Crime and crash

Baghpat, Aug 13: A Muslim man, who took part in Kanwar yatra, was allegedly stopped from offering Namaz at a mosque here, prompting the police to arrest three persons in this regard. “I had gone to Haridwar as a Kanwar and offered water at the temples. On Friday, when I went to a mosque, some people assaulted me and stopped me from offering Namaz. They even forced me to run away from there,” Babu

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 12: A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her in-laws and husband over dowry at a village in Shamli district, police said today. The incident took place last evening at Abdan Nagar village. Based on a complaint lodged by the woman's father, a case was registered against her father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and husband at the Jhinjhana police station, Circle

Chennai, Aug 12: Tamil fiml Actor Vikram's son Dhruv was arrested after a car allegedly driven by him rammed into a parked autorickshaw here, injuring its driver, early today, police said. He was released on own bail later, police said. A case had been registered for rash, negligent driving and causing hurt by act endangering life of others. The incident took place on the TTK Road at around 3.50

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 11: A man was lynched in Bijopura here by a group villagers on the suspicion of being a thief, police said on Saturday. The incident took place last evening and a case of murder was registered against several people. Two persons were arrested, Station House Officer (SHO), Chapar, Subhash Rathore said. The deceased was identified as Kapil Tyagi. His family along with others

Mumbai, Aug 10: A local court in Maharashtra's Palghar district ordered three persons to clean Virar railway station for three consecutive days for posting a video which showed them taking the "Kiki challenge" on a moving train. The Kiki challenge, started by Canadian rapper Drake, involves jumping out of a moving vehicle and dancing to his song "In My Feelings". The video, shot by Shyam Sharma

New Delhi, Aug 10: A class two student of a New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) school in the upscale Gol Market area was allegedly raped by an electrician inside the institute's premises, police said today. The incident came to light when the girl narrated her ordeal to her parents after returning from school yesterday, a police official said. The accused, identified as Ram Asre (37), has been

Rohtak, Aug 9: An 18-year-old girl and a policeman escorting her were shot dead by three unidentified bike-borne assailants in a suspected case of honour killing in Haryana's Rohtak on Wednesday. The incident took place after the girl, escorted by Sub-Inspector Narender Kumar and a woman police constable, had appeared before the Rohtak court for a hearing in connection with her date of birth at

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 7: An Army jawan's wife was found hanging from the ceiling of their home under mysterious circumstances in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, a police official said on Tuesday. According to SHO Krishan Kumar, Shivani's family has accused her husband and her in-laws of killing her yesterday and then hanging her body to show it as a case of suicide. The incident happened in Manat

Madhya Pradesh, Aug 5: A 35-year-old woman died of suffocation after her husband reportedly stuffed a strong adhesive in her mouth, nose and eyes, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at their residence in Rajput Colony in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday, police said. "The victim, Durga Bai, suffocated to death after her husband Halkeram Kushwaha stuffed a strong adhesive, used for

Chandigarh, Aug 4: A 25-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of being a cattle thief in Palwal district of Haryana, police said today. The unidentified victim was caught by a family living in the fields of Bahrola village after they found him allegedly cutting the nets under which their cattle were kept in a yard, Palwal SP Wasim Akram told PTI over phone. The family suspected