Crime and crash

New Delhi, Nov 23: Two medical students were killed after they fell off the newly-constructed Signature Bridge here after their sports bike rammed into a divider on Friday morning, police said. The deceased have been identified as Satya Vijay Shankaran (23) and Chandra Shekhar, they added. Shankaran, who hailed from Ranchi, was interning with the Hindu Rao Hospital and Shekhar, a resident of

Mysuru, Nov 23: Police have arrested two chain snatchers and seized from them eight stolen chains weighing 332 grams, worth about Rs 10.60 lakhs at a park in Alanahalli police station limits. Police said on Friday that the arrested were identified as Mohammed Sadu (21) and Mohammed Muyeez (24). During interrogation, the arrested have confessed to snatching chains at different parts of the city

Muzaffarnagar, Nov 23: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly strangulated to death by her husband following a dispute over dowry, police said Friday. Sonali was married to Ajit (22) for three years and was allegedly being harassed for not bringing enough dowry by her in-laws, the victim's father claimed in the police complaint. The body was found hanging from the ceiling of her house in Behda Sadat

Bengaluru, Nov 22: Two rowdy sheeters were killed in a clash between two criminal groups in Konankunte area in the city on Wednesday night. Police said on Thursay that the dead were identified as Murugan (34) and Palani (33). They were returning home from a bar in an inebriated condition and some criminals belonging 'BTS' Manja's gang, who were waiting for them to settle scores of a old rivalry

In a shocking incident, a first year engineering student of a private college at Othakalamandapam in Coimbatore was stabbed to death in a clash between two groups of students in the hostel premises on Wednesday, November 21. The deceased has been identified as Ashraf Mohammad (18) from Anna Nagar near Kulithalai in Tiruchi, a first year civil engineering student at Hindustan Institute of

New Delhi, Nov 22: A jobless 20-year-old man has confessed to raping and killing at least nine girls aged between three and seven in Delhi, the capital, and three other cities over the past two years, police said on Wednesday. The case spotlights the number of young children who go missing every year in the country and raises the question of whether the police have sufficient resources to

New Delhi, Nov 21: A television journalist caught a man red-handed while he was masturbating in a crowded bus in south Delhi. She beat him up with slippers and restrained him in the bus until the police reached to arrest him. The incident happened on Tuesday night when the 26-year-old was travelling from Kapasheda to Vasant Kunj in a bus after finishing her work. She said the man stood in front of

Mumbai, Nov 18: A Sub Inspector with Navi Mumbai police’s Crime Branch was on Saturday booked for allegedly raping a woman constable, an official said. The complainant, who approached CBD police station Saturday, has alleged that sub inspector Amit Shelar had raped her in March last year after spiking her cold drink, the official said. The 31-year-old complainant has also told police that the

New Delhi, Nov 17: Fashion Designer Mala Lakhani wound up a long conversation with her sister, saying she would call back after watching "Bigg Boss" but that was never to be. About an hour later, she was killed, allegedly by her own tailor who she had helped get out of jail, her sister Aarti Sharma said on Friday. It was 'Meenu', as Mala was known in her family, who helped get Rahul out of jail

Bengaluru, Nov 15: Police have nabbed three drug peddlers, including two hailed from Karnul District of Andhra Pradesh, and seized from them 12 Kg ganja. Police said on Thursday that the arrested were identified as 23 year-old Vishnuvardhan, native of Masalamadu Village, Karnool District, AP, twenty two year-old Rajesh, native of Bopanatapuram village, Karnool District, AP and a localite 24 year