An Indian -origin healthcare worker in New Zealand, Nithin Mankeel, received the greatest shock of his life when he learned that his five-year-old son could not be allowed legally in the country as he is autistic. Mankeel moved to New Zealand from India in January 2024, followed by his wife and son later that year.He works as an elder care nurse, and his wife Aparna Jayandhan Geetha works as a senior...
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PALGHAR: A 27-year-old worker was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing a colleague and dumping his body in a water tank at a company premises in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said.The accused, Asaram Rakesh, was taken into custody within hours of the incident, which occurred at an industrial estate in the Vasai area on Monday, an official said.According to police, Rakesh had a dispute...
MUMBAI: In a joint operation, Kurla police and forest officials arrested a 28-year-old man for illegally possessing and attempting to sell whale vomit (ambergris), a protected wildlife product, valued at ?80 lakh.Acting on a tip-off, the police alerted the forest department after detaining a suspect allegedly found in possession of the contraband.A forest department team reached the spot near the gate...
Representative image (AI-generated) An Indian-origin Singaporean man was charged on Monday with making a false terrorist threat at a church, prompting all services to be cancelled on Sunday.Kokulananthan Mohan, 26, was charged under Regulation 8(2)(a) of the United Nations (Anti-terrorism Measures) Regulations after a suspicious item was found at St Joseph's Church in the Upper Bukit Timah area, which...
Kolkata: After a 52-year-old man, Bhaskar Mukherjee, hanged himself to death at Kalyanpur in Ausgram on Wednesday, police said the man's family alleged that Mukherjee had taken his own life distressed over SIR (Special Intensive Revision) related issues, reports Mohammad Asif.East Burdwan SP Sayak Das said the family members verbally informed police that Mukherjee was distressed over SIR-related...
Navi Mumbai: A 50-year-old man appearing 'disoriented' boarded the ladies' coach of a Panvel-CSMT train and pushed an 18-year-old college girl from the moving train after the women commuters told him to get down. He was arrested by the Panvel govt railway police (GRP) for attempted murder.Vijay Tayade, senior inspector, Panvel GRP, said that the arrested accused has been identified as Shaikh Akhtar...
41-year-old Nitin Murkute, an Indian-origin man in the US, died during a cricket match in North Carolina, leaving behind his wife and two children. Murkute collapsed during the league match and was later pronounced dead. His friends have started raising money for the family as his wife Rashmi, is in the US on a non-working H-4 visa. Nitin was an active player associated with the Triangle Cricket...
Man arrested for series of house burglaries in Dwarka NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man allegedly involved in a series of house burglaries across Dwarka district was arrested.The case came to light when a complaint was filed by a woman from Uttam Nagar on Dec 12, who reported that gold and silver jewellery was stolen from her house after a rear window was broken open. A case was registered at Bindapur...
24-year-old Yuvraj Singh, an Indian-origin man from Ontario, was arrested by the police in Michigan near the US-Canada border as he was found driving a stolen semi-truck. Yuvraj Singh of Brampton, Ontario, was arraigned Monday on charges of receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle, motor vehicle fraud – concealing or misrepresenting identity of motor vehicle with intent, and invalid license...
New Delhi: A 49-year-old man was arrested for impersonating as a police officer with his associates and conducting a fake raid at a jewellery-making workshop in central Delhi's Karol Bagh, fleeing with over 1 kg of gold.The accused was identified as Sheikh Akram. On Nov 27, police received a complaint from the workshop owner, who reported that six unidentified persons entered the premises. One of them...