Crime Report
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Shraddha Walkar murder gets media spotlight but these recent intimate partner violence cases did not
The National Crime Records Bureau listed ‘love affairs’ as the motive for murder in 1,566 cases in 2021.
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Karnataka: Man killed allegedly over inter-faith relationship, police probe Hindutva group
The mutilated body of Arbaz Aftab Mulla was found on a railway track on September 28. Post-mortem report has revealed stab injuries on his head.
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Assam had the highest crime rate against women in 2020, MP leads in atrocities against SCs: NCRB
Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of sedition cases among all major states, the ‘Crime in India’ report showed.
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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UP had most cases of violence against women in 2019; across India, 87 rapes reported per day: NCRB
The state also had the highest number of crimes against girl children under the POCSO Act with 7,444 cases, followed by Maharashtra (6,402).
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In Gujarat, distraught families question police claims in Kamlesh Tiwari murder case
Within two days of the murder of the Hindu extremist leader, the UP police had made swift arrests in Surat, Gujarat.
Aarefa Johari
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New national crime data report contains baffling new category – offences by ‘anti national elements’
In 2017, Manipur had more terror cases than Jammu and Kashmir.
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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In Tamil Nadu, beheading of a 14-year-old is suspected to be a caste crime
Police are also looking into the victim’s family’s charge that the accused sexually harassed her.
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Uttar Pradesh: Poet attacked after he confronted men who allegedly harassed a girl
Hashim Firozabadi claimed the accused threw a liquid, which appeared to be acid, at him.
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Delhi: Three arrested for allegedly stabbing to death auto-rickshaw driver after dispute over fare
Police said another accused is on the run and they are verifying the age of all four of them.
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The Reel
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Watch: A young man is possessed by an obsessive spirit in ‘Munjya’
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‘Bhaiyya Ji’ review: O brother, why art thou?
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Ola driver’s murder: UP police cremated body before identifying victim or contacting his family
Mohammad Yousuf was cremated the day after his body was found even though the rules require the police to keep unindentified bodies for 72 hours.
Abhishek Dey
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Delhi: Woman stabs Flipkart employee 20 times for delaying delivery of a mobile phone
The police arrested Kamal Deep and her brother Jitender Singh for the crime.
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At least 95 cases of custodial rape reported from UP jails in 2015, finds parliamentary panel
The Committee on Empowerment of Women tabled its report, titled ‘Women in Detention & Access to Justice’, in the Parliament on Friday.
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