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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

Aamir Khan and Salman Khan are still dodging and deflecting the age question, 20 yrs later

On the first episode of Two Much With Kajol and Twinkle, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were confronted with another hypocrisy: age gaps. And they didn't come out looking good.

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.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.