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TopicSerial killer

Topic: serial killer

Japan hangs the ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered 9, in first execution in 3 years

Takahiro Shiraishi was sentenced to death in 2017 for killing 8 women & 1 man, all of whom he met on Twitter, now X.

‘Serial killer’ arrested in Gujarat ‘raped & murdered woman for smiling, killed man over beedi’

From Haryana’s Rohtak, Rahul Jat stands accused of murdering five people in 25 days and raping at least two of the women he killed.

‘Trophies’, mental illness, ‘hatred’ for women — Bareilly ‘psycho’ killer arrested, but many unconvinced

A 35-year-old man has confessed to killing 6 women in rural Bareilly’s sugarcane fields & may have killed 3 others, police have said. But not everyone buys the textbook serial killer story.

Prison breaks, double homicide — rap sheet of serial killer ‘ripper Jayanandan’ now out on parole

Kerala HC has granted 'ripper Jayanandan' 15-day parole to attend daughter's wedding. The 56-year-old is serving three life sentences at the central jail in Viyyur.

Serial killer on the loose in Bengaluru? Cops say no, link 3rd woman’s murder to ‘family dispute’

Three cases of bodies of women in their 30s being found in and around railway stations in Bengaluru are ‘isolated incidents’, say police.

This is what Charles Sobhraj told a journalist on ‘what makes a man a murderer’

Charles Sobhraj wouldn’t live on the street as his mother had; he would have a respectable life. But punishments only angered Charles further.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.