Upset over hair cut short, 13-year-old boy jumps to death from 16th floor in Maharashtra
Thane, Apr 6: Angry over a hair cut, a 13-year-old boy allegedly jumped to death from a high-rise in Bhayandar area near here, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place on late Tuesday night, said an official.
The boy, who was studying in Class 8, was upset after a relative took him for a trim and his hair was cut short, according to his family.
Around 11.30 pm, he jumped from the window of the bathroom of their 16th floor flat, the official said.
He was found lying in a pool of blood in the compound.
The Navghar police registered a case of accidental death and is conducting further probe.
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Hotel Taj West End in Bengaluru receives fake bomb threat via email
Bengaluru: Hotel Taj West End in Bengaluru received an email on Saturday morning, with a bomb threat. A thorough investigation, using sniffer dogs and the bomb squad on the hotel premises proved the threat to be a hoax, a top police officer has said.
The staff of the hotel, commonly used to host prominent politicians and cricketers, received the bomb threat e-mail, Deputy Commissioner of Police (central), HT Shekhar said. The bomb disposal squad rushed to the scene on being informed of the mail and checked the premises of the hotel thoroughly, before declaring the email threat a hoax, he added.
A complaint has been registered by the police and investigation is underway.
Three hotels in Bengaluru, including a five-star hotel, received bomb threats in May 2024. The city also witnessed a blast at the popular Rameshwaram Café, injuring at least nine people, which shocked the residents of Bengaluru.
