Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that the state government will send a proposal to the Centre to lower the age limit for juvenile delinquents from 18 to 16 years. To ensure stricter action against those who exploit children for criminal activities and drug distribution, necessary amendments will be made to the law.He was speaking at the debate initiated by member Arjun Khotkar, who raised a question regarding the rising trend of…
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New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Delhi Police solved a blind murder case within hours of the incident and apprehended three juveniles allegedly involved in the killing of a 22-year-old man in Tilak Nagar. Police said on Wednesday the crime was cracked through prompt investigation, CCTV footage analysis, and local intelligence inputs. According to police, a PCR call was received at Tilak Nagar Police Station on June 22, through Daily Diary Number 10A, regarding a stabbing incident. The caller reported t…
Ranchi, June 12 (IANS) A special CBI court on Friday heard a protest petition filed by the father of deceased school student Vinay Mahto, challenging the closure report submitted by the agency in the high-profile case.Partial arguments were held during the hearing, following which the court fixed a date next week for further proceedings.Appearing for the petitioner, advocate Khushboo Kataruka raised questions over the CBI’s closure report and contested its findings.The case dates back nearly a…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The crime landscape in Punjab is fast changing with terror groups and criminal networks deploying new strategies almost daily to disrupt law and order. While the larger push that is being made is for a separate Khalistan nation, these syndicates at play are carrying out low intensity explosions to keep the state on the boil. The Khalistan networks are also trying to replicate the Mumbai underworld model of grooming juveniles for low-cost, high-success attacks.The police …
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) Three minors have been detained for allegedly killing their 14-year-old friend and dumping his body in Vihar Lake in an attempt to make the crime appear as an accidental drowning, Mumbai Police said on Monday. The incident came to light after the post-mortem report ruled out drowning and revealed that the victim, identified as Siddharth Londhe, died due to a severe head injury caused by a blunt object. According to police, there was no water found in his lungs or abdomen, …
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A delivery executive lost his life after being struck by a speeding car in West Delhi’s Subhash Nagar area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said.According to police, the accident occurred at around 4:30 a.m. when a fast-moving car rammed into the motorcycle being ridden by the delivery boy. The impact was so severe that he died on the spot.On receiving information about the incident, police teams rushed to the scene and began an investigation. The offending vehi…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to impose a blanket gag order on media reporting in connection with the Dwarka road accident case involving a minor accused. Observing that press freedom cannot be curtailed entirely, the Delhi High Court underscored that freedom of expression and of the press are integral to a democratic society. It was hearing a plea filed by the father of the juvenile accused in the accident that claimed the life of a 23‑year‑old motorcyclist…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The mother of a 23-year-old man who lost his life in a car crash in Delhi’s Dwarka on February 3 has alleged that the 17-year-old accused was filming social media reels while speeding his SUV moments before the fatal collision.Sahil Dhaneshra was killed after a Scorpio, allegedly driven by the minor, rammed his motorcycle head-on near Lal Bahadur Shastri College around 12 p.m. The impact also led to a collision with a roadside parked cab, leaving its driver seriously i…
Jammu, Feb 17 (IANS) Six policemen posted at the observation home in J&K’s R.S. Pura were suspended on Tuesday, following the escape of three inmates. The escaped inmates include two Pakistani nationals and a local gangster from R.S. Pura. The three inmates of the observation home of the Social Welfare Department, Jammu escaped on Monday after reportedly attacking policemen posted there.The escaped inmates have been identified as local gangster Karanjit Singh alias Gugga, a resident of Dab…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 (IANS) A local court in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday sentenced nine Bangladeshi nationals to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years for entering into India without a passport, visa, or any other valid travel documents. The court has also asked the convicted illegal immigrants to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 each, failing which they will have to undergo an additional three months of rigorous imprisonment.Police sources claimed that on March 8, 2025, acting upon reliable information, …