Crime and crash

Mumbai, June 4: A 45-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his elder daughter for the past three years in Mumbai's suburban Dahisar area on Saturday. The victim, who had to undergo abortion, alleged that her father threatened to kill her if she revealed the incident to anyone. Police said, around three days ago the victim told about the incident to a child welfare activist, who then

New Delhi, June 4: A 26-year-old woman has approached a Delhi court with a plea to annul her marriage, saying her husband is "psychologically impotent" and despite being married for several months, they have had no sexual relations. Citing the inability of her husband to consummate the marriage as a ground for "mental cruelty", the woman said she was ready to undergo medical examination anywhere

Lucknow, June 3: A man in Uttar Pradesh killed his two minor daughters as he was upset over his wife not giving birth to a son, police said on Saturday. Anil, a resident of Asandra region, killed four-year-old Muskaan and two-year-old Khushi on Friday and dumped their bodies in a river in Barabanki district, 29 km from the state capital. He is absconding. The bodies were discovered by villagers on

Washington, June 3: A 21-year-old student from Kenya was held without bail in the US state of Maryland on Saturday after allegedly killing and eating parts of his housemate, CNN television reported. Alexander Kinyua was arrested after being charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree assault in the alleged cannibalism case. Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane said that

New Delhi, June 3: Malik Sarsa Khan and his wife Syeda were heartbroken when their three-year-old daughter Samreen Fatima was diagnosed with liver cancer. The Khans had lost five children before. And Samreen was born seven years after the death of their last child. Residents of Pakistan, the couple prayed for some miracle to happen. A driver by profession, Khan did not have the means for her

New Delhi, June 3: The heat wave sweeping north India continued unabated today claiming 4 lives, even as parts of Uttar Pradesh and the national capital got light showers. Three persons died due to heatstroke in Haryana's Ambala district, while a 38-year-old man succumbed to the scorching sun in Muzafarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. Delhi continued to remain in the grip of the heat wave with the maximum

Mangalore, June 2: A teenaged girl was killed when a wooden log crushed her skull at a construction site at Emmekere on Friday. The deceased was identified as Laxshmi Bayi (16) of Bagalkot. According to a complaint lodged at Mangalore South police station by her mother Shivamma, after writing her SSLC exams, Lakshmi Bayi and her parents migrated to Mangalore. The parents found employment at a

Mangalore, June 2: An elderly person died on the spot after being knocked down by a speeding tipper near Granite Yard at Panambur on Friday. The deceased was identified as Elias Rodriguez (82) of Padu Perara near Bajpe. An eye witness told the police that a speeding tipper from Granite Yard Knocked down the pedestrian. A case was registered against tipper driver Chandran at Panambur Police station

Mangalore, June 2: Sleuths of Excise Department arrested two men and seized 100 litres of illicit spirit from their possession at Kotekar near here on Friday. The accused have been identified as Mohan TK (59) and K Surendran (47) of Kotekar. Acting on a tip-off, a team led by inspectors Chethan Kumar, Keshava Murthy along with sub-inspectors Kushalappa Gowda and Mohan Rao raided a den at Kotekar

Karwar, June 2: A man was charred to death in Ambejoog in Kinnar village in Karwar taluk on Friday evening. The victim was identified as Sudhakar Krishna Kotharkar (45). His wife Sunita and other family members had gone out of house when the incident took place. When he was alone in the house, there was fire accident. He reportedly tried to extinguish the fire. In the process, a heavy bag