Crimes That Shook World in 2024

Dec 28, 2024 Komal Das

Donald Trump’s hush money trial In May 2024, Trump was convicted of felony charges over hush money to Stormy Daniels, becoming the first President-elect convicted of a felony. This may impact his presidency

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Donald Trump rally shooting In 2024, Trump survived an assassination attempt by 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, killed by Secret Service. The attack reignited gun control debates, especially over AR-15s

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UnitedHealthcare CEO murder On December 4, 2024, CEO Brian Thomson was shot outside New York's Hilton. Killer Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested on December 9. Motive unclear, sparking debate

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France mass rape trial The France mass rape trial in 2024 convicted Dominique Pelicot and 50 others for drugging and raping his ex-wife, Gisele, with 70 men involved. It sparked widespread outrage

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Kolkata rape and murder In August 2024, the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital where Sanjay Roy was arrested as the main accused, while Dr. Sandip Ghosh, criticized for mishandling the case, resigned, was arrested, and granted bail

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Baba Siddique murder On Dusshera 2024, Baba Siddique was shot dead by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in Bandra. The gang threatened those aiding Salman Khan, tied to a 1998 case

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Pune Porsche hit-and-run In 2024, a 17-year-old killed two engineers in a Pune Porsche hit-and-run. After protests, he was sent to a remand home, and his parents arrested for covering it up

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Bengaluru CEO kills 4-year-old son Suchana Seth, the CEO of a Bengaluru-based start-up, stay in a apartment at Candolim with her four-year-old son, murdered him and stuffed his body into a bag and trying to flee when she was caught near Karnataka’s Chitradurga district

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Bengaluru fridge murder In 2022, 27-year-old Sharddha Walkar was murdered, and similar case came in light this September where Mahalakshmi killed by a colleague was found in her home in Vyalikav and dismembered into close to 50 pieces and stored in a refrigerator

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The suicide of Bengaluru-based techie In December 2024, Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash died by suicide, blaming his estranged wife Nikita Singhania and her family. They were arrested later

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