Kidnap

Ohio kidnapping case: Ariel Castro pleads not guilty

Associated Press | Wednesday June 12, 2013

A Cleveland man has pleaded not guilty to holding three women captive in his home for a decade and raping them.

Ahead of vote, 'kidnapped' Iran reformists imprisoned at home

Reuters | Wednesday June 12, 2013

Four years after Iranians took to the streets to demonstrate against the results of a presidential election, the authorities are taking no chances this time, keeping opposition leaders confined under house arrest with doors and windows welded shut.

Three Indians accused of posing as police officers in Dubai

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 11, 2013

Three Indian men in the UAE have been accused of raiding a house posing as police officers and then kidnapping two persons for a ransom.

British couple kidnapping: Two more arrested in Chennai

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2013

Two persons, including a key accused wanted for the abduction of a British couple in Chennai recently were arrested on Sunday, taking the number of persons arrested in this case to 11.

UK couple thanks Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for swift action to rescue them

Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 5, 2013

Chennai Police came in for praise by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for successfully rescuing a kidnapped British couple, who called on her and conveyed their gratitude.

Protests on the streets of Deoghar after rape, murder of two teens

Ketki Angre, Haribans Sharma | Wednesday June 5, 2013

For a week now, residents in Jharkhand's Deogarh town have been out on the streets, blocking roads and highways, protesting the brutal rape and murder of two young teenagers. On May 25, two class 8 students, aged 13, daughters of policemen, were on t...

For this British couple, kidnappers had asked for Rs. 2.8 crores in ransom

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday June 3, 2013

An abducted British couple was rescued and eight people, including two Sri Lankans, were arrested for allegedly kidnapping them and demanding Rs 2.58 crore as ransom.

The curious case of the missing Sana Khan

Mid-Day.com | Thursday May 30, 2013

Tinsel town has been buzzing with rumours ever since Sana Khan came under the spotlight for her alleged role in an attempted kidnapping case. Soon Sana Khan went underground prompting people to wonder aloud about her whereabouts.

Gunmen kidnap two foreign tourists in Yemen: official

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 27, 2013

Gunmen kidnapped two foreign tourists believed to be South Africans from the central Yemeni city of Taiz on Monday, a security official said.

Pakistan cops rescue abducted teen who was reportedly lured through Facebook

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 27, 2013

Police in Pakistan's Karachi rescued a teenage boy today who was kidnapped for a half-million dollar ransom after apparently being lured through Facebook, officers and relatives said.

Sana Khan not required for current schedule of Mental

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 26, 2013

Actress Sana Khan is reportedly in hiding after getting embroiled in a controversy surrounding an alleged kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl, but her absence won't affect the shooting of Salman Khan starrer Mental.

Chhattisgarh Naxal attack: State Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel, kidnapped yesterday, found dead

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Sunday May 26, 2013

Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel, who was missing after a Maoist attack in Jagdalpur on Saturday, was found dead today, reports said. Mr Patel was kidnapped by the attackers, who killed Congress leader Mahendra Karma and injured former un...

Salman Khan shows support to Sana Khan

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 25, 2013

Bollywood star Salman Khan has stepped in to support actress Sana Khan, who is reportedly in hiding after getting embroiled in a controversy surrounding an alleged kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl.

Actress Sana Khan, charged with attempted kidnapping, is absconding

Press Trust Of India | Friday May 24, 2013

Actress Sana Khan, who is playing the female lead in Salman Khan starrer Mental, has been declared absconding after she was charged with alleged attempted abduction of a 15-year-old girl for rejecting her cousin's marriage proposal, police said today...

US Merchant held for ransom, tortured for month, say New York cops

Associated Press | Friday May 24, 2013

A businessman was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight, then held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he was bound and burned with acid as he was held for a 3 million dollar ransom his family back in Ecuador did not h...