbers must have assumed that the replica was the original.

Feb 7, 2017

Nepal: ISI agent Shamsul Hoda, accused in Bihar and Kanpur derailments, arrested

The derailment of the Indore-Patna Express in Kanpur Dehat district alone had led to nearly 150 deaths.

Feb 7, 2017

Fare dodger takes running kick at rail staff over £2.20 ticket

Elliot Nash, 32, has been imprisoned for verbally abusing and physically assaulting rail staff, all because he didnt want to pay a £2 fare. He told London Midland revenue protection managers to f**k off” and that he was not going to buy a ticket, before threatening to knock them out on the journey between Kings Norton and Northfield on 11 November 2016. The shocking rant, caught on one of the manager’s body worn video, then turned violent when Nash pushed and kicked one of her colleagues.Police were called and officers identified Nash from the footage, arresting him at his Northfield home just two hours later. He was later charged with common assault and two public order offences against both staff and members of the public. Nash, of Chatham Road, pleaded guilty and on 19 January he was jailed for 15 weeks at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court.Despite the overwhelming evidence against him, Nash had the audacity to deny the offences initially, only changing his plea when the case went to trial.

Feb 6, 2017

Metropolitan Police launch #GiveUpYourGun campaign

Police are asking Londoners to hand in firearms and imitation weapons during a two-week firearms surrender campaign, launched by the Metropolitan Police Service this Monday, 23 November. The surrender will run between 07:00 hours on 23 November and 23:00 hours on Sunday, 6 December and will give Londoners the opportunity to safely dispose of firearms, imitation weapons or ammunition, by taking them to a local 24-hour police station and handing them in. During this two-week period, people surrendering firearms may not face prosecution for illegal possession and can remain anonymous. Each live weapon handed in will be assessed by firearms officers, with some weapons being forensically checked for evidence.

Feb 6, 2017

Delhi shootout: Police arrest gangster after gunfight near Nehru Place Metro station; situation tense

A gangster named Akbar, who had a bounty of Rs 25,000 on his head, was arrested after the shootout.

Feb 6, 2017

Madhya Pradesh: Police stumble upon serial killer in Bhopal while looking to solve disappearance case

Udayan Das, initially held for the murder of live-in partner Akanksha Sharma, later confessed that he had killed his parents in Raipur.

Feb 6, 2017

SHAME! Recharge outlets selling girls' phone numbers to stalkers, no ground for legal action

We have a few alternate ways to recharge your phone to avoid getting your number leaked to strangers.

Feb 5, 2017

Pune: School bus driver accused of sexually assaulting kid

The bus driver had reportedly used the principal's name when abusing the child.

Feb 5, 2017