Crime and crash

New Delhi, Feb 1: The Central government on Thursday submitted a report before the Supreme Court, saying that the 'Union of India' did not favor death penalty in connection with the rape of an eight-month-old girl by her cousin. "We are in not favor of death penalty in the eight-month-old girl rape case," Additional Solicitor General (ASG) P. S. Narasimha told the Apex Court three-judge bench

Mumbai, Feb 1: Days after he was allegedly questioned by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad in a Naxal-related case, a school teacher committed `suicide' here last week. Prabhakar Narayan Machha (64) was found to have hanged himself at his house in Pratikshanagar area of Sion in central Mumbai on January 23, police said. He was taken to the Sion hospital for treatment but was declared dead

New Delhi, Jan 30: An eight-month-old baby, who was raped by her 28-year-old cousin in northwest Delhi’s Netaji Subhash Place, needed a three-hour-long surgery for her injuries, after which she is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Doctors said she is stable. The baby was rushed to a local hospital on Sunday evening with severe wounds and bleeding. The surgery took place on Monday. The baby was

Patna, Jan 30: A youth has allegedly shot himself during a video call with his girlfriend in Patna. The incident took place on Monday when the 19-year-old youth with a semi-automatic pistol shot himself in the head while chatting with his girlfriend on a video call inside his residence. Bunty a.k.a. Akash Kumar, who lives in Saichak under Beur police station, was found dead on the bed of his

Chennai, Jan 29: A man fell to his death from a bridge at the Chennai airport, police and airport officials said. The man fell from the departure bridge near gate number 4 of the domestic terminal and died, they said. According to a report in The Times of India, the man has been identified as 32-year-old Chaitanya Vuyuru of Vijayawada and was employed at an IT company in Bengaluru died after

Mumbai, Jan 28: A 32-year-old man was killed in a freak accident after being pulled into an MRI machine at a Mumbai hospital whose staff allegedly allowed him to enter the room with a metal oxygen cylinder. According to reports, Rajesh Maru had accompanied an elderly relative to the MRI room at BYL Nair Hospital. His relatives said a ward boy standing outside the room told him it was okay to carry

Jhabua, Jan 28: A 12-year-old girl was slapped 168 times over a period of six days by her classmates at a residential school on the instructions of their teacher, the child's father complained to school authorities and police. However, the school principal K Sagar termed it a "friendly" punishment. "They were not strong slaps but mild and friendly ones. We will also talk to the parents," Sagar

Kolhapur, Jan 27: A bus carrying pilgrims plunged into a river on the outskirts of Kolhapur in Maharashtra after smashing through a bridge railing, killing 12 and injuring another three, police said Saturday. The accident took place on Friday night when the driver lost control of the vehicle along the Shivaji Bridge on the Panchganga River, police officer Anil Shinde said. The vehicle rammed into

Lucknow, Jan 25: A mother and son were shot dead by three miscreants outside their house in Meerut. The double murder was recorded by the CCTV camera installed outside the house of the victims in Sorkha Village of Partapur locality in Meerut. The CCTV footage of the incident showing three men shooting the elderly woman has gone viral. Culprits reloaded their weapons thrice and made sure that lady

New Delhi, Jan 25: Two bike-borne assailants on Thursday attacked a school bus carrying around 22 children, shot the bus driver and allegedly abducted a kid in New Delhi's Dilshad Garden area, said media reports. According to media, Delhi Police has launched investigation in the incident and efforts are on to rescue the kid. The recent incident comes days after a 12-year-old girl, returning with