Sexual assault case: Court adjourns HD Revanna’s plea, next hearing on Friday

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday adjourned JDS MLA HD Revanna’s plea on quashing the first information report (FIR) filed against him in a case of alleged abduction of a sexual assault survivor from her home in Mysuru district. The high court will hear the case on Friday. Revanna, a former minister and son … Read more

Pune Porsche crash case: Mercedes used for driver’s abduction seized by Police Crime Branch – The Economic Times Video

In a recent development of the Pune Porsche car accident, the Pune Police Crime Branch seized a Mercedes used for the abduction of the driver on May 28. Pune Police has recorded a fresh statement from the driver, where he confirmed and identified that this was the car in which he was abducted. Earlier, the … Read more

Gunmen abduct traditional ruler in Akwa Ibom

Gunmen have abducted the paramount ruler of Mbo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. Okon Abang was abducted on Saturday by gunmen who stormed his palace at Ebughu at about 9 p.m., Vanguard newspaper reported. The police spokesperson in Akwa Ibom State, Timfon John, confirmed the abduction to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday. Ms John, an assistant superintendent of … Read more

Bandits kill three, abduct eight in fresh Kaduna attacks

Three persons have been reported killed and eight others abducted by bandits in two attacks reported in Kaduna State on Monday and Tuesday. The abductions happened at Unguwan Habuja, a village in Kakangi ward of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state, where two persons were also reported killed. The village lies about three … Read more

Nigerian journalist abducted by military regains freedom after 14 days

A Nigerian journalist, Segun Olatunji, has regained his freedom after 14 days in a military detention facility in Abuja. Mr Olatunji’s release was announced on Thursday at a joint presser by the International Press Institute, the Nigerian Guild of Editors and the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Abuja. Mr Olatunji, the editor of FirstNews, was … Read more