“With folded hands, I request, criminals to give up their activities during the pinddaan period”, said Bihar’s deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi at the annual inauguration of “Pitripaksha Mela” in Gaya district of Bihar. Adding further to it he said, “You go on doing as you wish at other times[Read More…]
Assam has witnessed 4,130 cases of rape and over 15,000 dowry-related cases ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government came to power in the state two years ago, according to an official data. The figures could prove to be an embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government since[Read More…]
In yet another spine-chilling violence against a minor in Jharkhand a 25-year-old man raped and killed a 3-year-old girl on Sunday. The accused Bandhan Oraon was a neighbour of the innocent victim and is absconding after the crime police said on Monday. The heinous crime took place when the girl’s[Read More…]
A court in Haryana has sent two of the main accused in the gang rape case of a 19-year-old college student to four days police custody, police said on Monday. The Haryana Police’s Special Investigating Team (SIT) on Sunday arrested the two main accused, Pankaj and Manish. Both were on[Read More…]
A hapless father and retired lecturer of Mundawar in Alwar district of Rajasthan has been running from pillar to post seeking justice for his daughter who was allegedly killed by her “greedy in-laws” on September 12 in Tijara of the district. Speaking to IANS, grieving father Jagmal Singh said: “The[Read More…]
A man attacked his daughter and son-in-law with a machete and baldy injured them here on Wednesday, in another case of assault for family honour. Madhavi, 22, was battling for life while her husband Sandeep, 24, too suffered grievous injuries in the attack by Manoharachary. The incident occurred in the[Read More…]
A woman Sarpanch’s brother-in-law was allegedly shot dead in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district for pointing to corrupt practices in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY), police said on Wednesday. Md. Neyazuddin Khan alias Munna Khan, brother-in-law of the Sarpanch (village head) of Purvi Akhta village, was shot dead by Fida Hussain, husband[Read More…]
A Dalit youth was bludgeoned to death by a mob on suspicion of theft in Bihar’s Nawada district, police said on Tuesday. Rupan Manjhi, in his late 20s, was beaten to death with bamboo sticks, bricks and iron rods on Monday night in Lavarpura village, 150 km from here. “Police[Read More…]
Tirunagaru Maruthi Rao, accused of murdering his son-in-law Pranay who belonged to a Dalit family, is also suspected to be involved in other criminal and illegal business activities, inviting more trouble to him in the coming days. One of the wealthiest businessmen in the town, Rao is likely to face[Read More…]
Two persons were arrested after several Whatsapp messages were exchanged between the two, talking and planning to allegedly murder Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The minister paid a visit to Dharchula town in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, on Monday September 17. “The accused were apparently drunk. We were alerted to the[Read More…]
A video and several pictures of three policemen went viral over the social media where the cops were seen violating the traffic rules. A motorist riding next to the cops’ vehicle caught the three policemen riding a bike without wearing a helmet and doing tripping at the 1090 crossing in[Read More…]
The 42-year-old director along with two juvenile students of a Vedic school in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district was arrested for the alleged assaulting and ragging of two other minor students. The incident happened in the Ganesh Ved Pathshala, located on Basmat Road in Parbhani which is 500 km from Mumbai, between August[Read More…]
Embarrassed over the failure to arrest those involved in the alleged gang-rape of a board topper, the Haryana government on Sunday ordered the transfer of Rewari’s Superintendent of Police (SP) and replaced him with another officer. Rahul Sharma has been posted as the new SP of Rewari in place of[Read More…]
Patna police arrested a man accused of an interstate medical scam on September 13 from hotel Patliputra. The police of three states had come together in search of medical scam accused Sandeep Jaisawal alias Sandeep Raj who cheated people by assuring them to provide seats in medical colleges and took[Read More…]
Bombay High Court on Friday allowed the 14-year-old rape victim, who is also a cancer patient, to abort the 24-week-old foetus. A bench of justices AS Oka and MS Sonak told the girl to visit the JJ Hospital at 11 am Saturday September 15, and directed the dean of the hospital[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Sep 15 (IANS) Over three days after a 19-year-old board examination topper was gang-raped in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district, the police have failed to make any arrests, officials said on Saturday. The state police have set up a special investigation team (SIT), to be headed by Nuh Superintendent of Police (SP)[Read More…]
Villagers lynched a suspected motor vehicle thief in Manipur, sparking fears of Hindu-Muslim tensions, police said on Friday. Farooq Khan of Thoubal district was beaten to death by villagers of Tharoijam in Imphal district on Thursday. Muslim organisations are demanding a thorough probe by the government, contending that the victim[Read More…]
A 21-year-old son of a Delhi Police officer was detained here on Friday after cases of rape and assault were filed against him by two women. The accused, Rohit Tomar, is the son of Assistant Sub-Inspector Ashok Singh Tomar, currently posted in central Delhi. Deputy Commissioner of Police, West, Monika[Read More…]
Three men accused of allegedly gang raping a 19-year-old board examination topper in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district continued to evade arrest on Friday, more than 52 hours after the incident. The Haryana Police on Friday launched a manhunt after the girl alleged that she was raped by them on Wednesday near[Read More…]
The criminal defamation case file of Fatima Nafees, mother of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, goes missing from Metropolitan Magistrate Ambika Singh’s registry in Patiala House Court! In a most shocking and brazen manner, the file itself has been removed from the court premises. Fatima Nafees has filed this complaint against prominent[Read More…]
A man along with his wife and teenage daughter were found to have hanged themselves at their house in Ahmedabad’s Naroda locality on Thursday, September 13. Police officials suspect that the three committed suicide under the influence of black magic. Those dead include Kunal Trivedi (50), his wife Kavita Trivedi[Read More…]
Congress minority cell chief Nadeem Javed said he was allegedly attacked by unidentified persons here on Tuesday. Speaking with Newsd he said, “I was being followed by some unknown people at India Islamic cultural centre. I was having lunch with my friends and when I came out these unknown people[Read More…]
In a high profile murder case, self-confession of the accused Sarfaraz Sheikh reveals the reason of murder of the Siddharth Singhvi, vice president of HDFC bank. Shaikh confessed to police when questioned and claimed his responsibility. The accused has confessed to his crime before the metropolitan magistrate at Bohiwada, Mumbai.[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old girl was raped by a group of men last week, and what more distressing about the matter is that instead of granting justice, Aligarh Panchayat proposed Rs 80,000 monetary deal from the accused to let them walk away free. According to the police, the[Read More…]
Once again a person is beaten to death by the mob over suspicion of being a thief in his home district in Bihar. Rupesh Jha a resident of Singerhiya village of Sitamarhi district was returning from the town after getting his sister treated. In the wee hours, around 4 am[Read More…]