Crime and crash

Hyderabad, Nov 4: In a bizarre case of sexual assault, two minor identical twin girls were raped for months by their neighbours with support from girls' mother. The assaults in Mailardevpallyon the southern fringes of the city has sent shock waves through the locality after police said that Jaffar, 40, and his minor son allegedly raped the two sisters with support from the twins' mother over the

Vadodara, Nov 3: Four workers were killed and 13 sustained injuries in a gas leakage at the TDI unit of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) in Dahej in neighbouring Bharuch district, police said today. Four workers were killed and as many as 13 others were injured due to leakage of phosgene gas at the TDI unit last night, Bharuch Superintendent of Police, Sandeep Singh said

Kochi, Nov 2: At least 10 people have been injured on Wednesday in an explosion in Hindustan Insecticides Limited in Ernakulam district, Kerala, according to reports. Injured people have been rushed to the hospital. What exactly caused the blast is not yet known. Yesterday an explosion on the civil court premises in Malappuram town had damaged three cars and triggered panic.

New Delhi, Nov 2: massive fire broke out in a building at Mohan Park area of northeast Delhi's Shahdara today. Three persons were killed in the fire and at least 14 others were injured. A call was received at 5:06 am about fire breaking out in the parking area of a house. The fire spread through the four-storeyed building, said a senior official from Delhi fire services. Five fire tenders were

Mumbai, Nov 1: A 28-year-old woman, who was hunting for an accommodation, was allegedly raped by eight persons in suburban Jogeshwari here, police said. Seven of the accused were arrested today. The incident occurred at Amboli last night when the victim and her husband were searching for an accommodation at Shamnagar slum with the help of a woman. Since, it got late in the night, the couple chose

Bengaluru, Nov 1: A realtor-cum-financier was shot dead by two unidentified assailants near his residence in Sanjaynagar in Bengaluru on Sunday night. Paruchuri Surendra Kumar (51) was the founder of the Paruchuri Global Foundation, Global Security Services and Galaxy Capital Investments Pvt Ltd. Financial reasons are believed to be the motive for the murder. According to the police, Kumar, a

Aurangabad, Oct 29: A major fire broke out today in a firecrackers market here, gutting more than 150 stalls and 30 vehicles parked nearby, but no casualty was reported, police officials said. The blaze started at around 11.45 am in the market set up on the occasion of Diwali at Zilla Parishad Ground under Krantipura Police Station in this Central Maharashtra city. Over 150 firecracker stalls went

New Delhi, Oct 29: A 28-year-old man killed his parents-in-laws and injured his wife, minor daughter and brother-in-law in Malviya Nagar area of south Delhi this evening in a fit of rage. The accused, identified as Chintu, also sustained severe injuries as he was held and thrashed by neighbours who managed to catch hold of him, said a senior police officer. Chintu allegedly had strained relations

Pune, Oct 28: A 17-year-old girl from Thane was raped by a 21-year-old Pune man she befriended on a social networking website. According to police, the man, who promised to marry her, also forced her to undergo an abortion after she became pregnant. An officer from the Bharati Vidyapeeth police station said that the suspect, a resident of Dhayari, works with a private firm after completing his

Ghaziabad, Oct 27: Upset over her affair with a man from a different caste, a father allegedly cut the throat of his 20-year-old girl with an axe at Loni in Ghaziabad on Wednesday. Police said accused Asha Ram, 45, attacked his daughter, Soniya, at 5am when she was asleep and then threw her down from the first floor terrace to an adjacent bylane. “Asha Ram said that he tried to persuade his