Crime and crash

Mumbai, Oct 17: A Right to Information (RTI) activist was shot dead at his house in Kalina on Saturday night. Bhupendra Vira (72), who was known for taking on illegal constructions in his area, was shot by an assailant on his temple between 9.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. “His wife was present in the house, but was in another room, while he was watching television. We have launched a manhunt for the accused

Bhopal, Oct 16: As many as 13 tigers have died in the past one year due to poisoning and electrocution, besides other reasons in two national parks of Madhya Pradesh. Replying to an RTI query, state forest department said nine tigers have died in Pench national park--known as home to 'Mowgli', a fictional character and protagonist in English writer Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book'--whereas four

Chandauli, Oct 15: Twenty-four people were killed and 60 injured in a stampede at Rajghat bridge on the border of Varanasi and Chandauli where a large number of people had gathered for a religious event this afternoon. The incident took place when thousands of followers of religious leader Jai Gurudev were on their way to Domri village on the banks of the Ganga to take part in the two-day camp

New Delhi, Oct 15: Two Kendriya Vidyalaya students in Muzaffarpur, Bihar have been booked for assaulting a fellow classmate in a suspected case of ragging, Press Trust of India reported. The incident came to light when a video of the assault went viral on social media prompting authorities to take action. The MoS for Human Resources Development Upendra Kushwaha asked authorities to probe the

Bareilly, Oct 15: For a girl who dropped out of school after her class V exams as her father could not afford her education expenses, the teenage girl who gave birth to her rapist's childon Thursday after courts refused her the permission to abort is as brave as she is spunky. Battling stigma, uncertainly and confusion that has come with being an unwed mother so young in a UP village, the girl

Ratlam (MP), Oct 14: At least 13 people were killed and as many others injured when a private bus fell into a large water pit near Namli town here today, police said. Three persons were rescued safely, they said.So far 13 people have been found dead in the ill-fated bus that plunged into the water body, Ratlam's Additional Superintendent of Police Dr Prashant Choube told PTI. The bus was on its

Mumbai, Oct 14: just weeks after a pothole-related death in South Mumbai, in a similar accident, 26-year-old Neha Mirchandani was run over by a truck after she was thrown off a bike when it fell into a pothole. The fatal accident took place near Khemani Chowk around 9.15 am Thursday. Mirchandani was riding pillion with her father 54-year-old Mahesh Mirchandani and was on her way to Guardian Dental

Rohtak, Oct 13: Police on Monday arrested a newlywed woman for allegedly murdering her mother-in-law over not letting her use mobile phone at Premnagar Colony of Bhiwani district last Friday. The police said the accused, Surekha (20), had concocted a story of her mother-in-law Phoolwati’s murder, but confessed to crime on Monday after she was interrogated. Phoolwati’s husband had complained to the

Itarsi, Oct 13: A Dalit rape victim at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Itarsi allegedly tried to immolate herself by pouring kerosene, fearing that an accused in the case, who came out on bail recently may kill her, police said today. The minor girl suffered 40 per cent burn injuries in the incident yesterday and is being treated at a hospital here, they said, adding her condition is stated to be

Mansa, Oct 12: A 20-year-old Dalit youth, who was allegedly involved in illegal liquor trade, was brutally killed and his leg chopped off allegedly by a rival group of liquor smugglers in the district, police said today. A case of murder has been registered against six persons and one of the accused is also a Dalit. Police said both the groups were allegedly involved in illegal liquor trade and