Bangkok(AP/PTI) : A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Myanmar's second-largest city on Sunday, the USGS said, the latest in a string of aftershocks following Friday's devastating temblor.
People in the streets of Mandalay screamed as the aftershock hit.
Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake hit near the city, bringing down scores of buildings and damaging other infrastructure.
So far, more than 1,600 people have been reported dead and more than 3,400 missing but the numbers are expected to rise.
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Pune (PTI): A man allegedly killed his 26-year-old wife and was caught transporting her body on a scooter in Maharashtra's Pune district on Tuesday, police said.
Based on a tip-off, a patrolling team of police intercepted the 28-year-old accused, who was riding his two-wheeler in the Nanded City area in the wee hours of the day, an official said.
He said the team found the woman's body stuffed in a gunny sack.
The accused, Rakesh Nishar, allegedly strangled his wife Babita at their apartment in the Dhayari area after a domestic dispute, the official said.
He said, "The police control room received a call around 1.30 am about a man transporting a body on a scooter. A patrolling team intercepted the vehicle and found a woman's body stuffed in a gunny sack."
The official said Nishar, a labourer from Uttar Pradesh, was arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).