Crime and crash

Jharkhand, MAY 04 : An 18-year-old girl was set ablaze on Friday by a man after she was reportedly raped on Thursday night in Chatra district. The girl is battling for life at a hospital with 98% burns. The accused is on the run. The rape accused, along with his friends, stormed into the house of the girl and assaulted her parents before reportedly setting her on fire, police said. The victim's

New Delhi, May 3: A 26-year-old Group Sales Manager-cum-radio jockey with Radio Mirchi died after she lost control of her over-speeding sedan which fell into a 10-feet deep open drain while she was taking a turn at Sector 85 roundabout in Noida late on Tuesday night. Police said the incident happened when the deceased, identified as Tania Khanna, a resident of Kavi Nagar area of Ghaziabad, was

Chennai: In the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu a 17-year-old student committed suicide and blamed his father’s alcoholism for taking the extreme step. A resident of Tirunelveli and an aspiring doctor who called himself ‘Dinesh MBBS’ was preparing for NEET and decided to end his life as he had to take care of the family because his father was a serious drunkard. In a suicide note, he blamed his

Kolkata, May 2: In a shocking incident of 'moral policing', a young couple travelling on the Kolkata Metro were reportedly harassed and thrashed by some of their co-passengers for "being too close" after they boarded a train late on Monday night. It all began after some elderly co-passengers objected to their "intimacy in public", leading to a heated argument. The young couple was reportedly

Shimla, May 2: An assistant town and country planner was shot dead and a Public Works Department employee injured after a hotel owner allegedly opened fire at them today while they were carrying out a Supreme Court mandated drive to demolish illegal structures in 13 hotels in Solan district. Assistant Town and Country Planner Shailbala was killed on the spot and Gulab Singh severely injured when

New Delhi, May 1: The bone ossification test report of an accused held in connection with the rape of a 10-year-old girl inside a madrasa in Ghaziabad has indicated that he is a major, police said on Tuesday. The report was submitted to juvenile justice board today and the matter has been listed for hearing tomorrow, said a senior police officer. A bone ossification test was carried on the accused

Patna: A shocking video showing a group of eight youth molesting a minor girl in Bihar's Jehanabad area has gone viral and has been doing the rounds on social media since Saturday evening. In the video, the youth were seen molesting, dragging and undressing the victim while lifting her off her feet. The girl is seen pleading with the men and resisting their attacks. Onlookers shot a video of the

Gurgaon, Apr 30: Two men were charred to death inside their car which caught fire after a speeding truck rammed into it at Rajiv Chowk here today, police said. The incident took place around 4.30 AM at the Delhi to Jaipur side of the flyover, they said. One of the deceased has been identified as Manpreet Singh, the driver of the car, the police said. ?As soon as the car, fitted with a CNG kit, was

Sivaganga, Apr 27: Two people were killed and seven others injured during 'Manjavirattu,' a bull-taming sport slightly different from Jallikattu, held as part of a temple festival in the district on Thursday, police said. Two spectators, Sevalkodian and Periyasamy were gored to death by the raging bulls at the event held in Kandramanickam village. The injured were admitted to government hospital

Bengaluru, Apr 27: Investigation has revealed that the threat recieved by Inspector General of Police (Northern Range) Alok Kumar recently was made from an inmate of the Central Prison at Hindalga here. Death sentence convict, Shah Jahan, is said to have made the call to the IGP. A mobile phone and sim card have been seized from him. His body warrant will be sought from the court and investigation