Crime and crash

New Delhi, Feb 17: The Delhi Police today announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for anyone who gives information of the man who allegedly masturbated sitting next to a girl inside a bus. On Monday, a Delhi University student lodged an FIR at the Vasant Vihar police station against a man for masturbating while sitting next to her in a DTC bus. The 20-year-old girl also uploaded a video of the molestation

Burdwan(WB), Feb 16: The decomposed body of a woman customer care operator was found stuffed in a trolley bag at an apartment of a banker couple in Durgapur following which the man and his wife were arrested, police said on Friday. The deceased, identified as Shilpa Agarwal, used to operate a "sahayak kendra" of a nationalised bank from her house at Mejia in Bankura district, the police said. The

Hyderabad, Feb 16: The Hyderabad Police on Thursday arrested a couple for beheading a baby girl as part of a human sacrifice ritual during the 'super blue blood moon' on January 31. Kerukonda Rajasekhar, a cab driver, performed the rituals along with his wife Srilatha on the advice of a 'tantrik'. As per Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M. Bhagwat, the couple was not keeping well for some

Chandigarh, Feb 15: A 28-year-old Bathinda woman was killed after her hair was caught in a wheel of a go-kart, tearing her scalp off the head, at an amusement park adjacent to Yadavindra Gardens in Pinjore on Wednesday. Puneet Kaur was a resident of Rampura Phul in Bathinda and was visiting the park — Aqua Village — along with her husband Amardeep Singh, a farmer, and their two-year-old son along

Cochin, Feb 13: At least five people were killed on Tuesday in a fire incident due to an explosion at Cochin shipyard. The blast took place in an under repair Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) drilling ship, which was in dry docks. At least three persons were also injured in the incident. After explosion, police and Naval fire tenders immediately rushed to the yard to douse the fire. At the

Rajgarh, Feb 12: A minor girl in Madhya Pradesh was burnt alive because she tried to resist rape. The incident took place in MP's Sustani village on Friday. The 13-year-old girl is reportedly a Dalit. "He threw kerosene on me and then lit a fire," the victim said. According to police, a case has been registered and teams are looking for the accused. The accused tried to rape the minor on finding

Allahabad, Feb 12: A 24-year-old law student died in hospital on Sunday after he was allegedly attacked with bricks and iron rods by a group of men at a restaurant in Allahabad the previous night, police said. The murder of Dilip Saroj, a student at Allahabad Degree College, triggered social media outrage after videos of the assault shot by people at the eatery was widely shared on WhatsApp and

A major tragedy was averted by few seconds when a Vistara flight almost collided mid-air with an Air India aircraft. The two aircrafts were flying in the opposite direction when Vistara flight descended to an altitude at which Air India was flying. The incident took place on February 7 in the Mumbai airspace. Two Vistara pilots have been grounded after the incident. According to the Times of India

Kolkata, Feb 9: A teacher of a private English- medium school in the city was detained today after a Class 2 student alleged that he had sexually abused her, police said. The development triggered angry protests by parents, who gathered outside the school, demanding suspension and punishment for the accused. A senior police official said the parents of the alleged victim alleged that their

Meerut, Feb 8: An FIR has been lodged by a woman constable, posted at Meerut's senior superintendent of police (SSP) office, against an inspector, Lokenderpal, Singh in an alleged rape case. She accused him of sexually assaulting her repeatedly since 2010. Speaking on the same, the victim said "I met him in Bulandshah in 2009 during a family dispute in which my family was involved. He built a