A 28-year-old government doctor, Dr. Sampada Mundhe, ended her life in Satara after writing her final words on her palm. Her suicide note accused Police Sub-Inspector Gopal Badane of rape and Prashant Bankar of harassment, also alleging pressure to issue fake medical certificates under political influence, even naming a Member of Parliament. The case has … Read more
Alison Holt,Social affairs editor and James Melley,Senior social affairs producer Family handout Cerys Lupton-Jones died in May 2022 Warning: The following article contains details about suicide which some may find distressing Cerys Lupton-Jones pauses between two doorways. One door leads into a side room in the Manchester mental health unit where she’s a patient. The … Read more
Accidents have been happening frequently on Container Terminal Road, but only fatal ones get public attention, says civic activists. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The death of a young woman, who was run over by a container lorry at Ponnarimangalam on Friday, reveals that the Container Terminal Road, connecting Kalamassery to Vallarpadam, is yet to … Read more
The State Human Rights Commission on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) recommended that the Tamil Nadu government pay a compensation of ₹3 lakh to the legal heirs of a 60-year-old remand prisoner, who suffered chest pain and was later declared ‘brought dead’ by a hospital in Salem in October 2019. SHRC member V. Kannadasan recommended that … Read more
James MelleySenior Social Affairs Producer Family photo Maria Morris’s family says they still have questions about what led to her death A mental health trust says it is planning to install CCTV following the death of a patient in mysterious circumstances. Maria Morris, 44, was found unresponsive at Bethlem Hospital in south London on 21 … Read more
A 35-year-old welder was hacked to death by a gang at Kandaneri village near Pallikonda toll plaza in Vellore on Chennai – Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as S. Devathiran, a native of Reddiyur village in Vellore. He was working as a welder at construction sites in the area. … Read more
The death toll in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district, where a private bus was buried under the debris of a landslip on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) evening, increased to 16 with the recovery of a child’s body on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) morning, officials said. Search and rescue operations to trace people buried under the debris … Read more
Sara Smithin Maidstone, Zac SherrattSouth East and Marianna SpringSocial media investigations correspondent PA Media Paloma Shemirani, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy following a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma A high-profile conspiracy theorist influenced her daughter to reject chemotherapy in favour of alternative treatments, which ultimately led to her death, a coroner has ruled. Paloma Shemirani, from … Read more
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Large swathes of land in the northern Indian plains, especially in Punjab, were inundated by snow-fed rivers from the Himalayas and rivulets flowing in spate following incessant showers in their upstream, forcing train cancellations and school closures. The death toll in the rain-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir rose to 41 on Wednesday (August 27, 2025), with … Read more