News for 'contract killer'

Who's mastermind? Sonam, Kushwaha trade blame in honeymoon murder

Who's mastermind? Sonam, Kushwaha trade blame in honeymoon murder

Rediff.com12 Jun 2025

On the other hand, Kushwaha, Sonam's suspected boyfriend, put the blame for orchestrating the murder on her, deputy inspector general of police DNR Marak said on Thursday.

UP horror: Wife, lover murder Dubai-returned man, chop body into two

UP horror: Wife, lover murder Dubai-returned man, chop body into two

Rediff.com22 Apr 2025

A woman and her lover killed her husband in Uttar Pradesh, India, chopped his body in two, stuffed it in a suitcase, and dumped it in a field. This gruesome murder comes after a series of similar incidents in the state, including a case where a woman and her lover killed her husband and attempted to pass it off as a snakebite.

What Happened To Sunny Leone?

What Happened To Sunny Leone?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2024

Sunny Leone shocked everyone when she posted a bloodied picture of herself on social media.

When The Wife Turned Murderer

When The Wife Turned Murderer

Rediff.com10 Jun 2025

Recent cases where the wife turned murderer.

Creative people are not contract killers: Prasoon Joshi

Creative people are not contract killers: Prasoon Joshi

Rediff.com10 Sep 2012

Prasoon Joshi, president, McCann Worldgroup South Asia, says creativity can flourish irrespective of scale, but needs a culture of fluidity.

Honeymoon murder: Raja's gold chain found at property dealer's home

Honeymoon murder: Raja's gold chain found at property dealer's home

Rediff.com29 Jun 2025

In a significant breakthrough, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Meghalaya Police on Sunday recovered key evidence, including a missing gold chain of Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed in Sohra last month.

Trump's Language Of Fascism

Trump's Language Of Fascism

Rediff.com8 Dec 2025

'Non-compatible with Western Civilization' is about as vague and jingoistic as it gets and Trump saying this gives full license to his acolytes to go full throttle on making life as difficult and scary as possible for as many non-white people as possible,' notes Sree Sreenivasan.

War 2 Review: Well-Made Masala Film

War 2 Review: Well-Made Masala Film

Rediff.com14 Aug 2025

War 2 offers you exactly what you'd expect from a mass entertainer: some escapist fun, some truly knockout action scenes, and overall a good time at the movies, observes Mayur Sanap.

Get ready to see Yogish as a contract killer

Get ready to see Yogish as a contract killer

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

The actor's next Kaalaaya Tasmai Namaha is all set to release today.

Ex-army man hacked into 6 pieces by wife, lover in UP; 4 held

Ex-army man hacked into 6 pieces by wife, lover in UP; 4 held

Rediff.com13 May 2025

The accused dumped the body parts in different locations to conceal the identity of the victim.

Sonam, Kushwaha plotted to burn woman's body to fake her death: Cops

Sonam, Kushwaha plotted to burn woman's body to fake her death: Cops

Rediff.com13 Jun 2025

The police also found out that Raj Kushwaha, boyfriend of Sonam, was the mastermind in the murder plot and she is the co-conspirator.

'Govt killings' have replaced 'contract killings': Raut

'Govt killings' have replaced 'contract killings': Raut

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

"Is there a rule of law or (a rule of) raids in Maharashtra? This is the question which comes to one's mind considering the record-break raids being conducted through Central investigating agencies," Raut wrote in the weekly column 'Rokhthok' in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' of which he is the executive editor.

Woman hires hitman to kill daughter, gets killed herself

Woman hires hitman to kill daughter, gets killed herself

Rediff.com12 Oct 2024

The daughter, in collusion with her lover, allegedly killed her mother Alka (36), police added.

What Triggered Gopal Khemka's Murder?

What Triggered Gopal Khemka's Murder?

Rediff.com11 Jul 2025

The police claim businessman Ashok Sao paid Umesh Yadav Rs 400,000 to kill Gopal Khemka last Friday.

Son takes out Rs 65 lakh supari to kill parents, brother

Son takes out Rs 65 lakh supari to kill parents, brother

Rediff.com22 Apr 2024

The plot went awry and the parents survived. However, Karthik Bakale and the family's close relatives were hacked to death in the early hours of April 19.

Mamata's close aide and TMC councillor shot dead in Malda

Mamata's close aide and TMC councillor shot dead in Malda

Rediff.com3 Jan 2025

Trinamool Congress councillor Dulal Sarkar was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in West Bengal's Malda district on Thursday morning. Sarkar, popularly known as Babla, was shot multiple times from close range by bike-borne assailants at Jhaljhalia More area. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock over the killing and blamed the callousness of the Malda SP. Two contract killers have been arrested in connection with the murder.

The Killer: An okay Collateral copy

The Killer: An okay Collateral copy

Rediff.com21 Jul 2006

Bangladesh MP cut into pieces, flesh segregated from bones

Bangladesh MP cut into pieces, flesh segregated from bones

Rediff.com24 May 2024

Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who went missing in Kolkata on May 13, was found murdered and three people have been arrested, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Wednesday.

Police suspect Bangla MP honey-trapped before murder; 1 detained

Police suspect Bangla MP honey-trapped before murder; 1 detained

Rediff.com24 May 2024

The initial probe into the murder of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar revealed that one of his friends had paid around Rs 5 crore to kill the neighbouring country's parliamentarian, a senior police officer said here on Thursday.

What's US NSA Doing In Delhi?

What's US NSA Doing In Delhi?

Rediff.com18 Jun 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in New Delhi.

Party worker hired killers: BJP MLA cites Trump shooting

Party worker hired killers: BJP MLA cites Trump shooting

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

Singh has sought the intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in separate letters that BJP worker Rajiv Ranjan Chaudhary has hired men to kill him.

Former Pak senator named accused in Sikh lawmaker murder case

Former Pak senator named accused in Sikh lawmaker murder case

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

Former senator Amarjeet Malhotra has been included in the list of suspects involved in the killing of Singh, 52, who was the Special Assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister on minority affairs.

'The real killer is being protected'

'The real killer is being protected'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

Was road rage behind the murder that shocked Bihar?

70-year-old Telangana RTI activist found dead in stone quarry, 3 held

70-year-old Telangana RTI activist found dead in stone quarry, 3 held

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

He allegedly hired a contract killing gang to eliminate Ramakrishnaiah, a police official said.

Review: Boo Boo Black Sheep

Review: Boo Boo Black Sheep

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

A comic thriller that makes you laugh, but ends up killing the thrills.

Masood murder: BJP politician in MP being probed

Masood murder: BJP politician in MP being probed

Rediff.com29 Feb 2012

A senior Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Madhya Pradesh is being investigated by Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood in which three persons including a woman architect and the alleged contract killer have been arrested.

CBI 'cracks' Shehla Masood murder case; 3 held

CBI 'cracks' Shehla Masood murder case; 3 held

Rediff.com29 Feb 2012

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested three persons, including a woman-architect and the alleged contract killer, in connection with the murder of Madhya Pradesh's RTI activist Shehla Masood in Bhopal and claimed to have cracked the case.

Guess Who This Actress Is

Guess Who This Actress Is

Rediff.com2 Apr 2022

Sunny Leone is all set to star in Quotation Gang, a multi-starrer directed by Vivek Kumar Kannan.

Four Indians sentenced to death in Sharjah

Four Indians sentenced to death in Sharjah

Rediff.com12 Jul 2010

Four Indian men have been sentenced to death in Sharjah after being convicted of murder in two separate cases, including one which involved contract killers hired by a businessman to kill his rival.

Why Satya Continues To Sting And Sing

Why Satya Continues To Sting And Sing

Rediff.com19 Feb 2025

While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely different speed. The movie is charged with a sense of discovery, and every shot is a cornucopia of details existing independent of the main story. It's touching, notes Sreehari Nair.

Bibhav Kumar acted as if a goon entered Delhi CM's residence: SC

Bibhav Kumar acted as if a goon entered Delhi CM's residence: SC

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

"Is this kind of goon supposed to work in the CM's residence," the Supreme Court asked on Thursday as it came down heavily on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar who allegedly assaulted AAP MP Swati Maliwal earlier this year.

NRI murder: 7 given lifers, 4 acquitted

NRI murder: 7 given lifers, 4 acquitted

Rediff.com22 Oct 2005

Jassi had married Sukhwinder against the will of her family.

RAW official behind Pannun murder plot? Here is what media report says

RAW official behind Pannun murder plot? Here is what media report says

Rediff.com29 Apr 2024

Quoting officials, The Washington Post said, the foiled assassination was part of an escalating campaign of aggression by RAW against the Indian diaspora in Asia, Europe and North America.

Review: Edegaarike is brilliant

Review: Edegaarike is brilliant

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

The film has gripping narration, excellent screenplay and an outstanding background music.

Masood murder: Accused trio remanded to judicial custody

Masood murder: Accused trio remanded to judicial custody

Rediff.com13 Mar 2012

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Tuesday remanded three accused, including city-based interior designer Zahida Pervez, to judicial custody till March 26 in connection with the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood.

Twelve people questioned in BSP leader's murder case

Twelve people questioned in BSP leader's murder case

Rediff.com27 Mar 2013

Around twelve people have been questioned in connection with the murder of local Bahujan Samaj Party leader Deepak Bhardwaj with police on Wednesday saying that it was probing whether any contract killers from Haryana's Sonepat area were involved.

Why Karachi is among the world's best stock markets

Why Karachi is among the world's best stock markets

Rediff.com11 Apr 2013

Pakistan's chaotic financial heart is home to 18 million people, Taliban bombers, contract killers - and one of the world's most successful stock markets.

Hang policemen involved in fake encounters: SC

Hang policemen involved in fake encounters: SC

Rediff.com8 Aug 2011

Police personnel involved in fake encounter killings should be awarded death sentence and hanged, the Supreme Court has said. A bench of justices Markandeya Katju and C K Prasad said that police personnel as custodians of law are expected to protect people and not eliminate them as contract killers.

Masood murder case: Accused wants to confess

Masood murder case: Accused wants to confess

Rediff.com22 Mar 2012

In a new turn in the RTI activist Shehla Masood murder case, one of the prime accused and alleged contract killer, Irfan, on Thursday told special CBI court in Indore that he wanted to record his confessional statement.

CBI recovers murder weapon in Shehla Masood case

CBI recovers murder weapon in Shehla Masood case

Rediff.com25 Mar 2012

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday said that the weapon used in the murder of RTI Activist Shehla Masood has been recovered at the instance of Saqib Ali who is accused of hiring contract killers to murder her.