Autorickshaw drivers in Thiruvananthapuram staged a brief strike following the alleged assault of a driver by a railway police officer. The strike was called off after assurances of action.
Autorickshaw drivers at Thampanoor railway station in Thiruvananthapuram briefly went on strike to protest the alleged assault of a colleague by a railway police officer.
Police in Bengaluru have arrested an autorickshaw driver after the body of a woman was found in a garbage heap. Investigation revealed the driver hit the woman with his vehicle and disposed of her body after she died.
A four-year-old boy who was brutally assaulted by an autorickshaw driver in Vasai, Palghar, is recovering in hospital. The accused, Sandeep Pawar, has had his police custody extended. The incident, captured on CCTV, involved the driver slamming the boy to the ground after an argument with the child's father.
An autorickshaw driver in Jaipur was arrested for allegedly tricking a German tourist into repeating abusive words without her knowledge and recording the incident.
Delhi Police have arrested three men in connection with the fatal stabbing of an autorickshaw driver during a robbery near Minto Road. The suspects were tracked using CCTV footage and technical surveillance.
An autorickshaw driver in Palghar, Maharashtra, was arrested after brutally assaulting a four-year-old boy following an argument with the child's father. The incident, captured on CCTV, shows the driver slamming the boy to the ground and hitting his head with an iron rod. The child is in critical condition.
A car driver in Bengaluru was allegedly chased and assaulted by two autorickshaw drivers after a minor road incident. The victim has filed a complaint and expressed his intention to leave the city due to the traumatic experience.
Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has mandated that all commercial passenger vehicle drivers in the state must possess a working knowledge of Marathi, warning of strict action against those who refuse to comply.
The union alleges financial hardship due to the state government's authorization of panic button device providers.
A truck collided with an autorickshaw in the Metoda GIDC area of Rajkot district, Gujarat, resulting in the deaths of four people. The truck driver has been arrested.
A ride in an auto rickshaw in suburban Mumbai turned out to be an unexpected educational experience for Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar.
A 69-year-old man in Mumbai was defrauded of 1.57 crore (157,000) in a 'digital arrest' cyber scam. The victim was tricked into transferring funds to accounts controlled by cyber criminals posing as police officers.
A tractor-trolley collided with a three-wheeler in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, injuring two people, one critically. The tractor driver fled the scene, and the incident follows a recent death of a forest guard by a vehicle involved in illegal sand mining.
A 65-year-old woman died and two others were injured after a speeding car collided with an auto-rickshaw in Mumbai's Chembur area. The car driver has been arrested and charged with causing death by negligence.
A Zomato food delivery agent was killed in a road accident involving an autorickshaw and a truck on the Western Express Highway in Mumbai. The drivers of both vehicles fled the scene, and police are investigating.
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A 34-year-old married woman in Bengaluru was stabbed to death by a man who had been stalking her after she repeatedly refused his advances. The accused has been arrested and a murder case has been registered.
A 29-year-old pedestrian was killed after being hit by a speeding truck in Parli Vaijnath, Beed district, Maharashtra. Police have registered a case against the truck driver for rash and negligent driving.
In a mission marked by clockwork precision, the heart of a brain dead man, brought to Kochi by a naval air ambulance, has been successfully transplanted in a 47-year-old autorickshaw driver at a hospital.
A road accident between an autorickshaw and a motorcycle in Neknoor village, Beed district, Maharashtra, escalated into violence between two communities, resulting in stone-pelting and police intervention.
The Jharkhand High Court has reserved its order in the criminal appeal filed by Rahul Verma and Lakhan Verma, who were convicted for the murder of Dhanbad Judge Uttam Anand. The incident occurred on July 28, 2021, when an autorickshaw hit Anand during his morning walk.
A car from Akshay Kumar's security entourage was hit by an autorickshaw after the three-wheeler was struck by another vehicle in Juhu area, northwest Mumbai, leaving one person injured, police said.
A video showing an auto-rickshaw driver being beaten up allegedly by Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray workers in Maharashtra's Palghar district for 'anti-Marathi' remarks has gone viral on social media, further fuelling controversy over the language issue in the state.
The investigation into the Lamborghini crash in Kanpur takes a new turn as a man claims he was driving, contradicting police evidence that points to the owner's son.
Delhi Traffic Police booked 269 people for drunk driving during a special night checking operation across the city. The operation, conducted over three hours, involved local police and PCR units. This is part of an ongoing campaign against driving under the influence of alcohol.
Roshni Kumari, an autorickshaw driver's daughter from Vaishali district, topped Bihar's Class 12 board examination in the commerce stream.
A Customs officer was injured after being allegedly attacked by a mob following an altercation with an autorickshaw driver in Rajpur, near Kolkata. Four people have been apprehended in connection with the incident. The officer claims police were slow to respond.
A woman in Dombivali, Thane district, claims unauthorized transactions of 2.6 crore occurred in bank accounts opened in her name, potentially linked to a scam originating in Uttarakhand.
The speeding Swift car hit an autorickshaw before ploughing into people walking along the roadside.
A 43-year-old autorickshaw driver, Harun Ali Mustakin Ali Sayyed, was arrested in Palghar, Maharashtra, for a murder he allegedly committed in 2001. Sayyed had been on the run for 23 years after an argument with a passenger over fare led to a fatal stabbing. The Mira-Bhayander Vasai-Virar police's Crime Branch Unit-III reopened the cold case five months ago and used traditional detective methods combined with modern surveillance techniques to track down Sayyed.
Voters in Bihar's Jehanabad and Ghosi express their hopes for change, particularly regarding job creation and development, in the upcoming government following the state elections.
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A speeding Lamborghini, allegedly driven by the son of a tobacco trader, injured at least six people in Kanpur after hitting pedestrians and two-wheelers.
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A father mourns the loss of his only son in the Red Fort blast, highlighting the devastating impact on families and the community's response.
An anti-beggary drive in Indore, India, uncovered a leprosy-afflicted man who reportedly owns property worth several lakh rupees, including houses, a car, and autorickshaws, and earns interest by lending money.
The AAP and BJP have engaged in a war of words over Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's Karwa Chauth celebration, with the AAP mocking the event and the BJP accusing them of being "enemies of Sanatan Dharma."
Eyewitnesses described a deafening blast that rattled windows and left locals in a state of panic, with seven fire tenders rushing to the scene to battle the flames.
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