JAMMU — A 22-year-old woman allegedly set herself ablaze here after her boyfriend did not respond to her phone calls, police said on Friday. The incident occurred near the Tawi bridge area on Thursday when the woman allegedly poured an inflammable substance on herself and set herself on fire in a fit of rage, they […]
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Cop shoots wife dead during quarrel in Kupwara, attempts suicide
SRINAGAR — A police officer allegedly shot his wife dead in a fit of rage before trying to kill himself in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Saturday. A probationary sub-inspector (PSI) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Deep Singh, posted at a special operations group (SOG) camp in Kandi area of the north […]
Blind murder, kidnapping case solved within 12 hours in Budgam; Accused arrested, minor rescued: Police
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Friday claimed to have solved a blind murder and kidnapping case within 12 hours by arresting the accused and safely rescuing a minor girl in the Khansahib area of the Budgam district. According to a police statement, Police Station Khansahib received information at around 3:05 am regarding an accident at […]
Woman gang-raped in sleeper bus in Delhi; driver, conductor arrested
NEW DELHI — A woman was allegedly raped by the driver and the conductor of a sleeper bus inside the vehicle in Delhi, police sources said on Thursday. The two accused have been arrested in connection with the incident that took place on the night of May 11, the sources said. Delhi Police has not […]
Boy, girl found dead in abandoned house in Anantnag
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday recovered bodies of a boy and a girl from an abandoned house in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two decomposed bodies were spotted by locals inside the house in Kamad village this morning. He said locals informed the police after noticing […]
Sopore lecturer suspended, police case filed after student alleges harassment
SRINAGAR — A police has been filed against a senior lecturer posted in north kashmir’s Sopore town after a girl student accused him of harassment, even as the teacher has been suspened with inquiry ordered into the matter. Senior Superintendent of Police Sopore, Iftikhar Talib, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said the teacher […]
Man accused of raping minor arrested after 5 years in Kishtwar
JAMMU — A man accused of raping a minor from Himachal Pradesh has been arrested by a police team from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district after evading arrest for nearly five years, officials said on Saturday. The accused, Avtar Singh, a resident of Thakrai village, was wanted in connection with an FIR registered at the […]
Hardcore criminal arrested with sharp-edged weapon in Jammu
JAMMU — Police on Thursday arrested a hardcore criminal in the RS Pura area of Jammu district and recovered a sharp-edged weapon from his possession, officials said. Acting on inputs, a police team arrested Davinder Kumar alias Rahul, a resident of Chak Mohd Yar in Jammu, they said. On seeing the police, the accused attempted […]
Man accused of raping minor girl arrested after 7 years in Jammu
JAMMU — A man on run for nearly seven years after he allegedly abducted and raped a minor girl was arrested, police said on Tuesday. He had been evading arrest since a case was registered against him at Police Station Janipur in Jammu in 2019. Sunil Bhagat was arrested in Jammu after police received specific […]
Man found dead with throat slit in Jammu
JAMMU — A man was found murdered with his throat slit on a road in Jammu, officials said on Tuesday. The body of Balvir Singh, 47, was seen in a pool of blood near his Chatha Form residence late Monday, they said. A police party rushed to the scene on getting information about the incident […]





