Aslam Qureshi

In a heart-stopping turn of events near Bhakri Bridge, three police officers had a close call with a speeding truck loaded with sand that collided with their emergency vehicle. The crash sent the truck careening into a railing, igniting a fierce blaze, while the driver made a quick getaway.

A team of policemen that reached Muradnagar on Friday to arrest a person accused in a case of cow slaughter had to beat a hasty retreat following stiff resistance from a mob. The incident took place in Noorganj Mohalla of Muradnagar, where the accused, Asif Qureshi, runs a licenced meat shop.

A 25-year-old man, arrested for chain-snatching, attempted suicide in the Borivali general lock-up on April 15.

Infuriated with working president of the All India Hindu Mahasabha Kamlesh Tiwari, who allegedly gave blasphemous statement on the Prophet Muhammad, hundreds of Muslim men lead by religious clerics took out massive protest march on Sunday.

A 30 year-old man was killed allegedly by his brother over a property dispute in Shivaji Nagar area of Mumbai's Govandi suburb in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.

A van carrying bones of qurbani animals to a meat processing unit in Sambhal was put on fire by a group of self-proclaimed vigilantes in front of Das-Saria police check post on Sunday.

Police sources said the injured were rushed to VS Hospital and were both being treated.

Bhopal Municipal Corporation sealed the Jehangirabad slaughterhouse after a forensic report confirmed seized meat was beef. A Hindu organization intercepted a truck carrying 26.5 tonnes of meat, alleging it was banned. A Special Investigation Team has been formed to probe the alleged illegal meat trafficking racket.

A 40-year-old woman in Indore died after her clothes caught fire while being treated with smoke from cow dung cakes as a home remedy for typhoid. The victim suffered severe burns and was brought to the hospital, but she did not survive. Her husband also sustained burns while trying to put out the fire. The couple has been married for 20 years and has four children.

As per recent intelligence input, Bangladesh-based group is planning to target Kamlesh Tiwari who allegedly made blasphemous remarks about Prophet Mohammed earlier this month.

Muslims in the city celebrated Eid-e-Milad-un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad) with festivity and fervour on Thursday. A rally of devotees took place in various parts of the Walled City in the afternoon.

Six men have been apprehended in relation to the Nangloi incident, wherein a crowd participating in Muharram processions clashed with law enforcement and hurled stones at them, as reported by the police on Friday.

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir state vigilance department has registered a case against Mustafa Kamal, former minister and brother of former state chief minister Farooq Abdullah under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Criminal Conspiracy, a vigilance official said here on Tuesday.

A rare breed of goat from Madhya Pradesh, meant for sacrifice on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha (Bakri Eid), was sold for Rs 4 lakh.