Depressed widow kills kids, self on Karva ChauthOctober 8th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Feeling depressed on the day of Karva Chauth, a festival in which Hindu women fast for their husbands' long life, a young widow in this Punjab city killed her two minor sons and committed suicide, police said Thursday. Baljit Kaur, 32, gave poison to her two sons, aged 10 and six, and consumed it herself at her home in Dashmesh Nagar Wednesday night.
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.
Mother arrested for killing sonsSeptember 27th, 2009 MOGA - A woman was arrested in this Punjab town for conspiring to murder her two minor children in connivance with her lover, police said Sunday. Acting on the complaint of deceased children's father, the police had arrested Ranjit Gupta and his wife Sanju Gupta, who live in the same neighbourhood, for allegedly kidnapping the children.
Six youths booked for murdering friendAugust 16th, 2009 MOHALI - Six youths have been booked for allegedly hatching a criminal conspiracy and murdering their 19-year-old friend during a picnic outing in Mohali district of Punjab, police said Sunday. A police officer said Sahil Sharma, a Mohali resident, had gone for an outing Aug 10 near a canal in this Punjab town with his six friends, all 19-21 years of age.
Policemen from Punjab nab a 'Munnabhai' in VaranasiJuly 25th, 2009 VARANASI - A year after policemen from Punjab busted a 'Munnabhai' racket in the state Pre-Medical Test (PMT), a police team from Faridkot arrested an MBBS student of the Benaras Hindu University (BHU) medical college here for impersonating a candidate at the 2008 Punjab PMT examination. Manikant, a VII semester student at the BHU medical college, was nabbed by the Punjab police Friday on the basis of leads given by Delhi-based Sanjiv Kumar, who was stated to be the kingpin of the racket.
Scott Peterson's family seeks donations to appeal conviction in killing of wife LaciJuly 17th, 2009 Scott Peterson's family seeks help funding appealMODESTO, Calif. — The family of convicted killer Scott Peterson is asking the public to contribute money to his appeal.
Estranged wife, friend held for murdering Delhi businessmanJuly 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 29-year-old woman and her male friend were arrested Friday for stabbing to death her businessman husband in the capital, police said. Sumit Kaur and Puneet confessed to killing Jagmohan Singh Kohli late Wednesday night at his Rajouri Garden residence in west Delhi, a police officer said.
P.S. Gill is new Punjab Police chiefJuly 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - P.S. Gill Friday became the new director general of Punjab Police, taking charge from his elder brother and acting police chief R.S.
P.S. Gill takes over as Punjab Police chiefJuly 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Jammu and Kashmir cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Paramdeep Singh Gill Friday took over as the new director general of Punjab Police. The Punjab government amended rules to bring Gill, a 1974-batch officer, on deputation from Jammu and Kashmir.
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.
Man arrested after standoff at Calif. motel charged with murdering wife in KansasJune 12th, 2009 Man nabbed in Calif. charged in wife's Kan.
Police accuse son of murdering mother in NYC suburb; victim's husband founded 1800mattress.comMay 14th, 2009 1800mattress founder's wife dead; police blame sonNEW YORK — The wife of a leading mattress retailer in New York City has been found dead in her Long Island home and police have accused her 38-year-old son of second-degree murder. Nassau County police say 65-year-old Kay Barragan was pronounced dead at the bottom of a staircase in her Searingtown home Wednesday morning.
Save and cherish daughters, PM appeals to Punjab votersMay 2nd, 2009 JALALABAD - Trying to strike an emotive chord on the issue of female foeticide in Punjab - a state with one of the worst sex ratios in the country - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday called upon people of the prosperous state to wash the blot of killing daughters. 'I am the proud father of three daughters.
Man chops wife, her cousin's hands on suspicion of affairApril 27th, 2009 PATTI - The Punjab Police Monday arrested three people, including a registered medical practitioner (RMP), after he chopped off the hands of his newly wedded wife and her cousin brother on the suspicion that they were having an affair in this border-area town of Punjab. Gursahib Singh was arrested by the police along with his two other relatives after all three first chopped off a hand of his wife's cousin Manpreet Singh and later did the same to Gursahib Singh's wife Kulbir Kaur.
Punjab corruption not letting benefits reach people: Rahul GandhiApril 14th, 2009 TALWANDI SABO - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said that the benefits of several schemes launched by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government were not reaching the people of Punjab because of corruption in the state. 'The Manmohan Singh government has done a lot for the people.
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