Crime and crash

Mumbai, Jul 6: Tata Finance's dismissed managing director Dilip Pandse allegedly committed suicide at his office here today, police said. The body of Pendse (61), who was fired by the Tatas in 2001 after his name cropped up in some illegal transactions, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his private office on the first floor of Royal Grace Building in Dadar East this afternoon. The body was

London, Jul 5: A 67-year-old Sikh postmaster in the UK was stabbed in the neck and head and his turban ripped off by a robber during a violent knife attack. Tarsem Thethywas left with stab wounds as a result of the incident, and his wife Kulwant said he is "not the same person" since the attack at the Post Office in Erdington, Birmingham. The incident took place in March but the shocking CCTV

Udhagamandalam, Jul 4: In yet another death of a person connected with late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s Kodanadu estate, one of its accountants was found hanging in his house on Monday, police said. Twenty-eight-year-old Dinesh Kumar was found hanging from the ceiling at his house in Kothagiri under mysterious circumstances, they said. The death comes more than two months after one of the

Lucknow, Jul 2: A gang-rape and acid attack survivor has once again been attacked with acid in Aliganj locality here, police said on Sunday. This is the fifth attack on the woman. The latest incident took place on Saturday night near a hostel where she resides. She was rushed to a hospital where her condition was stated to be stable. She has sustained burn injuries on her face and neck, police

Bengaluru, Jul 1: People have always sought fame, be it through hard work, trying to bring about change in society or doing stunts. These days, however, YouTube has seemingly made becoming famous much easier, at least if you're willing to risk a limb or two, considering the rising saturation of channels across categories. However, for one young couple, a stunt made for getting more followers ended

Belagavi, Jun 30: At least five persons were killed on the spot and two others suffered serious injuries after a speeding MUV they were travelling in, hit the road divider and turned turtle near Vantmuri village on Pune-Bengaluru national highway late on Thursday night. According to the police, four of them died on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital. Two injured

Agra, Jun 28: Three days before he was set to retire, an assistant sub-inspector posted at Manth chowki of Mathura at the Agra-Delhi Yamuna Expressway was arrested on Tuesday for raping his 35-year-old married daughter. According to his colleagues, it was difficult for them to believe that the 58-year-old who was looking forward to be with his grown-up sons and grandchildren in superannuation

Bhind (MP), Jun 27: In a tragic incident, an eight-year-old boy who was playing with his father’s licensed pistol, shot dead his 10-year-old sister in the Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, police said. The incident occurred when the boy and his sister were playing on a bed in their house in Dharmpuri area under Kotwali Police Station limits, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP)

New Delhi, Jun 24: Delhi Police have arrested a 40- year-old man for allegedly cheating more than 2,000 people from all over India of crores on the pretext of providing luxurious holiday tour packages in five-star hotels. The accused, Raman Kapoor, is wanted in several cases of cheating in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. He was arrested on the intervening night of June 19 and 20 outside Kalinga

New Delhi, Jun 23: A 22-year-old woman allegedly chopped off genitals of her 35-year-old boyfriend after he refused to marry her and have physical relationship with her in outer Delhi’s Mangolpuri on Wednesday night. The woman has been absconding along with her family members since the crime. The victim was admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital where he was stated to be out of danger