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Shocking: Woman police officer burnt alive by traffic cop

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June 15, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 15: A woman civil police officer died after she was allegedly set ablaze on fire by a traffic police personnel in Kerala on Saturday, police said. The accused attacked the victim near her home at Mavelikkara in Alappuzha district. She died on the spot.

According to police, the accused allegedly poured petrol over the policewoman and set her ablaze this afternoon when she was on her way back home after work.

The victim was identified as Soumya Pushkaran,34, was posted at the Vallikkunnam station near Mavelikkara as CPO. The accused has been identified as Ajaz, who is also a civil police officer from Aluva traffic police. He hit the policewoman’s scooter by a car, following which she was knocked off from her two-wheeler.

According to local daily report, when the victim tried to run, the accused hacked her with a knife and poured petrol over her before setting her ablaze. In the attack, Soumya suffered severe injuries on her neck.

The accused also suffered burn injuries and was taken into custody, a police official told news agency.

He has been admitted to the Alappuzha Medical College Hospital. and is in the ICU.

The deceased was a mother of three children. The reason for the attack is yet to be ascertained, police said.

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Sunday, 16 Jun 2019

If confirmed, don't feed him with free food, but kill him publicly

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May 5,2020

Bengaluru, May 5: The Karnataka government is planning to maintain a Health database of its citizens in the backdrop of experience gained from the COVID-19 pandemic, Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said on Tuesday.

In a statement issued here, he said a “Health Register” will be maintained to keep track of all health issues of the people and the project will be implemented first in Chikkaballapur district on an experimental basis.

“COVID-19 has provided enough experience for all of us and therefore, there is a need to maintain health data of each person. The government will be undertaking a survey using a team of Primary Health Centre officials, Revenue officials, Education department staff and Asha Workers,” the Minister said in a release here.

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April 24,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 24:  Stricter measures have been enforced in more places in this district, as part of intensifying efforts aimed at containing the spread of Covid19.

According to District Collector Dr Sajith Babu, the new norms of intensified lockdown would be enforced in Kumbala, Mogral-Puthur, Chemmanad, Madhur, Muliyar and Kumbala grama panchayats, being identified as new hotspots in the district.

Earlier, door-to-door police patrolling at regular intervals have been implemented in Thalankeri, Choori, Kalanad and Nellikkunnu, where more positive cases of Covid-19 has been reported.

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April 9,2020

Kasaragod, April 9: After Supreme Court intervened and settled the Border issue with Karnataka authorities who had consented to allow the critically-ill patients from in and around Kasaragod and nearby areas to cross over to nearby Mangalore for getting urgent and critical care treatment, the Karnataka authorities is alleged to continue to be hostile either by blocking way ahead or turning a deaf ear to the patients reaching there.

It was on Wednesday onwards that the check post at Thalapadi near here on the Kozhikode-Mangalore National Highway was opened for the critically-ill patients to cross over to Mangalore hospitals for medical treatment.

However, reports reaching here said two out of the three critically-ill patients, who made it to Mangalore were allegedly ill-treated or given no treatment forcing them to return back to Kerala.

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