Anna Meisel BBC File on 4 Investigates Jim Holden / BBC Nicola Packer was recently found not guilty of illegally taking a substance with the intent to miscarry A secret recording, leaked to the BBC, reveals a senior police officer had serious concerns over the controversial arrest of a woman who took abortion pills when … Read more
Former IAS trainee Puja Khedkar speaks to the media. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 15, 2025) extended till April 21 the protection from arrest granted to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination. A Bench … Read more
Karnataka Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said on Sunday that the third accused in the tourist rape case in Koppal district had been arrested. Two women, including a 27-year-old Israeli tourist, were allegedly gang-raped and assaulted while stargazing near Hampi, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on March 6. Tangadagi stated that three individuals were involved … Read more
Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images A special police team shot at a 25-year-old man accused in a double murder case after he reportedly tried to attack two police pesonnel during his arrest early Thursday (March 6, 2025). Muneeswaran, the prime accused in the murder of a mother-daughter duo P. Seethalakshmi, 70, and V. … Read more
Representational image only. File An autorickshaw driver was arrested by the Mumbai Police for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman. The accused, identified as Rajratan Sadashiv Vaival (32), a resident of Khairpada in Waliv, reportedly assaulted the victim on a beach near Vasai before bringing her to Mumbai in his autorickshaw on January 21, 2025. According … Read more
A community first responder has been praised for “almost certainly saving the life” of a man in his village by attending a 999 call about chest pains as he neared the end of his shift. Vounteer Phil Fuller had driven round to assess Robert McWilliams, 75, when the patient went into cardiac arrest at home … Read more
Telugu superstar Allu Arjun was arrested and later granted interim bail on December 13 in connection with the death of a 39-year-old woman named Revathi during a stampede at the screening of Pushpa 2: The Rule at the iconic Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad on December 4. While Allu Arjun’s calm demeanour was much appreciated, it … Read more
The accused was procuring narcotic drugs from abroad and selling them to students and others in Mangaluru. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Mangaluru city police have arrested a person from Puttur and seized 300 grams of hydro weed worth ₹30 lakh, which was reportedly trafficked from Thailand. The police gave the name of the … Read more
Members of the SEWA-Union taking out a march to the Kochi Police Commissionerate on Friday. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Members of the Self-Employed Women’s Association Union (SEWA-Union) took out a protest march to the Kochi Police Commissionerate demanding the immediate arrest of a man who was booked on charge of raping a 22-year-old Dalit … Read more
The Hyderabad Police has arrested 21 personnel from the Telangana Special Police (TGSP) who were participating in a protest at Dharna Chowk, Hyderabad. “This protest, which took place despite repeated warnings from authorities, was in direct defiance of Section 163 BNSS orders, designed to maintain public safety and prevent disruptions within city limits,” said the … Read more