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'Devilishly devoured': Jharkhand High Court upheld life term for mother killing her 2 sons
August 07, 2026 4:08 pm
The woman was challenging her conviction for the alleged murder of her two minor sons, whom the prosecution claimed were killed to remove an obstacle to her proposed marriage with another man.
'Even black thread couldn't save her': Man gets 50-year jail term for girl's rape, murder
July 14, 2026 2:36 pm
The Punjab and Haryana High Court called for "stronger protection" for children and commuted the man's death penalty to a minimum of 50 years in prison and fined him 73 lakh.
Bengaluru police suspend 3 officers over lapses in Vennela murder probe
June 13, 2026 1:37 pm
6-year-old Vennela was reported dead on March 25, a day after her birthday celebrations.
Man claims 10-month-old daughter kidnapped, arrested after cops find he killed her, dumped body in septic tank
May 25, 2026 10:21 pm
He did not want to raise the second daughter, police told
A girl’s murder unravels into ‘sacrificial killing’, turns Hazaribagh into political battleground
April 04, 2026 3:29 am
Ruling JMM says accused has links to BJP; party denies, questions police probe into 12-year-old’s brutal killing
Calcutta High Court flags ‘political clout’ in 13-year-old’s murder, orders SIT to take over after ‘half-hearted’ police probe
March 16, 2026 1:15 pm
The Calcutta High Court has ordered a five-member SIT to reinvestigate the 2024 murder of a 13-year-old girl in Murshidabad, citing serious investigative lapses.
'Bounden duty of parents': Why Madras High Court refused to pardon couple who poisoned their disabled 9-year-old
February 16, 2026 1:18 pm
Disabled child murder case: The family suffered significant distress and financial strain due to the child’s condition, leading the mother to resign from her position as professor at a college, the Madras High Court was told.
Educated homemaker, mother of two: Who is Poonam, the Haryana woman held for killing 4 children?
December 04, 2025 1:25 pm
The Panipat police are investigating what led Poonam to allegedly murder four young children, including her own son, over the past two years.
Haryana recommends CBI probe into death of ex-Punjab DGP’s son
October 24, 2025 2:54 am
Aqil Akhtar, son of former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa and former minister Razia Sultana, was found dead at his residence in Sector 4, Mansa Devi Complex, Panchkula, on October 16.
Mysuru child murder accused had jumped bail thrice in 2019 assault case, was released after HC suspended sentence
October 13, 2025 1:56 pm
Karthik was arrested in Kollegal for allegedly raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl who had accompanied her family to Mysuru for the Dasara festival.
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