Crime and crash

Badaun, Oct 12: A local BJP leader was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun after a woman filed a complaint alleging that he tried to sexually assault her, police said on Monday. Following the woman's complaint, a case was registered against Sahaswan BJP booth president Vipin Mali under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

Hyderabad, Oct 12: A 50-year-old man, who worked as a watchman at an under-construction building in Madhapur of Hyderabad, died after being run over by a speeding Ferrari car on Sunday. The driver of the car, identified as Naveen Kumar has been arrested and Madhapur Police has registered a case against him. The deceased has been identified as Yesu Babu. Police said that on Sunday evening the

Rishikesh, Oct 9: A 37-year-old yoga enthusiast from the US was allegedly raped in Rishikesh several times by a local resident, police said on Thursday. As per the case registered by the victim, Rishikesh resident Abhinav Roy sneaked into her room through her balcony and raped her on October 5, Muni ki Reti police station in-charge RK Saklani said. He had established sexual contact with her by

Hisar, Oct 8: Some unidentified assailants allegedly burnt a businessman to death after looting ₹ 11 lakh cash from him in Haryana's Hisar district, police said on Wednesday. The man was 35. The incident took place in the Hansi area on Tuesday night, they said. Ram Mehar, a resident of Data village on Bhatla-Data road in Hansi, was going home in his car when the robbers intercepted him, police

Lucknow, Oct 6: Amid the nationwide outrage over alleged gang rape and brutal killing of a Scheduled Caste teen, Hathras witnessed yet another horror, when a six-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by a relative of hers, died at a Delhi hospital, on Tuesday. According to the police sources in Lucknow, the girl, a resident of Hathras, had gone to a relative's house in the neighbouring Aligarh

Banda, Oct 6: Banda police arrested a former village head in connection with the death of a 55-year-old woman in celebratory firing in Bansakha area, police said Tuesday. The Dalit woman, Rajabai, was killed and a 16-year-old girl, Sona Devi, was injured on Monday, when the village head and some others started celebratory firing during a function, a police officer said. The girl is undergoing

Prayagraj, Oct 4: The Prayagraj police on Sunday arrested Shyam Prakash Dwivedi, vice president of BJP Yuva Morcha, who was absconding after charges of gang rape by a student. The Kashi Prant or Varanasi unit leader was arrested from near Bakshi Dam. Another accused, Anil Dwivedi, has already been arrested. According to reports, a B.A student had alleged about a fortnight ago that she had been

Bulandshahr, Oct 4: A 16-year-old girl has forwarded a complaint of gang rape to the police on WhatsApp after she was found pregnant. The teen has claimed she was raped multiple times by three men during a course of over one-and-half years. A team led by a woman circle officer was sent to the girl's home where her statement was recorded and an FIR under suitable sections was registered. Three

Bulandshahr, Oct 1: A woman constable in Bulandshahr has accused a police station in-charge of harassing her physically and mentally. The constable alleged that Gulaothi police station in-charge Sachin Malik touched her inappropriately and threatened to kill her if she complained to anybody. The investigation of the case has been given to a committee which will submit its report within a week

Lucknow, Sept 29: A girl from a scheduled caste, who was brutally assaulted after being gang-raped by four youths in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, a few days ago, died at a hospital in Delhi on Tuesday. According to the police sources, all the four accused, who hailed from the native village of the victim, have been arrested. The victim had suffered serious injuries on her neck, face, back and