Spanish student’s headless body found in Britain
July 18th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) A decapitated body of a man believed to be a Spanish student has been found in Britain's Dorset county.The man's blood-soaked body was found at a ... Read more...
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Cop Lucas Tete belonged to poor Jharkhand tribal family
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 3 (IANS) Lucas Tete, the policeman whose body was found in Bihar Friday, five days after he was abducted along with three other cops by Maoists, hailed from a poor ... Read more...
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Francis Induwar’s widow appeals to Maoists
September 2nd, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 2 (IANS) The widow of Francis Induwar, the special branch inspector who was abducted and beheaded by Maoists last year, has appealed to the Leftwing rebels to free the four ... Read more...
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Mexican massacre policemen go missing
August 28th, 2010 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 28 (DPA) The aftermath of the migrant massacre in northern Mexico continued to unfold Friday as two police officials went missing and the family of the sole survivor received ... Read more...
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Texas Man Gets Death Penalty For Beheading Three Toddlers
July 30th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A south Texas man was sentenced by a jury to death on Thursday, after convicting him just four days prior of the 2003 capital murder by beheading of ... Read more...
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Two Maoists wanted for Jharkhand ex-minister, cop’s killings held
June 26th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 26 (IANS) Two more Maoist rebels, allegedly involved in the murder of former Jharkhand minister Ramesh Singh Munda and the abduction and beheading of police inspector Francis Induwar, were arrested ... Read more...
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Maoists who abducted intelligence officer arrested
June 14th, 2010 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 14 (IANS) Two of the Maoists who abducted an intelligence officer in Jharkhand and who was later beheaded have been arrested, police said Monday.
Lakshmi Munda and Pawan Munda were caught ... Read more...
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Meredith Emerson Pictures Not To Be Released
March 12th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Atlanta, Georgia, Mar 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The request made by a porn publication for the acquisition of the pictures of the decapitated body of Meredith Emerson has been turned down ... Read more...
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Five Al Qaeda men arrested in Iraq
March 9th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mosul (Iraq), March 9 (DPA) Five suspected Al Qaeda members were arrested Tuesday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a police source said.
"Three of the suspects admitted to firing mortar shells ... Read more...
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Nikki Catsouras’ Family Regains Right To File Lawsuit Over Crash Photos
February 6th, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Santa Ana, California, Feb 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An appellate court has given the verdict that the family of car crash victim Nikki Catsouras can sue two employees of California Highway ... Read more...
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Three Maoists held for policeman’s murder
February 4th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 4 (IANS) Three Maoists, including two women, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the killing of Inspector Francis Induwar, a police official said Thursday.
"Three Maoists rebels, including two ... Read more...
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Severed head left at tomb of Mexican drug lord
January 19th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 19 (IANS/EFE) The severed head of a man was found at the tomb of Mexican drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva, who died last month in a shootout with marines, ... Read more...
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Another poll, and Tamar in the limelight for a different reason
November 28th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Tamar (Jharkhand), Nov 28 (IANS) This little town got on to India's political map early this year, when then chief minister Shibu Soren lost a by-election here. The constituency ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi meets slain cop’s family
October 15th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 15 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday met the widow and children of police inspector Induwar Francis who was beheaded by Maoist guerrillas last week.
Gandhi went to the ... Read more...
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Maoist leader admits to beheading of Jharkhand police inspector
October 9th, 2009 - 11:09 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Oct 9(ANI): Maoist leader Kishenji, also known as Koteshwar Rao, has reportedly admitted to the beheading of Jharkhand Special Branch police inspector Francis Induwar, but has avoided tendering apology for ... Read more...
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BJP gives Rs.1 lakh to slain cop’s widow
October 9th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Jharkhand unit Friday handed over a cheque of Rs.1 lakh to the widow of Induwar Francis, a police officer beheaded by Maoists, ... Read more...
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Police to launch operation against Maoists in Maharashtra
October 9th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 9 (ANI): U K Bansal, Special Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, has said the police would hunt down the Maoists who had killed the 17 to 20 policemen in ... Read more...
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Induwar’s wife forgives her husband’s killers
October 9th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 9 (IANS) Showing rare magnanimity in her deepest days of despair, Sunita Induwar says she forgives those who abducted her husband Francis Induwar and then killed him in the ... Read more...
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Slain Jharkhand cop did not get salary for five months
October 8th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 8 (IANS) Induwar Francis, a police Inspector of the Jharkhand intelligence department who was beheaded Tuesday by Maoist rebels had not received his salary for the past five months, ... Read more...
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Funeral of slain Jharkhand cop performed with full state honours
October 7th, 2009 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Oct 7 (ANI): Scores of locals and admirers of late Francis Induwar, an Inspector of Jharkhand Police special branch, gathered in Ranchi city on Wednesday to pay their last respects ... Read more...
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Day after: Police admit it knew of Induwar’s whereabouts (Lead)
October 7th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 7 (IANS) A day after the shocking killing of a police officer by Maoist guerrillas, officials in Jharkhand Thursday admitted that police had specific information that Francis Induwar, ... Read more...
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Abjure violence for dialogue, Chidambaram tells Maoists
October 7th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas should give up their "armed liberation struggle" to pave the way for dialogue and the development of violence-hit states, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here ... Read more...
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Tears and anger as Induwar buried with state honours
October 7th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 7 (IANS) Thousands of people Wednesday bid a tearful adieu to Jharkhand police inspector Francis Induwar, whose mutilated body was found on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur highway six days after he had ... Read more...
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Jharkhand police knew where Induwar was kept
October 7th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 7 (IANS) Jharkhand police had specific information that Francis Induwar, whose decapitated body was found six days after he had been abducted by Maoists, had been taken to the ... Read more...
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Governments not reaching out to people causing spread of Naxalism: Rahul Gandhi
October 7th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct.7 (ANI): A day after Maoists beheaded and killed a Special Branch police inspector, Francis Eduwar, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi attributed the spread of Naxalism to the "inability" of ... Read more...
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Chidambaram assures full government support to Enduwar’s family
October 6th, 2009 - 11:04 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Oct 6(ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said here that the Government will support the family of Jharkhand Special Branch police inspector Francis Enduwar, who was beheaded by the ... Read more...
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Maoists made no swap demand before killing cop: Chidambaram
October 6th, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Terming the killing of a Jharkhand police officer by Maoists as "cold blooded", Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Tuesday that no demand was being made for ... Read more...
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Maoists behead abducted cop, leave body on highway (Second Lead)
October 6th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 6 (IANS) The decapitated body of a Jharkhand police officer, who had been abducted by Maoists and was sought to be swapped for three of their leaders including Kobad ... Read more...
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Beheading of Inspector Enduwar is cold-blooded murder: Chidambaram
October 6th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 6(ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday condemned the beheading and killing of kidnapped Jharkhand Special Branch police inspector Francis Enduwar, describing it as cold-blooded murder.He also denied ... Read more...
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Maoists behead kidnapped cop, body found on Jharkhand-Ranchi Highway
October 6th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Oct.6 (ANI): Jharkhand Police on Tuesday said they had found the decapitated body of kidnapped police inspector Francis Enduwar.Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jharkhand Range), R.K.Malik, said that Enduwar's headless ... Read more...
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‘Pak Army has killed 700 militants in Swat so far’
May 11th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 11 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said 700 militants have been killed in the Swat Valley in the last four days, after the army intensified its operation ... Read more...
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Sudan hangs nine men for beheading journalist
April 14th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Khartoum, April 14 (DPA) Nine men from the restive Sudanese province of Darfur have been hanged for the beheading of a prominent newspaper editor, media reports said Tuesday.
Mohamed Taha Mohamed Ahmed, editor ... Read more...
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Maoists behead labour contractor
March 19th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas abducted a labour contractor from an Orissa village and beheaded him for no apparent reason, police said Thursday.
The decapitated body of 35-year-old Ravi Oram was ... Read more...
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Police search for man who beheaded his mother
February 26th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 26 (RIA Novosti) The police in Moscow are searching for a man in connection with the murder of his 77-year-old mother, whose head was found in a cellophane bag, the ... Read more...
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Slain Canadian Sikh identified
March 21st, 2008 - 11:27 pm ICT by admin
Vancouver, March 21 (IANS) A Calgary-based Sikh, whose decapitated body was found last month outside the city, has been identified as Pargat Singh Kahlon, a 70-year-old who lived in a gurudwara. Releasing ... Read more...
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