Man kills wife, 2 kids for the sake of remarriage
Malappuram: A man, who found his wife standing in the way of his lust for a second woman in marriage, murdered his wife and two daughters at Alukkal under Areekode police station limits in the district early on Monday.

Local people woke up to the stunning sight of a two-wheeler by the side of a pond fed by the rains, lending the  impression that the woman and daughters, accompanying Mohammed Shareef, on the two-wheeler drowned as the vehicle skidded off the road.
Victims have been identified as Shereef’s wife Sabira, 21, of Koodamthudi at Poonkudi near Alukkal and daughters Fathima Fidha, 4&1/2 and  Faifa, 2.
Shareef, who sought to sell the story that his wife and daughters drowned as his scooter skidded off, told the police the mishap occurred at 2.30 a.m. when they were returning to their house at Poonkudi after purchasing dress from Kozhikode.
They were rushed to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital but doctors declared the three as brought dead. The relatives and the local people alleged foul play in the incident.  The police are trying to find out why they were returning at odd hours using a bike though the family owns a car, and how the husband survived.
Locals came to know about the incident only when   Shareef told them about it after rescuing a child, police said. Areekode police earlier registered a case under section 304 A (causing death by negligence) of IPC. Manjeri Circle Inspector V.A. Krishna told DC that all angles in the case will be probed.  “The officials of forensic department conducted an examination,” he added.
Next: Cops on hunt for psycho abductor

Cops on hunt for psycho abductor
Bengaluru: The city police have formed two special teams to nab Ravikumar alias Babu, a suspected psychopath involved in kidnapping of a number of girls from the city.
Babu, allegedly involved in more than 30 kidnapping cases, recently abducted three girls from Mahadevapura, Banasawadi and Whitefield in separate incidents. Though the girls were rescued, Babu managed to give the police the slip.

Babu, around 35 years old, has been committing crimes since he was a teenager. “He was first arrested for snatching gold ornaments of children at wedding halls. He was 16 then. Since he was a juvenile, he was kept at a remand home and later released. Over the last few years, he has been kidnapping and robbing children.
We suspect that he is involved in over 30 cases of kidnapping that have been registered at various police stations in the city and neighbouring districts,” the police said.
“He targets only children. He takes them to different places, robs them and leaves them back, after a day or two, in the same area where they were kidnapped from. In some cases, he has also molested the kidnapped minor girls. We suspect that he is a pervert who kidnaps girls to molest them,” a police officer said.
He is from Ramapura near Bidarahalli near K.R. Puram. The police have requested the people to keep their children alert about the kidnapper.
Next: Robbery attempt at petrol bunk

Robbery attempt at petrol bunk
Chennai:  A three member gang tried to break into the office of a petrol bunk in Kodungaiyur on early Monday morning. “Girish, mana­ger of the bunk, who was sleeping inside the offi­ce raised alarm and people started gathering his shouting, the three managed to escape from the scene.
The gang had broke open the office with an int­e­­n­­tion to loot, but they were not expecting the ma­n­­­ager inside,” the police said.
Next: Couple nabbed with 4 kg gold

Couple nabbed with 4 kg gold
Kochi: Officers of the Customs Preventive Commissionerate in Kochi arrested a couple on Monday as they allegedly tried to smuggle gold through Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery.
Customs officers seized four gold bars weighing one kilogram each from the couple who were identified as Rafeek Malliyoth and Fahina Malliyoth from Kannur. The couple had arrived on an Emirates flight from Dubai.
Customs officers said they acted on a tip-off. “On personal search of the passengers, two gold bars were seized from each of the passengers. The bars were wrapped in a layer of carbon paper,” said a Customs statement on the seizure.
The gold bars are valued at Rs 1.11 crore, according to Customs officials. The duo will be produced before the Economic Offences Court later. The Customs have now seized 13 kilograms of gold bars worth Rs 3.6 crore from CIAL this month alone.
The operation was supervised by Sophia M. Joy, additional commissioner, customs (preventive), C. Madhavan, deputy commissioner of customs and Dr S. Anil Kumar, assistant commissioner. The Air Intelligence Unit of Cochin International Airport assisted in the seizure along with officers of the Preventive Commissionerate.
Next: Teacher breaks  boy’s hand in Kanthalloor

Teacher breaks  boy’s hand in Kanthalloor
Kottayam: A teacher reportedly fractured the bone of a student for not doing home work. The unfortunate victim is  Bala Vignesh, a sixth standard student of Sacred Heart School, Kanthalloor. The incident happened on Monday when the  teacher Selvi Ranjitha Mary allegedly beat the student who developed pain on his hand.
The boy was admitted to the Sahayagiri  hospital where an X-ray showed a fracture.  He  was  taken to   Tamil Nadu for treatment by his relatives, sources said. However, Marayur ASI  Mohanan told DC that the doctor had told him that no fracture was found in the X-ray.
Next: Body dumped in gunny bag on railway tracks

Body dumped in gunny bag on railway tracks
Bengaluru: An unidentified man’s body, stuffed inside a gunny bag, was found dumped in the middle of railway tracks in the Cantonment Railway police limits on Monday morning. The murdered man is suspected to be in his forties.
Passersby, who noticed the gunny bag, alerted the police around 8 am on Monday. The body bore head injuries and multiple stab marks, the police said. Lacerations on the face and body have made the police believe that the murdered man was slashed with a sharp object.
After the murder, the accused have wrapped the body in a plastic cover and put it in the gunny bag, they said. The police have issued an alert to all police stations to check if the profile of the deceased matches with any missing people.
Officials suspect that he might have been killed on Sunday night as the body did not show signs of decomposition when found.
Next: Couple cheat US-based techie of Rs 49 lakh

Couple cheat US-based techie of Rs 49 lakh
Chennai: A couple has been arrested by the police for allegedly cheating a woman software engineer based in USA of Rs 49 lakh by selling her a flat in Pammal that did not belong to them.
The arrested were identified as Balaji and his wife Kanchana Devi. According to the police, the two sold a 673 sq ft flat to Vidya, employed in a Indian MNC in California, for Rs49 lakh.
“The couple were in the beginning given power of attorney to sell the flat. But the owner later cancelled the power of attorney. The duo suppressed the information about the cancellation of the power of attorney, and sold the flat to Vidya,” the police said.
Vidya’s father Murali, living in Pammal, came to know about the fraud only after the real owner met him and told him about the situation. When Murali tried to confront Balaji and Kanchana and get back the amount, they allegedly threatened him. Based on a complaint from Murali, the police arrested the couple on Monday.
Next: Man cheated of Rs 21.50 lakh by couple

Man cheated of Rs 21.50 lakh by couple
Chennai: A man has lodged a complaint with the commissioner’s office of being cheated of Rs 21.50 lakh allegedly by a husband-wife duo in Chitlapakkam. Manikandan S, a resident of the area, was approached by his neighbours R. Jayanti and her husband P. Ramamurthy who said they work in a chit fund and asked him to lend money to be given to a larger organisation.
Assuring him high interest, they also asked him to join the chit fund. Manikandan collected money from his neighbours and friends and gave Rs 21.50 lakh to the couple. In November last year, when he asked for the money, the accused refused to. They also threatened him with dire consequences.
Next: Two held with 142 sovereigns

Two held with 142 sovereigns
Chennai: Two people were arrested and 142 sovereigns of jewellery and money, totally worth nearly Rs29 lakh, was recovered by the police in Avadi on Monday. The accused robbed in 22 places in the city and have 60 cases registered against them.
Thajideen (37) and Sundar alias Daniel (32) were on a two-wheeler in new military road in Avadi when police stopped them for a routine check. The duo used to sell the gold at pawnshops and distribute some to their relatives.
They stole 200 sovereigns of gold but the police could recover only 142 sovereigns and Rs 50,000 in cash.