Crime

Shimla, March 10 (IANS) Three children were killed when abandoned ammunition exploded near an army firing range in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, police said Wednesday. The children were trying to remove scrap from the used mortar shells.

By Arun Kumar

Washington, March 10 (IANS) An American woman, nicknamed as "Jihad Jane" and "Fatima LaRose," has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists to wage violent jihad in South Asia and Europe.

Melbourne, March 9 (IANS) Part-time taxi driver Gursewak Dhillon apparently ran out of fuel and was helped by a woman in this Australian city while he was driving around with three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa in the boot of his car, the police said.

Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) A nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered by some unidentified persons and her body was discovered from the terrace of a building in the police colony in northeast Mumbai Sunday, officials said.

Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) One person was killed and at least 11 injured Monday morning in a stampede that broke out during a police recruitment drive at Kalina in north west Mumbai, police said.

Dhaka, March 6 (IANS) A suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative arrested in Dhaka has told Bangladeshi investigators that he arranged safe passage to India from Bangladesh for several Islamist militants who were involved in the 1999 hijack of an Indian Airlines plane.

Melbourne, March 5 (IANS) A team of homicide detectives are searching for clues a day after a three-year-old Indian boy was found dead near Melbourne airport following his sudden disappearance from a house 20 km away.

Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Three more people were arrested Wednesday for the abduction of a software engineer from Kolkata's satellite township Rajarhat last week, police said.

New Delhi/Panaji, Feb 27 (IANS) The managing director of the Ahmedabad-based Adani Group was arrested Saturday for allegedly evading customs duty of Rs.1.07 crore. Ten customs and central excise officials from Goa are also being probed in the case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said.

Pune, Feb 27 (IANS) The toll in the German Bakery blast rose to 17 Friday night with a 23-year-old woman from Ambala succumbing to her injuries, police said.