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Father Of Missing 3-Year-Old Sherin Mathews Arrested After Changing Story, Police Say

World News | Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Avi Selk, Herman Wong, The Washington Post | Tuesday October 24, 2017

The father of a missing 3-year-old has been arrested and charged Monday after he changed his story about her disappearance, Texas police said. Wesley Mathews provided "an alternate statement of events" about his daughter Sherin to detectives hours after the body of a small child was found, Richardson police said

Father Of Missing Indian Girl Arrested After He Changed Story: Police

Indians Abroad | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Tuesday October 24, 2017

The adoptive father of the missing three-year-old Indian girl has been arrested a day after the body of a child was found in a culvert near the family's home. Wesley Mathews, who according to the police had shared a different account of the girl's disappearance than his original statement, now faces charges of injury to a child.

US Police Discover Body 'Most Likely' Of Missing Indian Toddler From Culvert

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 24, 2017

Police in the US today found the body of a child in a culvert, which they say is "most likely" that of a 3-year-old Indian girl who went missing over two weeks ago when her foster father sent her outside alone late in the night as punishment for not drinking her milk.

36 MNS Workers Arrested For Trying To Forcefully Evict Hawkers

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 23, 2017

Thirty-six activists of the Raj Thackeray led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) were today arrested by police for allegedly beating up and driving away hawkers from near the railway stations in Mumbai and Thane.

'Harassed' By Money Lender, Family Attempts Self-Immolation In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 23, 2017

Allegedly harassed by a money lender, a man and his wife today set themselves and their two kids on fire at the Collectorate complex here, police said.

Rajasthan Police Recruitment 2017: Apply Now For 5,390 Constable Posts @ Police.rajasthan.gov.in

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Monday October 23, 2017

Rajasthan Police has notified the recruitment of 5,390 posts of constables in the state and the application process started today.

2 Arrested For Putting Cockroach In Food At Indira Canteen In Bengaluru

Bangalore News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 23, 2017

Two auto rickshaw drivers have been arrested for allegedly dropping a cockroach in the food served in the state government's flagship programme 'Indira Canteen', to seek 'publicity', police said today.

Sachin Pilot, Congress Leaders Detained During March Against Ordinance

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 23, 2017

Rajasthan Congress president Sachin Pilot and several party leaders were detained by the police in Jaipur today soon after they took out a march against the state government's criminal laws amendment bill.

Woman Raped In Broad Daylight Near Busy Vizag Road. No One Helped

Andhra Pradesh News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday October 23, 2017

A woman is raped on a pavement in full public view but no one helps her or even shows any reaction except to abruptly change course, in a stomach-turning video clip that has been filmed in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. The 20-year-old attacker, Ganji Siva, was allegedly drunk. He has been arrested

Arrested For Criticising Cops on Facebook, Bengal Men Get Bail After 2 Days

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday October 23, 2017

Debojit Roy had to walk five kilometres with his 18-month-old child and pregnant wife due to traffic restrictions in West Bengal during Durga Puja last month. He said there were no rickshaws on streets and wrote about his harrowing experience on Facebook. His post criticising the police also blamed the battery-operated rickshaw drivers and was shar...

Bilkis Bano Case: Supreme Court To Be Briefed About Action Against Convicted Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 23, 2017

The Supreme Court today asked the Gujarat government to apprise it within four weeks whether any departmental action had been initiated or taken against the police officers whose conviction was upheld in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case.

4 Dead, 1 Injured After Being Run Over By Train In Bihar's Munger

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday October 23, 2017

An intercity train ran over five women in Bihar's Munger after they failed to notice it due to heavy morning fog killing four of them, a senior police official said.

Mumbai 14-Year-Old Jumps Off Train To Escape Molester

Mumbai News | Suraj Ojha, mid-day.com | Monday October 23, 2017

A 14-year-old girl suffered a fracture in her foot and a head injury after she jumped off a running train in a desperate bid to escape a molester in the ladies compartment. The 14-year-old was alone, and she panicked when the emergency stop chain didn't work.

Man Acted Against Daughter's Harassment, Burnt Alive In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday October 23, 2017

A man who tried to protect his daughter from sexual harassment and went to the police, was burnt alive allegedly by the accused man and his friends in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh. Narmada Sahu, AGE, died on Sunday

US Cops May Have Found Body Of Missing Indian 3-Year-Old, Banished By Dad

Indians Abroad | Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Avi Selk, Marwa Eltagouri, The Washington Post | Monday October 23, 2017

Police in Texas say they have "most likely" found the body of Sherin Mathews, the missing 3-year-old girl whose father claims he sent her alone into an alley when she wouldn't drink her milk.

Jewellery Worth Rs 12 Crore Stolen In Delhi's Karol Bagh

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 23, 2017

Jewellery worth Rs 12 crore was stolen from two manufacturing units in central Delhi's Karol Bagh, the police said today.

Woman Checks Into Kolkata Guest House With Boyfriend, Bleeds To Death Next Day

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 23, 2017

A woman died on Sunday after she started bleeding profusely at a guest house in south Kolkata's Chetla area where she had put up with her boyfriend, a senior police officer said.

US Police Find Body, 'Most Likely' Of Missing 3-Year-Old Indian Girl

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday October 23, 2017

Police have discovered the body of a girl child, which they say is "most likely" of a three-year-old Indian girl who went missing for last two weeks when her foster father reportedly sent her outside alone late in the night as punishment for not finishing her milk.

IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana Who Probed AgustaWestland, Fodder Scam Promoted As Special Director In CBI

India News | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Monday October 23, 2017

Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana, who has been investigating high-profile cases like the AgustaWestland, has been promoted as special director of the Central Bureau Of Investigation.

UK Police End Armed Hostage Crisis At Leisure Complex: Report

World News | Reuters | Monday October 23, 2017

British police ended an armed hostage siege on Sunday, the BBC reported, saying there were no casualties after a gunman took two staff members hostage at a bowling alley in a leisure complex in central England.

Tribal Man Suspected Of Being Police Informer Gunned Down By Maoists In Odisha

India News | Edited By Abhimanyu Bose | Monday October 23, 2017

Maoists today gunned down a tribal man in Odisha's Malkangiri district suspecting him to be a police informer, police said.

Investigation On RSS Leader's Murder To Start Next Week: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 23, 2017

Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora today said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will start its probe into the killing of RSS leader Ravinder Gosain from next week.

Gunman Takes 2 Hostage In UK Leisure Park; Police Rule Out Terrorism

World News | Reuters | Sunday October 22, 2017

British police said on Sunday they were dealing with an "ongoing incident" at a leisure park in Nuneaton, central England, that was not connected to "any terrorist activity" after reports that a gunman had taken two staff members hostage at a bowling alley.

Delhi Auto Thief Had Plastic Surgery To Evade Cops. Caught After 4 Years

Delhi News | Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday October 22, 2017

An auto thief who underwent plastic surgery to hide his identity has been arrested from South Delhi, police said on Sunday.

Man Caught On Camera Assaulting Woman Arrested In Kerala

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Abhimanyu Bose | Sunday October 22, 2017

A man who was caught on camera assaulting a woman has been arrested by the police in Kerala's Kozhikode.

'Good Morning' Facebook Post Leads To Arrest Of Palestinian

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 22, 2017

Israeli police have mistakenly arrested then released a Palestinian who posted "good morning" in Arabic on Facebook after software mistranslated it as "attack them," police and a media report said Sunday.

Woman Shot Dead By Terrorists In Kashmir, Another Injured

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 22, 2017

A woman has been shot dead by terrorists in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said today. Another woman was injured in the firing by terrorists, the police said

Suspecting Affair With Wife, Man Killed Friend, Hid Body In Fridge

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 22, 2017

Police said today they have arrested a 31-year-old man in south Delhi's Mehrauli for allegedly killing his co-worker, chopping his body and hiding it in a refrigerator after he suspected him of having an affair with his wife in south Delhi's Mehrauli.

Engineer Stole Bicycles From IIT Bombay, Used To Sell Them Online. Arrested

Mumbai News | Edited By Abhimanyu Bose | Sunday October 22, 2017

When the Mumbai Police started investigating reports of bicycle thefts at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, little did they expect the person behind the crime would turn out to be a mechanical engineer pursuing a PhD.

Couple From Kerala Found Dead In Delhi Hotel

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 22, 2017

A couple, in their late 20s, allegedly committed suicide in a hotel room in west Delhi's Rajouri Garden today, the police said.