Crime and crash

Pune, Aug 15: A 26-year-old woman from West Bengal helped the city police rescue four persons, including a minor, forced into prostitution after escaping from a brothel in Budhwar Peth. The police have taken the brothel-keeper and his wife into custody. Sanjay Patil, senior inspector of the social security cell of the Pune crime branch, said a person had brought the Bengali woman to Pune on July

New Delhi, Aug 14: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped and then thrown off the fourth floor of a house here in a semi-nude condition by a man who was later arrested, the police said. The incident was reported from Begumpur area in Rohini on the intervening night of August 10 and 11. The condition of the woman is critical and she is yet to record her statement with police. The woman had gone

Shimla, Aug 13: Around 50 people are feared dead after two HRTC buses washed after a massive landslide in Kotroopi area of Mandi district early Sunday. While one bus was on its way to Chamba from Manali, another was on its way to Katra in Jammu from Manali. Confirming the development, Himachal Pradesh transport minister G S Bali said that around 50 people are feared to have been washed away in the

Bengaluru, Aug 12: The Sanjaynagar police have arrested a conman on the charge of cheating people looking for flats, to the tune of Rs 45 lakh. The suspect is identified as Anand (22), a resident of Thanisandra. He created fake documents in the name of a fictitious firm and claimed to be a builder involved in construction of a residential apartment at Patelappa Layout, Sanjaynagar. Anand collected

Bareilly, Aug 12: In a tragic incident, two sisters were set ablaze but few unknown miscreants late last night while they were sleeping in their home in Nawabganj area of Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district. The culprits broke into the house, poured petrol on the bed on which both the sisters were sleeping and set them on fire. As soon as the family came to know about the ordeal, both the sisters

New Delhi, Aug 11: In yet another shocking incident, a class VII student from Indore attempted suicide by jumping off the third floor of his school building, allegedly after taking up the infamous Blue Whale Challenge. The 14-year-old boy, a student from Chameli Devi School was saved by his classmates. Reportedly, the incident took place when the students were heading towards their class after the

New Delhi, Aug 11: At least 25 people fell sick, with two in critical condition, after consuming popular street-food momos in Delhi's Rajpur Khurd village, reported news agency. The children have been admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). A family has lodged a case against the shop owner in Mehrauli Police station. Further investigations are underway.

Krishnagar, Aug 8: A bus today overturned and fell into a ditch in Nadia district, killing eight persons and injuring 36, officials said. The bus was on its way from Krishnagar to Palassey para when the driver lost control over the vehicle at Galakata and it overturned and fell into a ditch, the police said. Eight persons were killed in the accident, Nadia District Magistrate Sumit Gupta said. The

Mangaluru, Aug 7: The arrest of two persons allegedly attempting dacoity has revealed their reported involvement in duping foreign nationals by sending them pictures of women. A team of policemen from Mangaluru South Police, headed by the Sub-Inspector of Police, arrested Keerthan (26) of Farangipet and Kuldeep (32) of Yekkur for allegedly attempting dacoity. The police have launched a search for

Lucknow, Aug 7: Forty-five-year-old Motilal Pal, a constable with Uttar Pradesh police, wanted his only son to study Mathematics as a subject in the next class perhaps because he wished to see him become an engineer. The son Raja Pal alias Prince, however, detested Maths and he had also been scolded and sometimes beaten by his father for scoring poorly in the subject. Motilal, however, had never