A 58-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by his nephew for objecting to his drinking habits in Muzaffarnagar district on Monday, police said.
The accused, Vipin Kumar, has been arrested for shooting his uncle dead in the fields in Muzaffarnagar, a police officer said.
The gun used to commit the crime has been recovered and the body sent for post-mortem, the officer added.
Mohammed Shami’s car had collied with a truck on March 24 and the Indian cricketer suffered minor injuries, but Hasin Jahan, his estranged wife is eager to meet him.
A television journalist who had complained about threats to his life after he carried out a sting operation on illicit sand mining was on Monday mowed down by a truck, officials said.
A 30-year-old woman allegedly poisoned her two minor children before taking poison herself at Indira Complex Colony here on Monday.
The accused, Mohammed Amir Abdul Wahid Rahin, walked into Shahu Nagar police station in Mumbai and confessed to the crime.
For the first time in 20 years, at least 80 baby Olive Ridley turtles were spotted at Versova beach on Thursday morning, making their way to the sea.
A pilgrim, on his way to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi, on Friday died en route in the Trikuta hills of Reasi district, a police official said.