Alappuzha (Kerala): A Kerala policewoman was on Saturday brutally murdered by her male colleague, who first knocked her down on the road with his car, then stabbed her and finally set her ablaze, police said. The incident occurred at Mavelikera, near here, around 3 p.m. when Soumya Pushapakaren, 32, was going from her home to […]
Tag: ablaze
Class 10 girl student set ablaze in Agra, dies in Delhi
Agra : A Class 10 Dalit student, set ablaze by two men in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district on Tuesday, succumbed to her burn injuries in a Delhi hospital on Thursday, police said. Sanjali was set on fire by two bike-borne men when she was returning from Asharfi Devi Chidda Singh Intercollege in Naumeel village, about […]
Dalit set ablaze by husband dies
Thrissur (Kerala) : A 29-year-old Dalit woman set ablaze by her estranged husband in public view here died early on Tuesday, police said. The husband, who is on the run, may have committed the crime as the woman sought divorce over compatibility issues, according to police. The incident took place on Sunday when Jithu emerged […]
Odisha police station set ablaze over custodial death
Bhubaneswar : A mob of hundreds of men and women ransacked and set ablaze a police station in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Friday to protest the custodial death of a theft accused. The irate mob damaged property at the Ainthapali police station, vandalised several vehicles and attacked the personnel by pelting stones at them, besides […]
Mosque door gutted in Kasganj, police say situation calm
Lucknow : The door of a mosque was set ablaze on Monday by unidentified persons in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district, leading to brief tension in the area that was singed by violence and clashes on Republic Day. Police said the situation is calm. Tension gripped the Sabzi Mandi area on Monday morning when unidentified persons […]