Six-year-old ‘bisi oota’ victim dies of burns

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December 17, 2011

Mysore, December 17: The six-year-old school girl, who had been admitted for burns after falling into a piping hot sambar, succumbed at a hospital here on Friday.

Apoorva B was a second standard student at the Government Higher Primary School in Katte Hunsur in HD?Kote taluk in the district. She was standing in a queue for ‘bisi oota’ at her school on December 14 at 12.45 pm, when the accident occurred.

Apoorva had tripped and fallen into the sambar container when a girl standing behind her rushed ahead. Ravichandra, a teacher accompanied by headmaster Srinivas, cooks and others somehow managed to lift Apoorva from the container and shifted her to a primary health centre in Hullahalli. On the advice of the doctor at the PHC, she had been shifted to KR?Hospital in Mysore for further treatment. However, the girl breathed her last on Friday.

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Zilla panchayat chief executive officer G?Satyavathy, who met the girl’s mother Mahadevi, handed over an exgratia of Rs 30,000 from Teachers Cooperative Association.

Satyavathy told Deccan Herald that she has written to the primary and secondary education minister Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri as there were no guidelines over issuing relief to relatives of the deceased in such cases.

The mother of the girl has been given a job at the same school as cook. For laxity, the headmaster and three cooks have been suspended, the officer added.

This follows a report from a team of nine officers led by Narasimhaiah, who had been entrusted with the task of investigating into the incident.?According to the report submitted, the kitchen staff at the school had kept the hot container of food items nearby while serving the food. Instead they could have arranged for serving the food at the vast space available on the premises, with small vessels to serve the food.

Moreover, no teacher was assigned the job of supervising the process at that time.

Heartrending scenes were witnessed at the village at the time of the funeral of the girl. Director of Akshara Dasoha B?G?Nayak said chief minister and the legislators have expressed their condolences over the incident. He promised that necessary assistance would be given to the mother of the deceased.

For Mahadevi, her daughter’s death was a double blow. When her husband Basavashetty deserted her, she returned to her parent’s place along with her son Abhishek and daughter Apoorva.

She had been working as a daily wager. Abhishek is studying in the same school where the tragedy struck.

Waking up to the gravity of the situation, the zilla panchayat chief executive officer has issued some guidelines to be followed henceforth to check recurrence of such incidents. The food cooked in kitchen should be brought outside in smaller vessels for serving. Kitchen should be declared a prohibited area.

Two teachers have to be deputed for supervision. The kitchen staff should wear clothes that are fire resistant and phone numbers to be contacted at the time of exigency should be prominently displayed. Also, students should not be engaged in any labour.

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January 19,2020

Belagavi, Jan 19: Miscreants have murdered a couple and their son at Dodwad Village, about 50 km from here, in the wee hours on Sunday.

The victims were identified as Shvananda Basavanthappa Andanashetty, his wife Shanthavva and their son Vinod.

Senior Police officials visited the spot and a case was registered at Dodwad Police Station.

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July 5,2020

Bhubaneswar, Jul 5: Odisha Police have arrested five persons including groom for gross negligence and violation of COVID-19 guidelines during his marriage procession in Berhampur.

"A case has been registered for violation of COVID-19 guidelines for organising a marriage procession with more than 50 guests in the premises of a hotel. They disregarded the compulsory use of mask and flouted social distancing norms," DIG Central Zone Satyabrata Bhoi said.

The incident happened on July 2.
"The case has been registered at Gopalpur PS under section 188/269/270 IPC, R/W Sec- 3 Epidemic Disease Act, and 34 IPC. Two vehicles used in the procession have also been seized. the arrested persons will be produced in the court," he added.

The District Collector has sealed the hotel for violating the COVID-19 norms.

Following the incident, the Chief Minister's office tweeted: "Odisha is in a crucial phase in the fight against COVID-19, hence, it is very essential that we all obey guidelines and regulations issued by State Government to contain the spread of COVID-19. Violation of the same would lead to strong action." 

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July 17,2020

Ahmadabad, July 17: The Gujarat high court has ordered the Bharuch superintendent of police to investigate and produce a 14-year-old girl before the court, who has allegedly eloped with a man. Ironically, the man was convicted two years ago on Pocso charges for eloping with another minor girl in 2016.

The high court has asked the government to file an application for bail cancellation of the convict because he has indulged in a similar offence after having come out on bail.

The case involved one Dilip Padhiyar (24) from Uchchhad village in Jambusar taluka of Bharuch district.

He was punished with 10 years in jail in December 2018 by a special court for kidnapping a 16-year-old girl in 2016. He was prosecuted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and for rape and kidnapping charges. He got away with a 10-year-imprisonment because the girl was over 16 years and she had not alleged rape. However, Dilip Padhiyar was held guilty of statutory rape, abduction as well as under provisions of Pocso Act.

Dinesh Padhiyar got regular bail from the high court pending his appeal challenging his conviction in January 2019. In November 2019, he eloped with another minor girl.

Her father approached the high court complaining that though an FIR was registered with Vedach police station, the police have not made any effort to trace his minor girl. It was also contended in the habeas corpus petition that Padhiyar is a habitual offender.

Petitioner's advocate Imtiyaz Kureshi said that looking at the past of Dinesh Padhiyar, the high court asked the state government to initiate proceedings for cancellation of his bail.

The bench headed by Justice Sonia Gokani instructed HC's registry to treat the bail cancellation application as an urgent matter.

The high court has ordered Bharuch SP to produce the girl before the court by July 20, and in case she cannot be traced by then, he will have to submit an action taken report.

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