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TMC sends fact-finding teams across Bengal, alleges attacks and killings after poll defeat

TMC sends fact-finding teams across Bengal, alleges attacks and killings after poll defeat

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Wreckage is seen at the TMC office following the West Bengal Assembly election result. File | Photo Credit: PTI Trinamool Congress teams visited several areas of West Bengal to take stock of complaints related to post-poll violence and alleged election manipulations. TMC leadership claimed that at least 10 of their workers were “brutally murdered” after the election results.  Three fact-finding teams from Kolkata which included many senior TMC leaders visited different parts of the State and spoke to several party workers.  “They kept abusing us even after we did so much work for them. These are all BJP workers,” a female TMC worker from Hooghly said that she and her family came under attack after the elections concluded in the State.  TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP, Dola Sen, who was part of one of the fact-finding teams said that their party workers and common people are also coming under attack by the BJP workers in the past few days.  “They have broken many homes and overtaken many of our party offices. They are also trying to break up all the government bodies and offices… However, even after so much intimidation, our workers are not …

Congress targets Centre over silence on West Asia killings, petrol price rise

Congress targets Centre over silence on West Asia killings, petrol price rise

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Congress leader Pawan Khera, on Friday, launched a sharp attack on the Centre over its alleged silence on killings in West Asia, rising petrol prices, and the film `Dhurandhar 2`, claiming that the movie was made to promote National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.  Speaking to IANS, Khera criticised the Union government for what he described as silence over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the deaths of school girls in Israeli attacks, reported IANS. “There can be no silence when a head of state is murdered by Israel and the US. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by Israel and the US, and the Indian government chose silence. Congress did not choose silence. Indians did not choose silence,” he said. Congress slams Israel-US over school girl`s killing, targets BJP on fuel prices According to IANS, Khera added that no country or society with principles could remain silent in the face of such incidents. “When 168 young school-going girls are murdered by Israel and the US, who can be silent? No country, no …

‘Not The Only Victims’: Goa Murder Case Takes Grim Turn As Russian Man Claims More Killings | India News

‘Not The Only Victims’: Goa Murder Case Takes Grim Turn As Russian Man Claims More Killings | India News

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Last Updated:January 18, 2026, 07:56 IST Aleksei Leonov, a Russian national, confessed to multiple killings in Goa, including Elena Kasthanova and Elena Vaneeva, prompting police to widen their investigation. (File for representation) A twist has emerged in the Goa murder case after a Russian national allegedly confessed to additional killings, with investigators indicating that the two women earlier found dead may not be the only victims. According to the police, 37-year-old Aleksei Leonov was arrested early on Friday, after the recovery of the body of his suspected live-in partner, Elena Kasthanova (37), was found with her throat slit in north Goa’s Arambol. The discloser made by the accused during interrogation prompted authorities to widen the scope of the investigation. He also led the police to the body of one Elena Vaneeva (37) in Morjim village. Police believe that she was killed on the night of January 14. On Saturday, Leonov took the police to Korgao village, where he claimed to have killed a 40-year-old woman from Assam by drugging her. Police said they are verifying …

Nithari serial killings prime accused walks out of jail

Nithari serial killings prime accused walks out of jail

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Surendra Koli, accused in the infamous Nithari serial killings, has been released from the Luksar district jail in Greater Noida, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted him in the last pending case linked to the 2006 serial murders that had shocked the nation, officials said on Thursday. Jail superintendent Brijesh Kumar confirmed that Koli walked out of the facility around 7.20 pm on Wednesday. “Surendra Koli was released after the order of the Supreme Court,” Kumar said. The Nithari case came to light in when skeletal remains, skulls and bones were discovered from the backyard and drains near a bungalow (D-5) belonging to businessman Moninder Singh Pandher in Sector 31, Noida. The gruesome findings, unearthing the disappearance and killings of several children and women, had triggered nationwide outrage and terrorised the local community. Pandher, a co-accused in the case, was also in jail for years but was released on October 20, 2023 following his acquittal in the case. On Tuesday, a SC bench headed by comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant …

Nithari killings: Surendra Koli walks out of jail, lawyer says flawed system ‘almost executed’ him twice

Nithari killings: Surendra Koli walks out of jail, lawyer says flawed system ‘almost executed’ him twice

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Surendra Koli, accused in the 2006 Nithari serial killings, walked out of Gautam Budhh Nagar’s Luksar Jail after the Supreme Court acquitted him in last of the 13 cases pertailing to the crime, allowing his curative petition challenging his conviction. Surendra Koli walked out of the Luksar Jail in Greater Noida on Wednesday after the Supreme Court of India acquitted him in last case in Noida, India, on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. (Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times) Surendra Koli’s lawyer, Payoshi Roy, said the verdict highlighted serious flaws in India’s criminal justice system. “This case exposes the deep fissures in our criminal justice. It reveals how easy it is to fabricate evidence and falsely implicate a poor man and numb judicial scrutiny by making sensational claims of cannibalism. Koli was almost executed twice,” said Koli’s lawyer. “Had he been executed we would have never learnt the truth of his innocence. This judgment should make us rethink the death penalty in India and how marginalized and impoverished people are treated within the criminal justice system,” Roy added. What …

Nithari killings case: Supreme Court acquits Surendra Koli, orders his release

Nithari killings case: Supreme Court acquits Surendra Koli, orders his release

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted Surendra Koli, the only remaining convict in the 2006 Nithari mass killings, and ordered his immediate release if not wanted in any other case, news agency PTI reported. The verdict marks Koli’s acquittal in the 13th and final case linked to the gruesome killings, after being cleared in 12 others. The Nithari killings, which shocked the nation, came to light on December 29, 2006, when the skeletal remains of several children were found in a drain behind businessman Moninder Singh Pandher’s house in Noida’s Nithari village. Koli, who worked as Pandher’s domestic help, was accused of raping and murdering multiple children. A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath, while allowing Koli’s curative petition in the case involving the alleged rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl, said criminal conviction cannot rest on conjecture or suspicion, reported PTI. “Suspicion, however grave, cannot replace proof beyond reasonable doubt. The presumption of innocence endures until guilt is proved through admissible and reliable evidence,” the court …

Punjab Police arrest two suspects for targeted killings by foreign handlers

Punjab Police arrest two suspects for targeted killings by foreign handlers

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In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police on Sunday arrested two persons who were allegedly tasked with carrying out targeted killings of rival gang members in the state by their handlers based abroad, a top officer said.  As reported by news agency PTI, this attack was allegedly part of a larger conspiracy to spread terror and unrest in the state, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said. The Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, while posting on social media platform X, said, “In a major breakthrough, Gurdaspur Police arrests two accused — Lovedeep Singh, alias Love, and Tek Chand, alias Tinku – who are being handled by foreign-based radicalised gangsters Gurdev Jassal and Gurlal, alias Gullu, associated with the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist organisation.” In a major breakthrough, Gurdaspur Police arrests two accused — Lovedeep Singh @ Love and Tek Chand @ Tinku — who are being handled by foreign-based radicalised gangsters Gurdev Jassal and Gurlal @ Gullu, associated with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist organisation.… pic.twitter.com/gwIlR4Tr79 — DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) …

Shashi Tharoor’s strong warning to Pakistan: No impunity for civilian killings

Shashi Tharoor’s strong warning to Pakistan: No impunity for civilian killings

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Tharoor emphasised that India is committed not only to bringing the perpetrators to justice but also to holding accountable those who fund, train, and arm terrorists. New Delhi: Delivering a strong message against Pakistan’s support for cross-border terrorism, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stated in Guyana that India will never allow anyone to “get away with impunity” after harming its civilians. Tharoor, who is leading a multi-party delegation aimed at informing the global community about New Delhi’s firm stance on Islamabad’s backing of terrorism, emphasised that India is committed not only to bringing the perpetrators to justice but also to holding accountable those who fund, train, and arm terrorists. “Our message is very clear. We have to stand against terrorism wherever it comes. We have to not only bring the evil killers to justice, but we must also seriously challenge those who are financing them, training them, equipping them, directing them to do their evil,” Tharoor, who reached in Georgetown after a tour to the United States, said on Sunday. Noting that India has endured terrorism …

NIA Arrests 3 Militants Involved In 2 Separate Killings In Manipur

NIA Arrests 3 Militants Involved In 2 Separate Killings In Manipur

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Imphal: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two persons belonging to banned militant groups for their involvement in the brutal killing of a woman and burning and looting of houses by armed militants in Manipur’s Jiribam district in November last year, officials said on Tuesday. NIA sources said that the accused Nongthombam Meiraba, hailing from Bishnupur district and belonging to the proscribed insurgent outfit – United National Liberation Front (UNLF), was involved in the actual shooting of the woman, identified as Zosangkim. The other accused, identified as Sagolsem Sanatomba alias Surchandra Singh alias Piba of Thoubal district, was a member of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), another Manipur insurgent outfit and was part of the team involved in the carnage that occurred at Zairawn village. The two accused are in NIA custody till May 17 in the case for which investigations are continuing. NIA Arrests 2 Accused in 2024 Manipur Village Murder, Arson and Looting Case pic.twitter.com/QuhWU2j6Wa — NIA India (@NIA_India) May 13, 2025 In another incident, NIA has arrested a cadre of …

Farooq Abdullah’s ‘hua to hua’ remark on Kashmiri Hindu killings sparks BJP backlash | Latest News India

Farooq Abdullah’s ‘hua to hua’ remark on Kashmiri Hindu killings sparks BJP backlash | Latest News India

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National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah sparked controversy with his comments regarding the 1990 killings of Kashmiri Pandits saying, “If it happened, so be it,” adding, “hua to hua” (if it did “so be it”). National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah.(PTI) In an interview to a news portal, Farooq Abdullah recalled when he in 1984 resigned in protest after Jagmohan was appointed the governor, and the state’s assembly was dismissed, four years after which thousands of Hindu families left Kashmir on January 19. “I resigned in protest against Jagmohan being appointed as Governor. Had I known what was going to happen on the 19th (January), I would have informed the Government of India. I resigned after warning the government about the violence. You’re putting all the blame on me. You want to hold me responsible for the genocide. Even we lost 1,500 people in that massacre,” Farooq Abdullah said in an interview with News18. He also challenged the criticism of his governance during …