Crime

Former NCP leader and film producer Sadanand Lad found dead in a Mumbai temple

A suicide note stated that Sadanand was ending life as he was being harassed by a builder and another person over a property dispute. Both of them have been arrested by the police over abetment of suicide.

Jan 17, 2019

Nurse held for sexually assaulting 3 patients in Guwahati cancer hospital

Kamal Kanti Sen Choudhury, a 26-year-old, from Belonia in Tripura had assaulted his victims on the night of December 31, 2018.

Jan 16, 2019

16 puppies bludgeoned to death in Kolkata; left in garbage bags near hospital campus [Warning: Graphic images]

A video footage caught two women, later identified as nursing students, beating the puppies up with a heavy club.

Jan 15, 2019

Dawood's aide Farooq Devdiwala killed in Pakistan, was he conspiring against D-gang boss?

The alleged murder of Farooq Devdiwala is said to have been carried out on the orders of Chhota Shakeel, who suspected Devdiwala of conspiring against the boss of the D-Company.

Jan 15, 2019

Will Kanhaiya Kumar be arrested over JNU sedition case chargesheet filed by Delhi Police?

Others named in the chargesheet are Aquib Hussain, Umar Gul, Rayees Rasool, Basharat Ali and Khalid Bashir Bhat, who are all residents of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jan 14, 2019

Indian Army jawan arrested for passing on information to Pakistani agent, 50 soldiers questioned

It is believed that Somveer Singh was honey-trapped by an ISI spy who goes by the name of Anika Chopra on Facebook. The duo often chatted on social media, where Singh passed on information about his unit and its movement.

Jan 14, 2019

Girl raped in Hazaribagh forest

The girl, who came to Hazaribagh from Raj Dhanwar in neighbouring Giridih district to purchase medicine, was waiting for a bus to return home when the incident happened, police said.

Jan 14, 2019

Aircel-Maxis case: NSE chairman Ashok Chawla quits after CBI gets sanction to launch probe

Ashok Chawla, the former finance secretary to the central government, had also resigned as Yes Bank's chairman after the CBI named him in a chargesheet last year.

Jan 12, 2019

Ram Rahim: Slain journalist's son demands capital punishment for self-styled godman

Ram Rahim was slapped with murder on Friday for the death of Sirsa-based journalist Ram Chandra Chhatrapati.

Jan 11, 2019

Delhi HR manager kills nephew over affair with his girlfriend; buries body in balcony

The accused, Bijay Kumar Maharana, stayed in the apartment for two more months and then shifted to Nangloi and later to Hyderabad in 2017.

Jan 11, 2019

Assam: BJP office vandalised over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

The agitators belonging to Oikya Sena Asom on Thursday night vandalised the office in Palashbari area.

Jan 11, 2019

Gaya teen murder: Rape or honour killing? Missing girl's beheaded body found after 4 days

While the family alleged that the 16-year-old was raped, the police claim that she was murdered by her family.

Jan 10, 2019

Who is Sohail Kaskar? Dawood Ibrahim's nephew likely to be deported to India

The Mumbai Police had reportedly requested the Centre to get in touch with the authorities in the US. The process has already begun, and the police expect the formalities to be completed in the next few days, after which Kaskar will to be flown to India.

Jan 9, 2019

National Herald case: Did Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi evade Rs 100 crore income tax?

The tax liability is related to the National Herald case in which both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are also facing criminal proceedings.

Jan 9, 2019

Suspicious packages sent to foreign consulates, embassies in Australia

"The packages are being examined by attending emergency services," the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a short statement without providing further details.

Jan 9, 2019