CRIME AND CRASH

Melbourne, May 2: A young Indian family, including two children aged five and three, was found dead Tuesday in their home in this Australian city. The bodies of accountant Nilesh Sharma (36), his wife Pritika (32), and children Divesh (5) and Divya (3) were found Tuesday morning in their home in a leafy Melbourne suburb Glen Waverley. "The homicide squad has been notified and are attending with

Hyderabad, May 2: Residents of Ravindranagar in Sitaphalmandi are spending sleepless nights for the past two months, gripped by a fear that a ‘ghost' is frequenting the area during night. While most of them are taking shelter in a nearby temple, three other families have already vacated their houses. At least half a dozen persons reportedly committed suicide by hanging after the rumours of the

Madurai, May 1: A low intensity crude bomb exploded near a Ram temple in Madurai in the wee hours of Tuesday. The bomb was hidden inside a box attached to a cycle that was parked near the gate of the temple at Anna Nagar in the temple city. Since the explosion occurred around 3 am, no one were injured. ``It was a very low intensity bomb made out of chemicals used in fire crackers. The culprits had

Udupi, May 1: Thieves broke into a house at Salmar in Karkala and took away gold ornaments estimated at Rs. 1.45 lakh and Rs. 10,000 in cash. The house belonged to one Srinivasa Acharya According to the police, the theft took place between 7.45 a.m. on April 28 and 6.15 p.m. on April 29. A case has been registered.

Bangalore, May 1: A 20-year-old student died on Sunday night when a cab he was taking a joyride in hit a motorcycle before ramming a hoarding near a marriagehallon Infantry Road. The biker escaped with minor bruises, while the pillion rider suffered grievous injuries. The deceased is Ishaq Sharif, 20, a resident of Lingarajpuram. He was awaiting II PU results . Ishaq was taking a joyridein

Visakhapatnam, April 30: Two women were allegedly gangraped by a computer training institute owner and three of his friends in the late hours of Saturday at knife point. The heinous crime came to light on Sunday night following a complaint by the victims. The victims were raped after allegedly intoxicating them with drugs mixed in cool drinks. The accused allegedly filmed their heinous act through

Mumbai, April 30: As many as 148 people took ill on Saturday night after consuming food at a wedding reception. Many of the people who attended the wedding at Bharat Nagar in Bandra-Kurla Complex, started vomiting and suffered from diarrhoea in the wee hours of Sunday. The patients had to be rushed to Bhabha Hospital in Bandra. The caterer, Yusuf Ahmed Ali, has been arrested. "As many as 148

Bangalore, April 30: A senior citizen was killed when he was knocked down by a speeding SUV carrying Tumkur Rural MLA Suresh Gowda, near Nelamangala Main Road on Sunday. The accident occurred at around 10.30 am, when the victim, Thimma Hanumaiah, 69, was crossing the road. Hanumaiah sustained severe injuries. He was rushed to a nearby hospital on Nelamangala Main Road. Dr Manjappa, the orthopaedic

Lucknow, April 30: In a shocking incident, a teenager has alleged that she was raped at gunpoint by the employee of BSP MP Jugal Kishore in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh. The girl alleges she was gagged and dragged by a man into the house of the MP while returning from a marriage ceremony. "Someone came up behind me. He put a cloth on my mouth and took me to the house of Jugul Kishor. He locked

Lucknow: , April 30: A collision of two buses in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district, about 275 km from here, on Sunday killed as many as 18 people, including women and children, and left over a dozen others injured, according to the police. The toll may go up and several persons, who have been admitted to hospital, were stated to be critical and battling for life. According to police sources here