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Ludhiana: Distant relative kidnaps married woman, rapes her

The woman managed to escape and filed a complaint against the accused, identified as Jagdish Singh. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Apr 28, 2023 11:34 pm IST

Delhi woman loses 1.12 lakh in online scam; three arrested: Police

Police have so far recovered four SIM cards, chequebooks, and mobile phones. (Representative file image)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 03:30 pm IST

Fake certificates: Four Panchkula men booked for duping two cousins of 5 lakh

The accused took 5 lakh from the cousins for helping them clear Class 10 and 12. (Getty Images)
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 03:53 am IST

Thieves who replaced diamonds with sugar crystals arrested

According to the police, the incident occurred on the afternoon of February 18 when both the accused visited the complainant’s office in Surat along with another associate ostensibly to purchase diamonds. Before the incident, they had gone to the shop once on a similar pretext, and had taken note of the complainant’s showcase, how and where the diamonds were kept and what paper was used to wrap them, said a crime branch officer. (Image for representation)
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 12:44 am IST

Ludhiana man held for raping 17-year-old on pretext of rituals

The accused, Vicky Sai, 36, of Dharampura, also threatened to kill her family using his ‘powers’ should she reveal the sexual abuse.
Updated on Dec 06, 2020 12:17 am IST

Two booked for duping 12 on the pretext of sending them abroad

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Published on Dec 05, 2019 11:36 pm IST

Man duped of 21L on pretext of sending son to Canada, one booked

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Published on Oct 16, 2019 01:14 am IST

Sex on pretext of marriage is rape, rules SC

The accused was, however, engaged to another woman while he had the affair with the victim.
Updated on Apr 15, 2019 06:12 pm IST

Delhi man who cheated 1,000 people on pretext of boosting phone signal held

The suspect, 28-year-old Sanjay Kumar, is a diploma holder who allegedly took to conning people to make 20 lakh to set up his own cloud communications firm, said Anto Alphonse, deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka).
Published on Mar 14, 2019 01:36 am IST

35-year-old man booked for raping woman on pretext of marriage in Gurugram

A 35-year-old man from Faridabad has been booked for allegedly raping a 32-year-old woman from Delhi in DLF Phase-2, police said.
Published on Feb 28, 2019 05:56 am IST

20-year-old man booked for raping minor on pretext of birthday party

The girl’s uncle said she had not told anyone in the family about the incident, but they noticed that she was not concentrating on her studies and was upset.
Published on Sept 22, 2018 04:05 am IST

Extortion ring on pretext of ‘massage service’ busted in Delhi, couple held

Police said the three accused had extorted 3 lakh in cash and 4.5 lakh in cheques from the 62-year-old man.
Updated on Sept 22, 2018 02:19 pm IST

UP woman taken to hotel on pretext of father’s treatment, allegedly raped by 2 men

According to a complaint lodged by the woman, she was brought to the hotel on the pretext of being provided treatment for her father.
Updated on Sept 02, 2018 01:18 pm IST

15-year-old raped over 3 days at different places in Madhya Pradesh

The rape took place at three different places over three days by the accused one after another.
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 11:55 pm IST

‘Lured on pretext of showing cartoon shows’, man rapes 9-year-old thrice, held

People participate in a protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua near Jammu, and a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh state, in Mumbai, India, April 15, 2018.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 08:01 pm IST