News for 'Postmortem'

Burari deaths: Police to conduct psychological autopsy

Burari deaths: Police to conduct psychological autopsy

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

A psychological autopsy attempts to explain why a person has taken his life by analyzing medical records, interviewing friends and family and conducting research into his state of mind prior to death, say experts.

Day/Night Test: Tendulkar emphasises on standard of play over all else

Day/Night Test: Tendulkar emphasises on standard of play over all else

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

Tendulkar, who had earlier voiced his concern about tackling the dew factor, said the Indian cricket think-tank should do a postmortem after the match gets over.

Foetuses found inside garbage bin in Ahmedabad

Foetuses found inside garbage bin in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

As many as 14 foetuses were found dumped inside a garbage bin near Lalbahadur Shastri Stadium in Bapunagar area in Ahmedabad on Monday, the police said.

Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide in Orissa

Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide in Orissa

Rediff.com15 Nov 2009

Another farmer allegedly committed suicide in Orissa's Sundargarh district due to crop failure and debt burden, the police said on Sunday.

Child dies due to caning in Jharkhand, teacher suspended

Child dies due to caning in Jharkhand, teacher suspended

Rediff.com3 Feb 2014

A school teacher was suspended after a class I student died allegedly because of caning by him, police said on Monday.

UK youth questioned over Brit-Indian teen's murder

UK youth questioned over Brit-Indian teen's murder

Rediff.com20 Jan 2010

A 19-year-old man is being questioned on suspicion that he was involved in the murder of a British Indian schoolgirl as she walked home along an unlit riverside footpath.

20 killed, 7 injured as bus falls into gorge in Himachal

20 killed, 7 injured as bus falls into gorge in Himachal

Rediff.com29 Jul 2014

At least 20 persons were killed and seven injured when a bus fell into a gorge at Katarghat on Basantpur-Kingal highway, 65 km from Shimla, on Tuesday afternoon. The Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus carrying over 30 persons was on its way from Shimla to Sawerakhud when the accident took place, a senior police official said.

Kirpal Singh's body handed over to India

Kirpal Singh's body handed over to India

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

The body of Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh, who died under mysterious circumstances in a Pakistani jail, arrived in India on Tuesday.

BJP worker killed in police firing during protest to free 'cow smuggler'

BJP worker killed in police firing during protest to free 'cow smuggler'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

While the protesters alleged that the worker died in police firing, police have denied the charge.

Kolkata: Stephen Court fire toll rises to 34

Kolkata: Stephen Court fire toll rises to 34

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

The toll in the Stephen Court fire in Kolkata rose to 34 as one more body was found under the rubbles in the fifth floor of the fire-raged building.

Surat rape and murder: Suspect nabbed from Rajasthan

Surat rape and murder: Suspect nabbed from Rajasthan

Rediff.com20 Apr 2018

The accused has been identified as Harsh Sahay Gurjar and was held from Ganganagar in Sawai Madhopur district

Aligarh murder accused is a serial sex offender: Police

Aligarh murder accused is a serial sex offender: Police

Rediff.com8 Jun 2019

One of the men held earlier for the crime is an alleged sex offender who targeted children in recent years.

Yet another northeast youth found dead in Delhi

Yet another northeast youth found dead in Delhi

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

In the third such incident in the last 48 hours, a youth hailing from the northeast was found dead in South Delhi's Munirka area on Thursday night.

Arunachal MLA, 10 others killed by suspected Naga militants

Arunachal MLA, 10 others killed by suspected Naga militants

Rediff.com21 May 2019

Apart from Aboh's son, the deceased included some other family members of the MLA.

Telangana: 14-month-old girl stuck in borewell dies

Telangana: 14-month-old girl stuck in borewell dies

Rediff.com25 Jun 2017

After about 58 hours of rescue operation involving different agencies, the child, daughter of a farm labourer, was found dead.

Families of Sindhurakshak crew to get 'special' compensation

Families of Sindhurakshak crew to get 'special' compensation

Rediff.com22 Aug 2013

Indicating that all 18 crew members in the ill-fated submarine INS Sindhurakshak have died, Defence Minister A K Antony today said treating it as a "special case", compensation would be given to their families.

Woman found dead on Jagannath temple premises

Woman found dead on Jagannath temple premises

Rediff.com26 May 2009

The woman, aged about 50 years, was found hanging from a wooden structure in 'Koili Baikuntha' area inside the temple, police said, adding that the case was suspected to be of suicide but the exact cause could be ascertained only after postmortem.

75-yr-old woman's disrobed body found in Burdwan

75-yr-old woman's disrobed body found in Burdwan

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

The disrobed body of a 75-year-old woman inmate of an ashram was found on Wednesday at Katwa, in West Bengal, fuelling allegations of a second rape of a senior citizen in West Bengal in a week.

Maharashtra lecturer, set on fire by stalker, dies

Maharashtra lecturer, set on fire by stalker, dies

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Sule expressed grief over the woman's demise.

Nido died due to injuries on head, face, says autopsy report

Nido died due to injuries on head, face, says autopsy report

Rediff.com10 Feb 2014

The autopsy report of Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania, whose death here sparked an outrage, has revealed that he succumbed due to injuries on his head and face caused by a blunt object.

India seeks info on cause of Kirpal Singh's death from Pak

India seeks info on cause of Kirpal Singh's death from Pak

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

India on Wednesday asked its acting high commissioner in Islamabad to seek a meeting with the Pakistan foreign office in connection with the death of an Indian under mysterious circumstances in a jail there.

Pak JIT examines former Gurdaspur SP, 12 others

Pak JIT examines former Gurdaspur SP, 12 others

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

The National Investigation Agency handed over some more documents, including DNA reports and call details of the four terrorists killed in the attack, to the JIT.

Baby born to 13-year-old rape survivor dies after her pregnancy was terminated

Baby born to 13-year-old rape survivor dies after her pregnancy was terminated

Rediff.com11 Sep 2017

The victim, a Mumbai resident and a Class 7 student, had to knock the doors of the apex court as the law prohibits the abortion of a foetus after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

PCB planning to hold remaining PSL matches in November

PCB planning to hold remaining PSL matches in November

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

The Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to hold the remaining matches of PSL-5 in November provided the situation arising out of the coronavirus pandemic improves in the next few months, PCB CEO Wasim Khan said. The PSL was suspended last Tuesday after the PCB revealed that a foreign player showed symptoms of the coronavirus, but Khan said the remaining matches may be held during the 10-day window available in November.

Beautician Shahnaz Hussain's falls son dies

Beautician Shahnaz Hussain's falls son dies

Rediff.com7 Jan 2008

Sameer Hussain, son of famous beautician Shahnaz Hussain, died after falling from his sixth-floor apartment at Exhibition Road under Gandhi Maidan police station on Monday.

Seven of family found murdered

Seven of family found murdered

Rediff.com24 May 2007

A couple and their five children were found dead with their throats slit.

IAF employee commits suicide in Kashmir

IAF employee commits suicide in Kashmir

Rediff.com8 May 2008

Krishan Kumar, an employee of the Indian Air Force, committed suicide in the IAF main base in Kashmir on Thursday.

Pakistan coach Woolmer wasn't murdered

Pakistan coach Woolmer wasn't murdered

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

The Jamaican police accepted that these findings have closed its investigation into the death of Bob Woolmer.

Kanpur: Protests against boy's drowning

Kanpur: Protests against boy's drowning

Rediff.com29 May 2007

Raunak Gupta, studying in class eleventh, had gone to learn swimming during a summer camp on Monday morning and was drowned.

Promising athlete found dead under mysterious circumstances

Promising athlete found dead under mysterious circumstances

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

Chaudhary was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his hostel room at the athletics academy of JLN stadium.

Pregnant woman, husband killed for 'honour' in Pakistan

Pregnant woman, husband killed for 'honour' in Pakistan

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

A heavily pregnant woman and her husband have become latest victims of suspected honour killing in Pakistan, just a day after another pregnant woman was killed by her own mother in the same Punjab province for contracting marriage against parents' will.

Sunanda's death unnatural, some injuries found: Doctors

Sunanda's death unnatural, some injuries found: Doctors

Rediff.com18 Jan 2014

The doctors at AIIMS have said that Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's death is a case of unnatural sudden death and no poisoning have been found, after her autopsy was completed.

Dalit youth killed for praying in temple

Dalit youth killed for praying in temple

Rediff.com9 Feb 2007

Radheshyam, who was severely beaten up and kicked, was admitted to a private hospital at Gwalior, where he died on Thursday.

J&K: BSF jawan commits suicide

J&K: BSF jawan commits suicide

Rediff.com1 Feb 2007

B B Thappa, a barber in the force, took his colleague's gun from the barracks and shot himself in R S Pura sector of Jammu district, officials told PTI.

Manipuri student found murdered in south Delhi

Manipuri student found murdered in south Delhi

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

A 33-year-old PhD scholar from Manipur was found murdered with his neck slashed at his home in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area on Wednesday night.

Shields blames pathologist for probe

Shields blames pathologist for probe

Rediff.com3 Jun 2007

The Jamaican Police Deputy commissioner blamed the Kingston pathologist's postmortem report for treating it as 'murder'.

Maid found dead at BSP MP's residence, wife detained

Maid found dead at BSP MP's residence, wife detained

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

A domestic help working at Bahujan Samaj Party Member of Parliament Dhananjay Singh's residence in Delhi on Tuesday was found dead, with several injuries on the body, following which police detained the leader's wife Jagriti Singh for questioning.

Delhi riots: Relatives wait for hrs to get bodies of victims

Delhi riots: Relatives wait for hrs to get bodies of victims

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Still to come to terms with the loss of their loved ones in violence in parts of northeast Delhi, relatives are anxiously waiting outside GTB hospital's mortuary for the postmortem to be conducted before the bodies are handed over to them.

Balika Vadhu actress Pratyusha Banerjee commits suicide

Balika Vadhu actress Pratyusha Banerjee commits suicide

Rediff.com2 Apr 2016

Actress Pratyusha Banerjee, known for her portrayal of Anandi in the television show Balika Vadhu, committed suicide on Friday.

Death toll in Bengal due to Cyclone Amphan rises to 80

Death toll in Bengal due to Cyclone Amphan rises to 80

Rediff.com23 May 2020

Lakhs of people were rendered homeless as cyclone Amphan cut a path of destruction through half a dozen districts of West Bengal, including state capital Kolkata, Wednesday night, blowing away shanties, uprooting thousands of trees besides swamping low-lying areas.