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A tragedy has struck Dingucha village in Gujarat, where a resident was killed in a brazen armed robbery in the United States. Paresh Patel, 30, who worked as a clerk in a convenience store in Tennessee, was shot at point-blank range during an attempted robbery. The suspect, identified as David
Murder
The Durban High Court has handed down verdicts in the trial of four men accused of kidnapping and murdering a 63-year-old electrical engineering lecturer, Chanlall Dwarika, from the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT). Siyabonga Mahaye, Thobani Mhlongo, and Kwanele Makhaye were found guilty of kidnapping and robbery, while only Mhlongo
Police departments
Northern Territory Police are investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred in Wadeye on Tuesday evening, where a group of youths allegedly armed with wooden planks and machetes threatened employees from an animal management clinic. The offenders demanded the vehicle keys, and the victims complied before the group fled the scene.
Murder
In December 2000, seven inmates serving time for violent crimes ranging from murder to child abuse escaped from a maximum-security prison unit near Kenedy, Texas, in what became the state's most infamous manhunt in decades. The group, known as the Texas Seven, carried out armed robberies and killed
Police departments
Santa Fe police arrested a 65-year-old man, Thomas Martin, suspected of robbing the Wells Fargo Bank on Cerrillos Road, with help from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and New Mexico State Police. However, no charges have been filed against Martin in connection with the incident. Meanwhile, the New Mexico
Murder
In a gruesome incident that has left investigators baffled, a 40-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her 15-year-old daughter and the daughter's 17-year-old boyfriend in the early hours of Sunday in Lucknow's Chinhat area. The duo attempted to stage the murder as a sexual assault and
Murder
A 21-year-old woman has been savagely raped, murdered, and robbed in a brutal gang attack in Matabeleland South Province, leaving authorities scrambling to bring the perpetrators to justice. The victim, identified as Marvelous Tlou, was ambushed by two suspects who subjected her to a horrific gang rape before stabbing her
Robbery
Residents of Karachi's Landhi neighborhood are left reeling after the loss of two innocent lives in as many days, sparking widespread unrest and demands for the suspension of the local police chief. The latest victim, 36-year-old Shah Fahad, was shot and killed by motorcycle-riding robbers on Friday night,
Police departments
The number of knife crime offences in England and Wales has reached a post-Covid high, with 54,587 incidents recorded by police forces in 2024, a 2% increase from 2023. Notably, the rise in police-recorded robberies involving a knife or sharp instrument contributed to this increase, with a 5% rise
Police departments
An 87-year-old pensioner, John Mackey, was brutally murdered in North London after being robbed of a box of cornflakes and shepherd's pie. The incident occurred on Tuesday at around 5:53 pm on Goodchild Road, where Mackey was attacked and left to die two days later. The Metropolitan
Police departments
Police in Townsville, Queensland, have made significant progress in a recent armed robbery case, charging two men in connection with the alleged crime. The incident, which occurred on Monday morning at a petrol station in Pimlico, has left investigators with several key leads. A third man, also detained at the
Police departments
The Jaipur police made a major breakthrough in the investigation of a Rs 60 lakh armed robbery that took place in the Murlipura area last week. The police arrested three individuals, including the alleged mastermind Tilak Lohia, a habitual offender with multiple cases of murder and robbery registered against him.
