Crime and crash

Mumbai, April 8: One person was killed and 18 were injured, three of them critically, when a motorist apparently lost control of his car and drove into a group of people gathered for a function at Samta Nagar in Kandivli (E) on Saturday. Eyewitnesses told cops a local politician was at the wheel but this could not be confirmed till late in the night. The motorist fled the scene, leaving his Tata

Bangalore 8: A 21-year-old youth celebrating his birthday in the company of his friends died in the early hours of Saturday when he fell from the 13th floor of an apartment building in Sanjay Nagar police limits. Adit Nair, a II year BBM student at CMR College, Banaswadi and his friends decided to celebrate his April 8 birthday two days early, as some of them would not be in town on the day. Nair

Mangalore, April 8: One person was killed in a tanker-van collision at Tekalkatte in Udyavar village in Kaup police station limits on Saturday. Van driver Mohammed (45) of Puttur was severely injured in the accident. He was rushed to a private hospital in Udupi, where he died. A case has been registered.

Jaipur, April 7: Six drunk friends beat up a man and gang raped his 35-year-old wife in front of him one by one on the rooftop of a deserted house in Kanota police station area of the city throughout Thursday night. The woman was left in a semi-unconscious state, while her husband who tried to protest was humiliated and severely beaten up by the accused. The police arrested the six men, most of

New Delhi, April 7: A man was arrested for allegedly killing the wife of his younger brother after she resisted his attempt to rape her. The accused hit the victim on the head with a wooden plank, said police. He works as a labour contractor in south Delhi. The accused, Sunder (34), a resident of Fatehpur Beri, had been living alone after his wife left him because of alcoholism. On Tuesday night

Allahabad/Lucknow, April 7: In a horrifying incident, three minor girls, including a mentally challenged, were allegedly raped by a peon in Rajikiya Shishu Grih, an orphanage run by the social welfare department of the state government for children below 10 years of age, in Allahabad. The incident sent shock waves across the state. The Allahabad high court took a suo moto cognizance of the matter

Kolar, April 7: A Second Additional Sessions Court here has sentenced a woman for life imprisonment for the murder of her daughter-in-law and her son for three years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000 each. Judge Veeranna G Tigadi delivered the verdict. The convicts Seetamma and her son Srinivas are residents of Dharmarayanagar in the city. Lakshmi, a resident of Maruti?Layout in

New Delhi, April 6: A young engineer, who was abducted three days ago, was found murdered in west Delhi early this morning, police said. Three of his abductors have been arrested. Johny Gupta (23) was abducted from Keshavpuram Industrial area on April 3. He was found murdered in Nangloi in west Delhi. "The family had claimed that they got a ransom call for Rs one crore," a senior police official

Tumkur, April 6: An alleged serial killer, accused of committing 13 murders, gave policemen the slip on Thursday, while they were escorting her to a court. But she was arrested within one hour. Prema, alias Shantha, 39, a native of Theerthahalli in Shimoga district and resident of RT Nagar, is accused of killing 13 women with her nephew, Raghavendra, and Sundaresh as her accomplices. Prema ran a

Chennai, April 6: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has introduced a new moral code of conduct on campus, prompting protests by students who believe that the authorities are playing spoilsport. The code seeks to put curbs on the annual 'hostel night', when students are allowed to bring in friends and make merry without the prying warden around. Among the rules that the students were notified