Crime and crash

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 11: A man was lynched in Bijopura here by a group villagers on the suspicion of being a thief, police said on Saturday. The incident took place last evening and a case of murder was registered against several people. Two persons were arrested, Station House Officer (SHO), Chapar, Subhash Rathore said. The deceased was identified as Kapil Tyagi. His family along with others

Mumbai, Aug 10: A local court in Maharashtra's Palghar district ordered three persons to clean Virar railway station for three consecutive days for posting a video which showed them taking the "Kiki challenge" on a moving train. The Kiki challenge, started by Canadian rapper Drake, involves jumping out of a moving vehicle and dancing to his song "In My Feelings". The video, shot by Shyam Sharma

New Delhi, Aug 10: A class two student of a New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) school in the upscale Gol Market area was allegedly raped by an electrician inside the institute's premises, police said today. The incident came to light when the girl narrated her ordeal to her parents after returning from school yesterday, a police official said. The accused, identified as Ram Asre (37), has been

Rohtak, Aug 9: An 18-year-old girl and a policeman escorting her were shot dead by three unidentified bike-borne assailants in a suspected case of honour killing in Haryana's Rohtak on Wednesday. The incident took place after the girl, escorted by Sub-Inspector Narender Kumar and a woman police constable, had appeared before the Rohtak court for a hearing in connection with her date of birth at

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 7: An Army jawan's wife was found hanging from the ceiling of their home under mysterious circumstances in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, a police official said on Tuesday. According to SHO Krishan Kumar, Shivani's family has accused her husband and her in-laws of killing her yesterday and then hanging her body to show it as a case of suicide. The incident happened in Manat

Madhya Pradesh, Aug 5: A 35-year-old woman died of suffocation after her husband reportedly stuffed a strong adhesive in her mouth, nose and eyes, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at their residence in Rajput Colony in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday, police said. "The victim, Durga Bai, suffocated to death after her husband Halkeram Kushwaha stuffed a strong adhesive, used for

Chandigarh, Aug 4: A 25-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of being a cattle thief in Palwal district of Haryana, police said today. The unidentified victim was caught by a family living in the fields of Bahrola village after they found him allegedly cutting the nets under which their cattle were kept in a yard, Palwal SP Wasim Akram told PTI over phone. The family suspected

Patna, Aug 3: The son of Janata Dal United (JDU) MLA Bima Bharti was found dead on a railway track here on Friday. The body of the boy, Deepak, was found on the railway track in front of Nalanda Medical College Hospital near Patna's Rajendra Nagar terminal. According to police sources, the deceased went to a friend's place to attend a party when the incident took place. Bima Bharti, the MLA from

Kalaburagi, Aug 3: As many as six labours died on Thursday after a crane collapsed at an under-construction cement factory in Kalaburagi, Karnataka. One more person was injured in the accident. Police have reached the spot and rescue operation is underway. More details are currently awaited. This comes after at least 17 people were injured on July 29 when a tin shed collapsed during a tractor race

Gurugram, Aug 3: Two saffron extremists beat up a Muslim dhaba owner and forcibly shaved off his beard after tying him to a chair at Hari Nagar in Gurugram near the national capital. They also called him a “Pakistani”. Three persons, including the hairdresser, have been arrested in this connection. Jafruddin and his cook Ibrahim had gone to a salon for a haircut on July 31 around 6 p.m. when two