Elopement Cases Growing in India
Region: IndiaThe thirty three year old Assam MLA, Rumi Nath, who had left her first husband and her two year-old daughter and eloped and married her Facebook friend, 28-year-old Zakir Hussain, hit the headlines because the couple were ... more
Views: 1214Philippines: National Bureau of Investigation director replaced - 10 agents face charges over kidnap
Region: PhilippinesManila - In a rare case involving the country's top criminal investigation agency, patterned after the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine Secretary of Justice, Leila Delima, relieved the director of t... more
Views: 1338Pak Taliban Kidnap two Swiss Tourists as Ransom for Aafia Siddiqui
Region: Pakistan
For the past four weeks two Swiss citizens, David O. and Daniela W., both active police personnel, on a private trip across Pakistan have found themselves in the limelight of the continuous feud involving Pakistan and the... more
Views: 1964Mindanao: Irish Missionary Priest Kidnapped Abu Sayyaf Extremists prime suspects
Region: Philippines
It was a typical Sunday afternoon in Pagadian City a center for agricultural traders and large predominantly Christian community on Mindanao island. Like most Catholic Priests Father Michael Sinnott, was resting aft... more
Views: 2612Kidnapping expert in peril
Region: Mexico
Anti-kidnapping expert Felix Batista has helped countless kidnap victims' families negotiate the release of kidnapping victims throughout Latin America. But he appears helpless to shed any light on one of the latest kidnap... more
Views: 1871Kidnapping Negotiator Abducted in Mexico
Region: Mexico
Mexico is facing a crime wave, in which both national and foreign citizens are being targeted for kidnappings. A recent case took place in Saltillo, Coahuila, when U.S. anti-kidnapping expert Félix Batista was abduc... more
Views: 2047Nepal Rocked by Protests After Kidnapping Victims Found Dead
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal November 28, 2008: Nepal's turmoil persisted into the second day as people took their rage at the discovery of two murdered kidnapping victims onto streets. Again people shouted anti-government slogans, ... more
Views: 1314Top Afghan Diplomat abducted from north western Pakistan
Region: Pakistan
Peshawar, Pakistan: Afghan consul general Abdul Khaliq Farahi, along with a colleague was abducted today from the north western city of Peshawar, when some unknown gunmen in the guise of beggars opened fire at his car, the... more
Views: 1167Kidnappers of 14-year-old Mexican Boy Apprehended
Region: Mexico
The alleged kidnappers and murderers of 14-year-old Fernando Marti have been captured in Mexico City. The arrest of these five men sends a couple of messages to would-be kidnappers in Mexico. One, it IS possible to nab law... more
Views: 2194Mothers of Missing Filipinos Struggle On
Region: Philippines
With the state unable or unwilling to help, mothers of the disappeared are left to seek justice themselves. By Amita O Legaspi Erlinda Cadapan, 59, has lost count of the number of times she has traveled to Manila to give... more
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