Crime and crash

Palghar, Oct 15: A autorickshaw driver, who lost his wife on Sunday, was stabbed to death allegedly by his brother-in-law inside a police station on Monday in Maharashtra's Palghar, police said. The wife of the autorickshaw driver, Aakash Kolekar (22), a resident of Nallasopara, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house, they said. His wife Komal ended her life

New Delhi: A Delhi based woman has filed a police complaint claiming that she was conned by a person who impersonated as a DRDO scientist and married to her. The man, she said, is not only unemployed but also previously married. Accusing the man of making false claims about his employment and marital status, the complainant has said that he forged ID cards to con her into marriage. The complainant

Panaji, Oct 5: A Delhi-based tourist lost his life while his wife got critically injured after being struck by lightning at Candolim beach on Friday evening, the police said. According to the police, the injured woman has been shifted to hospital. "35-year-old tourist Chaitanya Nagpal who was holidaying with his wife in Goa died when lightning struck him at Candolim beach," Calangute Police

Jodhpur, Oct 3: Two men have been arrested in connection with a life threat to Bollywood star Salman Khan, police said on Thursday. As per cops, the duo, identified as Jagdish and Jeki, have admitted that they threatened the actor to gain popularity among people. On September 16, a threat post on Facebook by an account named Gary Shooter carried a photo of Salman Khan with a red cross, and read,

New Delhi, Oct 2: A Chinese national was detained for sometime for allegedly flying a drone over the Taj Mahal, police said. He was caught taking aerial shots of the 17th century mausoleum. The drone and its controller were seized on Tuesday by the police and a micro storage chip was formatted and sent for forensic evaluation to find if it was connected to any satellite. The 29-year-old tourist

Bengaluru, Sept 28: The Central Crime Branch arrested two drug peddlers and seized 35 kilograms of marijuana, according to Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Patil on Saturday. "Central Crime Branch (CCB) conducted two raids yesterday in which 35 kilograms of marijuana was seized and two drug peddlers, named Khaleel and Shabeer, were arrested," Patil told reporters here. The police

Lucknow, Sept 27: High on steroids, a former bodyguard of actor Salman Khan created a ruckus in Moradabad on Thursday. Anaz Qureshi, the former bodyguard had to be overpowered using ropes and fishing net before he could be taken into custody by the police. On Thursday, local residents were shocked and frightened to see a bare-chested Qureshi roughing up pedestrians and hurling bricks at the

Eranakulam, Sept 26: A criminal case was filed against builders of three apartments for violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms in Eranakulam's Maradu in Kerala on Thursday. Police have registered an FIR against three builders of H20, Alpha serene, and Jain apartments under section 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property). Over 60 bank

Bengaluru, Sept 24: Central Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested two people for indulging in cricket betting here. The officials have also seized Rs 41 lakhs from their possession. The two accused had placed a bet on T-20 series between India vs South Africa cricket match which was played in Bengaluru, police said. Further investigation into the matter is underway. In June this year, an organised

Malappuram, Sept 23: After three persons were arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl, police on Monday revealed that she was sexually abused by around 30 different people over a span of two years. "The girl has given a statement against around 30 persons. They had sexually abused her for the last two years. However, she was not able to identify the persons," a police