MCA student commits suicide in GhaziabadSeptember 21st, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A student of Masters of Computer Applications (MCA) course in a private college here allegedly committed suicide Monday, police said. "Ajay Vikram Singh, who was pursuing his third year MCA from Jaipuria Institute of Management in Vasundhara, was found dead inside his Vasundhara Sector-14 home around 2 p.m.
Boy 'sacrificed' in GhaziabadSeptember 1st, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The body of an eight-year-old boy was found here Tuesday with injuries and vermilion marks. The police suspect it to be a case of human sacrifice.
Student commits suicide in GhaziabadJuly 28th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Sandeep Tyagi, a first year student in an engineering college, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence in Surajmal Enclave here after he failed in some subjects. The case came to light Monday night, police said.
Educationist shot dead in GhaziabadJuly 28th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - An educationist who ran a college was shot dead Tuesday morning at his residence in Modi Nagar town in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district. The police said Shyam Sunder Goel, who runs Astha Institute at Sikri-Kalan, was alone in his Krishna Nagar house when the assailants barged in and shot him dead.
Student gang-raped in GhaziabadJuly 15th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A teenager girl student was raped by two boys here Tuesday, police said Wednesday, adding that search was on to nab the accused. The 12th class student was abducted by the two young boys in their car when she was returning to her home in Rajendra Nagar after attending her classes Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Property dealer robbed of car in GhaziabadJuly 13th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A property dealer was robbed of his Innova car and mobile phone at gunpoint here, police said Monday. The incident occurred late Sunday night in the Raj Nagar locality under Kavi Nagar police station of Ghaziabad, police said.
'Harassed for dowry' woman jumps to death from Ghaziabad mallJune 24th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A 23-year-old married woman jumped to death from the third floor of a mall on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border Wednesday afternoon, police said, suspecting it to be a "case of dowry-harassment" by her in-laws driving her to commit suicide. Saraswati had gone to the East Delhi Mall (EDM) in Kaushambi Towers with her husband Dhirendra Kumar, a property dealer of Bhovapur locality in Ghaziabad.
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.
A look at apparent suicides at GuantanamoJune 2nd, 2009 Suicides at GuantanamoThe military says five Guantanamo prisoners have died in apparent suicides since January 2002, when the United States began using its base in Cuba to detain suspected terrorists and others with alleged links to al-Qaida and the Taliban:
— June 10, 2006: Three detainees, two from Saudi Arabia and one from Yemen, commit suicide by hanging themselves with nooses made from clothing and bed sheets. The families of the two Saudis — Yassar Talal al-Zahrani and Salah Ali Abdullah Ahmed al-Salami — file a lawsuit against the U.S.
BJP chief Rajnath Singh wins from GhaziabadMay 16th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday won from the Ghaziabad parliamentary constituency. He defeated his nearest rival, Surendra Prakash Goel of the Congress, by 91,153 votes.
Four children drown in Ghaziabad pondMay 6th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - As many as four children aged between eight-10 years drowned in a pond here Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred in the Bahadurgarh area of Ghaziabad around 2.30 p.m.
Engineering student commits suicide after harassment by seniorApril 16th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A search has been launched for a former student of the Indraprastha Engineering College, who allegedly drove a fourth-year student to suicide through continuous harassment, police said Thursday. A criminal case was filed against the former student, identified as Abhishek, after a note charging him with driving Sarika, a fourth-year student of B.Tech in Electronic and Communication Engineering, to commit suicide Wednesday night was found next to the girl's body.
Mother, son commit suicide in GhaziabadMarch 10th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A 20-year-old man and his mother committed suicide here Monday after they quarrelled over a trivial matter, the police said. Mohit Singh and Satishwari Devi, 40, hanged themselves from a ceiling fan in their Vijay Nagar home here Monday.
Major fire in closed factory in GhaziabadFebruary 6th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A TV manufacturing factory, which was closed down several years ago, caught fire here late Saturday evening, officials said, adding that there were no reports of loss of life or injury. At least 10 fire tenders were rushed to the Texla TV factory in Sahibabad after an emergency call was received at 10.00 p.m., the officials said.
Missing 10-year-old boy found murdered in GhaziabadJanuary 20th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The bruised body of a 10-year-old boy, who was allegedly kidnapped near his house last week, was found near Hindon river in Ghaziabad Wednesday, the police said. Vikas Singh's body was spotted by some passers-by around 6.45 a.m.