SC notice to Chhattisgarh govt on bail plea of businessman in manpower commission 'scam'The Supreme Court has asked the Chhattisgarh government to respond to businessman Anwar Dhebar's bail plea. Dhebar is involved in a corrupt...
ED attaches Rs 700 cr assets linked to late gangster Iqbal Mirchi, kinThe Enforcement Directorate has seized assets valued at over Rs 700 crore. This action targets properties linked to the late gangster Iqbal...
Man bought demo car at big discount, RTO officer seized it citing Rs 60 lakh road tax dues; Karnataka HC gives relief to car ownerA Bengaluru RTO officer unlawfully seized Mr. Rama's demo car, leading to a zero FIR and charges of fraud. The Karnataka High Court quashed...
Bengaluru, India's IT capital, has highest dowry-related cases among metro cities: NCRB reportBengaluru leads metropolitan cities in dowry-related cases with 878 incidents reported in 2024, accounting for 87% of metro cases. Delhi, h...
NCRB data shows drop in Delhi crime, but offences against children remain highDelhi saw a 15.1% drop in overall registered crimes in 2024, with total cases falling to around 2.8 lakh. However, concerning trends persis...
65% of newly elected Bengal MLAs face criminal cases; 61% are 'crorepatis': ReportNewly elected West Bengal MLAs show a significant increase in criminal cases. Over 65 percent declared criminal charges, a jump from the pr...
Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh taken into custody after NSA detention endsAmritpal Singh is now in police custody. His detention under the National Security Act has ended. Punjab Police arrested him in connection ...
Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni sentenced to life term in BJP leader’s murder caseA special court in Bengaluru has sentenced former minister Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others to life imprisonment for the 2016 murder of BJP lea...
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to classify various thefts: ATM, House, Car theft to come under 'petty crime'India's new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) criminal code is set to incorporate crimes such as ATM thefts, question paper leaks, and shoplift...
Delhi accounts for most crimes against senior citizens, says NCRB dataThe NCRB, which functions under the Union home ministry, classified 19 cities with a population of over 20 lakh as metropolitan cities. The...
Max Covid curb violations in Gujarat, Maharashtra at no. 2“Major increase was seen in the cases registered under disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant (Sec 188, IPC) from 29,469 ...
At 744, West Bengal tops crimes by foreignersWest Bengal recorded the highest number of crimes (744) committed by foreigners in 2018 followed by Karnataka (175) and Himachal Pradesh (1...
President gives assent to a Gujarat legislation; chain snatchers to face upto 10 years imprisonmentThe Criminal Law (Gujarat Amendment) Bill 2018 will provide a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 25,000 if anyone i...
Indian Railways: Train travel riskier as crime jumps by 34 per centAmong the states, UP tops the chart with the maximum number of 8,293 cases, followed by Maharashtra (7,358), Madhya Pradesh (5,082), Delhi ...
Attempting suicide no longer crime under IPCFor years, the states have been forcibly removing protestors like Irom Sharmila from fast-unto-death sites and moving them to hospitals.
Cyber-crime cases jump 1033 per cent in a year, Kolkata youths at riskWhile such cases have increased by a whopping 355.8 % in the state, the Kolkata figures can scare anyone. It shows a 1033.3 % jump in 2012.
Over 1,600 people held for cyber crimes in 2011: GovernmentOver 1,600 people were arrested for cyber crimes registered under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and under sections of IPC in 2011.