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Greeshma, a literature student from Tamil Nadu, and Sharon, a BSc Radiology student from Kerala, were in a year-long relationship that ended with Sharon's murder in 2022
During sentencing arguments, Sanjay Roy's lawyer opposed capital punishment, stressing the need for evidence to justify the claim that the convict was beyond reformation
Delhi Police Crime Branch has apprehended Chanderkant Jha, a "serial killer" who had terrorised the national capital between 2006 and 2007 and evaded arrest for more than a year, an official said on Saturday. "Jha was on the run after jumping parole in October 2023. The 57-year-old was arrested from Old Delhi Railway Station on Friday following an intensive operation," Additional Commissioner of Police (crime branch) Sanjay Kumar Sain said. Jha, who had been serving a life sentence for three murders, carried a bounty of Rs 50,000 for his capture, he said. The officer further said that the Crime Branch formed a team which included senior police officers to locate Jha. "Over six months, the team traced Jha's network of family, friends, and associates. They conducted reconnaissance at his previous crime spots and interrogated individuals in fruit and vegetable mandis across Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, where Jha had once worked," said the Additional CP. Analysing ...
Delhi sees drop in murders, rapes, and robberies, but rise in eve-teasing and burglaries. Fatal accidents, gambling, and excise-related crimes also surge
India is a participant in the pilot run of the Silver Notice which is expected to run till November 2025
Chhattisgarh journalist death: Mukesh Chandrakar (28) had recently exposed irregularities in a Rs 120-crore road construction project in Bastar
The Gujarat police foiled a hotelier's plan to escape his mounting debts, which led him to fake his own death with help from friends and family members in Banaskantha district
The devastating landslides that wiped away three villages in Wayanad, Congress' thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's maiden electoral victory were the significant events that shaped the Kerala's socio-political scenario in 2024. The revelations of sexual abuse and harassment in the Malayalam film industry, brought to light by the Justice Hema Committee report, also stirred up the political pot due to the delay in disclosing the panel's findings, which followed allegations of rape against some key actors, including ruling CPI(M) MLA and actor M Mukesh. On 30 July, massive landslides occurred in the Chooralmala and Mundakkai regions of Wayanad, triggered by torrential rains, resulting in over 200 deaths, numerous injuries, and thousands being left homeless. It is considered one of the worst natural disasters in Kerala's history. Hundreds were left buried under the debris and many had to be pulled out by rescue agencies, which ...
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked the police's Crime Investigation Department (CID) to confiscate properties of the accused in the murder case of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. A Home department official on Saturday also said Fadnavis has asked the authorities to cancel the arms licenses of people whose pictures or videos showing them firing in the air or flaunting guns in public have circulated on social media. Fadnavis, who took over as CM on December 5 following the BJP-led coalition's election victory and who holds the Home portfolio, is facing heat from the opposition over the brutal murder of the sarpanch in Beed district earlier this month. The Maharashtra police's CID has taken over the probe into the murder case. "Chief Minister Fadnavis has asked the CID to confiscate properties of the accused in the murder case," the official said. Meanwhile, participants of a huge protest rally in Beed on Saturday, attended by MLAs and local leaders of opposit
Earlier, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Karnataka's Whitefield Shiv Kumar said that all three accused have been remanded to judicial custody
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh requested to discuss this serious issue under Rule 267
Eight people are dead and two others are wounded after gunmen pulled up to a roadside stand in north-central Mexico and opened fire on customers and bystanders, authorities reported Sunday. Prosecutors in the cartel-ravaged state of Guanajuato said the shooting occurred late Saturday in the town of Apaseo el Grande. Eight men died just outside the stand, which was selling a traditional type of milk-based fudge. Another man and a woman were wounded in the attack, but there was no immediate report on their condition. Local media reported that a paramedic was one of those killed in the shooting. The state ambulance and paramedic agency said an emergency medical technician had died late Saturday, but did not confirm whether he was one of those killed in the attack. Video posted on social media showed men's bodies with apparent head wounds scattered among motorcycles parked outside the stand. The town of Apaseo el Grande, and its sister community of Apaseo el Alto, have been hit by mas
We received information about movement of certain individuals in a Thar vehicle, upon searching, we recovered pistols and six magazines, said Taresh Kumar Soni, SHO of Lasudia Police Station
A key UN General Assembly committee adopted a resolution late Friday paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity after Russia dropped amendments that would have derailed the effort. The resolution was approved by consensus by the assembly's legal committee, which includes all 193-member UN nations, after tense last-minute negotiations between its supporters and Russia that dragged through the day. There was loud applause when the chairman of the committee gaveled the resolution's approval. It is virtually certain to be adopted when the General Assembly puts it to a final vote on Dec 4. Today's agreement to start up negotiations on a much-needed international treaty is an historic achievement that was a long time coming, Richard Dicker, Human Rights Watch's senior legal adviser for advocacy, told The Associated Press. It sends a crucial message that impunity for the kinds of crimes inflicted on civilians in Ethiopia, Sud
International Criminal Court issued warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of crimes against humanity related to the 13-month war in Gaza
Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, an Awami League leader and former Mayor of Sylhet, filed the complaint against Muhammad Yunus
US authorities have alerted Mumbai Police about Lawrence Bishnoi's brother Anmol Bishnoi's presence in the US; police have initiated extradition proceedings
Abhinav Arora, a 10-year-old spiritual influencer known as 'Bal Sant Baba', received a death threat from Lawrence Bishnoi's gang
A Mumbai court has granted bail to advertising firm director Bhavesh Bhinde, the prime accused in the case of a hoarding collapse in Ghatkopar area here that claimed 17 lives in May this year. Additional Sessions Judge V M Pathade allowed Bhinde's bail plea on Saturday. Bhinde, through his lawyer Sana Khan, had contended the unfortunate incident was an "act of God", and that he was implicated for "political vendetta". The hoarding installed in Ghatkopar area collapsed due to "unexpected, unusual wind speed" and no fault can be attributed to the applicant (whose firm had installed it), advocate Khan argued. It was also submitted that Bhinde was not the firm's director at the time of installation of the gigantic hoarding. Bhinde has been booked on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The prosecution opposed bail to Bhinde, saying there was enough evidence to show he was actively involved in the case. Seventeen persons, including a former general manager of the
Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people opened fire into a group of several hundred people who were celebrating a school's homecoming football win at an outdoor trail several hours after the game had ended, authorities said. The gunfire was proceeded by a fight between some of the men at the celebration, but deputies hadn't yet learned what sparked the fight, said Holmes County Sheriff Willie March. Anywhere from 200 to 300 people were on the trail celebrating, and the gunfire sent them fleeing, the sheriff said in a phone interview. It was chaos, to tell you the truth, March said. The shooting just started and people started running. The shootings about 3 kilometres outside of Lexington, Mississippi, followed a football game several hours earlier at the Holmes County Consolidated School's homecoming celebration. After the victory, scores of young people headed to the trail to celebrate. Lexington is loc