CRIME AND CRASH

Bangalore, May 12: Three persons died in as many road accidents in the city since Thursday. In the first accident, a 56-year-old man died on the spot after the two-wheeler he was riding rammed the road median on Kasturba Road near the Cubbon Park police station early on Friday morning. Police identified the deceased as Amjad Pasha, owner of a fish stall in Russell Market and resident of

Bangalore, May 12: Heavy rain which lashed several districts in the State has claimed the lives of three persons, cattle and has left a trail of destruction in several villages. Suresh Pujari and his two oxen were killed when they were struck by lightning, while they were ploughing the field at Panegaom village in Gulbarga on Friday. In Udanur village, three oxen were killed when they were struck

Gurgaon, May 11: Police have admitted to delay in action in arresting the driver of the BMW car that killed two, including a pregnant woman, in Gurgaon last Saturday. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Maheshwar Dayal, Deupty Commissioner of Police (East), said "I agree there has been delay in the arrest of the accused in this case, but there are reasons for that." Dismissing allegations of any cover

Jaipur, May 11: A Delhi-based girl who had come to Jaipur to work in an event management company in 2011 was allegedly raped by her boss for months. The man even got her abortion done when she became pregnant. Though the victim Seema Sharma (22) kept quiet for six months as the accused had promised to marry her, but when she felt she was merely being misled, Seema along with her family approached

Cuttack, May 11: In a shocking incident in Odisha, a retired judge, his wife and son were arrested on Wednesday on charges of trying to kill their 23-year-old pregnant domestic help. When the police rescued Mini Pradhan at the Mahanad river barrage in Cuttack, she had a shocking tale to tell before she was whisked off to the ICU with multiple injuries. Mini alleged that she was thrown off the

Rohtak, May 11: Children living at a shelter run by an NGO here were sexually abused, beaten, molested and made to work as labourers on farms and construction sites, a raid by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has uncovered. The girls recounted tales of horror during the raid on Wednesday night at the shelter run by NGO Bharat Vikas Sangh, which won a Haryana state award for

Mangalore, May 10: A toddy dealer was brutally hacked to death by miscreants at Boliyar near Dharmastala on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Shashindran (53), a resident of Boliyar. Sources from Belthangady police said the incident took place at around 9.30 pm when the victim returning home on his two wheeler. Preliminary investigation revealed that he was murdered owing to a personnel

Mangalore, May 10: A labourer died of asphyxiation when mud caved in wile working on the Mastikatte - Sundaribhag Road on Tuesday evening. The victim was identified as Yusuf (19) of Goodina Bali in Bantwal. According to a complaint filed with Ullal police station by Suresh Manna, Yusuf and he were installing a pipe with other workers at Masthikatte when the mud caved in. They were both trapped

Pilakhuwa (Uttar Pradesh), May 10 : The parents of a one and a half month old baby girl have been arrested for trying to bury their child alive in a graveyard. The incident happened in UP's Pilakhuwa town which is located just 100 kilometres from the national capital. The incident came to light on Wednesday, when one if the trustees who was at the burial ground heard a baby cry and figured

London, May 10: London Nine men in northwest England were sentenced to jail terms Wednesday for luring girls as young as 13 years old into sexual encounters using alcohol and drugs — a case that has stirred racial tensions and sparked claims that authorities are failing to protect vulnerable children in state care. Judge Gerald Clifton said the men, aged between 22 and 59 and all of Pakistani or