A vehicle belonging to Ashkar, the stepfather accused in the death of one-and-a-half-year-old Arshid in Nedumangad, was vandalised by unidentified persons in the early hours of Sunday. The vehicle, which was parked outside his rented house at Panavoor, was allegedly damaged by two men who arrived on a motorcycle, according to local residents. Ashkar, a Read More…
Crime
Over 1,000 Drug Peddlers Arrested in First 50 Days of ‘Nasha Mukt J&K’ Campaign
More than 1,000 drug peddlers have been arrested and 341 kg of narcotics seized during the first 50 days of the ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan’, officials said on Saturday. The anti-drug campaign, launched by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on April 11, is being described as one of the biggest crackdowns on drug trafficking Read More…
Special Court Sentences Man to 76 Years in Child Sexual Assault Case
A special court in Thrissur has sentenced a 59-year-old man to 76 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹7.6 lakh for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl on multiple occasions. The convict, Premlal, a resident of Panayampadam in Edakkunni village, was found guilty of repeatedly subjecting the minor to aggravated sexual assault at Read More…
Life Imprisonment for 12 Accused in Madhu Lynching Case
The Kerala High Court on Monday sentenced 12 convicts to life imprisonment in the case related to the lynching of tribal youth Madhu in Attappady. The court also awarded one year imprisonment to another accused in the case. Earlier, the High Court had acquitted first accused Hussain. It also upheld the trial court’s decision acquitting Read More…
Violent Clash Erupts Inside Kapurthala Jail; Prison Property Damaged
A violent clash broke out between two groups of inmates inside the jail in Kapurthala on Saturday night, sources said. According to reports, prisoners vandalised jail property, damaged the wall of barrack number four and allegedly attempted to set a section of the prison on fire. Following the incident, senior police and prison officials reached Read More…
Cocaine Worth ₹11 Crore Seized at Mumbai Airport; Four Foreign Nationals Arrested
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized 2.25 kg of cocaine worth around ₹11.25 crore at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and arrested four foreign nationals over the last four days, officials said on Saturday. According to officials, the seizures were made during two separate operations carried out based on specific intelligence inputs. The accused Read More…
Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Killing Parents in Thrissur
A court in Thrissur has sentenced a 50-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his elderly parents after accusing them of being responsible for his wife leaving him. The convict, Pradeep, a native of Ezhukampani in Avinissery Village, was also fined ₹1 lakh by the Thrissur Second Additional Sessions Court. The judgment was delivered by Read More…
Illegal Arms Factory Busted in Meerut; Two Arrested
Police and a SWAT team busted an illegal arms manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district on Friday and arrested two persons during the operation. The raid was carried out at a closed sawmill near Balram Farm House in Phalawda town under the Phalawda police station limits, officials said. According to Superintendent of Police (Rural) Read More…
Twenty Firearms Seized in Manipur Operations
Security forces seized at least 20 firearms and a large quantity of ammunition during two separate operations in Manipur’s Imphal West district, police said on Monday. According to an official statement, a major cache of 16 weapons and ammunition was recovered from the Langol hill range under the jurisdiction of Lamphel Police Station on Sunday. Read More…
Suvendu Adhikari’s Personal Assistant Shot Dead in Bengal
The personal assistant of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was shot dead by unidentified assailants in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, party sources said. The victim, Chandranath Rath, who served as the executive assistant to the Leader of Opposition, was attacked on a public road at Doharia in the Madhyamgram area. He sustained Read More…