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A court remanded the four accused to police custody till January 20 for further investigation, said LCB police inspector Avinash Shilimkar. (Express Photo)

Doctor kidnapped, forced to pay Rs 19 lakh extortion; car driver among four arrested

January 19, 2026 8:27 pm

The Pune rural police have arrested the car driver, Rajendra Chhagan Rajguru (32), along with his three aides — Santosh Somnath Bankar (36), Datta alias Gotu Balu Aher (34) and Sunil alias Sonu Murlidhar Magar (30).

Hours later, the police commissioner transferred the probe to the Surat crime branch for closer supervision.

Weeks after teen girl 'abducted', Patidar group gheraos police station over 'inaction'

January 03, 2026 8:39 am

Following a gherao by members of the Patidar community over alleged police inaction in tracing a missing minor girl, Surat Police Commissioner transferred the month-old abduction case to the city crime branch.

US man uses phone’s parental controls to track, rescue daughter kidnapped at knifepoint

December 27, 2025 11:43 pm

Espinoza has been charged with Aggravated Kidnapping and Indecency with a Child and remains in the Montgomery County Jail with no bond.

According to police, three men dressed in Nihang attire abducted the journalist around 7 pm from the office of a news channel.

Man disguised as Nihang arrested for ‘kidnapping’ journalist in Mohali

November 07, 2025 8:27 am

Accused demanded money for mediating a land dispute settlement

Alumnus planned school students kidnapping for 8-10 days, say cops

BCS students' kidnapper sent to judicial custody, ready to provide his voice samples for verification

August 14, 2025 8:03 am

Police had moved an application, seeking the court's permission to obtain the voice samples of the suspect.

Madras HC orders ADGP’s arrest over teen abduction

Kidnapping case: SC questions TN govt over suspension of ADGP after HC's directive to arrest him

June 18, 2025 12:03 pm

On Tuesday, the top court agreed to his plea against his arrest order by the Madras HC in a kidnapping case.

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2-year-old child kidnapped from railway station rescued 48 hours later; married couple arrested

June 17, 2025 9:03 am

The Agra police said they scanned footage from over 250 CCTV cameras, and deployed 14 teams across the two states.

Kidnapping of Bathinda-based bizman: Dismissed Sub Inspector among 4 to face trial

June 05, 2025 9:22 am

Among other accused, Phogat, who was recruited in Chandigarh Police as an assistant sub-inspector in 2012, has been embroiled in controversies earlier as well.

School teacher kidnaps 11-year-old student in Surat; boy last seen with her at railway station: Police

April 28, 2025 7:44 pm

The woman was the student's school teacher who had been offering home tuition to the boy for the last three years, say police

Delhi court sentences man to rigorous life imprisonment for sodomising 12-year-old boy

April 19, 2025 3:32 pm

Additional Sessions Judge Babita Puniya, hearing the arguments urged policy makers to consider "socio-psychological factors" to find lasting solutions for the increase in rape cases.