Crime file: Woman raped, eyes gouged out; minor girl raped by 16-yr-old boy and more
Four men allegedly raped a woman inside an auto-rickshaw.
Woman raped, eyes gouged out
Lakhimpur: Four men allegedly raped a woman inside an auto-rickshaw, gouged out her eyes and beat her before throwing the victim out of the vehicle leading to her death in upper Assam's Lakhimpur district, sparking protests from locals.
The incident took place on Friday when the woman had boarded a shared tempo to pick up her six-year-old daughter from school at Boginadi area, about 14 km from the district headquarters town Lakhimpur, police sources said.
The locals saw the accused throwing the injured woman out of the vehicle, about 50 metres away from Boginadi police station
Next: Minor girl raped by 16-yr-old boy
Minor girl raped by 16-yr-old boy
Nizamabad: A minor girl was allegedly raped by a 16-year-old boy on the terrace of the Rajiv Gruhakalpa Apartments at Nagaram, police said here on Monday.
The boy, a neighbour of the 12-year-old girl, took her to the top of the building late on Sunday night and allegedly committed the offence. The parents of the victim found the girl with injuries and enquired what had happened.
They immediately rushed to the V Town police station and lodged a complaint. Following the complaint, police registered a case against the boy under the stringent provisions of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
With crime number 147/2013.Speaking to this newspaper, Nizamabad town DSP S. Anil Kumar said that the victim was sent for medical examination. The boy will be send to the juvenile court, he added. The boy is a school dropout and rold gold worker.
Next: 78-yr-old accused of rape, held
78-yr-old accused of rape, held
Bangalore: A 78-year-old man was arrested by the Cottonpet police after his cousin’s 35-year-old wife filed a rape case against him.
The incident took place at their house on M.R. Lane in Nalabandawadi in Cottonpet on November 16 and it came to light when the woman approached the police on Sunday.
The police said the accused, Anish Ibrahim, and his family were staying in his cousin’s house. On November 16, the victim’s husband had gone for work, while Ibrahim’s wife and the victim’s daughter were in Basavangudi to visit his daughter, who had delivered a baby.
Taking advantage, Ibrahim allegedly raped the woman. “After the incident, the victim had gone to her parent’s house in Mico Layout and was reluctant to return to her house. When her husband forced her, she told him about the rape and later a case was filed,” the police said.
Next: School Girls harassed on train in bihar
School Girls harassed on train in bihar
Dhanbad/Patna: A group of girl students of a missionary school in Dhanbad were allegedly harassed and their train seats forcibly occupied by some youths when they were returning from an environmental camp in Patna.
In a complaint lodged with the Dhanbad Railway division of East Central Railway (Hazipur) on Monday, a delegation of teachers of Carmel School alleged that unauthorised persons occupied the confirmed berths of 34 of 98 students travelling in the Ganga-Damodar Express on Saturday night.
The delegation, led by the school's vice-principal Sister Sayrel, alleged that no action was taken when they complained to the GRP of Patna railway station about the matter. Meanwhile, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has asked ADGP (Railway) P.N. Rai to inquire into the matter.
Next: Techie catches molester, city police let him go!
Techie catches molester, city police let him go!
Bangalore: The repeated incidents of rape and molestation against women may have shocked and angered the nation. But Namma Bangalore's police force seems oblivious to the popular anger.
On Sunday night, the Good Samaritans of Bangalore came to the rescue of a 12 year old. Software engineer, Syed Aslam, who the little girl while driving through Panduranga Layout near Dollars Colony.
Aslam chased the man down and when it seemed as if he would get away, raised the alarm until other passersby joined him and they nabbed the accused. “The public thrashed him. He was drunk. I called JP Nagar police at 8.30 pm, but they arrived at the spot only around 9.30 pm,” Aslam said.
Public catch molester, but police let him go scot free
Bangalore: In an alleged case of police negligence, a youth who misbehaved with a 12-year-old girl was allowed to walk out of the station by the J.P. Nagar police on Sunday night. This, despite the public catching hold of the accused and handing him over to the police.
Syed Aslam, a 32-year-old software engineer, who nabbed the accused along with other passersby, told Deccan Chronicle that he was on his way to his J.P. Nagar residence when the incident occurred. “While passing in my car near Panduranga Layout near Dollars Colony around 8.15 pm on Sunday, I noticed a girl being dragged by her hand by a youth aged around 22 years.
Growing suspicious, I stopped the car and tried to catch the youth. On seeing me, he tried to run away. As I raised an alarm, a few passersby joined me and we managed to nab him. He was thrashed by the public and later it was found that he was under the influence of alcohol,” Aslam said.
“I called up the J.P. Nagar police around 8.30 pm and they reached the spot only around 9.30 pm. Later, they took the accused, who appeared to be a labourer, to the police station.
I had requested them to file a case against him. But when I checked with the police to know about the case on Monday morning, they did not have any record of the incident. I was shocked. The police told me that the girl’s parents did not want to file a complaint,” Aslam said.
DCP (South) H.S. Revanna told Deccan Chronicle that the girl’s father refused to pursue the case. “We tried to convince him to file a case, but he told us that no such incident occurred. We have recorded his statement,” the DCP said.
Next: Woman jumps off 8th floor, dies
Woman jumps off 8th floor, dies
Chennai: A 24-year-old girl, working as a receptionist in a private firm, jumped to death from the eighth floor of her office building in Mylapore, near the Citi Centre mall, on Monday. The girl, identified as Rajalakshmi, had joined work only in August as a receptionist at the eighth floor office of Godrej Properties, Lancor Westminster building, on Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore.
Police sources said a tussle with her family over a love affair was suspected to be the reason behind the girl taking the extreme step. She is the only daughter of Selvam, an accountant, and Senthamarai, a teacher. The family resides at Vasantha garden in Aynavaram, the police said. On Monday, Rajalakshmi reached office around 9 30 am. Around 10 am, she was seen jumping from the top floor of the building, much to the shock of the security personnel and bystanders.
“My sister usually goes to office on a two-wheeler. On Monday, she went by an autorickshaw. We were shocked to hear about the incident and have no idea what prompted her to take the tragic step,” said Rajkumar, her cousin, who stays on the first floor of her house.
“Her legs were broken and she was lying in a pool of blood when the police reached the spot,” a shocked eyewitness said. The girl’s family immediately rushed her to the government Royapettah hospital where she was declared dead.
According to another family member, they were in the process of looking for a matrimonial alliance for Rajalakshmi. The reason for the suicide is yet unknown, said a police official.
“However, we have learnt that the girl had a minor argument with her father the day before her death,” he said.
Next: Love affair: Bid to end life
Love affair: Bid to end life
Adilabad: A young woman of Kagaznagar attempted suicide by consuming Super Vasmol at collectorate on Monday demanding action against her lover for cheating her. The woman was shifted to RIMS and her condition is stable. The woman was identified as Raisabanu of Chinthaguda village in Kagaznagar mandal.
She attempted suicide just after submitting her petition to the collector Ahmed Babu on Grievance Day. Raisa Banu alleged that her lover Ashok of the same village has been avoiding her since she had demanded him to marry her. She had lodged a complaint with the rural SI Tirupati when Ashok refused to marry but in vain.
Next: 4 held for gambling at night
4 held for gambling at night
Hyderabad: The sleuths of the task force, North Zone, raided a godown in Phoolbagh, New Bowenpally and arrested four persons for gambling late in the night on Sunday. The cops seized Rs 21,600 from them.
According to A.P. Anand Kumar, inspector, task force, the accused arrested are Ramachandra Reddy, 49, Shankar Rao, 50, Ravinder Reddy, 46, and Kondal Reddy, 35, all from Bowenpally. They were arrested and a case under Sections 3 and 4 of the Gaming Act was registered.
Next: Marketing frauds arrested
Marketing frauds arrested
Hyderabad: Sleuths of the Central Crime Station Cyber Cell arrested a gang of multi-level marketing frauds for duping the public via fake websites and cheating them out of lakhs.
The arrested men are Singavaram Sunil Kumar Singh alias Sidhartha, 26, a native of Sainath Puram, Mydukur, Kadapa district; P. Venkata Raju, 32, a resident of Bhagyanagar Colony, Kukatpally; Pokanti Venkata Hanumanth Reddy, 27, a driver; B. Yoganandam, 26, a native of New Colony, Srikakulam; and M. Veera Brahma Chary, 27, a resident of Srinivasa Nagar, Jagadgirigutta.
Venkata Subbaiah, a native of Mydukuru, Kadapa district, is absconding.
The gang created websites like www.r2h.com and www.trade-profits.com. The websites used to claim that if anyone invests in their company they would get 13 per cent interest every day. They also mentioned that a 20 per cent commission will be given for bringing a new member to the scheme.
Once the amount became substantially high, the frauds shut the websites, switched off phones and fled. They opened about eight bank accounts, police said. DCP Pala Raju said that when the suspects were arrested, it was found that a website was created in January and Sunil had planned the crime. They cheated people out of Rs 40 lakh in Hyderabad and Rs 40 lakh in Kadapa, Chittoor, Tirupati, and TN.
Earlier, Sunil, who had done an ITI course, was duped by a similar scheme. The cops seized a flat in Manikonda, cash worth Rs 16 lakh, a Hyundai car, a bike and 10 PAN cards, all worth about Rs 70 lakh.
There are about 60 such victims who fell prey to the gang’s scheme, but till now only 9 lodged a complaint, cops said.
Next: Robbers snatch Rs 5.5 lakh
Robbers snatch Rs 5.5 lakh
Hyderabad: Robbers struck at Banjara Hills on Monday in broad daylight, and snatched Rs 5.5 lakh from the accountant working for producer of Tollywood hit Dookudu .
The robbers who came on a bike, snatched the money bag when the victim, B. Shekhar, was going to his office after withdrawing money from Axis Bank. The robbers drove away before the victim could raise an alarm.
Shekhar, who is an employee at 14 Reels Entertainment and the accountant of famous film producers Gopich-and Achanta and Anil Sunkara, was returning to his office at Sagar Society in Banjara Hills.
Soon the victim alerted people in his office and made efforts to chase the criminals. However, the robbers had fled. The management soon informed the police. The cops alerted all police stations to trace the vehicle. However, so far the criminals have not been traced.
Cops suspect that the robbers must have followed the victim from bank to his office and snatched the money when they got a chance. Shekhar carry money from bank to office often. So the offenders must have observed him for few days and executed the act when they got a chance.
“The offenders must have waited till the victim get out of the bank, and followed him more than 3 Km from the bank to his office. Or they must be having some informants to alert them when victim reached the spot,” a police officer from Banjara Hills said.
West Zone DCP Satyanarayana said that police suspect an interstate gang behind the offence. “The modus operandi is different from the local snatching gangs. We have got some clues, and the efforts are on to nab the culprits,” he said.
Cops are also verifying if gangs from Bidar is involved in the offence. Detective Inspector of Banjara Hills Police station, K. Kiran said that a case has been booked under IPC section 382, and investigation is launched.