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Violent crime and abduction incidents in India

Overview

Recent reports from India detail several violent criminal incidents involving kidnapping, assault, and abduction.

In Bengaluru, a high-speed car chase occurred following an attempt to forcibly abduct a woman from her home. The incident, involving suspects traveling from Rajasthan, resulted in a collision that injured six people. Meanwhile, in Delhi, authorities identified a 17-year-old girl as the victim of a sexual assault and murder in Swaroop Nagar; police have identified four suspects in connection with the crime.

In subsequent developments, police in Uttar Pradesh engaged in a shootout with a suspect accused of raping a 10-year-old girl in 2023, resulting in the suspect sustaining a gunshot wound. Additionally, the Nagpur Government Railway Police successfully rescued a 6-year-old boy who had been abducted at a railway station after a 670-kilometer pursuit of the suspect.

Entities

Uttar Pradesh · Om Prakash · Pooja Melvas · Mirzapur · Delhi

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Police resolve child rape encounter and abduction cases in India

    Police in India have resolved two major crimes: an encounter with a rape suspect in Shravasti and the rescue of an abducted 6-year-old boy in Mirzapur following a 670-km pursuit.

  2. 12 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    India reports violent kidnapping attempt and fatal assault

    Two separate violent crimes have been reported in India: a high-speed car chase in Bengaluru involving a kidnapping attempt, and the sexual assault and murder of a teenager in Delhi.

Sources

aajtak.com · enavabharat.com · hindutamil.in · malaimurasu.com