'Mentally ill' woman pushes dumb daughter to death from 3rd floor

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August 28, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 28: A nine-year-old girl, said to be speech impaired, was killed by her mentally unsound mother who pushed her twice from the third floor of their rented house at Jaraganahalli near JP Nagar on Sunday afternoon.

The victim is identified as Sherya. Police said that the mother, Swathi, is a native of West Bengal. She is said to be mentally ill.

The incident took place at around 3.30 pm. Swathi and her husband Sarkar were staying on the third floor of the residential building, along with their only daughter Shreya. Sarkar works in a private firm and Swathi used to work as a school teacher. She was staying at home for the last two years after quitting the job.

According to police, Swathi came out of the house and pushed her daughter from the third floor. She came down to see whether her daughter was alive or not.

The woman found that Shreya was alive and had suffered injuries. Again, Swathi took Sherya to the third floor and pushed her down. The girl died on the spot. Local residents caught Swathi and tied her to an electricity pole, before informing the police.

Initial investigation revealed that Shreya was a dumb girl and Swathi was mentally ill. Swathi's husband was not present at home when the incident occurred. The Puttenahalli police have arrested Swathi and registered a complaint against her.

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Dog with its mouth sealed by tape for 2 weeks rescued in Kerala

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June 11,2020

Thrissur, Jun 11: Volunteers of People for Animal Welfare Services rescued a dog that had its mouth sealed with insulation tape around it for two weeks in Ollur of Thrissur district.

The dog has now been shifted to an animal shelter home.

Recently two elephants died in Kerala. One pregnant elephant died after consuming crackers wrapped in some fruits in Palakkad.

Another elephant died in Malappuram after it was found seriously injured in North Nilambur forest range of the district.

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Massive fire engulfs Delhi slum, 250 shanties gutted

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May 26,2020

New Delhi, May 26: A massive fire broke out on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday in the slums of the Tughlaqabad area in south east Delhi in which over 250 shanties were gutted, however, no one was injured, fire officials said.

Atul Garg, Chief Fire Officer, told IANS, "We came to know about the fire in the slums around 12.15 a.m. following which 28 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. And the fire was brought under control by 4 a.m."

He said, the Tughalaqbad slums have over 500 shanties, out of which over 250 have been destroyed in the fire.

He said, it took time for the fire tenders to reach the spot as it was on the hills, but the fire was doused within four hours and by 8 a.m. cooling off procedure has also been completed.

When asked if there is any casualty in the incident, he said, "No injury or casualty has been reported."

He also said that as of now the actual reason for the fire is not known. "But we are trying to find out the reason of the fire," Garg added.

South East Deputy Commissioner of Police R.P. Meena said, "In the night it seemed that almost 500 shanties were gutted. However, in the morning it became clear that only 250 shanties have been gutted in fire."

He said, the South East district police after receiving the call also rushed the ambulances and the local police team in the area for rescue operation. Meena further said that very few people were residing in the shanties, and the people came out of their shanties after the fire broke out in one of them.

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