Chennai, March 8 (BPNS) A special court for trial cases registered under the SC/ST (Protection of Atrocities) Act in Madurai on Tuesday sentenced ten people including the first accused Yuvaraj to life imprisonment in the murder of Gokulraj in Namakkal in 2015. The third district judge, Sampath Kumar ordered that all the accused should serve […]
TN police arrest four people for duping job aspirants of Rs 3 crore
Chennai, March 7 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu police arrested four people including a woman for duping more than 100 people across the state taking money by promising government jobs. Renuka 48 of Nanmangalam, Gandhi 54 of Saidapet, Mohanraj 38 and Rajendran 33 of Teynampet were arrested on Sunday by the Central Crime Branch of the […]
Tatoo artist alleged to have sexually abused woman arrested
Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 (BPNS) Kochi-based Tattoo artist, Sujeesh.P.S. who was arrested on Saturday late night after several women raised complaints against him for sexually abusing them while tattooing on their private parts will be produced before a magistrate on Sunday. An 18-year-old girl had in a social media post said that he had sexually assaulted […]
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’ […]