Anuj Bidve Murder

• Anuj Bidve's killer gets life, to serve at least 30 years without parole

  A Briton found guilty of murdering Indian student Anuj Bidve on December 26 last year was today sentenced for life, with a minimum term of 30 years before he can be considered for parole.

• No race angle in Anuj Bidve killing: UK police

  There was no evidence that Indian student Anuj Bidve was shot dead by a Briton because of his race, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has said after one of the most meticulous and fast-paced investigations in recent times.

• Anuj Bidve killer Kiaran Stapleton convicted for murder

  British national Kiaran Stapleton was on Thursday found guilty of the murder of an Indian student Anuj Bidve on December 26.

• Bidve killer says his mind went blank

  A Briton standing trial for the shooting of Indian student Anuj Bidve on December 26 last year told the Manchester Crown Court on Thursday that his mind "went blank" at the time, and claimed that he was not aware that he had shot someone.

• Anuj Bidve's killer admitted crime to brother on phone

  'Psycho Stapleton', a Briton facing trial for the shooting of Indian student Anuj Bidve admitted the crime in a phone call he made to his brother from inside prison last week, a court heard today.

• Bidve killer joked police will not be able to find him

  'Psycho Stapleton', a Briton standing trial for the murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve in the UK had checked into a hotel near the crime scene and joked to a friend that the police would not be able to find him, a court heard on Thursday.

• Anuj Bidve's murder trial begins today

  The trial of 'Psycho Stapleton', a Briton accused of the murder of an Indian student Anuj Bidve on December 26 last in Salford begins in the Manchester Crown Court today. The trial of Kiaran Stapleton, 21, is expected to last 12 days.

• Anuj Bidve murder: Family's statement

  After 20-year-old Briton Kiaran Stapleton admitted to killing Indian student Anuj Bidve in Salford last year, Bidve's family released the following statement:

• Anuj Bidve murder: 20-year-old Briton pleads guilty

  The main accused in the sensational murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Salford in Britain on December 26 last year pleaded guilty today in a Manchester court.Kiaran Stapleton admitted to shooting 23-year-old Bidve in an unprovoked attack on the Boxing Day.

• Briton accused of killing student Anuj Bidve due in court tomorrow

  A 20-year-old Briton, who is charged with the murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve in an unprovoked attack in Salford on December 26 last year, will be produced before the Manchester Crown Court on Friday.

• Anuj Bidve's body brought back to Mumbai; last rites today evening in Pune

  Anuj Bidve's body was brought back to Mumbai on Saturday morning by his parents. The body will be handed over to the family by the authorities after completing the formalities. The last rites will be performed in Pune in the evening. Anuj Bidve, an engineering student, was shot dead on December 26 last year in the British city of Salford in an unpr...

• Anuj Bidve's family to return to Pune with body; last rites this evening

  The parents of Anuj Bidve, the engineering student, who was shot dead on December 26 last year in the British city of Salford, are flying back to India with Anuj's body. The last rites will be performed in Pune in the evening.

• Anuj's family makes emotional visit to scene of shooting

  The parents of Anuj Bidve, the engineering student, who was shot dead on 26 December last year in the British city of Salford, on Friday made an emotional visit to the scene of his murder. His parents, who met Anuj's fellow students and friends at Lancaster University on Thursday, visited Ordsall Lane on Friday morning, where tributes and flowers h...

• Anuj Bidve's family visit murder spot in Salford, to bring back body today

  The family of Anuj Bidve, the 23-year-old Indian student who was shot dead in the British city of Salford, visited the site of the gruesome crime today. They will offer prayers at the crime spot in the Orsdall area of Salford and will then return to India with Anuj's body by evening.

• Anuj Bidve's family to visit murder spot in Salford, bring back body today

  The family of Anuj Bidve, the 23-year-old Indian student who was shot dead in the British city of Salford, will visit the site of the gruesome crime today. They are scheduled to offer prayers at the crime spot in the Orsdall area of Salford and will then return to India with Anuj's body by evening.