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Topic: Crime

100 searches, 30 yrs, 4 states – How Haryana murderer and actor Pasha was arrested

Pasha has lived many lives in one – he was in the Army, he was accused of robbery and murder, and he acted in 28 films. But the past catches up.

Suspended Jharkhand BJP leader Seema Patra arrested for ‘torturing’ domestic help

Patra had allegedly kept the woman captive in her residence for several years. She was suspended after a video of Sunita narrating her ordeal, went viral online.

UP tops 2021 in crimes against Scheduled Castes, followed by Rajasthan, MP, says report

Among the 19 metropolitan cities, Jaipur accounts for 58% of all cases against Scheduled Tribes.

India saw 181 terror attacks in 2021, 113 from ‘jihadi terrorists’ shows NCRB data

Deaths in attacks by 'jihadi terrorist' have dropped since 2017 — 85 to 39 — when term was 1st introduced in NCRB data. 17 civilians & 22 security personnel died in these attacks last year. 

Girl dies after man sets her on fire in Jharkhand’s Dumka, accused arrested

The 19-year-old, a student of Class 12, was admitted to a hospital in critical condition with 90 per cent burns.

100s of unidentified bodies found in Delhi every year. Each a tragedy, many forever nameless

Fewer than 1,500 of these dead bodies found in past 5 years have since been identified. Finding out who the people were is a ‘herculean task’, say police.

‘Not a good person, disingenuous,’ says Salman Rushdie’s attacker, ‘surprised’ author is alive

The 24-year-old from New Jersey, in a jailhouse interview, hinted he acted alone and was not in touch with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

‘For us, he’s a demon’, say daughters of UP man who burnt their mother alive for ‘not having a son’

Both testified against Manoj Bansal, who's been sentenced to life in prison. He allegedly grew abusive towards their mother after they were born, and forced her to have 5 abortions.

Haryana DSP killed while trying to stop illegal mining in Nuh district

Tauru DSP Surendra Singh was mowed down by a dumper-truck he had signalled to a halt to check documents, in Aravalli hills, Panchgaon area.

Law student killed by gay partner in Meerut, accused claims deceased was blackmailing him

Two workers aided the main accused in committing the crime; family of the victim knew about his sexual orientation

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?