Awami League flags 61 custodial deaths in Bangladesh during first six months of 2026

IANS | July 8, 2026 1:09 PM

Dhaka, July 8 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League expressed grave concern over the reported deaths of 61 inmates in prisons across the country during the first six months of 2026, alleging that the trend bears a striking resemblance to the prison death toll recorded during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami alliance government between 2001 and 2006.

British parliamentarians voice concern over worsening human rights crisis in PoK

IANS | July 8, 2026 12:43 PM

London, July 8 (IANS) Several British parliamentarians have expressed grave concern over the escalating unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), where dozens of civilians have reportedly been killed or injured in brutal crackdown by Pakistani security forces, while the region remains under a strict lockdown, curfew, and a complete communications blackout.

US charges Punjab police officer in organised crime probe

IANS | July 8, 2026 12:27 PM

Washington, July 8 (IANS) US prosecutors have charged a Punjab police officer in a sweeping racketeering case, alleging he worked with an organised crime syndicate to falsely implicate victims in a murder case and extort money by threatening criminal prosecution.

US says gangs targeted Indian diaspora through murder, extortion, intimidation

IANS | July 8, 2026 11:29 AM

Washington, July 8 (IANS) The US Justice Department, in its federal indictments, has announced that 'India-based' organised crime groups targeted Indian diaspora communities across North America through murder, extortion and intimidation, using high-profile attacks to build fear and expand their criminal enterprises.

US says Bishnoi ran global gang from jail

IANS | July 8, 2026 11:10 AM

Washington, July 8 (IANS) US prosecutors have alleged that jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi directed a sprawling international criminal enterprise from an Indian prison, using contraband mobile phones and internet-based communications to oversee murders, extortion, drug trafficking and other crimes across several countries.