Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for January 23, 2011

Three minors drown in Bhakra canal

ROPAR – Three children were drowned when their scooter skidded and rolled into the Bhakra canal here but their parents survived the tragedy, police said Sunday.

The accident occurred in Ghanauli village Saturday evening. The deceased were Simran, 8, Ruksara, 6, and Mohammad Farooq, 4.
“Mohammad Majid was riding the scooter. His wife and three …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Three minors drown in Bhakra canal.

Mirchpur violence: Jats demand SIT probe, block roads

JIND – Hundreds of Jat community members blocked roads in Haryana’s Jind district Sunday to demand a Special Investigation Team probe into the Mirchpur caste violence last year in which an elderly Dalit man and his daughter were killed in an arson attack.

The Jat protesters also continued their rail blockade for the ninth day.
…. Original source  : Mirchpur violence: Jats demand SIT probe, block roads.

Two soldiers injured in Punjab explosion

LUDHIANA – At least two Indian Army soldiers were injured when an explosive they were carrying to a dump to defuse exploded Sunday morning, police said.

The injured soldiers were immediately moved to a nearby hospital for treatment, police officials said.
The operation to defuse munitions, called ‘Operation Saiyam’ (patience), was started by the army …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Two soldiers injured in Punjab explosion.

Pakistani woman electrocuted to death for eloping

ISLAMABAD – A 20-year-old woman in Pakistan’s Sindh province was electrocuted to death as punishment for eloping with a man, police said.

The incident took place in a village near Musafirkhana town in Sindh province.
Police said that Saima, of Basti Hakra, allegedly eloped with a man, Dilawar, who works in Karachi.
Her parents brought …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Pakistani woman electrocuted to death for eloping.

12 killed in Pakistan road crash

ISLAMABAD – At least 12 people were killed and 40 injured when a passenger bus collided with an oil tanker on a highway in Pakistan’s Sindh province Saturday night, Geo News reported.

The accident took place near Nooriabad when the speeding bus – moving from Karachi towards Sukkur – spun out of control and collided … Original source on Gaea Times at : 12 killed in Pakistan road crash.

Josef Fritzl’s house to be torn down

Vienna, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The house where Austrian man Josef Fritzl imprisoned his daughter in a dungeon for 24 years, raped her and fathered seven children with her, will be demolished, officials said.

The house – dubbed the “house of horrors” – is located in the northern Austrian town of Amstetten.
Though no date … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Josef Fritzl’s house to be torn down.

Two die in Russia shopping mall fire

Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least two people died and five were injured Saturday night when a fire broke out in a shopping centre in Russia’s southwestern republic of Bashkiria, officials said.

The bodies of a young woman and a man were discovered in the five-storey Europa centre in the capital city of Ufa. … Read : Two die in Russia shopping mall fire.

Poland to reconstruct jet crash that killed president

Warsaw, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poland plans to reconstruct the crash that killed then Polish president Lech Kaczynski, a top official said.

A Tu-154 plane that crashed near Smolensk, in western Russia, in April 2010, was carrying Kaczynski and 95 other senior Polish officials to a ceremony to honour Polish soldiers killed by Soviet secret … Read more »»».

Seven killed in Mexico violence

Mexico City, Jan 23 (IANS/EFE) At least seven people died in a gun battle between government security forces and suspected drug cartel enforcers in the northern Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, officials said.

The clash occurred on a stretch of the Mexico City-Nuevo Laredo highway and left five suspected mobsters and one police officer …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Four held for dacoity

NEW DELHI – Four people have been arrested in east Delhi for dacoities, police said Saturday.

Mohammad Waseem, 26, Shahid, 27, Mohammad Nashir, 24, and Parmod Kumar, 24, were arrested Friday from I.P. Extension area.
“We got a tip-off that Waseem, who had a committed a dacoity in Mandawali in October last year will come … Read more >>>.

CBI raids Mumbai Port Trust officials’ premises

MUMBAI – The CBI Saturday searched the premises of Mumbai Port Trust officials and a private firm over a corruption case involving a loss of over Rs.6 crore to the port, an official said.

The anti-corruption branch of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches till late in the night at various houses and offices …. Source article  : CBI raids Mumbai Port Trust officials’ premises.

Man found stabbed to death

NEW DELHI – The body of a 23-year-old man, bearing multiple stab wounds, was found in a forested stretch in south Delhi, police said Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Sanjay, an electrician by profession and resident of Uttam Nagar in west Delhi.
“Some passers-by called the Vasant Kunj police station … Read more : Man found stabbed to death.

Four held for robbery in Delhi

NEW DELHI – Four people, including a student and a son of a police officer, were arrested from east Delhi for shooting and robbing a man earlier this month, police said.

Akshaya Kumar, 19, Parveen Kumar, 22, Sushil Kumar, 24, and Joginder, 33, were arrested Friday.
They were apprehended near Main Wazirabad Road in Gokulpur … Read : Four held for robbery in Delhi.

Man held with fake notes

BAHRAICH – A man involved in supplying of counterfeit currency to various states of the country, was arrested here Saturday with fake notes worth over Rs.1 lakh, police said.

Ishtiaq Ansari, around 28, was arrested from Risia town in a joint operation by the special operation group (SOG) and the district police.
Ishtiaq was arrested … Read : Man held with fake notes.

Two students killed in freak accident

AMBALA – Two students of a private school here were killed and three others injured Saturday afternoon when a pillar of the institution’s cycle stand collapsed and fell on them, police said.

Neha, a Class 11 student, and Seema, a Class 9 student, were killed at the cycle stand of Jain Kanya Senior Secondary School.
…. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Woman, paramour held for husband’s murder

NEW DELHI – Delhi Police have arrested a 28-year-old woman along with her paramour on charges of murdering her husband.

According to an official, Reshma alias Pinki and her lover Nasir were arrested Friday in east Delhi for the Jan 13 murder of Reshmas husband Rakesh, resident of Block-3 at Trilokpuri in Kalyanpuri area.
The … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Woman, paramour held for husband’s murder.

Chhattisgarh police officer shoots himself

RAIPUR – A police officer posted in Chhattisgarhs Maoist insurgency-hit Bastar region shot himself dead with his service revolver Saturday, police said, adding that all aspects were being probed.

Prakhar Sharma, who was posted as sub-divisional officer of police in Bastar districts Maoist-stronghold Chhote Dongar area, was found dead at a hotel at Jagdalpur town, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Chhattisgarh police officer shoots himself.

British mission staffer’s son, 6 others held for robbery

NEW DELHI – A son of a British High Commission employee here and executives and professionals working in multi-national companies (MNCs) are among seven people arrested for robberies, dacoities and car-jackings in several neighbourhoods in south Delhi, police said Saturday.

Naved Khan, 30, Mohd. Sawez, 21, Kuldeep Tomar, 28, Ravi Kumar, 27, Rahul Pawar, 20, … Original source on Gaea Times at : British mission staffer’s son, 6 others held for robbery.

Escape expert caught fourth time

NEW DELHI – Delhi Police arrested a man who had escaped from custody three times in the past. The man is wanted in 19 criminal cases, including murder, kidnapping and extortion, an official said Saturday.

Vikram Rampal (36) was arrested along with his associate Mohammed Altaf Friday from the Kalkaji bus depot in south Delhi. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Escape expert caught fourth time.

Six held for betting on cricket

NEW DELHI – The Delhi Police Saturday claimed to have busted a cricket betting racket with the arrest of six people from north Delhi. A laptop, mobile phones and Rs.72,000 in cash were also recovered.

Rajeev Sharma, Dharambir Singh, Suraj, Anil Kumar, Vishal Dua and Gagan Arora were arrested in Sector-16 area of Rohini Friday … Read more >>>.