Crime and crash

Jaipur, February 17: Five members of a family, including a child, died while five others have been admitted to a hospital in a critical condition after they consumed spurious tea in Baran on Thursday. What made the tea poisonous is being investigated as police said they are completely relying on the forensic report due to lack of any obvious evidence on the spot. According to the police, the

Beed (Maharashtra), February 17: A 25-year-old woman bit off a man's tongue when he tried to sexually assault her at her house in Javalgaon village in the district, police said today. Anita Pawar, who works as a labourer, was alone at her house in the village on Wednesday when the accused, identified as Dadarao Hare (35), tried to force himself on her, they said. In a bid to save herself from the

Behrampore, February 17: A mother of two hanged herself on Wednesday night after some local youthsmorphed some obscene photos of her and circulated them through MMS. Jesmina Bibi, 28, a resident of Bakdanga in Domkal, could not bear the humiliation and jeering by neighbours and killed herself. Her husband Bablu Sheikh alleged that the youths, helped by a woman neighbour, superimposed Jesmina's

Kasargod, February 16: 43-year-old M Abubakar was arrested by local police when he allegedly tried to pass on seven fake currency notes of Rs.500 denomination at Kumbla, near here. The police took action after an official identified the notes when he went to the Kerala State Electricity Board's Kumbla section office to clear three bills worth Rs.5,682 on Tuesday. The notes were found to be thicker

Hyderabad, February 16: A 27-year-old DCM van driver was bludgeoned to death allegedly by his two sisters following his 'inappropriate' behaviour with them at Meerpet on Monday night. The victim was identified as P Srinivas of Tirumala Hills at Meerpet. He was the only son of his parents, Arjun and Savitramma. Arjun runs a small dairy farm at his home and lives with his wife, son, and two

Kolkata, February 16: A young woman was picked up in a car outside a night club and raped at gunpoint by five men as they drove around the Maidan after midnight on February 5. They shoved a pistol into her mouth and punched and kicked her, saying "Chillaogi to thok denge (We will shoot you if you scream)." She was dumped at Exide crossing about 90 minutes later, torn, bloodied and battered. If

Kasargod, February 15: A motorbike rider was crushed to death in a collision with a truck near Cherkala here on Monday night. After the accident, irate local people set the truck afire, partially damaging it, the police said. Abdul Rahim, 38, a resident of Eruthumkadavu and an activist of the Indian Union Muslim League, was killed in the accident which occurred around 9 p.m. The truck, bearing

New Delhi, February 15: Irked over his love proposal being rejected, a 21-year-old youth along with his brother and associate allegedly abducted a teenaged girl from near her house here and murdered her. Ravi Kumar, his brother Rahul and associate Vinod were arrested yesterday for their involvement in the abduction and murder of the 18-year-old girl, police said here today. The girl, a resident of

Hassan, February 15: A wild elephant trampled a worker to death at a plantation in Halasur of Alur taluk Tuesday morning. The victim, Subbaiah, 62, from Virajpet in Kodagu, was working as ‘writer’ (accountant) in the plantation belonging to Gopal for the past 18 years. At 8.30 am, he was on his way to take attendance of the workers when the elephant emerged out of a bush, tossed him in the air and

Gulbarga, February 15: A?young couple allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a moving train near the railway gate on Savalgi Road on the outskirts of the city Tuesday morning. Yellalinga Honnappa Natikar, 31, an auto driver and resident of Siddhartha Nagar, and his ladylove Bharati Hosamani, 18, a student of the Government PU College and resident of Sharana Sirasagi Maddi, are the dead