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Dalit boy beaten up by teacher for touching water pot at Raj school, dies

Dalit boy beaten up by teacher for touching water pot at Raj school, dies

Rediff.com14 Aug 2022

A nine-year-old Dalit boy died on Saturday allegedly after he was beaten up by a teacher for touching a drinking water pot in a private school in Jalore district of Rajasthan, police said.

OTT Goodies This Week!

OTT Goodies This Week!

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

From fantasy to football, OTT is beaming with all kinds of goodies this week.

'Independence Without Safety Means Nothing'

'Independence Without Safety Means Nothing'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

'I humbly request the government to create safe spaces for ALL women, the strictest of punishment and the swiftest justice.'

Bengal BJP leader found hanging, party alleges murder

Bengal BJP leader found hanging, party alleges murder

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

The body of Debendra Nath Ray, in his 60s, was found hanging from the ceiling of a verandah outside a shuttered shop near his home in Bindal village in Hemtabad area of the district, police said. Ray had won the Hemtabad (reserved) seat on a Communist Party of India-Marxist ticket in 2016 but later joined the BJP. He had, however, not quit his assembly seat.

Communal flare-up near memorial set to be inaugurated by PM

Communal flare-up near memorial set to be inaugurated by PM

Rediff.com27 Aug 2022

Police sources said a group of members from one community attacked and vandalised shops and a place of worship of another social group.

Contests That Startled India

Contests That Startled India

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

Lok Sabha constituencies that sprung a surprise in the 2024 polls.

Hathras satsang stampede: Police suspect 'political link' to Bhole Baba

Hathras satsang stampede: Police suspect 'political link' to Bhole Baba

Rediff.com6 Jul 2024

The Hathras SP said the investigation also revealed that some political parties had contacted him some time back.

Cleaner arrested for slitting air hostess's throat in Mumbai flat

Cleaner arrested for slitting air hostess's throat in Mumbai flat

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

The accused Vikram Athwal (40), who was doing housekeeping work over the last one year in the residential society, and the victim used to argue over petty issues, the official said when asked about the possible motive behind the crime.

CBI gives clean chit to Raja Bhaiyya in UP cop's murder

CBI gives clean chit to Raja Bhaiyya in UP cop's murder

Rediff.com1 Aug 2013

The Central Bureau of Investigation may give a clean chit to former Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya in the murder of Kunda Deputy Superintendent of Police Zia-ul-Haq as it has not found any anomaly in the lie detector test conducted on him.

Punjab gangster Sukha Duneke killed in inter-gang rivalry in Canada

Punjab gangster Sukha Duneke killed in inter-gang rivalry in Canada

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

Gangster Sukhdul Singh alias Sukha Duneke, one of Punjab's most wanted criminals, was killed in the Canadian city of Winnipeg by unidentified people, sources said on Thursday.

14-year-old girl raped, thrown into furnace in Rajasthan

14-year-old girl raped, thrown into furnace in Rajasthan

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly murdered and her body was burnt in a coal furnace in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, the police said on Thursday.

Tabrez lynching: Murder charge against accused dropped

Tabrez lynching: Murder charge against accused dropped

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

Police cited the final post-mortem report that said Ansari died due to cardiac arrest.

13-year-old kills younger sister, burns face, chops off fingers

13-year-old kills younger sister, burns face, chops off fingers

Rediff.com25 May 2023

A 13-year-old girl allegedly killed her younger sister with the help of her boyfriend and aunt and burnt the deceased's face with acid and chopped off fingers to conceal the identity in Bihar's Vaishali district, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

Manipur women paraded naked: CBI files chargesheet against juvenile among 7

Manipur women paraded naked: CBI files chargesheet against juvenile among 7

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

The agency filed the charge sheet against six people and a report against one child in conflict with the law before a special CBI court in Guwahati, nearly three months Manipur Police made arrests in the case.

'Why would we want to go back to being untouchables?'

'Why would we want to go back to being untouchables?'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

41 years ago, Dalits in Meenakshipuram converted to Islam, sending shockwaves through the nation.' A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com returns to the village to discover that past antagonisms lurk below the surface.

Is Kannur, India's political murder capital?

Is Kannur, India's political murder capital?

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

Why does this Kerala district see so many political murders and revenge killings?

How Mumbai police traced and arrested 2 Salman house shooters

How Mumbai police traced and arrested 2 Salman house shooters

Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

A senior Gujarat police officer has said that Gupta and Pal were hired by the gang of incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to open fire at Khan's house.

Dalit woman stripped, son killed by mob in MP

Dalit woman stripped, son killed by mob in MP

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

A Congress delegation on Monday met the family of the Dalit youth, who was allegedly beaten to death last Thursday by a group of people over an old enmity.

More than 360 booked in Maha over violence during Maratha quota stir

More than 360 booked in Maha over violence during Maratha quota stir

Rediff.com2 Sep 2023

The protesters, led by Manoj Jarange, had been staging a hunger strike demanding reservation for the Maratha community at the village since Tuesday.

Delhi police takes dhaba murder accused Sahil to crime scene

Delhi police takes dhaba murder accused Sahil to crime scene

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

The Delhi police took Sahil Gehlot, accused of killing his girlfriend, to the crime spot on Thursday to recreate the sequence of events leading up to the incident.

Man kills parents, murders 17 neighbours to hide crime

Man kills parents, murders 17 neighbours to hide crime

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

He murdered his parents because they refused to repay his debts and also murdered 17 neighbours, including children, to cover up his crimes.

Tabrez lynching: SP explains why murder charge was dropped

Tabrez lynching: SP explains why murder charge was dropped

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

Shaista Parveen, wife of Tabrez Ansari, said it is an attempt to save the culprits and sought a CBI investigation in the matter.

NRI murder: Prime accused held

NRI murder: Prime accused held

Rediff.com30 Dec 2005

The prime accused in the murder of a Punjab non resident Indian has been arrested while two other co-accused gave themselves up, police said in Hoshiarpur Thursday.

Honour killing: Man shoots dead daughter, lover in MP, dumps bodies in Chambal

Honour killing: Man shoots dead daughter, lover in MP, dumps bodies in Chambal

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

Shivani, from Ratanbasai village, and Radheshyam, from Balupura hamlet, eloped on June 3, he said.

Wait for justice continues: Alwar lynching victim's wife

Wait for justice continues: Alwar lynching victim's wife

Rediff.com26 May 2023

'The main accused was acquitted by the court while the sentence awarded to the others is less. They should have been given strict punishment'

CBI shifts camp office to Kolkata after custodial death

CBI shifts camp office to Kolkata after custodial death

Rediff.com15 Dec 2022

Days after the prime accused in the arson and violence in Bengal's Bogtui village was found hanging in a temporary office of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the probe agency on Wednesday shifted the makeshift set up in Rampurhat to the metropolis, a senior official said.

Ten get 10 years in jail for lynching Tabrez Ansari

Ten get 10 years in jail for lynching Tabrez Ansari

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

Accusing him of trying to steal a motorcycle, a mob beat up Ansari on June 17 of that year.

COMING UP this June: 6 OTT releases

COMING UP this June: 6 OTT releases

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

With no theatrical releases in the pipeline, the OTT platform is the go-to place for new film and Web show releases.

Sheena Bora Trial: 'I suspected murder'

Sheena Bora Trial: 'I suspected murder'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

Many pictures showed The Skeleton Named Sheena. For the purpose of the photographs, the skeleton had been re-assembled and looked straight at the camera.

HC asks Rahul Gandhi to take down social media post

HC asks Rahul Gandhi to take down social media post

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

The Delhi high court on Thursday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to take down his social media post which revealed the identity of a minor Dalit girl, raped and murdered in 2021, so that the child's identity is protected worldwide.

AAP says no alliance with Cong in Haryana polls

AAP says no alliance with Cong in Haryana polls

Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

The Aam Aadmi Party will fight the 2024 Haryana assembly polls on its own, its state unit vice-president Anurag Dhanda said on Friday, saying the party has a complete organisational structure ready and will soon announce its village-level committees too.

SIT to probe Badaun gang rape and murder

SIT to probe Badaun gang rape and murder

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

A four-member Special Investigating Team has been constituted to probe the shocking gang rape and murder case of two teenaged sisters in Katra Sadatganj village in Badaun, officials said.

Ballia firing: UP police takes custody of BJP leader

Ballia firing: UP police takes custody of BJP leader

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

When asked by media about the incident, the BJP leader, who was returning from his village with the police said, "I fired in self-defence and for the security of my family."

Lakhimpur incident: Murder case against Union minister's son

Lakhimpur incident: Murder case against Union minister's son

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

The Uttar Pradesh government grappled on Monday with the aftermath of violence during a farmers protest in Lakhimpur Kheri, lodging a case against Union minister Ajay Mishra's son, promising a probe by a retired high court judge and stopping opposition leaders from reaching the trouble spot.

We were victims of politics: Bilkis case convict after release

We were victims of politics: Bilkis case convict after release

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

A day after he and 10 others were released from jail in the case related to the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots, convict Shailesh Bhatt claimed that they were 'victims of politics'.

Siddique Kappan's bail plea: SC seeks UP govt's response

Siddique Kappan's bail plea: SC seeks UP govt's response

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and S Ravindra Bhat fixed the plea for final disposal on September 9.

UP shame: 13-yr-old raped, murdered; another rape at gunpoint

UP shame: 13-yr-old raped, murdered; another rape at gunpoint

Rediff.com23 Oct 2013

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped and later strangulated to death by a youth and his accomplices in Lisadi gate police station area in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh police said.

Did this bahubali order Rajdeo Ranjan's murder?

Did this bahubali order Rajdeo Ranjan's murder?

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Mohammad Shahabuddin, in prison for over a decade, still inspires fear, a reminder of the 'jungle raj' when political murders were commonplace in Bihar.

'Nothing honorable about this killing'

'Nothing honorable about this killing'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

'Find a name that changes the words honor killing and hopefully it includes the word murder.' 'If you use the words, you are trying to justify the murders.'

Badaun RERUN: Woman raped and murdered in UP

Badaun RERUN: Woman raped and murdered in UP

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

A 30-year-old woman's body was found near a village school in Uttar Pradesh's Mohanlalganj area. Sharat Pradhan reports that the victim was brutally stabbed and then left to bleed.