Murder: News

23 Feb 2019

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu: 23-year-old teacher murdered by stalker inside school premises

In a horrifying incident, a 23-year-old teacher was murdered on Friday in Tamil Nadu's Kurinchipadi of Cuddalore district allegedly by her stalker.

21 Feb 2019

Gujarat High Court

Gujarat HC quashes death sentence awarded to supposed mentally-ill murderer

The Gujarat High Court yesterday quashed the death sentence awarded to a man in a triple murder case by a court in Mehsana, noting the trial judge did not take into account his mental illness while delivering the verdict.

20 Feb 2019

India

#PulwamaAttack aftermath: Pakistani prisoner murdered at Jaipur Central Jail

A Pakistani prisoner lodged in Jaipur Central Jail was allegedly murdered by inmates following an altercation.

19 Feb 2019

United Airlines

Texas: Indian-American couple from Hyderabad found dead with gunshot wounds

In an apparent case of 'murder-suicide', an Indian-American couple from Hyderabad was found dead in their home in Texas with gunshot wounds.

18 Feb 2019

Thane

Thane: Decomposed, chopped body-parts of child found near rail track

Chopped and highly decomposed body parts suspected to be of a child have been found near a railway track in Thane, Maharashtra, police said today.

18 Feb 2019

Kerala

Won't rest till IYC-workers' murderers are brought to justice: Rahul

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today termed the "brutal murder" of two Youth Congress workers in Kerala as "shocking" and said the party will not rest till the murderers are brought to justice.

14 Feb 2019

Punjab

V-Day horror: Man in love with daughter-in-law kills own son

On Tuesday night, Punjab Police arrested a 62-year-old man for allegedly killing his own son.

12 Feb 2019

Dubai

Pakistani man handed seven-year imprisonment for murdering Indian roommate

On Sunday, a court in Dubai sentenced a Pakistani national to seven years in jail for stabbing his Indian roommate to death in 2018 after an argument over leaving the lights on.

11 Feb 2019

Telangana

Telangana: Engineer kills wife, four-month-old son; sets bodies ablaze

On Sunday, police arrested a 27-year-old man for killing his wife and four-month old son, and setting their bodies on fire.

10 Feb 2019

West Bengal

WB: BJP leader Mukul Roy booked for TMC MLA's murder

BJP leader Mukul Roy is among the four people who have been booked for the murder of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday night.

10 Feb 2019

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Man kills pregnant wife; sleeps beside corpse before surrendering

In a horrific and bizarre crime, a man from Maharashtra allegedly killed his pregnant wife, and slept beside her corpse through the night before surrendering to the police in the morning.

09 Feb 2019

Delhi Police

NHRC issues notice to Delhi Police over Nangloi murder case

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sent a notice to the Delhi Police chief yesterday in connection with the murder of a woman by a man in Nangloi on February 6 despite her earlier complaining to the police about being harassed by him.

08 Feb 2019

Chennai

Tamil filmmaker Balakrishnan kills wife, chops her body into pieces

Around two weeks after severed body parts of a woman were found in a dumpyard in Pallikaranai, Chennai police identified the victim and arrested her filmmaker-husband SR Balakrishnan.

06 Feb 2019

Madhya Pradesh

Doctor kills driver, chops body into 500-pieces, puts in acid

In a horrendous incident, a government doctor posted in Madhya Pradesh's Itarsi town in Hoshangabad district killed his 30-year-old driver, chopped the body into at least 500 pieces and used acid to dissolve it.

04 Feb 2019

West Bengal

Angry at brother getting job, man burns family to death

In a horrific incident, a man from West Bengal, angry at his brother getting a government job, set his own house on fire, killing four members of his family, and severely injuring four others.

04 Feb 2019

Bhopal

Bhopal: 'Mummified' dead body found hidden in a vacant flat

In a spine chilling incident, a dead body was found in a bed box inside an empty flat in Bhopal's Vidya Nagar area on Sunday.

04 Feb 2019

Gurugram

Gurugram: Wife insulted man regularly, he stabs her 40 times

A man allegedly killed his wife by stabbing her over 40 times in Ashok Vihar area of Gurugram on Saturday.

03 Feb 2019

Russia News

Vampire-Killer: Man kills classmate, drinks blood, then fakes being doctor

In what will remind you of a spine-chilling gore movie, a man in Russia was recently charged with forging documents to work as a doctor after he had killed a classmate and drank his blood over 20 years ago.

02 Feb 2019

Bihar

Nephew of don-turned-politician Mohammed Shahabuddin shot dead in Bihar

Nephew of mafia don-turned-politician Mohammed Shahabuddin was shot dead late night yesterday, triggering tension in the Siwan town, Bihar.

01 Feb 2019

Syria

US court orders Syria to pay $302mn for journalist's murder

On Wednesday night, a court in Washington slapped the Syrian government with $302mn in damages for the death of journalist Marie Colvin.

30 Jan 2019

Gujarat

Grandfather kills 1-month-old girl born with deformities fearing 'bad luck'

In a gut-wrenching incident, recently a man chopped his 1-month-old granddaughter into pieces as she was born with deformities.

30 Jan 2019

DNA

Toronto Gay Village serial killer confesses to eight murders

In a massive win for Canadian authorities, a man suspected of having killed and dismembered eight men who went missing near Toronto from 2010-2017 pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday.

28 Jan 2019

Delhi High Court

Sajjan Kumar produced before court in another anti-Sikh riots case

On Monday, jailed former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was produced before a Delhi court for the hearing of another case pertaining to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

27 Jan 2019

Gurugram

Gurugram: Man found body of employee's wife in his bed-box

In a harrowing incident, an occupant of a rented flat in Gurugram Sector-46 had no idea the bed he was sleeping on had a dead woman inside.

26 Jan 2019

Uttar Pradesh

Kumbh: Serial killer, who murdered 10 in six months, arrested

In a major breakthrough, police arrested a suspected serial killer from Kumbh Mela on Friday. The religious fair is underway in Prayagraj.

23 Jan 2019

Jharkhand

Fed up with daily torture, Jharkhand woman murders husband

A woman was arrested recently for allegedly killing her husband in Palamau district, Jharkhand.

22 Jan 2019

Mumbai

Years after cop's murder, department 'transfers' her to another branch

An Assistant Police Inspector recently got transferred from Thane to Wardha branch. Sounds normal, right?

22 Jan 2019

Gurugram

Suspecting extra-marital affair, wife gets hubby killed in Gurugram

The Gurugram police have arrested a woman yesterday on charges of getting her husband murdered through contract killers for a sum of Rs. 16 lakh.

20 Jan 2019

Madhya Pradesh

MP BJP leader found dead, police suspects he's been murdered

A BJP leader was found dead in Barwani, Madhya Pradesh this morning, with the police suspecting that he was murdered.

19 Jan 2019

Gurugram

Gurugram: Rape accused shoots survivor dead for not withdrawing case

In a shocking incident, a rape survivor was allegedly shot dead by the accused in Gurugram on Friday after she refused to withdraw the case against him.

17 Jan 2019

India

Delhi: Couple stabbed to death while neighbors filmed incident

In yet another incident that highlights the growing apathy among people, a couple in Delhi was stabbed to death while their neighbors watched and recorded the crime on their phones.

17 Jan 2019

Haryana

Haryana: Ram Rahim sentenced to life imprisonment for journalist's murder

On Thursday, a special CBI court in Panchkula awarded a life imprisonment sentence to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for his involvement in the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.

12 Jan 2019

Delhi Police

Delhi: Jealous of nephew, man buries him, plants saplings

In a disturbing news, a man was arrested from Hyderabad by Delhi Police recently for murdering his nephew three years ago.

12 Jan 2019

Delhi

Delhi: Man allegedly kills neighbor with digging fork following argument

A 23-year-old man was beaten to death with a digging fork allegedly by his neighbor after a fight broke out between them on Thursday.

11 Jan 2019

Honor Killing

Gaya teen murder: Police blame victim's family; activists allege falsehood

The savage murder of a minor girl in Gaya has sent shockwaves across the city.

11 Jan 2019

Rajasthan

Man kills own kids by repeatedly throwing them on ground

A man was arrested for allegedly beating his two children to death in Rajasthan's Udaipur district.

11 Jan 2019

Haryana

Jailed 'godman' Gurmeet Ram Rahim convicted in journalist's murder

On Friday, a Haryana court convicted jailed, self-styled 'godman' Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and three others in a case pertaining to the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.

11 Jan 2019

Uttar Pradesh

UP: RTI activist, missing since December, murdered in Shamli

An RTI activist, missing since December 27, has been found dead at Shahpur village in Shamli (Uttar Pradesh), officials said today.

10 Jan 2019

Paris

Mafia boss' daughter names restaurant after his hometown 'Corleone'

Youngest daughter of a late notorious mafia boss, who belonged to Sicilian town of Corleone, has named her newly-opened restaurant near Arc De Triomphe, Paris, after the town.

10 Jan 2019

Uttar Pradesh

Man shot dead, another injured outside police station in Mirzapur

A 40-year-old man was shot dead and another injured today in front of the city police station in Mirzapur over a land diSPute, police said.