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Topic: Murder

Why Kerala court called Sharon Raj murder case rarest of rare & sentenced girlfriend Greeshma to death

According to the prosecution, the convict poisoned Sharon Raj, 23, after he refused to end their relationship when her family fixed her marriage with an Army officer.

Agra man axed father to settle scores with neighbour who assaulted him and wife, say police

Victim's wife identified four people as attackers. Later, probe revealed some of these men had thrashed her son and daughter-in-law two months earlier.

Luigi Mangione, main accused in UnitedHealth CEO assassination, indicted for murder

Mangione is currently being held on gun charges in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week.

Karhal woman ‘died of strangulation, no injuries to private parts’. Cops probe ‘killed for voting BJP’ claim

The Dalit woman's family has alleged that she had an argument with accused who was pushing her to vote for SP in Karhal bypoll, days before her body was found Wednesday.

Bengaluru is fast losing ‘safe for women’ tag—live-in murders, anxious parents, growing fear

Bengaluru was ranked as the best Indian city to live in by a global survey in 2011. Now, its reputation has been taking a hit in the last three years.

New book looks back at the Ranga-Billa case. How was it shaped by post-Emergency India?

In his book Fallen City, Sudeep Chakravarti explores the impact of the crime that came to be called the Ranga-Billa case on post-Emergency Delhi.

UP man brought to justice in 2 months for killing lover. Admission before media sealed ‘Khalnayak’ fan’s fate

In Khurja, Adnan and Asma's affair was known to entire locality. Despite intervention, affair went on leading to murder after convict suspected her of having another affair.

Actor Darshan ‘made many calls after murder to arrange cash for fall guys’, cops retrieve taser

Bengaluru police remand note says Pavithra Gowda was 'main reason' for murder, and accused Dhanraj gave 'voluntary statement' he was in possession of taser used to attack Renukaswamy.

Nine days on, Agra cops yet to make breakthrough in murder inside mosque near Taj

Victim's face was crushed beyond recognition while her dishevelled clothes suggested possibility of sexual assault. Murder came to light when people arrived for prayers.

In Ajmer maulana killing, children got the better of cops. Spotlight now on madrasa safety

The incident has shaken Ajmer, increased the demand for security of the city's madrasas and mosques, including mandatory registration of these institutions.

On Camera

Jamaat sweeps Bangladesh students’ polls, wants Pakistan as an ally. India must worry

Banned only a year before when Hasina was still the PM, the student wing secured 14 top ranks at the educational institution.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

‘Attack on one is attack on both’—As Pakistan & Saudi Arabia sign pact, a look at their ties since 1967

Building on long-standing ties & Islamic solidarity, Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement comes at a time of heightened regional tensions especially after Israeli attack on Doha.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.