No arrest in murder of teen who witnessed mother’s rape
May 14th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 14 (IANS) All the nine accused roamed free Monday, a day after they shockingly burnt alive a teenager who was the main witness in his mother's rape in ... Read more...
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Teenager burnt alive in Bihar village
May 14th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Patna May 13 (IANS) A teenager, who was the main witness in his mother's rape case, was burnt alive in Nawada district Sunday, police said.Chintu Kumar, 17, was set on fire ... Read more...
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Maoists kill cop in Chhattisgarh
May 13th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kanker, May 13 (IANS) A policeman was shot dead Sunday by Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kanker district, police said.The incident took place barely 150 metres away from a police ... Read more...
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Kenya launches manhunt for German terrorist
May 13th, 2012 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, May 13 (IANS) Kenya's anti-terrorism police have launched a manhunt for a German national who sneaked into the east African country to plan terror attacks, a top police official ... Read more...
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Pipili case: Charge sheet filed against dismissed cop
May 11th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 11 (IANS) Odisha Police Friday filed a charge sheet in a local court against a dismissed police officer for allegedly not taking action in the Pipili gangrape case.The ... Read more...
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Lightning kills three in Maharashtra
May 10th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beed (Maharashtra), May 10 (IANS) Three members of a family were killed Thursday after they were struck by lightning in a village in Maharashtra's Beed district, police said."The victims were ... Read more...
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Former CPI-M MP’s son shot dead in Bengal
May 10th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) The son of a former Communist Party of India-Marxist MP was shot dead by unidentified assailants in West Bengal's Burdwan district Thursday,police said.
Arpan Mukhopadhyay, himself ... Read more...
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Saharanpur DIG’s conduct unacceptable, says Akhilesh
May 10th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Thursday said he was "amazed" that a senior officer like a deputy inspector general (DIG) could ask a father, whose ... Read more...
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Manhole death: Ghaziabad civic officials booked
May 9th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 9 (IANS) A case of negligence was registered against officials of the Ghaziabad Development Authority after an evening walker fell to his death in an open manhole in ... Read more...
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UP cop advocates honour killing, NCW wants him suspended
May 9th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A senior Uttar Pradesh police officer was caught on camera telling an aged man in Saharanpur that he should either kill his daughter, who had ... Read more...
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Six UP cops booked for murdering colleague
May 9th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 9 (IANS) Six Uttar Pradesh policemen were Wednesday booked for the murder last year of a sub-inspector, police said.According to police, the case is related to the death ... Read more...
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Man holds wife, in-laws hostage for not paying dowry
May 7th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) Police Monday arrested a Lucknow-based property dealer for first assaulting his wife and then holding her, his father-in-law and brother-in-law captive in his house for not ... Read more...
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Karbi militant chief believed killed
May 7th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 7 (IANS) A mutilated body believed to be that of Blain Hanse, commander-in-chief of the banned outfit Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT), was recovered in central Assam's Karbi ... Read more...
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1 killed in Adani power plant accident in Maharashtra
May 7th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Gondia (Maharashtra), May 7 (IANS) At least one person was killed and another injured in an accident at the Adani Power Plant in Gondia, police said here Monday.An official of ... Read more...
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Ibobi supports NCTC, stresses human rights angle
May 5th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh Saturday termed the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) a credible step towards institutional capability to counter terrorist forces but ... Read more...
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Girl gang raped in basement of Ghaziabad mall
May 4th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 4 (IANS) A girl was lured to a shopping mall in Ghaziabad, dragged inside a Scorpio SUV by three youths, driven to the basement of the mall and ... Read more...
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Official attacked by sand mafia in Maharashtra
May 4th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) In the second such attack in the last two days, another official cracking down on the sand mafia was attacked near Shirdi in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, ... Read more...
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Pune varsity guard shot dead
May 4th, 2012 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
Pune, May 4 (IANS) A security guard of the University of Pune was shot dead by an unidentified youth in the campus Thursday night, sending shockwaves among the student community ... Read more...
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Body of abducted engineer recovered
May 3rd, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) The body of an Assam agriculture department engineer, who was abducted by unidentified gunmen Wednesday evening, was recovered Thursday in Boitamari area of lower Assam's Bongaigaon ... Read more...
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Delhi Police officer commits suicide
May 3rd, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A Delhi Police officer killed himself with his service revolver here, police said Thursday. He was apparently disturbed over some deaths in his family.Assistant Sub ... Read more...
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Delhi Police constable found dead inside water tank
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A 22-year-old constable was found dead Thursday in a water tank of a police training school in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area, police said.The body ... Read more...
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Assam ferry tragedy: More bodies recovered
May 3rd, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) Eight more bodies, including of a woman and four children, were fished out from the Brahmaputra river Thursday, taking the number of bodies recovered in Monday's ... Read more...
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Former UP minister booked for duping sportsmen
May 3rd, 2012 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh police has filed a complaint against former minister and Mayawati aide Lalji Verma after several sportsmen accused him of duping them on the ... Read more...
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14-year-old girl foils marriage attempt in Bengal
May 1st, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) She is 14 years old and a school dropout, but West Bengal resident Seema still mustered up the courage to stand up to her family and ... Read more...
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Youth hangs self at police station in UP; two suspended
May 1st, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) Two policemen were suspended after a youth allegedly committed suicide Tuesday by hanging himself at a police station in Uttar Pradesh' Kannauj district.Sardana (25) was found ... Read more...
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Several feared dead in Assam ferry capsize
April 30th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 30 (IANS) Several people were feared drowned after a ferry capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Dhubri district Monday evening. There were over 200 people on the ferry.Locals ... Read more...
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Lightning kills 6 in Howrah district
April 29th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah (West Bengal), April 29 (IANS) Six people were killed and 10 others were seriously injured after they were struck by lightning in Pancharul vaillage in West Bengal's Howrah district, ... Read more...
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Woman’s body found in Delhi
April 28th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) An unidentified woman with her face badly mutilated was Saturday found dead in the forested area near the Delhi Police Training Camp in Sonia Vihar ... Read more...
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Four fall sick after consuming wild mushrooms in Assam
April 27th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 27 (IANS) At least four people fell ill after consuming wild mushrooms at Borhat under Sonari police station in Upper Assam's Sibsagar district Friday.The four ill persons belong ... Read more...
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Two labourers run over by train
April 26th, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 26 (IANS) Two labourers were run over and dragged 50 metres by a train in Ghaziabad Thursday morning on the Delhi-Moradabad railway track, police said.The SP City S.S. ... Read more...
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Three Delhi cops suspended for negligence
April 25th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Three Delhi Police constables were suspended as their negligence led to the escape of two auto-lifters from their custody from a hospital in the capital, ... Read more...
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8,000 sued over Bangladesh clash
April 24th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 24 (IANS) Over 8,000 people have been sued in cases filed in connection with a clash in Bangladesh's Sylhet district during a countrywide strike Monday, a media report ... Read more...
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Five held on terror charges in Britain (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) Five men suspected of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism were arrested Tuesday in Britain, Scotland Yard said.Anti-terror police swooped on a series ... Read more...
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UK police arrest five terror suspects near London
April 24th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by BNO News
LUTON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- Five men were arrested in a town near the British capital of London on early Tuesday morning on suspicion they were preparing acts of terrorism, police said. ... Read more...
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Srinagar gold burglary solved in a day, loot recovered
April 23rd, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 23 (IANS) Police said Monday they had solved the burglary of gold items over Rs.3 lakh here within 24 hours, arresting the three robbers and recovering the stolen ... Read more...
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