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Special court sentences 35-year-old man to life imprisonment in minor's rape case

India, Feb. 28 -- A special court in Pune has convicted Bajrang Ramchandra Khopde, 35, in a child sexual assault case, holding him guilty under Sections 376(3) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, ... Read More


Ajit Pawar plane crash: CID says no angle ruled out

India, Feb. 27 -- Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) said its probe into the Learjet 45 crash in Baramati on January 28, which killed deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others, is... Read More


Pune city reports cyber frauds worth over rRs.r2.14 crore in a day

India, Feb. 27 -- The city police logged a staggering Rs.2.14 crore in cyber losses on Wednesday. In one case, a 75-year-old resident of Kharadi was duped of Rs.1.49 crore between July and October 202... Read More


Minor attacked with machete outside Kothrud college after HSC exam

India, Feb. 24 -- A 17-year-old student appearing for the Class 12 board examination was injured after being attacked with a koyta (machete) outside the exam centre, Mamasaheb Mohol College, in Kothru... Read More


Financial advisor, aide of Tipu Pathan gang arrested for rRs.r43 lakh extortion

India, Feb. 24 -- Hadapsar police on Sunday arrested a financial advisor and an alleged associate of the Tipu Pathan gang for extortion and criminal intimidation of a 50-year-old businessman from Hada... Read More


Digvijay Patil withdraws pre-arrest bail plea in Mundhwa land scam case

India, Feb. 24 -- The Pune Additional Sessions Court on February 18 allowed Digvijay Patil to withdraw his pre-arrest bail application in connection with the Mundhwa land scam registered at Khadak Pol... Read More


Health inspector, contractor booked for harassing man with disability in Katraj

India, Feb. 24 -- The Ambegaon police on Sunday registered a case against a health inspector and a contractor for allegedly harassing a 56-year-old man with disability, subjecting him to mental trauma... Read More


Residents allege negligence at Katraj Chowk after fatal dumper accident

India, Feb. 23 -- Residents of Katraj Chowk have once again raised serious road safety concerns following the death of 38-year-old Parima Pradhan, who was killed on the spot after a dumper truck hit h... Read More


Two senior citizens duped of rRs.r3.25 crore in cyber fraud

India, Feb. 20 -- In two separate cases of cyber fraud, elderly citizens were cheated of over Rs.3.25 crore after fraudsters allegedly posed as officials and threatened them with arrest in fabricated ... Read More


Murder accused booked for securing arms licence with forged documents

India, Feb. 20 -- A 22-year-old man, currently in jail for the abduction and murder of a government contractor, was booked on February 17 for allegedly obtaining an arms licence by submitting forged d... Read More