Crime and crash

Ambala (Haryana), January 3: Eleven children on their way to school were among 12 killed and 20 others injured when an overloaded van carrying them collided with a truck amid dense fog on Saha-Shahabad road near Ambala on Monday, police said. The visibility was poor in the morning hours due to fog and the two vehicles collided near Bhita village, about 15 km from here, they said. The children were

Mangalore, January 2: A 24-year-old youth, who had allegedly eloped with a minor girl belonging to a different community last week, was brutally attacked by a group of Bajrang Dal activists in the city on Monday. A critically injured Mushtaq, a resident of Puttur, has been admitted to Government Wenlock Hospital for emergency treatment. It is learnt that Mushtaq, had taken his girl-friend, a

Bhatkal, January 2: The Muglihonda hill near Bhatkal caught fire on Sunday destroying vegetation. Local youth swung into action and stopped the fire from spreading to other areas. Forest officials are assessing the damage caused by the fire.

Mangalore, January 1: A teenager and a youth were killed in two separate road accidents under the limits of Mangalore city police commissionerate on Sunday. Sahil, 13, who was riding pillion with his father Bharat Suvarna, was killed when their motorbike crashed into the road divider near Mangalore University College at Hampanakatta in city. A case has been registered at traffic police station in

Bangalore, January 1: The Central Crime Branch officers have arrested another person in connection with the sensational case of abduction and murder of two Hunsur students in Mysore in June this year. The suspect is Mirza Tanveer Baig, 28, a resident of Post Office Road, Club Road, Hunsur. Gathering credible information, a police team left for Pune and arrested Tanveer from Jamia Masjid at Pimpri

Mangalore, December 31: Several unanswered questions have arisen over the suspicious suicide of a 15-year old girl belonging to Adivasi Koraga community in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. Geeta, daughter of physically challenged couple Chaniya Koraga and Angare residing at Keyyur Devinagar Janatha Colony, and a student of class 9 at Keyyur Government High School, was found hanging from

Mangalore, December 30: In a ghastly road mishap, a woman was crushed to death under the wheels of a speeding truck after she was thrown from her motorbike on the outskirts of the city on Friday. The victim has been identified as Agnes D’Costa, a resident of Merlapadav. The accident occurred near Kuloor bridge here at around 3:00 pm, when she was riding pillion with a relative. It is learnt that

Mangalore, December 30: A youth was killed on spot after the car he was driving fell into a ditch near Kurkodi Cross in the city on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Dheeraj (26), a local resident. According to sources, Dheeraj lost control over the car while he was returning to the city after attending a marriage. A case has been registered at Bajpe Police Station.

Bangalore, December 30: Five men chased a former rowdy and hacked him to death near his JP Nagar residence early on Thursday morning. C Ravi, 35, who worked as a supervisor at a private firm, was parking his car near his house after his night shift when five men armed with machetes and other sharp-edged weapons brutally attacked him and fled the spot. Hearing the commotion, Ravi’s wife rushed out

Bangalore, December 29: Allegedly depressed over her paramour's refusal to elope with her, a 26-year-old mother of three committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her lover's room in Madiwala, late on Tuesday night. D Kasu was married to a hotel owner in Madiwala. She had an affair with the hotel cook, Kurun Buddha. "On Tuesday, Kasu demanded that he take her to Mumbai and marry her