Sweden: Guards freed after hostage-taking by prison inmates

Jul 22, 2021

Stockholm [Sweden], July 22 : Two prison guards who were taken hostage on Wednesday (local time) at a penitentiary outside the Swedish city of...

Will give reservations in police department, prison and forest guards: Rajasthan CM on Agniveers

Jul 26, 2024

ajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said that the government has decided to give reservations to Agniveers in the police department and as prison guards...

Agitation in Pakistan's Larkana jail ends after 8-day stand off

Feb 12, 2022

Larkana [Pakistan], February 12 : Prisoners in Pakistan's Larkana Central Prison released seven policemen that they held hostage since last Friday, ending the eight-day...

Guatemala's President declares 30-day state of emergency after prison riots

Jan 19, 2026

Authorities were responding to unrest in three prisons where inmates took dozens of guards and staff hostage in protest of restrictions on privileges for...

Editor killed, journalist taken hostage by Taliban in Kabul

Aug 09, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 : Editor-in-chief of Afghanistan's Paktia Ghag radio station Toofan Omari was killed in the Deh Sabz district of Kabul on...

Google manager 'taken hostage, married off forcibly'; case registered

Oct 15, 2022

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 15 : A Google manager was allegedly taken hostage and forcibly married to a girl under Kamla Nagar...