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American Reich explores the culture of hate in US' far-right groups

Eric Lichtblau's American Reich traces the murder of Blaze Bernstein to the wider, chilling rise of neo-Nazi violence and white supremacy in contemporary America

Death of relationships: Broken families behind UP's most violent crimes

In a year when Uttar Pradesh grappled with violent crime, some of the most disturbing cases were not about strangers or organised gangs, but about families imploding from within where trust collapsed, blood ties snapped, and relationships ended not in separation but in death. Police records, post-mortem reports and court proceedings across districts told variations of the same story of relationships curdling into hostility and private disputes turning fatal. One of the most chilling cases surfaced in September when police in Sambhal uncovered what they described as an "insurance mafia" operating from within a family. It was alleged that Vishal Singhal killed his parents years apart and later his ex-wife, to claim insurance payouts exceeding Rs 50 crore. His mother's death in 2017 and his father's death in April this year were projected as road accidents and quietly closed at the time. It was only after a woman from Meerut approached police that the pattern emerged 64 insurance ..

Two suspects in Hadi's murder fled to India, says Bangladesh police

Two primary suspects in the murder of Inquilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi have fled Bangladesh and are believed to be currently in India, a top Dhaka Metropolitan Police officer said Sunday. Hadi, 32, was shot in the head on December 12 during an election campaign in Dhaka. He was airlifted to Singapore for advanced treatment but died of his injuries on December 18. The suspects, Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh, crossed into the Indian state of Meghalaya with the help of local associates, Additional Police Commissioner (Crime and Operations) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) S N Md Nazrul Islam told a press conference at the DMP Media Centre. According to our information, the suspects entered India via the Haluaghat border. After crossing, they were initially received by an individual named Purti. Later, a taxi driver named Sami transported them to Tura city in Meghalaya, The Daily Star said, quoting Islam. The DMP officer did not, however, mention when the two esca

Indian national Himanshi Khurana murdered in Toronto; warrant issued

Toronto Police confirmed a 30-year-old Indian-origin woman was murdered in the city. A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect known to the victim as the investigation continues

Australian state tightens gun, protest laws after Bondi Beach attack

The New South Wales government convened an emergency session of parliament to approve measures such as limiting the number of firearms an individual can own

No specific information yet on prime suspect in Hadi killing: B'desh police

Bangladesh Police on Sunday said they have no "specific information" on the whereabouts of the prime suspect in the killing of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi. The remarks came a day after Hadi's Inqilab Mancha party on Saturday issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the interim government, demanding "visible progress" in the arrest of those responsible for his killing. Addressing an emergency press conference at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khandaker Rafiqul Islam said law enforcement agencies are actively trying to locate Faisal Karim Masud, identified as the gunman in the shooting, the UNB news agency reported. We do not have specific information about Faisal's last location. Our forces and intelligence agencies are working to obtain it, he said, adding that there was no reliable information suggesting the suspect had left the country. The IGP cautioned that criminals often spread rumours about their whereabouts. Islam also said no .

2 stabbed at entertainment complex in Japan, 30-year-old suspect arrested

Japanese police said Monday they arrested a man in connection with the alleged stabbing of two people at an entertainment complex housing the female pop music group HKT48 in the southern city of Fukuoka, leaving them with non-life-threatening injuries. Fukuoka police said they arrested a 30-year-old suspect for allegedly stabbing a 44-year-old man in the chest at the facility on Sunday with what appeared to be a kitchen knife. Police said they are investigating the case as possible attempted murder but declined to give further details, including the suspect's motives, and they also did not comment on the second stabbing. Kyodo News agency and other Japanese media said the injured man, who worked for the HKT48 theater inside the complex, was stabbed when he saw the suspect in an unauthorized area and told him to leave. The suspect also allegedly stabbed a 27-year-old woman in the back in an elevator hall at the facility before he fled the scene, media reports said. HKT48 said the .

Mangione's hearing continues on anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO murder

A high-stakes hearing in the New York murder case against Luigi Mangione continues Thursday, a year to the day after prosecutors say he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty to both state and federal charges. Before any trials get scheduled, his lawyers are trying to preclude the eventual jurors from hearing about his alleged statements to law enforcement officers and items including a gun and a notebook allegedly seized from his backpack. The evidence is key to prosecutors' case. They have said that the 9 mm handgun matches the firearm used in the killing, that writings in the notebook laid out Mangione's disdain for health insurers and ideas about killing a CEO at an investor conference, and that he gave Pennsylvania police the same fake name that the alleged gunman used at a New York hostel days before the shooting. Thompson, 50, was shot from behind as he walked to an investor conference on Dec. 4, 2024. He became ...

NIA arrests Anmol Bishnoi after gangster brought to India from US

Anmol is the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and is part of his global criminal network

US to deport Anmol Bishnoi, key accused in Baba Siddique murder case

Bishnoi is wanted in several major criminal investigations, including the recent killing of Baba Siddique and the alleged conspiracy to carry out an attack outside actor Salman Khan's residence

Railway board orders police check of on-board staff after armyman's murder

The Railway Board has directed all the zones to ensure comprehensive police verification of all the on board attendants and staff after a recent incident in which a coach attendant allegedly stabbed an Army jawan to death following an argument over bedsheet. The incident took place on November 4 on board the Jammu Tawi-Sabarmati Express when it was passing through the Bikaner division of North Western Railway zone. In view of the recent incident on one of the trains, it has become even more necessary and emergent to ensure that comprehensive police verification of all on board contractual staff is completed and updated immediately on the CMM (Coaching Maintenance Management) portal, the Railway Board said in a letter addressed to the general managers of all the 18 zones. "Zonal railways should check status, identify pending cases, and expedite completion of verification process to ensure adherence to security protocols, it added. According to the Board, to consistently deliver on .

Nithari killings: Supreme Court acquits Surendra Koli in last case

Surendra Koli had earlier been found guilty and sentenced for killing a 15-year-old girl, and the top court had upheld that verdict in 2011

Indian-origin businessman shot dead in 'targeted' killing in Canada

A 68-year-old Indian-origin businessman was shot dead outside his house in Canada's British Columbia province in a suspected "targeted incident", according to media reports and police. Darshan Sahsi was killed on Monday in the province's Abbotsford city. Police responded to a report of a shooting on Ridgeview Drive, where they found Sahsi inside a vehicle, suffering from life-threatening injuries, Abbotsford Police said in a statement on Monday. He succumbed to his injuries despite the lifesaving medical efforts of first responders. While the statement did not identify Sahsi, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) later named him as the victim. In a statement on Tuesday, IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Freda Fong said, "Early indications suggest this was a targeted incident and no one else was injured as a result of the shooting. Investigators are working diligently to determine the motive and the circumstances surrounding the shooting," she said. No arrests have been made in

Lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare's chief executive. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, the lawyers said prosecutors should also be prevented from using at trial his statements to law enforcement officers and his backpack where a gun and ammunition were found. They said Mangione was not read his rights before he was questioned by law enforcement officers, who arrested him after Brian Thompson was fatally shot as he arrived at a Manhattan hotel for an investor conference. They added that officers did not obtain a warrant before searching Mangione's backpack. Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges in the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson on December 4 as he arrived at a Manhattan hotel for his company's annual investor ...

Datanomics: Honour killing cases surged to six-year high in 2023

The back-to-back incidents highlight the persistence of such crimes

Singer Zubeen Garg poisoned in Singapore, claims arrested bandmate

In a shocking claim regarding the death of Zubeen Garg, his band member Shekhar Jyoti Goswami has alleged that the singer was poisoned by his manager Siddharth Sharma and festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta. Sharma was heard shouting 'Jabo de, jabo de' (let him go, let him go) when Garg was gasping for breath, almost drowning in the sea off Singapore, the accompanying drummer said in the 'Detailed Grounds of Arrest' or remand note of the singer's manager. According to the highly sensitive document, accessed by PTI, Goswami also claimed that there was a "conspiracy" to portray Garg's death as an accident. Garg died under mysterious circumstances in Singapore on September 19 while swimming in the sea. He had gone to the Southeast Asian nation to attend the 4th edition of the NorthEast India Festival, organised by Mahanta and his company. Meanwhile, Garg's wife Garima returned the post-mortem examination report of her husband to police, saying it is not her "personal document" and ..

Manager, festival organiser may have poisoned Zubeen Garg, says bandmate

Zubeen Garg's bandmate alleges his manager and festival organiser might have poisoned him in Singapore; Assam police have arrested four persons, and a judicial commission will probe the case

Assam Police book Zubeen Garg's manager and festival organiser for murder

Singer-musician Zubeen Garg died due to drowning while swimming off a Singapore island and not while scuba diving as reported earlier, media reports said Thursday. Assam-based Garg, who was in Singapore for the 60th year of India Singapore Diplomatic Relations and to celebrate India ASEAN Year of Tourism, North East India Festival, died on September 19. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they have extended a copy of the autopsy report, along with its preliminary findings on Garg's death, to the High Commission of India, upon its request, The Straits Times newspaper reported. The Indian High Commission says it has received the report. According to a source, the report says that Garg died due to drowning. The SPF had earlier ruled out foul play in the death of the 52-year-old singer. In the case of Zubeen Garg, a coroner's inquiry could possibly shed light on the sequence of events leading up to his drowning, the Singapore broadsheet quoted Ng Kai Ling, associate director at LIM

Maharashtra tops abetment of suicide cases in 2023, murder cases fall: NCRB

Maharashtra topped in recording abetment of suicide cases across the country with 1,389 offences in which 1,480 people died in 2023, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. Madhya Pradesh was on the second spot with 1,153 abetment of suicide cases in which 1,211 persons killed themselves, while Uttar Pradesh was on the third spot with 1,075 cases and 1,186 victims, data in the report showed. As per the data published by the New Delhi-headquartered NCRB, a Union home ministry unit, Maharashtra was on the second spot with 5,96,103 cases in 2023, which included offences registered under the IPC (replaced by BNS in July 2024) and special local laws (SLLs). Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 7,93,020 cases. While the IPC pertains to the central law, SLL covers crimes under various state-specific legislations such as the Gambling Act. Maharashtra had registered 5,40,800 cases in 2021 and 5,57,012 in 2022 (under IPC and SLL). Among the total number of cases

Dip in murders; cybercrimes, crimes against STs spiked: NCRB 2023

India recorded 27,721 cases of murder in 2023, less by 2.8 per cent from 2022, while crimes against Scheduled Tribes rose by a staggering 28 per cent during the same period, latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau has revealed. Cybercrimes saw a 31.2 per cent increase with 86,420 cases, as compared to 65,893 reported in 2022, it said. The national record keeper of crimes and trends revealed that 28,522 cases of murder were reported in India in 2022, which came down to 27,721 cases in 2023, a dip of 2.8 per cent. "'Disputes' (9,209 cases) was the motive in the highest number of murder cases during 2023, followed by 'Personal Vendetta or Enmity' (3,458 cases) and 'Gain' (1,890 cases)," the report said. Crimes against Scheduled Tribes saw a jump of 28.8 per cent from 10,064 cases in 2022 to 12,960 cases in 2023, it said. The overall crime rate in the category also saw a surge from 9.6 in 2022 to 12.4 in 2023. According to the NCRB, the crime rate is crimes per lakh populat