Bail
Sachin Sanghvi, a 29-year-old Bollywood composer and singer, was arrested by the Santacruz police on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting an aspiring singer. The woman claimed that Sanghvi had a physical relationship with her several times after promising her a chance in a music album, and when she became pregnant,
Theft
A 28-year-old man from Gowrie is facing multiple charges after allegedly using counterfeit currency to make purchases and stealing items from retailers in the City. The incidents occurred on Monday, July 14th, and Tuesday, July 15th, with police responding to CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts. The man was found to
Theft
A 56-year-old Warrant Officer, Tikishi Gilbert Makofane, has been arrested and charged with defeating the ends of justice after allegedly releasing a confiscated vehicle linked to a suspected theft case without proper procedures. The incident occurred on 15 November 2024, when members of the Ohrigstad SAPS Crime Prevention Unit intercepted
Theft
A 19-year-old court reporter was arrested in July for allegedly stealing a £5,000 handheld scanner and breaking into a hospital's medical records room in Derry, Northern Ireland. The police investigation was sparked by CCTV footage showing two suspects counting coins that had possibly been stolen. The court
Murder
The Vadodara Sessions Court, presided over by Additional Sessions Judge P N Raval, rejected the regular bail plea of Rakshit Chaurasia, a law student accused of killing one person and injuring seven others in a car accident on March 13. The court's decision came after considering the objections
Murder
The case of Simon Levy, a 40-year-old suspected serial sex offender, has raised questions about the UK's bail system and its handling of violent offenders. Levy is accused of a string of brutal attacks on women, including the murder of a sex worker, Sheryl Wilkins, 39, and the
Murder
A special court in India has rejected the interim bail application of an accused, Shahrukh Hidayat Khan, who was seeking to attend his brother's wedding in the city of Amravati. Khan was booked for the murder of Amravati-based chemist Umesh Kolhe, who was killed on June 21, 2022,
Murder
The Bombay High Court granted bail to three accused in the 2015 murder of communist leader Govind Pansare, with a single judge bench citing the need to avoid prolonged incarceration without trial. However, one of the accused, Sharad Kalaskar, will remain in jail due to a prior conviction in the
Murder
The Kolhapur circuit bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to three accused, Virendra Sharadchanda Tawade, Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar, and Amol Arvind Kale, in the 2015 murder case of Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Govind Pansare. The court's decision came despite Dr. Megha Pansare,
Murder
The Delhi High Court on Friday instructed the Delhi Police to verify the wedding date of Vikas Yadav, the convict in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case, following a plea by Nitish's mother seeking initiation of perjury proceedings against Vikas for making false statements before the court. Vikas
Murder
The hopes of securing bail for one of the suspects in the murder of State prosecutor Tracy Brown have been dashed after he was denied access to the police docket. Simthembile Xungu, one of the two men accused of the crime, abandoned his formal bid for bail on Friday, 19
Murder
The Supreme Court has granted bail to gangster Chhota Rajan, who was convicted in the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty, overturning a Bombay High Court order. The top court took into account Chhota Rajan's four other convictions and 27 years of absconding. Despite his counsel's
