Shahjahanpur (UP), Apr 10: Both hands of a woman were fractured by her husband and in-laws in a village here allegedly for giving birth to three daughters and not bearing a male child in eight years of married life, police said. "The woman has suffered serious injuries and we are waiting for the medical report. Action will be taken against the suspects," Superintendent of Police (Rural) Subhash
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Lucknow, Apr 10: Police today arrested Atul Singh, the brother of a BJP MLA, in connection with the gangrape of an 18-year-old woman in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh and the custodial death of the victim's father, and a special investigation team (SIT) was formed to probe the matters. "The SIT will go into the entire gamut of issues involved in the incident," ADG (Law and Order) Anand Kumar told a press
Shimla, Apr 9: At least 27 people, including 24 schoolchildren, were killed as a private school bus veered off the road and went 200 feet down into a gorge at Malakwal in Nurpur in Kangra district of Himachal Pradeshon Monday evening. Around 13 students from classes I to V died on the spot and rest others succumbed to their injuries in the Nurpur hospital. The driver of the bus and two school
Unnao, Apr 9: The father of an 18-year-old woman, who had alleged rape by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brothers, died in custody here on Monday, prompting her to put the blame on the lawmaker, who rejected the charge as a conspiracy and said the complainant belonged to "low class". The alleged victim's father, aged around 50, was rushed to a hospital from the district jail last night and
Chikkamagaluru, Apr 9: The police have arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly kidnapping, raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl at Kesagodu village in Koppa taluk of Chikkamagaluru district. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon when the Class 6 girl was returning home after finishing her classes. The girl’s house is located more than a kilometre off the main road and her mother used to
Lucknow, Apr 8: In a major embarrassment for the BJP, a woman, who accused a saffron party MLA of raping her, attempted self-immolation near Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's official residence here on Sunday, in protest against the failure of police to act against the lawmaker. According to police sources here, the victim, a resident of the state's Unnao district, about 60 km from
Muzaffarnagar, Apr 8: An RPF constable was seriously injured when her husband allegedly threw acid on her for giving birth to a girl child and not fulfilling dowry demands in Chandaura village here, police said today. Komal, who was posted at Delhi, was living with her parents here after a dispute with her husband Kapil Kumar, who works in a private firm in the national capital, Circle Officer SKS
Muzaffarnagar, Apr 8: A 22-year-old Dalit man was beaten to death allegedly by five persons mob suspecting of stealing some goods in Baghra village here, police said today. Ankit was yesterday beaten to death by Rampal, Lokesh, Ajay, Amit and Haseen. The five accused suspected Ankit, a labourer, of stealing goods, Superintendent of Police (rural) Ajay Sahdev said. The man was rushed to a hospital
Lucknow, Apr 7: In a shocking incident, a 75-year-old woman was battered to death in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, about 500 km from here, by a ration dealer after she objected to being given less ration. Aasi Khatoon was battered to death, even as others who were in the queue, remained mute spectators. The shocking incident occurred at Khedi Firozabad village in the district on Friday
Chandigarh, Apr 7: A Haryana traffic police constable has been arrested and placed under suspension for reportedly sexually harassing a national-level woman karate player in a shared auto-rickshaw in Rohtak, police said on Saturday. The 21-year-old player in a complaint on Friday claimed that the policeman harassed her when she boarded the auto-rickshaw to go home after her karate class on