Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has solved a 34-year-old murder case through forensic investigation and DNA evidence, leading to the arrest of two persons accused in the killing of a woman who went missing from the Vatva area of the city in 1992, officials said on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Farzana Radhanpuri.According to police officials, the case was reopened after the Crime Branch received specific inputs suggesting that human remains had been buried in the Qut…
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Chhatarpur, May 8 (IANS) A Head Constable was found hanging inside a defunct police outpost in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday morning, prompting senior officials to rush to the spot and initiate an investigation.The incident was reported at Nowgon police station in Chhatarpur and it came to light early on Friday when locals alerted the police about a body hanging inside the abandoned outpost building.Subsequently, police rushed to the spot and took control of the scene and sent …
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) The mysterious death of four members of the same family in Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazaar area is suspected to have been caused by zinc phosphide or rat poison detected in toxicology tests conducted on their bodies and the watermelon they consumed, the police said on Thursday. The toxicology and other scientific reports from the Forensic Science Laboratory confirmed the presence of zinc phosphide – a dark grey, crystalline compound used as a rodenticide against such small mammals …
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) The mysterious death of four members of the same family in Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazaar area remains unresolved, as the microbiology report from JJ Hospital has found no suspicious elements or signs of bacterial infection in their corpses, after consuming watermelon on Thursday. The report has now been handed over to the Mumbai Police for further investigation. According to Mumbai Police officials, examinations of the deceased persons’ gastric contents, blood samples, and food…
Jalandhar, May 6 (IANS) Several specialised teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have been dispatched to the Jalandhar blast site to conduct an independent investigation of the explosion, sources said on Wednesday. The teams will conduct an investigation to determine the cause of the explosion, sources added. At around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, an explosion occurred near the Border Security Force’s Punjab Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar. According to the Punjab Police, the blast was alle…
Amritsar, May 6 (IANS) An explosion was reported near the cantonment area in Khasa, Amritsar, prompting an immediate response from police and security agencies. Officials confirmed that no casualties were reported in the incident. The blast, which occurred around 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, led to the deployment of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and forensic teams to the site. The Forensic Science Laboratory team collected samples and other material evidence, which have been sent for analysis to ascer…
Patna, May 5 (IANS) A 30-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel room near Bairiya Bus Stand under the jurisdiction of Ramkrishna Nagar police station in Patna on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Santosh Kumar Sharma, a resident of Shakurabad locality in Jehanabad. The incident has triggered panic and speculation in the surrounding area.Preliminary findings suggest that he was a frequent visitor to the hotel and would often check in with different female comp…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a man allegedly murdered his wife’s suspected lover in northwest Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area and later surrendered before the police. A case under relevant Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered at Shalimar Bagh Police Station, and further investigation is underway. According to police, the case was swiftly solved after the accused himself walked into the police station and confessed to the crime. At around 4:20 p.m…
Patna, April 28 (IANS) In a shocking incident in Bihar’s Sultanganj, armed criminals stormed the office of the Sultan Nagar Parishad (Municipal Council) in broad daylight on Tuesday, killing a senior official and leaving another critically injured. The SHO of the Sultanganj police station confirmed the incident.“The deceased has been identified as Krishna Bhushan, the Executive Officer (EO), who died on the spot following the indiscriminate firing. The Municipal Council Chairman, Rajkuma…
Indore, April 25 (IANS) A young traffic police constable was found dead at his residence in Indore on Saturday, sending shockwaves through the department and the local police colony. According to the police, the incident occurred at the Chauthi Paltan police quarters under the Malharganj Police Station limits in the city. The deceased has been identified as Ankit Tomar, who was posted in the Indore city traffic wing.Tomar was allegedly found hanging inside his flat after he failed to respond to …