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Ahmedabad: A 70-year-old man, Mukulrajmohan Mishra, died after being hit by a BMW allegedly driven by a drunk driver near Arnidesh Bungalows in Gandhinagar's Sargasan area early Thursday.The driver, identified as 30-year-old Vatsal Kariya, a tour operator from Rajkot, was booked by Adalaj police in Gandhinagar. The incident took place around 7 am, when Mishra had stepped out on his scooter to buy milk.According to the police complaint, Mishra's son, Bharatmohan Mishra, received a call from a passerby informing him about the accident. When he rushed to the spot, he found his father had sustained severe head injuries and had already succumbed. The body was sent to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital for postmortem.Adalaj police said Kariya was in Gandhinagar to visit his in-laws who live in Sargasan. He was driving a newly purchased BMW that did not yet have a number plate. Kariya had applied for a preferred registration number -- 9009 -- which was still pending. Police suspect he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. A medical examination was underway, and further action would depend on the report, officials said.The case has drawn parallels to a similar drunk driving incident in Vadodara of March, in which Rakshit Chaurasiya was accused of killing a two-wheeler rider while allegedly driving under the influence. CCTV footage in that case showed the victim's scooter being dragged for over a kilometre. A woman was killed and four others injured in the incident.
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to the allegations to NCW officials. Officials said further steps will be considered after reviewing his ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Woman brutally assaulted over alleged sari theft; shop owner Umed Ram and employee Mahendra Seervi arrested after viral video sparks outrage. Bengaluru: A shocking incident unfolded in Bengaluru when a 55-year-old woman was brutally assaulted by a textile shop owner and his employee for allegedly stealing saris. The public assault, which included slapping, kicking, and dragging the woman on the pavement, was recorded on mobile phones by onlookers and later went viral on social media. Add Asianet Newsable as a Preferred Source The viral video prompted swift police action, leading ...Read More >
The body of the student has been shifted to a private hospital. Bengaluru: In yet another pothole-related incident in Bengaluru, a 22-year-old student was killed after she came under the wheels of a tipper truck while trying to avoid a pothole in North Bengaluru's Avalahalli area on Monday. The second-year B.Com student, identified as Dhanushree, was travelling to her college on a two-wheeler when she lost balance and fell onto the road after abruptly changing direction in an attempt to avoid ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar inaugurated Andhra Pradesh's first Super ECBC (Energy Conservation Building Code) compliant building at Sagar Nagar in Visakhapatnam on Friday. Terming it a landmark in sustainable infrastructure, he emphasised the government's commitment to energy efficiency and green design in public facilities. The facility will serve as a national-level training hub for power sector staff. He urged power utilities to expedite 20 lakh rooftop solar connections, targeting 10,000 in each Assembly segment. He reaffirmed nine-hour uninterrupted power for agri ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The body of a 34-year-old woman was found stuffed inside a bag and dumped in a garbage truck parked near a skating ground in Banashankari IInd Stage on Sunday morning. Police suspect the deceased to be Pushpa, also known as Asha, a resident of the Venugopal Nagar slum in Hulimavu.The body was found around 2am by a resident who had gone to dispose of waste and noticed the suspicious bag in the truck. He immediately alerted police. Chennammanakere Achukattu police have registered a case of murder and begun investigation.Initially, police had no leads on the woman's identity. However, ...Read More >
PATNA: Bihar police on Sunday claimed to have zeroed in on the gang involved in the murder of a prominent businessman Gopal Khemka in the city late on Friday night. Inspector General (IG), Patna range, Jitendra Rana said that police have collected substantial clue in the case and were about to solve the mystery behind the murder of Khemka. Police collected evidence during interrogation of some hardcore criminals languishing in Beur Central Jail in Patna, a few hours after the incident. "Several teams are on their job and we are close to cracking the case," he told the media. In a related de ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Delhi Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said that the government will soon begin a comprehensive training initiative for Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) drivers and conductors, with a focus on ethical conduct, customer service, and road safety. According to a press release issued by the office of the Transport Minister, the initiative aims to improve DTC public image and raise operational standards across the network. Dr Singh stated that the Delhi Transport Department will conduct special training sessions to sensitise DTC personnel on ethical values ...Read More >
On Wednesday evening, 2 parked scooters exploded just seconds apart around 7:30 pm, injuring six people and damaging nearby shops A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to visit the site of the twin scooter blasts that took place in Kanpur on Wednesday evening, sources told News18. As part of its standard operating procedure, the NIA examines any suspected blast site, particularly when the motive or cause remains unclear. The agency is in contact with the Uttar Pradesh An ...Read More >
Ghaziabad: The police arrested a couple on Wednesday for robbing a pedestrian in Crossings Republik on Nov 15. Wave City ACP Lipi Nagayach said unknown individuals on a scooter snatched a woman's gold chain near Ajnara market in the Crossings Republik area on Nov 15. Once the woman filed a complaint, a case was registered under section 304 (snatching) of BNS, and police teams were formed to probe the incident. "With the help of CCTV footage, manual input, surveillance, and a tip-off, Vivek Pandey (29) and his wife Kirti Sharma (28) were nabbed from Chitrawan society in the Crossings Republik ...Read More >
New Delhi: Three Indian citizens vanished mysteriously in Tehran. Darkness closed in as hope seemed lost. A ruthless Pakistani gang with potential links to ISI snatched them away, casting a shadow of fear. But relentless Indian diplomats refused to back down. Against all odds, a daring rescue mission ignited. Now, the captives are free, and a chilling game of espionage comes to light. The Punjab-based trio - Amritpal Singh from Hoshiarpur, Jaspal Singh from SBS Nagar and Hushnapreet Singh from Sangrur - had landed in Iran on May 1. Promised a clandestine route to Australia via Dubai and Tehra ...Read More >
Shimla: Heavy rains lashed Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, triggering landslides and flash floods and blocking more than 100 roads, even as the weather department issued a red alert.A landslide at Chakki Mod near Parwanoo blocked the Chandigarh-Shimla highway for hours, resulting in a massive traffic jam Sunday morning. The local administration had to divert traffic through the Jangeshu link road until the landslide debris was cleared at Chakki Mod.The traffic was first restored one-way and later two-way, but the traffic jam continued on both sides of the highway throughout the day due to slow veh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Two people died and four others were injured after a fire broke out at a house in east Delhi's Old Govindpura area on Tuesday evening, an official said. Police have identified the deceased as Tanveer (28) and Nusrat. A call was received at Jagatpuri police station at 8.46 pm regarding a fire incident at Band Gali, Old Govindpura, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said. When a police team reached the spot, it found that 10 people were trapped inside a residential building that caught fire, the DCP said. With the help of police personnel and fir ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has prepared a plan under which Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus drivers and conductors will receive regular training, with a focus on ethical values, customer service and safe driving, transport minister Pankaj Singh said on Friday. The move is for improving the public image of DTC buses.The minister mentioned that DTC bus drivers who fail to halt at designated stops or are found speeding will face strict departmental action.Several commuters have complained about the behaviour of DTC bus drivers. There have alleged that the buses often fail to stop at the designate ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Hours after the abduction and rape of a three-year-old girl sleeping with her mother under a bridge near Alambagh metro station, the accused was killed in an encounter with Lucknow police early Friday.The accused, identified as Deepak Verma, a habitual offender with multiple criminal cases lodged across city police stations, was traced through CCTV footage that captured him fleeing with the child on a white scooter around 3.30 am on Thursday.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Zone) Ashish Srivastava said multiple police teams were formed immediately after the incident, and a rewar ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 7 (PTI) A 26-year-old man allegedly beheaded his wife following a heated argument on the outskirts of Bengaluru after he suspected her of having an extra-marital affair, police said on Saturday. After killing Manasa, Shankar travelled with her severed head on his scooter to the nearest police station and confessed to the crime, they said. The man was later arrested, police said, adding that the incident occurred at Heelalige village, near Chandapura, Anekal taluk late on Friday. According to the police, the couple were married for over five years and have a four-year-old daug ...Read More >
Hyderabad: What was meant to be a weekend getaway among colleagues turned into a devastating tragedy when two young employees of a major corporate company lost their lives in a car crash at Edulabad, near here, in the early hours of Sunday. The group had just wrapped up a party at a farmhouse and was heading out in search of food when the accident occurred. Preliminary investigation suggests drunk and negligent driving as the cause, casting a pall of grief over what began as a night of celebration. The deceased have been identified as Bathula Bhargav Yadav, 23, a resident of Kuntloor, and Chet ...Read More >
An FIR has been registered by Sector 39 police against the driver of a BMW for performing a dangerous stunt on a busy Noida road. The incident took place around 2.45pm on July 3, near Sector 44 and was captured on a CCTV camera installed on the road, said police. In the now-viral video, a green BMW first stops slowly. A man sitting in the passenger seat steps out and begins recording the stunt on a mobile phone. Moments later, the driver spins the vehicle repeatedly in place at high speed, halti ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A 10-year-old schoolgirl died in an accident involving a BMTC bus on Kogilu Main Road at Yelahanka in Bengaluru on Thursday morning, reported The Hindu. The victim, identified as Tanvi Krishna, a Class 5 student, was travelling on a scooter with her mother, Harshitha, on their way to school. Police said Harshitha lost control of the two-wheeler, causing both of them to fall. While the mother sustained minor injuries, Tanvi, who was riding pillion, slipped under the bus and died on the spot. The Yelahanka Traffic Police have registered a case against the bus driver for rash and ne ...Read More >
New Delhi: A heartbreaking photo has emerged from the Delhi BMW crash tragedy. In it, survivor Sandeep Kaur was allowed to see her husband, Navjot Singh, one last time. Navjot died on Sunday, September 14, when a speeding BMW hit their scooter near Dhaula Kuan in Delhi. His post-mortem was completed before the body was taken to Venkateshwar Hospital, where his wife is admitted. Overcome with grief, she broke down in tears on seeing him. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, the self-proclaimed spiritual leader on the run after allegations of sexual abuse came to light at a private city institute, is no stranger to controversy. Saraswati, initially known as Swami Parthasarathy alias Swami Dr Parthasarathy, was living at Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management for nearly 12 years. With the latest FIR, he now faces five cases, including those related to sexual harassment, fraud and forgery. In 2009, he was booked in a case ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the bail plea of the main accused in the BMW accident-and-death case after analysing the CCTV footage of the incident. Navjot Singh (52), a deputy secretary in the department of economic affairs and a resident of Hari Nagar, was killed in the accident on Ring Road near the Delhi Cantonment metro station on Sunday afternoon. His wife suffered serious injuries. The bail plea was by Gaganpreet Makkad, who was at the BMW's wheel when it all ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A day after the tragic Kurnool bus fire accident in Andhra Pradesh, which claimed 20 young lives, details have emerged about the biker whose two-wheeler hit the bus. A video has surfaced showing the biker stopping at a petrol station moments before the crash. CCTV footage shows 22-year-old Shiva Shankar, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, visiting the bunk along with a pillion rider. He then drags his bike and slips while speeding away. Meanwhile, the main bus driver, Miryala Lakshmaiah, who was on the run, was arrested by police on Saturday, October 25. Lakshmaiah alleged ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Another CCTV footage of Raja and Sonam Raghuwanshi outside a hotel in Sohra surfaced on Friday. In the footage, the couple is seen arriving at the hotel on the same scooter on May 22 afternoon, which was found abandoned the next day. Both were wearing raincoats, and Sonam was seen in a black and red raincoat, which she later removed and placed in the scooter's dickey after the couple dropped off their luggage at the hotel reception. Surprisingly, on Wednesday, Meghalaya police recovered a black and red raincoat with stains. While police suspect it belonged to Sonam, ...Read More >
Bengaluru: They were all minors but wanted to make quick bucks to splurge on drugs, cigarettes and snacks. Setting eyes on lone victims, mainly pedestrians near bus stands or isolated streets, three Class IX students and one first-year PU student ganged up for pre-dawn robberies across East Bengaluru for over a year. However their luck ran out when they snatched the valuables of a woman on July 3. Caught by KR Puram police, they are now cooling their heels in jail.On the morning of July 3, a woman in her 50s was walking past Garden City College when two of the juveniles, riding a stolen gearle ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Following the violent protest at Kerala University, a case has been registered against 27 activists of the ruling CPM's Students Federation of India (SFI), including its state secretary P S Sanjeev, who has been named the prime accused, police said. The case also names 1,000 identifiable protesters who have been accused of damaging public property, forcibly entering the university campus, and assaulting police and university staff, police said on Tuesday. Also Read | Nobel Peace Prize 2025: From Mahatma Gandhi to Jawaharlal Nehru, Check Full ...Read More >
Chhattisgarh: A 17-year-old boy died in a tragic road accident on Monday night in the Supela area of Bhilai. The accident took place when he was out on a scooter with his friend and a stray dog appeared in front of him suddenly, while trying to save him, the scooter slipped out of control and both the riders fell into the drain on the side of the road. In the accident, one of them died on the spot, while the other was injured. The whole incident was captured by the CCTV camera and is now going viral on the Internet. The deceased was identified as Raunak Dwivedi. According to the information r ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, alias Parthasarathy, who is accused of sexually harassing 17 female students as director of a management college in the city, had remote access to CCTV footage from the women's hostel on his phone, it has been found. He also maintained his own accommodation in the hostel, which can house 75 students.Sources said he tampered with the institute's DVR system, resulting in destruction of CCTV evidence.Swami Chaityananda Saraswati not only exploited female students, but also took control of the institute, allegedly subletting management property to private ...Read More >
Lucknow: On the night of the crime, Deepak visited the Alambagh Metro Station two to three times, observing the surroundings.The crime occurred in an area surrounded by three police outposts, including a pink booth designated for women's safety, located just 300 metres from the crime scene where the girl was sleeping with her mother. Despite the police presence around, the accused, Deepak, managed to carry out the horrific assault and escape."Once he was certain that the girl's parents were in deep sleep, he kidnapped the girl, committed the rape, and fled towards the service road. Showing no ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 15 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hailed the safe return of Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from space, calling it a matter of national pride. Shukla, a 39-year-old Indian Air Force officer and test pilot, on Tuesday returned to the Earth after an 18-day stay at the International Space Station. Also Read | Will Samosa and Jalebi Display Cigarette-Style Health Warnings? PIB Fact Check Debunks Fake News, Says Health Ministry's Advisory Doesn't Mention Warning Labels on Indian Food Products. "Welcome home, Shubhanshu Shukla! We are r ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A video showing school girls purchasing alcohol from a government liquor shop in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district is going viral on internet. It is said, not only did the shopkeeper entertain the students, but also completed the sale, which is a clear violation of the law. The matter came to fore through CCTV footage captured in Nainpur of Mandla district, which has sparked outrage and raised serious questions about law enforcement in the state. Watch the video here: The visual shows a group of schoolgirls, some with scarves on their heads, entering the shop, appro ...Read More >