family violence

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 A court here on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 for murdering his father in Nedumangad in July 2022.Thiruvananthapuram Additional Sessions Court Judge K P Anil Kumar found Vinod guilty of killing his father, Antony...

Prayagraj, February 26 The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a man who spent about 23 years in jail after being convicted for the murder of his wife and three children, holding that the prosecution failed to conclusively prove his guilt.A division bench of Justices Siddharth and Jai Krishna...

Medininagar, February 25 A court in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Wednesday sentenced a man and two other members of his family to life imprisonment for murdering his wife over dowry in 2021.The Sixth Additional District and Sessions Judge, Raj Kumar Mishra, sentenced Sanjay Saw, his brother...

Bareilly (UP), February 24 A woman is alleged to have killed her husband here in connivance with her daughter over a domestic dispute, police said on Tuesday.The accused, Rekha (46) and her daughter Pinky (30), were arrested and sent to jail on Tuesday, Station House Officer (SHO) of...

New Delhi, February 21 A 35-year-old woman and her six-year-old daughter were found murdered inside their residence in the Sarita Vihar area of southeast Delhi, with police identifying a neighbor as the prime suspect and launching raids to apprehend him, an official said on Saturday.A PCR call...

Faridabad, February 21 A man allegedly shot his estranged wife dead outside her residence here, police said on Saturday.The accused has been identified as Dilip Yadav, they said. Dilip had been married to Sangeeta Devi (30) for 13 years and had two daughters aged 11 and 5. Their divorce case...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), February 20 In what appears to be a case of dowry-related death, the body of a woman was found hanging from the ceiling at her in-laws' house here, police said on Friday.Five people, including the woman's husband, have been booked in connection with the incident that took...

Betul (Madhya Pradesh), February 19 – A 25-year-old man allegedly killed his parents and younger brother in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, leaving his 5-year-old nephew critically injured, police said.The incident took place in Sangva village, within the jurisdiction of the...

Sitapur (UP), February 18 A man and his wife were killed, while another person was seriously injured, after a minor dispute in a joint family in a village here turned fatal late Wednesday, police said.The incident took place in Thakurpurva village, under the Naimisharanya police station area...

Chaibasa (Jharkhand), February 18 – In a shocking incident that has sent ripples across Jharkhand, a woman and her minor son were burnt to death by a group of villagers in West Singhbhum district, officials said on Wednesday.The incident occurred late Tuesday night within the jurisdiction of...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), February 17 A woman was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing her four-year-old niece by throwing her into a water tank and stabbing her sister-in-law, who apparently opposed her relationship with a neighbor, police here said on Tuesday.The incident, which took place...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), February 17 A four-year-old girl was killed after allegedly being thrown into a water tank by unidentified assailants, while her mother sustained severe stab injuries in an alleged attack at their home here late on Monday, police said.Three other children of the injured...

New Delhi, February 17 The CBI on Tuesday opposed in the Delhi High Court a plea by Jaideep Sengar, brother of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Sengar, seeking an extension of his interim bail by three months in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor's father.Jaideep Sengar, 50, who...

Islamabad, February 16 – Honour killings continue to be a serious human rights issue in Pakistan, as the number of reported incidents across the country remains high while the rate of convictions is low, a report has stated.A report in The Express Tribune Magazine stated, "Every now and then...

Meerut (UP), February 14 A 24-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly killing his elder brother by cutting his throat during a domestic dispute in the Meerut district, police said.According to police, Johnny (27) and his younger brother Arun (24) had an argument around 3 pm, which...

New Delhi, February 14 A 35-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband following a domestic argument in Sultanpuri, a suburb of outer Delhi, on Saturday, police said.Police received a PCR call around noon regarding a quarrel at a house in the P-Block area. A team rushed to...

Ferozepur, February 13 A 37-year-old farmer allegedly shot his wife and four-year-old son with his licensed pistol before attempting to take his own life in Bajidpur village here on Friday.All three were in critical condition and were referred to the DMC hospital in Ludhiana, police said...

Bareilly (UP), February 13 A local court here sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife, relying on the testimony of their two minor daughters who deposed against him during the trial.Special Judge Tabrez Ahmad awarded life imprisonment to Ramesh Chandra and imposed a fine of...

Hyderabad, February 10 A man is accused of raping and killing his mother-in-law in the Nagarkurnool district, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred on the night of February 8 in the Kalwakurthy mandal, when the elderly woman was alone in her house.The accused, in his 40s and a...