UK: Briton pleads guilty of killing Anuj Bidve London: The main accused in the murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Salford in Britain on December 26, 2011 pleaded guilty on Friday in a Manchester court. Kiaran Stapleton admitted to shooting 23-year-old Bidve in an unprovoked attack on the Boxing Day.



Stapleton, 21, admitted to manslaughter at the Manchester Crown Court. He is expected to go on trial for murder.

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03:57 PM, Jun 01, 2012

Bidve murder accused appears in UK court London: A youth, who described himself as "Psycho Stapleton", accused of murdering Indian student Anuj Bidve in December last year appeared in a British court today. Kiaran Stapleton, 20, from Ordsall, Salford, appeared at the plea and case management hearing at Manchester Crown Court via videolink. Twenty three-year-old Bidve, a Lancaster University student, was staying with friends in the Manchester area when he was shot in the head at close...  
07:21 PM, Mar 20, 2012

Bidve murder: Indians vulnerable to attacks abroad?

Indian Student Anuj Bidve's murder in Manchester has brought the focus back on racially motivated crimes in the UK. ...
10:00 AM, Jan 10, 2012

Pune: Family and friends bid Anuj Bidve goodbye New Delhi: The last rites of murdered student Anuj Bidve were performed in Pune on Saturday evening. Bidve's body was brought back earlier in the day by his parents from the UK. The Bidves had flown to the UK to bring back his body. Twenty three-year-old Bidve was shot dead in Salford in Manchester on Boxing Day. Bidve's parents visited the spot where he was shot dead, in Salford, on...  
09:11 PM, Jan 07, 2012

Anuj Bidve's body brought home in Pune

Bidve's parents visited the spot where he was shot dead, in Salford, on Friday. His father has appealed for justice. ...
05:30 PM, Jan 07, 2012

Bidve's body brought to Mumbai; last rites today Mumbai: Anuj Bidve's body was brought back on Saturday morning by his parents from the UK. The last rites of the 23-year old will be performed in Pune on Saturday evening. Bidve was shot dead in Salford in Manchester on Boxing Day. Bidve's parents visited the spot where he was shot dead, in Salford, on Friday. His father has appealed for justice. One local, a 20-year old man, who calls...  
01:14 PM, Jan 07, 2012

Bidve's family to return with his body today New Delhi: The family of Pune's Anuj Bidve, who was killed in Manchester on Boxing Day, is bringing the 23-year old's body home. They are expected to arrive in Mumbai via a British Airways flight on Saturday morning. His last rites will be held on Saturday evening in Pune. Bidve's parents visited the spot where he was shot dead, in Salford, on Friday. His father has appealed for justice. One...  
08:45 AM, Jan 07, 2012

Bidve case: UK varsities reassure Indian students London: Universities UK, the representative body of varsities in the UK, on Wednesday sought to reassure Indian and other international students that the country is "safe and tolerant" with low levels of violence and street crime. Expressing sadness at the killing of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Salford on December 26 in an unprovoked attack, Professor Eric Thomas, president of Universities UK, said that such incidents were rare in the...  
09:46 PM, Jan 04, 2012

Family to fly to UK to bring back Anuj Bidve's body Pune: The UK police have handed over Indian student Anuj Bidve's body to the Indian high commission and the Bidve family will fly to London on Wednesday to bring back Anuj's body. Chief Superintendant, Manchester Police Russ Jackson said, "Our role has been to meet the family to explain about the case so far and of course to go through the last moments of Anuj's life." "We met with Anuj's...  
06:08 AM, Jan 04, 2012

UK: Manchester Police hands over Bidve's body New Delhi: Slain 23-year old student from Pune, Anuj Bidve's body has been handed over to Indian High Commission in UK on Tuesday. Bidve was killed on December 26 in UK. The report of the second post-mortem has matched with the first post-mortem. Bidve's body will be flown back to India in coming three days. His family, however will leave to UK on Wednesday. A team of Manchester Police officials...  
10:49 PM, Jan 03, 2012

Anuj Bidve's family to leave for UK on Wednesday

The Manchester Police have termed it a hate crime and have charged a 20-year-old Kiaran Stapleton with the murder of Bidve. ...
09:46 PM, Jan 03, 2012

Manchester Police officials meet Bidve family Pune: The Manchester Police have claimed a breakthrough in the murder of 23-year-old student Anuj Bidve with the arrest of one British national. A team of Manchester Police officials on Tuesday met Bidve's family in Pune. They also discussed details of the family's travel to Manchester. The family was briefed on the second post mortem that took place on Tuesday and also about the procedures involved in repatriating Bidve's body....  
05:08 PM, Jan 03, 2012

Bidve murder: Hate crimes on the rise? New Delhi: It has been more than a week since Indian student Anuj Bidve was shot dead in the UK. One suspect who claims to be mentally unstable was charged with Bidve's murder, while four others were released on bail. On Monday, hundreds of locals joined Bidve's friend in a candle light vigil at the site where the 23-year old was killed. An impromptu memorial was also held at India...  
10:01 AM, Jan 03, 2012