Crime and crash

Amritsar, July 10: A woman from Amritsar, who claims her husband raped their seven-year-old adopted daughter, killed the minor by stabbing her last night. The 40-year-old later tried to kill herself by cutting her veins. She however survived and is currently being treated at a hospital. Sakshi had lodged a complaint against her husband Ramesh Kumar three days ago. But after Mr Kumar's arrest, her

Mumbai, July 10: "I killed Saleena after a fight over her relationships with other men. Saleena used to humiliate me by ordering me around to do odd jobs like cooking, driving and washing clothes. While I tolerated the humiliation, I could not stand her relationships with men and, therefore, in the fit of rage, I killed her," Parvez Tak, prime accused in starlet Laila Khan and her family's alleged

New York, July 10: A mother of two kids who believed that her husband, a cop, had impregnated another woman decided to kill her two children and end her own life as well in order to get back at her cheating husband. The 29-year-old woman first poisoned her children aged 5 years and a mere 4 months. She then sealed all exit points of the apartment with tape and turned on the gas, reports NY Post

Kalyan, July 9: A 37-year-old autorickshaw driver was arrested on Saturday for raping his friend's wife and keeping her hostage for six days. The driver had told his victim that he would make public nude pictures of her shot by him. Accused Rajendra Gaud is a resident of the Govindvadi area in Kalyan (west). According to officials from the Mahatama Phule police station, the victim's husband was

Kolkata, July 9: The parents of the Class 5 girl, who was allegedly forced to drink her own urine for bed wetting, have been arrested for entering the girls hostel without permission. The warden who has been accused of punishing the girl has also been arrested. The class 5 student of the Visva-Bharati university's Patha Bhavan was allegedly forced to drink her own urine because she wet her bed

New Delhi, July 9: A young Russian woman has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by five unidentified men in north Delhi, police said today. The incident came to light when the victim walked into the Majnu ka Tila police post along with her husband and lodged a complaint at around 8:15 AM this morning. She along with her husband was passing through 'Majnu ka Tila' when a group of men waylaid

New Delhi, July 9: A woman who became mentally disabled after a signboard at the Rohini district court fell on her head has been awarded a compensation of Rs 19 lakh by the Delhi High Court, which brushed aside claims of the defendants that the incident was an "act of God". The victim, Harinder Kaur, was in the court premises pursuing a dispute against her estranged husband when the 'District

Kolkata, July 9: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has demanded an explanation and sought a report over the Class 5 girl made to drink urine in West Bengal. The shocking incident of corporal punishment came from the university founded by Rabindranath Tagore, Visva-Bharati's Patha Bhavan. The class 5 student was allegedly forced to drink her own urine because she wet her bed

New Delhi, July 9: A 23-year-old Delhi Police constable was stabbed to death allegedly by his minor girlfriend after they had a spat at the victim's rented house in Kondli, east Delhi, on Sunday afternoon, police said. The girl, whose age would be medically determined by a team of doctors, had come to visit the constable, Anil, who lived alone at the first-floor residence. Police sources said that

Sutia (North 24-Parganas), July 8: It was a rainy, September night. The sun had just set and the people of Sutia had gone into their homes. Fourteen-year-old Suparna (name changed to protect her identity) sat chatting to her mother as she prepared dinner. Suddenly, a gang of armed men barged into their house. They leered at Suparna and went straight for her. "I cannot count how many of them forced