Crime and crash

Jodhpur, June 19: A 20-year-old woman has sought protection by the Rajasthan authorities from members of a village community council who, she says, are threatening her with serious consequences if she does not accept her childhood marriage, officials said on Monday. She also asked the district administration officials to annul the marriage that was formalised when she was only five years old, they

Kolkata, June 19: Cracking down on absenteeism, a top city school on Monday suspended 250 senior students for a day for bunking school repeatedly on Saturdays. The authorities at Ashok Hall Girls decided it was time to act when they started receiving complaints that girls in uniform were being seen hanging out at malls, multiplexes and coffee shops during school hours, particularly on Saturdays

Bangalore, June 18: A seven-year-old girl was brutally raped and murdered by her father’s friend at Nallurahalli near Whitefield on Saturday night. The body of Jayasudha, daughter of Basavaraju, a mason from Raichur, was found floating in a lake at the village on Sunday morning. Nagaraj, 28 who confessed to the crime has been arrested. He too is a resident of Nallurahalli and works as a help at a

Abu Dhabi, June 18: A counsellor was shocked to hear from a teenager that he had sold his sister’s nude video on internet to make money. The expatriate family in the UAE took him to the counsellor when he was found bunking the classes and exams of his professional course back home. “They thought he might be addicted to drugs but it was something else. He was lured by pornography mafia on the

Mysore, June 18: A photographer has allegedly been killed in the city on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Karthik (23), son of Somashekar, a resident of Gandhinagar in the city. The body of the youth was found lying on the road connecting Five Lights Circle to Ashoka road on Sunday morning near Farooqia Girls High School and PU?College. The assailants had smashed the head of Karthik

London, June 18: A bride had a difficult time getting rid of her husband who could not control his libido until their reception was over. He got involved with a waitress present on the occasion - and was caught by his new father-in-law. Sneaking into the kitchen for a secret tryst, the drunk German groom and the waitress made it out just hours after he tied the knot. Nobody could have learned

Madurai, June 18: A 35-year-old woman was arrested in Madurai for allegedly allowing her paramour to rape her 11-year-old daughter. The man, who had fled to Kanyakumari, was also arrested on Sunday. Police have slapped charges on four counts on the woman as well as her paramour, including rape and abetment to the offence. The girl has been admitted to the Government Rajaji Hospital for treatment

Sonipat, June 17: In a shocking incident, a man brutally murdered his wife over suspicion about the latter's extra marital affairs, at Rolad village of Sonipat district on Friday night. Accused Amit has been booked in a murder case registered at Sonepat's police station. The case was registered on a complaint from the victim's family. Amit was suspecting that his wife Pooja was having an affair

Yamunanagar, June 17: Courtesy hackers of savings bank accounts, around 80 account holders have lost approximately Rs 20 lakh so far. This became known on Saturday when police registered a criminal case at city police station. Police said amounts were withdrawn from branches of State Bank of India and State Bank of Patiala from various branches since May 25. "The most recent incident was in the

New Delhi, June 17: Love can move heaven and earth, as the saying goes; but two teenagers have proved that it can also make you rob your own family. On May 19, two teenagers, along with their accomplices, planned and robbed their grandmother after they came to know about a Rs 30 lakh payment she had received in a property deal. The juveniles, whose parents work as traders, took the step as they