Maid commits suicide in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - A sixteen-year-old maid, hired only last week, allegedly committed suicide by jumping off her employee’s ninth-floor apartment in Ghaziabad Tuesday, police said. Houses of two software engineers robbed in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - In two separate incidents here, the houses of two software engineers were robbed of cash, jewellery and other valuables worth Rs.17 lakh, police said Sunday. Terror accused hangs himself in Ghaziabad jailGHAZIABAD - A man suspected of involvement in the Frontier Mail blast in 1997 committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell in Ghaziabad, police said Saturday. Wife commits suicide after killing husband in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - A heated argument led a 40-year-old woman to commit suicide by hanging herself after she killed her husband with a mallet here, police said Wednesday. Ghaziabad’s green lungs dying in face of garbage onslaughtGHAZIABAD - Green activists call it mass murder. Thousands of trees in a forest patch that serves as the green lungs of Ghaziabad are dying a slow death because of negligence of the very civic agency that had once helped create it painstakingly. Two minor girls drown after car plunges into canalGHAZIABAD - Two minor girls drowned after the car in which they were travelling with their parents fell into a canal near Ghaziabad Tuesday afternoon, police said. Disputed house set afire over ownership issueGHAZIABAD - A disputed house in this Uttar Pradesh town was set afire twice in a day allegedly by one of the two claimants, police said Tuesday. Ghaziabad man allegedly beaten to death in police custodyGHAZIABAD - A 45-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death in police custody in Ghaziabad, the victim’s son said Sunday. Police say they have ordered a departmental enquiry and registered a case against four people including a constable. Wanted man shot dead in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - A man wanted for over a dozen crimes was shot dead by the police in a firefight when the accused was trying to escape on a stolen motorcycle, officials said Friday. Ghaziabad police arrest ‘killer’ fatherGHAZIABAD - 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. Man kills five children over poverty, attempts suicide (Lead)GHAZIABAD - Driven by poverty, a truck driver here allegedly killed his five children, critically injured his wife and then attempted suicide, police said Monday. Man kills five children, attempts suicideGHAZIABAD - Driven by poverty, a man here allegedly killed his five children, critically injured his wife and then attempted suicide, police said Monday. Uttar Pradesh top cop visits family of murdered Dalit businessmanGHAZIABAD - A day after a Dalit businessman was murdered by his wife’s lover and friends, the Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh visited the scene of the crime and delivered a cheque of Rs.150,000 to the family of the victim. Man found murdered in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - A 40-year-old man was found murdered here Thursday, officials said. The police suspect the involvement of the victim’s wife’s lover in the incident. Auto lifters’ gang busted in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - The Ghaziabad police Tuesday said they have busted a major auto lifting racket in this Uttar Pradesh district after arresting three members of the gang who were active in Delhi and the national capital region and were involved in stealing over 100 vehicles. Ghaziabad man kills 13-year-old younger brotherGHAZIABAD - A 20-year-old man allegedly drowned his 13-year-old brother and buried the body in a field in Pilkhuwa town of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said Tuesday. Three cops among six held for extortionGHAZIABAD - Three traffic policemen and three home guards were arrested here Monday for extorting money from truck drivers, police said. AIIMS lecturer arrested for cheating students (Lead)GHAZIABAD - Police Monday arrested an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) lecturer for cheating two students appearing for the premier institute’s 2009 MBBS entrance test, by promising to provide them a copy of the “leaked” question paper for a huge amount of money. AIIMS lecturer questioned over leak of MBBS entrance paperGHAZIABAD - An All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) lecturer was questioned Monday over leak of an MBBS entrance examination paper, police here said. The exam was conducted by the premier institution. Two NCR students top CBSE Class 10 examsGHAZIABAD/NOIDA - Two students from schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) have topped the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 examination by securing 98.6 percent, school authorities said Friday. ‘Dreaded criminal’ dies in shootout with policeGHAZIABAD - Police in Ghaziabad Thursday said they have gunned down a “dreaded criminal”, who allegedly killed four women three years ago and had escaped from a lockup. Ghaziabad police bust fake medicine racketGHAZIABAD - The Ghaziabad police Tuesday claimed to have busted a racket in counterfeit medicines of internationally renowned prestigious brands. A huge cache of fake medicines worth at least Rs.five million was recovered in the raid. Ghazibad residents block rail traffic for 5 hoursGHAZIABAD - Angered commuters in Ghaziabad Monday disrupted traffic on the eastern railway track after two people in a running train were killed when they hit a signal pole, allegedly installed wrongly. Services could be resumed only after senior railway officials assured the pole would be removed. Rising crime takes toll, eight policemen suspendedGHAZIABAD - Hit by a string of robberies, Ghaziabad police have suspended eight of their personnel, including an inspector and a sub-inspector, holding them responsible for rising crime in their respective areas. Robbers strip Ghaziabad factory bareGHAZIABAD - A dozen armed robbers looted industrial machines, tools and finished goods from a factory situated on National Highway 58, police said Sunday. Rs.3 mn burgled from Ghaziabad trader’s homeGHAZIABAD - Three men, under the pretext of buying a nearby flat, entered a flower trader’s home Saturday morning, drank tea offered by the businessman’s wife and then dramatically held their grandchild hostage and walked away with cash and valuables worth over Rs.3 million, police said. Two robberies by motorcycle riders in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - Motorcycle-borne men robbed two transport company employees of Rs.510,000 and stole valuables from the house of a businessman in this Uttar Pradesh town adjacent to the capital Saturday, police said. Robbers loot Rs.600,000 from Ghaziabad bankGHAZIABAD - Two armed robbers looted Rs.600,000 (Rs.6 lakh) from a bank here Friday afternoon, police said. Rs.1.2 mn robbery at Ghaziabad bankGHAZIABAD - Three armed robbers looted Rs.1.2 million (Rs.12 lakh) from a bank here Friday afternoon, police said. Severe power crisis hit Ghaziabad industriesGHAZIABAD - Amid sweltering heat, this city on the outskirts of the capital is reeling under a severe power crisis. A 17 to 19-hour daily power cut has hit, besides the common man, industries which have been ordered to remain shut during night hours. |