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Topic: Kidnapping

Father can’t be booked for offence of kidnapping child in absence of legal prohibition, says Bombay HC

Bench added that effect of biological father taking away child from custody of mother only amounts to one natural guardian taking custody of the child from another.

When police took off shoes, belts to beat up Amarmani Tripathi in this kidnapping case arrest

Police knew Amarmani Tripathi was involved. After the boy was rescued, they went to CM Rajnath Singh with the recording that established the bahubali’s hand.

FIR against Shiv Sena (Shinde) MLA’s son for kidnap & assault of Mumbai CEO

The kidnapped CEO was allegedly taken to MLA Prakash Surve's office, and made to ‘write off’ a business loan at gunpoint.

Amit Shah speaks to Manipur CM, urges strict action after video of women paraded naked surfaces

The home minister directed Biren Singh to take possible steps to nab all those involved in the incident and take appropriate actions as per law.

Nigerian gunmen kidnap 60 people, mostly women observing Prophet Muhammad’s birthday

Armed gangs are rife across the country's northwest where they rob or kidnap for ransom, & violence has been increasing as thinly stretched security forces often fail to stop attacks.

Kidnapped Sikh NRI family found dead in an orchard in California, authorities say

The family of four, including an 8-month-old child, was originally from Harsi Pind in Punjab's Hoshiarpur. Police have released chilling video showing the moment the family was kidnapped.

How Delhi Police solved a 7-year-old’s kidnapping case in 3 hours

The case came to Gandhinagar police station in Shahdara at 5.30 pm. After search and negotiations for 3 hours, the accused was arrested from a metro station in east Delhi.

Sudarshan TV journalist ‘kidnapped, murdered’ in Bihar ‘went out with friends, never returned’

While police say it's too early to ascertain the motive behind the alleged murder of Sudarshan TV journalist Manish Singh, the victim's father has alleged he was targeted for his journalism work.

25 kids, underground bunker, 150 crude bombs — What led to the Farrukhabad hostage crisis

On 30 January, Batham locked 25 children after luring them home on the pretext of a birthday party. The motive behind the crisis was steeped in his troubled past.

CBI SP, who probed kidnapping case against Punjab ex-DG, tells court can’t recall anything

Dharampal Singh was CBI officer who probed Sumedh Saini & 3 other officers for kidnapping 3 men, and filed the chargesheet. Now, at 78, he ‘doesn’t remember anything’.

On Camera

Why this Indian archaeologist renamed the Indus Valley Civilisation

ASI survey led by Amalananda Ghosh proved with facts, evidence and precision that it’s not solely Pakistan or India but both were home to the 5000-year-old civilisation.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.