kidnapping

Thane, February 23 Two unidentified individuals have allegedly kidnapped a 20-year-old man in Thane city, Maharashtra, and demanded ₹5 lakh from his friend for his release, police said on Monday.The incident occurred in the Manpada area on Saturday evening when the victim and his friend were...

Lahore, February 22 A Canadian national who came to Pakistan this month to conduct doctoral research on "anti-imperialist politics" has gone missing in Lahore city, police said on Sunday.Lahore police have registered a kidnapping case against "unidentified suspects" on the complaint of Yousuf...

Jamshedpur, February 22 Five more people were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of the son of an industrialist in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, police said on Sunday.Kairav Gandhi (24) was kidnapped on January 13. He was rescued after a fortnight from the Hazaribag district, they said.The...

Ballia (UP), February 22 The body of a 12-year-old boy, who was allegedly kidnapped three days ago, was recovered from an abandoned house in a village in the Rasra area here, officials said on Sunday.The deceased, identified as Rizwan, was found in a dilapidated building on Saturday afternoon...

Jaipur, February 21 A 30-year-old man with a history of criminal offenses was allegedly kidnapped in a car and brutally beaten by unidentified assailants here, resulting in severe injuries from which he succumbed during treatment, police said on Saturday.The deceased, identified as Kunjilal...

February 21, New Delhi – At least 50 people were killed, with several women and children abducted, after armed men attacked a village in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state.There has been a surge in attacks blamed on "bandits," involving deadly assaults, kidnappings for ransom, and mass...

New York, February 20 A 57-year-old Sikh man has allegedly been kidnapped from the Tracy area in San Joaquin County, California.The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office identified the victim, Avtar Singh, in a Facebook post. He is described as 5'7" and weighing around 200 lbs, wearing...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), February 18 Police announced on Wednesday that they had arrested a 42-year-old man, alleged to be a notorious criminal, who had been on the run for nearly nine years and was wanted in multiple serious criminal cases across Mangaluru and Udupi.Speaking at a press...

Bengaluru, February 18 Three men were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a spa owner and demanding a ransom of ₹2 lakh, police said on Wednesday.The case came to light on February 15 after the manager of a spa in Akshayanagar, Begur, filed a complaint at the Electronic City police station...

Pune, February 18 A few right-wing groups staged a protest on the Pune-Solapur highway in Maharashtra, blocking the road and demanding the arrest of two men accused of kidnapping a 21-year-old woman, an official said on Wednesday.The protest took place on Tuesday, he said.According to...

Pune, February 18 – Tension gripped Baramati in Maharashtra's Pune district after a 21-year-old woman was allegedly abducted in front of her mother and brother by assailants who sprayed chilli powder into their eyes before forcing her into a vehicle, officials said on Wednesday.The incident...

New Delhi, February 17 A three-day-old baby was allegedly abducted by an unidentified woman from the neonatal ward of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini, Delhi, on Tuesday, triggering a massive search operation, officials said.CCTV footage from the hospital shows the woman carrying an...

Nainital, February 16 The Uttarakhand High Court has overturned the conviction of two men in a gang-rape case, citing a lack of conclusive medical and forensic evidence.In a judgment delivered on February 12, a division bench comprising Justices Ravindra Maithani and Ashish Naithani upheld the...

Nashik, February 16 A complaint filed by a driver alleging that seven persons kidnapped and assaulted him over the robbery of ₹400 crore from a cash-carrying truck was false, and no such incident took place, the Nashik rural police in Maharashtra said on Monday, following a thorough...

Mumbai, February 16 – A 25-year-old man was arrested in Mumbai for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a one-and-a-half-year-old girl in Dahisar, police said on Monday.According to police, the accused is a relative of the victim's father.The victim has been admitted to a government hospital...

Kolkata, February 15 A real estate developer has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and kidnapping a man, after he refused to vacate a property in Kolkata’s Beleghata area, police said.The accused, a resident of Canal South Road in Beleghata, was remanded to police custody until February...

Jammu, February 14 A 27-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl on the outskirts of Jammu, police said.The girl was safely recovered and provided necessary medical assistance as per legal protocol, a police spokesperson said.He...

Mumbai, February 13 – A First Information Report has been registered against a 19-year-old woman here for allegedly harassing and abducting a 17-year-old boy after she developed an inappropriate attraction for him, police said on Friday.The accused, identified as Sania, is on the run...

Faridabad, February 13 The court here on Friday convicted three individuals in the kidnapping and murder of a woman in 2019 and sentenced them to life imprisonment, officials said.According to police, a resident of Ismailpur in Faridabad reported that his wife had been kidnapped and illegally...

Amethi (UP), February 11 A man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping his 17-year-old niece here, leaving her five months pregnant, police said on Wednesday.According to police, the girl's mother, on January 22, reported that her daughter had gone missing. Based on the...