Man commits suicide after killing wife, kidsOctober 7th, 2009 BHOPAL - A 60-year-old man Wednesday committed suicide after killing his wife and two children at their house in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh, police said. Raghuraj Singh, who was a contractor with the Municipal Corporation, shot dead his 55-year-old wife Guddan, 30-year-old son Sharad and 20-year-old daughter Sweety and later committed suicide by hanging himself in Bahodapur locality of Gwalior.
Couple booked in Chandigarh for attempting suicideSeptember 29th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Police Tuesday registered a case against a middle-aged couple here for attempting to commit suicide by swallowing some poisonous substance. A police official said Varinder Jain and his wife Shashi Jain, who run a departmental store in Sector 19 and stay in a flat above the shop, were booked for attempting suicide by eating a poisonous substance, probably sulfas tablets.
A glance at school violence across the globe in recent yearsSeptember 17th, 2009 A glance at school violence in recent yearsA student armed with an ax and Molotov cocktails attacked his high school in southern Germany on Thursday. Here is a glance at some of the worst school violence worldwide in recent years:
April 30: Farda Gadyrov, 29, enters the prestigious Azerbaijan State Oil Academy in the capital, Baku, armed with an automatic pistol and clips.
Man kills wife, two daughters in Uttar PradeshSeptember 4th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A poverty-stricken man killed his wife and two teenaged daughters in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district Friday, police said. Awadh Narayan (37), of Debgaon village in the district, attacked his wife Santara (35) and two daughters aged 13 and 15 years with an axe, killing them on the spot, they said.
Pa. man says he robbed a bank in 2007 to get away from his overbearing wifeSeptember 1st, 2009 Man says he robbed bank to get away from wifeLANCASTER, Pa. — A central Pennsylvania man said he robbed a bank in 2007 to go to jail and get away from his overbearing wife.
Trooper kills wife, baby, himselfJuly 14th, 2009 AGARTALA - A trooper of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) strangled his wife and 46-day-old daughter to death and then committed suicide, police said Tuesday. Ashutosh Debnath, 32, a rifleman, killed his wife Gopa Debnath, 26, and daughter Laxmi late Monday at Amtali in west Tripura, a police spokesman said.
Customs officer, wife plead guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery, import EcstasyJune 23rd, 2009 Customs officer, wife plead guilty in drug caseTUCSON, Ariz. — A federal customs officer at the San Luis Port of Entry and his wife pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and to import the drug Ecstasy.
Punjab man kills pregnant wife, attempts suicide after rowJune 18th, 2009 MOHALI - Angry after an altercation with his four-month pregnant wife, a man in this Punjab city Thursday allegedly stabbed the woman to death before attempting suicide, police said. Bablu, 25, and his 24-year-old wife Shobha had a heated argument Wednesday evening over some family issue, a police officer said.
Ghaziabad police arrest 'killer' fatherJune 9th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - An unemployed truck driver who allegedly killed his five children and attempted to commit suicide after critically injuring his wife has been arrested, police said Tuesday. A case under sections 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 309 (attempt to commit suicide) have been registered against Ravindra Verma, who while heavily drunk, brutally killed his five children, critically injured his wife and attempted to commit suicide.
Sheriff: Michigan man comes home to find wife killed 2 sons, then herselfJune 9th, 2009 Sheriff: Michigan mother kills 2 boys, herselfDELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Michigan sheriff says a Lansing-area woman apparently killed her two young sons before committing suicide.
Man kills five children, attempts suicideJune 8th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Driven by poverty, a man here allegedly killed his five children, critically injured his wife and then attempted suicide, police said Monday. Ravindra Verma, 38, and his wife Durgawati, 35, were found with stab wounds in their house in Rosy Colony in Vijay Nagar here by neighbours at around 7 a.m.
Man kills five children over poverty, attempts suicide (Lead)June 8th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Driven by poverty, a truck driver here allegedly killed his five children, critically injured his wife and then attempted suicide, police said Monday. Ravindra Verma, 38, and his wife Durgawati, 35, were found with stab wounds in their house in Rosy Colony by his mother around 7 a.m.
Jobless man commits suicide after wife's desertionMay 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 24-year-old man, who had lost his job and whose wife deserted him, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree near his home here Sunday, police said. The body of Manoj Kumar was found in the morning in Sector 12 of Dwarka.
Man arrested after wife commits suicide in West BengalJanuary 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - A 27-year-old man was arrested Thursday for allegedly provoking his wife, the mother of a five-week-old daughter, to commit suicide in a West Bengal town, the police said. The incident took place at Dum Dum town in neighbouring North 24 Parganas district Wednesday night.
Man kills wife, himself in West Bengal villageJanuary 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - A 25-year-old man committed suicide after killing his wife, who was trying to elope with her lover, in a West Bengal village Friday, the police said. The incident took place in Chepani village under Alipurduar police station in Jalpaiguri district, some 550 km from here.