Crime and crash

Vadodara, March 5: A 17 year-old boy has been arrested on charges of killing his father Shanti Shana Rathwa in Dhoriavi village of Pavijetour taluka in the district, police said. Talking to PTI over phone today, police said "Sunil Rathwa allegedly axed his father to death after a dispute between the deceased and his uncle Mahindra Rathwa." In his complaint with the police, Mahindra Rathwa said

Chennai, March 4: A domestic fight between a man and his wife ended in tragedy at Manali New Town on Friday when he threw a grinding stone at the woman, killing her. He later committed suicide. Police said Ramamurthy, a car driver, was married to Bhuvaneswari, 32, and the couple had two sons Saju, 9, and Kishore, 3. Ramamurthy had taken a loan of Rs 40,000 to buy a car. He attached it to a travel

Puducherry, March 4: Two children died recently at a Puducherry hospital after they brushed their teeth using rat poison, mistaking it for toothpaste. The children were admitted to Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) in a serious condition in February and died without responding to medication. Dr B Vishnu Bhat, head of department of paediatrics at JIPMER

Bhopal, March 4: The CBI questioned controversial BJP MLA Dhruv Narayan Singh in connection with RTI activist Shehla Masood's murder on Saturday. The questioning that started at noon continued till late in the evening. Singh was questioned over the soured love triangle involving him, Shehla and alleged key conspirator Zaheda Parvez, which the CBI suspects led to Shehla's murder. CBI sources said

Bangalore, March 2: In a late-night operation, responding to a call from a brave child to the child helpline, teams from Child Rights Commission, the Child Welfare Committee, Child Helpline and the City police raided a City orphanage –Church of Christ – Home for the Orphans & Widows – in Chalghatta on Wednesday, rescued 41 children and seized the faculty. The traumatised children – 22 girls and 19

Bangalore, March 2: Convict pushed victim off a cliff on the pretext of taking pictures with him The High Court on Thursday confirmed the life sentence of a person who had killed his friend by pushing him off a cliff on the pretext of taking his pictures. In an incident believed to be inspired by Kannada film ‘Amruthavarshini,’ the accused, Junaid, had murdered Ashwak Ahmed on the pretext of

Bangalore, March 2: The birthday celebrations of a fifth standard student, Aniketan, went awry on Thursday as 30 of his classmates complained of uneasiness after eating chocolates distributed by him at the Vinayaka Vidyasamsthe at the Banappa Park premises here. The students were immediately rushed to the Vani Vilas Hospital. Doctors treating them said they were out of danger. It was a suspected

New Delhi, March 1: A senior citizen died after he was allegedly pushed and kicked by two constables at the Dhaula Kuan police post in south Delhi on Tuesday night. The 66-year-old retired accountant suffered a heart attack and collapsed trying to save his son from being beaten up by the cops. The victim, Anil Kumar Arora, was taken to Safdarjung Hospital after senior officers intervened but was

Koppal, March 1: An incident of a boy being chained by the authorities of a madrasa, allegedly at the behest of his parents, has been reported in the city. On Wednesday, he was lodged in the juvenile home by Unicef officials after he had escaped from the madrasa on Tuesday. A case has been registered at the city police station against the security guard of the madrasa at Mittikeri. Sahil Chandsab

Kolkata, March 1: Already facing flak for the controversial statements on the rising incidents of rape in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee landed into fresh trouble when her nephew slapped a traffic sub-inspector for ‘daring to stop him’. The incident happened at around 11 am on Wednesday, when Subir Ghosh, a sub-inspector on-duty at Khidderpore in South Kolkata stopped a private car No