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Two youths commit suicide in Rajasthan


July 14th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 14 (IANS) The bodies of two students were found lying side by side in a suspected case of suicide in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district Saturday, police said.According to the ... Read more...

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US tourist found dead in Jaipur


July 6th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 6 (IANS) A 62-year old US citizen with an Indian name was found dead in a hotel room here Friday, police said.Police say there is a possibility that ... Read more...

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Taunted over dark-skinned bride, groom kills self


June 5th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 5 (IANS) A groom committed suicide in Bihar's Bhagalpur district after his neighbours taunted him about his bride's dark complexion, police said Tuesday.Rajesh Mandal committed suicide by consuming ... Read more...

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Pregnant woman dies after drinking vinegar


May 22nd, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) A pregnant British woman - who already had five kids - died after drinking industrial-strength vinegar during an attempted home abortion she had researched online.Catherine Furey, ... Read more...

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Senior UP official commits suicide


May 12th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) A senior officer died here early Saturday after taking poison, police said.Vinod Rai was the Additional District Magistrate (City) West in the state capital.On Friday night, ... Read more...

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Delhi property dealer attempts suicide


May 2nd, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Unable to pay off his debts, a 47-year-old Delhi property dealer attempted suicide by consuming a poisonous substance in a five-star hotel here Monday evening, ... Read more...

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Delhi woman poisoned for giving birth to girl dies


April 21st, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman, who was allegedly poisoned by her husband as she had given birth to a girl child, died here early Saturday morning, police ... Read more...

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Delhi woman poisoned by husband for giving birth to girl


April 20th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman in the capital was allegedly poisoned by her husband as she had given birth to a girl child, police said Friday.Ishak Parveen, ... Read more...

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Girl dies after drinking soft drink in college canteen


February 23rd, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The president of a students' union died Thursday apparently due to food poisoning after she had a cold drink from her college canteen, police said.Kanika ... Read more...

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Man commits suicide after wife’s death


January 28th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A 28-year old man allegedly committed suicide hours after his wife's death in the capital, said police.Police said Satya Narayan Gupta allegedly committed suicide by ... Read more...

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Toll in Andhra hooch tragedy mounts to 15 (Lead)


January 1st, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district rose to 15 with five more people succumbing Sunday, police said.Hours before the dawn ... Read more...

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Nine booked for a Noida family’s deaths


December 28th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Dec 28 (IANS) The Noida police have registered a criminal case against nine persons for abetting a man in killing his wife and a child, and himself.On the ... Read more...

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Family of three commits suicide in Noida


December 27th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Dec 27 (IANS) A family of three was found dead Tuesday in their house in Noida in what appears to be a case of suicide, police said.Uma Shankar (30), ... Read more...

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Facing opposition to marriage, couple commits suicide


December 18th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 18 (IANS) A couple, in love for years but facing opposition from their families to marriage, committed suicide by hanging themselves in this Uttar Pradesh city bordering the ... Read more...

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Woman, 2 children in hospital after man’s arrest


December 9th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), Dec 8 (IANS) A woman and her two sons were admitted to the Post-graduate institute of medical sciences here Thursday after they consumed some poisonous substance following the ... Read more...

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Girl elopes, father and brother commit suicide


November 26th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Karnal (Haryana), Nov 26 (IANS) With their daughter eloping with a youth with whom she had a love affair just before her wedding to another, her father and brother in ... Read more...

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BPO manager ends life after tiff with husband


October 11th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Oct 11 (IANS) A call centre manager, whose husband is an officer with auto makers Suzuki, committed suicide allegedly after a fight over house finances. Her husband was ... Read more...

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Three company officials booked for Thane gas leak


September 21st, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), Sep 21 (IANS) Cases were filed against three officials of a pharmaceutical plant here Wednesday in the toxic gas leak that killed four workers, police said."We have booked ... Read more...

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Chandigarh woman, daughter commit suicide


July 24th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) A middle-aged woman and her teenaged daughter died here Sunday after they, along with another family member, entered into a suicide pact, police said.Manjit Kaur, 40, ... Read more...

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Fratricide, suicide rock IAF base


July 18th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) base depot here was rocked by a gruesome fratricidal killing and a suicide, police said Monday.An IAF sergeant was killed by ... Read more...

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Dalit youth found dead, family cries foul


June 26th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jind (Haryana), June 26 (IANS) A day after a 20-year-old Dalit youth was found dead, there was drama outside a hospital in this Haryana district Sunday as his relatives refused ... Read more...

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Bank manager commits suicide in Punjab court


May 27th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Pathankot (Punjab), May 27 (IANS) A bank manager Friday committed suicide by consuming poison inside the premises of a court in this Punjab town, police said.The deceased was identified as ... Read more...

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Corruption accused official commits suicide


April 24th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, April 24 (IANS) An excise and taxation officer, who was arrested last month for accepting a bribe, committed suicide by consuming poison at his house here, police said Sunday.The ... Read more...

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Woman poisons her children, commits suicide


April 22nd, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), April 22 (IANS) Depressed over strained relations with her husband, an Uttar Pradesh woman Friday committed suicide after poisoning her four minor children among whom one died, ... Read more...

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Man kills children before attempting suicide


February 12th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) Depressed over strained relations with his wife who had killed herself earlier, a man poisoned his four minor children before attempting suicide here Friday, police said.Vijay ... Read more...

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Woman kills minor son before committing suicide


January 21st, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Jan 20 (IANS) Apparently depressed over not getting any financial assistance from her husband, a woman killed her minor son before committing suicide in this Uttar Pradesh district Thursday, police said.Sandhya ... Read more...

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Extra-marital affair forces official to commit suicide


December 30th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 30 (IANS) A senior Himachal Pradesh government official Thursday committed suicide at his residence here as a woman he was having an extra-marital affair with was forcing him to marry ... Read more...

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Honour killing of research scholar alleged


July 28th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 28 (IANS) Students of the Panjab University have filed a complaint with a human rights panel alleging that a 25-year-old woman, who her family said died of heart attack, was ... Read more...

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Man commits suicide, five financiers booked


July 20th, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Yamunanagar, July 20 (IANS) A 40-year-old man killed himself due to harassment by five financiers, who have been booked for abetment to suicide in this Haryana town, police said Tuesday. According to the ... Read more...

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Case against ‘unknown persons’ in chlorine gas leak


July 15th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Mumbai Police Thursday registered a case against "unknown persons" in connection with the chlorine gas leak at the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) premises that led to 100 people ... Read more...

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Crime cloud over Shimla worries government, tourists


June 26th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, June 26 (IANS) Is the popular hill resort of Shimla, crowded at this time of the year, turning into a crime zone for tourists? There have been two suicides ... Read more...

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Murder accused, lover commit suicide in Shimla (Lead)


June 21st, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 21 (IANS) A man accused of murder in Chhattisgarh and his girlfriend committed suicide at a hotel in the Himachal Pradesh capital here Monday, police said. "Sudheesh Singh, 30, who was ... Read more...

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Chhattisgarh couple commits suicide in Shimla hotel


June 21st, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 21 (IANS) A couple from Chhattisgarh allegedly committed suicide at a hotel in the Himachal Pradesh capital here. Police Monday said the man was wanted in a murder case. "The ... Read more...

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Protesting family blocks Jalandhar-Jammu highway


June 18th, 2010 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Mukerian (Punjab), June 17 (IANS) Family members of a man who died, allegedly due to a beating by a policeman, took the body to the busy Jalandhar-Jammu highway in this Punjab town ... Read more...

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Woman drinks poison at Haryana police headquarters


May 24th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula, May 24 (IANS) Irate over the laxity of Haryana police, a 45-year-old woman, who claimed she was raped, consumed some poisonous substance outside the office of the state police chief here ... Read more...

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