Crime and crash

Nagpur, June 10: A married woman was abducted and sold in Kota (Rajashan) for Rs 1 lakh by her friend who promised to help her get a job. The accused took the help of two others, one of whom runs a marriage bureau. Jaripatka police are searching for Maithili Bhugade (name changed), a resident of Samata Nagar. On June 2, Maithili left home with her three-year-old son Arun (name changed) in search

Bahraich, June 9: A former legislator and husband of a current MLA, Dilip Verma, convicted by a sessions court for assaulting a dalit policeman 17 years ago has been arrested, police said on Saturday. Husband of Madhuri Verma, MLA Nanpara, Dilip who had been a Samajwadi Party MLA from Bahraich's Mahsi constituency three times, was arrested last evening and would be produced in the court today, SP

Sonipat/ Pataudi, June 9: A class 12 student, was killed by her own father in Sonipat on the outskirts of New Delhi. Her crime; she fell in love and wanted to marry a boy from the same village. When she did not bow down to family pressure, her father Brajesh Singh used her dupatta to strangle her and then turned himself in to the police. Mr Singh, who works as a security guard, in a factory told

Karwar, June 9: The police have seized a vehicle that was transporting liquor estimated at Rs. 1.25 lakh on Thursday night. The liquor, which was being smuggled from Goa, was seized at Post Amadalli in Karwar taluk. According to Maruti G. Nayak, Inspector of Excise Enforcement and Lottery Prohibition wing, the vehicle had 14 bags of liquor. However, the occupants of the vehicle managed to escape

Manipal, June 9: A case of chain snatching was reported near SDM Yoga and Naturopathy Hospital at Herga here. According to Manipal police, H. Aruna of Hebri was walking near the hospital between 6.45 p.m. and 7 p.m. when two persons on a motorcycle stopped her. They snatched a gold chain from her and sped away. The value of the chain has been estimated at Rs. 75,000.

Kolkata, June 8: Within four months of the sensational Park Street rape case where a woman was raped in a moving car, another housewife has been raped in a moving car in Kolkata on Thursday night. Unlike earlier Park Street case, this time police took prompt action and within hours of the incident cops managed to round up the accused driver and seized the sedan car used in the crime. Sources said

Pune, June 8: The Pune police have claimed that the German bakery blast accused has been killed in the Yerawada jail. The police said that Mohammed Siddique was strangled to death after a brawl inside the jail. Siddique had been arrested by the Delhi Police in 2011 in connection with various blasts. He was a close aide of Yasin Bhatkal. The blast that ripped through the German Bakery in Pune on

Hyderabad, June 8: One person died and over 20 others including women were injured in a "stampede" as thousands of people rushed for fish 'prasadam' (fish medicine for asthma patients) at the annual distribution at Katedan stadium here, officials said. The incident allegedly occurred at around 0930 hrs after huge crowds rushed to get the medicine when the gates were opened at the distribution site

Udupi, June 8: Thieves broke into a house at Barkur village near Brahmavar in Udupi district and decamped with gold ornaments. According to the police, thieves broke into the house of D.K. Badeger at Kaveri Bai Compound near National Pre-University College at Barkur between 1 p.m. on June 4 and 9 a.m. on June 7. The value of stolen items has been estimated at Rs. 3.5 lakh.

Dubai, June 8: A mother of five is facing legal action for negligently leaving her five children under the care of two nannies for 10 months although she was supposed to look after them after she won their custody, the Dubai Police said. The plight of the five children — three boys aged 10, 9 and 7, and two girls aged 6 and 2 — was brought to the attention of the authorities when a family friend