Egg rage: Man stoned to death in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A few broken eggs and an ill-timed laugh led to the death of a 32-year-old in Vikas Vihar, west Delhi, on Thursday.

The incident occurred around 10.45pm, when Jasbir Singh (45), who runs a roadside egg stall, and his wife Chiranjeet Kaur (38) had just returned home from work. The victim, Jaiprakash Pahuja, reportedly poked fun at the couple who were struggling to balance an egg cart. This enraged the couple, who threw bricks at him. Read more: Egg rage: Man stoned to death in Delhi

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T20 Cricket tournament to curb stone pelting menace

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) organized a T20 cricket tournament here with an eye on curtailing the stone pelting menace.

The CRPF distributed cricket kits to youths to prevent them from indulging in subversive activities like stone pelting. Read More................CRPF organizes T20 cricket tournament to curb stone pelting menace

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A stone fight every Diwali, never to the finish

Badaun (Utar Pradesh): For residents of two villages in this district, Diwali festivities are not only about fireworks, lighting lamps and distributing sweets. They celebrate the festival also by throwing stones at one another.

It's called Pattharmar Diwali, which has become a tradition for the residents of Faizganj and Behta villages in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district, 280 km from state capital Lucknow. Read More................A fight every Diwali, never to the finish

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Stone pelting festival

Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh): Hundreds of people converged at Kaladev village in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district on the final day of Dussera to indulge in a traditional stone hurling festival. Read More................Stone pelting festival celebrated in Madhya Pradesh

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Stone Pelting Ritual - One Killed, Hundreds Injured

In a weird stone pelting ritual one person was killed and over 400 injured as villagers pelted stones at each other as part of an annual ritual in memory of two lovers in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, police said. Men from Pandhurna and Sawargaon villages, located on opposite banks of the river Jam in Chhindwara district, about 400 km from here, threw stones at each other during the festival known as Gotmar, which was observed Sunday. Read more................................................One killed, hundreds injured in Madhya Pradesh ritual

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Stone pelting over love marriage

VIJAYAWADA: People belonging to two communities clashed over a love marriage here, leading the police to use batons to disperse them, police said on Wednesday. Read more....................Stone pelting over love marriage

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Youth stones brother to death

A 20-year-old man, frustrated and angry with his family, allegedly stoned his eight-year-old brother to death near their home in southwest Delhi, police said.

'The accused, Sonu, in his interrogation confessed that after his marriage five months ago, he was not given due care and affection by other family members. He started feeling lonely and dejected,' Deputy Commissioner of Police Shalini Singh said. Read more...........Youth stones brother to death in Delhi

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