Crime and crash

Ahmedabad, Nov 26: A 21-year-old man in tribal-dominated Central Gujarat’s Chhota Udepur district committed suicide after his family was fined Rs 1.7 lakh in penalty for falling in love with a girl. Reports said Santosh Bhulabhai Rathwa from Khajuria village fell in love with a girl from the same village and eloped with her when her family objected to their relationship. The girl’s family

Mumbai, Nov 25: In a shocking incident, a 10-month-old girl was allegedly beaten up and kicked at a creche in Navi Mumbai by a caretaker, who along with the day care centre owner has been arrested, police said today. Taking cognisance of the matter after a video of the incident went viral, Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde said they have decided on compulsory

Bengaluru, Nov 25: A 26-year-old techie from Hyderabad, who allegedly tried to blackmail a Bengaluru woman into marriage by using her morphed pictures, has been arrested. He also pretended to be an intelligence officer to access her email credentials, saying her account had been hacked. When Bengaluru police reached Hyderabad to arrest him, Borinchi Raju, claimed he was an Intelligence Bureau (IB)

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 24: The CBI on Tuesday was reported to have detained for questioning several top CPI(M) functionaries in Kollam district in connection with the murder of INTUC leader Nediyara Ramabhadran in April 2010. Initial reports indicated that the suspects included Maxon, a member of the CPI(M) Kollam district committee and who is on the personal staff of J. Mercykutty Amma, Minister

Thane, Nov 23: A 35-year-old woman was arrested here for allegedly beating her 3-year-old son to death, police said today. Bharthi Baburao Shinde was arrested yesterday for allegedly assaulting her son, whom she looked as a hurdle in establishing a relationship with another man, Vishal Kumar, they said.The incident took place on November 21 at the residence of the accused, where the woman along

Pukhrayan (UP), Nov 21: The death toll mounted to 143 in Indore-Patna Express derailment here in Kanpur rural area, as rescue workers wrapped up their operation this morning after efforts continued overnight to pull out the trapped passengers from the mangled bogies. All the 14 derailed coaches of the Patna-bound train 19321 have been removed from the tracks. "142 bodies have been found so far

Tripoli, Nov 21: At least 16 people died and 50 were wounded in Libya in four days of clashes between rival factions in the southern city of Sabha, a health official said on Sunday. According to residents and local reports, the latest bout of violence erupted between two tribes after an incident in which a monkey that belonged to a shopkeeper from the Gaddadfa tribe attacked a group of schoolgirls

Nov 20: "Gossip Girl" actress Lisa Lynn Masters, who was battling depression, was reportedly found dead inside her hotel room closet in Peru. She was 52. According to Peru21 newspaper, she was found deceased inside of her Nuevo Mundo hotel room in Lima earlier this week, reports eonline.com. A spokesperson for Masters -- known for featuring in TV shows like "Ugly Betty", "Law & Order: Special

New Delhi, Nov 20: The presumption of culpability against an accused in a dowry death case under the Evidence Act would be "activated" only when there is a proof that a deceased woman had been subjected to cruelty for demand of dowry, the Supreme Court has ruled. The provision to secure convictions in dowry death cases was inserted in the Evidence Act, which provides that instead of presumption of

New Delhi, Nov 20: A 32-year-old woman was raped in a moving train near Shahdara by three men who allegedly entered the ladies coach with the intention to rob the passengers, said the police. The incident took place on Thursday in Jan Nayak Express when it was on its way to Old Delhi railway station after being diverted from its usual route. The victim was alone in the coach when the three accused