Crime and crash

Muzaffarnagar, Oct 7: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped by three men in Budhana town in this district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Sunday. The incident took place Saturday when the woman, who was waiting for a bus to return to her village, was given a lift by the three accused, who took her to a forest area and raped her, Station House Office (SHO), Budhana, Jai Bhagwan said. On the basis

Mumbai, Oct 7: A 23-year-old model was arrested for allegedly pushing his mother during a fight, leading to her death, police said Saturday. Oshiwara police said that Lakshya Singh was arrested Friday in connection with the death of his mother Sunita Singh, 45. The two, along with the accused's fiancee, stayed in a rented flat in Cross Gate building in Mumbai's Lokhandwala area. The accused was

Banihal/Jammu, Oct 6: At least 15 people were killed and 17 injured on Saturday when a minibus fell into a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near here, a senior police officer said. "Bodies of 15 people were retrieved from the accident site. Of the 17 injured, the condition of 10 were stated to be critical and they have been airlifted to Jammu for specialised treatment," Deputy

Pune, Oct 6: A 40-year-old man, who was returning home after immersing his wife's ashes, was among four people killed when a hoarding in railway station premises fell on vehicles on the adjoining road here Friday, police said. The 40-feet hoarding collapsed on vehicles which had stopped at Shahir Amar Shaikh Chowk traffic light near Pune Railway Station, they said, adding five people were injured

Bengaluru, Oct 5: Police have nabbed two robbers and seized from them 34 mobile phones of different companies worth about Rs 2. 5 lakhs. Police said on Friday that the duo were targeting Mobile selling shops and on September 14 they had robbed 34 Mobile phones from a shop in Hebbal Police Station limits. Hebbal Police have registered a case against arrested Mohammed Dawood and Jakir Hussain and

New Delhi, Oct 5: The Delhi high court on Friday acquitted former TV anchor and producer Suhaib Ilyasi in his wife's murder case. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel allowed the appeal of Ilyasi challenging his conviction and life imprisonment for killing his wife, Anju, 18 years ago. The trial court had on December 20, 2017 sentenced Ilyasi, who had shot into limelight after hosting

Bahraich, Oct 5: Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife over phone over the dowry issue. The man currently lives in Saudi Arabia, police said Thursday. "Chandbabu pronounced triple talaq (divorce) thrice to his wife Noori, 20, over phone on September 10 when her family members did not fulfill his dowry demand," Superintendent of Police Sabharaj

New Delhi, Oct 4: A 32-year-old man was killed while another person injured Wednesday when "some chemical" fell on them while they were riding a motorcycle near east Delhi's Johri Enclave Metro station, officials said. The Delhi Metro authorities said the incident occurred at around 6 pm near the yet-to-be-opened station on its Pink Line following which some of its workers helped them rush to the

Kolkata, Oct 3: A fire broke out in the dispensary of the state-run Medical College and Hospital here Wednesday, fire officials said. Patients were evacuated from the top floor of the building as a precautionary measure, they said. According to reports, around 250 patients were evacuated immediately and moved to safety. No one has been injured in the blaze that broke out at 8 am in the dispensary

Bengaluru, Oct 2: Two drug peddlers, hailing from Kerala were arrested by Central Crime Branch Women and Narcotic Drugs Squad and Rs 4 lakhs worth banned drugs including Ecstasy tablets, Ganja and MDMA were seized from them during a raid last night. Police said that the arrested were identified as Sanoj of Manammapeta, Ambolos village, Thrissur, Kerala State and Balu, native of Valapad, Thrissur