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IT professional dies by suicide; husband, in-laws booked for abetment

An IT professional allegedly died by suicide by jumping from third floor of residential building in Sinhagad Road area after facing prolonged alleged harassment from her in-laws over infertility issues. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
Published on Jun 20, 2026 03:00 am IST

3 cops suspended for allegedly extorting money from IT professional

3 cops suspended for allegedly extorting money from IT professional
Published on Apr 10, 2026 05:21 am IST

Techie by day, burglar by night: Andhra engineer led double life of luxury

The 27-year-old accused, identified as Achhi Mahesh Reddy, also known as Sunny
Updated on Feb 09, 2026 04:24 pm IST

3 LPA to 9 crore net worth: 'Average IT guy' shares his investing journey

The 47-year-old man, who works in India’s IT industry, started investing early in his career.
Published on Jan 09, 2026 06:00 pm IST

Woman jumps to her death from 16th floor of high-rise in Noida Sector 74

A police response vehicle reached the spot soon after residents alerted the emergency helpline. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead. (HT Archive)
Published on Dec 09, 2025 05:52 am IST

Techie rams car into parking counter of Kalyaninagar restaurant, kills attendant

Techie rams car into parking counter of Kalyaninagar restaurant, kills attendant
Published on Dec 01, 2025 06:50 am IST

Lorry driver breaks into Kerala hostel, sexually assaults techie who was asleep

Kerala police have not disclosed the identity of the person they have taken into custody.
Published on Oct 20, 2025 10:28 am IST

3 arrested, 3 minors booked for murder of techie in Pune

Athawale lived in the same building as a girl who he considered as his sister. One of the juvenile accused was in a relationship with her. Athawale came to know about it and informed the girl’s parents. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Aug 22, 2025 06:52 am IST

Frustrated over debts, techie attempts armed robbery at bank manager’s home, held

Police arrested a 40-year-old unemployed IT professional from Manipur after he allegedly tried to rob a bank manager’s son at gunpoint at their home in Pimple Gurav, officials said Tuesday. (Shutterstock)
Published on Aug 06, 2025 09:26 am IST

Woman booked for filing false rape complaint in Kondhwa case

The action came within a fortnight of Pune Police commissioner Amitesh Kumar declaring that the woman had filed a fake complaint to mislead police. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Published on Jul 23, 2025 05:24 am IST

Ludhiana: West Bengal techie held for planning 86-lakh cyber fraud

Police said that the accused is currently being interrogated to identify his network and locate the remaining amount. (Shutterstock)
Published on Jul 14, 2025 06:28 am IST

Pune alleged rape case: Police serve notice to suspect as survivor admits knowing him for a year

The duo was questioned for over an hour, during which the woman admitted that she had known the suspect for over a year. Their parents were also called to the police station during this exercise, said police. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Jul 06, 2025 07:08 am IST

Techie raped in Pune’s Kondhwa hsg society by man posing as delivery executive

Ten teams, including five from the crime branch, are working on the case. Forensic experts were called to the scene to determine if a chemical spray was used. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Jul 04, 2025 07:00 am IST

3 members of international cyber crime racket in police net

Police probe reveals that Baheti and Mhanta were in contact with cyber criminals from China. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Published on Jun 18, 2025 05:40 am IST

Heat wave: Delhi-NCR travellers choke hill stations. Beware of weekend rush!

Some visuals of immense traffic jams witnessed at different hill stations across Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand over last weekend.
Published on Jun 10, 2025 11:24 am IST

Techie strangles wife to death in Malleswaram, held

Police said that the accused, Sharath Uttangi, an IT engineer working in Marathahalli, initially told doctors that his wife, Chetana, had fallen from a couch and lost consciousness. (Representational image)
Published on Feb 07, 2025 08:14 am IST

Angered by sacking, techie sets boss’ car on fire in Mohali’s Phase 6, held

The accused, Amit Aery, had been working at a multinational IT company in Mohali’s IT Park before he was sacked by his manager two months ago. (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 08, 2024 08:26 am IST

Badlapur station murder: Former corporator’s brother hired hitmen to kill techie

Investigators scanned more than 100 CCTV cameras in a 15 kilometres radius of the crime scene and rounded up several suspects. (Representational image)
Updated on Nov 14, 2024 09:11 am IST

Understanding and supporting men’s mental health

Mental health
Published on Aug 21, 2024 12:36 pm IST

Techie booked in Hinjewadi hit-and-run case 

The incident was captured in a CCTV camera installed at a nearby shop, wherein Nemade’s car is seen knocking down the girl walking along the roadside. Police said the accused provided all necessary help to the victim.  (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 06:04 am IST

IT professional drowns in Pavana dam

Immediately after the incident, a team of local police, along with a local trekkers group rushed to the spot and initiated a search operation. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Feb 26, 2024 06:08 am IST

Pune techie loses 20.32 lakh to cyber fraud

According to Wakad police station officials, the complainant had given 20,32,787 by the end of December 2023 before realising that he has been duped. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Jan 03, 2024 09:36 pm IST

Husband booked for faking himself as IT engineer

According to PSI Anuse of the Uttam Nagar police station, the victim filed an FIR under IPC section 498 A (Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty) on Saturday. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 29, 2023 09:20 pm IST

Ola, Uber cab drivers stage protest in Pune, flyers inconvenienced

At least 15,000 passengers travel daily from Pune airport. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 09, 2023 10:47 pm IST

IT professional out for evening walk hacked to death in Mohali’s Sector 79

Anand leaves behind his wife and a 12-year-old son. (iStock)
Updated on Oct 01, 2023 10:52 pm IST

Woman seeking appliance repair duped of 5.40L

The victim called the number, and a man pretending to be a company representative convinced her to purchase a five-year maintenance package. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Sept 18, 2023 11:47 pm IST

BEST GM hears out commuters’ plaints on new routes, conductor-less buses, wet-lease buses

Mumbai - 21st may 2013 - 81 best bus at Flora fountain, Photo by Prodip Guha (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 29, 2023 12:42 am IST

Burqa-clad male techie plants camera in Kerala mall's female washroom, arrested

Abhimanyu works in a leading IT firm based at the Infopark, police said.
Published on Aug 18, 2023 12:16 pm IST

Lured by high returns, woman techie in Pune loses 32.67 lakh in online fraud

According to the police, the incident took place between July 23 and August 9.
Updated on Nov 29, 2025 11:41 am IST

Victim of Selva Nadar’s multi-crore scam dies by suicide

As per the complaint filed by the brother of the deceased Rajiv, 48, a resident of Ranchi in Jharkhand, Prashant was under financial stress. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Jul 15, 2023 11:24 pm IST