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Junnar court awards life term for kidnapping, rape of minor

India, Jan. 5 -- A sessions court in Junnar, Pune district, has sentenced a 29-year-old man to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and rape of a four-year-old girl, holding that medical and circumsta... Read More


One-year jail for four Ganesh mandal staff over DJ noise violation in Kolhapur

India, Jan. 4 -- In a landmark ruling, a court in Kolhapur on Friday sentenced four office-bearers of a local Ganesh mandal to one year's imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.15,000 each for violatin... Read More


Bangladeshis account for 81 of 104 deportations in 2025

India, Jan. 4 -- At least 104 illegal immigrants were deported from Pune in 2025, according to data presented at the Pune police annual press conference recently. The numbers reflect a sharp rise from... Read More


Wife booked for scalding husband with hot tea after argument

India, Jan. 3 -- A 27-year-old man sustained burn injuries to his head after his wife allegedly poured boiling tea on him during a heated argument at their residence in Kothrud . The incident took pla... Read More


Pune court rejects bail plea of suspended dy sub-registrar in Mundhwa land scam

India, Jan. 2 -- A court in Paud on Thursday rejected the bail application of suspended deputy sub-registrar, Ravindra Balkrishna Taru, in connection with the alleged Mundhwa land scam, observing that... Read More


2 held for murder of '12 blast accused

Pune, Jan. 2 -- Shrirampur police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of Aslam Shabbir alias Bunty Jahagirdar, a key accused in the 2012 JM Road serial blasts case, who was shot dead i... Read More


2 arrested in Bunty Jahagirdar murder case; police probe motive behind shooting in Shrirampur

India, Jan. 1 -- Shrirampur police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of Aslam Shabbir alias Bunty Jahagirdar, a key accused in the 2012 JM Road serial blasts case, who was shot dead ... Read More


Lokmanya Nagar residents hail verdict as Bombay HC slams political interference in redevelopment

India, Dec. 31 -- Residents of Lokmanya Nagar in Sadashiv Peth on Wednesday welcomed the Bombay High Court's ruling as a triumph for sustained citizen activism, saying months of protests, complaints, ... Read More


Savarkar defamation case: Rahul Gandhi's London speech played in open court; cross-examination from January 13

India, Dec. 31 -- A Special MP/MLA court on Wednesday played a video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's alleged defamatory speech against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in open court, as part of the examinat... Read More


JMFC, Sessions Court conviction rates improved in 2025: Police data

India, Dec. 31 -- The Pune city police have recorded a marked improvement in conviction rates in judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) courts in 2025, as per data released by the city police Commissi... Read More