Murder

Chinese-Origin Woman Murdered In Kolkata's Chinatown, Relative Critical

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjee | Saturday August 24, 2019

A 60-year-old woman and her octogenarian father-in-law were found bleeding from stab injuries in the courtyard of their home in Tangra, known as Kolkata's Chinatown. The police rushed to the house after receiving an emergency call around 9.15 am Friday.

13 Reasons Why Season 3 Now Streaming on Netflix in India

Akhil Arora | Friday August 23, 2019

After 15 months off air, 13 Reasons Why is back. The third and penultimate season of the controversial Netflix teen drama series is now streaming on Netflix in India and across the globe.

US Man Applied For Job, Ended Up On Trial For 20-Year Old Murder

World News | Antonia Noori Farzan, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 21, 2019

When Todd Barket applied for a job at a Florida nursing home, he likely didn't expect to end up on trial for first-degree murder. The 51-year-old was living in Tampa's suburbs until March, when there was a knock on the door of his beige stucco apartment complex. It was the police, and they had some questions.

UP Cop Challenges Charges Against Him For Unnao Teen's Father's Murder

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2019

An Uttar Pradesh Police constable on Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court challenging framing of charges against him for the alleged murder of the Unnao rape survivor's father and framing him in a case of possession of illegal arms.

Her Husband Was Hacked To Death. "What Did You Do," She Asked Her Father

India News | Joanna Slater, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 21, 2019

Pranay, 23, was a Dalit, a term used to describe those formerly known as "untouchables." Amrutha, 21, belongs to an upper caste. Her rich and powerful family viewed the couple's union as an unacceptable humiliation. Her father, T. Maruthi Rao, was so enraged that he hired killers to murder his son-in-law, court documents say.

Beaten Over "Friendship", Teenage Bengaluru Girl Killed Father: Cops

Bangalore News | Written by Nehal Kidwai | Tuesday August 20, 2019

A 15-year-old girl has been arrested on charges of murdering her father and setting his body on fire with a friend's help in Bengaluru, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) N Shashikumar said today. According to police, the girl was angry with the 41-year-old victim -- a clothes merchant -- because he had allegedly beaten her up a few days ago ove...

Telangana Man Kills Father After Fight, Stores Chopped Body In 8 Buckets

Telangana News | Written by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday August 19, 2019

In a gruesome murder, a man allegedly killed his 80-year-old father, chopped his body into pieces and stored the body parts in plastic buckets at his home in the Malkagiri area of Secunderabad

"Ecofascism": Common Theme Shared By 2 Mass Murders A World Apart

World News | Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post | Monday August 19, 2019

Before the slaughter of dozens of people in Christchurch, New Zealand and El Paso, Texas this year, the accused gunmen took pains to explain their fury, including their hatred of immigrants. The statements that authorities think the men posted online share another obsession: overpopulation and environmental degradation.

Rajasthan: Wife Among 3 Arrested For Man's Murder, Says Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 18, 2019

Three people, including the wife of the man found dead at Odhania village in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, were arrested in the case, police said Sunday.

Accused In Narendra Dabholkar Murder Case Refused Bail

India News | ANI | Sunday August 18, 2019

Pune Sessions Court on Saturday rejected the bail application of Vikram Bhave, an accused in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case.

Charges Filed In Karnataka Scholar MM Kalburgi's Murder Case, 6 Named

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Saturday August 17, 2019

Police filed a chargesheet in the murder of Karnataka scholar MM Kalburgi today, four years after he was shot dead outside his Dharwad home in August 2015. The case was initially probed by the Crime Investigation Department, before being handed over to a special investigation team looking into the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh.

Sydney Stabbing Suspect Suffers From Mental Illness: Lawyer

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 17, 2019

A man accused of killing a young Australian woman and wounding another in a stabbing rampage in downtown Sydney this week suffers from mental illness, providing grounds for defence against murder charges, his lawyer said on Saturday.

Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing Sisters At Chandigarh Residence

Chandigarh News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 17, 2019

A day after two sisters were found murdered in their paying guest accommodation in Chandigarh, police arrested a 30-year-old, ex-lover of the elder sister for allegedly killing them.

UP Man Gets Life For Raping, Murdering Minor Dalit Girl

Muzaffarnagar News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 16, 2019

A special court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar trying POCSO cases on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and murdering a two-and-a-half-year-old Dalit girl in 2017.

Wanted Criminal Named In More Than 65 Cases Arrested In Delhi

Delhi News | ANI | Friday August 16, 2019

A 31-year-old man accused in more than 65 cases, including attempt to murder, was arrested in Delhi today.