Crime and crash

Nagpur, April 24: Disheartened by a failed love affair, police constable Nilesh Gupta (26) posted at Headquarters hanged himself at his Dharampeth police quarters on Monday morning. The notes in his personal diary led the cops to the conclusion that Gupta took the extreme step after his girlfriend refused to marry him and started an affair with another man. Expressing his love, Gupta wrote, "I am

New Delhi, April 24: A minor boy went on a stabbing spree for being 'humiliated' over Rs 50 he had borrowed from a neighbour, killing her and two other women with a pair of scissors in north Delhi on Sunday night. The 15-year-old was angry with his neighbour, Vineeta, 30, for telling his widowed mother that he had borrowed the money from her. The boy found her alone in her Jahangirpuri house on

Gulbarga, April 23: Four members of a family were killed on the spot and six others seriously injured when the SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary lorry near Mudbol, about 100 km away from here early today. The victims were on their way to Gulbarga from Raichur, police said. The injured have been hospitalised.

Hyderabad, April 23: A software professional working with Deloitte was murdered allegedly by hisbrother-in-law on Sunday. The victim was identified as 30-year-old Nandiraj Sri Sri of Sainathapuram, Neredmet. At around 5.30 pm, Nandiraj was returning home when his bike was hit by another two-wheeler at Neredmet. Both Nandiraj and the other rider fell on the road but after getting up, the other

Karwar, April 23: A 24-year-old youth was found murdered at the Magawada bridge in Haliyal taluk on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Narayan Sonappa Naik (24) of Arlawada village. The police said that he was strangled to death. One person has been arrested. However, the exact reason for the murder was not known yet. The Haliyal police are investigating the case.

Vadodara, April 23: A nine-year-old girl died on Sunday afternoon when she accidentally shot herself while playing with her Army officer father's service pistol at home in the Tarsali area of Vadodara. Sonia Sundersinh was declared dead minutes after being admitted to SSG Hospital. Police officers said the bullet from the .32 bore pistol pierced Sonia's head and hit the roof of the house. Her

Indore, April 23: A man allegedly raped his 13-year-old daughter at Jagganath Nagar area here a few days ago. The issue was reported to the Banganga police only on Saturday. The victim's mother complained to the police that she had gone to a factory for work on April 16 when her husband raped their minor daughter. The victim, Neelu (name changed), along with her physically challenged younger

Jaipur, April 22: A unconscious seven-year old girl was found bleeding at the Chandni Chowk in Manak Chowk police station area on Saturday morning after she was allegedly raped by a ragpicker. The girl's parents spotted her lying under a tree and informed the police. The accused is yet to be arrested. According to the police, the girl's parents are also ragpickers. "She used to sleep on pavements

New Delhi, April 21: In a grim incident in the US, an Indian student of the Boston University was dragged out of his hostel room and shot dead by his fellow students. The student, K Sheshadri Rao, hailed from Odisha. He was pursuing MBA at the university. The victim's father, K Sudhakar Rao said Sheshadri was dragged out of his room allegedly by fellow students on Thursday night and shot

Mumbai, April 21: A woman died while trying to flee from the third floor balcony of a Parel building using a makeshift rope of bedsheets and a sari tied together. Police identified the woman as Julie, a prostitute. The incident occurred inside the Central Railway Staff Colony in the early hours on Friday. Railway engineer Surendra Chavan (54), who was later arrested and charged with causing death