PATNA - A woman teacher Tuesday knifed to death Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Raj Kishore Kesri at his home in Bihar's Purnia town, alleging he had raped her for over three years. The BJP termed it a conspiracy and demanded a CBI probe.

HYDERABAD - Police Tuesday continued their hunt for the killer of gangster-politician Gangula Suryanarayana Reddy alias Maddelachervu Suri, who was shot dead allegedly by an aide travelling with him in the same car. The autopsy report said he was shot at a close range of two-three centimetres.

AGARTALA - Tripura Police Tuesday launched "Prayaas", a multi-pronged community policing scheme, to reach out to the people, root out crime against women and to flush out terrorism.

MANILA - A dead male foetus was found in the toilet of an aeroplane that arrived in the Philippines from Abu Dhabi, a police report said Tuesday.

TAIPEI - A Taiwan scam victim paid 12 million Taiwan dollars ($400,000) for a croissant which he never got to eat, a newspaper said Tuesday.