Crime


  • A city court on Tuesday sent self-styled godman Shiv Murat Dwivedi, who called himself Ichchadhari Sant and is accused of running a prostitution racket, to police custody till March 20 for interrogation related to his website content.

  • A temple priest in south Delhi's Pushp Vihar area has been arrested for allegedly raping a 30-year-old mentally unstable woman, police said on Monday.

  • Two pilgrims from Agra on their way to an annual fair in Rajasthan's Karauli district were crushed to death by a speeding Scorpio on the highway, police said on Monday.

  • Six people of a family sustained serious burn injuries on Monday when a fire broke out in their east Delhi house due to a gas leak, fire department officials said.

  • A 22-year-old woman from Manipur was allegedly molested near Munirka bus stop in south Delhi police said on Sunday.

  • Two persons were arrested for smuggling arms at Bariyarpur railway station in Bihar's Munger district, the police said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, police raided a compartment of Gaya-Howrah Express late on Saturday and arrested Santosh Singh and Shankar Singh.