25 verified cases involving Suspicious death, newest first.
Ashiq Ali was arrested in connection with the death of 22-year-old Gauhati University student Nimisha Thakuria, whose body was discovered in a homestay in Guwahati.
TSPC supremo Brijesh Ganjhu was killed during an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Varanasi. Following his death, authorities disclosed details regarding his criminal history and involvement in Maoist activities.
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch is conducting an investigation into the death of Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a student at IIT Bombay. Authorities are currently reviewing CCTV footage and examining the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Surendra Koli, previously acquitted in the 2006 Nithari serial killings, was found dead in Haridwar. While authorities have indicated suicide, family members of Nithari victims have alleged foul play and requested an investigation into the circumstances of his death.
A 26-year-old woman constable died under mysterious circumstances after her service weapon (INSAS rifle) went off inside the Mahila Thana police station campus in Kaushambi district. The incident occurred on duty at the police station premises.
A five-storey residential building housing college students collapsed on September 6, 2026, in Satya Niketan, South West Delhi, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. An FIR has been registered against the alleged building owner. Rescue operations recovered multiple survivors and fatalities from the debris.
Two suspects, Mohit and Sumit, accused in the murder of Haryanvi singer Ankit Baliyan, were killed in an alleged police encounter in Shamli. The District Magistrate has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident.
An Allahabad High Court case involving three accused in a 35-year-old dowry death matter. The court held that to sustain conviction under Section 304-B IPC, the prosecution must prove the woman was subjected to cruelty or harassment for dowry soon before death.
A drug trafficking accused arrested with approximately 10 grams of heroin died by suicide in Ludhiana jail custody. The accused allegedly used a piece of cloth torn from a mattress zipper to hang himself while in the lock-up. The incident occurred on a Thursday morning.
A remand prisoner at Repalle Sub-Jail in Andhra Pradesh attempted suicide by slashing his throat with a knife in the kitchen.
A prisoner, Rahul Kanwar, serving a life sentence for a double murder case, committed suicide by jumping into a burning kiln of a gasifier furnace at Bilaspur Central Jail in Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred on a Wednesday and resulted in the prisoner's death.
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of twenty persons in a murder case. The Court found that the conviction was based on eyewitness accounts that were strikingly similar in nature, which the Court deemed improbable and therefore unreliable.
The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to submit an affidavit regarding the death of an accused in the Baruipur rape-murder case. The accused died during an encounter with law enforcement.
A 24–26-year-old physiotherapist named Sai Surabhi was found dead in a locked room at a homestay near Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka on Monday. Her boyfriend, Sanjeeth Ali, a cab driver from Kerala, was found unconscious beside her. Police have registered a murder case and are investigating whether he murdered her and attempted suicide, or whether they entered a suicide pact.
A 40-year-old woman identified as Krishna Barman, a house help from West Bengal, was found dead at her rented house in Muniyappa Layout under Bommanahalli Police Station limits in Bengaluru. Investigators suspect she was strangled by someone known to her. Police recovered a rope, tablets, and alcohol bottles from the room and are awaiting forensic and postmortem reports.
Kadugodi police launched a murder investigation after a six-year-old child named Vennela was found dead under suspicious circumstances. The mother's lover was arrested while the mother remained untraceable amid competing twists in the case.
A one-and-a-half-year-old boy named Arshid allegedly died at the hands of his stepfather in Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram. The Kerala High Court ordered expedited chargesheet filing, though the State later reported delays due to pending forensic reports.
An actor and model, Twisha Sharma, was found dead by hanging at her matrimonial home on 12 May 2026 in Bhopal. Police registered an FIR under Sections 80(2) and 85. The case concerns alleged dowry-related circumstances surrounding her death.
The Madhya Pradesh government submitted a report to the Madhya Pradesh High Court regarding the deaths of eight tigers in Bandhavgarh since November. The report attributes the fatalities to illegal wires rather than poaching, following a Public Interest Litigation filed by a wildlife activist.
A case involving dowry death and cruelty against a married woman under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC. The Supreme Court's judgment dated 15 December 2025 restored a trial court's conviction of the accused, and subsequently issued 10-point nationwide directions to expedite trials in similar cases.