family violence

Gorakhpur (UP), March 15 The death of a 23-year-old woman in the Pipraich area here, initially reported by her family as a domestic accident, was revealed to be a murder by her father, who was arrested on Sunday for the crime, police said.Investigations by the police revealed that the accused...

Shivpuri, March 14 The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed, allegedly by the victim's brother, in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Saturday.The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said."An anganwadi...

Meerut (UP), March 14 A 55-year-old man was allegedly killed by his son with a brick after an argument while they were drinking here, police said on Saturday.The incident occurred in the Jail Chungi area on Friday night and Saturday morning.According to the police, the victim, identified as...

Sambalpur (Odisha), March 14 Police on Saturday recovered the body of a woman, who allegedly threw her two young daughters into a well in Sambalpur district, Odisha, an official said.The woman, identified as Sanju Madiki, allegedly killed her daughters in her village on Friday and hanged...

Lucknow, Moradabad (UP), March 14 Just days after Holi, tragedy struck the family of Neelima Sharma when her 25-year-old son allegedly stabbed his twin sister to death in their home in the Moradabad district, police said on Saturday.According to the police, the incident occurred on March 6 at...

Pilibhit (UP), March 13 A self-proclaimed godman was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman, claiming he was giving her medicine to help her conceive a son, officials here said.The accused, Bhagwandin, a resident of Balrampur village, had reportedly been practicing...

Bengaluru, March 13 The Karnataka Cabinet has approved a proposed legislation aimed at curbing honour killings and violence rooted in social customs.The 'Iva Nammava Iva Nammava' Bill seeks to prevent acts of violence, including killings, motivated by objections to marriages.The bill draws...

Sagar (MP), March 12 A 28-year-old woman, reportedly abandoned by her husband, allegedly killed her four young daughters by throwing them into a well and then committed suicide in a village in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Thursday.The four sisters, aged between five...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 A man is alleged to have killed his wife, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter in Deogarh district, Odisha, police said on Thursday.The incident took place on Wednesday night at Gariapali village, under the jurisdiction of the Kundheigola police station in Deogarh district...

Jaipur, March 12 A man allegedly killed his wife and eight-year-old daughter in a village here on Thursday, with police suspecting that he was under financial strain.According to officials, the accused, Sukhjeet, surrendered at a police station after the incident.Deputy Superintendent of...

Hathras (UP), March 11 A 22-year-old man was allegedly killed by his father in an inebriated state here, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place on Tuesday evening in Bajidpur village under the Sikandararao Kotwali area when Komal Singh, under the influence of alcohol, attacked his...

Ranchi, March 11 A 40-year-old woman was killed by stones in Jharkhand's Sahibganj district on Wednesday due to a land dispute between two neighbors, a senior police official said.Three members of a family, including two women, have been arrested in connection with this incident, he said.The...

Lucknow, March 10 A day after a 17-year-old boy allegedly killed his father by hitting him on the head here, police have detained the minor and said that the murder followed frequent abuse by the man, who was a drug addict.The incident occurred in the Khujeta village of the Mohanlalganj area...

Ballia (UP), March 10 A 14-year-old boy was allegedly killed by his neighbor with a brick after suspecting him of stealing an e-rickshaw, police said here on Tuesday.According to police, the body of the teenager, identified as Ritesh Yadav (14), was found on a cot in an orchard in the...

Gurugram, March 9 A 28-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide along with her three daughters by jumping into a well in a village in Haryana's Nuh district on Monday, police said.The deceased woman's father, Hanif, in his complaint, alleged that his daughter took the extreme step due to her...

New Delhi, March 9 The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday condemned the killing of 26-year-old Tarun Khatik during a Holi clash in the JJ Colony area of Uttam Nagar and demanded Yogi Adityanath's "model" of action against the culprits.Addressing a press conference here, VHP joint general...

Lucknow, March 9 A 17-year-old boy killed his father by hitting him on the head here on Monday, police said, after becoming resentful of his father spending money on substance abuse and burdening the family financially.Upon receiving information from the village head around 11:30 am, a police...

Gopeshwar, March 7 A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after severely assaulting his wife and son in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, police said on Saturday.The police said the incident occurred in the Oder village, where Gajendra Singh (35) assaulted his wife Laxmi Devi...

New Delhi, March 6 A woman who was found unconscious at her residence in Malviya Nagar remained in critical condition at a hospital here on Friday, police said.Police said they are waiting to record the statement of the woman, whose two daughters were found dead on Thursday evening, to...

Kasganj (UP), March 6 A woman was beaten to death in her house by her brother-in-law and other family members in the presence of her 8-year-old son, police said on Friday.The fatal assault took place in Bhabupura village in Uttar Pradesh while her husband was away in Aligarh on Thursday...