Crime and crash

Bhopal, Feb 19: Police in Madhya Pradesh have registered a case against a BJP leader, who enjoyed the status of minister of state as the vice-chairman of a government body, for allegedly molesting an acid attack survivor. Taking serious view of the matter, the state government today removed Rajendra Namdeo, the accused, from his post as the the vice-chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Silai Kala

Hyderabad, Feb 19: A 24-year-old management student allegedly committed suicide at the college hostel in Kompally, even as her alleged boyfriend purportedly remained a helpless spectator to her extreme step during live video chat with him. The woman was identified as Haneesha Chowdary, a second year MBA student of Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Kompally, and a native of Anantapur

Dindori, Feb 18: A class 8 student of a government school in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district was allegedly sexually assaulted by the school peon. The hapless incident took place on Friday in Harra Tola village of the district. "The accused has been arrested and a case under Section 354 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and POCSO act has been registered against him," the police said. The investigation

New Delhi, Feb 17: The Delhi Police today announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for anyone who gives information of the man who allegedly masturbated sitting next to a girl inside a bus. On Monday, a Delhi University student lodged an FIR at the Vasant Vihar police station against a man for masturbating while sitting next to her in a DTC bus. The 20-year-old girl also uploaded a video of the molestation

Burdwan(WB), Feb 16: The decomposed body of a woman customer care operator was found stuffed in a trolley bag at an apartment of a banker couple in Durgapur following which the man and his wife were arrested, police said on Friday. The deceased, identified as Shilpa Agarwal, used to operate a "sahayak kendra" of a nationalised bank from her house at Mejia in Bankura district, the police said. The

Hyderabad, Feb 16: The Hyderabad Police on Thursday arrested a couple for beheading a baby girl as part of a human sacrifice ritual during the 'super blue blood moon' on January 31. Kerukonda Rajasekhar, a cab driver, performed the rituals along with his wife Srilatha on the advice of a 'tantrik'. As per Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M. Bhagwat, the couple was not keeping well for some

Chandigarh, Feb 15: A 28-year-old Bathinda woman was killed after her hair was caught in a wheel of a go-kart, tearing her scalp off the head, at an amusement park adjacent to Yadavindra Gardens in Pinjore on Wednesday. Puneet Kaur was a resident of Rampura Phul in Bathinda and was visiting the park — Aqua Village — along with her husband Amardeep Singh, a farmer, and their two-year-old son along

Cochin, Feb 13: At least five people were killed on Tuesday in a fire incident due to an explosion at Cochin shipyard. The blast took place in an under repair Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) drilling ship, which was in dry docks. At least three persons were also injured in the incident. After explosion, police and Naval fire tenders immediately rushed to the yard to douse the fire. At the

Rajgarh, Feb 12: A minor girl in Madhya Pradesh was burnt alive because she tried to resist rape. The incident took place in MP's Sustani village on Friday. The 13-year-old girl is reportedly a Dalit. "He threw kerosene on me and then lit a fire," the victim said. According to police, a case has been registered and teams are looking for the accused. The accused tried to rape the minor on finding

Allahabad, Feb 12: A 24-year-old law student died in hospital on Sunday after he was allegedly attacked with bricks and iron rods by a group of men at a restaurant in Allahabad the previous night, police said. The murder of Dilip Saroj, a student at Allahabad Degree College, triggered social media outrage after videos of the assault shot by people at the eatery was widely shared on WhatsApp and