News for 'culpable homicide'

Mumbai hoarding collapse: Toll rises to 14, rescue ops on

Mumbai hoarding collapse: Toll rises to 14, rescue ops on

Rediff.com15 May 2024

The 100-foot-tall illegal billboard fell at a petrol pump in Ghatkopar during dust storms and unseasonal rains that lashed Mumbai on Monday.

Victim's family thanks God after SC jails Sidhu in 1988 case

Victim's family thanks God after SC jails Sidhu in 1988 case

Rediff.com19 May 2022

Asked about her reaction on the verdict, Gurnam Singh's daughter-in-law Parveen Kaur said, "We thank Baba Ji (Almighty). We had left it to Baba ji. Whatever Baba Ji has done is right."

'Driving Tests Are A Joke'

'Driving Tests Are A Joke'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2024

'In the case of a road accident, prevention is the only answer.' 'There's no cure to death or disability when the accident happens, and when it's due to reckless or negligent driving, it's worse because it's avoidable.'

HC to pronounce verdict in Salman case tomorrow

HC to pronounce verdict in Salman case tomorrow

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

The HC would also give a ruling on the 'drunken' state of Salman Khan on the ill-fated day.

Mumbai vaccine camp fraud: Cops find jabs had saline water

Mumbai vaccine camp fraud: Cops find jabs had saline water

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

The Mumbai police has formed a special investigation team to probe a fake COVID-19 vaccination camp racket that took place in several places in the metropolis, leading to the arrest of 10 persons, a senior official said.

Pistorius faces sentencing over girlfriend's death after divisive trial

Pistorius faces sentencing over girlfriend's death after divisive trial

Rediff.com12 Oct 2014

Disgraced South African track star Oscar Pistorius returns to court on Monday to find out whether he will serve a long stretch behind bars for the negligent killing of his model girlfriend, or walk out a free man.

Pub blaze: Kamala Mills owner Gowani held

Pub blaze: Kamala Mills owner Gowani held

Rediff.com22 Jan 2018

Gowani was booked for the offence under relevant sections of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act and his statement was recorded by the police after the blaze swept through resto-pubs 1 Above and Mojo's Bistro located in the Kamala Mills compound in Central Mumbai, another official said.

Hema Malini discharged from hospital

Hema Malini discharged from hospital

Rediff.com4 Jul 2015

Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Hema Malini, who was injured and admitted to hospital after her Mercedes collided with another car in Dausa district, was discharged from hospital on Saturday.

Worker's death casts grim shadow over Alang recycling industry

Worker's death casts grim shadow over Alang recycling industry

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

The industry has protested the police case and notice over the death, and requested Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to ensure a fair investigation to avoid hurting the industry's image.

Police, BJP 'planting evidence' to malign Kanjhawala victim: AAP

Police, BJP 'planting evidence' to malign Kanjhawala victim: AAP

Rediff.com5 Jan 2023

AAP national spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj slammed the BJP and Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, claiming that 'facts are being twisted' to 'shield its members'.

HC asks Delhi govt to provide stay homes for mentally challenged

HC asks Delhi govt to provide stay homes for mentally challenged

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

The high court said it is the bounden duty of the state to take care of the lives of all its citizens, and asked the authorities to take adequate care of a woman convict, suffering from schizophrenia, and such other patients.

13 killed in Maha building collapse; 3 more missing

13 killed in Maha building collapse; 3 more missing

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Death toll in the collapse reached 10 with recovery of nine bodies from the rubble on Tuesday, police said. A man died of cardiac arrest on Monday night after he was hit by a stone from the falling building, police said.

Hyderabad: 10-year-old, victim of drunk driving, dies

Hyderabad: 10-year-old, victim of drunk driving, dies

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

P Ramya, who met with the accident while she was returning from school, had slipped into a coma.

Hit & run case: Rajasthan MLA's son sent to police remand

Hit & run case: Rajasthan MLA's son sent to police remand

Rediff.com3 Jul 2016

An MLA's son, who hit an autorickshaw and a police PCR van with his speeding BMW killing three persons and injuring five others, had consumed alcohol five times the permissible limit.

Bhopal tragedy: 'Decision to summon Dow a big step'

Bhopal tragedy: 'Decision to summon Dow a big step'

Rediff.com24 Jul 2013

Terming court's decision to summon Dow Chemicals in the Bhopal gas tragedy case as an "important step", Amnesty International today demanded that the company must acknowledge its responsibility towards the survivors of the 1984 industrial disaster.

4 killed, 20 injured in fire at Mumbai high-rise

4 killed, 20 injured in fire at Mumbai high-rise

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

The building did not have the mandatory Occupation Certificate granted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, but it was already occupied by around 58 flat owners, according to the civic body.

Delhi basement horror: Why was SUV driver arrested?

Delhi basement horror: Why was SUV driver arrested?

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

The police identified the driver and the vehicle through the CCTV footage of the area.

Govt sets up panel to probe coaching centre deaths, kin awarded Rs 10 lakh

Govt sets up panel to probe coaching centre deaths, kin awarded Rs 10 lakh

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

While Lok Sabha members across party lines demanded an inquiry, hundreds of students continued their protests near Rau's IAS Study Circle in the west Delhi locality where the horror unfolded Saturday night, killing the three students trapped in the basement illegally used as a library as floodwaters rose outside.

Pune wall collapse: Residents say builder was warned 5 months ago

Pune wall collapse: Residents say builder was warned 5 months ago

Rediff.com29 Jun 2019

However, director of Alcon Landmarks Jagdish Agarwal subsequently told them that the wall was safe.

Unnao rape: HC seeks CBI reply as victim wants cancellation of Sengar's bail

Unnao rape: HC seeks CBI reply as victim wants cancellation of Sengar's bail

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

His sentence has been suspended from January 27 to February 10 in the rape case and in another for which he is serving 10 years' imprisonment for the death of the rape victim's father in custody.

Kamala mills fire: Mojo's Bistro owner Yug Tulli surrenders

Kamala mills fire: Mojo's Bistro owner Yug Tulli surrenders

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

After the arrest of Tulli -- who had been evading arrest since last two weeks -- all the owners of the Mojo's Bistro and '1 Above' have been arrested, another official said.

Surat fire: FIR against coaching centre owner, builder

Surat fire: FIR against coaching centre owner, builder

Rediff.com25 May 2019

The blaze ripped through the interior design coaching centre located in Takshashila Arcade in Surat's Sarthana area, claiming at least 20 lives.

4 Kanjhawala hit-and-drag case accused charged with murder

4 Kanjhawala hit-and-drag case accused charged with murder

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

The Delhi Police has slapped murder charges against four of the accused in the Kanjhawala accident in which a woman was killed after being dragged by a car, officials said.

Man sucked in MRI machine at Mumbai hospital, dies; doc, wardboy held

Man sucked in MRI machine at Mumbai hospital, dies; doc, wardboy held

Rediff.com28 Jan 2018

The police, however, said that Maru was killed when he inhaled excessive oxygen that oozed out of the cylinder.

From 'guilty' to 'acquitted': Timeline in Salman's hit-and-run case

From 'guilty' to 'acquitted': Timeline in Salman's hit-and-run case

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

Chronology of events in the hit-and-run case in which 1 died and 4 others were injured.

Prosecution failed to prove Salman was drunk and driving: HC

Prosecution failed to prove Salman was drunk and driving: HC

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

The judge also expressed doubts over the statement of eyewitness Ravindra Patil, former police bodyguard of the actor, recorded by a magistrate, in which he had implicated the actor.

Kanjhawala mishap: They didn't stop car to save her, says victim's friend

Kanjhawala mishap: They didn't stop car to save her, says victim's friend

Rediff.com3 Jan 2023

Anjali's friend said she did not inform anyone about the accident as she was scared and feared that she would be blamed for it.

Kamala Mills fire: 2 relatives of pub owners arrested

Kamala Mills fire: 2 relatives of pub owners arrested

Rediff.com31 Dec 2017

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation initiated an inspection drive of 624 restaurants, eateries and malls across the city and its suburbs and razed illegal, unauthorised structures at 314 sites.

Shinde orders probe into Samruddhi Expressway accident

Shinde orders probe into Samruddhi Expressway accident

Rediff.com15 Oct 2023

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday ordered a probe into a road accident on the Samruddhi Expressway which claimed 12 lives.

Hit-and-run case: Salman did not run away after accident, says lawyer

Hit-and-run case: Salman did not run away after accident, says lawyer

Rediff.com18 Apr 2015

Bollywood actor Salman Khan's lawyer on Saturday accused the prosecution of cooking up a false story that he ran away from the spot after his car rammed into a bakery in suburban Bandra killing one person and injuring four others on September 28, 2002.

SC seeks Sidhu's response in 1988 road rage case within 2 weeks

SC seeks Sidhu's response in 1988 road rage case within 2 weeks

Rediff.com25 Feb 2022

The apex court was hearing a matter pertaining to review of sentence awarded by it in May 2018 to the cricketer-turned-politician in the 1988 road rage case.

Pistorius gets bail on murder conviction

Pistorius gets bail on murder conviction

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

South Africa's Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius has been released on bail after judges changed his manslaughter conviction to murder last week.

'Blade Runner' Pistorius starts community service

'Blade Runner' Pistorius starts community service

Rediff.com14 Nov 2015

South Africa's 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius on Saturday started performing community service as part of his parole conditions after being released from prison last month, local media reported.

SC puts off hearing in Sidhu road rage case to February 25, questions counsel letter

SC puts off hearing in Sidhu road rage case to February 25, questions counsel letter

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the matter pertaining to review of the sentence awarded by it in May 2018 to cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in an over 32-year-old road rage case has not been listed "unexpectedly".

Ponty case: Murder charge was rightly dropped, HC told

Ponty case: Murder charge was rightly dropped, HC told

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Sacked Uttarakhand minorities panel chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari on Thursday told the Delhi high court that the lower court had rightly dropped the murder charge levelled against him and 20 others in the case relating to the 2012 shootout in which liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep were killed.

Mumbai fire: Builder remanded to police custody till Aug 27

Mumbai fire: Builder remanded to police custody till Aug 27

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

Abdul Razak Ismail Supariwala, was arrested by the Bhoiwada police on Wednesday and booked under IPC sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others).

Trigger-happy 'godwoman' and her guards kill 1 at wedding function

Trigger-happy 'godwoman' and her guards kill 1 at wedding function

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

One person lost his life while three were injured during celebratory gunfire at a wedding in Karnal, Haryana allegedly by controversial Hindu Mahasabha leader Sadhvi Deva Thakur and her security guards.

Hathras victim's family says fight for justice will continue

Hathras victim's family says fight for justice will continue

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

Lawyer Seema Kushwaha, who is representing the Dalit woman's family, said on Thursday that they will challenge the verdict in the high court.

Mumbai hooch toll rises to 41; 8 cops suspended

Mumbai hooch toll rises to 41; 8 cops suspended

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Mumbai has climbed to 41 while the condition of 24 victims continued to be critical even as three persons were arrested and eight cops suspended.

Manipur violence: Ambulance burning among 20 cases handed over to CBI

Manipur violence: Ambulance burning among 20 cases handed over to CBI

Rediff.com20 Aug 2023

Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation have been handed over two FIRs -- one filed by police at the Lamphel station and the other filed by the boy's father -- Joshua Hangsing -- at the Kangpokpi police station.