Kochi: A court in Kolkata on Saturday convicted the security guard Sanjay Roy of the RG Kar Hospital raping and murdering a young doctor of the college last yearThe verdict was delivered by the Additional District and Sessions, Sealdah, court.The court will announce the sentence on Monday.The court relied on forensic reports while delivering the …
Kochi: A Bangladeshi woman was arrested in Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district for illegally residing in India, media reports quoting police on Thursday.On getting an alert, a police team swung into action and nabbed the woman named Tasleema.She was living with a Bihar native in Perumbavoor which is a settlement of a large number of migrant …
Kochi: Noted Hindi actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed in his house in Bandra in the wee hours of Thursday, media reports said.The popular Bollywood star was stabbed at least six times by a suspected burglar who entered his in a burglary attempt.Saif, who sustained two deep stabinjuries, was admitted to Lilavati Hospital at 3.30 …
Kochi: Malayalam actor and mimicry artist Koottickal Jayachandran was denied anticipatory bail by Kerala High Court in a POCSO case on Tuesday, media reports said.Jayachandran, accused ofmolesting a minor girl under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The case was registered at Kasaba police station in Kozhikode in June 2024 based on a …
Kochi: Incarcerated entrepreneur and jeweller Bobby Chemmanur on Tuesday secured a bail from the Kerala High Court in a sexual harassment case filed by an actressThe police did not oppose Bobby’s bail application.A magistrate court in Ernakulam had remanded Bobby to 14 days of judicial custody on January 9. He was arrested on January 8 …
Kochi: Thirtyone Bangladeshi nationals were arrested near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu for illegally entering and residing in India, media reports said.Twenty Eight were nabbed from Palladam police station jurisdiction and three from the Veerapandi and Nallur police stations jurisdictions in Tirupur district.Tamil Nadu Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested them. All of them were working in …
Kochi: In a startling revelation, an 18-year old girl accused over 60 persons of raping her for the last 5 years since she was 13 years old in Pattanamthitta leading to the arrest of 5 persons, media reports said.Based on a complaint received by the Child Welfare Committee (CMC) from the girl, FIRs have been …
Kochi: Income Tax sleuths raided a jewellery firm unearthing alleged significant tax evasion and large-scale money laundering, media reports said.The Income Tax Department has allegedly unearthed huge tax evasion by the firm across Kerala, the reports said.The Income Tax Investigation wing has carried out inspections at 30 stores in the state.The agency accused the firm …
Kochi: A Court in Kochi in Kerala sent businessman Boby Chemmanur to judicial remand in connection with a sexual harassment case filed against him by a Malayalam actress, media reports said.The Judicial First Class Magistrate -II, Ernakulam remanded Chemannur after rejecting his bail.The actress in her complaint accused Chemmanur of making inappropriate comments about her …
Kochi: Entrepreneur Boby Chemmanur, who was detained on the basis of a young actress’ complaint of sexual harassment, was arrested after sustained questioning on Wednesday, media reports said.The police recorded the actress’ confidential statement before the Ernakulam First Class Judicial Magistrate for over two hours, the reports said.She also submitted digital evidence, including comments and …
Kochi: Kerala High Court bench on Wednesday suspended the CBI Special Court’s verdict against four CPM leaders including an ex-MLA K V Kunhiraman who were convicted by a CBI court for forcibly rescuing an accused from police custody in the Periya murder case.The CBI special court on January 3 had convicted them under section 225 …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed a plea by a widow seeking a CBI probe into the controversial death of her husband Naveen Babu, Additional District Magistrate.Rejecting the plea of Naveen’s wife, Manjusha, the court directed the DIG (Kannur) to supervise the ongoing SIT investigation. The court directed the SIT to submit periodical …
Kochi: A CBI special court in Ernakulam today sentenced 10 convicts to double Life Imprisonment and four CPM leaders to five years Rigorous Imprisonment for killing two Youth Congress leaders in Periya in Kasargod on February 17, 2019, media reports said.The CBI had sought capital punishment to the convicts who were found guilty by the …
Kochi: Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, who slammed his Islamic State flag bearing rented vehicle into the New Year celebration at New Orleans killing 15 people has been identified as a U.S. Army veteran, media reports said.Jabbar drove the pickup truck steering around a police blockade and slammed into revelers. He got out of the vehicle …
Kochi: A CBI Special Court on Saturday convicted 14 persons including former Uduma MLA K V Kunjuraman of CPM in the killing of two youth Congress leaders in Periya in 2019, media reports said.Six of the convicted were important CPM leaders. The court acquitted 10 accused as the prosecution failed to prove their complicity in …
Kochi: National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths sought police help to take away a Muslim cleric for interrogation in connection with alleged radicalisation of youths and getting funds at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, media reports saidThe NIA team was taking Mufti Khalid Nadvi for questioning after searching his house for eight hours in connection with online …
Kochi: Filmmaker P Balachandra Kumar, who was a key witness in the actress assault case of 2017 in Kerala, passed away due to ailments at Chengannur in Kerala on Friday.Kumar, who was undergoing treatment for kidney ailments, passed away at a private hospital.The statement issued by him in the controversial case in which actor Dileep …
Kochi: After allegations raised against 1,400 Keralites for defrauding a Kuwait bank of Rs 700 crores, an investigation has been launched in Kerala against those involved in the crime, media reports said.The bank accused the people from Kerala taking loans from Gulf Bank in Kuwait after producing salary certificates.The matter surfaced after the bank lodged …
Kochi: Raids were being conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at 16 locations in Karnataka in connection with the BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru murder case, media reports said.Nettaru, who was a BJP Yuva Morcha district executive committee member, was hacked to death by two motorcycle-borne assailants in Bellare village of Dakshina Kannada …
Kochi: The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has raided the centres of a few electric vehicle makers as part of a probe over alleged misappropriation of FAME II scheme fund, media reports said.The SFIO, under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, carried out searches in Hero Electric, Benling India and Okinawa Autotech.The companies are facing charges …
