Crime and crash

Chittoor, Aug 5: Five people, including four Spanish nationals, were killed in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Saturday, police said. The accident occurred near Yatala Vanka in Punganur "mandal" (block) when a mini-bus in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck. Four Spanish nationals and driver of the mini-bus were killed and one Spaniard was critically

Kolar, Aug 5: Three youths died while other two injured in a car-bus collision at Maderahalli gate in Kolar taluk on Thursday midnight. The deceased have been identified as Subhash (20), Hari (19) and Rohan (19). Seriously injured Karthik and Vishwa are being treated at a private hospital in the state capital. The youths were reportedly plying towards Kolar from Narasapura in the taluk after a

Mumbai, Aug 4: Two revellers died after falling into a 2,000 feet deep valley in Amboli Ghat in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. A video of their fall has gone viral on social media, even as their bodies are yet to be recovered. The incident took place at Kawale Saad Point in Amboli Ghat, a popular picnic point, on August 1, police said. "Imran Garadi (26) and Pratap Rathod (21), who were part

Lucknow, Aug 3: In a shocking incident reflective of the prevailing superstitions in the society, a woman allegedly scalded and chopped one of the fingers and tried to bury her 24-day old deformed newborn baby in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district, about 125 kilometres from here. The baby, who was branded as a 'satan' (devil) by her mother, was saved by the father, who managed to approach the cops in

Bhubaneswar, Aug 3: As many as five persons, including four of a family died of asphyxiation as fire broke out in a three-storeyed building at Buddheswari colony in Bhubaneswar in the wee hours on Thursday. The fire reportedly broke out in the second floor of the house of renowned hotelier Satpal Singh at about 3.30 am when everybody in the building was asleep. The deceased have been identified as

Kalaburagi, Aug 2: Mallikarjun alias Kari Chirathe, a history-sheeter and an associate of gangster Market Satish, was shot dead in an encounter on the outskirts of Kalaburagi on Tuesday morning. He was wanted in 11 criminal cases including murder, attempt to murder, kidnap, extortion and robbery. Three policemen, including Deputy Superintendent of Police (Rural) S.S. Hullur, were injured in the

New Delhi, Aug 2: The government has approved sanction for prosecution of 48 IAS, IPS, and IRS officers for their alleged involvement in corruption, Parliament was informed today. Of these, 23 were from Indian Administrative Service, three from Indian Police Service and 22 from Indian Revenue Service, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. The

Ghaziabad, Aug 2: Ten-year-old Arman Sehgal, a Class 4 student of G D Goenka Public School in Indirapuram, died after allegedly slipping and 'falling' on the corridor of school building's second floor. The incident took place on Tuesday morning. Arman was immediately rushed to Shanti Gopal Hospital by the school authorities where he was declared dead. Post-mortem reports state that he died because

Mumbai, Aug 1: The Mumbai police are studying an online suicide game, the Blue Whale challenge, for a possible link to the death of a 14-year-old boy, who allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of his five-floor building at Andheri (East) on Saturday. The case has sparked fears the dangerous self-harm game could have made its way India through social media. The game, believed to

Bengaluru , Jul 31: A young builder was arrested for molesting a 15-year-old minor on the pretext of dropping her home from school on Saturday. The suspect had befriended the victim’s brother while visiting a construction site close to the victim's house. According to police, on Saturday, accused met the girl near her school and offered to drop her home. After she got into the car, he drove to a