Crime and crash

Thane, Dec 9: Amid the coronavirus outbreak, a Thane resident has been booked for allegedly cheating a Kerala trader of Rs 74.50 lakh over supply of a face mask-making machine, police said on Tuesday. No arrest has been made so far and further probe was underway, a Kasarwadavli police station official said. "The Kochi-based complainant has claimed the accused, a machinery supplier here, took the

Kanpur, Nov 20: The Uttar Pradesh police have registered an FIR against nine people, including slain gangster Vikas Dubey's brother and wife, for obtaining an arms license by using fake documents. The police have also filed a case for obtaining SIM cards on someone else's ID. The FIR was filed at the Chaubeypur police station. The FIR lodged against the above people also includes names of

Haveri, Nov 16: A 21-year old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping and murdering his mother in Shiggavi of Haveri district in Karnataka. The accused, identified as Shivappa of Vanahalli, has confessed to the crime, police said. According to the police, the victim got into sexual relationships with her son Shivappa and a few other men after her husband’s death a year ago. Shivappa was

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 12: Kerala police arrested four Irani nationals from a private hotel in Thiruvananathapuram for their alleged involvement in a robbery at Cherthala area in Alappuzha on Wednesday. The arrested persons have been identified as Dawood, Mohsin, Majeed and Eynola. The Irani gang had allegedly stolen money from a financial company in Cherthala. The Cantonment Police reached the

New Delhi, Nov 10: A 17-year-old boy was beaten to death on Tuesday allegedly by a group of people after a quarrel broke out between them in outer Delhi's Alipur, police said. According to police, the victim, a class 12 student, earlier had a fight with the accused group over his father's bus service. The victim was punched and beaten by the group of five people on Tuesday following which he was

Kasaragod, Nov 9: In a joint operation conducted by the district Anti-Narcotic wing and the Palakkad police, 296 kgs of Ganja worth around Rs 3 crore, was seized at Manjakulam near the state border of Tamil Nadu. Police sources said the ganja was hidden under bags of plastic bottles. Sources said the contraband from Andhra Pradesh was meant for distribution in Kerala. The police has registered a

Hassan, Nov 6: Police have arrested three members of a family, including a house wife and son, from Bengaluru on charges of circulating fake notes and seized counterfeit notes with a face value of Rs 5.72 lakh. Superintendent of Police R Srinivas Gowda, on Friday, said that the arrested were identified as Ajay, his wife G Shanthakumari and son Thomas. Fake notes in denominations of Rs 2,000, Rs

New Delhi, Nov 6: The Income Tax Department seized unexplained cash of approximately Rs 6 crore after conducting raids on 66 properties across the country, belonging to a self-styled evangelist from Kerala, on Thursday. According to an official release, the search also led to the unearthing of real estate transactions involving unaccounted payments. "The Income Tax Department has carried out

Coimbatore, Nov 3: Two more deaths by suicide by men addicted to online gambling were reported in the district days after a private bank employee ended his life in the city for the same reason, police said on Tuesday. According to police, 28-year old Jeevanandam of Thondamuthur on the outskirts hanged himself at his house on Monday night after losing money in online gambling, despite being abused

Bhagalakote, Nov 2: The house of the former Karnataka Minister and cine actor Umashree was burgled last night. According to police sources, the former minister was not present in the house, when the burglary took place and she was busy campaigning for the success of the Congress candidate Kusuma at Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Assembly constituency for which byelections are being held tomorrow. The