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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· Oct 03, 2021 · 04:48 pm

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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· Sep 15, 2021 · 03:44 pm

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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· Sep 30, 2020 · 11:32 am

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

· Oct 24, 2019 · 09:00 am

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

· Oct 23, 2019 · 09:00 am

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.

S Senthalir

· Oct 27, 2018 · 09:43 pm

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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· Oct 21, 2018 · 10:03 am

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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· Oct 08, 2018 · 01:10 pm

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

· Aug 18, 2018 · 10:35 am

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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· Mar 29, 2018 · 03:48 pm

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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· Dec 25, 2017 · 01:09 pm

India’s annual crime report was supposed to be released four months ago. Why is it still not out?

National Crime Records Bureau officials blame ‘administrative and procedural reasons’ for the ‘unprecedented delay’, not the expected addition of lynching data.

Abhishek Dey

· Nov 29, 2017 · 09:00 pm