Crime and crash

Kollam, June 5: The Kollam police claimed to have busted a human trafficking racket on Sunday night with the arrest of two groups of Sri Lankan Tamils, one from a fishing boat off the coast and the other from Mukkad area of Kavanad in the city. Those taken into custody comprise 107 men, 19 women and 25 children. They told the police that Australia was their destination and they had paid Rs. 50,000

New Delhi, June 5: In a scene straight out of a movie, two private guards - one of them an ex-armyman - on duty outside a jewellery showroom engaged in a gunbattle with five men who were trying to steal an SUV used to transport gold ornaments and diamonds from the showroom. One of the five men was killed during the battle. According to the police, the two guards - Kishan and Lalit Kumar -

Bangalore, June 5: According to information made available by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), 99 girls were reported missing in 2008. The figure dipped to 41 the next year, but jumped to 130 in 2010. Data for 2011 and the current year is under compilation. Over the three years, 79 boys too disappeared The MHA has acknowledged that organised gangs may have become victims of trafficking

Islamabad, Jun 4: Four women condemned to death by a tribal jirga or council for dancing and singing with men at a wedding in northern Pakistan have been killed, TV news channels reported on Sunday However, senior officials refuted the news reports and described them as baseless. Interior Minister Rehman Malik ordered a judicial inquiry into the reported killing of the four women as punishment for

Mumbai, June 4: A 45-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his elder daughter for the past three years in Mumbai's suburban Dahisar area on Saturday. The victim, who had to undergo abortion, alleged that her father threatened to kill her if she revealed the incident to anyone. Police said, around three days ago the victim told about the incident to a child welfare activist, who then

New Delhi, June 4: A 26-year-old woman has approached a Delhi court with a plea to annul her marriage, saying her husband is "psychologically impotent" and despite being married for several months, they have had no sexual relations. Citing the inability of her husband to consummate the marriage as a ground for "mental cruelty", the woman said she was ready to undergo medical examination anywhere

Lucknow, June 3: A man in Uttar Pradesh killed his two minor daughters as he was upset over his wife not giving birth to a son, police said on Saturday. Anil, a resident of Asandra region, killed four-year-old Muskaan and two-year-old Khushi on Friday and dumped their bodies in a river in Barabanki district, 29 km from the state capital. He is absconding. The bodies were discovered by villagers on

Washington, June 3: A 21-year-old student from Kenya was held without bail in the US state of Maryland on Saturday after allegedly killing and eating parts of his housemate, CNN television reported. Alexander Kinyua was arrested after being charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree assault in the alleged cannibalism case. Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane said that

New Delhi, June 3: Malik Sarsa Khan and his wife Syeda were heartbroken when their three-year-old daughter Samreen Fatima was diagnosed with liver cancer. The Khans had lost five children before. And Samreen was born seven years after the death of their last child. Residents of Pakistan, the couple prayed for some miracle to happen. A driver by profession, Khan did not have the means for her

New Delhi, June 3: The heat wave sweeping north India continued unabated today claiming 4 lives, even as parts of Uttar Pradesh and the national capital got light showers. Three persons died due to heatstroke in Haryana's Ambala district, while a 38-year-old man succumbed to the scorching sun in Muzafarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. Delhi continued to remain in the grip of the heat wave with the maximum