Crime and crash

Ahmedabad, May 19: Sixteen labourers and three children were killed and six others injured after a truck they were travelling in overturned at Bavaliyari village near Dholera here early today, police said. The accident took place on Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar highway when the cement-laden truck was coming from Pipavav Port in Bhavnagar district, police said. "There were 25 labourers travelling in the

Etah (UP), May 17: A 14 year-old girl was allegedly raped by three youth of her village under Kotwali Dehat police station area here, police said. According to a complaint lodged by victim's father, the girl had gone to relieve herself yesterday morning. When she did not return for long, a search was launched and she was found lying in an unconscious state in an agriculture field, police said. She

Unnao, May 17: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested two sub-inspectors of the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with the death of the father of a minor girl, who was allegedly raped by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. Sub Inspector Ashok Singh Bhadauriya, the then Station Officer, and Sub Inspector Kamta Prasad Singh, both of Makhi Police Station in Unnao district, have

Bengaluru, May 16: A 27-year-old executive with a major IT firm in Electronics City alleged a colleague has been harassing her sexually since December 2016. Acase was filed against software engineer Vijay Kumar, 32, under IPC section 354A (sexual harassment), based on the woman’s complaint. Police said it could be a personal or financial problem between the duo. “We booked a case against Kumar on

Shahjahanpur, May 14: In a span of 24 hours, two minor girls were allegedly raped in separate areas of Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh. In Madnapur village, a ten-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an unidentified person while she was on her way home. As per the victim's relative, she was returning home from her neighbour's place, when the accused, a resident of the same locality, forcefully took

SITAPUR (U.P.), MAY 14: Seventh such attack in May; toll touches 13 in the district in the past six months A pack of ferocious dogs mauled a 12-year-old girl to death in a village here on Sunday, taking the toll in fatal attacks by feral canines in the district to 13 over the past six months, the police said. “Reena died on Sunday after being attacked by a pack of dogs,” Superintendent of Police

New Delhi, May 13: A staffer of budget carrier IndiGo was arrested on Sunday for allegedly making a hoax call regarding a bomb in a Mumbai bound flight at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI). The 23-year-old accused, Kartik Madhav Bhat made a call from the unidentified number on May 2 at Indigo Airlines Office regarding the presence of a bomb in Mumbai-bound flight. Following which

Varanasi, May 9: Enraged over a girl's refusal to share her mobile despite his repeated requests, a man allegedly set his minor Dalit neighbour on fire at her house in Fariha village in Azamgarh district, police said today. The incident took place yesterday when Mohammad Shai, also a resident of the same village, went to the victim's house and allegedly pressurised her to give her mobile number to

New Delhi, May 6: A man was arrested by the customs at the Delhi airport for allegedly trying to smuggle in 100 iPhone X handsets, an official said today. The 53-year-old accused was intercepted by the customs after his arrival from Dubai on Friday. "Hundred iPhone X handsets worth a total of Rs 85.61 lakh were seized from his baggage after a thorough search," Additional Commissioner of customs at

Agartala, May 6: A BSF jawan allegedly shot dead three colleagues with his service weapon before committing suicide today at a border outpost at Maguruli in Unakoti district, about 180 km from Agartala, police said. S P (Special branch), Shankar Debnath said the BSF jawan opened fire on three others including a head constable before killing himself. The incident happened at around 1 am. The head