Puducherry, August 11(BPNS) Special judge for POCSO cases, Justice J Selvanadhan sentenced a 31-year-old tuition teacher on Wednesday for sexually abusing a minor girl in Puducherry for 10 years of Rigorous imprisonment. The tuition teacher, Ranjith alias Ranjith Kumar of Shanmughapuram was sentenced to 10 years of Rigorous imprisonment for nine years for sexually abusing […]
Coimbatore native filed a case of cheating against former Minister Velumani
Chennai, August 10 (BPNS) While the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) sleuths were carrying out raids at the premises of former Minister and AIADMK leader, S.P. Velumani, a Coimbatore native had filed a case against him on charges of the former minister had cheated him for Rs 1.2 crore rupees. Thiruvengadam, 52 had […]
71-year-old man in judicial custody for impregnating granddaughter
Chennai, August 4(BPNS) A 71-Year-old man was arrested by the Police at Thirukoilur in Kallikuruchi district under various sections of Indian Penal Code(IPC) and Pocso Act, on charges of impregnating his 15-year-old granddaughter.Two women who assisted him in aborting the fetus were also arrested. The three were produced before the court which promptly remanded them […]
Actor and BJP leader Khusbhu Sundar’s Twitter account hacked
Chennai, July 20(BPNS) Actor and BJP leader Khusbhu Sundar has complained to the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police, Sylendra Babu that her official Twitter account was hacked. She said that the account was found hacked on Tuesday morning and the name on the account was changed to “briann”. The actor also said that except […]
Pocso case: Teaching, non-teaching staff of Siva Shankar Baba’s school absconding
Chennai, July 18(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Crime Branch –CID which is investigating the sexual abuse case against Shiv Sankar Baba, the godman who was arrested and remanded, has reported that five teaching and non-teaching staff of the school are found absconding. The CB-CID had summoned the five for getting more details regarding the sexual abuse […]
Tamil Nadu Police books retired policeman 46 years after he abandoned his wife
Chennai, July 18(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police have booked a retired policeman, Vijayabalan against whom a woman had complained that he had ditched her after seven months of marriage. The victim who is now 65 complained that after their marriage, they stayed at various places in Chennai city, and after seven months, Vijayabalan abandoned her. […]
Crackdown on Bangladeshi nationals in TN after Central intelligence tip-off
Chennai, July 14(BPNS) The special branch of the Tamil Nadu police has begun an extensive crackdown on Bangladeshi nationals holed up in various parts of the state. This was following a tip-off from central intelligence agencies. Sources in a central agency while speaking to IANS said that there were a large number of Bangladeshi nationals […]
Dindigul SP Ravali Priya IPS to head special team to probe Palani gang rape.
Chennai, July 13(BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police have constituted a special police team headed by Dindigul Superintendent of Police, Ravali Priya to investigate the alleged gang rape of a 40-year-old woman at Palani on June 19th. The woman from Tamil Nadu and her husband are now staying at Thalassery in the Kannur district of Kerala […]
Palani rape case takes a U turn after lodge owner accuses the woman and her partner of threats.
Chennai, July 13(BPNS) The allegation that a woman was subjected to rape at the temple town of Palani on June 19th has turned murkier with the owner of the lodge who was accused of having gang-raped the woman with his accomplices stating that the woman and her partner had threatened him with dire consequences if money […]
Nigerian national arrested in Puducherry for cheating woman
Chennai, July 9 (BPNS) The Cybercrime cell of the Puducherry police arrested a Nigerian national for fleecing a woman of 5.25 lakh. The person impersonating as a senior official with the French embassy promised the woman a good job at a French airport. The man who was arrested from the Yelhanka region of Bangaluru on […]