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Woman 'raped' at gunpoint by constable

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February 26, 2012

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Malda, February 26: A 37-year-old woman of Malda was allegedly raped at gunpoint by her neighour, a police constable, in October last year. Despite repeated appeals, the police reportedly took no action against the accused. The victim was forced to approach the court which directed police to initiate a case. But the cops chose to violate the court order as well, alleged the victim.



Such an allegation against a policeman has rocked the district administration today. Worse, police were accused of violating court directive on this issue.



The woman has been running from pillar to post for over three months hoping that someday she would get justice. With a series of rape cases being reported of late, the woman mustered courage to go public with her ordeal on Saturday.



The victim, a resident of a locality near English Bazaar police station, Malda, mentioned in her complaint that she was raped by her neighbour Krishna Kamal Das. Das is a police constable posted at Simlipal police station in Bankura. According to the complaint, on October 23, 2011, the victim was alone in her house while her husband, a BSNL employee, had gone for work. In the afternoon, Das, who was on leave, reportedly entered and raped her at gunpoint.



"He even threatened me with dire consequences if I informed about the incident to anyone," said the victim. When the couple reported the incident to their neighbours, they did not get any help. On November 16, hence, the woman filed a complaint at English Bazaar police station through registered post. But, the police did not take any action.



Narrating her ordeal, she said, "I even met the SP. But instead of helping me, he humiliated me and threatened to make my case public." With no assistance from the cops, she finally appealed to court on December 3 last year to get justice.



The victim's lawyer, Humayun Mia said, "We filed a case under 156 (3) CrPC at the to the court of Malda district CJM court. Considering the allegation and the papers we had submitted, the judge directed the police station to start a case in this regard (Memo No 947 dt 08.12.2011). But still the accused policeman was not arrested." The victim said that she would approach the chief minister if she failed to get justice.



Denying the allegations of police inaction, SP Jayanta Pal said that a case was started on this issue, following the court order.


Narayan Chandra Das, father of the accused, and a retired home guard said, "The allegation was totally false. We had a good relation with the lady's family. But now we don't have any contact with them. Now the woman is trying to blackmail us with this false allegation."



On Friday, a woman had made similar allegations against a forest official and had accused the police of sitting on her complaint despite court order.



It may be recalled that similar allegation against a Forest Official yesterday had embarrassed the district administration where the rape victim accused police of sitting idle on the allegation and not arresting the accused despite court order.



37, Rina Kansabanik (original name), a housewife of Chandan Park under English Bazaar Police Station, alleged that one Krishna Kamal Das, her neighbor raped her. Das is a police constable posted at Simlipal Police Station in Bankura. Rina in her complaint claimed that she was raped on 23rd October 2011. On that she was alone at her house at noon as her husband Bapi, a casual worker at BSNL office, was away at his working place. It is alleged that Das, being at home on the leave entered her room and forced her at the gunpoint. "He even threatened me with a dire consequence if I informed of this anyone", Rina said. The couple did not get any justice from their neighbours when they reported of the incident.



On 16th November she filed a complaint to English Bazaar Police Station through registered post. However, police did not take any action. Rina said today, "I even met the Police Super but instead of helping me he also threatened me of my humiliation in case of publicizing this event." Finally, she appealed to court on 3rd December last year for justice.


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News Network
July 16,2020

Surat, Jul 16: Woman police constable Sunita Yadav, who had a confrontation with a minister's son over lockdown violation which led to his arrest here in Gujarat, claimed she has resigned from service. However, a senior police official has denied it.

Prakash Kanani, the son of Gujarat Minister of State for Health Kumar Kanani, and his two friends were arrested on Sunday for allegedly violating the lockdown and night curfew orders in Surat, a COVID-19 hotspot, a senior police official earlier said.

Yadav, who is being hailed on social media for taking action against the minister's son, told news channels on Wednesday that she had put in her papers.

"I have resigned because I did not receive support from my superior officers. I was only doing my duty as a constable. It's the fault of our system that these people (like the minister's son) think they are VVIPs (very very important persons)," she said.

However, a senior police official here denied that she has resigned.

"She has not given her resignation. The inquiry is still on and technically she cannot resign at this juncture," Surat Police Commissioner R B Brahmbhatt said.

Yadav's action had led to the registration of an FIR and arrest of Prakash Kanani and two of his friends for alleged violation of lockdown and curfew norms in Surat city.

The arrests came after a video of a heated exchange between them and Yadav, who pulled up the trio for violation of curfew, surfaced on social media. The trio was later released on bail.

Since the incident, Yadav is being hailed on social media.

While some social media users called her "Lady Singham" (referring to the tough cop in the Hindi film "Singham"), some suggested she contest the 2022 state Assembly polls against Kumar Kanani, who represents Varachha constituency in Surat district.

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May 9,2020

Shillong, May 9: The poisonous mushrooms that killed six people at a remote village in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district have been identified as Amanita phalloides, commonly known as the 'Death Cap', a senior official said on Saturday.

Six people, including a 14-year-old girl, of Lamin village along the India-Bangladesh border in Amlarem civil sub-division died after consuming wild mushrooms they collected from a nearby forest late last month.

The wild mushroom has been identified as Amanita phalloides and is hepatotoxic as it directly affects the liver, state Director of Health Services (MI) Dr Aman War told PTI.

He said it has been established after an investigation that the cause of the deaths was the poisonous mushrooms.

At least 18 persons from three families were taken ill after consuming the mushrooms.

The symptoms after consuming the poisonous fungus include vomiting, headache and unconsciousness, the senior doctor said.

Most of those taken ill, including a pregnant woman, have already recovered and gone home. Therefore, people can survive as it depends on the amount of poison that you have consumed. Only one person was unaffected, maybe he did not consume much, he said.

Three people are still undergoing treatment and are recovering. Two of them are at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) and one in Woodland Hospital, Dr War said.

He said the health department can only appeal to the people, especially those in the rural areas, to refrain from eating wild mushrooms, while the horticulture department should take measures to create awareness.

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July 28,2020

Noida, Jul 28: A doctor admitted at a private hospital in Noida has been accused of sexually harassing a patient in his isolation ward, where both were undergoing treatment for COVID-19, the police said.

The 20-year-old woman, in her complaint to the police, alleged that the incident took place on Monday and based on that a case was filed at the local expressway police station, they said.

A senior police official said an investigation is underway and there might be lapses on part of the hospital which allegedly admitted a man and a woman in the same isolation ward, in violation of the norms.

The woman and the doctor had tested positive for coronavirus last week, according to officials.

"The woman was in the isolation ward of the private hospital. There was a man, a medical practitioner, who too was infected with coronavirus and was sharing the ward with her," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Ranvijay Singh said.

He said the woman alleged molestation and upon being informed, the police immediately lodged a case and initiated a probe into the matter.

"There appears to be some irresponsibility on part of the hospital too. We are communication with the medical departments to check whether the patients were being kept in accordance with the guidelines," Mr Singh said.

He said the accused is still in isolation but the police will reach out for his statement following due protocols of COVID-19.

"All necessary action will be taken as per the truth that will emerge after a thorough investigation," Mr Singh said.

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