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Topic: Crime

Killed Shraddha in heat of the moment, accused boyfriend Aftab Poonawalla tells Delhi court

Aftab was produced in Saket court Tuesday after his 5-day police custody ended. Cops have also appealed to court for a polygraph test on the accused.

Parents of girl found dead in suitcase arrested for murder, ‘father shot her,’ say police

Cops believe she was killed elsewhere, before being stuffed into a suitcase and discarded near the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura.

SC holds 1 rapist as adult in Kathua case

It set aside the orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate at Kathua and the high court which had held that the accused Shubam Sangra was a juvenile and hence to be tried separately.

5th toddler rescued in past 2 months from Mumbai’s human-trafficking net

2 women who were allegedly going to sell the one-year-old, were arrested in Chembur. A First Information Report was registered at Deonar police station.

Man who attacked US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband faces charges of attempted murder

The man, 42-year-old David DePape, had forced his way into the couple's San Francisco home. Joe Biden told reporters that the attack appeared to have been 'intended for Nancy'.

Family, neighbours of accused in Ghaziabad gangrape case put up united front, allege ‘conspiracy’

The police investigating alleged abduction and gangrape of a 38-yr-old has said the case has been 'fabricated' and that a property dispute was the main motive behind the matter.

Ropes, tapes & an ‘escape’ plan — how 14-year-old adopted daughter ‘killed’ father in Ghaziabad 

A 58-year-old man was found dead in his flat in Vaishali on 22 September. A week later, Ghaziabad Police apprehended his daughter and her 23-year-old alleged boyfriend.

Missing girl’s body recovered from Rishikesh canal after BJP leader’s son arrested for murder

The resort where the girl worked was owned by party leader Vinod Arya's son Pulkit; Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered the demolition of the Vanatara resort Friday.

‘Work of psychopaths, no motive’ — mass shooting in Bihar’s Begusarai leaves cops stumped

1 person was killed during the shooting & 9 injured. The shooters are yet to be identified and arrested. BJP alleges crime on the rise in Bihar since grand alliance came to power.

‘Rape’, ‘lies’ & videotape — MP woman who filed 6 cases against 4 men in 6 yrs probed for extortion

Two men approached the Jabalpur district court with complaints against her. The court has now asked her to appear before it on 22 September.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?