Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for November 13, 2010

Youths murder auto driver for gambling money, arrested

CHANDIGARH – Two teenagers who robbed and murdered an auto-rickshaw driver, and spent his money on firecrackers and gambling, were arrested from Sector 25 area of the city, police said Saturday.

Vijay Shankar Diwedi, 45, was found lying in a pool of blood near Gate No. 3 of the Punjab University Nov 6, police said. … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Youths murder auto driver for gambling money, arrested.

Manipal Hospital ICU ransacked in Nepal

KATHMANDU – The Manipal Teaching Hospital run by Indias Manipal Group in Nepal stopped all but emergency services for a day after vandals attacked its intensive care unit (ICU), injuring even some of the patients undergoing treatment there.

We resumed services today after a meeting at the police station and were assured of security, B.M. … Original source on Gaea Times at : Manipal Hospital ICU ransacked in Nepal.

Serial killer hanged in Iran

TEHRAN – A serial killer who murdered 16 women was hanged Saturday in south-western Iran, Fars news agency reported.

The man, identified as Farid B, killed the women from 2004 to 2008. He was hanged in a prison in the city of Ahvaz after his death verdict was confirmed by the Supreme Court.
Murder, rape, …. Read the original article  : Serial killer hanged in Iran.

Briton jailed for filming naked woman on iPod

SYDNEY – A 24-year-old Briton has been jailed in Australia for using his iPod to film a woman undressing, using the toilet and then showering, a media report said Saturday.

Tristan Francis Alain Maubec admitted to filming the 23-year-old Belgian woman Nov 7 in a unisex bathroom at a hostel in Magnetic Island off the … Read more : Briton jailed for filming naked woman on iPod.

Another Qantas plane makes emergency landing

SYDNEY – Australia’s Qantas airlines was plagued with more engine problems Saturday, with a plane carrying 234 passengers to Melbourne forced to return to Perth, making it the third such incident this month. No one was hurt in the incident.

The crew noticed the problem at an altitude of about 7,000 feet, and sought clearance …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Another Qantas plane makes emergency landing.

Police officer probed in teen’s rape absconding

MUMBAI – A senior police inspector was on the run Saturday after his name came up as a suspect in the rape of a 15-year-old girl who was forced into prostitution, police said.

“Yes, a police officer’s name has come up in the case. The investigations are on. We cannot reveal much before we are … Original source on Gaea Times at : Police officer probed in teen’s rape absconding.

Prisoners in Bihar celebrate Chhath

PATNA – Hundreds of prisoners in Bihar, including women undertrials, observed the Chhath festival Saturday by fasting and offering prayers inside the jail premises – with prison authorities providing help in the form of new clothes and puja material.

The four-day-long Chhath festival ended Saturday morning in Bihar with millions braving the chill to take …. Read the original article  : Prisoners in Bihar celebrate Chhath.

Death toll from Indonesia’s volcano eruptions is 240

YOGYAKARTA – The death toll from the eruptions of Indonesia’s Mount Merapi rose to 240 Saturday as the search for more victims was ongoing, a disaster official said.

Television footage showed military rescuers finding charred bones of victims as they dug through thick volcanic debris that incinerated homes near the mountain.
The death toll could … Read more : Death toll from Indonesia’s volcano eruptions is 240.

Spanish priest arrested on child porn charges

SYDNEY – A 52-year-old priest has been arrested in Spain for allegedly possessing around 21,000 computer files containing child pornography, it was reported here Saturday.

The unnamed priest was arrested Wednesday after police found computer files containing pornographic images of children in his parish church of Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion in Spain’s Vilafames town, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Spanish priest arrested on child porn charges.

Indian American hired ‘hit man’ to kill rape accuser

NEW YORK – An Indian American limo driver jailed on a rape charge here tried to hire a hit man to kill the victim – using a picture of her from an evidence file, according to a media report

Rajeev Kumar’s scheme to silence his accuser was blown open in a sting operation and now …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Indian American hired ‘hit man’ to kill rape accuser.

Student knifes man trying to sodomise him

FIROZABAD – A Class 9 student in Uttar Pradesh killed a 31-year-old man for allegedly attempting to sodomise him, police said Saturday, adding the boy has been arrested.

The 14-year-old boy, a resident of Kashmiri Gate locality, attacked Danish, a quack, late Friday with a knife. The boy worked as a helper at Danish’s clinic …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Student knifes man trying to sodomise him.

Two Punjab cops suspended for custodial death

FATEHGARH SAHIB – Two Punjab Police officials have been suspended over the custodial death of a man following alleged harassment and torture, police said Saturday.

Hardeep Singh, a 28-year-old who was arrested for the theft of 15 cell phones, ended his life in the lock-up at Khamano police station in this district earlier this week. … Original article on : Two Punjab cops suspended for custodial death.

Man jailed for posting ex-lover’s nude photo on Facebook

AUCKLAND – A New Zealand man has been jailed for posting a nude photo of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook, a media report said Saturday.

Joshua Simon Ashby, a 20-year-old painter from Wellington, was sentenced to four months in prison by the Wellington District Court Friday after he pleaded guilty to charges of distributing indecent material, … Read more >>.

11 killed in Mexico violence

Mexico City, Nov 13 (IANS/EFE) Eleven people were killed in separate incidents of violence in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, authorities have said.

The bodies were found in the towns of Jimenez and San Fernando Friday, an official said.
One of those killed in San Fernando, the scene in August of a massacre of …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 11 killed in Mexico violence.

Ship with 29 Chinese hijacked on Arabian Sea

BEIJING – A Panama-flagged freighter with 29 Chinese sailors on board has been hijacked by pirates in the Arabian Sea, the China Marine Rescue Centre (CMRC) said Saturday.

CMRC received a report from the Ningbo Hongyuan Ship Management Co. Ltd at 11.26 p.m. (1526 GMT) Friday, saying the company’s sailors on board the ‘Yuan …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Ship with 29 Chinese hijacked on Arabian Sea.

Haiti cholera toll crosses 800

GENEVA/WASHINGTON – A cholera epidemic sweeping across Haiti has killed more than 800 people, hospitalised 12,000 and put an estimated 200,000 at risk, the UN said Friday, as it appealed for $163 million in donor aid.

The first outbreak of the disease, which is contracted through contaminated water and causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, was … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Haiti cholera toll crosses 800.

Two, including woman, arrested for selling arms

NEW DELHI – Two people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly selling semi-automatic weapons and ammunition to criminals in Delhi and the National Capital Region, police said Friday.

Zainab Nisha, 20 who is pursuing Class 12 through open school, and Riyaz Mohammed, 42 were arrested Tuesday by the special cell of Delhi Police from …. Read the original article  : Two, including woman, arrested for selling arms.

‘Barbaric’ murder of wife deserves noose: Apex court

NEW DELHI – Crimes against women are “social crimes” and “disrupt the entire social fabric”, the Supreme Court Friday noted and asked a man convicted of murdering his wife why his life imprisonment should not be enhanced to death sentence.

The “brutal and barbaric” murder of a wife that “outrages the modern conscience” belongs to …. Original article  : ‘Barbaric’ murder of wife deserves noose: Apex court.

Rakhi Sawant booked in connection with man’s death

LUCKNOW – Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district Friday registered a criminal case against Bollywood item girl Rakhi Sawant in connection with the death of a young man who had featured on a reality show hosted by her, an official said.

Lakshman Prasad, 24, a resident of Jhansi’s Prem Nagar town, who appeared on reality … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Rakhi Sawant booked in connection with man’s death.

Rathore walks out of jail, smile still intact

CHANDIGARH – The smile was intact on the face of former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, who walked out of jail Friday after spending nearly six months of his 18-month prison term for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra.

A smiling Rathore, 69, came out of the premises of high-security Burail jail here and had to make … Read more »».