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  • Nick Carter remembers his ‘baby brother’ Aaron Carter 

    By Associated Press

    NEW YORK: The day after 34-year-old singer Aaron Carter was found dead at his home in Southern California, Nick Carter, the Backstreet Boys member, remembered his younger brother, saying that despite “a complicated relationship”, his love for him “never ever faded”.

    In an Instagram post on Sunday, with photos of the two through the years, Nick Carter said his heart was broken after the death of the youngest of five Carter siblings, whom he called his “baby brother”.

    “My heart has been broken today,” wrote Carter.

    “Even though my brother and I have had a complicated relationship, my love for him has never ever faded. I have always held onto the hope that he would somehow, someday want to walk a healthy path and eventually find the help that he so desperately needed.”

    Deputies responded around 11 am Saturday following reports of a medical emergency at Carter’s home in Lancaster, California. Authorities said a house sitter found a man in the bathtub in the home and resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.

    Carter had struggled with substance abuse and mental health.

    In 2017, he attended rehab and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and on marijuana charges.

    In 2019, Carter said on an episode of the talk show “The Doctors” that he was taking medication for acute anxiety, manic depression and multiple personality disorder.

    That same year, Nick and Angel, Aaron’s twin sister, said they filed a restraining order against Aaron.

    In September, Carter said he went into rehab for the fifth time in the hopes of regaining custody of his young son, Prince, with his fiance Melanie Martin.

    At the time, Prince was under the court-ordered care of Martin’s mother.

    READ HERE | Singer-rapper Aaron Carter found dead in bathtub at California residence

    “Sometimes we want to blame someone or something for a loss. But the truth is that addiction and mental illness is the real villain here,” Nick Carter wrote in the post.

    “I will miss my brother more than anyone will ever know. I love you Chizz, now you get a chance to finally have some peace you could never find here on earth. God, Please take care of my baby brother.”

    In 2012, their sister, Leslie Carter, died after falling in the shower in the year 2012 at the age of 25. Authorities said she had suffered an overdose of prescription medication.

    Carter once said he felt his family partly blamed him for her death.

    Carter, a singer, rapper and actor, opened for the Backstreet Boys tour in 1997, the same year his gold-selling debut self-titled album was released.

    He reached triple-platinum status with his sophomore album, 2000’s “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It),” which produced hit singles including the title song and “I Want Candy.”

    Carter’s acting credits included the television show “Lizzie McGuire” and an appearance on “Dancing With the Stars.” He starred alongside his brother, Nick, and their siblings BJ, Leslie and Angel Carter on the E! unscripted series “House of Carters” in 2006.

    Hilary Duff, who starred in “Lizzie McGuire”, recalled Carter as having an “effervescent” charm, and said her “teenage self” loved him deeply.

    “I’m deeply sorry that life was so hard for you and that you had to struggle in front of the whole world,” she wrote on Instagram.

    Angel Carter, his twin sister, also responded on social media.

    “My funny, sweet Aaron, I have so many memories of you and me, and I promise to cherish them,” she wrote on Instagram.

    “I know you’re at peace now. I will carry you with me until the day I die and get to see you again.” 

    NEW YORK: The day after 34-year-old singer Aaron Carter was found dead at his home in Southern California, Nick Carter, the Backstreet Boys member, remembered his younger brother, saying that despite “a complicated relationship”, his love for him “never ever faded”.

    In an Instagram post on Sunday, with photos of the two through the years, Nick Carter said his heart was broken after the death of the youngest of five Carter siblings, whom he called his “baby brother”.

    “My heart has been broken today,” wrote Carter.

    “Even though my brother and I have had a complicated relationship, my love for him has never ever faded. I have always held onto the hope that he would somehow, someday want to walk a healthy path and eventually find the help that he so desperately needed.”

    Deputies responded around 11 am Saturday following reports of a medical emergency at Carter’s home in Lancaster, California. Authorities said a house sitter found a man in the bathtub in the home and resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.

    Carter had struggled with substance abuse and mental health.

    In 2017, he attended rehab and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and on marijuana charges.

    In 2019, Carter said on an episode of the talk show “The Doctors” that he was taking medication for acute anxiety, manic depression and multiple personality disorder.

    That same year, Nick and Angel, Aaron’s twin sister, said they filed a restraining order against Aaron.

    In September, Carter said he went into rehab for the fifth time in the hopes of regaining custody of his young son, Prince, with his fiance Melanie Martin.

    At the time, Prince was under the court-ordered care of Martin’s mother.

    READ HERE | Singer-rapper Aaron Carter found dead in bathtub at California residence

    “Sometimes we want to blame someone or something for a loss. But the truth is that addiction and mental illness is the real villain here,” Nick Carter wrote in the post.

    “I will miss my brother more than anyone will ever know. I love you Chizz, now you get a chance to finally have some peace you could never find here on earth. God, Please take care of my baby brother.”

    In 2012, their sister, Leslie Carter, died after falling in the shower in the year 2012 at the age of 25. Authorities said she had suffered an overdose of prescription medication.

    Carter once said he felt his family partly blamed him for her death.

    Carter, a singer, rapper and actor, opened for the Backstreet Boys tour in 1997, the same year his gold-selling debut self-titled album was released.

    He reached triple-platinum status with his sophomore album, 2000’s “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It),” which produced hit singles including the title song and “I Want Candy.”

    Carter’s acting credits included the television show “Lizzie McGuire” and an appearance on “Dancing With the Stars.” He starred alongside his brother, Nick, and their siblings BJ, Leslie and Angel Carter on the E! unscripted series “House of Carters” in 2006.

    Hilary Duff, who starred in “Lizzie McGuire”, recalled Carter as having an “effervescent” charm, and said her “teenage self” loved him deeply.

    “I’m deeply sorry that life was so hard for you and that you had to struggle in front of the whole world,” she wrote on Instagram.

    Angel Carter, his twin sister, also responded on social media.

    “My funny, sweet Aaron, I have so many memories of you and me, and I promise to cherish them,” she wrote on Instagram.

    “I know you’re at peace now. I will carry you with me until the day I die and get to see you again.” 

  • Uttar Pradesh: Youth beaten to death on suspicion of stealing guava in Aligarh

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW: A man, in his 20s, was beaten to death for allegedly stealing guava from an orchard in Aligarh district in western UP on Saturday. Two persons have been arrested in the case so far, the police said on Sunday.

    “While returning from the forest and passing through the orchard, Om Prakash picked up a guava from the ground. The owners Bhim Sen and Banwari saw the fruit in the hands of Om Prakash. Assuming that Om Prakash had stolen the fruit from the orchard, both the orchard owners started thrashing him brutally with lathis and heavy objects until he crashed to the ground and turned unconscious,” said the distraught brother adding that the injuries sustained by the victim were conspicuous on his body.

    The police said that the victim, who belonged to Scheduled Caste (SC) was found lying unconscious and taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

    “On receiving information that a man was injured, police reached the spot and sent the victim to the hospital. He died during treatment. Two persons have been arrested on the basis of the complaint filed by relatives of the victim. Further investigation into the case is on,” said circle officer AK Pandey.

    The Aligarh police have registered a case of murder and invoked relevant sections of SC/ST Act against two accused, including the owner of the orchard, who were named by the victim’s family in the complaint lodged with the police.

    The police have also sent the body for post-mortem and further details will be known after a thorough investigation.

    LUCKNOW: A man, in his 20s, was beaten to death for allegedly stealing guava from an orchard in Aligarh district in western UP on Saturday. Two persons have been arrested in the case so far, the police said on Sunday.

    “While returning from the forest and passing through the orchard, Om Prakash picked up a guava from the ground. The owners Bhim Sen and Banwari saw the fruit in the hands of Om Prakash. Assuming that Om Prakash had stolen the fruit from the orchard, both the orchard owners started thrashing him brutally with lathis and heavy objects until he crashed to the ground and turned unconscious,” said the distraught brother adding that the injuries sustained by the victim were conspicuous on his body.

    The police said that the victim, who belonged to Scheduled Caste (SC) was found lying unconscious and taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

    “On receiving information that a man was injured, police reached the spot and sent the victim to the hospital. He died during treatment. Two persons have been arrested on the basis of the complaint filed by relatives of the victim. Further investigation into the case is on,” said circle officer AK Pandey.

    The Aligarh police have registered a case of murder and invoked relevant sections of SC/ST Act against two accused, including the owner of the orchard, who were named by the victim’s family in the complaint lodged with the police.

    The police have also sent the body for post-mortem and further details will be known after a thorough investigation.

  • Uttar Pradesh: Dalit youth beaten to death on suspicion of stealing guava in Aligarh

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW: A Dalit youth was beaten to death for allegedly stealing guava from an orchard in Aligarh district in western UP on Saturday.

    Two persons have been arrested in the case so far, the police said on Sunday.

    “While returning from the forest and passing through the orchard, Om Prakash, in his 20s,  picked up guava from the ground. The owners Bhim Sen and Banwari saw the fruit in the hands of Om Prakash. Assuming that Om Prakash had stolen the fruit from the orchard, both the orchard owners started thrashing him brutally with lathis and heavy objects until he fell unconscious,” said the distraught brother of the victim adding that the injuries sustained by Om Prakash were conspicuous on his body.

    The police said that the victim, who belonged to the ‘Scheduled Caste community’ was found lying unconscious and taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

    “On receiving information that a youth was injured, police reached the spot and sent the victim to the hospital. He succumbed during treatment. Two persons have been arrested on the basis of the complaint filed by relatives of the victim. Further investigation into the case is on,” said circle officer AK Pandey.

    The Aligarh police have registered a case of murder and invoked relevant sections of the SC/ST Act against two accused, including the owner of the orchard, who were named by the victim’s family in the complaint lodged with the police.

    The police have also sent the body for post-mortem and further details will be known after a thorough investigation.

    LUCKNOW: A Dalit youth was beaten to death for allegedly stealing guava from an orchard in Aligarh district in western UP on Saturday.

    Two persons have been arrested in the case so far, the police said on Sunday.

    “While returning from the forest and passing through the orchard, Om Prakash, in his 20s,  picked up guava from the ground. The owners Bhim Sen and Banwari saw the fruit in the hands of Om Prakash. Assuming that Om Prakash had stolen the fruit from the orchard, both the orchard owners started thrashing him brutally with lathis and heavy objects until he fell unconscious,” said the distraught brother of the victim adding that the injuries sustained by Om Prakash were conspicuous on his body.

    The police said that the victim, who belonged to the ‘Scheduled Caste community’ was found lying unconscious and taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

    “On receiving information that a youth was injured, police reached the spot and sent the victim to the hospital. He succumbed during treatment. Two persons have been arrested on the basis of the complaint filed by relatives of the victim. Further investigation into the case is on,” said circle officer AK Pandey.

    The Aligarh police have registered a case of murder and invoked relevant sections of the SC/ST Act against two accused, including the owner of the orchard, who were named by the victim’s family in the complaint lodged with the police.

    The police have also sent the body for post-mortem and further details will be known after a thorough investigation.

  • Husband arrested for murder days after woman’s naked body found in suitcase in Gurugram 

    By PTI

    GURUGRAM: The husband of the woman whose naked body was found stuffed inside a suitcase near IFFCO Chowk here a couple of days ago was arrested Wednesday for allegedly killing her, police said.

    Police claimed that the 22-year-old man Rahul has confessed that he killed his wife over domestic strife.

    The deceased has been identified as Priyanka (20) who lived with her husband and a one-year-old daughter at a rented accommodation in Sirhual village here, a police official said, adding they got married in February last year.

    After the woman’s body was found on Monday afternoon, police filed an FIR under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 201 (hiding the evidence) at Sector 18 police station.

    The post-mortem revealed that she was strangulated to death. 

    A police team scanned footage from CCTVs at IFFCO Chowk and identified an e-rickshaw in which the accused had reached the spot with the suitcase, ACP (crime) Preet Pal Singh Sangwan said.

    “On questioning the e-rickshaw driver, it was found that the person had boarded the vehicle from Sirhaul village. Following combing of the village, Rahul was nabbed,” the police officer said.

    During interrogation, Rahul revealed that the wife used to demand mobile, TV and refrigerator which was out of his means since he earned a meagre salary.

    They used to fight over this issue quite often.

    On the night of October 16, Priyanka slapped Rahul following a fight, which enraged him and he strangulated her, Sangwan said.

    On the morning of October 17, he bought a big suitcase and stuffed her wife’s naked body into it after peeling off the skin from her hand which had her name tattooed.

    The knife also has been recovered by police, the ACP said.

    “We have informed the families of both the accused and deceased,” the police officer added.

    GURUGRAM: The husband of the woman whose naked body was found stuffed inside a suitcase near IFFCO Chowk here a couple of days ago was arrested Wednesday for allegedly killing her, police said.

    Police claimed that the 22-year-old man Rahul has confessed that he killed his wife over domestic strife.

    The deceased has been identified as Priyanka (20) who lived with her husband and a one-year-old daughter at a rented accommodation in Sirhual village here, a police official said, adding they got married in February last year.

    After the woman’s body was found on Monday afternoon, police filed an FIR under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 201 (hiding the evidence) at Sector 18 police station.

    The post-mortem revealed that she was strangulated to death. 

    A police team scanned footage from CCTVs at IFFCO Chowk and identified an e-rickshaw in which the accused had reached the spot with the suitcase, ACP (crime) Preet Pal Singh Sangwan said.

    “On questioning the e-rickshaw driver, it was found that the person had boarded the vehicle from Sirhaul village. Following combing of the village, Rahul was nabbed,” the police officer said.

    During interrogation, Rahul revealed that the wife used to demand mobile, TV and refrigerator which was out of his means since he earned a meagre salary.

    They used to fight over this issue quite often.

    On the night of October 16, Priyanka slapped Rahul following a fight, which enraged him and he strangulated her, Sangwan said.

    On the morning of October 17, he bought a big suitcase and stuffed her wife’s naked body into it after peeling off the skin from her hand which had her name tattooed.

    The knife also has been recovered by police, the ACP said.

    “We have informed the families of both the accused and deceased,” the police officer added.

  • A 10-time MLA, 7-time MP, MSY started his career as a teacher

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW: Mulayam Singh Yadav, one of the most prominent leaders of Uttar Pradesh, served as the chief minister of the state thrice and also as India’s defence minister. He was elected 10 times as a member of the assembly and seven times as a Lok Sabha member.

    He passed away at the age of 82 due to multi-organ failure at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday morning. Mulayam Singh Yadav’s son and SP chief Akhilesh confirmed his father’s demise in a tweet through the official Twitter handle of the party.

    “My respected father and everyone’s leader is no more – Akhilesh Yadav,” the tweet on Samajwadi Party’s Twitter handle read.

    Mulayam Singh Yadav had been admitted at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram since August 22 and his condition deteriorated a week ago when the SP patriarch was shifted to ICU and then to CCU. Currently, his treatment was being supervised by the team of senior doctors of Medanta hospital. He had been on life-saving drugs.

    As per the hospital sources, Mulayam had been suffering from acute kidney malfunction leading to an imbalance in the creatinine levels in his body. In such a condition, after keeping him on dialysis for some time, the doctors had shifted the veteran leader on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) support and life-saving drugs.

    Born on November 22, 1939, in the village Saifai of Eatwah district in central UP, Mulayam Singh Yadav took education initial education in Etawah followed by Fatehabad and Agra. A known wrestler, Mulayam after completing his graduation and Bachelor of Teaching (BT), completed his higher education at Agra University, where he did his post-graduation in political science.

    An astute politician, Mulayam had started his career as a teacher at Jain Inter College in Karhal, in the Mainpuri district. In fact, the SP patriarch had done his schooling at the same school in 1955 when he took admission in Class 9th.  He did his Class 12th from the same school and joined it later as a teacher in 1963. He used to teach Hindi and social science.

    Mulayam was drawn to politics in 1960 when he started taking active part in the movement led by socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia after getting influenced by the socialist leader. However, he started his political journey formally in 1967 by contesting and winning the Assembly election as MLA from Jaswantnagar seat.

    A 10-time MLA and seven-time MP representing various constituencies across UP, Mulayam founded the Samajwadi Party in 1992 and he and rose to become the UP CM for the first time in 1989. He helmed UP thrice as CM from 1989-1991, 1993-1995 and 2003 to 2007. He was the country’s defence minister from 1996-1998 during the United Front government at the Centre.

    At present, Mulayam Sigh Yadav had been representing Mainpuri in Lok Sabha as MP. “Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji distinguished himself in UP and national politics. He was a key soldier for democracy during the Emergency. As Defence Minister, he worked for a stronger India. His Parliamentary interventions were insightful and emphasised furthering national interest,” Prime Minister Narendra Modiwrote in his tweet.

    ALSO READ | Mulayam a key soldier for democracy during Emergency: PM

    “The death of Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was also India’s former defence minister, is a huge loss to Indian politics. May god grant peace to his soul, and give strength to his family members,” the Congress wrote on its official Twitter handle.

    Expressing grief over the demise of the veteran leader, UP CM Yogi Aditynath paid tributes saying an era of socialist movements has ended in the country with the passing away of the SP patriarch.

    उत्तर प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री श्री मुलायम सिंह यादव जी का निधन अत्यंत दुखदायी है।उनके निधन से समाजवाद के एक प्रमुख स्तंभ एवं एक संघर्षशील युग का अंत हुआ है।ईश्वर से दिवंगत आत्मा की शांति की कामना व शोकाकुल परिवार एवं समर्थकों के प्रति संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूँ।
    — Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) October 10, 2022
    “The demise of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav ji is extremely sad.His death marked the end of a major pillar of socialism and a struggling era. I pray to God for the peace of the departed soul and express my condolences to the bereaved family and supporters,” Yogi Aditynath’s post read.

    Amid the pouring condolences, the Uttar Pradesh Government declared a three—day state mourning and last rites with full state honours of the departed leader.

    Mulayam Singh Yadav’s mortal remains will be brought to Lucknow and will be kept at the premises of the state Assembly and the SP office. Last rites will be performed in his native Saifai village of Etawah, sources said.

    LUCKNOW: Mulayam Singh Yadav, one of the most prominent leaders of Uttar Pradesh, served as the chief minister of the state thrice and also as India’s defence minister. He was elected 10 times as a member of the assembly and seven times as a Lok Sabha member.

    He passed away at the age of 82 due to multi-organ failure at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday morning. Mulayam Singh Yadav’s son and SP chief Akhilesh confirmed his father’s demise in a tweet through the official Twitter handle of the party.

    “My respected father and everyone’s leader is no more – Akhilesh Yadav,” the tweet on Samajwadi Party’s Twitter handle read.

    Mulayam Singh Yadav had been admitted at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram since August 22 and his condition deteriorated a week ago when the SP patriarch was shifted to ICU and then to CCU. Currently, his treatment was being supervised by the team of senior doctors of Medanta hospital. He had been on life-saving drugs.

    As per the hospital sources, Mulayam had been suffering from acute kidney malfunction leading to an imbalance in the creatinine levels in his body. In such a condition, after keeping him on dialysis for some time, the doctors had shifted the veteran leader on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) support and life-saving drugs.

    Born on November 22, 1939, in the village Saifai of Eatwah district in central UP, Mulayam Singh Yadav took education initial education in Etawah followed by Fatehabad and Agra. A known wrestler, Mulayam after completing his graduation and Bachelor of Teaching (BT), completed his higher education at Agra University, where he did his post-graduation in political science.

    An astute politician, Mulayam had started his career as a teacher at Jain Inter College in Karhal, in the Mainpuri district. In fact, the SP patriarch had done his schooling at the same school in 1955 when he took admission in Class 9th.  He did his Class 12th from the same school and joined it later as a teacher in 1963. He used to teach Hindi and social science.

    Mulayam was drawn to politics in 1960 when he started taking active part in the movement led by socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia after getting influenced by the socialist leader. However, he started his political journey formally in 1967 by contesting and winning the Assembly election as MLA from Jaswantnagar seat.

    A 10-time MLA and seven-time MP representing various constituencies across UP, Mulayam founded the Samajwadi Party in 1992 and he and rose to become the UP CM for the first time in 1989. He helmed UP thrice as CM from 1989-1991, 1993-1995 and 2003 to 2007. He was the country’s defence minister from 1996-1998 during the United Front government at the Centre.

    At present, Mulayam Sigh Yadav had been representing Mainpuri in Lok Sabha as MP. “Mulayam Singh Yadav Ji distinguished himself in UP and national politics. He was a key soldier for democracy during the Emergency. As Defence Minister, he worked for a stronger India. His Parliamentary interventions were insightful and emphasised furthering national interest,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi
    wrote in his tweet.

    ALSO READ | Mulayam a key soldier for democracy during Emergency: PM

    “The death of Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was also India’s former defence minister, is a huge loss to Indian politics. May god grant peace to his soul, and give strength to his family members,” the Congress wrote on its official Twitter handle.

    Expressing grief over the demise of the veteran leader, UP CM Yogi Aditynath paid tributes saying an era of socialist movements has ended in the country with the passing away of the SP patriarch.

    उत्तर प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री श्री मुलायम सिंह यादव जी का निधन अत्यंत दुखदायी है।
    उनके निधन से समाजवाद के एक प्रमुख स्तंभ एवं एक संघर्षशील युग का अंत हुआ है।
    ईश्वर से दिवंगत आत्मा की शांति की कामना व शोकाकुल परिवार एवं समर्थकों के प्रति संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूँ।
    — Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) October 10, 2022
    “The demise of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav ji is extremely sad.
    His death marked the end of a major pillar of socialism and a struggling era. I pray to God for the peace of the departed soul and express my condolences to the bereaved family and supporters,” Yogi Aditynath’s post read.

    Amid the pouring condolences, the Uttar Pradesh Government declared a three—day state mourning and last rites with full state honours of the departed leader.

    Mulayam Singh Yadav’s mortal remains will be brought to Lucknow and will be kept at the premises of the state Assembly and the SP office. Last rites will be performed in his native Saifai village of Etawah, sources said.

  • Five killed after speeding car drives into Bandra-Worli accident site in Mumbai

    By ANI

    MUMBAI: At least five people have been reported dead after a speeding car rammed into an accident site on the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

    Earlier according to reports, over 10 people sustained injuries in the incident when an ambulance and a car and some other vehicles were parked on the side of the road, preparing to take victims of an earlier accident to a hospital.

    A car being driven at a high speed came and crashed into the ambulance and three more vehicles as well as the car that was involved in the previous crash.

    Police have rushed to the spot after receiving information and relief and rescue operations are underway.

    Police took the injured to the hospital with the help of local people,

    The condition of many is very critical.

    The road from Bandra to Worli has been closed. Further details are awaited. 

    MUMBAI: At least five people have been reported dead after a speeding car rammed into an accident site on the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

    Earlier according to reports, over 10 people sustained injuries in the incident when an ambulance and a car and some other vehicles were parked on the side of the road, preparing to take victims of an earlier accident to a hospital.

    A car being driven at a high speed came and crashed into the ambulance and three more vehicles as well as the car that was involved in the previous crash.

    Police have rushed to the spot after receiving information and relief and rescue operations are underway.

    Police took the injured to the hospital with the help of local people,

    The condition of many is very critical.

    The road from Bandra to Worli has been closed. Further details are awaited. 

  • Kanpur: Family keeps man’s body at home for 18 months thinking he is in coma

    By PTI

    KANPUR: In a bizarre incident, the family of an Income Tax department employee who died last year kept his body at home here for almost 18 months assuming that he was in a coma.

    The man’s wife, who appears to be mentally unstable, sprinkled ‘gangajal’ on his highly decomposed body every morning, hoping that it would help him come out of the coma, an official on Friday said.

    In a statement, the Kanpur police said Dixit’s death certificate issued by a private hospital stated that he died due to sudden cardiac respiratory syndrome on April 22, 2021.

    Vimlesh Dixit, who worked in the Income Tax department, died in April last year but his family was reluctant to perform his last rites because they believed he was in a coma, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Alok Ranjan said.

    “I was informed by Kanpur’s Income Tax officials, who requested that the matter be investigated as the family pension files hadn’t moved an inch,” he said.

    When a team of health officials along with policemen and the magistrate reached Dixit’s house in the Rawatpur area on Friday, his family members insisted that he was alive and in a coma, Ranjan said.

    After much persuasion, the family members allowed the health team to take the body to Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) Hospital, where medical tests declared him dead, he said.

    The CMO said a three-member team has been constituted to look into the matter thoroughly and asked to submit its findings at the earliest.

    Police said the body was found in a highly decomposed state.

    Dixit’s family had also told their neighbours that he was in a coma. His wife appears to be mentally unstable, an official said on condition of anonymity.

    Neighbours told police that the family members were often seen taking oxygen cylinders home.

    KANPUR: In a bizarre incident, the family of an Income Tax department employee who died last year kept his body at home here for almost 18 months assuming that he was in a coma.

    The man’s wife, who appears to be mentally unstable, sprinkled ‘gangajal’ on his highly decomposed body every morning, hoping that it would help him come out of the coma, an official on Friday said.

    In a statement, the Kanpur police said Dixit’s death certificate issued by a private hospital stated that he died due to sudden cardiac respiratory syndrome on April 22, 2021.

    Vimlesh Dixit, who worked in the Income Tax department, died in April last year but his family was reluctant to perform his last rites because they believed he was in a coma, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Alok Ranjan said.

    “I was informed by Kanpur’s Income Tax officials, who requested that the matter be investigated as the family pension files hadn’t moved an inch,” he said.

    When a team of health officials along with policemen and the magistrate reached Dixit’s house in the Rawatpur area on Friday, his family members insisted that he was alive and in a coma, Ranjan said.

    After much persuasion, the family members allowed the health team to take the body to Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) Hospital, where medical tests declared him dead, he said.

    The CMO said a three-member team has been constituted to look into the matter thoroughly and asked to submit its findings at the earliest.

    Police said the body was found in a highly decomposed state.

    Dixit’s family had also told their neighbours that he was in a coma. His wife appears to be mentally unstable, an official said on condition of anonymity.

    Neighbours told police that the family members were often seen taking oxygen cylinders home.

  • Chhattisgarh: Man kills father over constant taunting for not having a child; held 

    By PTI

    DHAMTARI: A man allegedly killed his father with a spade in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh for constantly taunting him and his wife for not having a child, police said on Wednesday.

    The deceased, identified as Shivnarayan Satnami (55), suffered grievous injuries after being attacked by his son Khelandas with a spade in Devpur village under Nagri development block on Tuesday evening, a police official here said.

    “Satnami succumbed to injuries at a private hospital here on Wednesday,” he said.

    “As per the preliminary information, Satnami reportedly used to scold his son and daughter-in-law Sangeeta for not having a child despite getting married 11 years ago,” he said.

    “On Wednesday, he got into an argument with Sangeeta, taunting her for the same and started abusing her. The duo went out of the home on the street, but Satnami continued abusing her. Khelandas, who was also in the house, came out carrying a spade in his hand and attacked his father leaving him seriously injured,” he said.

    “Sangeeta and other family members along with locals shifted Satnami to Nagri Hospital, from where he was referred to Dhamtari. Soon after being alerted about it, a police team was rushed to the spot and the accused was arrested,” he added.

    “Prima facie, it seems that Khelandas was fed up with being constantly taunted by his father. In a fit of rage, he allegedly murdered him,” the official said, adding that further probe is underway.

    DHAMTARI: A man allegedly killed his father with a spade in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh for constantly taunting him and his wife for not having a child, police said on Wednesday.

    The deceased, identified as Shivnarayan Satnami (55), suffered grievous injuries after being attacked by his son Khelandas with a spade in Devpur village under Nagri development block on Tuesday evening, a police official here said.

    “Satnami succumbed to injuries at a private hospital here on Wednesday,” he said.

    “As per the preliminary information, Satnami reportedly used to scold his son and daughter-in-law Sangeeta for not having a child despite getting married 11 years ago,” he said.

    “On Wednesday, he got into an argument with Sangeeta, taunting her for the same and started abusing her. The duo went out of the home on the street, but Satnami continued abusing her. Khelandas, who was also in the house, came out carrying a spade in his hand and attacked his father leaving him seriously injured,” he said.

    “Sangeeta and other family members along with locals shifted Satnami to Nagri Hospital, from where he was referred to Dhamtari. Soon after being alerted about it, a police team was rushed to the spot and the accused was arrested,” he added.

    “Prima facie, it seems that Khelandas was fed up with being constantly taunted by his father. In a fit of rage, he allegedly murdered him,” the official said, adding that further probe is underway.

  • CBI team visits Goa hotel where Sonali Phogat had stayed

    By PTI

    PANAJI: A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday visited the hotel at Anjuna in North Goa district where BJP leader Sonali Phogat was staying at the time of her death last month.

    A senior Goa police officer said the process of transfer of the investigation into the Phogat death case to the CBI was almost over.

    The CBI team which arrived in Goa on Friday has been visiting all the places related to Phogat’s death, he said.

    On Saturday, the team inspected the rooms at the hotel in Anjuna where both Phogat and her associates — now arrested for their alleged role in her death — were staying, the official said.

    “The team was at the hotel for the entire day and they also questioned several staff members,” he said.

    Police have arrested five people including Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Singh in connection with the case. Both had travelled to Goa with Phogat, a former TikTok star.

    PANAJI: A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday visited the hotel at Anjuna in North Goa district where BJP leader Sonali Phogat was staying at the time of her death last month.

    A senior Goa police officer said the process of transfer of the investigation into the Phogat death case to the CBI was almost over.

    The CBI team which arrived in Goa on Friday has been visiting all the places related to Phogat’s death, he said.

    On Saturday, the team inspected the rooms at the hotel in Anjuna where both Phogat and her associates — now arrested for their alleged role in her death — were staying, the official said.

    “The team was at the hotel for the entire day and they also questioned several staff members,” he said.

    Police have arrested five people including Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Singh in connection with the case. Both had travelled to Goa with Phogat, a former TikTok star.

  • Lucknow wall collapse: Rescue operation to pull out those trapped took 6 hours

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: The police control room received a distress call in the wee hours of Friday regarding the people trapped under the debris of an under-construction boundary wall that had collapsed in the Dilkusha area here.

    The call made amidst heavy downpour at 3.24 am urged immediate intervention and help, police said.

    By 3.27 am, the message was passed on to the police station and the fire brigade, and in the next 15 minutes, the police force was walking in waist-deep water, looking for those trapped under the debris, they said.

    “As we reached the spot 15 minutes after the message was passed on to the police station, our first priority and effort were to locate the person who had made the call to the control room, and pull him out from the debris,” ACP Cantonment Anup Kumar Singh, who was also present at the spot of the incident, told PTI.

    “It was Golu, who had made the call to the police control room. After pulling him from the debris, he was sent to the Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital,” he said.

    The fire brigade team also arrived on the spot and the wall was gradually broken and debris were removed.

    Following this the bodies were pulled out one by one, he added. The rescue operation continued till around 9.30 am, amidst rains, Singh said, adding that the rains slowed down around the same time the operation ended.

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    Narrating the scene and situation in which, the police, fire brigade and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) carried out the rescue operation, Singh said, “The scene and situation were such that there was absolute darkness, no electricity, continuous rainfall and water up to waist-level high in which the rescue operation was carried out.

    ” Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Piyush Mordia had also reached the spot to oversee the rescue work, he added.”

    “Some labourers were living in huts outside an Army enclave in the Dilkusha area. Owing to heavy overnight rains, the boundary wall of the Army enclave collapsed,” Joint Commissioner of Police Mordia told PTI.

    “We reached the spot around 3 am. Nine bodies were pulled out from the debris. One person was rescued alive,” he said.

    LUCKNOW: The police control room received a distress call in the wee hours of Friday regarding the people trapped under the debris of an under-construction boundary wall that had collapsed in the Dilkusha area here.

    The call made amidst heavy downpour at 3.24 am urged immediate intervention and help, police said.

    By 3.27 am, the message was passed on to the police station and the fire brigade, and in the next 15 minutes, the police force was walking in waist-deep water, looking for those trapped under the debris, they said.

    “As we reached the spot 15 minutes after the message was passed on to the police station, our first priority and effort were to locate the person who had made the call to the control room, and pull him out from the debris,” ACP Cantonment Anup Kumar Singh, who was also present at the spot of the incident, told PTI.

    “It was Golu, who had made the call to the police control room. After pulling him from the debris, he was sent to the Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital,” he said.

    The fire brigade team also arrived on the spot and the wall was gradually broken and debris were removed.

    Following this the bodies were pulled out one by one, he added. The rescue operation continued till around 9.30 am, amidst rains, Singh said, adding that the rains slowed down around the same time the operation ended.

    ALSO READ| Heavy rains in UP: Nine killed as wall of Army enclave collapses in Lucknow

    Narrating the scene and situation in which, the police, fire brigade and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) carried out the rescue operation, Singh said, “The scene and situation were such that there was absolute darkness, no electricity, continuous rainfall and water up to waist-level high in which the rescue operation was carried out.

    ” Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Piyush Mordia had also reached the spot to oversee the rescue work, he added.”

    “Some labourers were living in huts outside an Army enclave in the Dilkusha area. Owing to heavy overnight rains, the boundary wall of the Army enclave collapsed,” Joint Commissioner of Police Mordia told PTI.

    “We reached the spot around 3 am. Nine bodies were pulled out from the debris. One person was rescued alive,” he said.