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Thai police with the three Indian nationals who were allegedly kidnapped and held captive in Pattaya. (Photo: X/@The_PattayaNews)

5 Indians held in Thailand for kidnapping Indian tourists; cops allege Pakistani link

July 29, 2026 6:30 pm

Victims were allegedly lured to Pattaya with a cheap holiday package, held captive and tortured before being rescued by police.

Indian-origin diamond trader freed after family pays Rs 44 crore ransom in Mali kidnapping

July 29, 2026 11:34 am

The kidnappers had first demanded around Rs 100 crore for Ramani's release, but his family, who live in the US.

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Court upholds 22-year-old rape convict’s life sentence term to prevent ‘mockery of justice’

July 15, 2026 4:20 pm

The High Court said leniency in child sexual assault cases would undermine justice, while affirming the life sentence awarded to the convict for kidnapping and assaulting a minor girl.

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Bengaluru police arrest 4 for kidnapping, robbing self-styled spiritual healer

July 10, 2026 7:49 pm

The Bengaluru police have arrested 4 men accused of kidnapping a self-styled spiritual healer, assaulting him, and forcing him to withdraw Rs 4.25 lakh from his bank account.

Cab driver reveals terrifying moments before car exploded on Karnataka highway, killing 1

June 28, 2026 12:02 pm

The Karnataka Police are investigating a car explosion in Tumakuru district that killed 1 person and injured 2 others. Bomb-like material has been sent for forensic analysis.

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5 arrested for kidnapping Pune Railway Metro contractor kidnapped for ransom of Rs 50 lakh

April 17, 2026 8:42 pm

A swift operation by Pune police led to the rescue of a businessman intercepted on the Pune-Ahilyanagar highway. The accused, who used luxury SUVs for the abduction, are currently in police custody as officials probe a "stone crusher plant" deal gone wrong.

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Australian dream turns nightmare: Punjab and Haryana High Court denies pre-arrest bail in Rs 50 lakh kidnapping case

April 01, 2026 5:38 pm

The Punjab and Haryana High Court was hearing the anticipatory bail of a travel agent who promised to send a man's 22-year-old son to Australia safely.

Two months after her mother’s unresolved abduction, Savannah Guthrie sets her return to NBC’s ‘Today’ show

March 27, 2026 7:22 pm

Family members last saw Nancy Guthrie on January 31 after spending the evening at the Tucson home of her older daughter, Annie ⁠Guthrie, and her son-in-law.

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‘Janam patri not proof of age’: 13 years on, Delhi High Court refuses to overturn man’s acquittal in 'rape, kidnapping' case

March 26, 2026 11:13 am

The Delhi High Court was hearing the state’s appeal against the acquittal of the man in the 2013 case involving the alleged kidnapping of a girl from Delhi to Amritsar.