Eloping of minor girl with man, eight held in Madurai
Chennai, March 6 (BPNS) The Madurai district rural police arrested eight people of the ten charged under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offenses (POCSO ) Act in a case related to a minor girl eloping with a 26-year-old man. The accused have been booked for unlawful assembly, procuration of minor girl, attempt to murder […]
“I was devastated and wanted to get my dignity back”, Actor Bhavana
Chennai, March 6 (BPNS) South Indian actor Bhavana said that she was devastated and wanted to get her dignity back after the sexual assault trauma that she had to undergo five years ago. The actor said that she would give a strong fight without thinking about the outcome. The survivor was speaking after a five-year-long […]
Money laundering case: Maha minister Nawab Malik’s ED custody extended till Mar 7
Mumbai, Mar 3 A special court here on Thursday extended the ED custody of Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik till March 7 in a money-laundering probe linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides. Malik was arrested on February 23 after being questioned for about five hours at the Enforcement […]
Parents, relatives of bride try to kidnap newlywed couple, rescued by the public in Coimbatore
Chennai, March 3 (BPNS) A traffic signal at Coimbatore on Wednesday night witnessed unusual scenes when a young couple shouted for help when a car was stopped at the signal. Passersby intervened and forced the couple out of the car. Police arrived and on questioning it was revealed that the young couple, Vignesh( 22) and […]
26 Year old CISF constable shoots himself dead at Chennai International Airport
Chennai, March 3 (BPNS) A 26-year-old Constable with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) shot himself dead at the restroom in Chennai international airport on Thursday. The deceased constable, Yashpal was a native of Rajasthan, and police on the preliminary inquiry said that it was a case of suicide and that the reason for his […]
1080 kg of Sea Cucumber worth crores seized from TN
Chennai, March 2 (BPNS) Coastal Security Group (CSG) of Tamil Nadu police seized 1080 kg of sea cucumber worth crores in the international market from Nagapattinam on Tuesday evening. The CSG conducted the raids following a tip-off that a person was preserving several kilograms of Sea Cucumber illegally, police and CSG conducted a raid at […]
Gold plated ‘Kalasams’ on top of TN Siva temple stolen
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) People of Vridhachalam in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu woke up to shocking news on the Maha Sivaratri day. Three gold-plated ‘Kalasams’ on top of the famous Viruthagireeswar Siva temple at Vridachalam in Cudallore district were missing on Tuesday morning. The ‘Kalasams’, each weighing more than 300 kgs atop the ‘Vimanam’ […]
TN MBBS student, three others arrested for sexual abuse of minor girl
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) A second-year MBBS student of a Medical college in Chennai and three of his friends were arrested by the Vadapalani All Women Police station on Monday. The medical student, B. Vasanthagireesh of Kanniyakumari and his friends, M. Paulsivaji alias Ranjith of Virudhunagar district, P.Vishal of Kathiravan street in Kolapakkam, and M. […]
Opposition to daughter falling in love, dad hacks her critically in TN
Chennai, March 1 (BPNS) In a bizarre incident of opposition to daughter’s love affair turning violent, a farmer in Tenkasi hacked his 20-year-old daughter with a sickle injuring her critically. The incident occurred on Monday in Ariyankavu near Pavoorchatram in Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu. The woman identified as V. Sudha is admitted to Tirunelveli […]