Crime and crash

Bengaluru, Nov 1: A realtor-cum-financier was shot dead by two unidentified assailants near his residence in Sanjaynagar in Bengaluru on Sunday night. Paruchuri Surendra Kumar (51) was the founder of the Paruchuri Global Foundation, Global Security Services and Galaxy Capital Investments Pvt Ltd. Financial reasons are believed to be the motive for the murder. According to the police, Kumar, a

Aurangabad, Oct 29: A major fire broke out today in a firecrackers market here, gutting more than 150 stalls and 30 vehicles parked nearby, but no casualty was reported, police officials said. The blaze started at around 11.45 am in the market set up on the occasion of Diwali at Zilla Parishad Ground under Krantipura Police Station in this Central Maharashtra city. Over 150 firecracker stalls went

New Delhi, Oct 29: A 28-year-old man killed his parents-in-laws and injured his wife, minor daughter and brother-in-law in Malviya Nagar area of south Delhi this evening in a fit of rage. The accused, identified as Chintu, also sustained severe injuries as he was held and thrashed by neighbours who managed to catch hold of him, said a senior police officer. Chintu allegedly had strained relations

Pune, Oct 28: A 17-year-old girl from Thane was raped by a 21-year-old Pune man she befriended on a social networking website. According to police, the man, who promised to marry her, also forced her to undergo an abortion after she became pregnant. An officer from the Bharati Vidyapeeth police station said that the suspect, a resident of Dhayari, works with a private firm after completing his

Ghaziabad, Oct 27: Upset over her affair with a man from a different caste, a father allegedly cut the throat of his 20-year-old girl with an axe at Loni in Ghaziabad on Wednesday. Police said accused Asha Ram, 45, attacked his daughter, Soniya, at 5am when she was asleep and then threw her down from the first floor terrace to an adjacent bylane. “Asha Ram said that he tried to persuade his

Chandigarh, Oct 26: Seven months after a Haryana rape survivor was made to marry her rapist on the intervention of a panchayat, unending torment at her inlaws' hands drove the 19year-old girl to hang herself on Tuesday. A case was registered atJagadhri City police station. The rape took place at Jagadhri inYamunanagar district in October 2015, and the rapist, Anuj, was booked and arrested. However

New Delhi, Oct 25: One person was killed and two others were injured in an explosion in north Delhi's Naya Bazar area today. A senior police officer said the cause of the explosion was yet to be ascertained. Forensic teams and officers from the Special Cell are on the spot and collecting samples. Delhi Police personnel have been maintaining a tight vigil in view of the festive season.

Gurugram, Oct 25: A 32-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed 30 times by a stalker at the busy M.G. Road metro station here during rush hour on Monday morning. She received wounds on her face, neck, chest and abdomen and died before she reached the hospital, according to the post-mortem report. Pinki, who worked at a beauty parlour in Rohini, was on her way to the metro station to catch a train to

New Delhi, Oct 24: A woman flyer fromUnited States of America was apprehended at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) for allegedly carrying a live bullet in her baggage. Officials said the incident was reported on October 21 when on-duty Central Industrial Security Force officials detected the live bullet of 9mm caliber gun in the woman's bag, when she was undergoing se curity check before

New Delhi, Oct 23: A 20-year-oldwoman fell unconscious in a crowded swimming pool atDelhi Rides water park on Saturday afternoon and died later in a hospital. Savita had gone there with some NGO volunteers. She didn't know how to swim and suffered from epilepsy. Apparently, nobody noticed that she was in trouble until her unconscious form started to float. She was pulled out and rushed to a