Crime and crash

Nagpur, March 26: A 30-year-old man ended his life due to his childless marriage. Kartik Dongre, employed with a private company, hanged himself from the ceiling of his residence at Dawlamethi on the outskirts of the city on Saturday. Police said Dongre had been disturbed since couple of years since his wife was not able to conceive. He had tried to get her treated too but failed. Dongre used a

Mangalore, March 25: A tiny tot was killed when he accidentally fell into a compost pit at Alangar near Moodbidri on Saturday. According to police, the deceased is Sooraj (2), son of Vishwanath Shetty, a hotelier. It is learnt that the pit did not have any protection wall. Though the baby was rushed to the hospital, the doctors declared him brought dead. A case has been registered.

Karwar, March 25: The Uttara Kannada Zilla Christ Horata Vedike on Saturday submitted a memorandum to the Superintendent of Police requesting him to form a special squad to arrest those had strangled and molested a woman. In the memorandum, the vedike alleged that Joylet, who works in Goa as a nurse, was injured seriously when two persons attacked her when she was returning home at Chendia village

Shimoga, March 25: Five police personnel were suspended over the custodial death of Irfan, here on Saturday. The suspended officers are Sub-inspector Sandeep, head constable Basavaraj, constables Praveen Patil, Imran and Krishnappa of Kote police station. Irfan, 27, a resident of Azad Nagar, was taken into police custody over a theft case on March 23. It is said he died on his way to the hospital

Karwar, March 25: A dispute over membership of the fishermen's association left a man injured after he was attacked by a group on Friday evening near Sunkeri Masjid in Karwar. According to the complaint filed by the victim, Umesh Narayan Bhute, 49, a fisherman, a gang of eight persons attacked him near Sunkeri masjid after an argument. The members of the gang wanted him to resign from the

Panaji, March 25: The Old Goa police registered a case of rape on Friday night after a 15-year-old girl alleged that she was raped by her uncle at his residence a few months ago. Michael Fernandes, chairman of the Goa citizen's welfare trust, in his complaint to the police said that when he along with his staff members visited Provedoria at Goa Velha, where children of poor parents are admitted

Koraput, March 24: An MLA of the ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha was abducted by Maoists in Koraput district in the early hours today, police said. Jhina Hikaka, legislator from Laxmipur, was returning home from Koraput when more than 50 armed rebels stopped his vehicle near Toyaput, Koraput Superintendent of Police Avinash Kumar said. While the personal security officer (PSO) and driver of the

Manipur, March 24: Four persons, including a havildar and a rifleman of India Reserve Battalion (IRB), have been arrested in connection with an alleged gangrape of a 40-year-old woman at Keinou village in Manipur's Bishnupur district. The woman was going to Imphal in a truck with her relatives with to sell firewood and chilly early on Thursday. Suddenly, four persons came in a car and stopped the

Bhopal, March 24: Two dalit girls appearing for their first board examinations in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh were allegedly stripped by female invigilators while 40 male students watched. Both of them are 15. The incident took place on March 15 during the Class X mathematics examination, but it was reported to the district administration only on Friday. The alleged outrage happened

Karvar, March 23: Some women have filed a complaint of molestation and misbehaviour against a senior officer in Karwar. The accused is Jayappa, Deputy Director of the Department of Mines and Geology, Karwar. However, Mr. Jayappa has denied the allegation.