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Kidnap/Abduction

Who goes missing in Singapore?

Indian star Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan acquitted in high-profile rape, abduction case

Film star Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, better known by his stage name Dileep, was acquitted on Dec 8 of criminal charges over accusations he was involved in a high-profile case of the rape and abduction of an actress.
Film star Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, better known by his stage name Dileep, was acquitted on Dec 8 of criminal charges over accusations he was involved in a high-profile case of the rape and abduction of an actress.

Nigeria police probe suspected organ-harvesting ring after grisly discovery

The suspected kidnapper allegedly owned a hotel and private mortuary, where police uncovered decomposed and mutilated corpses.
The suspected kidnapper allegedly owned a hotel and private mortuary, where police uncovered decomposed and mutilated corpses.

Satellite images locate Ukrainian kids abducted by Russia: Laboratory

People hold a banner reading "No peace treaty without the return of Ukrainian deported children", during a demonstration in Paris, France, in August 2025.
People hold a banner reading "No peace treaty without the return of Ukrainian deported children", during a demonstration in Paris, France, in August 2025.

50 children kidnapped from Nigerian school have escaped: Christian group

Gunmen on Nov 21 raided St Mary’s co-education school in Niger state, taking 303 children and 12 teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria.
Gunmen on Nov 21 raided St Mary’s co-education school in Niger state, taking 303 children and 12 teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria.

More than 300 children, staff taken from Nigeria school, in one of worst mass abductions

Parents picking up their children from a college in Abuja, Nigeria, on Nov 22, amid a spate of mass kidnappings in the country.
Parents picking up their children from a college in Abuja, Nigeria, on Nov 22, amid a spate of mass kidnappings in the country.

South Korean student in Cambodia was tortured to death, autopsy confirms

Authorities placing an order at a building inside a compound in Cambodia's Takeo province in October after the death of a South Korean student in the country.
Authorities placing an order at a building inside a compound in Cambodia's Takeo province in October after the death of a South Korean student in the country.

Iconic N. Korea abductee’s mother laments passage of 48 years without reunion

Megumi Yokota went missing at age 13 while on her way home from badminton practice at her junior high school in Niigata on Nov 15, 1977.
Megumi Yokota went missing at age 13 while on her way home from badminton practice at her junior high school in Niigata on Nov 15, 1977.

Seoul to strengthen laws, sentencing for kidnapping attempts

Under the new policy proposed by the government, all reports made to law enforcement involving children will be treated as top-priority cases.
Under the new policy proposed by the government, all reports made to law enforcement involving children will be treated as top-priority cases.

Rights activists in Malaysia call for justice as High Court orders reparations for missing men

Malaysian church pastor Raymond Koh (left) was abducted in broad daylight in Petaling Jaya on February 2017, while forex trader Amri Che Mat went missing in November 2016.
Malaysian church pastor Raymond Koh (left) was abducted in broad daylight in Petaling Jaya on February 2017, while forex trader Amri Che Mat went missing in November 2016.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.