Crime and crash

Dehradun, Aug 18: A woman has filed a police complaint against an Uttarakhand BJP MLA accusing him of raping her several times between 2016 and 2018, and she has been charged for allegedly blackmailing him following a complaint by the legislator's wife, police said on Monday. "The woman who is married levelled the allegations against the BJP's Dwarahat MLA Mahesh Negi. A complaint was lodged at

Kasargod, Aug 18: A 38-year-old man was hacked to death by a gang at Naykap near Kumble in Kasaragod district last night. Harish, a local resident, was found lying in a pool of blood on the road about a hundred metres away from his home. A pedestrian who noticed him, immediately passed on information to the Kumble police. The police took the critically injured Harish to Kumble hospital and then to

Bengaluru, Aug 17: Enraged over sharing in Whatsapp the recent Supreme Court order about women's rights on the ancestral property, four youth allegedly attacked their uncle and aunt here, police said on Monday. M Shashikala lodged a complaint that the sons of her brothers Dhanaraj and Mohan attacked her and her hotelier- husband Muttu on August 12, the police said. She stated that Muttu had in the

Kasaragod, Aug 13: A teenage girl lost her life and her father is in a critical condition after eating the ice cream laced with poison served by the victim’s elder brother in Kerala. The deceased has been identified as Ann Mary (16), daughter of Benny and Bessy couple, residents of Balal in Vellarikundu in Kasaragod district. Mary’s elder brother Albin Benny (22) has been arrested by the police in

Baghpat, Aug 11: Former district president of Uttar Pradesh BJP and a local party leader Sanjay Khokhar was shot dead at his own farm fields in Baghpat when he went out on a morning walk on Tuesday. Three unidentified men opened fire at BJP leader Sanjay Khokhar when he was out on a morning walk. Police personnel have rushed to the spot where the blood-soaked body of Sanjay Khokhar was recovered

Bengaluru, Aug 10: A minor girl died by suicide after allegedly being raped in a village in North Karnataka recently, police said on Monday. According to police, the incident occurred when the girl, aged 13-14 years and studying in the eight standard, was on her way to a temple on July 30 at Bogur in Dharwad rural. The girl returned home and reported the matter to her mother. Later, she consumed

Mumbai, Aug 10: In a joint operation of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the Customs, 191 kgs of drugs worth around Rs 1,000 crores were seized at Nhava Sheva port of Navi Mumbai, the DRI said. According to DRI, the drugs were being transported inside pipes and they cost around Rs 5 crores per kg in the market. Two accused have been arrested in the case who had allegedly brought

Vijayawada, Aug 9: The number of those killed in the fire at a hotel being used as a COVID-19 facility in Vijayawada rose to 10 on Sunday, said Vikrant Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police. Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh government announced Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia each to the families of those who lost their lives in the incident. According to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Chief

Amaravati, Jul 31: Nine people have died after allegedly consuming sanitiser in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh today, the police said. Prakasam district Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal said the people had been consuming sanitiser for the past few days, mixing it with water and soft drinks. "We are also investigating whether they laced the sanitiser with any other toxic substances,"

Noida, Jul 28: A doctor admitted at a private hospital in Noida has been accused of sexually harassing a patient in his isolation ward, where both were undergoing treatment for COVID-19, the police said. The 20-year-old woman, in her complaint to the police, alleged that the incident took place on Monday and based on that a case was filed at the local expressway police station, they said. A senior