Officer Burnt Alive

The man who allegedly burnt a woman tahsildar alive in her office near Hyderabad over land dispute, died at a hospital in the city on Thursday, police said.

After a tehsildar with the Telangana state revenue department was allegedly burnt alive by an angry land owner at her office on Monday, her driver - who tried to rescue her - also died of his injuries this morning, the police said.

In a shocking incident that has raised questions over the security of government officers in Telangana, a tehsildar with the state revenue department was allegedly burnt alive by an angry land owner at her office in Abdullapurmet today.

A 52-year-old woman was burnt alive by a man in West Bengal's Hooghly district after she demanded money from him for consuming liquor, a senior police officer said on Saturday.

On a day when the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav assured that he was serious about acting against illegal miners in the state, it came to light that one of his officers was threatened a month ago that he would be burnt alive if he didn't release the men he had nabbed in a raid.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the Supreme Court to investigate the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, has submitted its final report on a complaint against Chief Minister Narendra Modi filed by riot victim Zakiya Jafri. Sources say the report gives Mr Modi a clean chit. The SIT, sources say, has found no "prosecutable evidence" against Mr M...

As government employees went on a mass protest against the burning alive of Manmad Additional Collector Yashwant Sonawane, the government launched a crackdown on adulteration dens around kerosene depots across Maharashtra."We have already arrested more than 150 people," Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil said.The crackdown came on a day the Union O...

Yashwant Sonawane's death is a testimony to his life which he lived with courage, commitment and a strong dedication towards duty.His hometown, Nashik, and his adopted town Malegaon mourn a man, whose personal and public life was marked by caring and honesty.Last Republic Day, 48-year-old Sonawane had stood proudly at the Guard of Honour. On the ev...

Popat Shinde has been declared the main accused in the murder of Yashwant Sonawane, the government official who was set on fire by the oil mafia in Manmad, Maharashtra.Shinde was among eight people who poured kerosene over Mr Shonawane when the Additional District Collector tried to take photographs of kerosene being stolen from an oil tanker. Mr S...

As six men accused of killing Yashwant Sonawane were brought to court today, details have begun emerging of the gory and brazen killing that has shocked India.Raju Kale, who was the personal assistant of Mr Sonawane and a prime witness in the case, said at least 10 people were involved in the attack and there was little what he and the driver could...

An Additional District Collector was set on fire on Wednesday, allegedly by the petrol and diesel mafia, at Manmad in Nashik district, about six hours from Mumbai. Manmad has a massive oil depot, making it the stomping ground of the oil mafia.Yashwant Sonawane, who was in his late forties, had just covered a farmers' protest, and was heading back w...

The man who allegedly burnt a woman tahsildar alive in her office near Hyderabad over land dispute, died at a hospital in the city on Thursday, police said.

After a tehsildar with the Telangana state revenue department was allegedly burnt alive by an angry land owner at her office on Monday, her driver - who tried to rescue her - also died of his injuries this morning, the police said.

In a shocking incident that has raised questions over the security of government officers in Telangana, a tehsildar with the state revenue department was allegedly burnt alive by an angry land owner at her office in Abdullapurmet today.

A 52-year-old woman was burnt alive by a man in West Bengal's Hooghly district after she demanded money from him for consuming liquor, a senior police officer said on Saturday.

On a day when the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav assured that he was serious about acting against illegal miners in the state, it came to light that one of his officers was threatened a month ago that he would be burnt alive if he didn't release the men he had nabbed in a raid.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the Supreme Court to investigate the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, has submitted its final report on a complaint against Chief Minister Narendra Modi filed by riot victim Zakiya Jafri. Sources say the report gives Mr Modi a clean chit. The SIT, sources say, has found no "prosecutable evidence" against Mr M...

As government employees went on a mass protest against the burning alive of Manmad Additional Collector Yashwant Sonawane, the government launched a crackdown on adulteration dens around kerosene depots across Maharashtra."We have already arrested more than 150 people," Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil said.The crackdown came on a day the Union O...

Yashwant Sonawane's death is a testimony to his life which he lived with courage, commitment and a strong dedication towards duty.His hometown, Nashik, and his adopted town Malegaon mourn a man, whose personal and public life was marked by caring and honesty.Last Republic Day, 48-year-old Sonawane had stood proudly at the Guard of Honour. On the ev...

Popat Shinde has been declared the main accused in the murder of Yashwant Sonawane, the government official who was set on fire by the oil mafia in Manmad, Maharashtra.Shinde was among eight people who poured kerosene over Mr Shonawane when the Additional District Collector tried to take photographs of kerosene being stolen from an oil tanker. Mr S...

As six men accused of killing Yashwant Sonawane were brought to court today, details have begun emerging of the gory and brazen killing that has shocked India.Raju Kale, who was the personal assistant of Mr Sonawane and a prime witness in the case, said at least 10 people were involved in the attack and there was little what he and the driver could...

An Additional District Collector was set on fire on Wednesday, allegedly by the petrol and diesel mafia, at Manmad in Nashik district, about six hours from Mumbai. Manmad has a massive oil depot, making it the stomping ground of the oil mafia.Yashwant Sonawane, who was in his late forties, had just covered a farmers' protest, and was heading back w...