Crime and crash

Jashpur, Feb 16: In a brazen incident, a girl of 19-years-old kidnapped her boyfriend at Kunkuri with the help of four youths on the eve of Valentine's Day. All the four youths and the girl have been arrested by the police on Friday morning. The girl identified as Ajita Uraon belongs to Jharkhand and is working for a computer centre at Kunkuri. Police said that Ajita had conspired to kidnap Pankaj

Dubai, Feb 14: The father of 8-year-old Wadeema, the little girl who was tortured to death by his father and buried in the desert, has been sentenced to death while the father’s girlfriend was given life sentence by the Dubai Court of First Instance. The court announced the verdict today. The verdict is subject to appeal within 15 days at the Court of Appeal. The Emirati father, HS, will be

New Delhi, Jan 28: The sixth accused in the case of December 16 gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedical student here was on Monday declared by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) as a “minor”, which would enable him to walk free by June 4, this year when he attains the age of 18 years. The accused, who was described as the most brutal of the six accused by the Delhi Police in its charge

Mumbai, Jan 28: A Rs 1.8 crore Audi R8 race car caught fire and was virtually reduced to ashes near the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra-Worli Sea Link here on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The recently introduced model of Audi, which also features in the latest Bollywood movie " Race 2", costs around Rs 1.80 crore and is among the premium products of the German car manufacturer available in India

Mumbai, Jan 26: The Powai police on Friday arrested a former television executive producer of a production house for allegedly sexually assaulting a 28-year-old TV serial actress who works under the same banner on December 2. The victim, though, lodged the complaint only on Wednesday - a month and a half after the alleged crime. The actress said she did not lodge the complaint initially fearing

Mumbai, Jan 22: Sanil Sodhi, a 38-year-old small-time actor, was arrested by the Versova police on Monday after a woman complained that he had been harassing her by sending nude photos of himself over the cellphone. Sodhi met the housewife a few months ago at a party. Recently, he started firing the photos to her, which prompted the woman to approach the police on Sunday. The police has learnt

Bangalore, Jan 21: Ten children were injured in an accident when their school bus collided with a car on Pipeline Road in Talaghattapura police station limits on Monday around 8.30 am. The Veda Vignana Pathashala school bus was hit by a Tata Safari. One of the children, a 13 year old boy sustained head injuries and is said to be recovering in a private hospital, according to police officials. The

Alamel (Bijapur dist), Jan 16: The police arrested two persons for the rape and murder of a minor girl, on Tuesday. The victim who was reported missing on January 9 was found dead in a well on January 11. At first, the police had registered a case of unnatural death. Later, on suspicion, they arrested Praveen Asangihal and Jakappa Walikar. During interrogation, the two admitted to having raped and

Bhagalpur, Jan 14: In a grim reminder of the horrific Delhi rape case, a woman who got down from a Delhi-bound train in Bhagalpur district was allegedly gang-raped, killed and her body hung from a tree in a mango orchard. Police said the 32-year-old victim, who was a passenger of the Brahmaputra Mail that was travelling to the national capital, was dragged to the mango orchard and allegedly gang

Rameswaram, Jan 13: A naval barge that went adrift close to the Pamban Rail Bridge has collided on the century old structure that's vying for UNESCO's heritage status. Initial reports suggest the damage to the rail bridge is minor. Railway PRO Mr Venugopal, based in Madurai told NDTV "the damage seems minor and we are looking into it; hopefully it shouldn't take long to set it right." However its