Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday urged state govt to provide jobs to the family members of the 21 “social justice martyrs” who were shot dead during the 1987 vanniyar reservation agitation. The statement comes in the wake of chief minister C Joseph Vijay handing over govt appointment orders, including posts such as junior…
Kolkata: Police on Tuesday gunned down one of the four accused in the Baruipur rape-murder case after he allegedly snatched one of their guns and fired at them. Prabash Mondal was shot at 12.45am, about 30 metres from the scene of the grisly crime in the Suryapur neighbourhood of Baruipur, when he was taken there…
A fierce political controversy has erupted in West Bengal following the death of the prime accused in the brutal rape and murder of a minor girl in Baruipur. The accused was killed in a police encounter early Tuesday when he allegedly snatched a firearm and fired at officers while being taken to the crime scene…
Cops uncover plot to kill rowdy; 4 Puzhal inmates moved Chennai: Four inmates of Puzhal Central Prison were transferred to other jails on Sunday, after prison officials uncovered a ₹1 crore deal to murder Vellai Kali, a rowdy, inside the prison, with ₹25 lakh reportedly paid in advance to carry out the killing. Sources said…
Guwahati: Dispur police shot an accused for his alleged participation in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) early Saturday. The incident took place in Kangkan Nagar of the city, police said.The accused, Ajay Biswakarma of Dhemaji district, was arrested on Thursday after a counterfeit currency racket was busted in city’s Sixmile area, where fake…
Guwahati: A 17-year-old girl, who was injured in a machete attack by a youth after she rejected his love proposal, died at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Friday, after battling for her life for more than a month.The deceased, Mridumudra Deka, was a Class XI student in Assam’s Nalbari district.“She was kept in…
Prayagraj: A man wanted for the alleged murder of his brother-in-law was injured in a police encounter and later arrested, along with his cousin, in UP’s Pratapgarh district late Wednesday.Police said, four cousins of an eight-month pregnant woman allegedly shot dead her 30-year-old husband Raju Singh on Monday night. Raju and the woman had eloped…
Mandya: A murder accused was shot in the leg by police after he allegedly attacked a head constable and attempted to escape during a crime scene reconstruction exercise on Hullahalli road, Malavalli taluk on Thursday.The accused, Siddaraju, 33, a rowdy-sheeter under Ramanagara police station limits, is among the four arrested in connection with the murder…
The 16th witness gave an account of the violence that is alleged to have unfolded at Darul Uloom Imdadiya madrassa behind Suleman Usman Bakery in Dongri Mumbai: A sessions court conducting the trial in the 1993 Suleman Usman Bakery firing case heard the deposition on Wednesday of the 16th witness, who gave an account of…
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after dramatic scenes at Vattiyoorkavu, where police fired warning shots during the arrest of BJP councillor R Sugathan, city police commissioner K Karthik on Wednesday defended the operation, saying officers were compelled to act after supporters attacked personnel and obstructed police action. “The police fired into the air after Sugathan’s supporters and…
