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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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Salman Rushdie’s new memoir un-wounds the ‘knife’ of language
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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.
Nithya Subramanian
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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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The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go