criminal justice

Gurugram, March 6 The Nuh Police has busted a blackmailing racket run by a brother-sister duo who allegedly attempted to extort Rs 5 lakh from a local resident by threatening to implicate him in a false rape case, officials said on Friday.The siblings were caught in a police trap on Thursday...

Vadodara, March 6 – A digital portal enabling residents to access services from the local Member of Parliament's (MP) office through their mobile phones was launched in Gujarat's Vadodara on Friday, in an initiative aimed at expanding the use of e-governance and simplifying communication between...

New Delhi, March 6 Actor Dia Mirza praised Anubhav Sinha for "taking on a subject that few others have dared to touch" with his directorial venture "Assi," calling it "one of the most important films of our time."Released on February 20, the film featured Kani Kusruti as a rape survivor, with...

Sehore (MP), March 6 A young woman and her brother, who were on their way to take an exam, were allegedly beaten to death by their uncle and his son over a land dispute in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday, police said.The alleged crime took place around 7:30 am at Dharampuri...

Thane, March 6 A court in Thane, Maharashtra, has sentenced a 31-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing a security guard following a fight over a vulgar message nearly three years ago.In his order delivered on Thursday, Principal District and Sessions Judge S B Agrawal acquitted the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 A Kerala court has sentenced a 65-year-old man to seven years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy in April last year.Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Court judge Anju Meera Birla said that there was no need to show any undue leniency to the accused...

Kannur (Kerala), March 5 A court here on Thursday ordered two KSU activists accused of "attempting to murder" Kerala Health Minister Veena George to be placed in police custody for two days.Judicial First Class Magistrate E V Raphael granted the Kannur Railway police, who are investigating the...

Gurugram, March 3 A woman who was cheated of Rs 14.5 lakh has been directly compensated by auctioning the car purchased by the accused using the proceeds of the crime, an action that Gurugram police claims is the first of its kind in the country under the BNSS, 2023.The case was registered at...

Lahore, March 2 A special court in Pakistan has sentenced four employees of the defense ministry to jail terms of up to 10 years for providing "secret information" to Russia, an official said on Monday.The judgment was announced by Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra of the Official Secrets Act Court...

In March, Chief Minister Pema Khandu of Arunachal Pradesh asserted that the state does not have any homegrown insurgency, emphasizing that any security or administrative challenges must be addressed by the government with responsibility and resolve.Addressing the inaugural session of the...

Ranchi, March 2 The Jharkhand government on Monday decided to release 23 convicts serving life sentences in various prisons across the state, according to a statement.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Jharkhand State Sentence Review Board, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren...

Ballia (UP), March 2 A 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife by hitting her with a stick after a dispute in the Ballia district, police said on Monday.The accused, identified as Mithun Sahani, a resident of Basantpur village under the Sukhpura police station limits...

Shimla, March 2 Five people were arrested here on Monday for allegedly assaulting and forcing a man to transfer over Rs 20,000 into different bank accounts via UPI in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, police said.The accused have been identified as Bhupender Singh, Chandan Prasad, Golu...

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), March 1 Two men allegedly gang-raped a minor deaf and mute girl who had come to attend her cousin's wedding in a village under the Singahi police station area here, officials said on Sunday.One of the accused has been arrested, they added.The incident came to light when...

Los Angeles, March 1 – Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf has been arrested again in New Orleans. He has been charged with an additional misdemeanor count of simple battery.The charge is related to his initial arrest on February 17 in New Orleans during the Mardi Gras celebration, according to...

Faridabad, February 28 Police have re-arrested a convict from Bihar who had been on the run for 22 years, officials said on Saturday.According to police, Hira Kumar Raut was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2003, in a case of armed robbery in January 2001.He was granted bail in 2004 but...

Latehar, February 28 A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped at a wedding in Latehar district, Jharkhand, police said on Saturday.Two suspects have been arrested and three minors have been detained in connection with the incident that occurred on Friday in the Mahuadand police station...

Sonbhadra (UP), February 27 A court here on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a Dalit girl seven years ago, the prosecution said.Government Advocate Dinesh Prasad Agrahari said on October 25, 2018, a woman submitted a written...

Prayagraj, February 27 The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man who was arrested last May for allegedly posting "Pakistan Zindabad" on his Instagram account after the Pahalgam attack.Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal passed the order on Faizan's bail plea and restrained him from...

New Delhi, February 27 India and the United Kingdom identified new areas of mutual interest and synergy for proactive cooperation in counter-terrorism and organized crime on Friday, including pro-Khalistani extremists in the UK.During the sixth India-UK Home Affairs Dialogue (HAD) held here...