Crime

Chennai, Feb 7 (BPNS) With Tamil Nadu police seizing 112 kg of ganja in the first week of February from the state, the demand for a separate Narcotic bureau in the state police in the lines of Narcotics Control Bureau has gained momentum in the state. Police officials said that during the month of January, […]

Chennai, Feb 7 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached movable properties of a dental clinic in Chennai under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering (PML) Act 2002 in a bribery scam. According to information available, the attachment of the movable properties by the ED is due […]

Chennai, Feb 7 (BPNS) Coimbatore rural police on Monday arrested a 24-year-old youth, Subash for murdering his 48-year-old father, S. Palanisamy. According to the Kovilpalayam police, the father and son who were both working in different private companies in Coimbatore took a joint loan of Rs 8 lakh to construct their house. The duo failed […]

Chennai, Feb 4 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police have detained seven people including a local level AIADMK leader late Thursday night over the murder of a DMK leader at Madipakkam on Tuesday night. Police said that the AIADMK leader Radhakrishnan who was picked up from the Samayapuram toll gate along with his driver is suspected […]

Puducherry, Feb 4 (BPNS) A special court in Puducherry convicted six people belonging to a fundamentalist Tamil outfit, Tamilar Viduthalai Padai for planting a bomb near the residence of former Chief Minister of Puducherry, V. Narayanasamy. The incident occurred on January 23, 2014 when Narayanasamy’s staff member found a bomb planted under a car in […]

Chennai, Feb 4 (BPNS) Police in Erode district of Tamil Nadu has arrested a 29-year-old painter for marrying and impregnating a 16-year-old girl. N. Nirojan who was residing in a refugee camp for Sri Lankan Tamils at Archalur married the girl from the camp at Bhavanisagar in 2021. The girl became pregnant and was admitted […]

Chennai, Feb 3 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Police idol theft squad is conducting a detailed probe into the source of seven idols that were recovered from a group of people on Wednesday in Madurai. Idol theft squad have already arrested a BJP minority wing leader T. Alexandar and two cops, head constable Ilankumaran (44) of Jokilpatti […]

Chennai, Feb 3 (BPNS) The police in Myladuthurai Tamil Nadu arrested two temple priests for stealing the silver cover of a palanquin of a temple. The palanquin carries the deity and the incident occurred at the Parimalanathar temple Thiruindalur in Myladuthurai district. The arrested are R. Srinivasa Ranga Battar( 53) and V. Muralidhara Dikshithar (58). […]

Chennai, Feb 2 (BPNS) In a gruesome incident of alleged political violence, a gang of six people hacked to death a DMK functionary at Madipakkam on Tuesday night.  It is alleged that dispute over seat allocation for the ensuing Urban local body election is the reason behind the gruesome murder. The deceased, identified by the […]