Cruelty

Court convicts husband, in-laws for dowry death, cruelty after 15 years of woman's death

Just one and a half years of her marriage, woman named Bharti was found dead in "abnormal circumstances" on October 3, 2007.

Jan 20, 2023, 15:17 PM IST

HC denies divorce to man who complained of wife's visits to her parents

The man had approached the high court challenging a trial court order dismissing his divorce petition.

Dec 19, 2017, 22:43 PM IST

Nanny burns two-year-old Indian-origin boy by curling iron rod, pleads not guilty

A two-year-old Indian-origin baby boy was burned by his nanny with a curling iron and the incident was captured by a security camera leading to her arrest, according to media reports quoting police.

Jan 14, 2017, 23:53 PM IST

Tamil Nadu: Anganwadi employee held for burning child's cheek with hot spoon

A woman employee of the anganwadi centre at Melakaatu vilai near here has been arrested for allegedly causing burn injury on the cheek of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl with a hot spoon, police said on Tuesday.

Dec 01, 2015, 10:43 AM IST

Caught on camera: Labourer hung upside down, beaten to death in Amritsar

In a shocking incident, a migrant labourer from Bihar was beaten to death by a factory owner in Amritsar, Punjab. The deceased, identified as Ram Singh, was accused of theft by the owner.

Oct 17, 2015, 21:07 PM IST