Law student shot dead in KanpurOctober 15th, 2009 KANPUR - A law student here was shot dead early Thursday following a brawl at a wedding, prompting angry students of his college to block the busy Lucknow-Kanpur highway. Abhinav Singh, a second year law student of the Brahmanand Degree College, was killed about half an hour after midnight after an argument with some youths.
Friends of unarmed man killed at Calif. train station sue, allege civil rights violationsOctober 14th, 2009 Friends of man killed at Calif. train station sueSAN FRANCISCO — Five friends of a 22-year-old man fatally shot in California by a former transit officer are suing the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency, alleging civil rights violations.
Guard guns down youth over peeing in DelhiOctober 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Answering the call of nature in public can be fatal. A 22-year-old man was shot down by a petrol pump station guard after a heated argument over the youth's attempt to pee within the premises, Delhi Police said Thursday.
Texas teen stabs mother during post-argument hugSeptember 15th, 2009 GRAPEVINE, Texas — Police say a 15-year-old Texas boy stabbed his mother in the back with a 6-inch kitchen knife while pretending to hug her after an argument. Police arrested the teen Tuesday in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine about three hours after his mother called police.
Assam student killed by friends over T-shirtSeptember 8th, 2009 GUWAHATI - A college student was burnt to death by three of his friends after they had an altercation over a T-shirt, police said here Tuesday. Nitumoni Das, a first-year student of Dimoria College, was set ablaze by his friends at a private accommodation Monday in Sonapur, a township on the outskirts of Assam's largest city Guwahati.
Minor accident leads to man's stabbing in group clashSeptember 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 27-year-old man was allegedly killed by a group of people here following a heated argument following a minor road accident, police said Sunday. Harish, who was driving a scooter allegedly hit two men - Rakesh and Sachin - in Shahbad Dairy area in Outer Delhi late Saturday.
18 priests arrested in Orissa after clash over moneyJuly 30th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
BHUBANESWAR - At least 18 priests of a temple in Orissa were arrested after they clashed among themselves over Rs.3,500 given by a group of devotees for performing some rituals, police said Thursday. A group of priests at the 11th century Lingaraj temple in the state capital collected the money from some pilgrims from Rajasthan Wednesday evening to perform the rituals, but trouble started when another group of priests laid claim to the same money, police said.
Fla. police say woman ran over her husband with a truck after an argumentJuly 30th, 2009 Woman allegedly runs over husband after argumentNAPLES, Fla. — Authorities said a 25-year-old woman ran over her husband with her truck after an argument on Monday.
Girl murdered by jealous boyfriendJuly 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi police Friday arrested a 22-year-old man who allegedly murdered a girl inside her rented accommodation in East Patel Nagar area Thursday night suspecting she had relations with another man. "Sunita (name changed), a native of Uttar Pradesh, along with her two friends was residing in a house in East Patel Nagar area as paying guest since the last six months.
Two arrested for Delhi brawl that killed threeJune 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two men were arrested Sunday for their suspected involvement in a south Delhi brawl in which some armed men stabbed to death two cousins, following which one of the attackers was lynched Friday, police said. "Amit, 24, and Kuldeep, 23, who are residents of Chirag Dilli area, were arrested.
Pennsylvania man is accused of shooting 19-year-old son to death during Father's Day argumentJune 22nd, 2009 Police: Pa. man fatally shot son on Father's DaySTROUDSBURG, Pa. — Police say a 62-year-old northeastern Pennsylvania man shot his 19-year-old son to death during a family argument on Father's Day.
Trader beaten to death for money in DelhiMay 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 45-year-old man was beaten to death by another person following a dispute over money in south Delhi, police said. Laxman, a grocer, had an altercation with Inderjeet about money Saturday afternoon at the latter's home in Mehrauli.
Congress worker shot at, criticalApril 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Congress worker was in a critical condition after he was shot at in Jama Masjid area in central Delhi over a financial dispute with a man, who has now run away, police said Wednesday. Police officials said the victim, identified as Abbas, was shot in the stomach by Shahid near the Kasturba Gandhi Hospital after a heated argument over a financial dispute.
First Nithari murder sentencing later FridayFebruary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad town will pronounce the punishment for businessman Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surendra Koli, who have been convicted for the murder and rape of a teenage girl, later Friday. In the first of the Nithari case verdicts, Special Judge Rama Jain Thursday convicted Pandher and Koli for raping and killing 14-year-old Rimpa Haldar four years ago.
Drunk driver smashes car into tree in Delhi, one killedFebruary 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 25-year-old man was killed and four of his friends suffered injuries Friday when one of them driving a car lost control over it and smashed into a tree near the Connaught Place area of the capital, the police said. Salim was killed and his friends Mohammed Wasim, Abid, Abdul Rahman and Wasim - all in their mid-20s and residents of Sadar Bazar - suffered injuries in the accident that took place in Gol Market area around 1.30 a.m.