Crime file: Woman attempts suicide outside Kannada actor Sri Murali's home; PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi’s house burgled, and more
Woman gang raped and thrown out of truck
Kanpur: A 45-year-old woman was allegedly gang raped by four men in a moving truck and later thrown out of the vehicle in Bhognipur here, police said on Friday.
The incident took place on Naubasta bypass here when the woman had boarded the truck which offered to drive her to Bhognipur. Soon, three men joined the driver and took turns to rape her. The woman lost consciousness and was later thrown out on the street while the accused fled from the spot, police said.
The woman was found lying on the road when onlookers informed the police and the victim was taken to a hospital, they said. The police has registered a case against the three accused however, they claim that the woman and the accused have a history of disputes. The woman has been sent for medical examination and further investigations are on, they said.
Next: Alcoholic father kills infant son by throwing him into lit stove
Alcoholic father kills infant son by throwing him into lit stove
Raigarh: A baby boy was killed by his drunkard father after he allegedly threw the infant into a lit earthen stove here in a fit of rage, police said on Friday.
The incident took place last night at Lakhpatara area of Bayasi village after accused Asiya Ram Rathiya (45) quarrelled with his wife Ras Kunwar and killed the child under the influence of liquor, Raigarh Superintendent of Police, Rahul Bhagat said.
The seventh-month-old Rajju, who received serious burn injuries on his back died on the spot. On hearing the mother scream, villagers rushed to the house and later informed the police, he said. Later Asiya Ram was arrested and the body of Rajju was sent to the Civil Hospital for postmortem, he added.
While Asiya said the child accidentally fell into the stove, his wife accused him of throwing the baby into the stove, the SP said. According to police, earlier Asiya was jailed for three years in connection with the murder of his ex-wife.
He married Ras Kunwar two years back.
Next: Couple arrested for branding four-year-old girl with hot iron
Couple arrested for branding four-year-old girl with hot iron
Vadodara: After receiving a complaint from a child welfare organisation's telephone helpline in the city, the police arrested a couple here on Friday, for allegedly branding a four-year-old girl child with a hot iron and causing burn injuries.
During police interrogation, it was revealed that the four-year old girl called Muskan was not their daughter and was brought to Vadodara from Kolkata by them, without any legal documents from her mother Reshma Khatun.
The police took Reshma Khatun's Kolkata number from Jafar and called her to the city to know the facts. After she arrived in the city, Khatun told the police that she had given her daughter Muskan to the Pathan family so that she is well looked after, since she is not in a position to bring her up because of her poor economic condition.
She denied that she had allowed the couple to adopt Muskan. Khatun had allowed her daughter to be with the Pathans in the hope that she would be properly looked after by them and grow up getting a good education.
The girl's mother Khatun told the police that she did not like the manner in which her daughter was treated by the Pathan family.
"I gave my daughter to the Pathan family in good faith, since they wanted her because they had no daughter and were blessed with two sons," Khatun said.
Jafar Pathan admitted to the police, that his wife had caused burn injuries on the girl's body. He also admitted that he had not exchanged any legal documents with her mother.
The in-charge of the juvenile home where four-year-old Muskan is being kept, has refused to give the girl's possession to her mother Reshma Khatun, saying that it could be done only after higher authorities approve.
Khatun has been camping in the city for the past couple of days to get possession of her daughter from the juvenile home located in the city.
Next: 10-yr-old rescues herself from kidnapper by jumping out of van
10-yr-old rescues herself from kidnapper by jumping out of van
Mumbai: Showing a remarkable presence of mind and courage, a 10 year-old-girl on Friday thwarted a kidnapping attempt by jumping out of a moving van.
The police later nabbed a 38-year-old man, a driver by profession.
According to Dongri police in south Mumbai, the girl (name not disclosed) was awaiting her school van outside her house in Char-nal area this morning when Raju Mehboob Khan drove to the spot in an Omni, and asked her to get in.
As it was not her usual school van, the girl initially refused, but he told her that it was a substitute vehicle as the regular van had broken down.
The girl got in, but realised something was wrong when Khan took a wrong turn. "Getting suspicious, the girl jumped out," said a police officer.
As bystanders came to her help, a car driver gave chase to Khan until he hit the CST-Chembur Freeway, and then alerted the Police Control, giving them the van's registration number.
Police found the van abandoned in Chembur. "In the van we found a visiting card and when we dialled the number, a lady, the owner, answered and confirmed that it was her van and it was with the her driver," said the officer.
A police team went to her house and asked her to summon Khan. He arrived and was arrested after the girl identified him. Khan has been booked for kidnapping and molestation, as well as under the 'Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act'.
Next: Woman attempts suicide outside Kannada actor Sri Murali’s home
Woman attempts suicide outside Kannada actor Sri Murali’s home
Bangalore: High drama unfolded when a 26-year-old woman allegedly consumed sleeping tablets and collapsed in front of Sandalwood actor Sri Murali’s house in Manyata Tech Park in Sampigehalli police limits on Thursday afternoon.
The woman has been identified as Pavithra Basavaraju, a resident of Sunkadakatte. Magadi Road, and a native of Bengaluru. Police said Pavithra is an employee of an MNC, and is reportedly mentally unsound.
Actor Sri Murali
Unconfirmed reports suggest that Pavithra had been texting Murali over the past few weeks, but he had not responded.
On Wednesday, Pavithra allegedly called Murali’s phone and professed her love for the actor; to which Murali reportedly advised her not to call again as he was married. Before hanging up, however, Pavithra threatened to end her life if Murali did not reciprocate her feelings.
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Around 1 pm on Thursday, Pavithra took a break from work and left her office in Manyata Tech Park with some friends on the pretext of having lunch.
She then allegedly consumed sleeping pills and ran towards the actor’s house; whereupon she is said to have pushed past the security guards and collapsed on the steps.
When the actor and his family rushed out and questioned Pavithra, she claimed that she was in love with Murali and that she tried taking the extreme step because he allegedly rejected her proposal. The police were informed and Pavithra was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, following which she was declared to be out of danger.
“Pavithra’s parents were extremely upset by her behaviour, but they told us that this was her third suicide attempt. They hinted that she might have some mental issues, because she had allegedly taken an overdose of sleeping pills twice before, due to an unbearable stomach pain a few years ago. She had also been refusing her parents’ pleas to get married. When we questioned Murali, he claimed not to know Pavithra and said the duo never exchanged messages or calls,” police said.
Next: PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi’s house burgled
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi’s house burgled
Chennai: Unidentified persons broke into PepsiCo chief executive officer Indra Nooyi’s bungalow on G.N. Chetty Road in T.Nagar and made off with some saris, police said.
According to police sources, the US-based Nooyi was in the city for the past five days to attend the Margazhi music festival. On Wednesday, when she arrived at the house, she found the lock of the door broken.
The Pondy Bazaar poÂlice were informed and a team, led by an assistant commissioner, visited the house and made enqÂuiries with the guards on duty.
PepsiCo chief executive officer Indra Nooyi’s bungalow on G.N. Chetty Road in T.Nagar, Chennai. — DCPepsiCo chief executive officer Indra Nooyi’s bungalow on G.N. Chetty Road in T.Nagar, Chennai. — DC
Ahead of NoÂoyi’s visit, a few people had been summoned to cleÂan the building, whÂich has been locked for more than a year, police investigations revealed.
While police confirmed that the cupboards and lockers in the house had been meddled with, they maintaÂined that a few saris weÂre missing, and that noÂthing else had been stÂolen. “Nooyi’s mother, ShÂanta KrishÂnaÂmooÂrtÂhy, who was staying in the house, had left it to live in the USA in AuÂgust 2012.
For the past 15 months, the house had been locked and a private security agency was in charge of surveillance there,” a senior official said.
The Pondy Bazaar police said that Nooyi’s manager Shri Lekha had approached them on her behalf and only the mother was aware of the valuables kept in the house, if any. No written complaint has been filed yet.
Hyderabad: A 14-year-old girl from Talabkatta was allegedly kidnapped and raped by her ‘lover’, his friend, and two others in the old city. The victim had eloped with her boy-friend, and returned home on Wednesday after the ordeal and complained to her parents.
Following this, the Bhavaninagar police arrested the four persons, three minors and a 20-year-old man, after booking a case for kidnap and rape. The victim’s parents had lodged a missing complaint three days ago.
The victim’s boyfriend, a 16-year-old from Charminar area, took the girl on Sunday to a deserted place in Pahadishareef, where he was joined by his 17-year-old friend. They raped her and dropped her at Chandrayangutta, said Santoshnagar ACP S. Sai Krishna.
The victim who was going to her house was lured by another minor boy from Errakunta and raped, he said. He brought in another person, Mohd Hassan, 20, of Fateh Darwaza, who also raped her, dropped her on the road and fled.
“We have booked all the accused for rape and kidnap. Hassan will be produced before the court, while the minors will be sent to the juvenile home,” a cop said.
Next: Suspecting man throws acid on wife
Suspecting man throws acid on wife
Nellore: Suspecting the fidelity of his wife, a man threw acid on her when she was preparing food in the kitchen at Ranipeta in Venkatagiri on Thursday. She was rushed to hospital and her condition is stated to be stable.
The accused was detained by the police.
The couple Sheik Abdul Sheriff and Sheik Firma were married about eight years ago and they have two girl children aged about 6 and 9 from the marriage.
Abdul was eking out a living by sharpening knives and he started suspecting the fidelity of his wife after they shifted to Ranipeta in Venkatagiri town from Bujabuja Nellore located on the outskirts of Nellore city about a year ago.
In this backdrop, Sheriff had a quarrel with Firma on Wednesday night and left home. He came back in an inebriated condition on Thursday morning and threw acid on Firma when she was preparing food in the kitchen.
Back portion of her body was burnt as he threw the acid from rear side when she was facing the stove.
He escaped from the scene and neighbours rushed her to the government hospital for treatment. Venkatagiri CI Srinivasa Reddy has elicited information on the incident from locals and recorded the statement of the victim.
Police have detained the accused Abdul Sheriff for questioning.
Next: 12-yr-old raped by neighbour
12-yr-old raped by neighbour
Bangalore: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour at Nalavatti village near Whitefield on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday night.
The victim, Neha (name changed), is a sixth standard student at a government school.
She has made a statement before the police that she was raped by her neighbour Vijaykumar, aged around 25 years.
A native of Raichur, Vijaykumar had come to the city just two months ago and was staying near Neha’s house. He was working as a driver of an earth moving vehicle. According to the police, Neha had gone to her classmate’s house nearby on Wednesday evening.
While she was returning home by walk, Vijaykumar allegedly dragged her to a nearby farmhouse where he allegedly raped her and escaped the scene.
Next: Man tonsures live-in partner’s head for money
Man tonsures live-in partner’s head for money
Visakhapatnam: In a shocking incident, a man, in an inebriated condition, tonsured his live-in partner’s head for failing to get the dowry, which he has been demanding.
Though the incident took place on Wednesday morning at Sarabanapalem area under Koyyuru police station limits in Vizag Agency, it came to light on Thursday evening when the police registered a case against the tipsy man following oral report from the locals.
According to police, S. Bala Kumar, 24, of Sarabanapalem fell in love with K.L. Durga Bhavani, 19, of Gummapalem area in Koyyuru mandal.
On knowing about the lover affair, her parents began scouting for an alliance for Bhavani. To escape from it, Bhavani convinced Kumar and suggested that they would elope.
Accordingly, they came out of their houses and began living together for the last six months at Sarabanapalem.
Finding it hard to lead a normal life, Kumar, who passed Intermediate but remained unemployed, began harassing Bhavani on trivial issues and he even assaulted her many times asking her to get money from her parents.
Few weeks back, Bhavani told about the torture to one of her friend and some of her relatives, who admonished Kumar.
However, Kumar did not mend his ways and continued to attack Bhavani for money.
On Wednesday morning, Kumar attacked bhavani and tonsured her head after tying her legs and hands with a rope.
On information from locals, Koyyur SI Ch. Venkata Rao and his team rushed to Sarabanapalem and registered a case against Bala Kumar under sections 498 (A) (Dowry Harassments) and 307 (Attempt to Murder) of IPC. Venkata Rao said Bhavani is in a state of shock and that she was admitted to Narsipatnam hospital.
Next: Panchaloha idols worth Rs 1cr seized
Panchaloha idols worth Rs 1cr seized
Warangal: The Warangal rural police busted an inter-district gang involved in the illegal sale of stolen idols and recovered two ancient panchaloha idols valued at Rs 1 crore besides silver ornaments worth Rs 50,000 from them.
Warangal Rural SP L. Kalidas said that two persons from the gang- Chinthala Raju and Marigela Somaiah were arrested with the idols during a routine vehicle checking at Regonda mandal on Thursday.
Next: Ex-panchayat chief murdered
Ex-panchayat chief murdered
Chennai: In yet another murder of politicians in neighbouring Kancheepuram district where real estate and sand mining has been witnessing a boom, a former chief of a panchayat in Guduvancherry area was hacked to death on Thursday morning in front of his 13-year-old daughter.
M Sampath, 48, of MDMK was goiÂng to drop his daughter at a tuition home near the panchayat office in PerÂumaÂttuÂnallur when a gang poÂsing as electricians reÂpÂairing a tube light on a lamp post, started attacking him.
Though Sampath tried to escape, running after dragging his daughter, the gang pushed the girl aside and hacked Sampath to death. After killing Sampath, the gang escaped from the scene in a waiting car.
Police recovered three country made bombs and a sickle hidden in a tube light wrapper.
“The gang posed as men repairing the laÂmp. They were obviouÂsly carrying sickles in wrappers used for tube lights and bombs in packages meant for incandescent bulbs,” police noted.
Police suspect that eaÂrlier enmity could have led to the murder of Sampath who was the chairperson of Perumattunallur panchayat from 2006 to 2011.
“The last two years has seen murders of local politicians belonging to different parties. The year 2012 saw at least 10 murders in which local politicians were illed ovÂer business rivalry,” police said.
Next: AC mechanic gets 7 yrs RI for raping minor
AC mechanic gets 7 yrs RI for raping minor
Chennai: The Mahila court in Chennai awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment to a 26-year-old AC mechanic on charges of raping an 18-year-old girl and impregnating her three years ago.
The judge Meena Satheesh also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on him.
Special public prosecutor Gowri Asokan stated that D. Anandan, 23, was working as a mechanic in a workshop in Vyasarpadi.
He was married and residing along with his wife and children.
Posing as a bachelor Anandan developed friendship with the girl, Soumya (name changed) who was residing near the workshop, in 2010.
On the pretext of introducing Soumya to his mother, Anandan took her to his residence where he gave her soft drink laced with sedatives.
Soon after Soumya became unconscious, he raped her.
The girl became pregnant. Based on her complaint, Sembium all women’s police registered a case under section 376, 471 and 506 (i) of IPC and arrested him on April 29, 2012.
Special judge Meena Satheesh awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment on Anandan and slapped him a fine of Rs 10,000.
Next: 7 bullets found at SP office men’s toilet
7 bullets found at SP office men’s toilet
Coimbatore: Seven bullets were found in a men’s toilet on the Superintendent of Police office campus near the collectorate on Thursday morning.
A sanitary worker who went to clean the toilet found the bullets and handed them over them to the police.
Police sources said there is a men’s toilet on the back side of the SP office campus. On Thursday morning, a sanitary worker who went to clean the toilet found seven bullets in the cistern of the toilet and informed the police.
The police with the help of a few sanitary workers recovered the bullets and reported the incident to Superintendent of police M. Sudhakar.
Following an examination, SP said they were 0.33mm caliber bullets and found to be very old. “However this type of bullet is not used by police personnel in our department and hence they don’t belong to us. We suspect that it could have been used by police from other districts,” he said. Further investigations are on to know who dropped the bullet in the toilet here,” he said.
Next: Farmer shot dead over enmity
Farmer shot dead over enmity
Coimbatore: A 38-year-old farmer was shot dead on Thursday afternoon by his relative over personal enmity.
PoÂliÂcÂe identified the victim as C. Madesh, 38, of Attapallam villaÂge, on DenkaÂÂnÂniÂkotÂtai-Hogenakkal in the Western Ghats here.
The victim had previous enmity with his relative M.RajÂendÂeran, 30, who was also a neighbour of the deceased. On Thursday afternoon, the duo had a verbal duel and an angry Rajenderan opened fire from close range on Madesh from a country hunting gun.
Hurt by the pellets, Mahesh died on the spot.
Anchetti police went to the place and recovered Mahesh’s body and sent it for post mortem at Denkannikottai government hospital.
A case has been registered and a search is on for Rajenderan who fled.
Next: Ammapettai police rescue 3-yr-old from guardian
Ammapettai police rescue 3-yr-old from guardian
Salem: The Ammapettai police have taken into custody a woman who was harassing a three-year-old boy living in her care in Salem district.
The boy, who bore several burn and injury marks all over his body, is now undergoing treatment at the government hospital in Salem.
Police said Kausalya, 52 had got the child, which was borne out of an illegal affair, from a couple two and a half years ago.
“For no reason Kausalya used to beat the child, who was studying LKG student. He bore several burn and injury marks all over his body,” police said.
On hearing the child being thrashed mercilessly by Kausalya on Wednesday night, neighbours inforÂmÂed the members on a child helpline, who along with police rescued the boy.
Next: Two sandalwood trees stolen from Lalbagh
Two sandalwood trees stolen from Lalbagh
Bangalore: In a brazen incident that occurred in the heart of the city, two sandalwood trees were allegedly axed and stolen from inside Lalbagh Botanical Gardens in Siddapura police limits on Wednesday night.
Police said the incident occurred despite the presence of security guards posted at various locations inside the gardens to protect the trees.
Officials suspect that insiders had a role to play in the theft, but were unsure about the number of thieves involved. The trees, which had been reduced to stumps, were reportedly chopped up into logs and carried away stealthily in the dead of night.
Lalbagh official inspects the stump of the stolen Sandalwood tree —DC
The incident came to light early in the morning, when walkers and security guards noticed the missing trees.
The police were informed and they rushed to the spot. The security guards who were on night duty both inside and outside the botanical gardens are being questioned. A case has been registered with the Siddapura police, who are investigating.
Next: Gold biscuit worth Rs 30 lakh seized at Kochi airport
Gold biscuit worth Rs 30 lakh seized at airport
Kochi : Customs Air Intelligence Unit of the Cochin International Airport seized a gold biscuit weighing one kilogram from a passenger from Dubai in the wee hours of Thursday. The passenger, identified as Abdul Kareem, was held during the Customs check after he arrived by SpiceJet Airlines SG018.
The Customs officials said the biscuit was worth approximately Rs 30 lakh. “The gold biscuit was found cut into two pieces and were cleverly concealed inside specially made cavities inside his pair of sandals. The passenger was on a short visit to Dubai.
Even to qualify to import one kilogram of gold, a passenger has to stay abroad for more than six months and the duty amount has to be paid in convertible foreign exchange,” said Dr. K.N. Raghavan, the commissioner of Cochin Customs
Next: Man found dead in river
Man found dead in river
Kottayam: A 74-year-old man was found dead under a bridge in the Meenachil river at Chungam, near here, on Thursday morning. Police identified him as Babu Andrews of Ennakkal house, Chalukunnu, near Kottayam.
Police, who retrieved the body after being informed by locals, said Babu reportedly had a dispute with his son, who is in the Gulf, over phone on Wednesday. He went out of the house at 3.45 a.m. and might have ended his life out of desperation.
Kottayam west police registered a case of unnatural death. “The post- mortem report says that death occurred due to drowning, and no other marks were visible on the body,” said police sources.
The body was handed over to the relatives after post-mortem at the Kottayam MCH.
