Crime and crash

Bangalore, October 15: A second year law student of the National Law School of India University was allegedly gang-raped on the campus on Saturday night. The 21-year-old lodged a complaint with the Jnanabharathi Police on Sunday, in which she alleged that she was raped by a group of eight men. According to the complaint, late on Saturday, the woman—who stays at the university hostel on the campus

Bangalore, October 14: A crucial witness in the murder of film and television actor Hemashree (33) has told the Hebbal police she was already dead before she was brought to his resort in Anantapur last Tuesday. Murali, the resort owner and friend of the prime suspect, Hemashree’s husband Surendra Babu (52), is learnt to have told the police he became acquainted with Mr. Babu as they belonged to

Bangalore, October 13: Slain Kannada TV actor Hemashri's traumatic marital life, her fears and disgust with her family have been revealed in conversations between her and an unidentified friend. "He (Babu) wants to either have sex with me or kill me," Hemashri tells her friend. The telephone conversations are running up to seven minutes between the 28-year-old actor and her friend. In most of the

Asansol, October 12: A first year polytechnic college student at Chittaranjan in Bardhaman was allegedly ragged, drugged and gang-raped within the college compound by students union member. According to the police complaint filed by her father, the accused captured an MMS of the victim while she lay at the college union room. The victim has been admitted to Chittaranjan hospital. The victim's

Bhopal, October 12: Just 350 kilmetres from Bhopal, dotted along the Mandsaur-Chittorgarh state highway are girls and women indulging in the sex trade. Nothing unusual, except these women belonging to the Bachda tribe conduct the sex trade in the name of tradition. For them, prostitution is a way of life, passed down generations. No questions asked. This happens in 35 villages alongside the

Bangalore, October 10: Popular small screen Kannada actress Hemashree (38) died under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday evening. The police have detained her husband for questioning. The actress and her husband Sudheendra Babu were on their way to Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh when she suddenly fell unconscious. Babu brought her to Baptist Hospital around 3.30 pm. The doctors said she was dead for

Bangalore, October 10: The Customs sleuths arrested a Sri Lankan national and recovered 1.7 kg of gold worth Rs 53 lakh that he was trying to smuggle at the Bangalore International Airport (BIA) on Tuesday. The arrested, Mohammed Hasan Nizam Den, 65, came to the City on Dubai-Bangalore EK 564 Emirates flight. Sources in the Customs Department told Deccan Herald that the movements of the accused

Bangalore, October 10: Raising concerns over the safety of home-alone women in the City, a 37-year-old woman was found murdered in her house at Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) Colony, Kamakshipalya, on Tuesday afternoon. The victim was identified as Sujatha, a resident of first main road, first cross, KHB?Colony near Sri Krishna Kalyan Mantap.?The house is located just a stone’s throw away from the

New Delhi, October 9: A 29-year-old woman from Dabri in southwest Delhi was allegedly gang-raped at her friend's residence on September 30. Three people have been arrested in connection with the crime while another accused — a call centre employee — is at large. The woman's husband, Santram, and her friend, Jyoti, who allegedly abetted the crime, are among the three. On September 30, the woman was

New Delhi, October 8: Varsha Bhosle, daughter of playback singer Asha Bhosle, has committed suicide by shooting herself, reports said. Varsha was a political columnist and journalist based in Mumbai. Varsha has herself sung playback for some Hindi and Marathi movies. Asha Bhosle is currently in Singapore to attend MIFTA awards (Marathi Culture awards). Varsha was in her mid-50s and had allegedly