15-year-old gang-raped, landlord, accomplices held

December 18, 2016

New Delhi, Dec 18: On the eve of the horrific Nirbhaya gang rape anniversary, a 15-year old girl was brutally gang raped by her landlord and his two accomplices after being drugged while she was preparing dinner for her relatives on Thursday evening in East Delhi's Ashok Nagar. Police have arrested all three accused in the case.

15old In her statement to the police, the girl has said that the three accused had locked up the girl in a room for more than five hours and raped her in turns.

According to the girl, the men later dumped her outside her relatives' house and fled. She was spotted by her aunt who immediately alerted the police. "The girl was then admitted to a government hospital where doctors treated her before finally recording her statement," said a police officer.

The house in which the incident happened was rented by the girl's relatives on December 11. "We had to arrange for something as my brother could not climb the fourth floor room, due to an accident.

The girl (my niece) had offered to help the relatives with cooking and daily chores and arrived from our hometown in Muzzafarpur on the same day," said the girl's aunt.

"The incident happened around 9.30pm while the girl was cooking dinner for her uncle and aunt. The accused first gagged her and then forcefully carried her to a room on the floor above and raped her in turns till 2 am," said a police officer.

He added that the incident came to light when the girl's cousin, who lived nearby started to look for the girl. "The family members presumed that the girl had left home to buy groceries and lost her way back as she was new to the city."

When the family members returned to house after searching for the girl, they found the entrance gate locked from inside. The girl's other aunt tried calling the landlord but his phone was unreachable. Meanwhile, just when the family decided to inform the police, one of them noticed the girl lying on the bench in the courtyard.

"The girl was cold and lay unconscious. There were visible injuries to her face and bite marks on her neck. She was immediately rushed to the hospital. Once her statement was recorded on Friday afternoon, several teams were formed to track down the accused," the police officer said.

Senior officials said that while the initial investigation was initiated based on the description given by the victim, two of the accused in the matter were detained on Friday night.

"The men confessed to having raped the girl in connivance with the landlord. They also revealed that they had tried to lure the girl twice earlier but had failed as some family member kept visiting the ailing relatives," he said.

"The accused have been arrested under sections of gang-rape and criminal conspiracy based on the statement. The complainant is being counselled by professionals," said a high ranking official.

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Man arrested in Kerala elephant death case: State Forest Minister

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June 5,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 5: One man has been arrested in connection with the death of a pregnant elephant in Palakkad district here, Kerala Forest Minister K Raju said on Friday.

"One accused identified as Wilson has been arrested in connection with the case. More people are involved. The process to arrest all the accused is underway. Strict action will be taken in the matter to ensure such incidents are not repeated in the future," Raju told reporters here.

The elephant had died in Palakkad district on May 27 after it ate a pineapple stuffed with crackers and forest officials said that it died standing in river Velliyar after it suffered an injury in its lower jaw.

Raju said that the forest department has appointed three teams to probe the matter, and added that police are also investigating the incident as explosives were used.

"There may be some type of crackers inside the fruit. In such cases, blast occurs and the animal can not even drink water. The primary post mortem reports said that this case is like that. Let it be investigated," he said.

"Man and animal conflict is natural in our state as people residing close to the forests. The government gives compensation for farmers, Rs 10 lakhs compensation if a person dies in an animal attack," the Minister added.

The death of the pregnant elephant has sparked a controversy, with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan terming the unfortunate death as "a painful thing" and Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar saying that the Centre has taken a "serious note" of the incident.

According to the preliminary post-mortem report, the immediate cause of the death of the female elephant was drowning followed by inhalation of water leading to lung failure.

The elephant was seen standing in the river with its mouth and trunk in the water for some relief from the pain after the explosive-filled fruit exploded in its mouth.

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Assumed to be Muslim, unidentified man buried and later cremated in Rajasthan's Tonk

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March 18,2020

Jaipur, Mar 18: Initially buried as per Islamic traditions, an unidentified man's body was exhumed and later cremated after he was found to be a Hindu in Rajasthan's Tonk district, police said.

The family members identified the body of Mahaveer Sahu on Tuesday, a day after the burial, as they stumbled upon photos of the deceased that had circulated on social media.

The man was brought to a government hospital by locals in an unconscious state on March 12 and he died on March 13, according to Purani Tonk police station SHO Shivlal.

The man was said to be a liquor addict and was found unconscious on the road, he added.

The body was kept at the mortuary for three days awaiting identification. Despite efforts to trace the next of kin, the identity could not be ascertained and members of Hindu and Muslim communities were brought in to take a decision, Shivlal said.

The community leaders presumed that he was a Muslim after examining the body and the burial took place as per Islamic funeral traditions on Monday, he added.

Meanwhile, Sahu's family members saw the photo of his body that had circulated on a WhatsAapp group and identified him later that day. They rushed to the hospital and then to the police station in the night where they were informed that the body had been buried.

“The body was exhumed with permission from the sub-divisional magistrate on Tuesday and handed over to the family members after proper identification. Members of the Muslim community led by an Imam were also present and gave in writing that they have no objection,” Shivlal said.

The body was later cremated by his family members.

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