In a first, Maharashtra approves scientific study on serial killers in State prisons

In a first, Maharashtra approves scientific study on serial killers in State prisons

The model of the prison study is said to be based on the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto   The Maharashtra government on Tuesday (May 13, 2025) approved the implementation of the Criminology Research Project “RUDRA” (Research Unit for Detection and Resolution of Anomalies in Criminals) in all the prisons … Read more

Murders in the Kolkata building: police probe deepens to uncover motive, identify killers

Murders in the Kolkata building: police probe deepens to uncover motive, identify killers

A day after post-mortem examinations confirmed the murder of two women and a teenage girl found dead in their Kolkata home, the police said on Friday that they are now focused on identifying the culprits and motive behind the crime. Investigators are also exploring the possible involvement of the two women’s husbands, who are siblings, … Read more

Bahraich victim’s wife demands ‘death’ to killers; PWD serves demolition notice to accused

Bahraich victim’s wife demands ‘death’ to killers; PWD serves demolition notice to accused

Police personnel with several persons arrested in connection with the recent killing of a youth at Maharajganj area during communal violence, at a police station in Bahraich district, on October 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The wife of the man shot dead in Bahraich on Friday (October 18, 2024) said she will get justice … Read more

Nottingham attacks: Review of killer’s care finds ‘a series of errors’

Nottingham attacks: Review of killer’s care finds ‘a series of errors’

Nottinghamshire Police Valdo Calocane was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia three years before the killings A review has found “a series of errors, omissions and misjudgements” in the care of a killer who stabbed three people to death in the Nottingham attacks. Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates were killed by … Read more

Head constable, brother hire ‘supari’ killers to murder father over property dispute in Shikaripur

Head constable, brother hire ‘supari’ killers to murder father over property dispute in Shikaripur

According to the police, the brothers offered ₹5 lakh to three men to murder their father. | Photo Credit: Representational photo A police head constable and his brother allegedly hired ‘supari’ (contract) killers to murder their father, a retired police official, over a property dispute, at Bhogi in Shikaripur taluk of Shivamogga district in Karnataka. … Read more