Crime and crash

New Delhi, Oct 4: A 32-year-old man was killed while another person injured Wednesday when "some chemical" fell on them while they were riding a motorcycle near east Delhi's Johri Enclave Metro station, officials said. The Delhi Metro authorities said the incident occurred at around 6 pm near the yet-to-be-opened station on its Pink Line following which some of its workers helped them rush to the

Kolkata, Oct 3: A fire broke out in the dispensary of the state-run Medical College and Hospital here Wednesday, fire officials said. Patients were evacuated from the top floor of the building as a precautionary measure, they said. According to reports, around 250 patients were evacuated immediately and moved to safety. No one has been injured in the blaze that broke out at 8 am in the dispensary

Bengaluru, Oct 2: Two drug peddlers, hailing from Kerala were arrested by Central Crime Branch Women and Narcotic Drugs Squad and Rs 4 lakhs worth banned drugs including Ecstasy tablets, Ganja and MDMA were seized from them during a raid last night. Police said that the arrested were identified as Sanoj of Manammapeta, Ambolos village, Thrissur, Kerala State and Balu, native of Valapad, Thrissur

Lucknow, Oct 2: The postmortem report of an Apple executive, who was allegedly shot for refusing to stop his car by patrolling policemen, has revealed that he died due to a gunshot injury on the left side of his chin. During the preliminary investigation, the cop who shot Vivek Tiwari had claimed that he fired at the latter's car in self-defence as it tried to run over his motorbike. Speaking from

Srinagar, Oct 1: A suspended policeman was arrested in connection with thefts at 11 ATMs in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. During the investigation of a case, registered under sections 420 and 320 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), it was found that Ajaz Ahmad Khan was involved in as many as 11 ATM theft cases in the state, a police spokesman said. Khan, a resident of Hyhama, was booked

Hyderabad, Oct 1: A 27-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in East Marredpally area of Secunderabad for being chided by his wife over continuously chatting with female friend on a web-based messaging app, police said on Sunday. Upon receiving information about the death, the man's 19-year-old female friend also ended her life by consuming toxic substance, a police official said. K Shiva Kumar

Kurukshetra: A newly married woman was allegedly gang raped by her husband's relatives and a 'tantrik' in Haryana's Yamunanagar, police said Saturday. According to a compliant filed by the woman's father in Kurukshetra on Saturday, she was married to a resident of Yamunanagar on September 12 this year. Soon after the marriage, her in-laws called her father and said she was mentally sick. When the

Lucknow, Sept 29: A 38-year-old man was shot dead by a police constable on patrol duty early on Saturday morning after he allegedly refused to stop his car for checking in the posh Gomti Nagar area, police said. The two constables allegedly involved in the incident have been arrested and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the matter impartially, Senior Superintendent

Chandigarh, Sept 29: The Punjab and Haryana High Court Friday issued notice to Punjab DGP, SSP Amritsar (Rural) and other officers on a petition, seeking an SIT probe into an incident in which a woman was allegedly paraded by police atop a jeep. The single-judge bench of Justice Daya Chaudhary has fixed November 2 as the next date of hearing in the case. "The court issued notice of motion to

Muzaffarnagar, Sep 29: A 26-year-old married woman was allegedly raped by her neighbour at gunpoint when she was alone in her house in a village in Shamli district, police said Saturday. Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar Tiwari said the incident occurred at Jandheri village under Kairana Police Station Friday. According to complaint lodged by the victim's husband, their neighbour, Gaurav Kumar, 27