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  • 18-year-old domestic help ‘electrocuted while mopping floor’; victim’s sister says it’s ‘murder’

    By PTI

    GURUGRAM: An 18-year-old domestic help allegedly died here in the Palam Vihar area after being electrocuted while she was mopping the floor, police said on Saturday.

    The sister of the deceased has alleged three men, who lived in the same house, for her murder.

    According to the police, the incident happened on Thursday when the teenager, who lived in rented accommodation with her family in Molaheda village, went to work at a house in sector-22-A like usual.

    She was mopping near the gate and after some time the family members saw her in an unconscious state.

    She was taken to the nearby private hospital where doctors declared her brought dead, they said.

    The victim’s sister Mohini in her complaint filed on Friday alleged, “I suspect that someone here molested my sister and she was killed while protesting.

    Even if it is not so, there are three members of the family who are responsible for the death of my sister.

    ” Following the complaint of Mohini, an FIR has been registered against three under section 302 (murder) of the IPC at Palam Vihar police station.

    “As per the complaint, an FIR has been registered. The matter is being investigated. The body of the deceased has been handed over to the family after postmortem. Action will be taken as per the law only after verifying the facts,” said inspector Praveen Kumar, SHO of Palam Vihar police station.

    GURUGRAM: An 18-year-old domestic help allegedly died here in the Palam Vihar area after being electrocuted while she was mopping the floor, police said on Saturday.

    The sister of the deceased has alleged three men, who lived in the same house, for her murder.

    According to the police, the incident happened on Thursday when the teenager, who lived in rented accommodation with her family in Molaheda village, went to work at a house in sector-22-A like usual.

    She was mopping near the gate and after some time the family members saw her in an unconscious state.

    She was taken to the nearby private hospital where doctors declared her brought dead, they said.

    The victim’s sister Mohini in her complaint filed on Friday alleged, “I suspect that someone here molested my sister and she was killed while protesting.

    Even if it is not so, there are three members of the family who are responsible for the death of my sister.

    ” Following the complaint of Mohini, an FIR has been registered against three under section 302 (murder) of the IPC at Palam Vihar police station.

    “As per the complaint, an FIR has been registered. The matter is being investigated. The body of the deceased has been handed over to the family after postmortem. Action will be taken as per the law only after verifying the facts,” said inspector Praveen Kumar, SHO of Palam Vihar police station.

  • 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.

  • Will seek Interpol help to crack Dhanbad judge murder case: CBI to Jharkhand High Court 

    By PTI

    RANCHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has petitioned before the Jharkhand High Court informing a bench that it will seek the help of Interpol to crack the Dhanbad judge murder case.

    The agency informed a division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad on Friday that it has come across some digital evidence which needs to be verified from the WhatsApp headquarters in the US.

    The CBI has already shot a letter to the Union Home Ministry for its approval to take help from Interpol, the court was informed.

    In the course of proceedings, the bench was informed that WhatsApp chats have been gathered from the accused persons which indicates the involvement of more people in the conspiracy behind the death of Dhanbad district court judge Uttam Anand on July 28 last year.

    A team of CBI sleuths will have to go to the headquarters of WhatsApp in the US and recover chat details to reach to the bottom of the conspiracy.

    The court ordered the agency to furnish a status report on the matter and file an affidavit. The case will be heard again on October 14.

    Earlier, WhatsApp representatives had appeared before the Jharkhand High Court through Supreme Court lawyer Kapil Sibal and assured the court of all cooperation in the investigation.

    Last month, a special CBI court in Dhanbad had announced the quantum of punishment and sentenced an autorickshaw driver and another person to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of Anand.

    Besides imprisonment till death, the bench slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on both convicts under IPC Section 302 (murder).

    The CBI judge had also sentenced the duo to seven years in jail and imposed Rs 10,000 fine on each under IPC Section 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, giving false information to protect offender).

    Both sentences will run concurrently. Anand was hit by a heavy autorickshaw on July 28 last year at Randhir Verma Chowk close to district court while he was jogging around 5.30 am. He died the same day.

    CCTV camera footage showed that the judge was jogging on one side of a fairly wide road at Randhir Verma Chowk in Dhanbad when the three-wheeler veered towards him, hit him from behind and fled the scene.

    An SIT was initially formed to probe the matter, but the Jharkhand government later handed over the case to the CBI.

    RANCHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has petitioned before the Jharkhand High Court informing a bench that it will seek the help of Interpol to crack the Dhanbad judge murder case.

    The agency informed a division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad on Friday that it has come across some digital evidence which needs to be verified from the WhatsApp headquarters in the US.

    The CBI has already shot a letter to the Union Home Ministry for its approval to take help from Interpol, the court was informed.

    In the course of proceedings, the bench was informed that WhatsApp chats have been gathered from the accused persons which indicates the involvement of more people in the conspiracy behind the death of Dhanbad district court judge Uttam Anand on July 28 last year.

    A team of CBI sleuths will have to go to the headquarters of WhatsApp in the US and recover chat details to reach to the bottom of the conspiracy.

    The court ordered the agency to furnish a status report on the matter and file an affidavit. The case will be heard again on October 14.

    Earlier, WhatsApp representatives had appeared before the Jharkhand High Court through Supreme Court lawyer Kapil Sibal and assured the court of all cooperation in the investigation.

    Last month, a special CBI court in Dhanbad had announced the quantum of punishment and sentenced an autorickshaw driver and another person to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of Anand.

    Besides imprisonment till death, the bench slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on both convicts under IPC Section 302 (murder).

    The CBI judge had also sentenced the duo to seven years in jail and imposed Rs 10,000 fine on each under IPC Section 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, giving false information to protect offender).

    Both sentences will run concurrently. Anand was hit by a heavy autorickshaw on July 28 last year at Randhir Verma Chowk close to district court while he was jogging around 5.30 am. He died the same day.

    CCTV camera footage showed that the judge was jogging on one side of a fairly wide road at Randhir Verma Chowk in Dhanbad when the three-wheeler veered towards him, hit him from behind and fled the scene.

    An SIT was initially formed to probe the matter, but the Jharkhand government later handed over the case to the CBI.

  • BJP government misusing NIA to target Muslim leaders, says Karnataka PFI

    By Express News Service

    MANGALURU: A day after NIA implicated the Popular Front of India (PFI) for the murder of BJP worker Praveen Nettaru, the PFI Karnataka State Committee on Wednesday accused the BJP government of misusing the NIA in order to target the leaders of the organisation on the pretext of investigating the Praveen Nettaru murder case.

    “There have been several murder incidents in the state recently, including the serial killings in Dakshina Kannada district. The BJP government has not given any significance to the investigation of the murders of Arbaaz from Belagavi, Sameer Shahapur, Masood of Sullia, Fazil of Suratkal. Just the murder of rowdy sheeter Harsha from Shivamoga and Praveen Nettaru is glorified,” PFI state secretary AK Ashraf told reporters at a press meet here.

    He said the preliminary investigation conducted by the local police into Harsh’s murder revealed that it was a fallout of a gang war while Praveen’s murder was due to local communal enmity. However, he alleged that Sangh Parivar activists were involved directly in the murder cases of Muslim youths in the state and accused the BJP government of following a biased approach.

    Ashraf further alleged that there was a larger conspiracy behind handing over only the murder cases of BJP workers to NIA. “It is clear that they have misused NIA. A Muslim youth accused in the recent stabbing incident in Shivamoga also has been booked under UAPA, which is an example of how the BJP is misusing investigative agencies like the NIA,” he said.

    Ashraf termed the NIA raids on the houses and offices of the leaders of Muslim organisations as misuse of constitutional institutions and harmful to democracy.

    “The BJP government has been executing massive campaigns against its staunch ideological opponent – PDI – to cover up its administrative failures. But so far it has not been able to provide legal evidence against the constitutionally functioning PFI. We cannot be intimated by such threats. The BJP government should immediately stop targetting Muslim leaders using NIA failing which the organisation will launch legal and democratic struggles across the state,” he threatened.

    MANGALURU: A day after NIA implicated the Popular Front of India (PFI) for the murder of BJP worker Praveen Nettaru, the PFI Karnataka State Committee on Wednesday accused the BJP government of misusing the NIA in order to target the leaders of the organisation on the pretext of investigating the Praveen Nettaru murder case.

    “There have been several murder incidents in the state recently, including the serial killings in Dakshina Kannada district. The BJP government has not given any significance to the investigation of the murders of Arbaaz from Belagavi, Sameer Shahapur, Masood of Sullia, Fazil of Suratkal. Just the murder of rowdy sheeter Harsha from Shivamoga and Praveen Nettaru is glorified,” PFI state secretary AK Ashraf told reporters at a press meet here.

    He said the preliminary investigation conducted by the local police into Harsh’s murder revealed that it was a fallout of a gang war while Praveen’s murder was due to local communal enmity. However, he alleged that Sangh Parivar activists were involved directly in the murder cases of Muslim youths in the state and accused the BJP government of following a biased approach.

    Ashraf further alleged that there was a larger conspiracy behind handing over only the murder cases of BJP workers to NIA. “It is clear that they have misused NIA. A Muslim youth accused in the recent stabbing incident in Shivamoga also has been booked under UAPA, which is an example of how the BJP is misusing investigative agencies like the NIA,” he said.

    Ashraf termed the NIA raids on the houses and offices of the leaders of Muslim organisations as misuse of constitutional institutions and harmful to democracy.

    “The BJP government has been executing massive campaigns against its staunch ideological opponent – PDI – to cover up its administrative failures. But so far it has not been able to provide legal evidence against the constitutionally functioning PFI. We cannot be intimated by such threats. The BJP government should immediately stop targetting Muslim leaders using NIA failing which the organisation will launch legal and democratic struggles across the state,” he threatened.

  • Gangster Goldy Brar mastermind behind murder of Moosewala: Punjab Police charge sheet

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar was the mastermind behind the murder of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala and he had coordinated with gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and some others to execute the killing earlier this year, according to a charge sheet filed by the Punjab Police.

    Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29.

    He was killed when he, along with his friend and cousin, was travelling in a jeep to Jawahar Ke village in Mansa. Six shooters waylaid and sprayed bullets on him.

    After the killing, Goldy Brar, who is a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, had claimed the responsibility for the act.

    The Punjab Police had filed a 1,850-page charge sheet, its first in the case, against 24 accused in a Mansa court on August 26.

    The charge sheet was filed under different IPC sections, including 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 341 (wrongful restraint), 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), and relevant provisions of the Arms Act.

    ALSO READ | Key accused in Sidhu Moosewala case Sachin Bishnoi detained in Azerbaijan

    The police had lodged an FIR against 36 accused but it filed the charge sheet against 24, including Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, and Goldy Brar.

    According to the charge sheet, accused Goldy Brar was the mastermind behind the murder of Moosewala.

    He had given the news of withdrawal of security of Moosewala to shooters on May 28 and had asked them to hurry up and kill the singer on May 29, according to the charge sheet.

    Moosewala was among the 424 people whose security was pruned by the Punjab Police on temporary basis.

    According to the charge sheet, Brar had coordinated with accused Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, Sachin Bhiwani, Anmol Bishnoi, Sachin Thapan, Monu Dagar, Pawan Bishnoi and the shooters and prepared the plan to kill Moosewala.

    He arranged weapons, money, cars, phones, SIM cards and shelters for the other accused.

    Brar used messaging app Signal to communicate with other accused, according to the charge sheet. Brar had executed the plan to murder Moosewala to avenge the killing of Vicky Middukhera.

    Youth Akali leader Vicky Middukhera was killed last year. The name of Shaganpreet Singh, who was said to be Moosewala’s manager, had figured in the murder of Middukhera. Police had identified six shooters who were part of the two modules allegedly involved in the killing.

    While Priyavrat Fauji, Kashish, Ankit Sersa and Deepak Mundi were in a Bolero vehicle, Manpreet Singh and Jagrup Singh Roopa were in a Toyota Corolla.

    The Special Cell of the Delhi Police had earlier nabbed Priyavrat Fauji, Kashish and Ankit Sersa.

    Roopa and Manpreet were neutralised by the Punjab Police while Deepak Mundi was still at large.

    CHANDIGARH: Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar was the mastermind behind the murder of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala and he had coordinated with gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and some others to execute the killing earlier this year, according to a charge sheet filed by the Punjab Police.

    Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29.

    He was killed when he, along with his friend and cousin, was travelling in a jeep to Jawahar Ke village in Mansa. Six shooters waylaid and sprayed bullets on him.

    After the killing, Goldy Brar, who is a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, had claimed the responsibility for the act.

    The Punjab Police had filed a 1,850-page charge sheet, its first in the case, against 24 accused in a Mansa court on August 26.

    The charge sheet was filed under different IPC sections, including 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 341 (wrongful restraint), 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), and relevant provisions of the Arms Act.

    ALSO READ | Key accused in Sidhu Moosewala case Sachin Bishnoi detained in Azerbaijan

    The police had lodged an FIR against 36 accused but it filed the charge sheet against 24, including Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, and Goldy Brar.

    According to the charge sheet, accused Goldy Brar was the mastermind behind the murder of Moosewala.

    He had given the news of withdrawal of security of Moosewala to shooters on May 28 and had asked them to hurry up and kill the singer on May 29, according to the charge sheet.

    Moosewala was among the 424 people whose security was pruned by the Punjab Police on temporary basis.

    According to the charge sheet, Brar had coordinated with accused Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, Sachin Bhiwani, Anmol Bishnoi, Sachin Thapan, Monu Dagar, Pawan Bishnoi and the shooters and prepared the plan to kill Moosewala.

    He arranged weapons, money, cars, phones, SIM cards and shelters for the other accused.

    Brar used messaging app Signal to communicate with other accused, according to the charge sheet. Brar had executed the plan to murder Moosewala to avenge the killing of Vicky Middukhera.

    Youth Akali leader Vicky Middukhera was killed last year. The name of Shaganpreet Singh, who was said to be Moosewala’s manager, had figured in the murder of Middukhera. Police had identified six shooters who were part of the two modules allegedly involved in the killing.

    While Priyavrat Fauji, Kashish, Ankit Sersa and Deepak Mundi were in a Bolero vehicle, Manpreet Singh and Jagrup Singh Roopa were in a Toyota Corolla.

    The Special Cell of the Delhi Police had earlier nabbed Priyavrat Fauji, Kashish and Ankit Sersa.

    Roopa and Manpreet were neutralised by the Punjab Police while Deepak Mundi was still at large.

  • Man accused of murder burnt alive during public hearing in Assam’s Nagaon

    By Express News Service

    GUWAHATI: A man in Assam was allegedly burnt alive after a kangaroo court held him guilty of murdering a woman.

    The deceased was identified as Ranjit Bordoloi, the prime accused in the case.

    The incident occurred at Bor Lalung village in central Assam’s Nagaon district. The police picked up five persons, including three women, for interrogation.

    According to reports, a woman, Sabita Pator, died three days ago under mysterious circumstances. Later, another woman in the village claimed that Pator was murdered by a gang of five persons including Ranjit Bordoloi

    At a subsequent public hearing in the village, Bordoloi had reportedly admitted to strangling Pator to death. Infuriated by the confession, the public allegedly tied the man to a tree, burnt him alive and buried the body. It was later exhumed by the police. 

    “We received information that a man was burnt alive after a public hearing where he was held guilty of murdering another person. We have recovered the body and detained some people,” a police officer said, adding, “Our investigation is on.”

  • Five of family found dead at home in UP, SP says state has ‘drowned in crime’ under BJP 2.0

    By PTI

    PRAYAGRAJ/LUCKNOW: Five members of a family, including three children, were found dead at their home in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district, police said on Saturday.

    The incident took place in Khagalpur village under Nawabganj police station area on Friday night, they said.

    Prayagraj Superintendent of Police Abhishek Agarwal said Rahul (42), his wife Priti (38) and their daughters Mahi (15), Pihu (13) and Kuhu (11) were found dead at their home.

    A forensic team and a dog squad are at the spot for investigation. Rahul was found hanging from the roof, the other deceased had injuries from a sharp object on their neck.

    Senior Superintendent of Police (Prayagraj) Ajay Kumar said, “The body of the house owner, Rahul, was found hanging from the ceiling with a saree and it had no injury marks. Three chairs were stacked where his body was found, indicating that he committed suicide.

    “The bodies of Rahul’s wife and three daughters bore injury marks inflicted by a sharp-edged weapon, which suggests murder. Both these angles are being probed.” The post mortem report of Rahul’s body that came on Saturday evening confirmed that he had committed suicide by hanging himself from the roof with a saree, said senior police officials.

    The police received information about the incident around 7.30 am. Seven teams have been formed to probe the case, the SSP said.

    According to Rahul’s sister and brother-in-law, he was embroiled in a dispute with his in-laws for a while, the police said.

    Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav attacked the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government over the incident, saying the state has “drowned in crime”.

    “Under the rule of BJP government 2.0, UP has drowned in crime. Today’s crime list,” he tweeted in Hindi along with a screenshot of a news channel.

    Replying to Yadav, a senior police official said a preliminary probe indicates that the head of the family killed the others before committing suicide.

    “A preliminary probe indicates that the house owner killed his family before committing suicide due to a family dispute, ” Additional Director General, Prayagraj zone, Prem Prakash tweeted in Hindi.

    Terming the incident “extremely sad,” Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya in Lucknow said the truth behind the incident will be known once the probe is completed.

    “The incident is being probed seriously and expeditiously. The reason behind it will be known (after the investigation). The guilty will not be spared,” he said.

    Asked about the Opposition’s criticism over the incident, Maurya said, “At a time when the police are probing the incident and trying to catch the culprits, people should wait. The guilty will not be able to escape, even if any opposition leader tries to save them.”

    In another incident in the Sorawa village of the district, a woman was hit on her head by her husband in a family brawl resulting in her death.

    Sorawa police station in-charge Sudhir Kumar said following a quarrel on Friday night, Sorawa resident Malak Chaudhary hit his wife on her head with a blunt object leading to her death.

    In yet another incident, the body of Rambabu of Bari village of the district was found the previous night.

    The victim had moved out of the home following a telephone call and later his body with deep injuries on his head was found.

    The injuries indicated an attack by an iron rod. The body was found at some distance from his home in the village.

  • Madhya Pradesh: Tribal thrashed after road accident, tied to vehicle and dragged by Gurjar men, dies

    By PTI

    NEEMUCH: A 40-year-old tribal was allegedly thrashed by eight persons who tied him to the rear side of a vehicle with a rope that dragged him some distance in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district, police said on Saturday, adding five accused were arrested.

    The tribal, identified as Kanhaiyalal Bheel, died during treatment at the Neemuch district hospital on Friday.

    The incident occurred on Thursday morning after a minor road accident involving the victim and a milkman who was riding a motorcycle.

    “Chhitar Mal Gurjar, a milkman, was riding a motorcycle which knocked down the victim Kanhaiyalal Bheel of Banda village when he was standing on the Neemuch-Singoli road, some 84 km from the Neemuch district headquarter,” Superintendent of Police Suraj Kumar Verma told reporters here.

    He said Gurjar lost his cool after the milk spilt on the road due to the accident and beat up Bheel.

    Gurjar then called up his friends who also roughed up Bheel and tied him to the rear side of a vehicle passing by with a rope.

    Bheel was dragged for some distance, Verma said.

    “After a video of the incident became viral, the police swung into action but by then, the accused had fled. The victim was rushed to the district hospital where he died on Friday,” the SP said.

    All the eight accused were charged with sections 302 (Punishment for murder) and other sections of the Indian Penal Code and the SC/ST (prevention of atrocities) Act, he said.

    The five persons, identified as Chhitarmal Gurjar (32), Mahendra Gurjar and Gopal Gurjar (both 40), Lokesh Balai (21), and Laxman Gurjar have been arrested and efforts are on to trace others, the SP said.

    He said the motorcycle and two four-wheelers – including a pick-up vehicle, and a nylon rope believed to be used in the crime have been seized.

    Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath tweeted that the incident was very “inhuman” which he said is the testimony to lawlessness prevailing in Madhya Pradesh.

    Nath demanded the state government take necessary actions immediately to check such incidents. He demanded strict action against the accused.

  • Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi slams Uttar Pradesh govt over doctor’s killing

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday attacked the Yogi Adityanath dispensation over the killing of an Ayurvedic doctor in Sitapur, saying the security system for the common people is in a poor state and the Uttar Pradesh government is not doing anything except indulging in false propaganda.

    “In Sitapur, UP, a doctor was hacked to death by criminals who stormed his clinic,” she said.

    “‘Such incidents are creating fear in the minds of the people of the state. The security system for the common people is in such a poor state and the government is not doing anything except indulging in false propaganda,” the Congress general secretary said in a tweet in Hindi.

    Munendra Pratap Verma, an Ayurvedic doctor who ran his own private clinic from his home in Mudrasan village, was attacked by accused Achchey Lal Verma with a sharp-edged weapon multiple times on Tuesday, police said.

    The doctor’s father who was present at the time also suffered injuries while trying to save his son.

    The doctor died on the spot, they said.

  • MP: 63-year-old professor held for killing husband in Chhatarpur

    By PTI
    CHHATARPUR: Police have arrested a 63- year-old college professor for allegedly electrocuting to death her doctor husband over a domestic dispute in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur city, officials said on Sunday.

    The incident took place on April 29 following which she allegedly tried to mislead the police by saying that her 65-year-old husband, a renowned physician, died after being unwell for a long time, they said.

    The woman was arrested on Saturday after she admitted before police that she killed her husband, Deputy Superintendent of Police Shashank Jain said.

    “We arrested the accused, a Chemistry professor with the Government Maharaja Post Graduate College here, on Saturday,” Superintendent of Police Sachin Sharma said.

    The official said the probe into the case suggests she doubted her husband’s character, and due to this the couple used to have frequent fights.

    Jain said during questioning, the woman told the police that on April 29, she mixed sleeping pills in her husband’s food and after he fell unconscious, she electrocuted him with a live wire.

    Earlier, she did not inform the police immediately about the incident and cooked up a story that since she and her son were unwell, they rushed to Jhansi in a private car for treatment on April 30 morning, police said.

    She lodged a police complaint on May 1, saying her husband was unwell for a long time and died on the night of April 29, they said, adding that she came under the police scanner as she approached them two days after the incident.

    “After extensive questioning, she finally admitted that she killed her husband,” Jain said.

    According to police, the couple used to have frequent quarrels and the doctor once complained to them that his wife had locked him in a bathroom at their home.

    A mentally challenged son of the couple lived with them, Jain added.