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Two USCIRF officials claim vigilante attacks on gurdwaras in India

India describes U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as a biased organisation that lacks credibility

Video: Surveillance footage shows suspects dumping body of 24-year-old Ghanaian, Joseph Owusu, in New York

Surveillance footage has emerged showing two unidentified individuals removing the body of 24-year-old Ghanaian Joseph Owusu from the boot of a white saloon car and abandoning it in the Bronx in New York. Owusu’s reported death comes barely a few days after 15-year-old Ghanaian Javits Frimpong was also shot dead in Bronx.

The Jeremy Bamber files: three crucial questions about the White House Farm massacre

In 1986, Bamber was convicted of the murders of five members of his family. On 7 August 1985, five members of the Bamber family were shot dead at their farmhouse in Essex, England.

What we learnt from murder accused's first appearance in witness box

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon gave evidence for the first time at his murder trial, detailing his account of what happened at Brown Street on February 2024.

Kochi doctor booked for sexual assault a day after actors’ arrest on his complaint

The Infopark police registered the case against the doctor on a complaint filed by a relative of one of the accused; he allegedly abused the woman after giving her intoxicants, say police

Court acquits DMK leader Ponmudy in ‘derogatory’ religious remarks case after complainant withdraws petition

A BJP councillor filed a complaint alleging that Ponmudy’s speech promoted hatred and ill-will towards the Hindu religion.

Lagos Judge Calls For Establishment Of Victim, Witness Protection Agency

A Lagos State High Court judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, has called on the state government to urgently constitute the Victim Assistance and Witness Protection Agency, warning that the failure to operationalise the body has left important safeguards for victims of crime, particularly children subjected to sexual abuse, largely unavailable. Justice Oshodi made the call in his judgment in the case of The State of Lagos v. Adio Serious, drawing attention to the Lagos State Victim Assistance and Witness Protection Law, enacted by the ninth State Assembly and assented to by the governor in 2024.

‘I do not know the actual details’ – Agalga on allegations against detained Frimpong

Majority Leader James Agalga says he does not know the precise allegations against detained Asante Akyem North MP, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, despite receiving a formal briefing on his case. On PM Express, Agalga said Ghana’s mission in Brussels was assisting Frimpong.

Bengaluru: Seven-murder accused allegedly terrorised neighbours for years, say residents

Anand E., president of a small political party that operates from a small space on the first floor, just below Indushekhar’s house, said he had been threatened by him.

Court Restrains Doris Ogala From Intimidating Witnesses, Grants ₦30m Bail

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted Nollywood actress Doris Ogala bail in the sum of ₦30 million, with two sureties, while restricting her from making electronic publications capable of exposing prosecution witnesses to harassment, ridicule, threats or intimidation. One of the sureties must either own property in Lagos State and provide verifiable evidence of its registration at the Land Registry, duly certified by the Registrar of Deeds, or be a prominent national officer of a political party or a person of repute.

A missing persons complaint that unravelled Bengaluru’s seven murders

Senior police officers said that Sunita, the accused’s wife, and Roopavathi, his mother-in-law, were the first to be murdered.

Migrant worker held in Perumbavoor for alleged murder of toddler stepson

Arrest follows post-mortem report indicating a head injury as the cause of death; police also received statements that the accused used to assault the child

Meghan Markle's father charged with possessing child pornography

US authorities have charged Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, with possessing child pornography, alleging they have photos of him with prepubescent girls.

Kenyan preacher sentenced to 200 years in prison over child murders

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie, a former taxi driver, was accused of inciting his followers to starve themselves to death to “meet Jesus”. Francis Wanje, a 62-year-old teacher who lost two grandchildren to the cult, told AFP he had hoped Mackenzie would be sentenced to death to prevent further tragedies.

Police arrest four over murder of 50-year-old man in Nasarawa

By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a 50-year-old man, Jude Thaddeus, popularly known as Musa, whose decomposed remains were recovered from a dry well at his residence in Aku Village, Base 5, Karu Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this to journalists in Lafia, saying the complainant had become concerned after repeated attempts to reach her brother failed, with unidentified persons answering his telephone calls.

Meghan’s father arrested in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material

Father of the Duchess of Sussex was taken into custody near Tampa, US prosecutors said Thomas Markle, father of the Duchess of Sussex, has been arrested by US federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Markle, 82, was taken into custody near Tampa early on Friday, US prosecutors said.

NDLEA remands two Mexicans, four Nigerians over Oyo meth lab

By: Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned two Mexican nationals and four Nigerians over their alleged involvement in the establishment and operation of a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Tapa village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. According to the statement, NDLEA operatives arrested Ochoa and the four Nigerian defendants on June 17, 2026, in a forested area of Tapa village, while Arturo was arrested on August 19, 2026, at the Lagos airport while allegedly attempting to flee the country.

Rajasthan police rescue six minors forced into sex work, five arrested

The police acted after taking cognisance of a ‘Ground Zero’ report in August by The Hindu.

SHRC issues notices to Anantapur Collector, Education officials over Raptadu attack

Germany: Small plane crashes onto A2 highway, killing 2

Small plane crashes onto A2 highway, killing 2. Two people have died after a small plane crashed onto Germany's A2 highway near Magdeburg.

‘He said we were going on a trip’: 11-year-old survivor recounts days with accused after family’s murder in Bengaluru

The accused is suspected to have roamed with the boy’s parents’ bodies in the boot and boy, ‘his next target’, in the car

Bengaluru: Police, BDA ready alternate roads to Ballari Road ahead of proposed restrictions

One killed and six injured in fire at an OIL facility in Assam

The oil exploration major said that the fire broke out at an indirect bath heater, which had been isolated since November 4 for maintenance

Kerala High Court grants bail to accused in Nedumbassery car accident

Bail granted considering that they are in their early twenties, the lack of criminal history, and the time already spent in custody. Suhail Sajeev, the first accused, will be released on November 16, to enable the investigating agency to wrap up procedures