Today's crime file too is dominated by honour killings. A caste panchayat in Greater Noida has demanded the return of a girl; if not, a girl and two boys would be abducted. There has been another honour killing, rather a cruel one, where a rod was inserted into the eyes of a girl. Read on
Greater Noida: A caste panchayat in Greater Noida has threatened to abduct a girl and two boys from a Dalit village if a Brahmin girl, who allegedly eloped with a Jatav boy on June 24, was not sent back home.
The panchayat issued the diktat after Priyanka Sharma (21), daughter of Rajendra Sharma of Mandaiya village, allegedly eloped with one Sanjay Jatav (24), of Daula village. Village elders from Mandaiya held a panchayat in at the boy's house in Daula and decided that if the girl was not sent back, the Brahmin villagers will abduct a girl and two boys from the Dalit village.
Sanjay's father Kanchi Jatav claimed the girl's family held him and his brother hostage for some time on Sunday.
"When the police were informed, the Brahmins fled... but they threatened to abduct a girl.
We have sent our women out of the village till the matter is resolved," he said, adding that he had no clue where his son and the girl were.
Gautam Budh Nagar's SP (Rural) Surender Verma said the police have registered a case of attempt to murder and criminal intimidation against 40 villagers from Mandaiya.
"We have warned the community against any unlawful action. The whereabouts of the couple are still unknown and we have assured that they will be protected when they return," Verma stated.
"An addition platoon of armed police have been deployed in the village. A Circle Officer and two inspectors have also been camping in the village," he added.
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Yet another honour killing in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The postmortem conducted on a 19-year-old suspected to have been the victim of an honour killing in Fatehabad district has confirmed that he was murdered by inserting a steel road in his eyes, rupturing the nerves leading to the brain. The viscera of the girl killed with him has been sent for forensic tests.
The bodies of Reena (16) and Sham Mohammad had been recovered from the playground of Government Senior Secondary School, Somian village, in Fatehabad on Sunday. They reportedly fell in love while studying in the same school two years ago, and the village elders and panchayat members were against their relationship.
Sham Mohd's father Prem Khan has claimed that his son got a call on his mobile and was later done to death by Reena's maternal uncles, Ram Mehar and Vijendra. The two were arrested on Tuesday and have been remanded in police custody for three days.
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Man accused of raping daughter dies in hospital
Mumbai: A 37-year-old man accused of raping his daughter succumbed to his injuries on Monday after he jumped off a police van. He was being taken to Nagpada Hospital for a medical check-up following his arrest on Sunday evening.
"On Sunday evening, we arrested Ghanshyam Singh (37) after his wife lodged a complaint against him alleging that he raped their 19-year-old daughter. His wife had reportedly gone to her brother's house in Nallasopara following an altercation with him. When returned, her daughter confided her ordeal and Singh's wife accordingly lodged a complaint. A team of three constables took him for a medical check-up to Nagpada Police Hospital in the evening. The incident happened around 9.30 pm at Vakola," said police inspector Jayawant Mane of Goregaon (East) police station.
Additional Commissioner of Police, North Region, R E Pawar said the case would not be classified as abetted summary as the accused is dead.
"While there were three constables escorting Singh, two of them were in the front and one of them was driving the van. The third constable was sitting in the rear with Singh, holding one end of a handcuff which was fastened to the wrist of the accused. In the middle seat, the victim and her mother were seated with a woman constable," he said.
When they reached the Agripada Junction in Vakola, Singh allegedly opened the rear door of the vehicle and jumped out.
"He pushed aside the policeman who was holding him and jumped out before the vehicle could stop. He fell down, hit his head and started bleeding from his nose. Fortunately, he was not run over by vehicles. Our staff immediately rushed him to the Hospital. He was undergoing treatment, but later succumbed to injuries," said Mane.
"The victim has two other siblings who were asleep when the incident occurred. Singh had taken her to the kitchen and allegedly raped her. According to the mother's statement, Singh had raped the victim twice," said Pawar.
The Vakola police have registered a case of accidental death. The Crime Branch will be investigating his death as it happened in police custody. Statements of all those in the van will be recorded and suitable action will be taken, said police.
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Abducted boy reunited with the family; tenant, aide arrested
New Delhi: The Gurgaon police arrested two kidnappers and reunited an 8-year-old boy with his parents on Tuesday. Hrithik was allegedly kidnapped by one Habibur Rahman alias Raju Khan who was living as a tenant with the family.
Khan demanded a ransom of Rs 5 lakh on July 3 from the boy's family. The incident came to light when Hrithik did not return home till 4 pm on Saturday. He was last seen with Khan. His father Krishan Kumar reported the matter to the Gurgaon police, said DCP (West) Ved Prakash.
"Since Hrithik fell ill, Khan took him out in the absence of his father on Saturday on the pretext of taking him to a doctor. Khan took him on a scooter and afterwards he along with the boy boarded a bus. As Khan was known to the family, Hrithik did not call for help and accompanied him," said the DCP.
From Gurgaon, Khan took Hrithik to Bhagpat in UP. Thereafter, he was joined by his aide Bablu at a place named Mudait.
Next page: Husband-wife duo held on charges of rape, blackmail
Couple arrested for rape, blackmail of 20-yr-old
Rajkot : The Talala police in Junagadh district on Tuesday arrested a couple on charges of allegedly raping and blackmailing a 20-year-old woman, who was their neighbour.
According to the police, while the man allegedly raped the woman several times over the past three months, his wife allegedly supported him and filmed the act on a cellphone. The victim complained to the police that the couple blackmailed her that they would make the clippings public if she protested.
"Dilip Chauthani and Rekha were arrested on Tuesday after a complaint in this regard was registered by the 20-year-old on Monday," said investigating officer V K Patel.
Patel added that offence has been registered under IPC 376 and 506 pertaining to rape and blackmailing. The police on Tuesday initiated the process to produce the couple in a court to seek remand custody.
“The police are yet to find the cellphone used to film the act. For the same, we will seek remand custody of the couple," Patel said.
Next page: Eight students arrested for murder in Chennai
Eight engg students held for murder
Chennai: The Chennai police have so far arrested eight engineering students in connection with the murder of a student on Sunday. Nirbhay Kumar Singh, a third-year student of a deemed university, was killed in a brutal assault by students of another similar institution in what is believed to be a rivalry over admission business, a widespread practice in the self-financed, privately-run professional institutions.
"Including the two, Sanjay Singh and Saurav Chandra, detained on Monday, we have so far arrested eight students of Sathyabama University for the murder. In all, we suspect 20 students to be involved in the incident in one way or another," said Assistant Commissioner of Police K N Murali, adding that three special teams have been formed to nab the rest.
Nirbhay, a student of Dr MGR University, was trying to get a student from his home town Ranchi to join his university. But before he could secure the admission, a group from Sathyabhama University, another private deemed institution, got him a seat in their college, leading to a quarrel, officials said.
When Nirbhay went to question the student along with two of his friends, they were confronted by the rival gang who chased the trio in their car.
Bike-borne Nirbhay was brought down after his vehicle was hit from behind, and beaten up with iron rods and clubs that led to his death late on Sunday night.
Next page: Schizophrenic patient kills inmate at hospital
Patient beats another to death
Pune: In yet another incident at the Yerawada Mental Hospital, a schizophrenic patient thrashed to death another patient on Sunday morning. Deceased Dinesh Ganpat Dalvi (21) was undergoing treatment at the Visava Ward in the mental hospital. A complaint of murder has been lodged at the Yerawada police station against Raju Chowdhary (45) for allegedly beating Dalvi to death.
The complaint was lodged by Jitendra Jagtap (43), a hospital staff member. Jagtap told the police that he went to the Visava ward on hearing some noise.
He found Dalvi lying unconscious on the ground. He was told by others that Chowdhary had brutally thrashed Dalvi following a brawl between the two. The hospital staff admitted Dalvi to Sassoon Hospital for treatment where he died on early Monday morning.
Hospital authorities said this was the third time that Chowdhary was admitted to the hospital. On earlier two instances, he was discharged after doctors felt that he had recovered. Investigation officer, assistant police inspector M B Khandale said Chowdhary is a native of Daund. "It is not possible to interrogate Chowdhary properly as he is a patient of schizophrenia. We have not arrested him either," he said.
Khandale further said the hospital is severely short staffed due to which it was difficult for them to keep a proper watch on the inmates. Dr Manohar Yadav, Medical Superintendent of Regional Mental Hospital at Yerawada said an inquiry committee has been appointed to probe the incident that led to the death of Dalvi.
On March 21 this year, 45-year-old Kacharu Devde at the Yerawada Mental Hospital was brutally assaulted by fellow inmate Mangesh More (25) that led to his death on the spot. The 2,400-bed hospital is the largest in the state for treatment and care of mentally ill patients. At present, there are 1,800 patients and according to the government of India norms, there should be one attendant for every seven patients. Of 480 posts of attendants at the hospital, 51 are vacant, Yadav said.
Next page: Father kills three minor daughters, surrenders
Worried about their future, man kills 3 minor daughters
Lucknow: A man killed three of his four minor daughters while they were asleep in the early hours of Tuesday in Varanasi on Tuesday. The accused later surrendered before the police and confessed to his crime. According to the police, Ahmed Hussain alias Bulbul (36), killed his daughters as he did not have money for his daughters' marriage and was worried about the future of his six children. Hussain, who was employed at a bookstall in Chaubeypur and got a salary of Rs 2,200 per month, told the police that he was under depression and did not earn enough to look after his family.
Incidentally, Hussain spared his three-year-old son and 18-month-old daughter who were also sleeping in the same room. His seven-year-old son was not at home at the time of the incident.
Hussain's wife Sitara, the only eyewitness in the case, said it was around 4.30 am when she woke up after hearing the screams of her eldest daughter.
She tried to stop Hussain but he pushed her and slit the throats of their daughters Soni (14), Marjina (9) and Ghazala (6). Sitara sustained injuries while trying to save her daughters.
Next page: Student found dead in Uttar Pradesh madrassa
Madarsa student found dead in class
Lucknow: A teenage madarsa student was found murdered in his classroom in Dhanepur area of Gonda district on Tuesday. The body had a deep cut on the neck, which was supposedly inflicted by a sharp-edged weapon.
With no eyewitness to the incident, Gonda SP Ankaj Sharma said the motive behind the murder is not clear. The students and the teachers of the madarsa also denied having seen any suspect in the premises, the SP said.
The Circle Officer of Mankapur area, D S Garbyal, said the incident came to light around 6 am when a student entered the classroom and found the body of Abdullah (18) lying in a pool of blood.
According to police, the student died of excessive blood loss and that there was no sign of any other injury mark on the victim's body. It seems that there was no resistance from Abdullah, the CO added.
A native of Mankapur area, Abdullah was enrolled in a course of Maulvi at Alawal Deoria township. He used to stay at the hostel situated on the madarsa premises and regularly visited his brother in-law whose house is very close to the institution, the CO added.
The hostel inmates told the police that they had last seen Abdullah going out of the premises on Monday evening and he did not return in the night. They did not inform the hostel warden, as he used to frequently stay back at his relative's place, the boys told the police.
The police probing the case said the murder took place between 7.45 pm and 8.30 pm as all the residents of the madarsa and the hostel go to a nearby mosque to attend the evening prayers.
Next page: Sub-Inspector booked for rape
Police officer in Kutch booked for rape, shifted
Rajkot: A sub-inspector in Kutch district has been booked for allegedly raping the wife of a murder accused. The officer has proceeded on sick leave.
The incident allegedly took place when the sub-inspector had gone to the victim's residence. Later, the 20-year-old victim registered a complaint against Sub-Inspector R L Rathod at the police station. Rathod has been booked for rape, forcible entry into the house and under the Atrocity Act as the victim happens to be a Dalit.
Investigating Officer, DSP R D Barandah said: "Rathod has gone on sick leave. But as the investigation has begun, he has been transferred so that the investigation is not hampered." According to complainant, the accused forcibly entered her home and raped her. Barandah said the reason for his visit to their home is a matter of investigation.
