Kochi: Police in Italy have arrested nine people accused of raising around €7m for Hamas over two years, BBC reported.The money, collected as humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians, was instead sent to the militant group.Police have seized more than €8m in assets as part of the investigation.A joint initiative between counter-terror police and financial police …
Kochi: Actor Allu Arjun is among the 23 who have been chargesheeted in the case pertaining to the stampede during a premier show of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ claiming one life and critically injuring another, media reports said.The chargesheet was presented before the 9th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) at Nampally Court.The tragedy struck on …
Kochi: Kerala government gave nod to appeal against a trial court acquiring actor Dileep in the actor abuse case of 2017, media reports said.The trial court had acquitted Dileep observing that the prosecution failed to prove charges against him.The Director General of Prosecution has issued orders in this regard, Asianet News reported.The appeal will be …
Kochi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) will start investigation into the Sabarimala gold theft after getting permission from Kollam vigilance court.Dismissing Kerala police’s objections over ED intervention, the Vigilance court directed the police to provide documents related to the case.The order was passed on a petition filed by the ED seeking access to the records …
Kochi: Kannada actress Ranya Rao’s mother’s plea challenging her detention under (COFEPOSA) for alleged gold smuggling was dismissed by Karnataka High Court on Friday, media reports said.A division bench rejected the plea of Rao’s mother H P Rohini challenging the validity of her daughter’s detention under the COFEPOSA.Even as a special court granted bail to …
Kochi: A Station House Officer K G Prathap Chandran, slapping N J Shaimol 43 was seen in CCTV visuals assaulting a pregnant woman inside the Ernakulam North Police Station onJune 20, 2024, Manorama reported.The video footage of the police station was received after a direction was issued by Kerala High Court which was approached by …
Kochi: Saudi Arabia topped the list of countries which deported thousands of Pakistanis in a bid to put a brake on organised begging and criminal activity abroad, NDTV reported.Saudi Arabia has deported 24,000 Pakistanis over allegations of begging this year, while the UAE has imposed visa restrictions on most Pakistani citizens.Dubai sent back about 6,000 …
Kochi: A top jail cop has been booked by the Kerala Vigilance lfor taking bribes on many occasions, Kerala Kaumudi reported.The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a case against the Prisons DIG Vinod Kumar for taking bribes from jail personnel, jail inmates, relatives of inmates for doing favour to them.Vinod is a black listed cop …
Kochi: A private bus driver, Dippin, of Kannur was arrested today for allegedly sexually abusing a plus-one student, Manorama reported.The accused developed friendship with the girl when she was in tenth standard.Later the accused abused her multiple times in a house in Kakkad.The incident came to light after the girl’s parents found a new mobile …
Kochi: A Civil Police Officer (CPO) was suspended for abusing a female cop on November 6, in Kollam, in Kerala, media reports said.A preliminary inquiry found the demeanor of accused Navas not conducive to the police department.The suspension order was issued by the City Police Commissioner against Civil Police Officer Navas, who was working on …
Kochi: Former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) Administrative Officer (AO) Sreekumar was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the robbery of gold artefacts from the hill shrine of Sabarimala, media reports said.Sreekumar was the AO in 2019 when the robbery of golden sentries were removed and taken out of the temple illegally.The …
Kochi: Total number of CPM workers arrested for perpetrating violence after the local bodies poll in Panoor in Kerala has gone upto 10, media reports said.Five accused were arrested on Monday while five were takeninto custody from Mysore in Karnataka on Wednesday.Police have booked 50 cpm workers for creating terror in Panoor and nearby areas …
Kochi: Eleven people were killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community in Australia, BBC reported.Twentynine of those injured, including a child, were taken to hospital.There were over 1,000 people attending an event at the beach to mark the start of Hanukkah.Police found a vehicle which they believe has several improvised explosive …
Kochi: Actor abuse convicts including prime accused Pular Suni were sentenced to 20 years of Rigorous Imprisonment by a court in Kochi in the 2017 Actor abuse case today, media reports said. The Ernakulam Additional Special Sessions Court (SPE/CBI–III) fined Rs 50,000 each, and ordered Rs 5 lakh in compensation to the survivor by convicts …
Kochi: Congress in Kerala has cut a sorry figure after expelling rape accused Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, who has repreive from two courts in two different cases.With assembly polls just five months away, Congress has lost a winnable candidate who has huge options to select his future even as BJP is waiting to grab any popular …
Kochi: Actor Dileep was acquitted by the trial court hearing Actor assault case of 2017 on Monday.After 3,215 days, Ernakulam District and Session acquitted actor Dileep in the case that took place on February 17, 2017.The court said the prosecution failed to prove conspiracy against Dileep.The court convicted first six accused in the case. The …
Kochi: Verdict on perhaps world’s first contract rape case of a actress, in which actor Dileep is an accused, will be delivered by the trial court tomorrow, media reports said.The most literate state Kerala was shattered to hear evening neŵs on February 17, 2017, about the abduction of a popular south Indian actress who was …
Kochi: Five thousand women of Pakistan terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) are reportedly getting trained to carry out suicide missions as claimed by JeM chief Masood Azhar, India Today reported.The women’s Jamaat-ul-Mominat, headed by Masood Azhar’s sister Saeeda, is aimed at reinforcing the terrorist group’s presence.Masood Azhar revealed it in a recent social media post detailing …
Kochi: Sexual abuse accused Congress leader Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, was expelled from the primary membership of the party.This was announced by KPCC President Sunny Joseph. Rahul was under disciplinary action since August 25 after the first sexual abuse was registered against him.There are multiple cases against the former state Youth Congress chief who was at …
Kochi: A Station House Officer (SHO) has evaded prosecution even after allegedly raping a woman about a decade back in Kerala.Though the accused DySP A Umesh has been suspended following media fury, no FIR has been filed against him, media reports said.The accused Umesh is currently serving at Vatakara, Kozhikode Rural, after grave allegations surfaced.The …
