Couple allege torture, abuse by gang of 11

December 27, 2011

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Bangalore, December 27: A young couple faced a harrowing time for over two hours on Sunday night as an 11-member gang ‘tortured and abused’ them inside a cemetery on Berlie Street in the Ashok Nagar police station limits.

The police managed to arrest some members of the gang and register a case of ‘dacoity’, but the investigation into the incident is still on.

The victim, a BCom student and a resident of Oleff Street, and her friend paid a big price for taking a short cut to reach Wilson Garden.

Residents here use the small stretch (18 feet road) that passes through the cemetery near Berlie Street, Langford Town, Ashok Nagar which connects to Vinaya Nagar, behind BMTC depot in Wilson Garden. Berlie Street falls under Ashok Nagar limits, while Vinaya Nagar is under the jurisdiction of the Wilson Garden police.

Sources said, from 7.40 pm to nearly 9.50 pm, a gang led by Anthony Raj and his associates virtually played havoc with the victims’ life.

She was going on a bike with her friend Yash Raj. An eye witness, who helped the

victims, narrated the horrifying incident to Deccan Herald: “The two were waylaid by four members –– Anthony Raj and three others.

They forced the boy to get down from the bike, snatched the keys, mobile phone and a music player. They tied the boy’s hands with the wire of a cellphone charger and rained blows on him.

The gang demanded Rs 10,000 and took away the girl’s gold ornaments and cell phone. They misbehaved with the couple and even called their friends –– David, Stephen, Nagaraj, Ramesh and others –– to join them.”

The boy’s screams for help went unheard in the dark, deserted lane, till a passerby noticed what was happening and roped in a few others and rushed to the rescue of the couple. The gang immediately fled the spot.

Jurisdictional problem

The shocked boy rushed to the Wilson Garden police station and narrated the incident to the duty officers.

The police acted swiftly and arrested Anthony Raj based on the description provided. A few others were picked up in the next few hours.

The age-old jurisdictional problems continue to haunt police stations.

Vagabonds, drug addicts, gamblers use the cemetery ‘thoroughfare’ as their den and consider it a safe zone for their illegal activities.

For a few years, police had closed the stretch but due to change of guard at both the police stations and lack of communication among officers, the gates were thrown open.

Residents of Berlie Street fume at the locality police for their insensitive attitude and lack of police patrolling.

“Most of the policemen are seen on Brigade Road, in and around malls, wine shops, bar and restaurants, discotheques and pubs. They forget that residents too live in the central parts of Bangalore. They should identify sensitive areas and deploy tight security,” a resident said.

As of now, a dacoity case has been registered since the girl is yet to come out of her traumatic experience.

The police are waiting for the girl to register a complaint, so that the accused can be dealt with under far more stringent provisions of criminal law.

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February 16,2020

Five Bajrang Dal activists have been arrested for allegedly indulging in vandalism in the city on Valentines Day, police said.

They said about 10 to 15 activists on two wheelers vandalised a shop in Kattupalli area in Hyderabad on February 14.

They held aloft flags and raised slogans against celebration of Valentines Day and "created havoc" at different malls, a police press release said.

On receiving information, police rushed to a mall, but the Bajrang Dal activists escaped from the spot.

Five of them were later identified with the help of CCTV footage and arrested, police said.

The others too have been identified and efforts were on to nab them, police said.

Two cases have been registered against them under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code on a complaint from shop owners, the release said.

 

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July 7,2020

Meerut: The licence of a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut has been suspended after a video showing its staff member providing fake Covid-19 report had gone viral.

"A video had gone viral in Meerut. We have registered a case in this regard. We have suspended the licence of the nursing home. Today, we have sealed it also. Strict action will be taken against anybody who will do something like this in this time of crisis,” said Anil Dhingra, District Magistrate, Meerut.

In the video, the person can be heard saying that they provide Covid-19 negative report for Rs 2,500, Dhingra stated.

Meerut CMO Rajkumar said, “In the video, a man from the hospital can be heard saying that he can arrange COVID-19 negative report and the person can get operation or other things done. We have identified the man. We have suspended the licence of the hospital and an FIR has been registered.”

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April 11,2020

Hyderabad, Apr 11: With the Telangana government banning spitting in public places in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, a police case has been registered here against a man for violating the rule.

During vehicle-checking on Friday, police found the man spitting on the road here and registered a case against him for disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant, police said.

Spitting in public places and institutions has been banned in the state in view of the pandemic with the government saying such acts pose a serious threat of leading to spread of infections.

"In the interest of public health and safety, the spitting of paan/any chewable tobacco or non-tobacco product, sputum in public places & institutions is hereby BANNED with immediate effect," a gvernment notification said.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the importance of hygiene and cleanliness in both personal as well as public spheres, the April 6 notification issued by the Health, Medical and Family Welfare department said.

"It is of utmost need to impose restrictions on unhealthy practices that may potentially lead to spread of such viruses and other infections," it said.

The habit of public spitting poses a serious threat of leading to spread of such infections, the notification added.

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