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Topic: abduction

Real cops, fake raid—how Punjab Police personnel posed as SP, DSP to ‘abduct’ UP businessmen for Rs 10 cr

Gang led by head constable, ASI booked for allegedly abducting trio from Noida, holding them at Ludhiana dhaba & attempting to extort money.

Court grants interim protection to Bikram Gogoi in abduction case against R&AW ex-officer Vikash Yadav

Guwahati resident had got 4 notices from Special Cell since July, asking him to appear before investigating team in connection with abduction case lodged in December 2023.

SubscriberWrites: Teen’s abduction case rocks Tiruvallur, MLA under cloud as probe drags ADGP into spotlight

Tiruvallur teen’s abduction spirals into scandal as MLA and top cop ADGP face trial, raising explosive questions on power, abuse, and public trust in Tamil Nadu’s institutions.

Delhi court cancels non-bailable warrant against former R&AW official Vikash Yadav

Court cancelled warrant against Yadav, accused in abduction case, after his lawyer cited ongoing lawyers’ strike as the reason for failure to appear before the judge.

New suspect in 2023 abduction case against ex-R&AW officer Vikash Yadav files for anticipatory bail

New Delhi: Another suspect in the 2023 abduction case against former Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) officer Vikash Yadav has moved an anticipatory bail...

A ticket to your own abduction. How UP gang ‘lured’ Sunil Pal, Mushtaq Khan

Police arrested 5 of the gang that allegedly abducted and extorted money from Mumbai artistes, posing as an event management company. Mastermind Lavi among 5 others on the run.

Allahabad HC accepts former MP Dhananjay Singh’s criminal appeal in abduction & extortion case

A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file its objection to the bail pleas of Singh and his associate Santosh Vikram Singh by 22 April.

More than 200 Nigerian school hostages released after around 2 weeks in captivity

The abductors had last week demanded a total of 1 billion naira ($690,000) for the release of the missing children and staff.

Kanpur student beaten, made to lick shoes, urinated on in ‘revenge plot by head constable’s son’

Head constable Dharmendra Yadav held, main accused Himanshu at large. Police say they wanted revenge for when victim had assaulted Himanshu, due to which he went deaf in one ear.

Army has contacted Chinese PLA over ‘abduction’ of 5 men from Arunachal border, says Rijiju

Army has sent a hotline message and is awaiting a response, after 5 men were allegedly abducted from near the India-China border in Upper Subansiri district.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.