Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for February 6, 2011

Minor makes 350 obscene calls to women cops

RAIPUR – A 15-year-old boy was arrested here for making over 350 obscene calls to women cops, police said Sunday.

Women police cell in-charge Chitralekha Sharma said the boy was picked up from the Gudhiyari area late Saturday after police got the call details and located his residence.
“The boy was using his mother’s cell …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Minor makes 350 obscene calls to women cops.

Dalit girl attacked for resisting rape, one held

LUCKNOW – A teenaged Dalit girl was subjected to brutal attack and one of her ears nearly chopped off while resisting a rape attempt by three youths of her village in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district, police said Sunday. One man has been arrested.

The teenager was attacked late Saturday with a sharp-edged weapon in Udauli … Read more »»».

Vehicle hits Mexican envoy who was walking his dog

SAN SALVADOR – Mexico’s ambassador to El Salvador was injured in a hit-and-run incident Saturday while walking his dog in an exclusive residential area of this capital, police said.

Leandro Arellano Resendiz was taken to a nearby hospital but did not suffer serious injury.
The diplomat was hit by a private vehicle Saturday morning while … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Vehicle hits Mexican envoy who was walking his dog.

Australian punches attacking croc, escapes

SYDNEY – A north Queensland man who was grabbed by a crocodile while swimming in a popular waterhole escaped by punching the reptile repeatedly on the head.

The 37-year-old man was swimming with his daughters near Weipa, the largest town on the Gulf of Carpentaria coast of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, when the …. Read the original article  : here.

Two die in Russian helicopter crash

Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two people were killed when a helicopter crashed in Russia’s southern republic of Kalmykia, authorities said Sunday.

The Mi-2 helicopter crashed Saturday at 23:00 Moscow time (20:00 GMT).
The crew had landed the helicopter due to a technical malfunction and the flight engineer fixed the problem.
But …. Read the original article  : here.

Two killed as protesters, police clash in Tunisia

TUNIS – Two people were killed and at least 17 injured in a clash between protesters and police in Tunisia’s Kef city, a media report said.

Protesters in Kef, 220 km west of the Tunisian capital, called for the dismissal of the city’s police chief, Khaled Ghazouani, due to his relationship with ousted president Zine … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Two killed as protesters, police clash in Tunisia.

Yet another theft in Maharashtra’s village without locks

AHMEDNAGAR – Known for its homes and shops with no doors or locks, the temple village of Shani-Shingnapur in this Maharashtra’s district Saturday reported yet another theft early Saturday, police said. Four thefts were reported in the village last year.

Saturday’s theft took place at the house of Dagdu Sheth, one of the members …. Source article  : Yet another theft in Maharashtra’s village without locks.

Vehicle thieves’ gang busted, 4 held

MOHALI – Punjab police Saturday said they had busted an inter-state gang of vehicle thieves, arresting four people and recovering 27 vehicles from their possession.

Working on a secret tip-off, Mohali district police arrested these four from Kharar town Feb 1.
“We have recovered 27 vehicles worth Rs. 1.46 crore. This gang was active … Original source on Gaea Times at : Vehicle thieves’ gang busted, 4 held.

Four arrested for cheating government dispensaries

NEW DELHI – Four men, including a pharmacist of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), allegedly involved in buying medicines from government dispensaries on false pretences and then selling them in the market, have been arrested, police said Saturday.

Attar Singh, 46 working as a pharmacist in a CGHS dispensary in Nanak Pura, Satish Kumar, … Original source on Gaea Times at : Four arrested for cheating government dispensaries.

Cash returned by youths found to be fake

KOLKATA – Six months after being rewarded by West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for returning cash worth Rs.1.5 lakh, two youths of Birbhum district will now face police interrogation as the notes were found to be fake.

Selim Khan and Salam Seikh Lal, while rescuing the victims of the July 19 Sainthia train accident, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Cash returned by youths found to be fake.

Gujarat riots: Government issues notice to top cop

GANDHINAGAR – Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rahul Sharma was Saturday issued a show cause notice by the Gujarat government seeking an explanation why departmental action should not be taken against him for misconduct.

The charges against him related to the making of a CD containing telephone call data of officials, politicians and …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Man held for stealing 4,000 litres of edible oil

NEW DELHI – A man who stole 4,000 litres of vegetable oil from a truck in west Delhi was arrested here, police said Saturday. A woman, who plotted the robbery, is still absconding.

Mahesh Gupta, 40, met the truck driver in Baprola area of west Delhi Wednesday, who told him that his truck was loaded …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Man held for stealing 4,000 litres of edible oil.

2008 Delhi serial blasts: Court to frame charges Feb 21 (Second lead)

NEW DELHI – A Delhi court Saturday found sufficient evidence to put to trial 13 suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists in the 2008 serial blasts here in which 26 people were killed. Charges against them would be framed Feb 21.

The court discharged accused Salman in all the five cases as there was no material …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : 2008 Delhi serial blasts: Court to frame charges Feb 21 (Second lead).

Delhi Police bust robbers gang, two arrested

NEW DELHI – Delhi Police busted a motorbike gang engaged in robberies in the city after the arrest of two of its members. They have also recovered Rs.3 lakh and a pistol from the two, an official said Saturday.

According to the police, Rakesh (35) and Shyam Sunder (36) are residents of Partap Nagar in …. Source article  : Delhi Police bust robbers gang, two arrested.

Five injured in Delhi cylinder blast

NEW DELHI – Five people, including two children, were injured in a cylinder blast in a west Delhi house, police said Saturday.

The blast took place in Veena Enclave of Nangloi area Friday night. Four of the injured have been identified as Harish Chand, 38, his wife Rita, 31, and their children – Sumit, 10, … Read more »».

Major fire in state power utility’s warehouse

ALLAHABAD – Equipment and goods worth around Rs.1 crore were gutted Saturday after a major fire broke out in a warehouse of the state-owned Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) here, police said. No casualty has been reported.

The fire engulfed the UPRVUNL warehouse in the industrial Naini area, and over 15 fire …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Bank robbery: Rs.63.5 lakh seized in Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI – A week after a driver and a guard sensationally escaped in their bank van with Rs.67.5 lakh, police have seized almost the entire money and caught three of five accused, it was announced Saturday.

Delhi Police found Rs.63.5 lakh from a house in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district. The house …. Original source  : Bank robbery: Rs.63.5 lakh seized in Uttar Pradesh.

Chennai Police to seek court’s help for summoning Lalit Modi

CHENNAI – Chennai Police plans to approach a court against former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi, who is refusing to accept its summons to appear in person in a criminal complaint lodged by the Indian cricket board, a top police official said Saturday.

Speaking to reporters here, Chennai City Police Commissioner T. Rajendran …. Source  : Chennai Police to seek court’s help for summoning Lalit Modi.

Reliance petrol pump owner abducted in Meghalaya

SHILLONG – The proprietor of a Reliance petrol depot is suspected to have been abducted at gunpoint by a rebel group near the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya, police said Saturday.

No ransom call has so far been received by his family but police strongly suspect the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to be behind [..] Read the original article: here.

Cash van robbery: Rs.63.5 lakh recovered from Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI – The Delhi police have recovered from Uttar Pradesh Rs.63.5 lakh robbed from a bank’s cash van here last month. Two of the five accused are still absconding, a police official said Saturday.

The money was recovered Friday from a village in Etah district in Uttar Pradesh from the house of … Read more >>>.