Janjgir-champa District

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  Teen Dead, 3 Children Sick After Eating Watermelon In Chhattisgarh: Cops

  A 15-year-old boy died while three other children fell ill after consuming watermelon in a village in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, officials said on Monday.

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  Broken Spine, Leg Crushed: Truck Runs Over People Dancing In Baraat

  An uninvited guest, in the form of a marauding truck, crashed into a wedding procession, turning joy to screams. The incident occurred in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district.

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  Man Arrested For Killing Daughter Over Toy Dispute In Chhattisgarh: Cops

  A man was arrested for allegedly beating to death his 6-year-old daughter after she and her sibling were fighting over toys in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, a police official said on Sunday.

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  3-Year-Old, Teen Among 4 Of Family Killed In Road Accident In Chhattisgarh

  Four members of a family were killed on Saturday after their motorcycle was hit by a truck in Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh, a police official said.

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  Bride, Groom Among 5 Killed In Car-Truck Collision In Chhattisgarh

  A newly married couple and three other persons were killed after a car they were travelling in collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district on Sunday, police said.

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  Mentally-Ill Man Kills Wife, 3 Children With Farm Tool In Chhattisgarh: Cops

  A man with mental health issues allegedly killed his wife and three daughters with a hoe, an agricultural tool, in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, the police said on Thursday.

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  3 Dead After Consuming Illicit Liquor In Chhattisgarh, Probe Launched

  Three persons including an army man died allegedly after consuming country-made liquor in Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh, said the police on Monday.

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  Chhattisgarh Man Pushed To Death From Roof By Gatecrashers At Party: Cops

  A 24-year-old man died after being thrown from the roof of a building by some uninvited guests during his friend's birthday party in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, police said on Friday.

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  Cow Hit By Sticks, Thrown Off Bridge Into Flooded River In Chhattisgarh

  A group of men was seen in a video thrashing a cow with sticks and throwing it off a bridge into a flooded river in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, prompting the police to arrest five men on Friday, officials said.

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  Clashes Over Chhattisgarh Crematorium Use; 8 Including Sarpanch Arrested

  Eight persons were arrested on Thursday following a clash over the use of a crematorium by members of a Scheduled Caste (SC) community in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, police said.

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  Man Killed Over "Magical Stone That Turns Iron To Gold" In Chhattisgarh: Report

  A 70-year-old man was killed in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district allegedly by ten persons who were seeking a "magical stone" that they believed would make them rich, a police official said.

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  Boy, 11, Falls Into Borewell In Chhattisgarh; Rescue Ops Underway

  An 11-year-old boy fell into a 80-feet deep abandoned borewell at a village in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district on Friday, an official said.

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  Man Arrested As Woman Dies After Being Raped, Brutalised With Iron Rod

  A man was arrested in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district for allegedly raping a 56-year-old mentally unwell woman and inserting a rod into her private parts, leading to her death, a police official said on Monday.

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  20 Cops Injured In Workers' Protest At Chhattisgarh Power Plant

  Some 20 police personnel were injured when a protest staged by contractual workers of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Thermal Power Plant in Madwa in Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh turned violent on Sunday.

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  Officer Suspended After Being Charged For Rape During Tenure As Collector

  An IAS officer in Chhattisgarh was suspended on Thursday, a day after he was charged with sexually assaulting a 33-year-old woman.