Crime and crash

Puttur, December 6: In a heartrending tragedy, a newly married woman from Dakshina Kannada district has ended her life at her house in Dubai on Sunday. The deceased has been identified Smita Rai (25), daughter of N K Narayana Rai, former member of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Parishad, and resident of Kadaba in Puttur talkuk. She had married to Navin Rai from Parpunja near Puttur on October 16. It is

Bangalore, December 5: A young woman and her friend headed for shopping on the latter's two-wheeler were assaulted by an autorickshaw driver after they asked him to remove his vehicle which was blocking their path on KH (Double) Road on Sunday afternoon. Shreya Verma, a private company employee and resident of Old Madras Road, and her friend, Gaurav Sharma, also a private company employee and

Mangalore, December 5: In the case pertaining to the death of Sunanda from Sullia in which Mohan Kumar alias ‘Cyanide Mohan’ is the accused, five witnesses deposed before the Fast Track Court here on Saturday. One of the main witnesses Harini who is the cousin of Sunanda said that she had seen Mohan talking to his sister at a Congress rally held at Nehru Maidan in Mangalore on January 19, 2008.

Mangalore, December 5: The coastal city woke up to news of a brutal murder on Monday. A middle aged man was found bludgeoned to death with a sharp stone near Mari Gudi temple at Urva, Mangalore. Police identified the deceased as Mohammed, who was working for a soft drink company. The incident came to light at around 6 a.m., when the temple goers witnessed the dead body. Sources said that the

Mangalore, December 4: In a dramatic turn to the incident of assault on Karanataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagrutha Vedike State President K S Shivaramu, the Puttur Assistant Commissioner suspended one staff of Kukke Subrahmanya temple and later revoked the order. Speaking to Deccan Herald, Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda said that though Nagesh Malekudiya, who had assaulted Shivaramu

Bangalore, December 4: What drove the family of three doctors and a would-be medical graduate to suicide? Was it debt or something else? Police as well as the relatives of the dead are equally dumbfounded at the hints that the family ended their lives in a suicide pact because of their inability to repay a debt said to be in the range of Rs one crore to Rs five crore. But no one is sure. Naziya

Bangalore, December 3: A doctor couple and their two sons, one a medical graduate are susp­ected to have injected themselves with a paralytic drug, in a suicide pact at their house-cum-hospital at 4th Cross, 2nd Main, Val­miki Nagar, off Mysore Road here on Thursday midnight. Mohammad Amanullah (61), his wife Naveeda Banu (50), and their sons — Mohammad Ehtesham Rasheed (28) and Mohammad Afham

Bangalore, November 29: An aspiring Kannada film actress was allegedly attacked by her live-in partner at her Judicial Layout residence in the City on Tuesday. Sowmya, who has acted in “Huduga Hudugi”, a comedy, was living with Anil Kumar alias Rahul (28), a dismissed DAR constable. Police said he stabbed Sowmya, suspecting fidelity. Severely injured on neck, right hand, stomach and abdomen

Mangalore, November 29: Mangalore Rural Police have arrested a person on Monday in connection with the clash, between two gangs near Naguri Junction in city. The arrested has been identified as Avinash of Bolara. At least four people were injured when a clash erupted between two rowdy gangs on Sunday night. Police sources said that around 15 to 20 members belonging to Monkey Stand gang assaulted

Bangalore, November 28: An assistant manager with Infosys Ltd was found hanging in her apartment in a suburb here, police said Monday. Smita Rao, 32, was found hanging Monday in her apartment in the northeast suburb of Geddelihalli. Rao, a former journalist, leaves behind her husband Rohit. "Smita Rao was found hanging in her flat (E4) on the third floor of Mantri Splendour apartments. She was