Crime and crash

Mangalore, January 17: The police in Haliyal have arrested four persons for allegedly stealing diesel from the generator of a telephone tower belonging to a private mobile phone company at Murkawada. A total of 60 litres of diesel estimated at Rs. 2,700 was recovered from the accused. The police seized a goods rickshaw used to transport the stolen diesel. Among the arrested, Ramesh alias

Bhatkal, January 15: Four persons were injured in three separate road accidents in Bhatkal on Saturday. Shabbir Kashimji (75) was injured when a motorcyclist hit him in front of the Bhatkal Court. He was crossing the national highway. He was admitted to a hospital in Kundapur. Nagaraj Timma Naik (30) was injured when a motorcyclist hit him in front of Noor Jamia Masjid. He was shifted to a private

Bhatkal, January 15: Two women were seriously injured when a monkey attacked them at Belni village in Mavinakurva Gram Panchayat area in Bhatkal taluk. The injured women have been identified as Malii Durgappa Kharvi (60) and Shivamma Dewadiga (45). The monkey entered their house and attacked them. On hearing their screams for help, neighbours rushed to their rescue.

New Delhi, January 15: A 40-year-old man has been arrested for raping his minor daughter in New Delhi, police said Saturday. Madan Pandey, who worked as a domestic help in R.K. Puram area of south Delhi, was arrested Friday. "Pandey raped his daughter, aged 16, Friday evening when his wife was out of the house for shopping," a police officer said. "He then threatened his daughter of dire

Bhopal, January 14: At least 12 people, including four women, were killed in a stampede during a religious gathering in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district early Saturday, an official said. Chehallum is observed after 40 days of Muharram by a Muslim sect at Hussain Tekri in Ratlam district, 300 km from here. Thousands take part in the annual congregation. Unlike in the past, a single gate was erected

Mysore, January 13: When victim of acid attack Dr Mahalaxmi lay on the bed of a private hospital on January 11, 2001, her skin was seething and folding into the facial muscles. A few of her sensory organs had already died. Yet, the police were meandering over the geographical ‘area’ of crime and had not registered the case since they couldn’t arrive at a decision on that. Exactly eleven years

Dubai, January 13: A woman visitor who responded to a job advertisement and went for an interview at the advertiser’s flat ended up being raped allegedly by the man. The Dubai Police arrested the 44-year-old Iraqi businessman. The incident came to light on January 8 when the 35-year-old Egyptian woman, the mother of three children, lodged a complaint with the Al Qusais police station that she was

Bangalore, January 13: Coming to school on an empty stomach proved dangerous for 46 students of BBMP Girls’ High School, Mathikere, on Thursday morning as they took ill after having the classroom breakfast supplied by Iskcon. The girls — students of Class VIII and X — ate rice and ‘majjige huli’ (buttermilk curry) around 9.15 am, shortly after they turned up for special classes. Although many more

Bangalore, January 12: A 25-year-old woman, working as an IT professional, allegedly committed suicide today by hanging herself in her rented room, police said. Police have found a purported suicide note in the room which read 'nobody should be held responsible for my suicide', Bangalore South DCP Sonia Narang said. The body of Neelima, a resident of Pune, has been taken to a hospital for

New Delhi, January 12: Demanding money for 'kebab' cost a 22-year-old youth from Jharkhand his life in east Delhi when two youths allegedly stabbed him with the skewer used for preparing the dish. Shabir, the victim, worked at a meat shop during the day and ran the eatery in east Delhi's Kalyanpuri in the night, to earn money for his poor family back home. It all started at around 9 pm yesterday