Crime and crash

Bengaluru, Feb 13: The police have registered a case of negligence against the owner of a shop after a 16-year-old boy fell from the second floor of a commercial building onto a high tension wire below. He sustained burns on his hands and multiple fractures. The incident took place on January 21, but the parents lodged a police complaint on Saturday. The victim, Ritvik Wuyyuru, is a class 12

New Delhi, Feb 11: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 35-year-old sanitation worker at a public toilet in west Delhi's Naraina area, police said Monday. The incident took place on February 6 and the Naraina police station were informed regarding the incident on Monday, they added. The victim was taken for a medical examination. A case was registered and the accused has been arrested

Nadia, Feb 10: Two persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Satyajit Biswas in Nadia in West Bengal, police said on Sunday. Biswas, who was elected from Krishnaganj in Nadia district, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at a Saraswati puja on Saturday. Those arrested have been identified as Sujit Mondal and Kartik Mondal. The police have also

Telangana, Feb 9: A man filed a complaint against doctors at NIMS Hospital here for 'leaving' a scissor in his wife's abdomen during surgery. According to the complainant Harshavardhan, his wife Maheshwari Chowdhary was suffering from Hernia and had undergone surgery under the care of Dr. Venumadhav, Surgical Gastroenterologist, on November 2, 2018, at NIMS hospital. "Now since two days

Chennai, Feb 7: More than a fortnight after dismembered body parts of a woman were found in garbage bins in the city, police have cracked the case with the arrest of her husband, who is a small-time film director and producer on Wednesday. The woman's identity was also established nearly two weeks after her severed limbs with tattoo designs were found in a dump yard located in the southern part of

Thane, Feb 7: A five-year-old girl's mother and aunt were arrested for allegedly burning the minor with a candle for her mischievous behaviour in Thane district of Maharashtra, a police official said on Thursday. The child was playing at her home in Roadpali area of Kalamboli locality in Navi Mumbai town on Wednesday, and not listening to her mother and aunt, he said. The two women apparently got

Washington, Feb 7: Indian American Narsan Lingala and his girlfriend Sandya Reddy have been charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill the former's estranged wife. Lingala, 55, who has been charged by criminal complaint with one count of murder-for-hire was produced before US Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer in Newark federal court and was held without bail. His ex-girlfriend, Reddy, 52

Malda, Feb 4: Angry over his younger brother securing a government job on compassionate grounds, a 30-year-old man allegedly set two rooms of their house on fire, killing four members of the family and injuring four others in West Bengal's Malda district, police said Monday. The incident occurred at Madantola village under Manikchak police station, they said. Accused Makhan Mondal allegedly poured

Gurgaon, Feb 4: A man allegedly killed his wife by stabbing her over 40 times in Ashok Vihar area, police said Sunday. Pankaj Bhardwaj, 28, and his accomplice Nashim Ahmed, 39, were arrested on charge of murder, Gurgaon Police PRO Subhash Bokan said. Vanshika Sharma was found dead on Saturday with over 40 stab injuries, he said. "Bhardwaj was missing since the incident. He was our prime suspect

Allahabad, Feb 2: A boat carrying 11 devotees capsized near the Sangam on Saturday, an official said. No loss of life was reported during the incident. NDRF personnel reached the spot on time and rescued all the pilgrims -- three women and eight men, the official said. The boat capsized apparently after losing balance near the Sangam, he said.