Tag: Shimla news

  • Mumbai’s minor girl raped by taxi driver, case registered

    Mumbai’s minor girl raped by taxi driver, case registered

    Shimla. A case of misbehavior with a minor girl by a taxi driver has come to light in Kufri, a famous tourist destination adjacent to the capital Shimla. The victim’s father has lodged a complaint in this regard at the police station.

    The Theog police have started further proceedings by registering an FIR under Section 376 of the IPC and POCSO Act on the complaint of the victim’s father. The family of the victim has provided the vehicle number of the accused taxi driver to the police. Please tell that the victim is a resident of Mumbai. According to information, the victim’s family had come on a trip to Shimla from April 8 to April 15. On April 12, the family reached a hotel in Kufri in a taxi bearing Haryana number. The taxi driver is from outside Himachal.

    In the late evening of April 13, he made the victim sit alone in a taxi on the pretext of a site scene. After this, the accused took the victim to a different place and raped her. Later, when the victim’s family returned to Mumbai, the victim disclosed the matter. After this, a case was registered at Goregran police station in Mumbai. The case was sent to Theog police station under zero FIR by the police there. The police is probing the case and looking for the accused.

  • 2 storey house burnt to ashes in fierce fire

    2 storey house burnt to ashes in fierce fire

    Shimla. A two-storey house was gutted in Dhawan village of Goro Kanawan ward of Shoghi Panchayat in capital Shimla. However, the cause of the fire is said to be short circuit. Same, 2 water tankers of fire department and local people saved other houses from coming in the grip of fire.
    According to information, the fire broke out due to short circuit in the two-storey house of Nek Ram and Durga Singh. After which all the family members and cattle had gone out of the house in time.
    The house was burnt to ashes in no time. An amount of Rs 15,000 has been given to Nek Ram and Durga Singh as immediate relief by the administration. However, fortunately, there was no loss of life in the accident.