Crime and crash

Santabommali (Srikakulam), July 30: A 20-year old girl, who came to Bhavanapadu beach in Santabommali mandal with her 22-year-old boyfriend, was stripped and molested by two youths. The accused were taken into custody by the Naupada police on Sunday morning. The victims, believed to be engineering students, came to the beach, 80 km from Srikakulam, on Saturday to spend some time together. The

Nagpur, July 29: After being raped by three men in December last year and sold thrice in a span of three months earlier this year, 26-year-old Sangeeta (name changed), who is now six months pregnant, had given up all hopes of returning to normal life. However, Rajaram, her second buyer, who had paid Rs 2 lakhs, turned out to be a Good Samaritan as he brought her back to Nagpur from Ujjain, where

New Delhi, July 29: A teacher at a private school in Bangalore has been accused of sexually abusing several of his female students. The Hindi teacher who began teaching just a month ago, is accused of passing lewd remarks at class IX students and physically abusing them. The victims allege he threatened to fail them in their exams if they revealed his conduct. The incident came to light after two

Koraput/Bhubaneshwar, July 27: A minor girl got her father arrested for trying to marry her off in Nabarangpur district. He is Phagunu Panaka of Kohorakat, a village 70 km from Nabarangpur. The groom's father, Khagapati Das and two others, Kamdev Panka and Baidyanath Panaka, were also nabbed on Wednesday. The 16-year old girl had lodged a complaint against her parents and few members of her

Patna, July 27: The anger is now showing on the streets of Patna. Women, men, students - all are raising their voice against the crime that has shaken the state. Two out of the five accused in the Patna gangrape and MMS case are still at large and people are out on the street, mounting pressure on the government to ensure swift action. Of the three arrested, one is from Shimla, one from Delhi and

Bangalore, July 25: BML Krishnappa, Leader of Opposition in Bangalore Rural Zilla Panchayat, was murdered by nearly 20 unidentified men who waylaid his car at Dasanapura near Nelamangala as he was returning home on Wednesday night. One of the assailants was also killed when the politician’s police guard opened fire. Krishnappa, a JD(S) leader, had left Seshadripuram and was returning home when his

Tambaram, July 26: A 6-year-old girl was run over by the rear wheels of her schoolbus, after she slipped through a hole on the floor of the vehicle, at Mudichur near Tambaram on Wednesday. Angry residents and other motorists set upon the bus and set it on fire, demanding strong action against those responsible for the accident. Gaping hole S.Sruthi, a class II student of Zion Matriculation Higher

Mysore, July 25: A 19-year-old girl was pushed out of a train in Karnataka by four men who tried to molest her. She has been hospitalised and is being treated for injuries to her head and backbone. Her attackers have been arrested. The police say the victim was pushed out of the Yeshwantpur-Mysore Express train near Maddur, about 63 km from Mysore on Tuesday. She fell 25 feet and landed on a dry

Varanasi/Guwahati, July 23: Amar Jyoti Kalita, prime accused in the Guwahati molestation case who was evading arrest for a fortnight, was on Monday arrested from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Amar Jyoti Kalita was arrested by local police from Lanka area of Varanasi, IG, Law and Order (Varanasi) B P Singh said. With today's arrest, 14 of the seventeen identified in the incident on the Guwahati

Aligarh, July 21: A seven-year-old girl, who is caught in a bitter custody battle between her parents, faced the most insensitive treatment from the Aligarh police. Armed policemen in uniforms from three police stations stormed into her father's house at 11 in the night on Thursday and forcibly took her to the women's police station. The girl was reduced to tears and tried to resist the cops