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Six-year-old Hathras girl raped by relative, dies

4:01 pm October 6, 2020

Aligarh (UP): Even before the outrage over the gang rape-murder case of a Dalit woman in Hathras settled, a six-year-old girl from the district, who was allegedly raped by her relative, died during treatment at a hospital in Delhi, police said Tuesday. The minor was held captive at a relative’s house in Iglas area of […]

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UP resident electrocuted to death in southeast Delhi

11:35 pm October 5, 2020

New Delhi: A 23-year-old man was electrocuted to death after he came in contact with an electricity pole at a park near Nizamuddin Basti in southeast Delhi, police said on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Jubair, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha. He worked at a car accessories market at Lajpat Nagar, the […]

Farmer ends life after crop loss in Chhattisgarh

6:57 pm October 5, 2020

Durg: A 34-year-old farmer, who was apparently distressed over damage caused to his crops due to some unknown disease, allegedly committed suicide in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, police said on Monday. State Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu has asked officials concerned to ascertain the kind of new disease affecting crops and chalk out a solution to deal […]

Man killed during scuffle in UP’s Budaun

3:16 pm October 5, 2020

Budaun (UP): A 28-year-old man died during a scuffle with two men over payment of Rs 200 in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun district, police said on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Vikram, a resident of Leela Nagla village in Ushait area. The victim’s brother Mithun, a labourer, had gone for work at the accused […]

Maha: Two held for possession of rare snakes in Palghar

Maha: Sand boa snake seized, two booked

5:39 pm October 2, 2020

Aurangabad: A sand boa snake, an endangered species worth at least a few lakh rupees in the international smuggling market, was seized from two persons in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra, police said on Friday. The MIDC CIDCO police seized the snake on Thursday from the duo, who planned to sell it. Sand boas, which are […]