Girl molested as mother stands guard
Thanjavur: In a shocking incident, a youth molested a 13-year-old girl who was sleeping at home while her mother stood guard after bolting the door from outside.
Police arrested both the youth and the victim’s mother on Thursday. Police said 37-year-old widow Gomathi, a native of Thoothukudi and residing at Annai Sivakami Nagar in Reddipalayam in Thanjavur, had taken Rs 25,000 from her relative Lakshmanan, 27, a tailor from Thoothukudi after  promising to marry off her 13-year-old daughter to him.
But the girl studying in VIII class refused to marry him. Undeterred by this, Gomathi invited Laksh­manan to her house. The man visited her house on the night of July 9. The hapless girl was sleeping at home.
Gomathi let Lakshmanan molest the girl, while standing guard after bolting the door from outside. With the help of aunt, the victim reported this incident to an NGO.
Next: Couple dies in suicide bid

Couple dies in suicide bid
Hyderabad: Mounika and her lover Rafi, who attempted suicide by setting themselves on fire on Tuesday, died in hospital on Thursday.  Mounika and Rafi were in love for four years. 
Mounika was given in marriage to her cousin a month ago. Rafi and Mounika attempted suicide at an isolated place in Vyas Nagar in Narsingi, and were shifted to Osmania General Hospital by locals.
Doctors said that Rafi is critical. On Tuesday evening at around 5 pm, the two went to Vyas Nagar after deciding to commit suicide. They doused themselves with petrol and set themselves afire. Locals who saw the flames took them to the Osmania General Hospital. Rafi is critical.
Next: 70-year-old’s killers found

70-year-old’s killers found
 
Hyderabad: The police has solved the murder of 70-year-old G. Eshwar, who was killed on Sunday at Banjara Hills.
A gang of seven was held on Thursday in connection with the case. Eshwar was stabbed to death. The cops suspected that a land row was behind the murder. The arrested men are Ashar 31, Shaik Afsar, 27, Hajiuddin, 28, Sajid, 33, Mohammed Khaja, 26, Mohd. Abbas 32, and Jaleel, 25. a resident of Borabanda.
DCP V. Satyanarayana said that Ashar Raoof who belongs to an affluent family had a dispute with Eshwar over an open plot measuring 1100 square yards on Road No: 13 at Banjara Hills. The plot was in the possession of Eshwar and is adjacent to his house.
The two had a legal battle in the City Civil Court in connection with the plot. Two years ago when the judgement came in favour of Eshwar, Ashar decided to eliminate him and grab the land.
"He conspired with his supervisor Afsar two months ago to kill Eshwar. Afsar arranged the gang of four comprising Haji, Sajid, Abbas and Khaja and they planned the murder meticulously.
The deal was settled for Rs 4.5 lakh and Asfar Raoof gave an advance of Rs 1 lakh about a month back. Since then the gang was watching the movements of Eshwar," the DCP said.
On July 14 Sunday morning some members of the gang waited near Eshwar's house and when he came out, they informed others who were waiting at the graveyard on road No: 13 over the phone.
When Eshwar approached the graveyard he was stopped by the gang on the pretext of asking for an address. When he stopped his vehicle to direct them, the gang stabbed him on his neck and stomach.
A case was registered under sections 302, 109, 120(b) of the IPC and 25 of the Arms act and was investigated by the Banjara Hills police. The gang was held near PVNR express road, while planning to escape from Hyderabad. The cops seized two Pulsar bikes, two knives and Rs 21,000 from them.
 
Next: US Consulate bomb alert turns out a hoax

US Consulate bomb alert turns out a hoax
Hyderabad: The police rushed to the US Consulate at Begumpet on Thursday after a local TV channel flashed the news that a bomb has been kept there. However, after a thorough search, the police did not find any explosive material.
Sources said the checks might have been due to Intelligence alerts. On Thursday afternoon, North Zone DCP R. Jaya Lakshmi alerted the Begumpet police station after seeing a news scroll on a TV channel. The cops checked the Consulate, and frisked visitors. 
The cops later said that they had contacted the TV channel and the channel had apologised. The news scroll was flashed only for a few minutes.
The IB had alerted major cities, including Hyderabad, about the possibility of terror attacks. The police has also beefed up security in the city as it is celebrating Ramzan and Bonalu simultaneously.for the first time in 33 years.