HE is the archetypal Chhote Thakur, straight out of a Mumbaiya Hindi potboiler. He holds court in his courtyard and delivers instant justice—slaps jurmaana (fine) on 'erring subjects' or orders a ...

A newly built road in Shahjahanpur was dug up and destroyed by a group of miscreants 'associated' with the local MLA, after the contractor refused to pay "goonda tax". The road construction project ...

The Bengaluru City Police arrested history sheeter Varun alias Medda, 27, a resident of Srinagar and booked him under the stringent Goonda Act. This is the third history sheeter against whom the city ...

“Hooch queen behind gang attack?” (BM, Aug 23) reveals clearly the nexus between the police and the liquor mafia. That a law-abiding social worker and activist’s good deeds have become a thorn in the ...

A rowdy from Amruthathalli was arrested on Wednesday, under the Karnataka Goondas Act. Munikrishna, also known as Kappe Bin Muniyappa, has a long history of criminal involvement, with 16 cases ...