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Afghan woman held captive in dark room for 25 years rescued by police
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
An Afghan woman held captive in a dark room for 25 years has been rescued by the Kabul police, the Interior Ministry confirmed on Thursday, reported Khaama Press
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“...there is so much action and we didn't want to get any details wrong”:
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey is all set to come up with another action-thriller series, ‘The Freelancer’, which is all about the extraction of a young girl held captive in Syria.
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17 Indian youths held captive in Libya return home after six months of ord
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Embassy of India to Libya says they successfully repatriated 17 Indians from Punjab and Haryana on August 19, who were detained in Libya since February this year.
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Nagaland: Assam Rifles bust NSCN-IM extortion bid; rescue 6 civilians
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Assam Rifles, in a daring operation at a little past midnight, rescued six civilians who were held captive by the National Socialist Council of Nagalim Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) for ransom in Dimapur, said Assam Rifles in a press release.
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Woman held captive at luxury hotel by staff, case filed: Delhi Police
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A 55-year-old woman accused a staffer of a luxury hotel in the national capital of holding her hostage after she complained about the poor services and sought more time to settle her bill.
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Law and order in Pakistan's Chiniot deteriorates as police officials remai
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Late on Tuesday, six to seven dacoits picketed the canal bridge at Pangu Mor Colony on the Jhang-Chiniot Road and held captive passersby after plundering their valuables.
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Filmaker Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike for being held captive even af
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Noted filmmaker Jafar Panahi has gone on a hunger strike for being held in Tehran's Evin prison, even though Iran's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction leading to the director's detention, reported Variety.
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India rescues nearly 50 trapped in job rackets in Myanmar, around 80 from
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Around 50 people from Myanmar and 80 from Cambodia who were held captive in fake job rackets have been rescued, India said on Friday and added a word of caution asking citizens to remain extremely careful of dubious jobs they accept.
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Taliban arrest Afghan-Canadian aid worker
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 9 (ANI): Nadima Noor, an Afghan-Canadian who runs a small humanitarian organisation, was arrested and has been held captive by the Taliban since mid-February.
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Woman pleads as her innocent son held captive by Pak Counter-Terrorism Dep
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lakki Marwat [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): A woman, Gul Shad Bibi from Lakki City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Tuesday, that the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel picked up her young son, Rizwanullah 10 days ago.
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Pakistani Muslim girl held captive by family in Italy, threatened with mur
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Arezzo [Italy], April 12 (ANI): A Pakistani Muslim girl in Tuscan city of Arezzo was held captive by her family and was threatened with murder to stop her from seeing a Hindu boy, Italian police reported on Thursday (local time).
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Naxal attack: Family demands release of captured CRPF jawan; locals block
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 7 (ANI): Locals blocked the Jammu-Akhnoor highway on Wednesday demanding the release of CRPF jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas who is being held captive by Naxals after an operation in Chattisgarh's Bijapur.
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