A 24-year-old woman, along with her husband, was arrested from suburban Andheri for allegedly trying to sell her minor sister for prostitution, police said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Samina Darzi, and her husband Mohammed, walked into the trap set up by the members of a local NGO and were held on Tuesday while accepting an advance of Rs 50,000 towards the "deal' to sell Samina's 12-year-old sister for...
11:28 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Seven people, including five women, have been arrested for allegedly luring "gullible" women in Karnataka into prostitution by promising them jobs in the national capital. ...
08:14 PM, Mar 03, 2013
Two women and their male accomplice were arrested for allegedly planning to sell a 11-year-old girl to a prostitution racket, police said on Tuesday. Shehnaz was taken into custody along with Tahira and Shamim when she was trying to sell her niece for Rs 70,000 near Wazirabad ISBT. ...
08:35 PM, Jan 29, 2013
Police on Monday claimed to have busted a flesh trade racket with the arrest of six persons, including three Army personnel, from urban state area here. On a tip-off, a special police party raided a MIG flat in urban state area and arrested six persons including three army personnel Ashwani, Shyama Prasad and Surjeet Singh. ...
08:05 AM, Jan 14, 2013
Panaji: Victims of rape, targeted acid attacks and human trafficking in Goa will be eligible for up to Rs 10 lakh as compensation, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday. "The maximum compensation we have earmarked is Rs 10 lakh per person. The scheme also complies with the Supreme Court directions in such cases," Parrikar said, adding that this was perhaps the highest compensation any state offered for victims of...
10:12 AM, Nov 29, 2012
Kochi: The Ernakulam Additional Sessions Court on Thursday awarded rigorous life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 to Sudheer, the father of the victim and prime accused in the Paravoor sex scandal case. He has been charged for offences under Section 376(rape) of the IPC. Let there be no more such rape incidents, says the verdict issued by the Additional Sessions Court in the Paravoor sex scandal case. The...
11:53 AM, Jul 27, 2012
Atlanta: A Georgia graduate student who has undergone multiple amputations as she fights a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection has been upgraded from serious to good condition, a hospital spokeswoman said on Monday. Aimee Copeland, 24, was hospitalized after cutting the calf of her leg in a May 1 fall from a zip-line strung along the Little Tallapoosa River near Carrollton, Georgia. Emergency room doctors initially released Copeland after closing her...
02:19 AM, Jun 26, 2012
Mumbai: It turned out to be a birthday party that was strictly adult-rated. The Social Service branch (SS) of Mumbai police uncovered an elaborate prostitution racket being run under the garb of birthday parties, and arrested four people and rescued 11 girls from a restaurant in Oshiwara during a raid on Monday night. After receiving a tip-off that illegal activities were going on at Masala Curry restaurant, Oshiwara, SS officers...
03:30 PM, Jun 06, 2012
Mumbai: The Social Service Branch (SSB) of Mumbai police has busted a high-profile prostitution racket in Andheri and rescued an aspiring actress and two models from the spot. The officials have also arrested a woman and her son who were allegedly operating the racket. After a tip-off, the SSB and a special team from Oshiwara police station sent a bogus customer to Pataliputra housing society, Andheri (West), early on Thursday...
01:50 PM, May 21, 2012
Carrollton, Ga: A blood drive is being held at University of West Georgia for a student fighting a flesh-eating bacteria that threatens her life. Aimee Copeland's left leg has been amputated, and her parents say she will likely lose her fingers as well after the infection spread rapidly through her body. The 24-year-old graduate student has been in critical condition at an Augusta hospital after the bacteria took hold in...
07:40 PM, May 15, 2012
Seoul: South Korea has seized thousands of smuggled drug capsules filled with powdered flesh from dead babies, which some people believe can cure disease, officials said on Monday. The capsules were made in north-eastern China from babies whose bodies were chopped into small pieces and dried on stoves before being turned into powder, the Korea Customs Service said. Customs officials refused to say where the dead babies came from or...
09:43 AM, May 08, 2012
CHENNAI: On a long drive along the city roads at night, you cant miss spotting transgender streetwalkers in dazzling attire, waiting for customers at vantage points - from the CMDA truck terminal at Madhavaram to the gates of ritzy hotels in Nungambakkam to the deserted Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) stations on the Old Mahabalipuram Road. Not only have their numbers gone up, the pick-up points too have increased, making...
08:42 AM, Dec 05, 2011
They were called sex workers once, now they are called escorts. ...
04:51 PM, Jan 17, 2010
New Delhi: Bishan Bedi, the former India finger-spinner, has questioned Ian Chappell’s hyping of Under-19 left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh while criticizing the BCCI’s lavish rewarding of the successful World Cup-winning team. The 19-year old Harmeet only took six wickets from four matches in Australia, but an economy rate of 3.02 put him at third best for bowlers to have bowled at least 40 overs in the World Cup in Townsville....
11:12 AM, Jun 20, 2008
Brisbane: Australia claimed the one-day international series against England with a 51-run win in the fifth match at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday. After winning the toss and batting Australia made 249, with second-gamer Chris Woakes picking up a record-equalling six wickets. It seemed insufficient, but the tourists slumped to 145-9, before a late flurry from Steve Finn (35 off 24 balls) boosted their score to a more respectable...
10:19 PM, Dec 05, 2007
Dustbins which are only emptied once a fortnight have been found to harbour a dangerous bacteria. ...
02:27 AM, May 07, 2007
Ricky Oliver's vital organs nearly shut down two days after a bite from flesh-eating bacteria. ...
03:32 PM, Jan 31, 2007
