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Nancy Guthrie: Major new development amid Sheriff-FBI probe, ‘We know someone…’

The Nancy Guthrie investigation sees enhanced cooperation between the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI.
Updated on May 05, 2026 05:59 pm IST

Influencer staged her own kidnapping to boost followers, arrested

Monniky Fraga, 27, was arrested in Brazil on March 24
Published on Mar 26, 2026 10:36 am IST

15-year-old school student abducted, murdered in Assam; one arrested: Police

Police traced the accused on Wednesday evening and around midnight, arrested him from his residence. (Representative file image)
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 04:11 pm IST

AIIMS server attack: Delhi Police seek info on hackers from China

AIIMS, New Delhi. (File)
Updated on Dec 19, 2022 04:18 am IST

Delhi man fakes kidnapping, asks for 2.5 lakh ransom from family; held

Legal action is being taken against accused Karan Goyal for faking his kidnapping, police said. (HT Photo/Representational image)
Updated on Jul 04, 2022 07:19 am IST

Man shot at in Ambala, alleges 20 lakh extortion bid

A man has been injured in Ambala Cantonment after a shooting incident.
Updated on Jun 08, 2020 11:34 pm IST

Manipur militants caught in Bengal with ransom money during raid to recover FICN

The militants told the police that they got the money for releasing Avijit Dhar, a project manager with a private company, who was abducted on February 19 from Noney district in Manipur.
Updated on Feb 28, 2020 11:10 pm IST

Abducted Hyderabad businessman freed for Rs 1 crore, 3 held

The 40-year-old businessman, P Gajendra Prasad, was abducted on Sunday night.
Published on Jul 30, 2019 05:14 pm IST

Class 10 student kidnaps younger brother for ransom in Faridabad

The kidnappers wanted to earn Rs 2 lakh from their prank.
Updated on Sept 05, 2018 04:12 am IST

Delhi Police arrest man who took gold worth Rs10 cr as ransom from Nepal trader

The Delhi Police’s crime branch on Saturday arrested Vikas Singh, a gangster from Bihar wanted for the abduction of Nepalese businessman Suresh Kedia from Birgunj in Nepal in 2016.
Updated on Aug 28, 2018 08:35 am IST

Man held for abducting 4-year-old Ghaziabad boy says he never had the child, made fake ransom calls

The body of a four-year-old-boy, missing for 18 months, was found inside a wooden chest on the rooftop of his neighbour's house in Ghaziabad on June 3, 2018. The two men held for allegedly abducting the child claimed they took advantage of the situation but never had the child in their custody.
Updated on Jun 05, 2018 08:46 am IST