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Delhi Watchman Killing: Police Investigate Planned Murder

Delhi Watchman Killing: Police Investigate Planned Murder

Rediff.com27 May 2026

Police in Delhi suspect the killing of a 60-year-old watchman was a planned murder, not a spontaneous act of road rage. The victim was repeatedly run over by an SUV with no number plate, and investigators are exploring possible motives including attempted theft and previous enmity.

Delhi Watchman Killed After Being Run Over By SUV

Delhi Watchman Killed After Being Run Over By SUV

Rediff.com24 May 2026

A 60-year-old watchman was assaulted and killed in Peeragarhi village, Delhi, after being run over twice by an SUV. Police are investigating the hit-and-run incident and searching for the accused driver.

Delhi Watchman Killed After Being Run Over By SUV

Delhi Watchman Killed After Being Run Over By SUV

Rediff.com24 May 2026

A 60-year-old watchman in Delhi was assaulted and killed by an SUV driver who ran him over twice, according to police. CCTV footage captured the incident in Peeragarhi village.

Verbal Spat Led To Watchman's Murder In Delhi, Four Arrested

Verbal Spat Led To Watchman's Murder In Delhi, Four Arrested

Rediff.com27 May 2026

Four people have been apprehended in connection with the murder of a 60-year-old watchman in Outer Delhi's Peeragarhi village. Police say the 'well-planned' murder was carried out following a verbal altercation. The accused removed the number plate of the SUV used in the crime to avoid identification.

Odisha: Three Detained After Elephant Electrocuted, Buried

Odisha: Three Detained After Elephant Electrocuted, Buried

Rediff.com1 Jun 2026

Three individuals have been detained in Odisha's Dhenkanal district for allegedly electrocuting a wild elephant and burying its carcass on a farmhouse property.

Death toll would have been higher if...: Ahmedabad plane crash saviour

Death toll would have been higher if...: Ahmedabad plane crash saviour

Rediff.com10 Jun 2026

Satinder Singh Sandhu, a supervisor with 108 Emergency Services, recounts the horrific scenes and his biggest regret from the AI-171 plane crash in Ahmedabad, which claimed 260 lives.

Man Beaten To Death In Gorakhpur Village Over Rivalry

Man Beaten To Death In Gorakhpur Village Over Rivalry

Rediff.com21 May 2026

A man was allegedly beaten to death by relatives in a Gorakhpur village due to a long-standing rivalry, with his parents seriously injured when they tried to intervene.

Bakrid Tensions Flare In Mira Road Housing Society

Bakrid Tensions Flare In Mira Road Housing Society

Rediff.com27 May 2026

A dispute over the alleged construction of a temporary shed and the tying of sacrificial goats ahead of Bakrid triggered tensions at a housing society in Mira Road, Thane district, Maharashtra, leading to police intervention and protests.

Clash Over Goat Sacrifice Attempt Rocks Thane Housing Society

Clash Over Goat Sacrifice Attempt Rocks Thane Housing Society

Rediff.com27 May 2026

A dispute over sacrificial goats in a Thane housing society led to clashes, slogan-shouting, and heightened security, raising community tensions.

How Delhi Police Solved The Labourer Murder Case

How Delhi Police Solved The Labourer Murder Case

Rediff.com11 May 2026

A 35-year-old labourer was allegedly beaten to death by his brother-in-law and another man after a drunken quarrel over a 'trivial' issue in Delhi's Shahdara area.

Watchman confesses to killing 25-year-old Mumbai lawyer

Watchman confesses to killing 25-year-old Mumbai lawyer

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

The police have cracked the murder case of an Indian Administrative Service officer's advocate daughter with the arrest of the watchman of the building where she lived in central Mumbai.

Owner of Mumbai hoarding, that collapsed killing 16, arrested

Owner of Mumbai hoarding, that collapsed killing 16, arrested

Rediff.com17 May 2024

At least 16 people were killed, and 75 injured after the billboard collapsed in an unexpected dust storm in Mumbai on Monday.

Lawyer murder: Attempt to rape charge against watchman

Lawyer murder: Attempt to rape charge against watchman

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

Over four months after the murder of the city-based lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha, allegedly by the watchman of her building, the prosecution on Thursday slapped attempt to rape charge against him.

One killed in blast in Mumbai

One killed in blast in Mumbai

Rediff.com15 Apr 2003

MP's serial killer a school dropout, harboured anger since his childhood

MP's serial killer a school dropout, harboured anger since his childhood

Rediff.com3 Sep 2022

The first three killings came in a space of 72 hours earlier in the week, while the fourth victim, from Bhopal, fell prey a few hours before Dhurve was arrested.

MP teen murders 4 security guards in 5 days for fame, nabbed

MP teen murders 4 security guards in 5 days for fame, nabbed

Rediff.com2 Sep 2022

He killed the guard in Bhopal a few hours before his arrest earlier on Friday, the police said.

Pallavi murder case: Watchman Sajjad Mogul sentenced to life

Pallavi murder case: Watchman Sajjad Mogul sentenced to life

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

A local court on Monday sentenced Sajjad Mogul, who was convicted for killing 25-year-old city-based lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha in 2012, to life imprisonment.

Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, passes away at 89

Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, passes away at 89

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

To Kill a Mockingbird is considered one of the great classics of 20th century American literature, and is standard reading in classrooms across the world.

Heavy downpour brings Mumbai to a halt, 28 killed

Heavy downpour brings Mumbai to a halt, 28 killed

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

Heavy rains lashing Mumbai since Sunday have thrown rail, air and road traffic out of gear, with several trains and flights being cancelled. With IMD forecast of heavy rains for Tuesday, the authorities declared a holiday in the city and adjoining regions, asking people to avoid stepping out of their houses.

15 killed in landslide; over 50 missing as rains pound Kerala

15 killed in landslide; over 50 missing as rains pound Kerala

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

The incident is said to have occurred in the wee hours when a huge mound of earth fell on the 'row houses' and two children and five women were among the deceased, most of whom were plantation workers from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Massive hunt on for man who killed artist and dumped body in drain

Massive hunt on for man who killed artist and dumped body in drain

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

The interrogation of suspects in the double murder of noted artist Hema Upadhyaya and her lawyer has given fresh leads to investigators on whereabouts of main accused Vidya Rajbhar following which Mumbai Police teams have been dispatched to various locations.

2 Indians among 26 killed in suicide attack in Kuwait mosque

2 Indians among 26 killed in suicide attack in Kuwait mosque

Rediff.com28 Jun 2015

Both the victims -- Rizwan Husain, 31, and Ibne Abbas, 25, -- were taking part in the prayers when they died.

55 years later, a beloved classic gets a sequel!

55 years later, a beloved classic gets a sequel!

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

Harper Lee to publish sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird more than five decades after it was first published.

4-yr-old mauled to death by stray dogs in Hyderabad

4-yr-old mauled to death by stray dogs in Hyderabad

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

The child was apparently carrying a packet containing some food item when the dogs pounced on him, a Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) official said.

If Shah can claim 250 killed in IAF strikes, why can't PM: Cong

If Shah can claim 250 killed in IAF strikes, why can't PM: Cong

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

Singh said, "It is extremely shocking and tragic that the prime minister of this country is pointing fingers at opposition parties for questioning the Army or the Air Force.

Felt Indrani was lying about Sheena's whereabouts: Rahul to CBI court

Felt Indrani was lying about Sheena's whereabouts: Rahul to CBI court

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

Rahul told the court about his relationship with Sheena, and narrated the sequence of incidents after he dropped her near suburban Bandra on April 24, 2012, for her meeting with her mother Indrani.

'Modi fears appointing Lokayukta may land him behind bars'

'Modi fears appointing Lokayukta may land him behind bars'

Rediff.com5 May 2014

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday charged BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi with having balked at appointing a RTI Commissioner and Lokayukta in Gujarat for fear of being booked for alleged irregularities in providing benefits to his favourite industrial group.

'Nightwatchman' Bommai will stay till polls

'Nightwatchman' Bommai will stay till polls

Rediff.com27 Aug 2022

Success in Karnataka's assembly polls will hinge on two factors: Drop a large number of incumbent MLAs and project Modi and not the state leaders, least of all Bommai.

After barb at Antony, Congress dubs Modi a 'traitor'

After barb at Antony, Congress dubs Modi a 'traitor'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

The Congress on Thursday hit back at Narendra Modi for calling Defence Minister A K Antony an "agent of Pakistan and enemy of India", saying such language can come only from a "traitor".

We have killed all the children, now what: Taliban gunman's chilling last words

We have killed all the children, now what: Taliban gunman's chilling last words

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

Conversations between one of the seven terrorists and his handler have been recovered before he blew himself up inside the ArmyPublic School

Three bar staffers found murdered in Mumbai

Three bar staffers found murdered in Mumbai

Rediff.com5 Jan 2013

Three staffers of a suburban bar were found murdered today on its premises at Tilak Nagar in Mumbai with the police suspecting personal rivalry to be the cause behind the brutal killings.

Pune shocker: Man walks on road with wife's severed head

Pune shocker: Man walks on road with wife's severed head

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

In a ghastly incident, a 60-year-old man was on Friday seen walking on the road in Pune with his wife's head after he beheaded her with an axe suspecting infidelity, police said.

5 killed in blast on vessel under repair at Cochin Shipyard

5 killed in blast on vessel under repair at Cochin Shipyard

Rediff.com13 Feb 2018

No ONGC employee was on the drillship when the accident occurred.

PM seeks votes for 'air strike men', EC takes cognizance

PM seeks votes for 'air strike men', EC takes cognizance

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

The PM treaded sensitive ground by asking first-time voters to dedicate their first vote to those who carried out air strike in Balakot.

Sino-India disengagement in eastern Ladakh complete: Rajnath

Sino-India disengagement in eastern Ladakh complete: Rajnath

Rediff.com21 Feb 2021

The country will not allow any "unilateral action" on its border and will pay any cost to thwart such attempts, he told the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha's state conference.

Modi using govt machinery to intimidate Opposition: Mamata

Modi using govt machinery to intimidate Opposition: Mamata

Rediff.com7 Apr 2019

She wondered why PM Modi is not removing his own cabinet secretary or the Union home secretary, if he was so 'fond of making last-minute changes'.

Anger is the enemy within us

Anger is the enemy within us

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

'Fear of the Other stalks our lives as it did in ancient times and the mobs are just as easy to incite as it was then,' says Arundhuti Dasgupta.

MP: 'Poison mixed in food for school students'

MP: 'Poison mixed in food for school students'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

Alert students and a cook saved their hostel inmates from consuming poisonous food by facilitating its disposal after they saw a suspended panchayat official allegedly mixing some harmful substance in it.

Guard found guilty of murdering lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha

Guard found guilty of murdering lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha

Rediff.com30 Jun 2014

A local court in Mumbai on Monday convicted security guard Sajjad Ahmed Mughal in connection with the murder of 25-year-old city-based lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha in her flat at suburban Wadala in 2012.

Why Rhea's case should send shivers down our spines

Why Rhea's case should send shivers down our spines

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

A promising young actor suffering from depression has had his life laid bare for the grubby public to paw through. An ordinary family has been pitched into the middle of a nightmare of an investigation and arrested for no reason discernible at present. And a young actress has had her reputation, and probably career, destroyed so that TRP ratings can soar, notes Sherna Gandhy.