Tag: Rescued

Kidnapped boy rescued in filmy style in Bengaluru, four held

A five-year-old boy, allegedly abducted for a ransom, was rescued by police who shot at and injured the kidnapper following a hot chase, police said on Tuesday. The boy, Chandan was rescued two days after a four-member gang led by a notorious criminal kidnapped him here and demanded a ransom of Rs 35 lakh, they …

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January 30, 2018

Injured snow leopard rescued in Leh

A badly injured snow leopard rescued on Monday near Leh showed some signs of recovery on Tuesday, but the wildlife authorities were in a “wait and watch” mode. The animal belonging to the endangered species was found lying in a field in the Liktse village near Leh. Leh based wildlife officer Pankaj Raina was hopeful that the snow leopard …

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January 30, 2018

Trafficked from Jharkhand, minor siblings rescued

Two minor sisters, aged 10 and 7, allegedly trafficked from Jharkhand and illegally confined in a house in Pitampura in the Capital, have been rescued in a joint operation by Delhi Police and Delhi Commission for Women on Wednesday. Aslam Khan, DCP North West Delhi, said a 45-year-old businessman and his parents have been arrested. She …

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January 27, 2018

Thane police lauded for saving lives in fire at skyscraper

The city’s Naupada police claimed to have reached a fire mishap spot in just about three minutes, and rescued people, including children and elderly persons, trapped in the premises. Their efforts were appreciated at a private function organised by some city residents here on Sunday. A 26-storey building in the Naupada area had caught fire on …

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January 22, 2018

113 rescued in Mediterranean Sea

A group of 113 sub-Saharan migrants were rescued from three small boats adrift in the Alboran Sea at the western end of the Mediterranean on Thursday while one person died, a Spanish official said. The rescuers launched an operation at around 4 a.m. to locate at least five boats that had set sail from Morocco …

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December 14, 2017

Rescued Catholic priest arrives in Kerala

Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnalil, who was rescued last month from an undisclosed location in Yemen, arrived here on Sunday. He was given a rousing welcome by his family, church and top political leaders from the Congress-led opposition upon his arrival at the airport at 7 a.m. from Bengaluru. However, no state government members were present. “Thanks to …

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October 1, 2017

300 rescued migrants land in Italian island

A boat with 282 migrants on board docked in the Sardinian port city of Cagliari after they were saved in the Mediterranean. The migrant landings on Thursday came after a 651 people arrived in Cagliari on Sunday aboard a Spanish navy ship after they were rescued in the Mediterranean. Ahead of the G7 summit in …

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May 25, 2017

13 teenagers rescued from traffickers

Thirteen teenagers, including two girls, have been rescued from the railway station here while allegedly being trafficked from Odisha, an NGO claimed on Sunday. The children aged between 14 and 16 years are from Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts. They were waiting to go to Goa, Surat, Bengaluru and Mumbai, where they would have worked …

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September 25, 2016

Slave for fifty years, rescued elephant reaches care centre

Considered one of the "most unlucky" Indian elephants, Mohan (55) who was rescued from Uttar Pradesh’s Pratagarh in July finally reached his new abode – Wildlife SOS’s Elephant Care Centre in the state’s Mathura on Thursday to an emotional welcome by wildlife activists. "We appreciate the compassionate approach of the Lucknow High Court Bench who …

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September 22, 2016

25 children rescued under ‘Operation Muskan’

Over 25 children have been rescued in Operation Muskan launched jointly by the crime branch and the women and child development department here. Some of them were reported missing cases while others were working in factories.  They were in the age group of 3 to 17 and 18 of the 25 were girls. The children …

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September 12, 2016

Fawn rescued from well in Odisha

Forest personnel have rescued a fawn that had accidentally fallen into a well in Krushnanagar village beside Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district. The baby deer was in a distressed condition, a forest official said. Nylon nets were thrown into the well. The animal was dragged out of the well on Tuesday after it …

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August 24, 2016