Crime and crash

Edinburgh, Jul 10: A young woman who was critically injured in a car crash in Scotland spent three days waiting with the dead body of her boyfriend for help to arrive, it emerged Thursday. Lamara Bell's father accused police of ignoring his 25-year-old daughter after officers admitted they had received a report of the crash on Sunday but failed to act. The couple and their car were found by a

Mumbai, Jun 16: A 42-year-old woman from suburban Bandra here was booked for alleged drunk driving after she tried to escape the alcohol test and sped away in an inebriated state, police said today. The woman, Shivani Bali, a resident of Worli in South Mumbai was intercepted near Bandra Reclamation last night after Mumbai Police stepped up its enforcement drive against drunk driving following the

Lucknow, Jun 6: The old woman only wanted to bless the groom, but little did she know that it would end the marriage. On touching the groom’s head, his wig fell down, exposing the shining bald head and with that crashing dreams of a happy married life. The shocked and furious bride refused to marry, and the groom’s side was held hostage by the bride’s family for several hours for hiding the truth

Mumbai, May 27: Just a week after she moved into an apartment in Mumbai, Misbah Qadri, a communications professional, was asked out. "I was told that they do not give flats to Muslim people," she says. The 25-year-old had found a three-bedroom apartment at Sanghvi Heights in Wadala after a long, difficult search. She teamed up with two working women, both Hindus; they contacted her on Facebook

Ballari, May 13: Four persons died and two others sustained injuries in a road accident on NH-13 near Amlapur village in Kudligi taluk of the district during the early hours of Tuesday. The accident was a result of a head-on collision between a lorry and a Tata Sumo. According to preliminary information, all the deceased and the injured were said to be from Vijayapura district travelling in the

New Delhi, May 10: A driver of the state-run Delhi Transport Corporation died after a group of people beat him up following an accident. The incident occurred in Mundka in west Delhi. According to initial reports, the bus which he was driving, hit a motorcycle. Three to four people then gathered and thrashed the driver. He was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to injuries. More details are

Moga (Punjab), May 1: A young woman in Punjab's Moga district has alleged that she was gang-raped by her friend's husband and his friends, police said on Friday. The woman's claim came just hours after the horror story of a girl being killed after being pushed out of a moving bus by her molesters. The victim, aged 23, claimed that she was gang-raped by her friend's husband and others on the

New Delhi, Apr 6: In a suspected case of road rage, a young man was beaten to death by occupants of a car after their vehicles collided in central Delhi’s Turkman gate area last night. The incident took place when the victim, identified as Shahnawaz, was returning home on his motorcycle along with his two children. As they reached Turkman gate, the bike hit an i-20 car. An argument ensued between

Morena, Apr 5: A police constable was mowed down allegedly by sand mafia when he tried to stop a dumper carrying illegally mined sand from Chambal River near a village here in the wee hours on Sunday. Constable Dharmendra Chouhan went to Louhgarh village under Noorabad police station limits along with a team late last night following a tip-off that some persons involved in a loot incident were

Mumbai, Mar 31: Self proclaimed scientist and miracle doctor Munir Khan was arrested by the Versova police on Tuesday after a complaint was lodged against him by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). Khan, who has been arrested in the past, is accused of cheating patients by selling a tonic called 'Body Revival,' claiming that it could cure serious diseases like cancer. "A case was registered