Crime and crash

Mumbai, Jan 22: Sanil Sodhi, a 38-year-old small-time actor, was arrested by the Versova police on Monday after a woman complained that he had been harassing her by sending nude photos of himself over the cellphone. Sodhi met the housewife a few months ago at a party. Recently, he started firing the photos to her, which prompted the woman to approach the police on Sunday. The police has learnt

Bangalore, Jan 21: Ten children were injured in an accident when their school bus collided with a car on Pipeline Road in Talaghattapura police station limits on Monday around 8.30 am. The Veda Vignana Pathashala school bus was hit by a Tata Safari. One of the children, a 13 year old boy sustained head injuries and is said to be recovering in a private hospital, according to police officials. The

Alamel (Bijapur dist), Jan 16: The police arrested two persons for the rape and murder of a minor girl, on Tuesday. The victim who was reported missing on January 9 was found dead in a well on January 11. At first, the police had registered a case of unnatural death. Later, on suspicion, they arrested Praveen Asangihal and Jakappa Walikar. During interrogation, the two admitted to having raped and

Bhagalpur, Jan 14: In a grim reminder of the horrific Delhi rape case, a woman who got down from a Delhi-bound train in Bhagalpur district was allegedly gang-raped, killed and her body hung from a tree in a mango orchard. Police said the 32-year-old victim, who was a passenger of the Brahmaputra Mail that was travelling to the national capital, was dragged to the mango orchard and allegedly gang

Rameswaram, Jan 13: A naval barge that went adrift close to the Pamban Rail Bridge has collided on the century old structure that's vying for UNESCO's heritage status. Initial reports suggest the damage to the rail bridge is minor. Railway PRO Mr Venugopal, based in Madurai told NDTV "the damage seems minor and we are looking into it; hopefully it shouldn't take long to set it right." However its

Bangalore, Jan 10: The City police have cracked the murder case of real estate agent Shankar, 38, who was hacked to death in his office, Sinchana Enterprises near Vidyapeeta Circle, by a gang of three on December 29. The police have arrested the victim’s wife Bhagyalakshmi, her lover Cheluvaraju and four others for the murder. A gang of three masked men had hacked Shankar to death. One of the boys

Kanker district, Jan 7: In Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, the police has arrested a school teacher and a watchman for allegedly molesting 11 of the 75 students of a government ashram in Naharpur for over a year. Medical reports have confirmed that four of the 11 girls were raped. "We got a complaint about molestation. A teacher and watchman harassed her... We are investigating," said CD Tondon

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6: The Kerala police which probed the murder of a ‘diamond merchant’ in the capital city, have arrested five youths including three engineering students, according to an official. The arrested were identified as Jitesh, Ajeesh, Rakhil, Rakesh and Joseph, all hailing from different parts of Kerala. The three engineering students were studying in Bangalore. Speaking to

Bangalore, Jan 2: Speeding trains mowed down two young people - a medico and a software engineer - trying to cross the rail track in the absence of a footbridge at the Whitefield railway station, setting off a public protest and disruption of train services on Wednesday. The accidents occurred within hours of each other on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. On Tuesday night, 20-year-old Vini

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3: The state hi-tech crime inquiry cell has sent a request to Facebook to provide details of the account from which the photograph of a Kerala girl was uploaded claiming that she was Nirbhaya. The cell has registered a case on the basis of an email complaint it received on Tuesday from a person who claimed to be an acquaintance of the girl shown in the photograph. Cell