Crime and crash

Unnao, Apr 9: The father of an 18-year-old woman, who had alleged rape by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brothers, died in custody here on Monday, prompting her to put the blame on the lawmaker, who rejected the charge as a conspiracy and said the complainant belonged to "low class". The alleged victim's father, aged around 50, was rushed to a hospital from the district jail last night and

Chikkamagaluru, Apr 9: The police have arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly kidnapping, raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl at Kesagodu village in Koppa taluk of Chikkamagaluru district. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon when the Class 6 girl was returning home after finishing her classes. The girl’s house is located more than a kilometre off the main road and her mother used to

Lucknow, Apr 8: In a major embarrassment for the BJP, a woman, who accused a saffron party MLA of raping her, attempted self-immolation near Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's official residence here on Sunday, in protest against the failure of police to act against the lawmaker. According to police sources here, the victim, a resident of the state's Unnao district, about 60 km from

Muzaffarnagar, Apr 8: An RPF constable was seriously injured when her husband allegedly threw acid on her for giving birth to a girl child and not fulfilling dowry demands in Chandaura village here, police said today. Komal, who was posted at Delhi, was living with her parents here after a dispute with her husband Kapil Kumar, who works in a private firm in the national capital, Circle Officer SKS

Muzaffarnagar, Apr 8: A 22-year-old Dalit man was beaten to death allegedly by five persons mob suspecting of stealing some goods in Baghra village here, police said today. Ankit was yesterday beaten to death by Rampal, Lokesh, Ajay, Amit and Haseen. The five accused suspected Ankit, a labourer, of stealing goods, Superintendent of Police (rural) Ajay Sahdev said. The man was rushed to a hospital

Lucknow, Apr 7: In a shocking incident, a 75-year-old woman was battered to death in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, about 500 km from here, by a ration dealer after she objected to being given less ration. Aasi Khatoon was battered to death, even as others who were in the queue, remained mute spectators. The shocking incident occurred at Khedi Firozabad village in the district on Friday

Chandigarh, Apr 7: A Haryana traffic police constable has been arrested and placed under suspension for reportedly sexually harassing a national-level woman karate player in a shared auto-rickshaw in Rohtak, police said on Saturday. The 21-year-old player in a complaint on Friday claimed that the policeman harassed her when she boarded the auto-rickshaw to go home after her karate class on

Mumbai, Apr 6: A woman was molested and assaulted by a man in a suburban train bound for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus late on Thursday night, police said on Friday. The accused — identified as a cabbie from Byculla, 32-year-old Rafiq Khan — and the victim were known to each other and he owed her money over which they had an alteration in the train, police added. The incident occurred

New Delhi, Apr 5: Actor Salman Khan, convicted and sentenced to five years in prison in a blackbuck poaching case, will not receive any special treatment during his stay in jail, Jodhpur DIG (Prisons) Vikram Singh said today. Singh added that Khan had made no demands or special requests - including for drinking water. "Salman Khan has been given number 106 and is lodged in ward number two. He was

Barwani (MP), Apr 5: A 24-year-old woman was today allegedly killed here by her family members, who were apparently unhappy with her for marrying a man from another community, police said. The woman's father was arrested in connection with the incident, while her mother and brother are at large. The victim, Sarla Mali, had married Pankaj Mali, who belongs to a different community, about a year