Chennai, Sept 6, (BPNS) The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in its statement said that the state tops in the number of murders of older people in the year 2021. According to the NCRB records, 191 people aged above 60 were killed in Tamil Nadu during the year 2021. Maharashtra clocked second on the number […]
Body of infant found near govt school toilet:TN police probe on Class 11 girl who gave birth to child
Chennai, Sept 5 (BPNS) The Cuddalore police have commenced probe into an incident wherein a Class 11 student of a government school near Chidambaram giving birth and the body of an infant found dumped near the school toilet. Police have started the probe on who impregnated the girl. The school authorities found the body of […]
Puducherry: School boy poisoned to death by mother of girl whom he surpassed in exam
Puducherry, Sept 4 (BPNS) In a gruesome incident , the mother of a Class VIII girl poisoned to death her class mate who had topped the class examinations. The incident occurred at Karaikkal in the Union Territory of Puducherry. The deceased, Balamanikandan was a Class VIII student in a private school at Nehru Nagar, Karaikkal […]
Officials prefer bribe money via GPay in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, September 3 (BPNS) Gone are those days when corrupt government officials would demand paper money for carrying out a service. Now, out of fear of anti-corruption officials, they have switched to electronic cash. There are also instances in which some officials demand ATM cards for receiving that unaccounted money and spend the same as […]
TN police arrest Amala Paul’s estranged friend over actor’s complaint
Chennai, Aug 30 (IANS) Noted South Indian, actor, Amala Paul has filed a case of cheating and threatening against her estranged friend , Bhavninder Singh Dhatt for allegedly cheating her. The actor in her complaint lodged with the Villupuram police said that she was cheated in a business deal and was threatening her that he […]
Drug haul in Cochin Airport, Psychotropic drugs worth Rs 60 crore seized
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (BPNS) The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) security officers seized drugs worth Rs 60 crore from a Keralite passenger who had arrived from Zimbabwe and bound for New Delhi. The seizure was effected on Sunday. CIAL in a statement on Sunday said that the drug, Methaquinol is a psychotropic drug and weighed […]
Staring at Women in bus is an offense in TN, could land in police net
Chennai, Aug 20 (BPNS) The amended Motor Vehicles Act of Tamil Nadu has now given a provision leading to the arrest of any person who is staring at women on a bus. Acts like whistling, obscene gestures, and sexual overtures in bus against women also fall under the category of crime in the state after […]
Palakkad murder, police arrest four
Thiruvananthapuram, August 18 (BPNS) The police on Wednesday arrested four persons in connection with the murder of a CPI(M) local committee member in Palakkad last Sunday. According to police, personal rivalry along with local political disputes resulted in the murder of K Shajahan. The 40-year-old was hacked to death on the eve of Independence Day […]
Man kills father, 2 sisters over property dispute in UP
Baghpat (UP), Aug 15 (PTI) A man in his 20s killed his father and two sisters over a property dispute in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district, police said on Monday. The accused was identified as Amar alias Lakshay, they said. Superintendent of Police Neeraj Jadaun said a few days ago Amar’s father Brijpal (60), a resident of […]