Cab driver stabbed to death in South Delhi
NEW DELHI, Dec 29: In a road rage case, a cab driver was stabbed to death by three boys in south Delhi, an official said on Friday.The deceased identified as Manoj Kumar, a resident of Sangam Vihar, was working as a cab driver in Gurugram’s BPO.“As usual on Thursday evening, he picked five employees of BPO from Malviya Nagar area and then one from Mehrauli. After picking them, the cab got stuck in a jam as the streets of Mehrauli are narrow,” said a senior police official.At 8:40 p.m, three boys on a scooty came from behind and asked the cab driver to give him space for overtaking but the car driver couldn’t as there was no space.“Soon the scooty-borne riders had an altercation. One of the scooty riders came down and attacked the cab driver with a sharp edged weapon at his chest and ran away on the scooty. The injured was taken to Safdarjung Hospital where he was declared dead,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (south), Chandan Chowdhary.During the probe, the CCTV cameras in the area were checked and all the three accused were identified.“A minor has been apprehended while efforts are being made to apprehend others,” the DCP added. (IANS)
15-year-old girl gang-raped
JAIPUR, Dec 29: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in the Ajmer district on Wednesday, police said. After threats by the accused, the victim consumed a poisonous substance, they said.SHO Sunil Tada said that the girl’s father lodged a case against two accused on Thursday. Both the accused allegedly took the minor to a deserted place and raped her.“After the incident, the girl consumed poison and when her health deteriorated, her family members got her admitted to a hospital. She was later discharged,” he said.Police said that the victim’s medical examination has been done and the matter is being investigated further. (PTI)
Skeletal remains of five of family recovered
CHITRADURGA (Karnataka), Dec 29: The skeletal remains of five members of a family were recovered from a house in this district, police said Friday.The skeletal remains are suspected to be that of a retired government executive engineer Jagannath Reddy (85), his wife Prema (80), daughter Triveni (62), sons Krishna (60) and Narendra (57), they said.However, the identity of the deceased could be ascertained only after forensic examination and the cause of death will be established through an autopsy, they added.While searching the house, police found an undated and unsigned note written in Kannada. It indicated that the family was considering taking the extreme step. The exact content of the note cannot be disclosed as it is a matter of investigation, police said.As per preliminary inquiry, police suspect it to be a case of suicide but cannot ascertain anything at this point of time because the investigation is still in its initial stage, officials said.The family members kept to themselves and had severe health issues. They were last seen in 2019 and their residence has remained locked since then, they said.The police came to know about the incident on Thursday through a local media personnel, who was tipped off by a person in the locality. Forensic experts were called to collect evidence. (PTI)