Crime

Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) This is one embarrassment the Chandigarh police could well do without: Two of their own Gypsy jeeps have been stolen, and their officials are now probing the mysterious thefts.

Kochi, May 3 (IANS) Indian counterfeit currency worth Rs.2 million were seized Saturday from an Indian who flew into this Kerala city, officials said.

Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) Aziz Reddy, an underworld gang leader and an alleged close associate of Mumbai mafia don Chhota Rajan, was gunned down by the police here.

Guwahati, April 29 (IANS) A flourishing narcotics trade along India's border with Myanmar has been helping scores of rebel armies getting funding for their violent military campaigns, officials here said.

New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) Rape, molestation and abductions, the crimes are numerous but low conviction rates for the same is one of the major reason for the growing number of offences against women, point out experts.

Kathmandu, April 26 (IANS) His effort to don a new role and spruce up his image has landed yesteryear's crime maestro "Serpent" Charles Sobhraj in a new controversy in Nepal with the lawyers fighting to keep him behind bars accusing him of violating prison regulations to influence the judges.

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Indian national Mohammed Nayeem who was kidnapped from the Afghanistan province of Herat four days ago is safe, official sources said Friday.

Washington, April 19 (IANS) Researchers have unmasked how paedophiles use what has been called the "communication of deviance" to target a child's innocence and vulnerability for nefarious ends.

Jalandhar (Punjab), April 17 (IANS) A 'holiday marriage' plan of Britain-based 60-year-old NRI went awry Thursday when the Punjab police took him into custody after his Indian wife complained of cheating.

Stockholm, April 16 (IANS) Swedish forensic experts have said the two autopsies carried out in India on the body of British teenager Scarlette Keeling, found dead on a beach in Goa, were "absolutely illegal". They also expressed concern that her organs, found missing during a third autopsy in Britain, may have been illegally traded.