"murder"

In West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, Pradhan Purty was arrested for murdering a 25-year-old woman. He confessed to strangling her and crushing her head with a stone after she demanded marriage and money. Evidence, including her mobile and a blood-stained stone, was recovered

A 30-year-old Dalit woman was stabbed to death in Yellapur, allegedly by a man pressuring her to marry him. The accused was later found dead. The incident sparked communal tension, protests, bandh calls and heightened security in Uttara Kannada district

A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death Thursday night in Delhi’s Sultanpuri. Police arrested the main accused, Vikram, with six prior criminal cases. Two accomplices remain absconding as authorities investigate the motive and examine CCTV and witness statements

A 26-year-old woman, who was separated from her husband, was found murdered at Nacharam village in Wargal mandal of Siddipet district. Police said she had left home to visit Hyderabad and began an investigation into the case.

In Kanagarthi village, Peddapalli district, a land dispute between two farmers turned deadly on Monday, resulting in the death of Aadi Rajaiah, son of Mallaiah. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation

In Gorakhpur, a man, Arjun, allegedly strangled his wife Khushboo over suspected infidelity and buried her in their backyard. Arrested four days later, he misled family before confessing. Police continue investigation into the December 21 murder

A 45-year-old man, Robin Thomas, was killed in a drunken brawl in Marykulam, Idukki. His friend, Sojan, allegedly attacked him with a stone following an argument. Sojan has been arrested, and a murder case is under investigation

A man was arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly killing his wife by setting her on fire at their Nallakunta residence, reportedly over suspicion of infidelity. The incident occurred in front of their children, leaving the woman dead and her daughter injured

Jampula Mahesh, 24, a barber from Venkatapur, was found murdered with throat injuries on Shamshabad village outskirts. Police suspect unidentified assailants used a sharp weapon. Investigation is underway, and authorities have registered a case and visited the crime scene

Toronto police are investigating the murder of 30-year-old Indian woman Himanshi Khurana and have issued a first-degree murder warrant for 32-year-old Abdul Ghafoori. The Indian High Commission condemned the incident and pledged support to the victim’s family

BJP leader Akshay Garg was hacked to death by three masked assailants at a road construction site in Korba, Chhattisgarh. Police are investigating the incident, have set up checkpoints, and the motive behind the attack remains unknown

Sydney taekwondo instructor Kwang Kyung Yoo was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for murdering a 7-year-old student and the boy’s parents. Jealousy over the family’s financial success motivated the crimes, which were described as senseless, violent, and cruel

A 31-year-old married woman was found hacked to death at her lover Sandeep’s house in Sahavpur, Barabanki. Police suspect Sandeep’s parents and four sisters, who are absconding, in the crime. Investigation and post-mortem are underway

Two young men from Punjab, Gurdeep Singh (27) and Ranvir Singh (19), were shot dead in Edmonton, Canada, likely due to mistaken identity, shortly after leaving a birthday party, leaving families in shock and grief

A woman constable, Minakshi Sharma, has been detained for allegedly killing Inspector Arun Kumar Rai at Kathaund police station in Jalaun. Initially suspected as suicide, the case is under investigation with forensic and CCTV analysis underway

TMC booth chief Rajbehari Sardar (65) was stabbed and beaten to death by unidentified assailants during a function in Birbhum, West Bengal. The deceased’s son alleged rivalry-related motives, while TMC leaders demanded a prompt and thorough investigation.

In Chandauli, 30-year-old Brijesh Yadav allegedly killed 62-year-old businessman Umashankar Maurya after being taunted for his unmarried status. The attack occurred early Friday on Amdara-Sakaldiha road, leaving Maurya fatally injured before he could be hospitalized. Yadav was arrested, and the body sent for post-mortem; investigation is ongoing

The FBI has offered a US$50,000 reward for information on Indian national Nazeer Hameed, wanted for the 2017 New Jersey murders of Sasikala Narra and her son. US authorities urge India to extradite him after DNA evidence allegedly linked him to the crime 

A man, identified as Pallikonda Mallaiah, was found murdered at his home in Mallapur mandal, Jagtial, with his throat slit. Villagers suspect his wife’s involvement, though police say all angles are being investigated. The body was sent for postmortem.

Sai Vani, a 36-year-old nurse in Khammam, was allegedly murdered by her husband Gogula Bhasker Nereda during a dispute. Their 14-year-old daughter was injured while trying to intervene, and the eight-year-old son fled. Locals apprehended the accused before police arrived.