Crime and crash

Lucknow, Oct 22: A journalist with the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran and member of the RSS Rajesh Mishra was shot dead in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. His brother was also shot at and critically injured. Unidentified motorbike-borne assailants fired several rounds at Mishra while he was sitting at a building materials shop run by his family at the Brahmanpura Chauraha at Karanda in

Bengaluru, Oct 21: A 40-year-old loader died when a service lift crushed his head following a technical snag on Friday morning, police said. The accident occurred around 9 am at a Big Bazaar outlet in West Bengaluru’s GT World Mall, close to the Magadi Road police station. Srinivas was busy loading items into the lift that was to be taken to the upper floors. The lift reached the first floor and

Bengaluru, Oct 21: A woman and her paramour were arrested on Friday for allegedly killing her husband and dumping his body in a stormwater drain in Kengeri, West Bengaluru, earlier this month. Neela (30) had married 35-year-old Madhusoodhan 10 years ago. The couple were living at Chowdeshwari Nagar near Rajagopalanagar and have an eight-year-girl and a four-year-old son. Madhusoodhan was addicted

Panipat, Oct 21: Haryanvi singer and dancer Harshita Dahiya was killed by four men on the direction of her brother-in-law and notorious gangster Dinesh Karala, police said on Friday. Karala revealed the murder conspiracy during interrogation after he was brought from Jhajjar jail on a production warrant, Superintendent of Police Rahul Sharma said. Karala was produced before a court, which sent him

Mysuru, Aug 19: A 21-year-old pharmacy student has allegedly ended his life by hanging at his home in Sri Shivarathreshwara Nagar in north Mysuru. Pavan Kumar, 21, has left a suicide note before hanging himself in his room on the first floor of the house after dinner on Monday. His parents got to know about the incident when they went to wake him up early on Tuesday. In the note, Pavan said that

Balasore, Oct 18: At least six people were killed and nine others seriously injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in Odisha’s Balasore district this evening, ahead of Diwali. It is apprehended that the number of casualties could go up as people are likely to be trapped under the debris of the house and rescue work is being hampered by rains triggered by a marked low pressure in

Shahjahanpur, Oct 18: The body of a 14-year-old Dalit girl who appeared to have been raped and then killed was found in a village here, police said today. Empty pouches of alcohol were found near the body of the Class 8 student, who went missing last evening from her home in Ahmadnagar village under the Roja police station, prompting her family to launch a search. "In the night, the body of the

A 30-year-old self-proclaimed godman bobbitised himself in Rajasthan's Taranagar of Churu district today, police said. Santosh Das severed his penis after a man in his neighbourhood accused him of having a illicit relationship with a woman in the area, police sources said. After initial treatment in Taranagar, Das has been referred to a Bikaner hospital. He is said to be stable now. Police said

Ludhiana, Oct 17: A Ludhiana-based RSS leader Ravinder Gosain (60) was shot dead outside his house in Gagandeep Colony of Jodhewal area on Tuesday morning. The leader was pumped two bullets by motorcycle borne two masked assailants, in head and back and he died on spot. The deceased was the head of Mohan Shikha located in Amantran colony of Jodhewal. On Tuesday Gosain returned from Shakha around

Bengaluru, Oct 16: According to the Fire and Emergency services personnel, around 6.30 a.m., a gas cylinder in the house exploded, bringing down the building. Numerous people are reported dead after a three-storey building collapsed in Ejipura in Bengaluru on Monday morning. According to the Fire and Emergency services personnel, around 6.30 a.m., a gas cylinder in the house exploded, bringing