Crime and crash

Lucknow, May 18: A teenaged girl studying in class VI of an Unnao school was allegedly raped by her class teacher who later tried to terminate her pregnancy with the help of the school cook. However, as her condition deteriorated, the girl's parents rushed her to the Queen Mary's Hospital (QMH) in the city in a critical condition. The government has ordered an inquiry into the incident and would

Srinagar, May 17: Another baby died today at the state-run GB Pant Hospital in Srinagar, taking the number of infant deaths in the state in the last two weeks to 36. According to Medical Education Minister RS Chib, a total of 358 children have died at the hospital since January 1 this year. There were protests in Srinagar over the alarming number of infant deaths after which the state government

Lucknow, May 17: In yet another evidence of the rampant criminalisation of Uttar Pradesh and their brazen functioning, suspected criminals ran a truck over a police sub-inspector in Deoria district, killing him and critically injuring a police constable, police said. The incident took place late on Wednesday night when a small police team was checking vehicles near the Phulwaria Chauraha in Deoria

Bangalore, May 17: African nationals are repeatedly landing in police custody on drug peddling and cyber fraud charges over the past three years . This has forced city police to think of seeking the external affairs ministry's help to get the habitual offenders deported . Police have booked a Nigerian under the Goonda Act for committing offences repeatedly , incarcerating him for at least one year

Palanpur, May 17: The body of a three-year-old girl was found lying in the fields in Falu village, some 15 km from Vijapur in Mehsana district early on Wednesday morning. The girl went missing since on Tuesday after had gone to a nearby shop with her grandparents to have soft drinks, said in-charge police sub-inspector of Vijapur MM Parmar. Post-mortem reports revealed that that the girl was

New Delhi, May 17: A picture posted on Facebook led to such bitterness among two Class X students of a well-known private school in central Delhi that one of them stabbed the other with a paper cutter in school on Wednesday morning. The victim suffered six stab wounds, with the cutter slashing through his veins. He was rushed to the Ganga Ram Hospital in Rajender Nagar where an operation was

Washington, May 16: The Mumbai attack perpetrated by Pakistan–based LeT was an example of how terror outfits use latest available IT tools for their decisive motives, a top US commander has said, highlighting the role of cyber space in such events. "All the mission planning (for Mumbai terrorist attack) was done via Google Earth. There was no investment in technology of (intelligence, surveillance

London, May 16: A 56-year-old man has been jailed for keeping his son's 22-year-old Pakistani bride as a sex slave, a court heard. The "depraved" man stripped the bride of her jewellery and passport after she came to Britain following an arranged marriage, the Daily Mail reported. "He made her swear on the Quran that she would keep the abuse a secret and promised to heap shame on her by forcing

New Delhi, May 16: Three men were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly murdering the woman whose body was found inside LNJP Hospital twenty days ago. Police said the accused had gang-raped the woman twice before murdering her. The accused have been identified as Salman alias Chimman (24) who works at a printing press, Arif (26) a butcher and Mohamed Yahiya (26) who works at a grocery store, said

Bangalore, May 15: Armed men took away Rs 1.91 crore in cash from a car carrying it for replenishing an ATM at RT Nagar here on Monday morning. Three persons sustained minor injuries in the event. The high drama unfurled in filmy style near the BDA complex, barely 500 metres away from RT Nagar police station. The money belonging to Corporation Bank was being transported in a private cab and not in