Bihar: Hardcore Maoist arrested in Aurangabad A hardcore Maoist was arrested on Wednesday from a village in Bihar's Aurangabad district, police said. ...  
10:17 PM, Mar 13, 2013

Jaitley CDR case: Court seeks DCP's reply A court on Wednesday sought response from the Delhi Police on the alleged "illegal detention" of the wife of one of the accused, who was arrested for illegally retrieving call detail records of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Bansal passed the order on allegations made by arrested private detective Neeraj that the Special Cell of Delhi Police is illegally detaining his wife who is...  
08:22 PM, Mar 13, 2013

Sagarika Ghose

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The police must answer why innocent Muslims are being implicated in terror cases When in doubt about a terror investigation, blame the most readily ...
06:54 AM, Mar 13, 2013

High Court asks government to take steps to arrest absconding rape accused The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to take steps to arrest "at the earliest" an accused, who is on bail and absconding, charged with raping a minor girl eight months back. "You must arrest him, he must be in custody at the earliest. Instruct the jurisdiction police. We want a report on this. If required, we will order investigation by special branch like CID", a division...  
01:58 AM, Mar 13, 2013

Kolkata: Painter Ganesh Pyne dies of cardiac arrest Celebrated painter Ganesh Pyne died of a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday. The painter was 76. ...  
12:59 PM, Mar 12, 2013

Punjab: Two constables arrested for abusing woman Two Punjab Police constables have been arrested for physically abusing a woman in Tarn Taran last week. The 22-year-old girl and her father were thrashed in full public view when they demanded action against some people who harassed her. ...  
11:40 PM, Mar 11, 2013

Mumbai builder murder case: Two more arrested Two more persons were held in connection with the murder of builder SK Loharia, who was gunned down in the neighbouring Navi Mumbai, taking total number of arrests in the case to six, police said on Wednesday. Altaf Khan (38), a contractor from Mumbra, was nabbed on Tuesday while Mohammed Naseer Ansari (42), who is a real estate agent from Ambernath, was held today, police said. ...  
07:39 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Maldives: Former President Nasheed a 'free man' Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed walked out of the court without being sentenced to a jail term after the hearing against him was deferred for at least four more weeks. The case was deferred on the request of his lawyers. ...  
07:10 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Maldives: Ex-President Nasheed detained in Male Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed was on Tuesday detained in the island country's capital Male in connection with a case of abuse of power. Nasheed is likely to be produced on Wednesday. ...  
02:37 PM, Mar 05, 2013

Pak: 'Musharraf will be arrested as soon as he returns' A top Pakistani prosecutor has said that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf will be arrested as soon as he returns to Pakistan from self-exile as an anti-terrorism court has issued "perpetual warrants" for him. ...  
05:17 PM, Mar 04, 2013

UK's 'naked rambler' arrested for nudity, again A British man who has spent most of the past decade naked - and in jail - was back behind bars Friday after defying an order to cover up. Stephen Gough, known as the "Naked Rambler," was arrested Thursday as he left a court in Southampton, southern England, wearing only boots, socks and a knapsack. ...  
02:48 PM, Mar 02, 2013

B'lore: DRDO researcher arrested on suspected terror links to be released One more suspected terrorist will be released on bail soon in the Bangalore terror module bust after the National Investigative Agency told a Bangalore court that it has no charges to file against him. This time, it is the DRDO scientist who was arrested in August 2012. ...  
12:01 PM, Mar 02, 2013

Manipur: Two powerful bombs recovered, two arrested Two powerful bombs were recovered from Imphal West in Manipur, police said on Monday. Two people have been arrested in this connection. ...  
04:31 PM, Feb 25, 2013

Parents arrested for forcing daughter to have sex with creditor A couple allegedly forced their teenage daughter to have sex with a person as repayment of a loan of Rs 50,000 they had availed, police said on Sunday. Three people, including the 16-year-old girl's parents, have been booked by the police after the incident came to light on a complaint by the school administration to a local NGO which took the girl's case to the police. ...  
05:44 AM, Feb 25, 2013

UP: Man arrested in Noida for trying to molest woman
by IANS
The son of a retired IAS officer has been arrested on charges of attempting to sexually assault a young woman who had come to a hotel to learn yoga, police said on Sunday. ...  
12:40 AM, Feb 25, 2013

Ishrat Jahan encounter case: Two police officers arrested The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two police officers who were part of as many squads that took part in the alleged fake encounter of teenage girl Ishrat Jahan and three others in 2004 in Gujarat. The duo were already under judicial custody in another alleged fake encounter case of Sadik Jamal. ...  
09:12 PM, Feb 23, 2013

Pakistan arrests militant leader over Quetta bombings Police said they arrested the leader of a banned militant group on Friday in connection with sectarian attacks in the northwestern city of Quetta that have killed nearly 200 people this year. ...  
02:39 AM, Feb 23, 2013

Indian team in Male; Nasheed unlikely to appear in court A high-level team of officials from Ministry of External Affairs arrived here on Wednesday to "assist" Indian High Commission to resolve the situation arising out of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed taking refuge in the Indian Mission for the eight day in a row. ...  
04:45 PM, Feb 20, 2013

Maldives: Court deadline for Nasheed ends today Deadline for President Mohamed Nasheed to appear before a Magistrate Court in Male ends on Wednesday and the President, who is holed up in the Indian High Commission since past seven days, can be arrested if he fails to show up for the hearing. ...  
08:39 AM, Feb 20, 2013

Pakistan: Man buries pet dog near graveyard, arrested Pakistani police arrested a man in the garrison city of Rawalpindi for trying to bury his dog near a graveyard, according to a media report on Sunday. The man, who was not identified, was arrested under a provision of the Pakistan Penal Code related to trespassing burial places even though he had not entered the cemetery. ...  
01:04 PM, Feb 19, 2013