Crime and crash

Madikeri, Aug 7: The death of a man on Monday evening soon after he consumed ‘thirtha’ (holy water) — which an unidentified person had couriered him — at his house in Tannirhalla in Somwarpet taluk has led to speculations. K Suresh, a cook working at a hotel near the private bus stand in Somwarpet, is said to have received the courier, sent to him and addressed to his workplace, on Sunday morning

New Delhi: At least six people died and 10 injured when a massive fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Delhi's Zakir Nagar in the early hours of Tuesday. Eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was doused off. The injured have been shifted to the hospital for treatment. Around seven cars and eight motorcycles were gutted in the blaze. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal

Guwahati, Aug 4: A local court on Saturday gave death sentence to a man for burning alive fellow college student Shweta Agarwal in 2017. The fast-track court of Kamrup also awarded life term to his mother and sister for murder, tampering of evidence and criminal conspiracy. Sessions Judge Aparesh Chackraborty had convicted Govind Singhal, his mother Kamala Devi and sister Bhawani on July 30 for

Mumbai, Aug 3: Irked by frequent crying of his one-year-old daughter, an alcoholic allegedly strangulated her to death in Latur district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday. The accused, Shivaji Lale strangulated the toddler to death inside a room in his house in Nilanga taluka of the district, about 475 km from Mumbai, on Thursday night, an official said. Lale, who used to run a hotel in the

Bulandshahr, Aug 3: In a scene, which could be straight out a movie, a wanted criminal who had a Rs 10,000 bounty on his head walked into a police station here on Thursday and surrendered on his own. Much to the surprise of police who had launched a search for him, the criminal, Anil walked into the police station here holding a placard that read, "I have come to the police station on my own, to

Raebareli, Jul 29: Two aunts of Unnao rape victim succumbed to their injuries while the victim and her lawyer were critically injured when their car collided with a truck on Sunday. "Victim, her aunts, and her lawyer were injured in the accident. The rape victim's aunts succumbed to injuries while the victim and her lawyer are in a critical condition," advocate Vimal Kumar Yadav, junior of

New Delhi, Jul 27: Three members of a family allegedly committed suicide in a flat inside the IIT-Delhi campus, police said on Saturday. Bodies of senior lab assistant Gulshan Das, his wife Sunita and his mother Kamta were found hanging in separate rooms inside Kumar's official accommodation late on Friday night. No suicide note was recovered, said the police. According to the police, a scuffle

Rampurhat, Jul 25: Over 1.5 kg ornaments and coins were removed from the stomach of a mentally unstable woman at a government hospital in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Wednesday, a doctor said. Ninety coins in the denomination of Rs 5 and Rs 10 and ornaments like chains, nose rings, earrings, bangles, anklets, wrist bands and watches were found from the stomach of the 26-year-old, said

Giridih, Jul 23: Three persons, including two women, were allegedly forced to consume human excreta in Jharkhand's Giridih town last week on the suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said on Tuesday. Four people have been arrested in connection with the incident at Jhanjhri Mohalla area last Tuesday. The arrests came after a video of the incident went viral on social media on Monday. The

Aurangabad, Jul 22: Two men were allegedly forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra by some unidentified persons, triggering tension in the area, police said Monday. This is the second such incident in the city in the last few days. Security has been stepped up in the city following the incident, a police official said. Shaikh Amer, working with food ordering app Zomato