Crime and crash

Karwar, April 25: An army man along with his brother allegedly manhandled a sub-inspector of police at Haliyal on Monday. According to the complaint filed by SI THimmappa Naik, he had tried to stop a car that was being driven recklessly on Monday. While he did so, Manjunath Arjun Suryavamshi (30), army personnel, and his bother Ganapati Suryavamshi abused Mr. Naik. The brothers were sent for a

Kasargod, April 25: A 34-year-old youth suffering from diseases attributed to endosulfan spraying in the Plantation Corporation of Kerala's cashew estates in the district died after prolonged treatment. Dinesh died on Tuesday at his Nullippadi residence near here. Enlisted on the official list of endosulfan victims, Dinesh had been suffering from physical deformities from birth. He had been

Mumbai, April 25: Two youth were arrested for driving their friend to suicide after they allegedly blackmailed him over a supposed MMS clip with his girlfriend in Mumbai last week. The two - Vicky Sakpal (22) and Kiran Gavte (21) - were earlier questioned on the basis of a suicide note found in the deceased's pocket. Another accused, Ganesh Somani, is on the run. The family of the deceased -

Mangalore, Apr 24: Four members of a family sustained severe injuries in a head on collision between a city bus and a Maruti Omni in Nantoor junction here on Tuesday evening. The injured have been identified as Lucy D'Souza, Prameela D'Souza, Roshan D'Souza and Paschal D'Souza, all residents of Katipalla. They have been admitted to a private hospital in the city. The accident occurred when they

Mangalore, April 24: A girl, who recently wrote SSLC examination in the city, has been missing since last Saturday. 17-year-old Neha, who left her house in Katipalla village in Mangalore taluk on Saturday afternoon and did not return home. Police said the girl was not sure of the outcome of her performance in the SSLC examination and left the house. A case of girl missing has been registered in

Nagpur, April 24: Disheartened by a failed love affair, police constable Nilesh Gupta (26) posted at Headquarters hanged himself at his Dharampeth police quarters on Monday morning. The notes in his personal diary led the cops to the conclusion that Gupta took the extreme step after his girlfriend refused to marry him and started an affair with another man. Expressing his love, Gupta wrote, "I am

New Delhi, April 24: A minor boy went on a stabbing spree for being 'humiliated' over Rs 50 he had borrowed from a neighbour, killing her and two other women with a pair of scissors in north Delhi on Sunday night. The 15-year-old was angry with his neighbour, Vineeta, 30, for telling his widowed mother that he had borrowed the money from her. The boy found her alone in her Jahangirpuri house on

Gulbarga, April 23: Four members of a family were killed on the spot and six others seriously injured when the SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary lorry near Mudbol, about 100 km away from here early today. The victims were on their way to Gulbarga from Raichur, police said. The injured have been hospitalised.

Hyderabad, April 23: A software professional working with Deloitte was murdered allegedly by hisbrother-in-law on Sunday. The victim was identified as 30-year-old Nandiraj Sri Sri of Sainathapuram, Neredmet. At around 5.30 pm, Nandiraj was returning home when his bike was hit by another two-wheeler at Neredmet. Both Nandiraj and the other rider fell on the road but after getting up, the other

Karwar, April 23: A 24-year-old youth was found murdered at the Magawada bridge in Haliyal taluk on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Narayan Sonappa Naik (24) of Arlawada village. The police said that he was strangled to death. One person has been arrested. However, the exact reason for the murder was not known yet. The Haliyal police are investigating the case.