Ghaziabad police to install GPRS in patrol vehiclesGHAZIABAD - The Ghaziabad police will install GPRS system in all its patrolling vehicles to better tackle crime in the city ahead of the Commonwealth Games, authorities said. Man in eunuchs’ group castrated in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - A man who often danced with a group of eunuchs, was allegedly castrated by some members of the group, due to a rift between them, police said Sunday. ‘Prayer chamber’ near Hindon river to lower pollutionGHAZIABAD - The Hindon river can literally breathe easy now. Civic authorities here Friday launched a huge ‘prayer chamber’ along the river banks especially designed to immerse puja ritual materials like flowers and ash - in a move to clean up the river and reduce pollution. Three Ghaziabad policemen suspended for man’s deathGHAZIABAD - Three police officials were suspended Tuesday for the death of a man in “accidental” firing that had led to an angry mob setting fire to a police station here and damaging several vehicles the evening before. Angry mob attacks police in Ghaziabad over man’s deathGHAZIABAD - An angry mob set fire to a police station, injured around a dozen policemen, and damaged half a dozen public and private vehicles here Monday evening to protest the death of a man in “accidental” police firing. Ghaziabad police station set on fire after man’s deathGHAZIABAD - Angry local residents Monday set fire to a police station, damaged public and private vehicles and blocked traffic here to protest the killing of a 30-year-old man by the police. Professor commits suicide in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - A professor teaching in a private technical institute committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan here, police said Saturday. Two trains run over five in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - Five railway employees working on tracks in this town adjacent to the national capital were killed Saturday after being run over by two trains including the Dehradun-Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express, an official said. Jan Shatabdi runs over four in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - Four railway workers working on tracks were killed after being run over by the Dehradun-Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express in Ghaziabad Saturday, an official said. 3 arrested for abducting, drowning minorGHAZIABAD - Three people have been arrested for abducting and murdering their 14-year-old relative, police said Thursday. Gunned down criminal’s wife cries murder, accuses ministerGHAZIABAD - The wife of Ravindra Tyagi, a criminal killed in a gun battle Thursday with the Ghaziabad police, has alleged that a Uttar Pradesh minister was behind her husband’s “murder”. She did not name the minister. Three cops, gangster killed in shootoutGHAZIABAD - Three Special Operations Group (SOG) police personnel were critically injured during a shootout with dreaded gangster Ravinder Tyagi in western Uttar Pradesh, an official said. Tyagi was killed in the gun battle. Ghaziabad police gun down wanted criminalGHAZIABAD - A criminal, for whose arrest the police offered a cash reward of Rs.50,000, was killed in a gun battle with the Ghaziabad police Thursday afternoon, officials here said. Half-burnt body of businessman found in carGHAZIABAD - A travel operator’s body was found half-burnt inside his car in Ghaziabad, police said Monday. The police suspect the man was murdered and that business rivalry was the motive behind it. Youth shot dead by girlfriend’s familyGHAZIABAD - A young man paid with his life for opposing the engagement of his girlfriend to another man. The family of the girl shot dead the boy in Salah Nagar locality of Ghaziabad, police said Monday. Over 40 kids fall sick in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - More than 40 children of Babugarh area here were rushed to a hospital after they complained of suffocation and nausea, an official said Sunday. Two people killed, 20 students injured in school bus collisionGHAZIABAD - Two men were killed and over 20 students of the Delhi Public School, Indirapuram, including nine Germans, suffered minor injuries in a head-on collision between a jeep and a bus on a national highway in Uttar Pradesh. MBA student from Ghaziabad kidnapped, murderedGHAZIABAD - An MBA student of Sikkim Manipal University was kidnapped in Ghaziabad and his body thrown on the railway track in Lucknow, police said Friday. Asthana’s wife’s parole plea rejectedGHAZIABAD - A court Thursday rejected the application for parole of Sushma Asthana, the wife of Ashutosh Asthana who was the prime accused in a corruption case involving judges of the higher judiciary. Top district officials visit Dasna JailGHAZIABAD - Senior judicial, police and civil officers inspected Dasna Jail here following the death of Ashutosh Asthana, prime accused as well as witness in a corruption case involving judges of the higher judiciary, and found the medical and other facilites lacking. The statement of Asthana’s wife was also recorded Thursday. Serious lapses found in Dasna jailGHAZIABAD - Following the death of Ashutosh Asthana, the prime accused-cum-witness in a corruption case involving judges of the higher judiciary, in Ghaziabad’s Dasna jail, the district administration conducted an inspection and found serious lapses in the medical facilities available there, officials said Tuesday. Dasna jail has seen 93 inmates dying since 1997GHAZIABAD - The death of Ashutosh Asthana, the prime accused-cum-witness in a corruption case involving judges of the higher judiciary, in Dasna jail at Ghaziabad is the latest of the 93 mysterious deaths of inmates - including those involved in high profile crimes - since it was set up in 1997. Rs.48.7 crore credited in account mistakenly!GHAZIABAD - An ATM user in Ghaziabad was Thursday stunned to see a balance of Rs.48.7 crores (Rs.487 million) in his savings bank account. Patient shot dead in Ghaziabad hospitalGHAZIABAD - A patient in a private hospital in Ghaziabad was shot dead by three unidentified youths Thursday, police said. 150,000 kg of adulterated khoya seized in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - Nearly 150,000 kg of adulterated khoya has been seized in the past few days in Ghaziabad, police said Wednesday. 1,000 quintals of fake ricotta cheese recovered in Uttar PradeshGHAZIABAD - Police and the health department have recovered over 1,000 quintals of fake ricotta cheese in Modinagar locality here early Tuesday morning, officials said. Trucks collide on flyover in Ghaziabad, driver killedGHAZIABAD - A truck driver was killed Monday when his vehicle collided with another truck on a flyover in Ghaziabad that was opened for trial run three days ago, officials said. Fire in Ghaziabad mallGHAZIABAD - A fire that broke out in the food court of the Pacific Mall in Ghaziabad late Saturday was soon brought under control, officials said, adding that no casualties were reported. Robbers snatch bag with Rs.3 lakh from Ghaziabad manGHAZIABAD - A man was robbed of Rs.3 lakh by two criminals in Ghaziabad, police said Thursday. According to police, Om Prakash, a resident of Pilkhuwa, bought a plot in the city and was to pay Rs.3 lakh to the land owner Thursday. Spurned teenager kills girl, shoots himself tooGHAZIABAD - A 17-year-old boy shot dead a 15-year-old girl at her residence here Wednesday and then turned the gun on himself after she had allegedly spurned his advances, police said. |