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Anis Khan death case: SIT submits probe progress report to Calcutta HC

A West Bengal government-appointed special investigation team (SIT) submitted a progress report on its investigation into the alleged murder of student leader Anis Khan to the Calcutta High Court.

Gynaecologist dies by suicide on being charged with murder in Rajasthan

A private hospital gynaecologist committed suicide in Dausa after an FIR was filed against her under section 302 of the IPC (Murder).

Crime Branch interrogation of actor Dileep, others ends after 11 hours

The accused were questioned for 11 hours on Sunday

Bulli Bai accused hacked websites, was in touch with Sulli Deals app maker

Niraj Bishnoi, the alleged mastermind of the 'Bulli Bai' app, has revealed that he had the habit of hacking into and defacing the websites of schools and universities of both India and Pakistan

NCW writes to Delhi Police Commissioner over Jawed Habib's viral video

NCW wrote to Delhi Commissioner of Police Rakesh Asthana on viral video showing hairstylist Jawed Habib allegedly spitting on a woman's hair urging him to take action in the matter.

Delhi Court sends Bulli Bai app creator to seven-day police custody

A Delhi Court on Thursday sent the main conspirator and creator of 'Bulli Bai' on GitHub and the main Twitter account holder of the app to seven days police custody

Jammu and Kashmir saw 15% increase in registration of crime cases in 2020

Jammu and Kashmir recorded more than 15 per cent increase in registration of cases of crime in 2020 over 2019, police officials said here. A total of 25,072 cases were registered in the union territory in 2020, they said. The information was shared by officials of the crime branch of the Jammu & Kashmir Police during a meeting chaired by Director General of Police Dilbag Singh, the officials said as the annual edition of the crime gazette of police for the year 2020 was released here. Crime rate for the year 2020 remained at 216.90 per one lakh population, as against 189.41 in 2019, they said. The DGP said it gives an insight about crime rates and trends for which counter-measures could be taken accordingly. He stressed on setting up a target date for completing the 2021 gazette. Today, crimes are not only varied but also more complicated in nature, the DGP said, adding that special focus has to be on crimes of terrorism, cyber and narcotics.

Bulli Bai case: Engineering student held by Mumbai Police from Bengaluru

A 21-year-old engineering student was held in Bengaluru in a raid by a Mumbai Police team in connection with the "Bulli Bai" controversy.

Oscar Pistorius up for parole, must meet parents of girlfriend he killed

Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius is up for parole

Only a third of economic offences end in convictions: govt crime data

Majority of trials end in acquittals, 10% end with a discharge for those falsely accused and for whom there isn't sufficient evidence of the crime

FBI: 2020 US homicides up nearly 30%, largest 1-year jump ever

Gun control groups noted that firearms were the primary driver of the violence.

MLAs are getting richer; politics is getting dirtier, shows ADR report

Kerala assembly has the worst criminal track record, Tamil Nadu will be the richest

2 children killed, 16 people stabbed by an attacker at China's kindergarten

Chinese state media say two children were killed and 16 other people were injured by a knife-wielding attacker at a kindergarten in a southern city

US: Vigil, 'peace walk' in Chicago after 13-year-old boy shot by a police

People gathered around Chicago on Sunday to remember a 13-year-old boy fatally shot by a police officer and to call for changes in policing and an end to gun violence

Australia: Indian-origin driver jailed for 22 years for killing policemen

An Indian-origin drug-affected and sleep deprived truck driver was jailed on Wednesday for 22 years for ploughing his heavy vehicle into Australian police officers and killing four of them last year

Indian couple found dead at in US after four-year-old girl seen crying

An Indian couple was found dead at their home in the US after neighbours saw their four-year-old daughter crying alone in the balcony of their house, family sources said on Friday

Bihar is becoming 'crime capital' of the nation, says Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi Yadav said Bihar is becoming the crime capital of the country and those sitting in power in the State are protecting the criminals

Will bury you 10 feet in the ground: Shivraj Singh Chouhan warns mafia

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday warned mafia and asked them to leave the state else he will "bury" them in 10 feet deep in the ground.

The half truth of NDA claiming crime control in Nitish Kumar's Bihar

A fact check into these claims and a reading of the data proves that the picture is not as black and white

Man gets death penalty for rape-murder of toddler in Uttar Pradesh

A court here awarded death penalty to a man in connection with the rape and murder of a one-and-a-half-year-old girl in 2014.