Kochi: At Least 121 people were killed and 28 injured in a stampede in a congregationorganised by a self styled godman at Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.The event was organised by Narayan Saakar Hari alias ‘Bhole Baba’ who is at large, the reports said. The Police failed to trace the godman and others …
Kochi: Kerala’s first case under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) 2023 was registered against a Karnataka native in Malappuram district for rash driving of two wheeler and not wearing a helmet at Kondotty in Malappuram district, media reports said.The case was booked against Mohammad Shafi of Coorg under crime number 936 at 12.19 am in the …
Kochi: Property and cash deposits of CPM and others worth Rs 29 crore were attached by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in the money laundering case related to Karuvannur bank scam in Thrissur in Kerala, media reports said. A 10 cent property purchased in the name of CPM Thrissur secretary M M Varghese and Rs …
Kochi: In a daring and exemplary effort, a woman overpowered a chain snatcher by pulling him down from the two wheeler at Thiruvananthapuram, media reports said. The young Ashwathy dragged Anil Kumar, 40, onto the road when he tried to snatch her three sovereign gold necklace on Saturday evening. Ashwathy held Anil’s shirt and two …
Kochi: The Police arrested a woman for allegedly swapping her blood in place of her son who is accused of driving the car that killed two persons in Pune a few days back, media reports said. She is accused of conspiring with him in changing the blood sample collected to test alcohol content, media reports …
Kochi: A woman, who was part of the Air India Express cabin crew in the Muscat- Kannur flight, was arrested for smuggling 960 grams of gold in her rectum, media reports said. She was nabbed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on May 28 in Kannur International airport.The Kolkata native Surabhi Khatun was produced …
Kochi: One of the two cops allegedly involved in a bribery case in Valanchery police station in Malappuram has been arrested while a hunt was on for the other, media reports said. Sub Inspector Bindulal P B (48) was arrested by Tirur DySP P Shamsu based on a tip off from district police chief.Station House …
Kochi: Former US Republican President Donald Trump, 77, has been convicted by a New York jury in a hush money case involving a porn star, media reports said. Trump is the first former US President to be convicted in a case. However, he can still contest the presidential election to be held in a few …
Kochi: In a blow to the Congress, senior partyParliamentarian Shashi Tharoor’s former staff was arrested in a gold smuggling case at the Delhi airport, media reports said. Shiv Kumar Prasad was nabbed for allegedly smuggling 500 gm of gold on Wednesday.Prasad was arrested along with another person for receiving whom Prasad had reached the airport. …
Kochi: Estranged Aam Aadmi Party MPSwati Maliwal today opposed granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Private Secretary Bibhav Kumar who was arrested for allegedly assaulting her, media reports said. Maliwal told a Delhi court which was hearing a bail plea of Bibhav that allowing bail to him would be a security threat to …
Kochi: Eldhose Kunnappilly, MLA, of Congress has been chargesheeted in an alleged sexual assault and attempt to murder case in a court in Neyyattinkara in Thiruvanthanthapuram, media reports said. Two of his friends are also co accused in the case.The charge sheet said the MLA sexually assaulted the complainant multiple times. The first assault allegedly …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday upheld a trial court verdict sentencing Muhammed Ameer-Ul-Islam to death for raping and murdering Jisha in Perumbavoor in 2016.The High Court rejected the plea of migrant worker Islam from Assam challenging the verdict of the trial court and setting him free in the case.Claiming him innocent, Ameerul had …
Kochi: A youth who was engaged organ trafficking racket for the last five years wasarrested here, media reports said.The Thrissur native Sabith Nasser was nabbed at Nedumbassery Airport while coming from Iran via Kuwait. Sabith promised financial help to people in need of money and took them abroad to remove their organs in a hospital …
Kochi: Police is probing into rape angle in connection with the recovery of about three hours old child in Panampilly Nagar in Kochion Friday.Talking to the media, a top police official expressed difficulty in disclosing the name of the unmarried mother who delivered the child this morning.He said that the parents were not aware about …
Kochi: In a shocking incident, the body of a one day old boy was found in the road in Panampilly Nagar in Kochi on Friday, media reports said. The body was found by the cleaning workers in the morning. Police have retrieved CCTV footage of the body wrapped in a parcel cover being flung out …
Kochi: Two security guards of a cooperative bank were found dead in the bank in Thrissur, media reports said.They were identified as Vellanikkara Service Cooperative bank guards Aravindakshan and Antony. One body was found in the front of the banl, while the other near a canal. Police suspect Aravindakshan committing suicide after killing Antony who …
Kochi: A district panchayat president’s husband has been accused of burgling over Rs 1 crore worth ornaments from popular Malayalam film director Joshi’s house in Kochi. Mohammed Irshad of Sitamarhi in Bihar was nabbed for burgling gold and other precious gems while he was traveling to Mumbai. The Kochi police identified him from the video …
Kochi: At Least 60 people were killed and over 100 injured in a terror strike by ISIL of ISIS group in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall in Russia, media reports said. The hall had a capacity to accommodate 6,200 people.The condition of 60 of the 145 injured was critical, the reports quoting health officials said.Unarmed security guards …
Kochi: A NIA court on Friday sentenced Riyas Aboobacker, 33, to Rigorous Imprisonment for planning to trigger serial bomb blasts in Kerala, media reports said.The court slapped a fune of Rs.1,25,000. Even as Riyas was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment under different sections of UAPA and IPC the court said that all the sentences …
Kochi: An NIA court on Wednesday convicted Riyas Aboobacker for conspiring to carry out suicide blasts in Kerala, media reports said. The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence later. Riyas, 33, was slapped with cases under the provisions of UAPA and IPC. The convict was nabbed while the NIA was probing another terror case …
