Crime and crash

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 24: The CBI on Tuesday was reported to have detained for questioning several top CPI(M) functionaries in Kollam district in connection with the murder of INTUC leader Nediyara Ramabhadran in April 2010. Initial reports indicated that the suspects included Maxon, a member of the CPI(M) Kollam district committee and who is on the personal staff of J. Mercykutty Amma, Minister

Thane, Nov 23: A 35-year-old woman was arrested here for allegedly beating her 3-year-old son to death, police said today. Bharthi Baburao Shinde was arrested yesterday for allegedly assaulting her son, whom she looked as a hurdle in establishing a relationship with another man, Vishal Kumar, they said.The incident took place on November 21 at the residence of the accused, where the woman along

Pukhrayan (UP), Nov 21: The death toll mounted to 143 in Indore-Patna Express derailment here in Kanpur rural area, as rescue workers wrapped up their operation this morning after efforts continued overnight to pull out the trapped passengers from the mangled bogies. All the 14 derailed coaches of the Patna-bound train 19321 have been removed from the tracks. "142 bodies have been found so far

Tripoli, Nov 21: At least 16 people died and 50 were wounded in Libya in four days of clashes between rival factions in the southern city of Sabha, a health official said on Sunday. According to residents and local reports, the latest bout of violence erupted between two tribes after an incident in which a monkey that belonged to a shopkeeper from the Gaddadfa tribe attacked a group of schoolgirls

Nov 20: "Gossip Girl" actress Lisa Lynn Masters, who was battling depression, was reportedly found dead inside her hotel room closet in Peru. She was 52. According to Peru21 newspaper, she was found deceased inside of her Nuevo Mundo hotel room in Lima earlier this week, reports eonline.com. A spokesperson for Masters -- known for featuring in TV shows like "Ugly Betty", "Law & Order: Special

New Delhi, Nov 20: The presumption of culpability against an accused in a dowry death case under the Evidence Act would be "activated" only when there is a proof that a deceased woman had been subjected to cruelty for demand of dowry, the Supreme Court has ruled. The provision to secure convictions in dowry death cases was inserted in the Evidence Act, which provides that instead of presumption of

New Delhi, Nov 20: A 32-year-old woman was raped in a moving train near Shahdara by three men who allegedly entered the ladies coach with the intention to rob the passengers, said the police. The incident took place on Thursday in Jan Nayak Express when it was on its way to Old Delhi railway station after being diverted from its usual route. The victim was alone in the coach when the three accused

Jaipur, Nov 20: Ahead of festive season, the crime branch of Jaipur police commissionerate on Tuesday busted a racket involved in circulation of counterfeit currency notes. Acting on a tip off by crime branch, the Amber police in the city have arrested four persons, including three from Malda (West Bengal) and seized Rs 2,97,500. A team of Jaipur police is camping in Malda to arrest another member

South Carolina, Nov 19: 61-year-old James Robert McClurkin from South Carolina man who served 39 years in prison for a homicide that he says he didn't commit has been freed from prison as a parolee. The Herald of Rock Hill reports that he left Broad River Prison on Thursday . Police and attorneys now say he didn't kill 74-year-old Claude Killian of Chester in August 1973. McClurkin and Ray Charles

Sagar, Nov 19: Police arrested one person in Basata village in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district for beheading his two minor sons, and trying to kill his wife and another son. Gyan Singh, assistant sub-inspector of Bamitha police station in Chhatarpur district told HT that at around 10 pm, one Kalicharan Kushwaha, a marginal farmer, entered the bed room with an axe, and attacked his wife and