Crime file: Man misbehaves with Hyd techie after given lift; 14-yr-old US girl stabs to death 'ungrateful' sister, and more

Man misbehaves with Hyderabad techie after given lift in her car

Hyderabad: A man allegedly misbehaved with a woman staffer of an IT firm near Outer Ring Road (ORR) here after she gave him lift in her car on Thursday, police said.

The incident happened when the woman while returning from a temple noticed a man standing near her car who pleaded with her to give him lift as he has some urgent work, to which she obliged, Raidurgam police said quoting her complaint.

Police said after they left in the car, the man asked her to take the car towards ORR and started misbehaving with her even as she sent an message to the ORR police patrolling team for help.

The man got down from the car after the woman pulled over and fled.

"We are examining the complaint and have sent the woman for medical examination. Further investigations are on and we are in the process of registering a case," a senior police officer said. 

Next: 14-year-old US girl stabs to death 'ungrateful' sister

14-year-old US girl stabs to death 'ungrateful' sister

Chicago: A 14-year-old Illinois girl, who stabbed her step-sister 40 times for not being grateful, has been arrested and charged with murder, US media reports said on Thursday.

Police found the 11-year-old girl unconscious and in need of medical attention in an upstairs bedroom of the Illinois suburb of Mundelein on Tuesday. She later died.

Because the sister, who called police, initially told officers an intruder was to blame for the attack, authorities briefly placed three schools on lockdown.

The 14-year-old, authorities say, repeatedly and fatally stabbed her half sister with a kitchen knife because the teen thought she was ungrateful.

"This incident is a heartbreaking tragedy that defies understanding," said Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz. "I am asking the Chicagoland area, please pray for us. Pray, first of all, for the family that has been devastated by this."

The 14-year-old girl told police that an intruder had barged into the home, attacked her sister and then fled, said Mundelein Police Chief Eric Guenther.

But the teen's story unraveled quickly. Under police questioning, she admitted to the attack, authorities said.

The 14-year-old told police she was mad that her sister did not appreciate all she did for her, prosecutors said at the suspect's detention hearing on Wednesday.

The teen said she cooked dinner for her younger sibling and performed other chores. She was also angry that the 11-year-old girl had recently hit her.

The night before the attack, the teen thought about it briefly, then went downstairs and grabbed a knife, according to prosecutors.

After the stabbing, she took a shower to wash off the blood, called police and made up the story about the intruder, prosecutors said.

The 14-year-old was arrested and was charged with murder, CNN reported.

The case is in juvenile court and a decision could be made in the future to move the case to adult court, the Lake County State Attorney's Office said. Those who knew the girls said they lived at the home with their mother. Neighbours said the siblings seemed close. 

Next: Two get life imprisonment for raping minor girl, making MMS

Two get life imprisonment for raping minor girl, making MMS

Mumbai: A sessions court on Thursday convicted two youths for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2011 and making video clip of the incident, and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

Out of the five accused in the case, three are minors who are facing the separate trial before a juvenile court.

The accused Rajesh Jaiswal and Suraj Nepali- both 21--were convicted under section 376 of IPC for rape. According to prosecution, the incident happened on May 10, 2011 when the girl was returning home from the famous Siddhivinayak temple along with her five friends (the accused).

Police said the group decided to spend some time in the hillocks of Kurar village in suburban Mumbai before returning home. The prosecution said the accused drugged the girl after reaching the spot and took turns to sexually assault her.

The accused filmed the act and made an MMS clip to threaten the girl against disclosing the matter. However, the incident came to light in July 2011 after the clipping was leaked. The prosecution examined seven witnesses in the case, however, what nailed the accused was the testimony given by the survivor.

Next: Man gets 10 years RI for sexually abusing 7-year-old girl

Man gets 10 years RI for sexually abusing 7-year-old girl 

Tiruchirappalli (TN): A man was on Thursday sentenced to ten years rigorous imprisonment by a women's court here for sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in May last year.

The Judge-Incharge of the court also held 26-year-old Ulaganathan, a painter, guilty of detaining and threatening to murder the girl and sentenced him to one year RI and five years RI, respectively for the charges.

The sentences are to run concurrently. He also imposed a total fine of Rs 2,000 on him. The judge held that the case against the accused had been proved by the deposition of the child and medical report. He also directed the accused to deposit Rs 1 lakh in the name of the affected child under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. 

Next - Muzaffarnagar riots: Threat call received by gang rape victim

Muzaffarnagar riots: Threat call received by gang rape victim 

Muzaffarnagar: One of the Muzaffarnagar riots gang rape victim has received a threat call demanding withdrawal of the case against him, police said on Thursday.

According to a social worker, Haji Man Ali, the threat call was received on Thursday by the victim's husband in Phugana village here, demanding withdrawal of the case, police said. He has sent a complaint in this regard to the state government for action against the accused but no arrest has been made so far.

A local court has issued arrest warrants against 22 accused in connection with five gangrape cases and directed the police to arrest them but no one has been arrested so far. Over 60 people were killed and thousands left homeless during the riots in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas in September. 

Next: 67-year-old woman jumps into sea from train

67-year-old woman jumps into sea from train

Rameswaram (TN): A 67-year-old woman on Thursday allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the sea from a passenger train as it crossed the Pamban bridge here.

Police said as per preliminary investigation, the woman, who belonged to Tiruchirappalli, was returning to her town from here on the Rameswaram-Tiruchirappalli passenger train. Marine police rushed to the spot and recovered the body.

The cantilever Pamban Bridge on the Palk Strait connects the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island to the mainland. 

Next: Bank executive detained at Chennai airport with 8 guns in baggage

Bank executive detained at Chennai airport with 8 guns in baggage

Chennai: A man from Kerala working for a private bank in Dubai was detained at the Chennai airport for allegedly trying to smuggle eight guns into the country on Wednesday.

Rejji Kurian, 40, who currently lives in Coimbatore, was found carrying eight .22mm guns in two suitcases when checked by customs on arrival from the Gulf on an Air India flight Wednes­day morning.
Police sources said he was carrying  high tech air guns from a well known German gun-maker. 

“But he was bringing them in without valid documents. So he was detained by the customs officials and questioned by various agencies including Q branch sleuths at the airport before being arrested,” said the police.

The guns  found  dismantled in Rejji’s checked-in  baggage created quite a flutter at the airport before he was apprehended under the 1959 Arms and Ammunition Act and handed over to the airport police.

Next: Father-son duo pushed out for sitting on footboard

Father-son duo pushed out for sitting on footboard

Nellore: The unidentified man, who pushed a boy and his father out from the running Puri-Tirupati Express train near Gudur in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, threw them out without any provocation.

It may be recalled that the father S.K. Rehman, 38, of Tenali, succumbed and son Samdhani Basha is undergoing treatment for critical injuries at the government hospital in Gudur.

The murderer was also killed after he was allegedly pushed out of the train by angry passengers.

Read here: One in five women raped in US: Report

Samdhani Basha who is undergoing treatment told the Government Railway Police that the accused had abused them for sitting on the foot board.

He said that they were forced to sit at the entrance because there was no space inside the general compartment in which they were travelling.

“He suddenly became furious and pushed one of us with his hand another with leg after we told the reasons for sitting in the footboard,” Samdhani Basha told the Government Railway Police.

He said that they fell out of the train after losing balance. He confirmed the identity of the accused when police shown him the body at the mortuary of the government hospital in Gudur on Wednesday morning.

Railway DSP P.R. Rajendra Kumar said that the accused fell out of the train accidentally when the other passengers tried to overpower him for throwing out the son and father.

He suspected that the accused was in an inebriated condition when the incident took place pointing to eyewitness account.

He said that they have sent the photograph of the body of the accused to Proddutur after they found a visiting card containing Proddutur address and a cell number.

Rajendra Kumar added that their Government Railway Police SP of Guntakal is personally supervising the investigation.

Next: Youth beaten to death at Hyderabad market; 5 held

Youth beaten to death at Hyderabad market; 5 held

Hyderabad: Hours after Md. Nadeem, a 26-year-old shopkeeper, was beaten to death in full public view at Mir Alam Mandi, police took more than five people into custody. Cops raided local leader Yasin Pehlwan’s house on Tuesday midnight and found that his close relatives were involved in the murder.

Mirchowk ACP S. Gangadhar said the cops picked up few youngsters who are suspected to have been involved in the murder. Md. Nadeem was beaten to death at Mir Alam Mandi by 10 people in full public view on Tuesday night. Nadeem sustained injuries and died on the spot.

Next: Burglars cut power, try to rob bank, houses

Burglars cut power, try to rob bank, houses

Chennai: A village near Ponneri in Thiruvallur saw a bank robbery attempt and burglary at five  locked houses – from where huge qu­an­tity of gold and cash we­re looted- after sna­pp­i­ng the power lines in the wee hours of Wed­nesday.

Police noted that nearly Rs 1.5 crores kept in the bank was saved from the hands of the burglars as they were unable to break open the locker in the bank premises.

Police said the burglars had spent many hours at the Elavambedu village as they have even take out a bureau from one of the houses and thoroughly searched.

The incident came to li­ght on Wednesday mor­ni­ng when the staffs of the cooperative banks ca­me to the premises. “The locks of the front door were broke open. The bu­rglars had tried to break the locker unsuccessfully” said a police officer.

After failing to get any loot from the bank, the burglars soon entered in­to house of Daks­ha­y­ini, wh­ich was locked as the family had went out of st­­a­tion.

“They have ta­k­en out the bureau from the house and left it in a fa­­rm land nearby. N­ei­gh­b­ours said there were a few gold jewels in the bu­r­eau. But the amount of the gold jewels will be kn­­ow only after the re­turn,” said a police officer. The burglars have then similarly entered four other locked houses. The police said they are waiting for the return of the families to estimate the quantum of the loot.

Police noted that the po­­wer failure on Tuesday night co­u­­ld have been a result of ha­­ndiwork by the burglars.

Next: Police crack two double murder cases

Police crack two double murder cases

Kurnool: Kurnool police on Wednesday busted three-member gang including a dismissed CISF constable in connection with two double murder cases.

SP K. Raghurami Reddy told media that dismissed CISF constable R. Shivakumar, T. Prasad, Rajasekhar and two others of Mahanandi area formed a gang to target rich people.

As part of robbery, they brutally hacked wife and husband at an apartment in Kurnool on December 29.

The gang hatched a plan to loot Rs 2 crore from the realtor and killed him at his residence. Later they escaped with jewellery available on the bodies of couple.

Similarly, they killed two more persons in Nandyal division. The SP said that manhunt was on to nab two more gangmen.

Next: Five missing schoolgirls restored to parents

Five missing schoolgirls restored to parents

Rajahmundry(AP): Five schoolgirls hailing from Rajanagaram village who went missing were restored to their parents by the police.

According to Bommur police, five neighbouring girls studying in Classes VI to IX in three different schools located in the city went to Kakinada on Tuesday as they were being admonished by their parents on petty issues at their home.

They hired a room in a private lodge at Kakinada by informing the lodge attendant that they were in the town to  take part in a sports event.

However, on Wednesday, as the parents were tensed up not knowing their whereabouts, the lodge attendant alerted the local police who in turn alerted the Rajahmundry police.

Accordingly, the girls were brought to the city and restored to their parents after counselling them.

Next: Man held for kidnapping baby boy

Man held for kidnapping baby boy

Chennai: The city police rescued a baby that is 2.5 years old, who was kidnapped from his residence in Vepery and sold in Bangalore for Rs 25,000.

The accused, Kan­nan, who got separated from his wife 10 years ago and settled in Bangalore, had visited her in September last year and picked up an argument with her.

Later, he kidna­pped the son she had thro­ugh her second marriage and sold him in Bangalore, the police said.

Three persons, including the main accused Kannan, and his accomplices Ram­esh and Rathn­am­mal, who bought the child from him and renamed him, were arre­sted and produced before a court and lodged in prison, said the police.

Next: Infant dies of hot water burns in Hyderabad

Infant dies of hot water burns in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: An infant succumbed to his burns after a bucket filled with hot water accidentally overturned on him on Saturday.

According to police officials in Kulsumpura, the victim has been identified as Nakshu, one-and-a-half-year-old son of Krishna, a resident of Indiranagar, Kulsumpura. Last Saturday, Nakshu had gone to a neighbour’s house with his parents.

While playing at the house, he pulled a bucket with hot water and it overturned on him. He was shifted to the Osmania General Hospital, where he died on Wednesday.

Next: Bid to break ATM centre at Guindy

Bid to break ATM centre at Guindy

Chennai: An unsuccessful attempt was made to break open an ATM centre of Canara Ba­nk near Guindy railway st­a­­t­ion in the wee hours of Wednesday. The incident came to light after a few pa­s­sers-by noticed broken glass pieces of the ATM do­or and informed the po­l­i­ce about the incident.

“A security guard was not in place at the ATM there,” pointed out assistant commissioner, Guindy, Gn­a­na Sekaran. The person tr­ied to break the glass door using a stone and im­m­­ediately fled the place se­n­sing police presence, he added.

Police officials say that it was a futile attempt and no­t­hing was stolen from the ATM kiosk. The CCTV footage did not yield much, they added. A similar att­e­mpt was reported a few we­eks ago at an ATM centre in Mylapore.

Top officials of the city police met bank officials on December 3 last year and directed them to em­ploy able-bodied guards and­ instal CCTV cameras in all their ATMs.

This followed the police arresting a former employee of a cash transfer firm in Roya­puram for stealing cash fr­om an ATM machine. He had amassed more than Rs 2 lakh and in spite of the presence of a CCTV, the banks hadn’t noted the inc­i­dent.

The banks were given a month’s time to comply with the police directions then. As there are more than 3,000 ATMs in the city, the onus lies on the banks to provide security, the police said.

Next - Chennai: More goondas detained in 2013

Chennai: More goondas detained in 2013

Chennai: The number of persons detained under the Goo­n­das Act by the Che­n­­nai police reached an all-ti­me high of 2,133 in 2013, wh­ile the number of th­o­se who mu­r­dered for ga­in dec­lined from 17 to 12.

The police also managed to bring down the number of chain-snatching cases to 520 in 2013 from 620 reported in 2012, sources revealed on Wednesday.

The number of those detained under the Goo­ndas Act had been rising steadily from 2009, when 548 people were slapped with the Preventive Dete­ntion Act.

In 2010, the number was 842, and in the year 2011, the total number of people detained under the same Act was 892.

The number went up further to 902 in 2012. However, it went up 136 per cent in 2013 to take the number to 2,133.

Though detention un­d­er the Goondas Act was highest in the last five years, the total number of murders in Chennai also went up in 2013. The number of murders was 184 in 2013 in the city, compared to 160 in 2012.

Senior police officials, while acknowledging th­at there was an inc­re­ase in murders, pointed out that a majority of them were the result of illicit affairs and family problems and that they had solved 97 per cent of the murder cases.

The police’s increased visible patrolling on the street had managed to bring down the number of chain-snatching incidents from 620, reported in 2012, to 520 in 2013.

The city police have managed to reduce the number of fatal accide­nts over the last two consecutive years. The number of fatalities in road accidents in the city sto­od at 1,456 in 2011.

The nu­mber came down to 1,411 in 2012, which was further reduced last year to 1,271.

“Continuous vigil aga­i­n­st drunken driving has helped to bring down ro­ad fatalities,” a senior official said.