Crime and crash

Hyderabad, Feb 22: Six people were killed in a major fire that broke out at a small scale industry unit in Attapur of Hyderabad on Wednesday morning. Police said that they notice flames erupting from the spot at around 5 am. The fire broke out at EVON Battery at PVNR Express way Pillar No 253, Upperpally under Rajendernagar police station limits in early morning hours of Wednesday. Four deceased

Chennai, Feb 20: The body of a three-year-old girl, who was reported missing on Saturday, has been found from a dumping yard at Ennore on the city outskirts, police said today. The body was found yesterday with a piece of cloth stuffed inside her mouth, police said, adding two persons have been arrested in the case. Stating that the jewels worn by the girl were missing from her body, police added

New Delhi, Feb 20: Even though registration of crimes against women dipped marginally in 2016, Delhi reported six rapes on an average every day, indicating that much more was needed to be done to bring the numbers further down. In 2017, the numbers have dipped further. Delhi Police registered 140 rape cases in January. Last year, the figure was 147 by January end. Delhi Police officers said that

New Delhi, Feb 20: A man allegedly raped a 24-year-old student from a northeastern state at south Delhi’s popular Deer Park around 2.30am on Sunday when she was returning home with a cousin after dinner at a restaurant in Hauz Khas Village. The woman said in her complaint that the man, who she couldn’t identify, raped her twice at the park adjacent to the Capital’s signature hang-out with 48

Gonikoppa, Feb 20: Forest officials have arrested five people who were poaching wild animals by laying a trap at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve near Gonikoppa. The arrested are Kutta, Basava, Mutha, Kavala and Chubra, all residents of Paldalla Haadi. It is said that they were poaching animals by laying a trap near the periphery of the reserve forest. Assistant Conservator of Forest Satyanarayana said

Mandya, Feb 19: At least 25 schoolchildren packed into an autorickshaw had a narrow escape when the vehicle lost control and fell into a ditch in Mysuru district's KR Pete taluk on Thursday morning. Some of the children suffered minor injuries and were treated as outpatients in the taluk hospital. The chidren were in the age group of 6 to 10. A police officer said the autorickshaw driver lost

Mumbai, Feb 18: The Bombay High Court held that consent given by an intoxicated woman will not be considered valid or an ‘excuse to commit rape’ when judging a relevant case. According to a media report, the court has observed that if a woman says ‘no’ to intercourse even once, it should signify that she is not interested. It also added that consent should be ‘free and unambiguous’ for the

Bagalkot, Feb 18: A man who strangled his wife to death on Tuesday at Chichakhandi village in Mudhol taluk, and later claimed she died of a snake bite, was arrested by Lokapur police on Friday. Chandru Kirabanur, a native of SK Koppa village, married Ratnavva of Chichakhandi eight years ago. Chandru settled down at his wife's house in Chichakhandi. Ratnavva was the eldest of three sisters. While

Punjab, Feb 17: A 25-year-old financier was shot dead in the main market of Longowal, Sangrur in Punjab, on Thursday morning by a group of five gangsters led by Dalvinder Singh, alias Babli Randhawa, who was released on bail from jail recently in a different case. Sources said the financier had lent Rs 5 lakh to Babli and there was dispute between the two over the money. After pumping five bullets

New Delhi, Feb 17: Nine students at a government school in the national capital ended up in the hospital on Thursday, after they consumed a midday meal in which a dead rat was allegedly found. The students from the Government Boys Senior Secondary School in Deoli area were immediately taken to the Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital, after they reported feeling nauseous and acute pain in their stomach