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Cab driver accused of rape-murder of girl in Delhi attempts to flee, injured in police encounter

Cab driver accused of rape-murder of girl in Delhi attempts to flee, injured in police encounter

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The cab driver accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl in south Delhi was injured in a brief exchange of fire with police on Tuesday when he allegedly tried to flee after snatching a policeman’s pistol. The encounter happened when police took 29-year-old Bashu Kumar Singh to recreate the crime scene. Photo for representation (Sanjeev Verma/HT File) The encounter happened when police took 29-year-old Bashu Kumar Singh to recreate the crime scene at a stretch on Mandi Road near Fatehpur Beri. Singh allegedly sexually assaulted the child inside his car before driving her to a forested patch near the Faridabad–Gurugram road and killing her. According to police, while the crime scene was being recreated, Singh allegedly attempted to flee and snatched the service pistol of a policeman. “In the scuffle that followed, the accused tried to flee. Police fired at him in self-defence and to prevent his escape, hit him in the leg,” a senior officer said. Singh was immediately overpowered and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. His condition is stated …

Pune tanker crash leaves woman dead; driver arrested | Pune News

Pune tanker crash leaves woman dead; driver arrested | Pune News

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A speeding water tanker dashed into a two-wheeler, causing the death of a woman and leaving her husband injured, in the Hadapsar area of Pune city on Saturday. The dead has been identified as Neha Sumit Upadhye, 27, a resident of Sunrise Housing Society in Hadapsar. Her husband, Sunil Upadhye, 30, lodged the First Information Report (FIR) at the Kalepadal police station. The police have arrested the tanker driver, Rameshwar Yamgir, 32, under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 106, 281, 125 (a), 125 (b), and several sections of the Motor Vehicles Act. Investigators said Sumit Upadhye works with a private company. He and his wife were going from Sayyadnagar to Satavnagar on a two-wheeler when the speeding tanker knocked them down from behind around 4.15 pm. The couple collapsed on the road, and the water tanker ran over Neha Upadhye, causing her death. Sumit Upadhye also sustained severe injuries and was admitted to a hospital for treatment. Past incidents In the last six months, seven people have died in accidents involving water tankers in Pune …

Odisha bus crash: Driver killed, 20 injured after vehicle hits divider

Odisha bus crash: Driver killed, 20 injured after vehicle hits divider

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The driver of a tourist bus died, and at least 20 people were injured when the vehicle hit a road divider on National Highway-16 at Soro in Odisha’s Balasore district on Sunday. The bus carrying about 45 passengers was returning to Andhra Pradesh’s Vijaynagram from Kolkata when it met with the accident. The deceased has been identified as K Venketeswar, 54, while the injured have been admitted to a hospital. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Truck driver alleges occupants of luxury car threatened to kill him after collision, hangs himself

Truck driver alleges occupants of luxury car threatened to kill him after collision, hangs himself

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Dantewada , A 25-year-old truck driver allegedly committed suicide after circulating videos on social media and claiming that he was assaulted and threatened by occupants of a high-end car following a collision involving the truck driven by him in Dantewada district, police said. Truck driver alleges occupants of luxury car threatened to kill him after collision, hangs himself The deceased, identified as Tamradhwaj Sahu, a resident of Mahasamund district, was found hanging from a tree near Banjari Ghat under the Gidam police station limits on Friday, officials said. Sahu worked as a driver for a truck owned by one Laxman. On Friday, Laxman informed police that Sahu had uploaded videos on Instagram claiming that he was going to end his life, and stopped responding to phone calls, a police official said. A police team launched a search operation using the driver’s mobile phone location and later recovered his body hanging from a tree in a forest near Banjari Ghat, he said. The official said the truck driven by Sahu collided with a Mercedes car on …

Three Bihar police officers, driver killed in Begusarai truck collision

Three Bihar police officers, driver killed in Begusarai truck collision

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Three police officers and the driver of their car died when the vehicle crashed into a truck in Bihar’s Begusarai district while returning from a training programme in Patna early on Friday, officials said.  The incident occurred on National Highway-31 near Bakhadda Dhala in Begusarai district. SHOs Sajan Kumar Paswan of Ratwara, Gyanendra Amarendra of Arar and Neeraj Kumar of Belari died on the spot, while the driver, Jyotish Kumar, succumbed to injuries during treatment. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Russian cab driver refused money from Raj Kapoor’s grandson Nikhil Nanda amid snow storm: ‘Realised his impact’

Russian cab driver refused money from Raj Kapoor’s grandson Nikhil Nanda amid snow storm: ‘Realised his impact’

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Raj Kapoor’s fame knew no boundaries. Apart from being a superstar in India, the legendary actor-filmmaker enjoyed immense popularity in Russia, something that his grandson experienced during his time in the United States. Recently, Nikhil Nanda, son of Raj Kapoor’s daughter Ritu Nanda, spoke about the moment he realised his maternal grandfather’s popularity overseas. Nikhil Nanda recalled his memories of grandfather Raj Kapoor. Nikhil on bond with Raj Kapoor Speaking on Shrishti Sahu’s podcast, Nikhil recalled his bond with Raj Kapoor and how his mother would take him to Mumbai during summer breaks to meet his maternal side of the family. Nikhil admitted that while growing up, he never saw Raj Kapoor as a star, but simply as his grandfather. Raj Kapoor fan refused to take cab fare Nikhil Nanda recalled that he truly understood the magnitude of Raj Kapoor’s popularity when he was studying at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Recalling the incident, he said, “I realised who Raj Kapoor was when I was in college. When I went to the …

Auto driver arrested in Lucknow for sexually harassing 2 women passengers

Auto driver arrested in Lucknow for sexually harassing 2 women passengers

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Lucknow, Police have arrested an auto-rickshaw driver here for allegedly sexually harassing two women who were on their way to take an exam in his vehicle, officials said. Auto driver arrested in Lucknow for sexually harassing 2 women passengers The incident took place in Lucknow’s Para police station area on Monday morning, and the accused driver was arrested in the night following an encounter with the police. In a statement issued late on Monday night, police said that the accused picked up two women, who were travelling to take an exam and had boarded his auto-rickshaw near the Charbagh bus stand for Alambagh. However, instead of taking them to Alambagh, he drove them to a secluded area near the Ramlila Ground in the Para police station area and attempted to assault them. When they resisted, he beat and abused them, due to which the women sustained serious injuries. A case was registered under sections 75 , 76 , 115 , 118 and 352 of the BNS, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team …

Auto driver arrested in Lucknow for sexually harassing 2 women passengers

Woman killed, 5 injured as car rams tempo on Rajokari flyover in Delhi; driver held

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New Delhi, A 47-year-old woman died and five others, including three children, were injured after a car allegedly rammed into a tempo on the Rajokari flyover in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area early Sunday, police said. Woman killed, 5 injured as car rams tempo on Rajokari flyover in Delhi; driver held The accident occurred around 4.20 am on the carriageway towards Gurugram. A PCR call regarding the incident was received shortly after the crash, following which local police personnel rushed to the spot, they said. During preliminary enquiry, police found that the Toyota Innova had allegedly hit the tempo from behind, causing the three-wheeler to overturn on the flyover. The occupants of the tempo, residents of Seelampur in northeast Delhi, were travelling to a temple in Gurugram when the accident took place, officials said. Kripa Devi died on the spot following the accident, the police said. Five other occupants of the tempo sustained injuries and were shifted to Safdarjung Hospital through CATS ambulances. They were identified as Vansh , Savitri Devi , Naina , Naksh and …

Driver killed after trucks collide, catch fire on KMP Expressway in Gurugram: Cops

Driver killed after trucks collide, catch fire on KMP Expressway in Gurugram: Cops

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A 22-year-old truck driver was charred to death after getting trapped inside the mangled cabin following a collision between two trucks on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway near Patli Hajipur village in Gurugram’s Farrukhnagar early Saturday, police said. Police said he was behind the wheel of a truck bearing Haryana registration number and was trapped inside the driver’s cabin after the collision on the carriageway leading towards Kundli from Palwal. Police identified the deceased as Deepu Kumar, who is from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. Police said he was behind the wheel of a truck bearing Haryana registration number and was trapped inside the driver’s cabin after the collision on the carriageway leading towards Kundli from Palwal. A senior police officer said that commuters had alerted the police control room at 1.20 am but by the time rescue teams reached the spot, both trucks had caught fire. “Prima facie it seems that the Haryana registered truck had ended up ramming the Uttar Pradesh registered truck. The collision resulted in a fire which engulfed both the vehicles,” he said. …

Supreme Court clears KSRTC driver over alighting passenger’s death, says he moved bus on conductor’s signal | Legal News

Supreme Court clears KSRTC driver over alighting passenger’s death, says he moved bus on conductor’s signal | Legal News

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4 min readBengaluruJun 2, 2026 01:23 PM IST The Supreme Court has acquitted a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) driver convicted for causing the death of a passenger after he moved the bus while she was still alighting. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N V Anjaria on May 27 allowed an appeal filed by Mohammed Hanif Jainum Khalifa and said, “When appellant accused had followed instructions of conductor in stopping and moving the bus, which the appellant was duty-bound to do, it would be both unreasonable and illogical to attribute any negligence on his part.” The bench also highlighted that the conductor signals the driver when it is appropriate to start and restart the bus after a stop. The driver, who would otherwise concentrate on driving, would depend on the conductor’s indications, signals, or whistling to regulate the vehicle’s movement. The court also said, “The appellant driver was not expected to turn his head back and to see for himself whether the passengers had alighted. His dependence on the signal of …