Sonawane Killing

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  13-Year-Old Killed Allegedly by School Mates for Staring at Girl, Says Police

  A 13-year-old student was killed allegedly by his schoolmates inside their school premises in Ahmednagar district for "staring at a girl", police said today.

• British teenager arrested for Indian student killing

  A 17-year-old British teenager has been arrested by the UK police in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve. Anuj was shot dead early last morning in what the police have described as an unprovoked attack. The unnamed teenager was arrested in the early hours today.

• Call centre girl kills roommate's granny

  Bhagyashree Sonawane would not have thought in her wildest dreams that a simple request to her roommate to accompany her grandmother to the bank to collect cash would cost the latter's life.

• BJP demands CBI probe into Sonawane killing

  Maharashtra BJP today demanded that a CBI probe should be ordered into the murder of additional collector Yashwant Sonawane by oil adulteration mafia.     A delegation of BJP leaders led by Eknath Khadse met the Governor K Sankaranarayanan today and put forward the demand.     Khadse also demanded a white pap...

• Proof of why Yashwant Sonawane was killed by Popat Shinde

  Days after the brutal killing of Yashwant Sonawane, evidence has now surfaced to show that the Malegaon Additional Collector was building a case against Popat Shinde, the prime accused in his murder.A report prepared by Sonawane in August 2010, a copy of which is with NDTV, documents that his office seized 4000 litres of kerosene and 3000 litres of...

• Yashwant Sonawane had filed report against Popat Shinde five months ago

  Days after the brutal killing of Yashwant Sonawane, evidence has now surfaced to show that the Malegaon Additional Collector was building a case against Popat Shinde, the prime accused in his murder.A report prepared by Sonawane in August 2010, a copy of which is with NDTV, documents that his office seized 4000 litres of kerosene and 3000 litres of...

• No action was taken on Sonawane's report against Popat Shinde, his alleged killer

  Days after the brutal killing of Additional Collector Yashwant Sonawane, more evidence has surfaced to show that no action was taken against Popat Shinde, the prime accused in his murder, despite a detailed report given by Sonawane.The report, prepared by Sonawane in August 2010, said the police should take action against Shinde under Essential Ser...

• Thackeray on Collector Sonawane's murder by oil mafia

  Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Friday criticised the Maharashtra government over the killing of Additional District Collector Yashwant Sonawane, saying the murder has "ruined the state's image"."If a Collector-level officer is not safe in the state then the Chief Minister and Home Minister should explain who is safe here. Corrupt and unethical pr...

• Jaipal Reddy on oil mafia crackdown

  After the brazen killing of Additional Collector Yashwant Sonawane, who was set on fire by the oil mafia in Manmad in Maharashtra, the government has decided to rehaul the sector to reduce opportunities for adulteration. Sonawane's driver has confirmed the police theory that Sonawane was burnt alive because he tried to film kerosene being stolen fr...

• Sonawane's killing: Top officers on strike in Maharashtra

  Top government officers across Maharashtra are on strike today to condemn the brazen killing of Additional Collector Yashwant Sonawane in Manmad in Maharashtra's Nasik district. The officers, close to 15 lakh in numbers, are demanding more protection for themselves and strict punishment for those behind Sonawane's killing.Work at district admi...

• 'I saw Mr Sonawane on fire, can't identify his killers'

  "I saw my boss on fire...I tried to save him...I can identify those who were there." This is the testimony of Kailash Gawli, who worked as Yashwant Sonawane's driver and was on duty when Mr Sonawane was set on fire by the oil mafia in Manmad in Maharashtra.  Mr Gawli also confirmed the police theory that Mr Sonawane was burnt alive because he ...