CBI has reportedly said that senior IAS officer DK Ravi, who allegedly committed suicide, may have called his batchmate only once and not over 42 times as was earlier reported.
The JNU Students Union is alleging that Krishnan was targeted for his association with the movement seeking justice for Rohith Vemula and depression made him take the extreme step.
Ajit Roy, 42, a resident of Ullora village in Memari, jumped in front of a train at Rasulpur in Burdwan.
Family members in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, allege that the body of a deceased man kept in a hospital mortuary was gnawed by rats, prompting an investigation into potential negligence.
Family members in Mirzapur, India, allege that the body of a deceased man kept in a hospital mortuary was gnawed by rats, prompting an investigation into possible negligence.
Maharashtra reported 479 farmer suicides in March and April, with financial aid eligibility being assessed for the affected families.
Pakistan has strongly condemned Afghanistan for allegedly harbouring terrorists responsible for a deadly attack on a police post, issuing a stern warning and demanding action against terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil.
A local court in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the murder of his mentally challenged wife. The man repeatedly electrocuted her while she was tied to a cot in their home.
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A National Crime Records Bureau report indicates a slight increase in suicides in India during 2023, with family problems and illness cited as major contributing factors. Maharashtra reported the highest number of suicides, followed by Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh.
Bidhan Barua, a student from Guwahati, on Wednesday threatened to commit suicide after the Bombay high court refused to hear his petition urging for a direction to his parents to allow him undergo a sex change operation. Vrushali Lad reports
Prince Kumar Singh, a resident of Motihari district of Bihar, is the twelfth student to have died in the coaching hub this year.
In a further escalation of the assault on the heavily fortified site, a missile strike also reportedly targeted the "helipad" at the embassy, as documented by Al Jazeera.
Singh's suicide is the second incident in two days in the state.
BJP MLA Chhagan Singh Rajpurohit voices concerns over young couples entering love marriages or live-in relationships without parental consent, advocating for legal safeguards to ensure parental involvement and social stability.
A 19-year-old student in Thane, Maharashtra, allegedly committed suicide after being assaulted on a train for not speaking Marathi. Police are investigating the incident.
A young man in Indore died after falling from a building, with his family alleging police misconduct. Police deny the allegations and are investigating the death.
The delay in receiving the revised pension was due to problems in calculation at his bank's end.
In a long video message and a suicide note, Lalita has accused her in-laws and husband of "mental and physical harassment" over several issues, including dowry and her past.
A woman in Bengaluru has been booked for allegedly harassing a police inspector with a love proposal and threatening suicide if he refused. The inspector claims she repeatedly contacted him, sent inappropriate messages, and threatened to use her connections to force him to accept her proposal.
Mumbai police, citing his suicide note, said the 1988-batch Indian Police Service officer took the extreme step 'out of frustration' due to his illness.
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Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed a thorough investigation into the POCSO case registered against Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son, following allegations of sexual harassment of a minor girl. The CM has sought an explanation for the delay in action and ordered the DGP to form special teams for the investigation.
Police investigation reveals a murder-suicide in Nanded, Maharashtra, where two brothers allegedly strangled their parents before taking their own lives due to financial stress.
17-year-old Alexis Mendoza was charged with beating and running over 68-year-old Amrik Singh Bal.
Unable to find solutions to their problems, people below the age of 30 commit more suicides than their elder counterparts, shows the latest data released by the National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB).
A 17-year-old student who had topped his district in the 2023 class 10 board examinations allegedly committed suicide, just hours before he was to appear for his class 12 physics pre-board exam, police said.
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that the offence of abetment of suicide should not be invoked mechanically against individuals, emphasizing that the provision should not be used to soothe the feelings of grieving families. The court stressed that the conduct of the accused and the deceased, their interactions, and conversations preceding the death should be examined practically and not divorced from real-life contexts. The judgment came after a plea challenging an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court that refused to discharge a man from charges under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) related to a suicide case. The Supreme Court emphasized that to prove abetment of suicide, there must be evidence of active instigation or acts facilitating the suicide. In this case, the court found that the appellant's actions, including seeking repayment of a loan, did not constitute instigation to suicide.
A committee formed to support the family of deceased Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar has issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the removal of state police chief Shatrujeet Kapur, who is accused of abetting Kumar's suicide. The family has refused to conduct the post-mortem and cremation until their demands are met.
Nearly 70 per cent of total student suicides were committed by school-going students, with students from Class 9 and 10 accounting for the highest share.
'You've got to understand it is not easy to die by suicide.' 'People commit suicide only when they lose everything and find no other way to live.'
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday held that computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rahman's death in September last was a suicide and not murder.
An Indian woman hailing from Punjab set herself ablaze after her parents allegedly forced her into a violent marriage, the victim's sister told an international conference in London. Jasvinder Sanghera of Derby said her sister Robina was driven to suicide after she was told that she could not leave her husband because her family would be ashamed. She told the EU Forced Marriages Conference in central London on Wednesday that she still held people accountable for her death.
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The death of Delhi-based journalist Nirupama Pathak on April 29 last year was a case of suicide. Her suicide was allegedly abetted by three of her family members and boyfriend, the police said in its probe report submitted to a local court in Koderma on Tuesday. Koderma Superintendent of Police G Kranti Kumar told newsmen on Wednesday that the investigation report was submitted to the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Ajit Kumar.
One more potato farmer has committed suicide in West Bengal after being unable to repay his agricultural loans despite a bumper crop, taking the toll in the state to seven so far.
The main reason behind farmer suicide is bankruptcy/indebtedness and family problems which claimed 1,163 and 1,135 farmer's lives respectively.
Former Assam Director General of Police Shankar Barua, quizzed recently by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with Saradha scam, allegedly shot himself dead at his residence on Tuesday.
Four Indian medical students injured in a stabbing attack at a Russian university are reported to be stable and recovering well. The attacker, a 15-year-old, is also hospitalized.
China is mediating talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan to address their ongoing military conflict, following Pakistan's operation against terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan and UN reports questioning Pakistan's evidence of militant presence in Afghanistan.
