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contract killer news

Slain contract killer’s criminal past spanned over 2 decades, police records show

Banarasi Yadav, who was killed in encounter in Varanasi on Tuesday night, had around two dozen serious criminal cases registered against him. (For representation)
lucknow news
Published on Feb 04, 2026 07:50 pm IST

Bareilly violence: Eyewitness alleges ₹5 lakh contract to kill him, names IMC leader’s family

Police personnel stand guard outside a dargah, a day after clashes between police and locals, in Bareilly on September 27, 2025. (PTI File)
others
Published on Jan 05, 2026 04:12 am IST

Punjab: Contract killer held for scrap dealer’s murder, pistol seized

Five days after a 33-year-old scrap dealer was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Shahkot area of Jalandhar district, police have arrested a contract killer and recovered a foreign-made 9mm pistol used in the crime.
chandigarh news
Published on Dec 24, 2025 07:58 am IST

Memory of a Killer trailer: Patrick Dempsey returns as hitman hiding Alzheimer's

Patrick Dempsey returns to TV in Fox’s Memory of a Killer.
us
Published on Oct 25, 2025 06:45 pm IST

72-yr-old woman came to Punjab to marry NRI, 75: How love affair turned fatal

US citizen of Indian origin, Rupinder Kaur Pandher, 72, was lured from Seattle to Ludhiana by a 75-year-old UK-based NRI, Charanjit Singh Grewal, on the pretext of marriage only to be murdered by a contract killer in July, police said on Wednesday. (File photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on Sept 18, 2025 12:10 pm IST

‘Contract killer’ shot in police encounter after escape bid in Machhiwara

Police officials at the spot where accused Saleem was shot after he tried to snatch a cop’s service gun during a weapon recovery operation in Machhiwara on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Published on Aug 05, 2025 10:56 pm IST

Jalandhar man with links to Bishnoi gang held in Maharashtra

Singh was allegedly a contract killer and was reportedly receiving financial support from Saurabh Gujjar, an associate based in the United States, the official added. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Published on Jun 01, 2025 07:24 am IST

Husband in divorce dispute paid 2 allies to get wife killed

(Shutterstock)
mumbai news
Published on May 22, 2025 07:08 am IST

Auraiya woman, lover held for husband’s murder 15 days after marriage

All three accused have been taken into custody, and further legal proceedings are underway. (Sourced)
lucknow news
Updated on Mar 25, 2025 08:58 pm IST

Delhi: Woman hires 'contract killer' to kill husband over property dispute, 1 held

Delhi: Woman hires 'contract killer' to kill husband over property dispute, 1 held
delhi news
Updated on Feb 20, 2025 03:49 pm IST

Notorious contract killer gunned down in police encounter

Notorious contract killer gunned down in police encounter
lucknow news
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 05:26 am IST

Woman, contract killer held for attempted murder of boyfriend in Delhi

The woman was in a relationship with her colleague for three years, police said. (Getty Images)
delhi news
Updated on Jun 25, 2024 05:20 am IST

Sanitiser, mosquito killer spray, sleeping pills: What was inside the PGI mystery injection

The three accused being brought to the court for their remand. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Updated on Nov 23, 2023 09:46 am IST

PGI injection mystery cracked: ‘Contract killer’ who posed as nurse was hired by victim’s brother, nabbed: Cops

The ‘contract killer’, victim’s brother and two other accused at the Sector 17 police station on Tuesday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
chandigarh news
Updated on Nov 22, 2023 10:00 am IST

‘Contract killer’ has a change of heart, alerts doc about murder plot

The FIR was registered against one Rajan Sharma (alleged contract killer) and other unidentified people at the Shahjahan Kotwali police station under IPC sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 507 (criminal intimidation) through phone. (Pic for representation)
lucknow news
Updated on Jul 06, 2023 08:45 pm IST

Delhi Police arrest contract killer after shootout in Rohini

The special cell team laid a trap on a stretch near Rohini Sector 34 on Thursday morning.
delhi news
Updated on Jul 06, 2023 11:53 am IST

Maharashtra man stabbed 15 times was killed by assailants hired by daughter: Cop

The Nagpur rural police said the three assailants were arrested within hours of the murder on May 17 (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
india news
Updated on May 24, 2023 07:32 pm IST

After 25 years of marriage, wife pays killer ₹6 lakh to murder husband

Police said that Shoaib, the woman's lover, is a businessman from Meerut and Vinit Goswami, the contract killer, has three criminal cases registered against him in Uttar Pradesh. (GETTY IMAGES.)
delhi news
Published on May 27, 2022 04:44 am IST

Three men held for murdering businessman in Welcome area

The 37-year-old victim was murdered last week (Representative Image)
delhi news
Published on Apr 04, 2022 03:29 am IST

Blogger claims Pakistan behind attempted contract killing

Representational image.
world news
Published on Jan 29, 2022 08:53 am IST

Abhishek Bachchan is unrecognisable as he transforms into Bob Biswas for film shoot in Kolkata. See pics

Abhishek Bachchan is in Kolkata for Bob Biswas shoot.
bollywood
Updated on Nov 26, 2020 06:46 pm IST

65-year-old woman brick kiln owner hacked to death in Ludhiana

HT Image
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 28, 2020 11:16 pm IST

Snake bite, contract killer, car accident – options Amit Agarwal explored to kill wife

Police suspect the man bought the weapon during one of his visits to Kolkata earlier this year.
india news
Updated on Jun 24, 2020 10:00 pm IST

Motorcycle-borne men gun down shop owner, injure father in Ludhiana

A grab of the closed-circuit television camera footage showing the assailants fleeing the spot after the attack in Janta Colony on Wednesday night.
chandigarh news
Updated on May 14, 2020 07:47 pm IST

3 wanted contract killers held after chase, encounter in Mohali

HT Image
chandigarh news
Published on Feb 25, 2020 01:09 am IST

Four land in police net for assault on Tharike patwari

Police commissioner Rakesh Agarwal addressing the media after the arrest of the accused in Ludhiana on Thursday.
cities
Updated on Sept 12, 2019 11:10 pm IST

SAIL chief attack was part of coal mafia murder plot

Chairman of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Anil Kumar Chaudhary. (SAIL Website)
india news
Updated on Sept 09, 2019 10:27 pm IST

Under ₹90 lakh debt, man hires shooters to murder family, kills himself

A debt-ridden businessman in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar hired a contract killer to shoot his wife and daughter. He later committed suicide.
bhopal news
Updated on Aug 01, 2019 01:30 pm IST

Man hires killer to eliminate wife’s ‘boyfriend’, pays him a gun

The police arrested the alleged contract killer, Kulveer Dagar, from southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh and recovered the weapon, which costs around ₹6 lakh.
delhi news
Updated on Jul 27, 2019 05:31 pm IST

Delhi man suspected neighbour of affair with his wife, hires contract killer

The man gifted the contract killer an expensive Beretta pistol to use it and keep it as a payment for his wife’s alleged partner.
india news
Updated on Jul 26, 2019 05:03 pm IST
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