Suffocation

Three children suffocate to death inside parked car in Thane

Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with PTI inputs) | Thursday April 25, 2013

In a tragic incident, three children, including two siblings, died of suffocation after they got locked inside a car parked at a godown near their house while playing, police said on Thursday.

Navjot Singh Sidhu is "suffocated" says wife, signals trouble for BJP

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Thursday April 11, 2013

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu is known for his raucous laughter and quips as a cricket commentator. As a politician, however, he is apparently less cheery. Mr Sidhu, who belongs to the BJP, and represents Amritsar in the Lok Sabha, i...

Man kills wife in five-star hotel in Noida, tries to fake suicide pact

Reported by Tanima Biswas; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday January 18, 2013

A 27-year-old businessman suffocated his wife to death in a five-star hotel in Noida today and tried to pass off the murder as suicide.

Three of family found dead in Delhi house

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 7, 2013

Three members of a family, including a four-year-old child, were found dead in mysterious circumstances in a house in New Delhi while three others were unconscious, police said on Monday. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination to deter...

Man suffocates to death in faulty lift in Mumbai

Mid-Day.com | Friday November 30, 2012

An elevator technician was found dead in a faulty lift that he was called to repair at a building in Kandivli (E) yesterday afternoon.

Toddler found dead, parents unconscious in Kolkata

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 29, 2012

A one-year-old baby was found dead, while her parents lay unconscious in their house in Kolkata on Monday. Police, however, ruled out any foul play.

Toxic fumes out of chemical tank kills woman in Thane

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 1, 2012

A 75-year-old woman suffocated to death and a man fell sick after inhaling toxic fumes that leaked out of a chemical tank, police said.

Landmark case puts spotlight on dishonour killings in the UK

Mid-Day.com | Thursday August 16, 2012

When Junyad, then only 13, saw his 17-year-old sister Shafilea being suffocated with a plastic bag by his parents, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, his reaction was utterly shocking - he totally approved of her murder. Turning to his three other sisters, ...

Pakistani couple found guilty of murdering teenage daughter in UK

Associated Press | Saturday August 4, 2012

The girl was murdered by her Pakistani parents for her Western ways. And it was her little sister who bravely told jurors how her mother and father suffocated the 17-year-old with a plastic bag - gripping testimony that led to her parents' murder con...

Pakistani parents in UK suffocated daughter with plastic bag

Associated Press | Friday August 3, 2012

A British court has found a mother and father guilty of murdering their teen-age daughter in a so-called dishonour killing.

Four dead after entering septic tank to rescue child

Press Trust of India | Friday August 3, 2012

A father-son duo was among four persons who suffocated to death after the child entered a septic tank to take out a hundred-rupee note that had fallen into the pit, police said.

A mournful lament for a fabulous Euro 2012

Associated Press | Wednesday June 27, 2012

With Germans wowing like Brazilians, the attack-minded Italians shedding their defensive skins and the Spanish hogging the ball to suffocate opponents rather than dazzling with "Ole!" artistry, the European Championship has delivered a festival of...

Two Mumbai children suffocate to death after getting locked in car: Police

NDTV Correspondent | Thursday May 31, 2012

The children lived in a MHADA colony at Badlapur and the Maruti Zen was parked in the compound. Relatives say that the children went missing from Tuesday afternoon after they went out to play. The parents even filed a missing person's report.

Saudi Arabia beheads citizen for killing wife

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 7, 2012

Saudi Arabia on Monday beheaded one of its citizens accused of killing his wife, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA. Abdullah Adawi suffocated his wife Rihab Harithi, also a Saudi, as she slept, the ministry sa...

Formula One returns to divided Bahrain

Associated Press | Wednesday April 18, 2012

The Bahrain Grand Prix returns this week to the divided Gulf nation, where two-time world champion Sebastian Vettel's bid to salvage his season is likely to be overshadowed by anti-government demonstrations and suffocating security.