Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for December 31, 2010

Mentally challenged man battered to death

NEW DELHI – A 32-year-old mentally challenged man was beaten to death by his neighbours over a petty issue in west Delhi, police said Friday.

Jai Prakash Pahuja was repeatedly hit on the head with a brick outside his home in Nihal Vihar Thursday night when he laughed at his neighbours Jasbir Singh and Charanjeet …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Mentally challenged man battered to death.

Moily meets CBI chief to discuss Aarushi case

NEW DELHI – Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Friday discussed the more than two-year-old Aarushi murder case with Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director A.P. Singh in the wake of the agency filing a closure report in the yet unsolved case citing lack of evidence.

“Someone has killed Aarushi in a brutal and dastardly …. Read the original article  : Moily meets CBI chief to discuss Aarushi case.

We won’t pay blood money, say Indians on UAE death row (Third Lead)

SHARJAH/CHANDIGARH – Claiming innocence, 17 Indians sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have refused to settle the case by paying blood money to the victim’s family as recompense for the murder. Their families in India agree and say they will not take up the new offer by … Original source on Gaea Times at : We won’t pay blood money, say Indians on UAE death row (Third Lead).

Indians on death row in UAE refuse to settle case with blood money (Second Lead)

SHARJAH – Seventeen Indians, sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man in the UAE, have refused to pay the blood money to settle the case as offered by the victim’s family.

The representative of the deceased Misri Nazir Khan’s family told the Sharjah Court of Appeal Thursday that they are ready to settle the … Read more >>.

No need for blood money, say families of Indians on UAE death row

CHANDIGARH – Stating that their kin were innocent, the family members of the 17 Indians who are on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and a Punjab-based NGO pursuing their case have opposed the giving of blood money to secure their release.

“There is no need to give any blood money for the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : No need for blood money, say families of Indians on UAE death row.

Indians on death row in UAE: Victim’s family ready for blood money

SHARJAH – Seventeen Indians, sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have been offered a lifeline with the victim’s family agreeing to settle the case in lieu of blood money as compensation.

Khaleej Times reported Friday that the victim’s family wants the men to be executed if they …. Original source  : Indians on death row in UAE: Victim’s family ready for blood money.

Man who got drunk, fell asleep during robbery held

Mexico City, Dec 31 (IANS/EFE) A 20-year-old Mexican thief who picked up some bottles of liquor while robbing a house was arrested after he got drunk and fell asleep inside the property, authorities said.

Miguel Angel Rosales Gomez broke into a house Sunday night in the city of Taretan and gathered up a number of items, …. Read the original article  : Man who got drunk, fell asleep during robbery held.

Five bullet-riddled bodies found on Mexican highway

Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Dec 31 (IANS/EFE) Five bullet-riddled bodies were found on a rural highway in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, officials said.

Residents of the town of Sainapuchi notified police Wednesday that the bodies had been dumped on the road, Chihuahua state Attorney General’s Office spokesman Carlos Gonzalez said, without providing information about …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Five bullet-riddled bodies found on Mexican highway.

Indians on death row: Victim’s family ready for blood money

SHARJAH – Seventeen Indians who are facing death sentence for killing a Pakistani man in the UAE have been provided a lifeline by the victim’s family who have agreed to settle the case if they are provided with compensation, including blood money.

Khaleej Times reported Friday that the victim’s family wants the men to be …. Original source  : Indians on death row: Victim’s family ready for blood money.

Plane makes u-turn to offload unruly passengers

DUBAI – Don’t create a ruckus inside a plane, you may be taken back to the airport and offloaded!

This is what exactly happed to three unruly and disruptive passengers who caused commotion in a Gulf Air flight, forcing the pilot to turn back to the airport to offload them.
“Three passengers of a group [..] Read the original article: here.

Hamilton County Car Crash Kills Purdue Student

HAMILTON COUNTY (GaeaTimes.com) — A single vehicle accident in Hamilton County results in the death of a Purdue student and sends another person to the hospital.
Hamilton County Sheriff Doug Carter said, 19-year-old Nick Ozolins was killed in a single car crash that happened around 11:45 pm Wednesday night near 256th Street and Lacy Road. … Read : Hamilton County Car Crash Kills Purdue Student.

Baby Orphaned in a Car Accident

VEGREVILLE, CANADA (GaeaTimes.com) — A baby girl who lost both her parents in a Christmas Eve car crash has been released from hospital.
Little eight-month-old Aleera Logozar is now in the care of her grandparents. She was seriously hurt in the head-on collision that killed her parents and an aunt near Vegreville close to midnight … Read more : Baby Orphaned in a Car Accident.

Olympic marathon champion faces assault charges in Kenya

NAIROBI – Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru has landed in a Kenyan court after being charged with assault, attempted murder and illegal possession of a firearm, broadcaster Capital FM reported.

Wanjiru allegedly threatened his domestic help when he returned home drunk Wednesday. A fight with his wife then led to an assault and murder threats, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Two held for carry pistol in Noida Metro station

NOIDA – Two people were arrested for illegally carrying a pistol in the City Centre station of Delhi Metro in Noida Thursday evening, police said.

According to Girish Kumar Jayant, station house officer of Sector-24 police station, Dilshad (25) and Jahid (27) were arrested while trying to approach the Metro platform for going to …. Source  : Two held for carry pistol in Noida Metro station.

Aarushi case may come up in Ghaziabad court Jan 3

GHAZIABAD – A Ghaziabad court would take up the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) closure report in the Aarushi Talwar murder case Jan 3, 2011 when it reopens after vacation, local lawyers said Thursday while slamming the probe agency.

The CBI filed its final report in the case in a Ghaziabad special court on …. Read the original article  : Aarushi case may come up in Ghaziabad court Jan 3.

Principal booked for selling text-books as scrap

MIRZAPUR – A principal of a government school and another official were Thursday booked in this Uttar Pradesh district for selling as scrap textbooks that were meant to be distributed free to the students, police said.

Ram Prasad Yadav, principal of the Tenduri Primary School and Munshilal, a Nyay Panchayat resource co-ordinator were caught Thursday … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Principal booked for selling text-books as scrap.

Four youths held for murder, robbery

NEW DELHI – Four youths were arrested after they robbed two people and killed one of them earlier this month in west Delhi, police said Thursday.

On Dec 25, one of the accused Bittoo was arrested. During interrogation, Bittoo revealed the name of the other accused: Ashish, Anil, Sonu, Vinod and Praveen. All the six …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Four youths held for murder, robbery.

Gurgaon police claim dip in crime during 2010

GURGAON – Even as 83 cases of murder and over 2,400 cases of vehicle theft were reported in Gurgaon this year, the city police Thursday claimed that the crime rate had gone down as compared to 2009.

The city also witnessed 22 cases of dowry deaths, just one less from the previous year, and 18 …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Gurgaon police claim dip in crime during 2010.

Missing Lucknow student found murdered

BARABANKI – A Class 12 student of a private school in Lucknow was Thursday found murdered in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said.

Dwijendra Sharma, 17, who studied in Doon Public School (DPS) and went missing Dec 20, was found dead in a canal in Masauli.
“His (Sharma’s) body was recovered from the Sharda canal. … Read more >>.

Aarushi case: Parents to fight CBI closure report (Roundup)

NEW DELHI – A day after the CBI requested for closure of the yet unsolved Aarushi Talwar murder case, her parents are set to file a protest petition in a special court at Ghaziabad, even as Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily accepted that reasons for not solving the over two-year-old case will have to be …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Aarushi case: Parents to fight CBI closure report (Roundup).