Ranchi (Jharkhand): Five women were killed by locals at Kanjia village in Ranchi district for allegedly practising 'witchcraft' in yet another barbaric incident related to superstition in the tribal state.




Hyderabad: An SI working at the Medchal police station was reportedly “attached” to the commissioner’s  office, following an inquiry into a complaint filed by a woman. The officer allegedly  harassed the victim over phone. The victim recorded all the calls made by the officer, submitted a petition to Cyberabad commissioner C.V. Anand.


Hyderabad: Central Crime Station officials on Friday questioned 15 persons in connection to the attack on the Marredpally police station on August 3. Officials had identified them from CCTV footage from cameras in front of the police station.


New Delhi: A death threat was made against Justice Dipak Misra, one of the three Supreme Court judges who rejected the final plea against Yakub Memon’s hanging, after which his security was intensified.


Hyderabad: In another streetfight between friends, a youth suffered serious injuries on his neck and hands when his friend attacked him with a blade.


Hyderabad: A second year graduate student of Nizam College called ‘Dial 100’, the helpline, and said she would commit suicide due to alleged harassment by her seniors.


Hyderabad: In the second week of July, 40-year-old M. Narasimha and his wife were playing with their “new child” in their house at Rajendranagar when the South Zone police arrived. The cops arrested Narasimha and took away the child. The Dabeerpura police station officials told his wife that the child had been stolen from another couple 10 days ago.


Hyderabad: A woman was cheated by a man who was introduced to her through social network site Facebook. According to sources, Dhanunjay sent a friend request to Sujatha, 21, (name changed), working in the film industry as a junior artiste. She accepted the friend request from Dhanunjay.