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The mother of all crimes: Analysing the psyche of a woman who kills her child
Monjorika Bose •Mothers who have taken the extreme step of killing their own children are often suffering from depression or other mental illnesses and don’t have social, physical, or emotional support
How cabbie, ferrying Bengaluru CEO who killed son, played big role in her arrest
Fp Explainers •When Suchana Seth, accused of killing her four-year-old son, was fleeing from Goa, the police called the taxi driver and informed him that she was a suspect. He discreetly inquired about a nearby police station and drove her there without raising any suspicion
Who was Divya Pahuja, ex-girlfriend of Gurugram's most-wanted gangster, shot dead in hotel room?
Fp Explainers •Divya Pahuja, a model and ex-girlfriend of most-wanted gangster Sandeep Gadoli, has been murdered by a hotel owner and his aides in Gurugram. The incident unfolded this New Year's Day, over five months after she was released on bail in connection with the alleged fake encounter of Gadoli in 2016
Did Rajasthan ignore tip-off on plot to kill Karni Sena's Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi?
Fp Explainers •On Wednesday, slain Rajput leader Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi’s wife filed an FIR alleging that outgoing Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s administration ignored alerts by the anti-terrorism squad and Punjab Police about threats to her husband's life. After this, two police officers were suspended
How 23-year-old Indian man killed his grandparents, uncle in the US
Fp Explainers •Om Brahmbhatt, who hails from Gujarat, is accused of fatally shooting his maternal grandparents and uncle inside a New Jersey condominium. The 23-year-old, who moved to the US just about 18 months ago, committed the crime with a handgun he purchased online
Bihar: Six of family returning from Chhath Puja shot over 'love affair' in Lakhisarai; 2 dead, others critical
Fp Staff •Three injured have been referred from Begusarai Sadar Hospital to Patna. An investigation into the matter is underway
Stabbed her 17 times, drove over her: How an Indian man killed his wife in the US
Fp Explainers •Police said Philip Mathew blocked his wife's car in with his, slashed her repeatedly, and then drove over her body on the ground before driving off. The man has now been sentenced to life imprisonment for the heinous murder
Inspiration from 'Drishyam', poisoned soup... How Mumbai-based man planned murder of his 2 sisters
Fp Explainers •Ganesh Mohite, a clerk in the Palghar forest department, was fed up with his two unmarried sisters and planned to kill them. Taking a cue from Bollywood film Drishyam, the accused ‘planted’ in the minds of the investigating officers and his mother that a relative had poisoned their drinking water
Army officer kills his extra-marital girlfriend over 'pressure of marriage', held
Fp Staff •The victim, identified as Shreya Sharma, first crossed paths with the accused at a Siliguri dance bar, and their relationship continued for three years. Upon his transfer to Dehradun, he relocated Shreya to the hill station and rented a flat for her
Ujjain: 'Drunk' father kills wife, two kids with a sword after they stopped him from beating family dog
Abhishek Awasthi •Pawar later took his own life by self-inflicted wounds, using the very sword he had wielded against his family. The surviving children, who fled to safety, promptly alerted neighbors about the horrific incident