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Topic: Murder case

Bombay HC orders rape convict’s release after 19 years in jail as he was a minor at time of crime

Pintu Ramdaras Chauhan was sentenced to life imprisonment for crime committed in January 2005. He was 16 then.

Intergang violence or village rivalry? Slain Murthal man ‘hardcore criminal linked to Dabodia gang’

Victim Sunder Malik was booked in cases of dacoity, attempt to murder etc, spent 14 yrs in jail. Cousin claims Malik told him of threats from 2 men he fought with during sarpanch polls.

How CBI extradited Narender Singh, murder convict in 30-year-old case, from UAE

Singh, who fled India in 1998 after being acquitted by a trial court, was extradited from UAE on Friday following a Red Corner Notice issued by Interpol in 2023.

An acquittal, a conviction & acquittal again for 3 in 1997 murder case — SC quashes HC judgment

A trial court acquitted the 3 in 2005, finding eyewitness accounts questionable, but Karnataka HC reserved the acquittal in May 2010. One of the 3 men died while appeal was pending in SC.

NIA arrests suspected Godara aide from Jhunjhunu in connection with Karni Sena chief murder

Agency says it recovered cache of arms & ammunition from home of suspect Ashok Kumar in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu.

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Delhi court sentences 4 convicts to life in prison, 5th gets 3 yrs in jail

Vishwanathan, a TV journalist, was shot dead in the early hours of 30 September 2008. Court said request for death penalty refused as case does not come under 'rarest of rare' category.

‘Armed robbery’, MCOCA & 15-year trial — a timeline of 2008 Soumya Vishwanathan murder case

In 2008, journalist Soumya Vishwanathan was shot dead on Nelson Mandela Road, Delhi, while on her way back from work. Saket court set to deliver verdict today.

Assault, extortion to Sultanpur doctor’s murder: 9 FIRs & counting against a UP ‘bahubali’ & his family

Ajay Narayan Singh arrested Monday in connection with Dr Ghanshyam Tiwari's murder. In his village, people claim he & family run a virtual fiefdom, demanding a 'cut' in every land deal.

‘You Kashmiris are like this’—Rafik’s wrongful arrest for rape, murder in Mumbai cost him 7 yrs

One night, 'The Kashmir Files' was screened in Arthur Road jail. Rafik was riveted. An inmate suddenly turned on him. “You Kashmiris are like this,” he shouted.

‘Absurd, motivated:’ India rejects Justin Trudeau’s charge over killing of Sikh separatist leader

Canada also expelled India's top intelligence agent in the country on Monday, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said, without naming the official or providing other details.

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.