Kidnappings
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Major crimes increased 2.6% across India in 2016, UP tops crime list, Delhi most unsafe city
India | Nov 30, 2017, 07:41 PM ISTThe annual publication of NCRB released by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said a total of 48,31,515 “congnizable” crimes were reported in 2016, showing an increase of 2.6 per cent
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Kidnappings on rise, sea piracy plunges to 18 year low in west Africa
World | Jan 10, 2017, 01:31 PM ISTSea piracy plunged to its lowest levels in 18 years in 2016, but kidnappings of crew members for ransom is escalating off west Africa and in the Sulu Seas near the Philippines, a global maritime watchdog said Tuesday.
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Hillary Clinton wants more done to halt kidnappings
World | Sep 13, 2014, 09:06 AM ISTNEW YORK: Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday urged the United Nations to come up with a more robust strategy to combat the growing use of kidnappings of girls and women as a war tactic across
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Two ex-Argentine dictators convicted for baby thefts
World | Jul 06, 2012, 07:21 PM ISTBuenos Aires, Jul 6: Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was convicted and sentenced to 50 years Thursday for a systematic program to steal babies from prisoners who were kidnapped, tortured and killed during the
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Bollywood starlet Laila Khan, family members were killed, stepfather tells police
Bollywood | Jul 05, 2012, 01:00 PM ISTJammu/Mumbai, July 5 : Pakistani-origin Bollywood starlet Laila Khan, who had been missing since the last 11 months, was murdered along with her family members in Maharashtra last year, the main accused in her kidnapping