News for 'suspicious death'

Siddique murder: Late-night calls by 4 friends help arrest main shooter

Siddique murder: Late-night calls by 4 friends help arrest main shooter

Rediff.com12 Nov 2024

The Mumbai Crime Branch and the Uttar Pradesh police Special Task Force arrested Gautam along with Anurag Kashyap, Gyan Prakash Tripathi, Akash Srivastava and Akhilendra Pratap Singh on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh's Nanpara area, near the Nepal border.

Canada: NRI found dead in suspicious circumstances

Canada: NRI found dead in suspicious circumstances

Rediff.com29 Aug 2007

A Sikh man was found dead at his parents' home, less than two months after his wife was killed in an alleged robbery attempt.

Murder Mubarak Trailer: Star-Studded Suspense

Murder Mubarak Trailer: Star-Studded Suspense

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

Thanks to these wacky characters and the actors playing them, Murder Mubarak may be genuinely funny, expects Mayur Sanap.

1971 War: How Mukti Joddhas Saved An IAF Pilot

1971 War: How Mukti Joddhas Saved An IAF Pilot

Rediff.com3 Dec 2024

Squadron Leader Kanwal Deep Mehra's daredevilry during the 1971 War brought down a Pakistani F-86 Sabre. But he had to bail out of his plane, was badly injured. Then a fierce band of armed guerillas evacuated him to safety at great risk to their lives.

Hooch Deaths Expose 'Dry Bihar'

Hooch Deaths Expose 'Dry Bihar'

Rediff.com5 Nov 2021

The much-hyped liquor ban in the state has been widely seen as a failed attempt five years after its introduction.

Suspected Pak terrorist killed after attack on J-K village near IB

Suspected Pak terrorist killed after attack on J-K village near IB

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

A massive operation is on to flush out the remaining holed-up terrorists.

Former Bihar minister's father found murdered at home

Former Bihar minister's father found murdered at home

Rediff.com16 Jul 2024

In a ghastly incident that has sent shock waves across Bihar, former state minister Mukesh Sahni's 70-year-old father was found stabbed to death at his native home in Darbhanga district, a top police officer said.

Kiran Reddy murder: Husband arrested for murder

Kiran Reddy murder: Husband arrested for murder

Rediff.com22 Jun 2011

The doctor husband of Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy's niece has been arrested by police and booked for murder following her suspicious death. Police said on Wednesday that Chaitanya Reddy allegedly killed 26-year-old Kiran Reddy, also a doctor, in "an inebriated" condition following a heated argument, and that the death four days back was due to "smothering and asphyxiation."

Ambani bomb case: NIA seizes car with 'police' sticker

Ambani bomb case: NIA seizes car with 'police' sticker

Rediff.com14 Mar 2021

It is not clear if it was the same Innova that was following the explosives-laden Scorpio before the latter was parked near Ambani's residence in south Mumbai on February 25.

Param Bir Singh to appear before graft probe panel on Monday

Param Bir Singh to appear before graft probe panel on Monday

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

A single-member commission probing the allegations of corruption levelled by senior IPS officer Param Bir Singh against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Friday directed Singh to appear before it on November 29.

Youth in Chhattisgarh gets death threats for backing Nupur; man, lover held

Youth in Chhattisgarh gets death threats for backing Nupur; man, lover held

Rediff.com2 Jul 2022

An FIR under Indian Penal Code Section 507 (criminal intimidation by anonymous communication) was registered in this connection on Friday based on the complaint of Raja Jagat, a resident of a town in the district, he said.

Indian student found dead in London's Thames river

Indian student found dead in London's Thames river

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

The Metropolitan Police discovered his body in the river Thames near the Canary Wharf area of east London on November 21 and was declared dead by paramedics.

YSRC MLA booked for ex-driver's murder, victim's wife demands CBI probe

YSRC MLA booked for ex-driver's murder, victim's wife demands CBI probe

Rediff.com22 May 2022

Over the last two days, Dalit organisations and the opposition Telugu Desam Party put in sustained pressure calling for the police to arrest the ruling party legislator.

Param Bir back in Mumbai, joins investigation in extortion case

Param Bir back in Mumbai, joins investigation in extortion case

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

The IPS officer who is facing several extortion cases in Maharashtra had told news channels on Wednesday that he was in Chandigarh.

Father of Mahadev app scam accused found dead

Father of Mahadev app scam accused found dead

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

The body of Sushil Das (62), who was missing since the last two days, was found in a well at Achhoti village under Anda police station limits on Tuesday afternoon and prima facie it looks like a case of suicide, Durg Senior Superintendent of Police Ram Gopal Garg said.

The Most Memorable Goodbye Turns 50

The Most Memorable Goodbye Turns 50

Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

'Garm Hava understands that the scorching, hate-filled, doubt-filled affair between Hindus and Muslims is our national love affair.' Sreehari Nair revisits M S Sathyu's classic film, featuring the incomparable Balraj Sahni at his finest in his final role.

Cong demands SC-monitored CBI probe into Vyapam scam

Cong demands SC-monitored CBI probe into Vyapam scam

Rediff.com5 Jul 2015

Terming the spate of deaths associated with the Vyapam scam as "extremely intriguing and deeply suspicious", Congress today demanded a Supreme Court monitored CBI investigation into the matter.

SIT formed to probe Dalit student's suicide at IIT-B

SIT formed to probe Dalit student's suicide at IIT-B

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

Darshan Solanki, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat and was a first-year student of B Tech (Chemical) course at the IITB, allegedly died by suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building located on the campus on February 12.

Deshmukh case probe: Warrant against Param Bir cancelled

Deshmukh case probe: Warrant against Param Bir cancelled

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

Singh also filed an affidavit before the single-member commission, saying he has nothing to depose and doesn't want to be crossed-examined by the probe panel.

Indian-origin Sikh man shot dead in Canada, 2nd such attack this month

Indian-origin Sikh man shot dead in Canada, 2nd such attack this month

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

According to the police, a suspect vehicle was seen leaving the area, and photos of the same were released by homicide investigators.

Missing Indian student found dead, UK police appeal for information

Missing Indian student found dead, UK police appeal for information

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

'Gurashman's death is being treated as unexpected, and while there is nothing to suggest it was suspicious, we will ensure our investigation is as thorough as possible to confirm this'

Ambani bomb scare: 'Car owner suspected to have died of drowning'

Ambani bomb scare: 'Car owner suspected to have died of drowning'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

Opinion on likely cause of the death of Mansukh Hiren, who is said to be the owner of the vehicle with explosives found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai last month, is reserved in his post-mortem report on Saturday, a Thane police official said.

2nd terrorist who gave security forces the slip killed in J-K's Rajouri

2nd terrorist who gave security forces the slip killed in J-K's Rajouri

Rediff.com13 Sep 2023

A second terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces on Wednesday, raising the death toll during the ongoing three-day search operation in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district to three, officials said.

Opposition MPs meet President, ask for SIT into Loya's death

Opposition MPs meet President, ask for SIT into Loya's death

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

MPs from several political parties, including the Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazagham, met the president on Friday and presented him a memorandum with the demand.

Former Cong MP, family taken into custody after daughter-in-law's death

Former Cong MP, family taken into custody after daughter-in-law's death

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Sircilla Rajaiah's daughter-in-law and three grandsons were found charred to death at his residence under mysterious circumstances early Wednesday and hours later the leader, his wife and son were taken into police custody for questioning.

6 arrested for murder of Dalit engineer; hunt on for 3 more

6 arrested for murder of Dalit engineer; hunt on for 3 more

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

Six persons were arrested in Namakkal on Thursday in connection with the death of a Dalit engineer, whose body was found on the railway track near Pallipallayam in the district on June 27, police said.

3 villagers found dead near ambush site in J-K's Poonch; massive searches on

3 villagers found dead near ambush site in J-K's Poonch; massive searches on

Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

Security forces on Friday launched a massive cordon and search operation in the forest area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a day after five army personnel were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack.

NIA recreates crime scene with Waze near Ambani's house

NIA recreates crime scene with Waze near Ambani's house

Rediff.com20 Mar 2021

The scene was recreated late on Friday night, in which Waze was asked to walk there for some time wearing a white kurta.

Mumbai top cop shifted to facilitate Waze probe: Maha HM

Mumbai top cop shifted to facilitate Waze probe: Maha HM

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

A day after Param Bir Singh was shunted out as Mumbai police commissioner, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday said he was transferred after some of his colleagues committed 'serious and unforgivable mistakes'.

China compelling docs to hide Covid mortalities: Report

China compelling docs to hide Covid mortalities: Report

Rediff.com28 Jan 2023

COVID infections in China began to surge towards December end and hospitals began to fill up. Many patients did not find beds and were seen sleeping on floors. Even, funeral homes and crematoriums were completely filled, and bodies were seen in the queue for days.

Shocked, says Maha HM on Param Bir claiming threat to life

Shocked, says Maha HM on Param Bir claiming threat to life

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse Patil on Thursday said he was shocked to know that senior IPS officer Param Bir Singh, who has earlier served as the police commissioner of Mumbai and Thane, should feel threat to his life.

Antilla scare: NIA probe into Pulwama, still a mystery, says Sena

Antilla scare: NIA probe into Pulwama, still a mystery, says Sena

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

The ruling party in Maharashtra also questioned the move of the National Investigation Agency taking over the probe into the explosives-laden SUV found parked near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's house last month, saying that the agency generally investigates terrorism-related cases, but there was no terror angle involved in this episode.

Ambani bomb scare: NIA arrests senior cop Sachin Waze after 12-hr grilling

Ambani bomb scare: NIA arrests senior cop Sachin Waze after 12-hr grilling

Rediff.com14 Mar 2021

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze Saturday night after questioning him for 12 hours over the recovery of an explosive-laden vehicle near the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani, an agency spokesperson said.

WHO issues alert against syrup by Indian manufacturer

WHO issues alert against syrup by Indian manufacturer

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

The WHO on Tuesday issued a product alert over contaminated syrup by an Indian manufacturer, warning that it is unsafe for use, especially in children, and may result in serious injury or death.

'Dangerous' person trained in Pak, China in Mumbai, alerts NIA

'Dangerous' person trained in Pak, China in Mumbai, alerts NIA

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

The person has been identified as one Sarfaraz Memon .

Waze, Hiran seen meeting on the day Scorpio was 'stolen'

Waze, Hiran seen meeting on the day Scorpio was 'stolen'

Rediff.com19 Mar 2021

CCTV footage shows that suspended police officer Sachin Waze and deceased businessman Mansukh Hiran had met on February 17, the day a Scorpio in Hiran's possession was 'stolen', an official of the Maharashtra ATS said on Friday.

SC rejects plea seeking CBI probe into Jaya's 'mysterious death'

SC rejects plea seeking CBI probe into Jaya's 'mysterious death'

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

The petition was filed by expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa.

Manipuri teenager's death: Arrest of suspects demanded

Manipuri teenager's death: Arrest of suspects demanded

Rediff.com8 May 2012

Amid growing public outcry over the death of Manipuri student Loitam Richard, who died under suspicious circumstances in his college hostel in Bengaluru last month, a former minister from the northeastern state on Tuesday demanded immediate arrest of those behind the "killing".

SC relief for Param Bir, probe halted till March 9

SC relief for Param Bir, probe halted till March 9

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

The SC said the "messy state of affairs" has "the propensity of unnecessarily shaking confidence of people in police system".

Sana Khan murder: Husband used BJP functionary as honey-trap for sextortion

Sana Khan murder: Husband used BJP functionary as honey-trap for sextortion

Rediff.com20 Aug 2023

Khan became part of the racket in March 2021, which continued till her death, he said.