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Hanur shootout: Anticipatory bail for officials who allegedly killed 3 poachers

September 10, 2026 8:21 pm

The Chamarajanagar court asked why the victims entered a reserved forest with arms in the first place.

Karnataka rights panel to visit families of ‘poachers' killed in 'encounter'

August 20, 2026 6:47 pm

The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission took suo motu cognisance of the incident in which forest officials shot three suspected poachers allegedly in self-defence inside the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Chamarajanagar.

SUV of accused changed hands thrice in four years before it was rented out to Nandal gang, say police

July 11, 2026 9:27 pm

Crime Branch shot dead 4 of the 5 accused who allegedly arrived in the Haryana-registered black SUV to extort Rs 10 crore from a businessman in Sushant Lok Phase 2.

Bihar Bharat Bhushan Tiwari encounter case

Supreme Court rejects Bharat Tiwari encounter probe plea: 'Go to High Court'

July 01, 2026 2:18 am

Bharat Bhushan Tiwari died after police shot him on June 17 in Bihar. While his family describes him as a social activist, the police claim he was armed and mentally unstable at the time of the incident.

Hand grenades are the ‘new normal’ in Punjab; police creating ‘illusion of action’ with encounters: BJP’s Sunil Jakhar

February 25, 2026 7:19 pm

Sunil Jakhar says only the BJP can save the state but that can happen only if the people vote for the party.

As Rohit Arya conducted ‘dry run’, parents thought it was for an audition

November 01, 2025 12:47 am

After making the hostage video in the ‘Ra studio’ at Powai on Thursday, Arya sent his casting director with the video to the Powai police station, informed them about the kidnapping of 20 people

Highway robber part of inter-state gang shot dead in encounter: UP STF

July 01, 2025 2:50 am

Police said Lohar had over 16 cases registered against him across Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Haryana

‘In our tradition, death is avenged...’: Police receive threat after sharpshooter killed encounter

June 25, 2025 5:34 am

According to a Delhi Police officer, alleged gangster Virender Pratap alias Kala Rana used to operate in collaboration with the Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate at Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar in Haryana

Gangster booked in 15 offences killed in encounter by Pune police in Solapur

June 16, 2025 2:39 am

Speaking to the media persons in Solapur, Atti’s wife alleged that he had not fired at the police team. But the police have denied the allegation

In their attempt to "Rajinify" the script, the makers may have un/knowingly diluted Vettaiyan's crux, resulting in a film that conveys a problematic stance on extrajudicial killings.

Don't be fooled, Rajinikanth is the villain in TJ Gnanavel's Vettaiyan, just as Jack Nicholson is in A Few Good Men

October 25, 2024 8:01 am

In their attempt to "Rajinify" the script, the makers may have un/knowingly diluted Vettaiyan's crux, resulting in a film that conveys a problematic stance on extrajudicial killings.