Crime

President Poll: Supreme Court Quashes PIL Challenging Pranab's Nomination

Former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee got past another hurdle in his race for the President post, as the Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against his nomination for the top post.

Jul 6, 2012

Adarsh Housing Scam: CBI Official Transfered to Sabotage Probe?

Joint Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official, Rishi Raj Singh, who has been heading the investigation into Adarsh Housing society scam, has been transferred to Economic Offences Wing in Mumbai.

Jul 6, 2012

Abduction, Rape Charges Completely False, Frivolous and Baseless: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary, on Friday asked Supreme Court to discharge the allegations against him which claimed that he detained and sexually assaulted a girl in Uttar Pradesh.

Jul 7, 2012

Laila Khan Murder Mystery: Is the Starlet Really Dead?

Pakistan origin Bollywood actress Laila Khan's missing case is getting more mysterious. Earlier, the prime suspect of the case, Parvez Tak has revealed that the actress and her family were killed last year, but now Tak twisted his statement and said that they are alive.

Jul 7, 2012

It’s Not Murder But Abduction Case Filed Against Tak; Is Bollywood Starlet Laila Khan Still Alive?

Pervez Tak, one of the key suspect in the Laila Khan missing case, has been remanded to police custody till July 19 by a Mumbai court on Monday.

Jul 9, 2012

Yeddyurappa Seeks Deputy CM post For A Loyalist; Fresh Revolt Looming Ahead?

Lingayat community strongman BS Yeddyurappa seems to be eyeing the deputy chief minister post for one of his loyalists after sealing the top chief minister job for Jagadish Shetter from his camp.

Jul 10, 2012

Samsung Wins Patent War against Apple; Galaxy Nexus Hits U.S. Again

After failing to ban the import of HTC smartphones to the U.S. last week, Apple has received another setback with the Samsung Electronics winning an appeal to sell its Galaxy Nexus smartphones in the U.S.

Jul 10, 2012

Police Team Found Dead Bodies of Laila Khan and Her Family Members?

It could come as a major breakthrough in mysterious missing case of Bollywood actress Laila Khan if found to be true, the police officials have reportedly stumbled upon few dead bodies at bad conditions near the starlet's farm house in Igatpuri on Tuesday, where the officials are conducting search operations to verify the claims of suspects in the case.

Jul 10, 2012

Asian Games Gold Medalist Pinki Pramanik Released From Jail, Says She's ‘Being Framed’

Indian female athlete, Pinki Pramanik who was arrested for raping her live-in partner, also a woman, was released from Dum Dum Central prison on Wednesday. Pramanik, who was also accused of being male, walked out of the jail at around 9.30 a.m. a day after West Bengal court granted her bail on a personal bond of Rs. 5000. Pramanik remained in police custody for 25 days.

Jul 11, 2012

Guwahati Molestation Case: Four Arrested; Video Serves as Vital Evidence, Says Police

In a horrifying incident, a group of 20 men in Assam's capital Guwahati molested and assaulted a teenage girl outside a bar on Monday night, after the girl was drawn into an argument over an obscene comment shot at her for drinking. The victim, whose identity remains undisclosed, was beaten, slapped, and stripped in public during the assault that lasted over 30 minutes. The incident has left the whole nation shocked, and the people of Assam are enraged over the shameful act.

Jul 13, 2012

Blot on Police Department: UP Sub-Inspector Arrested for Attempting Rape on Dalit Woman

In a shocking incident, a police sub-Inspector in Uttar Pradesh was arrested by his fellow officials for allegedly trying to rape a Dalit woman in the police station campus.

Jul 13, 2012

Indian Navy Raises Army For Cyber Front: Recruiting Cadets Against Chinese Hackers

With the rise in cyber terrorism in the country, the Indian Navy will soon induct an exclusive cyber cell to counter terror attacks on cyber space and to protect its computer-enabled communication networks from notorious hackers.

Jul 13, 2012

Laila Khan Missing Case: Dead Bodies Sent For Anatomy, Toxicology Tests

The Mumbai crime branch officials have sent six skeletons, which were recovered from Bollywood starlet Laila Khan's farmhouse in Igatpuri in Maharastra this week, for anatomy and toxicology tests to confirm identities of the bodies and to ascertain whether they victims were poisoned.

Jul 14, 2012

Guwahati Girl Molestation Case: Nab All Offenders in 48-hour, Says Assam CM

Noting that the police have been a passing duck in nabbing the molesters in Guwahati molestation case, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday set a 48-hour deadline for the personnel to arrest all the men involved in bashing a minor girl.

Jul 14, 2012

Guwahati Girl Molestation Case: Two More Arrested; SI Suspended

Nearly a week after the molestation of a girl took place in Guwahati, Assam police have arrested two more offenders on Sunday taking the number of arrests in the minor girl molestation case to six.

Jul 15, 2012