Crime and crash

New Delhi, July 9: A young Russian woman has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by five unidentified men in north Delhi, police said today. The incident came to light when the victim walked into the Majnu ka Tila police post along with her husband and lodged a complaint at around 8:15 AM this morning. She along with her husband was passing through 'Majnu ka Tila' when a group of men waylaid

New Delhi, July 9: A woman who became mentally disabled after a signboard at the Rohini district court fell on her head has been awarded a compensation of Rs 19 lakh by the Delhi High Court, which brushed aside claims of the defendants that the incident was an "act of God". The victim, Harinder Kaur, was in the court premises pursuing a dispute against her estranged husband when the 'District

Kolkata, July 9: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has demanded an explanation and sought a report over the Class 5 girl made to drink urine in West Bengal. The shocking incident of corporal punishment came from the university founded by Rabindranath Tagore, Visva-Bharati's Patha Bhavan. The class 5 student was allegedly forced to drink her own urine because she wet her bed

New Delhi, July 9: A 23-year-old Delhi Police constable was stabbed to death allegedly by his minor girlfriend after they had a spat at the victim's rented house in Kondli, east Delhi, on Sunday afternoon, police said. The girl, whose age would be medically determined by a team of doctors, had come to visit the constable, Anil, who lived alone at the first-floor residence. Police sources said that

Sutia (North 24-Parganas), July 8: It was a rainy, September night. The sun had just set and the people of Sutia had gone into their homes. Fourteen-year-old Suparna (name changed to protect her identity) sat chatting to her mother as she prepared dinner. Suddenly, a gang of armed men barged into their house. They leered at Suparna and went straight for her. "I cannot count how many of them forced

Chennai, July 8: Call them killjoys or spoilsport, police teams are at work in the city with the sole instruction to shame couples cozying up on beaches, parks and such public places. The teams, comprising about six policemen led by an inspector in each of the 12 police districts in Chennai, have so far 'netted' 500 couples. While most couples are students and young people, also found to be

Patna, July 8: A 14-year-old girl, Reena (name changed), was raped by a mason, Ajit Kumar (22), at Sheikhpura under Ramkrishna Nagar police station in Patna late on Friday night. Ramkrishna Nagar police station SHO Raghav Dayal said Ajit, a native of village Rauniya under Naubatpur police station in Patna district, was staying in a rented house at Sheikhpura with his brother-in-law for the last

Mumbai, July 7: Mumbai Police's social service branch, which is headed by hockey stick-wielding cop Vasant Dhoble, raided a bar in suburban Mumbai on Friday night. The raid was conducted on Sangam Bar in Malad and the police say 14 bar girls were rescued and 28 customers and three employees of the bar were arrested. They have been booked under various sections of the Prevention of Immoral

Bangalore, July 7: Three labourers who were on their way to work on a motorbike were crushed under the wheels of a college bus near Devanahalli Friday morning. The accident occurred when Kantharaju (22), Gangaraju (35) and Naveen (23), all residents of Kurubarakunte, were proceeding towards Doddaballapur. Kantharaju was riding the two-wheeler. According to police, the bike suddently entered the

Bangalore, July 6: A 28-year-old man jumped to death from the Visvesvaraya Towers, which houses several government offices, on Ambedkar Veedhi on Thursday noon. The dead has been identified as Narasimha, 28, a resident of Kalidasa Layout, Srinagar. The identity card found in the trouser pocket helped identify the body. His family members learnt about the suicide through electronic media in the