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Three-year-old rescued from kidnappers; couple arrested

India, Sept. 18 -- The police have arrested a couple and rescued a three-year-old, kidnapped from Ranjangaon MIDC area, from Ludhiana in Punjab. The accused have been identified as Poojadevi alias Va... Read More


Four cases, political ambitions and a trail of controversies

India, Sept. 16 -- Bullets, assault, forgery and now alleged kidnapping - the Khedkars' growing notoriety has become their calling card. Seemingly immune to the law and armed with deep political conne... Read More


Khedkars & a trail of controversies

Mumbai, Sept. 16 -- On Sunday, Pune city police booked 58-year-old Manorama Dilip Khedkar, mother of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, for obstructing police during their duty. The Khedkar... Read More


The Khedkars' growing trail of controversies

PUNE, Sept. 16 -- Bullets, assault, forgery and now alleged kidnapping - the Khedkars' growing notoriety has become their calling card. Seemingly immune to the law and armed with deep political connec... Read More


Murum mafia tightens grip on village in Maha

Pune, Sept. 15 -- On the dry, cracked fields of Kurdu village in Solapur district, heavy trucks loaded with red soil rumble past almost every night. Residents know exactly what is happening - murum, a... Read More


Murum mafia tightens grip on Solapur village

Pune, Sept. 14 -- On the dry, cracked fields of Kurdu village in Solapur district, heavy trucks loaded with red soil rumble past almost every night. Residents know exactly what is happening - murum, a... Read More


81 cases in 5 years, Murum mafia tightens grip on Solapur's Kurdu village, locals allege political backing

India, Sept. 14 -- On the dry, cracked fields of Kurdu village in Solapur district, heavy trucks loaded with red soil rumble past almost every night. Residents know exactly what is happening - murum, ... Read More


Criminal wanted in 3 states for abduction and sexual assault of women arrested

India, Sept. 13 -- A history sheeter wanted in multiple states for abduction and sexual assault of minor girls and women fell into the dragnet of the crime branch of the Pune Rural Police on Wednesda... Read More


Argument over dropping girl home leads to firing, 3 arrested

India, Sept. 11 -- An argument among five men and a minor over dropping a 10th standard girl home escalated into a firing incident at Wadgaon Maval on Monday night. Police have arrested three accused ... Read More


Action under MCOCA against Andekar gang after brutal murder

India, Sept. 11 -- The Samarth police on Wednesday invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against members of the notorious Andekar gang in connection with the brutal murder of ... Read More