Kidnapping

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Bizman rescued after 13 days of abduction

The rescue team covered nearly 1,000 km in seven states before nailing the kidnappers.

24 Jan 2020 2:38 AM

According to ARX Maritime, a global agency tracking maritime developments in the region, 19 people, including 18 Indians, were kidnapped from the ship on December 3 after it was taken over by the pirates. (Representational Image)

18 Indians kidnapped by pirates near Nigerian coast released

The mission had taken up with the Nigerian government the kidnapping of the Indian crew of the vessel.

23 Dec 2019 11:07 AM

The victim was treated at a hospital. (Representational Image)

US man forces pregnant girlfriend to drink toilet water, bleach; jailed

Police said the assault took place Wednesday at the 20-year-old victim’s apartment in St. Peters.

23 Nov 2019 10:25 AM

'Domestic help is the prime suspect in this case. The victim was kidnapped by the accused person(s) and they locked him inside a refrigerator last night,' the source said. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi: Upset domestic helper kidnaps and transports 91-year-old in refrigerator

As per the initial probe, this could be a case of kidnapping or robbery.

02 Sep 2019 7:51 PM

Nine villagers were arrested on Monday in connection with the incident, in which the victims were injured, and charged them with attempt to murder. (Photo: Representational)

7 men in MP, suspected to be kidnappers, beaten; 9 arrested

The official said when a police team reached the spot, the villagers threw stones at their vehicle.

06 Aug 2019 2:36 PM

‘After offering the same, the accused took the woman, her father and brother for a spin around the city in his car,’ Singh said. (Photo: ANI | Representative)

Abducted Hyderabadi woman freed, accused nabbed

According to the police, the accused identified as Ravi Sekhar, has been nabbed by Andhra Police and further investigations will follow.

31 Jul 2019 1:46 PM

‘A girl who was the daughter of a labourer was abducted from her house late night on Monday from their house based in a labour camp and was found dead in the morning in a canal,’ Prabhakar Shinde, senior police inspector of Sanghavi police station, Pimpri-Chinchwad said. (Photo: Representative)

Maharashtra: 2.5 yr old girl child found dead after being abducted in Pune

Police have detained four accused on the basis of suspicion and investigating the matter further.

23 Jul 2019 5:12 PM

According to the records post by Delhi police, the detection in total IPC crime also improved to 36.53% from 34.6% in 2017. (Photo: File/Representational)

Not so petty after all!

Crimes are a ghostly part of our daily lives, as unworthy issues lead to killings, kidnappings and thefts every now and then.

30 Jun 2019 6:49 AM

On April 14, 2014, gunmen stormed the Chibok girls' boarding school, kidnapping 276 pupils aged 12-17, 57 of whom managed to escape by jumping from the trucks. (File Photo)

112 Chibok girls still missing, five years after Boko Haram kidnapping

Aisha Musa Maina digs through an old bag looking for memories of her daughter Hauwa, one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped five years ago.

14 Apr 2019 1:03 PM

(All the six were admitted to a hospital. The condition of two of the injured are said to be critical. Photo: ANI | Twitter)

6 cops who tried to arrest 'rapist' beaten up in Bihar; 2 critical

The six policemen were approaching the house, near a river, to arrest the rape accused when a group of men blocked their way.

08 Mar 2019 8:31 AM

The accused girl was a customer of the boy’s mother who is a tailor.

Mumbai: Teen kidnaps 11-year-old for Rs 6 lakh, detained

The police interrogated her and found that the girl was a customer of the boy’s mother who earns her living by working as a tailor.

04 Mar 2019 3:43 AM

The female caller also threatened that the boy would be killed if they approached the police. (Photo: Representative)

17-yr-old Thane girl detained for kidnapping minor boy

Mother of the boy received a call from an unidentified person demanding Rs 6 lakh if she wanted her son back.

03 Mar 2019 3:39 PM

Five arrested for abducting bizman

The two masterminds who planned the crime are absconding.

09 Dec 2018 2:04 AM

Cop averts ‘kidnapping’ of girl in Thane

The Wagle Estate police is probing the incident.

05 Nov 2018 1:16 AM

Once the death penalty is scrapped, Malaysia will have the moral authority to fight for the lives of Malaysians facing death sentences abroad. (Representational Image)

Malaysia to abolish death penalty, says minister

Capital punishment in Malaysia is currently mandatory for murder, kidnapping, possession of firearms and drug trafficking.

11 Oct 2018 2:59 PM

Son arrested for stabbing parents & sister to death

19-yr-old hated his father; had staged his own abduction in 2013.

11 Oct 2018 2:11 AM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar faces tough questions on crime spurt

The RJD says that crime graph started climbing after the JD(U) returned to the NDA fold and formed a government with the BJP in July 2017.

17 Sep 2018 12:13 AM

Police said they have taken cognizance of the videos and set up special teams to trace and bring the culprits to book. (Representational Image)

Video surfaces showing tribal man tortured by woman's family for eloping with her

Two videos of 33 seconds and 36 seconds showed man being tortured in an open area as he pleaded for mercy while being tied up with ropes.

27 Aug 2018 9:10 AM

Aman was kidnapped at the behest of his maternal aunt's husband, Suresh Kumar Chand, whose daughter is getting married on Saturday, police said. (Photo: File | Representational)

UP man kidnaps nephew to cut down daughter’s wedding expenses

The accused planned to kidnap his nephew hoping that a pall of gloom would drastically cut down the number of guests.

21 Jul 2018 2:37 PM

On June 26, the girl was kidnapped, raped and left for dead while she was waiting for her father outside her school. (Representational image)

Cops allowed to record statement of Mandsaur rape victim

Doctors said that she had come out of her mental trauma and was talking to her family members.

06 Jul 2018 9:44 AM

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