Rajasthan

New Delhi/Jaipur, May 10 (PTI) IAF fighter jets on Friday intercepted a Georgian An-12 aircraft flying from Tbilisi to Delhi via Karachi and forced it to land at the Jaipur airport after the plane entered the Indian air space from an unscheduled point, officials said.

The crew members of the cargo aircraft, which entered Indian airspace at 3:15 PM, were questioned at Jaipur, they said, adding the investigation lasted several hours and the plane was being allowed to leave.

Jaipur, May 9 (PTI) A 30-year-old labourer allegedly raped a 5-year-old girl in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district, police said Thursday.

The accused, who worked at a construction site near the girl's residence, took her to a secluded spot and committed the crime on Wednesday.

Kota (Rajasthan), May 9 (PTI) A 25-year-old married woman was found hanging from a tree in the Pedola forest area of Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, police said Thursday.

The woman, identified as Sunita Tanwar, a resident of Doulatpura village, was found hanging at around 2.30 am Wednesday, they said.

"She had left home on Tuesday morning following which her father and relatives approached the Dangipur police. Prima facie it is a case of suicide," DSP Dhanphul Singh said.

Jodhpur (R'than), May 9 (PTI) A man allegedly ran over a woman and her mother more than once and stoned them to death in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district on Thursday after her marriage was fixed with someone else, police said.

The accused, Sukharam, jumped into a canal after the incident near Tiwari village of Osian area in the afternoon, the police said.

Prime facie, Sukharam had a relationship with the woman, Indra, and wanted to marry her. But Indra's mother, Dami Devi (45), fixed her marriage somewhere else, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Dharmendra Singh.

Alwar, May 8 (PTI) Three of the five people were arrested in connection with the Alwar gang rape case, police said Wednesday.

Fourteen police teams were pressed into service to nab the other two accused, IG Jaipur S Segathir said.

Those arrested were identified as Indraraj Gurjar, Ashok and Mukesh, he said, adding that Mukesh had also recorded the crime and uploaded the video on social media.

Jaipur, May 8 (PTI) A 25-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men in Rajasthan's Nagaur district, police said.

The woman had visited a kiosk in March for submitting an application for LPG gas connection. A few days ago, the accused took her to Kuchaman city on the pretext of gas connection-related work. The accused served her intoxicated drink and allgedly gang-raped her. They also recorded a video of the crime, an officer said.

Jaipur, May 7 (PTI) Three persons, including two brothers, were Tuesday booked for raping a 17-year-old girl in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district, police said.

The incident took place on Monday when the girl was alone at her home as her mother had gone to attend a wedding, they said.

The accused barged into the home and raped the girl, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bayana Chetram Sevda said.

Jaipur, May 7 (PTI) A woman was allegedly raped by five men in front of her husband in Rajasthan's Alwar district, following which one of the accused was arrested on Tuesday, police said.

The assailants also filmed the crime and uploaded the video on social media, they said.

Kota (Rajasthan), May 4 (PTI) A court here convicted two persons, including a woman, in the abduction and rape case of a 13-year-old girl.

While the court sentenced Jhalawar's Chitawa village resident Inderraj Gujjar (25) to life imprisonment till the remainder of his natural life, Seema Saina (27), a resident of Salora village in Jhalawar, was given 10-year rigorous imprisonment.

Barmer, Apr 29 (PTI) The district polls authorities on Monday said a factual report has been submitted to the Election Commission following allegations by the Congress that Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at a rally here had "brazenly" violated the poll code by repeatedly invoking the armed forces.

A factual report along with transcription of the prime minister's address he delivered in Barmer recently has been forwarded to the Election Commission, the district election office said.