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Chandigarh: Student abducted at gunpoint, forced to pay ₹1.3-lakh ransom

The kidnappers demanded a ransom of ₹5 lakh for Rahul, the victim’s release; terrified, Rahul pleaded with them and managed to convince them to settle for a smaller amount; under duress, he called his sister, Sharda, and requested urgent financial help without revealing the true situation

The victim, identified as Rahul, is a student at the Logonwal Group of Colleges, Dera Bassi. (HT Photo)

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Published on May 02, 2025 09:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Cow vigilante Rocky Rana subjected rival to electric shocks: Delhi Police in FIR

New DelhiDelhi Police, in their FIR against cow vigilante Rocky Rana, said Rana and three of his associates subjected a man they suspected to be smuggling cows to electric shocks, thrashed him with a hammer and took him to three police stations, before he managed to escape their clutches

Rana was booked under BNS sections related to causing hurt, abduction, and illegal confinement. (Representative photo)

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Published on Apr 29, 2025 05:40 AM IST

ByJignasa Sinha

Chhattisgarh woman gets fiancé abducted, thrashed by boyfriend, arrested: Police

Police said the man, who escaped a day after being abducted, told the police that his fiancée had been inquiring about his location before he was kidnapped

The couple’s wedding, scheduled for April 14, was called off after the abduction.

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Published on Apr 21, 2025 08:25 PM IST

ByRitesh Mishra

Mumbai police arrests dentist from Kolkata for trafficking, rescue two children

A team from the Wadala Truck Terminus police station apprehended the accused last week.

The accused was placed under arrest on April 13.(PTI/Representative)

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Published on Apr 19, 2025 08:42 AM IST

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Gurugram: 24-yr-old man held for killing 10-year-old sister-in-law for ‘revenge’

The officer said the accused packed the body in a plastic bag, loaded it on his motorcycle and dumped it in a manhole almost 1.5 kilometres away

A case of murder was registered at the Palam Vihar police station. (Representative photo)

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Published on Apr 17, 2025 05:38 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

Punjab: 12-yr-old abducted twice in a month, women panel seeks report

Victim’s family accuses the Phillaur police of not arresting the accused; Jalandhar (rural) SSP Harvinder Singh Virk says police teams are conducting raids at multiple locations to trace the girl

According to victim’s family, she was first abducted on March 5 and then on April 5.

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Published on Apr 17, 2025 05:06 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar

Woman got bullet implanted to cook up rape, murder bid claim in Bareilly: Police

The police version comes nearly 10 days after the entire state was shocked on March 30 to read reports of the alleged abduction and gang rape of the woman before she was shot and supposedly left on the road to die in Bareilly on March 29 night

The woman had earlier accused a politician of raping her in a moving car in 2022 and, at that time, also the allegation had turned out to be false (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

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Published on Apr 10, 2025 06:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Kidnapped Delhi businessman found dead in UP; ex-employers under suspicion

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Updated on Apr 03, 2025 08:04 PM IST

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Thane: Five booked for abducting, thrashing shopkeeper over loan dispute

Police said the victim had borrowed money from one of the accused, but was unable to repay the instalments regularly

The victim was beaten up with hockey sticks, belts and other objects and held captive for about four hours before being allowed to go, police said. (Representative image)(HT File)

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Published on Mar 31, 2025 10:44 AM IST

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SC upholds acquittals in TADA case citing lapses in recording of confessions

A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said a Jammu court that acquitted the six accused had stopped short of observing it to be a case of abuse of power and authority

The Supreme Court said the trial court judgment had no error. (ANI)

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Published on Mar 21, 2025 09:24 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas

12-year-old Dalit girl found hanging in Kasganj, sister missing

A case has been registered against four accused from the same village after the girls’ father alleged abduction and murder in his complaint to the police.

The girl’s father said he suspected that influential people in the village abducted the elder sister and killed and hanged the younger girl when she offered resistance. (For representation)

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Published on Mar 02, 2025 08:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Agra

Jassian resident abducted, robbed of car by friends

The complainant stated that the accused dragged him to the back seat and took control of the vehicle; the accused kept on driving the car on the city roads and kept on thrashing him

The complainant, Harwinder Singh, 30, of Gurnam Nagar of Jassian village, stated that he went to his sister’s house on February 15, and the accused accompanied him. (iStock)

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Published on Feb 24, 2025 05:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

CBI books 7 Chandigarh cops for dentist’s ‘abduction’ from court

Through preliminary inquiry, CBI established that the dentist was “forcibly” taken away by four Crime Branch officials — including ASI Ajmer Singh, head constable Anil Kumar, constable Vikash Hooda and constable Subhash — from near the entry gate of the court complex on January 7, 2022

In August 2024, the Supreme Court had tasked the CBI with an independent probe into allegations made by dentist Mohit Dhawan that he was abducted by Chandigarh police personnel from the court complex in Sector 43 on January 7, 2022. (HT)

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Published on Feb 13, 2025 09:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Ludhiana: Bid to abduct woman, 1 held, 12 at large

The Ladhowal police later arrested one of the accused while the rest are on the run; the arrested person has been identified as Sukhchain Singh of Bholewal Jadid village

The complainant, 24, of Bholewal Jadid said Gurmeet Singh was her acquaintance. Later, he started harassing her and forced her to stay with him. When she refused and snapped ties with him, he started threatening her, she alleged. (Getty image)

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Published on Feb 03, 2025 10:38 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Woman found lying in field in Bengal town, BJP alleges abduction, rape

A woman was found injured in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, leading to allegations of abduction and rape.

Majumdar, who is also the head of the state BJP, claimed that the woman was

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Published on Feb 03, 2025 09:49 AM IST

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Ludhiana: Youth assaulted over ‘panchayat poll rivalry’

According to the police, the accused and the victim are aged between 19 and 22 years; two of the accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, of Dalla village, and Kamal of Galib Kalan, Ludhiana, while three others are yet to be identified

The FIR was registered on the complaint of Amritpal Singh, 20, a resident of Dalla village. Amritpal said he was returning home with his friend Jagdeep Singh, also of Dalla village, on a motorcycle from Jagraon, Ludhiana, at around 3 pm. While taking a turn towards their village near Nava Dalla village crossing, a car struck their motorcycle from behind, causing them to fall. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 04, 2025 05:26 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Mohali: Ex-DSP among 3 convicted in 1992 fake encounter case

The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on Tuesday; Anmol Narang, public prosecutor for the CBI, averred that the accused police officers staged a planned and cold-blooded murder and wrongly projected it to be a legitimate encounter by manipulating police files

(From left): (grey turban) the then SI Resham Singh, the then ASI Hans Raj(C), the then SI and SHO Gurbachan Singh. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Mohali: Ex-SHO gets 10-year RI in 1992 abduction, disappearance case

On December 23, the court sentenced Surinderpal Singh, the then SHO of Sarhali police station, to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years under Section 120-B and also imposed a fine of over ₹4 lakh on him

Surinderpal was also convicted in 2005 and is currently serving life term in Barnala jail in human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra murder case. He was dismissed from service. (Getty image)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2024 05:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

1992 disappearance case: Former SHO held guilty by CBI court

The judge of the CBI court found Surinderpal Singh, the then SHO of Sarhali police station, guilty under Sections 120-B, 342, 364, and 365 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

Another accused assistant sub-inspector (ASI) died during the trial. (HT File)

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Updated on Dec 19, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Mohali

Ludhiana: 22-year-old abducted, thrashed on suspicion of stealing mobile

Officials said the accused fled, leaving Akash, who goes by a single name, injured on Tajpur Road, Ludhiana; the victim, who is a resident of the same locality, was rushed to a local hospital by his family members, where his condition is stable

Ludhiana’s Jamalpur police registered a case against the accused, identified as Monu, and his six unidentified aides. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 16, 2024 06:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Kin of Jiribam victims recount November 11 attack

The group of militants who allegedly abducted and murdered the six Meiteis in Jiribam last month included women, the family members of the victims said

Family members of the victims addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Saturday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 08, 2024 06:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Ludhiana: Doraha arrested held for assault, abduction

The incident occured on October 21 and the case was registered on October 27 at the Doraha police station on the complaint of the victim, hairdresser Harpinder Singh, of Chankoian Khurd. Three others are on the run.

According to the police, a manhunt has been launched for the arrest of three others who are at large.

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Published on Dec 02, 2024 10:45 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

7 men who killed 23-yr-old in 2020, chopped body into pieces, get death penalty

Police said the eighth accomplice, who helped dispose of the body, has been sentenced to seven years in jail

Bishnu Mal, was abducted near his residence by Bishal Das, who was involved in multiple criminal cases, and his associates (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Nov 28, 2024 09:29 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Rural police arrest another accused in Polekar murder case

The police teams are now searching for the main accused Yogesh Bhame, who is the mastermind behind the killing

According to the police, the three assailants including Bhame assaulted Polekar with koyta and then chopped his body into pieces after their demand was rejected by the victim and family. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Nov 18, 2024 05:46 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Ex-dy sarpanch abducted, police arrest 2 who confess to have murdered him

A deputy sarpanch operating as a contractor was allegedly abducted and suspected to have been murdered for a ransom of ₹2 crores, police officials said on Saturday

Polekar had been missing since he went for a morning walk around 6 am on Thursday. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Nov 17, 2024 06:36 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Manipur: Protesters take to streets in Imphal after 3 bodies found in Jiribam

The protesters mostly women blocked the main roads in Kwakeithel area and Sagolband Tera in Imphal West district

Students from various schools and colleges took part in a candlelight vigil organised by Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur (DESAM)(ANi Pic Service)

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Updated on Nov 16, 2024 02:18 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Manipur: 3 bodies found days after 6 people were abducted in Jiribam

The bodies were found near a river close to the inter-state border and roughly 15km from where the abductions took place.

More than 230 people have died since deadly clashes began in Manipur last year. (ANI)

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Updated on Nov 16, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha, Thomas Ngangom

Four get life imprisonment for beating man to death in Gurugram

The court of additional district and sessions judge Sunil Kumar Dewan also imposed a fine of ₹70,000 on each of the convicts

Police said the incident took place on the night of July 10, 2021. (Representational image)

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Updated on Nov 15, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar

15 booked for abducting, assaulting AAP youth wing leader in Ludhiana

Ludhiana police identified the accused as Sharoo Sharma, Kirat Ghuman, Aman Thakur, Rajvir Ghuman, Mannu Sharma, Sukh Haibowalia, Sachin, Karamjit Singh, Balwinder Singh and Abhishek and Ricky Toor

According to the complainant, Sonu Kalyan of Gopal Nagar, he was chatting with his associates outside his office after closing up when accused Sharoo Sharma allegedly approached him and started threatening him (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 19, 2024 10:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Hair found in truck helps police identify suspect in 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick, 6

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Published on Oct 02, 2024 01:07 AM IST

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The kidnappers demanded a ransom of ₹5 lakh for Rahul, the victim’s release; terrified, Rahul pleaded with them and managed to convince them to settle for a smaller amount; under duress, he called his sister, Sharda, and requested urgent financial help without revealing the true situation

New DelhiDelhi Police, in their FIR against cow vigilante Rocky Rana, said Rana and three of his associates subjected a man they suspected to be smuggling cows to electric shocks, thrashed him with a hammer and took him to three police stations, before he managed to escape their clutches

Police said the man, who escaped a day after being abducted, told the police that his fiancée had been inquiring about his location before he was kidnapped

A team from the Wadala Truck Terminus police station apprehended the accused last week.

The officer said the accused packed the body in a plastic bag, loaded it on his motorcycle and dumped it in a manhole almost 1.5 kilometres away

Victim’s family accuses the Phillaur police of not arresting the accused; Jalandhar (rural) SSP Harvinder Singh Virk says police teams are conducting raids at multiple locations to trace the girl

The police version comes nearly 10 days after the entire state was shocked on March 30 to read reports of the alleged abduction and gang rape of the woman before she was shot and supposedly left on the road to die in Bareilly on March 29 night

Kidnapped Delhi businessman found dead in UP; ex-employers under suspicion

Police said the victim had borrowed money from one of the accused, but was unable to repay the instalments regularly

A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said a Jammu court that acquitted the six accused had stopped short of observing it to be a case of abuse of power and authority

A case has been registered against four accused from the same village after the girls’ father alleged abduction and murder in his complaint to the police.

The complainant stated that the accused dragged him to the back seat and took control of the vehicle; the accused kept on driving the car on the city roads and kept on thrashing him

Through preliminary inquiry, CBI established that the dentist was “forcibly” taken away by four Crime Branch officials — including ASI Ajmer Singh, head constable Anil Kumar, constable Vikash Hooda and constable Subhash — from near the entry gate of the court complex on January 7, 2022

The Ladhowal police later arrested one of the accused while the rest are on the run; the arrested person has been identified as Sukhchain Singh of Bholewal Jadid village

A woman was found injured in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, leading to allegations of abduction and rape.

According to the police, the accused and the victim are aged between 19 and 22 years; two of the accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, of Dalla village, and Kamal of Galib Kalan, Ludhiana, while three others are yet to be identified

The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on Tuesday; Anmol Narang, public prosecutor for the CBI, averred that the accused police officers staged a planned and cold-blooded murder and wrongly projected it to be a legitimate encounter by manipulating police files

On December 23, the court sentenced Surinderpal Singh, the then SHO of Sarhali police station, to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years under Section 120-B and also imposed a fine of over ₹4 lakh on him

The judge of the CBI court found Surinderpal Singh, the then SHO of Sarhali police station, guilty under Sections 120-B, 342, 364, and 365 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

Officials said the accused fled, leaving Akash, who goes by a single name, injured on Tajpur Road, Ludhiana; the victim, who is a resident of the same locality, was rushed to a local hospital by his family members, where his condition is stable

The group of militants who allegedly abducted and murdered the six Meiteis in Jiribam last month included women, the family members of the victims said

The incident occured on October 21 and the case was registered on October 27 at the Doraha police station on the complaint of the victim, hairdresser Harpinder Singh, of Chankoian Khurd. Three others are on the run.

Police said the eighth accomplice, who helped dispose of the body, has been sentenced to seven years in jail

The police teams are now searching for the main accused Yogesh Bhame, who is the mastermind behind the killing

A deputy sarpanch operating as a contractor was allegedly abducted and suspected to have been murdered for a ransom of ₹2 crores, police officials said on Saturday

The protesters mostly women blocked the main roads in Kwakeithel area and Sagolband Tera in Imphal West district

The bodies were found near a river close to the inter-state border and roughly 15km from where the abductions took place.

The court of additional district and sessions judge Sunil Kumar Dewan also imposed a fine of ₹70,000 on each of the convicts

Ludhiana police identified the accused as Sharoo Sharma, Kirat Ghuman, Aman Thakur, Rajvir Ghuman, Mannu Sharma, Sukh Haibowalia, Sachin, Karamjit Singh, Balwinder Singh and Abhishek and Ricky Toor

Hair found in truck helps police identify suspect in 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick, 6

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