A student of class X reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his house on Monday. He had failed in the board exams last year and was tense ahead of beginning of exams next month. According to information, Mayur Maisuriya, 16, a resident of Bhaidas Mehta street in Sagrampura, ended his life. Mayur went to a room on the second floor of his house where he hung himself.

The incident came to light when his mother, Reena, went to the room. Mayur's father Subhash and other family members rushed him to Mahavir Hospital. However, it was too late.

The probe into the State Transport (ST) bus blast case in Manchar revealed that it was fallout of rivalry between two local groups.

Superintendent of police (Pune rural) Ravindra Kadam said that there are no terror links to the incident which took place on the night of February 15 when the bus was stationed at Manchar ST stand, some 70 km from here.

After the blast, in which no one was injured, the Pune rural police roped in the intelligence agencies to investigate the case. Kadam said that two groups have been at loggerheads for a long time. One of them wanted to malign the other and hence used the low-intensity commercial explosives.

The Nigdi police finally arrested NCP corporator Javed Sheikh and four women on Monday for allegedly ransacking a beer shop in Akurdi in March 2008.

The accident
Police, on Monday, arrested a 20-year-old student in connection with a hit-and-run case, which had, the previous night, resulted in the death of a hotel employee at Opera Theatre junction in Ashoknagar.
Degree student Selvin Marc Remedeo allegedly fled the scene after his car, which was speeding down Brigade Road, hit a two-wheeler and bicycle at 11.45 pm, killing the bike rider Raghuram Gowda, 27, and injuring his colleague Jitendra Kumar. However, the cyclist managed to escape with minor injuries.

Nabbed in 10 hours
Though the accused drove away, the car (KA-03-C-8178) had left ample evidence at the accident spot.

Police commissioner Shankar M Bidari, on Sunday, externed a couple involved in selling illicit liquor for a year from the city.

Munnibhai, 41, and her rowdy-husband Barmoji Rao were externed following a probe based on Devarajeevanahalli residents complaints against their illegal business, deputy commissioner of police (East) BK Singh said.

The couple have 11 cases, including four regarding selling hooch, against them. Additionally, the excise department has booked them in seven cases. The couple was living at Basappa Line in Devarajeevanahalli.

Home minister V S Acharya has requested the Centre to refrain from going ahead with the amendment of Section 41 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), stating that the decision was a hurried one. Opposing the Union Government's decision to amend Section 41 of the Code, Acharya said the change will do no good for the general public.

The Union Government had decided to amend Sections 41 and 309 of the CrPC. The old Section 41 stated that the police can arrest any person who has committed an offence, for which he/she underwent at least three or seven years of imprisonment. The Central Government amendment requires that the former jailbirds be only given a notice.