Teen killed in scuffle after dad falls on her with knife

March 1, 2017

Mumbai, Mar 1: A petty quarrel between neighbours ended in a tragedy at Motilal Nagar slums in Goregaon (west) on Monday night as a 17-year-old college girl was killed after her father fell on her during the scuffle and the kitchen knife he was holding pierced her chest.

killedGoregaon police said Meghna Agavane's father Rajesh (41), a driver, lost his balance and fell on her when their neighbours pushed them. Police have arrested six members of their neighbour's family— Subhash Goderao (48), his wife Manda (42), their two daughters and two nieces.

According to police, the problem started on Monday morning when Meghna was washing clothes outside her home. As the lane is very narrow, the soap water splashed on the Goderaos, leading to a quarrel. The matter reached the local police and a non-cognizable offence was registered against four women from both families. They were let off with a warning.

"When Meghna's sister Puja (22) returned home from work around 8pm and learnt about the quarrel, she went to the Goderaos' home to enquire about the incident. However, it snowballed into a scuffle. Hearing the commotion, Rajesh, who was cutting vegetables at home, rushed out holding a kitchen knife in hand. Rajesh lost his balance when the Goderaos pushed him and fell on his daughters with the knife in his hand. The knife pierced Meghna's chest," Deputy commissioner of police (zone XI) Vikram Deshmane said. She was rushed to Siddharth Hospital where she was declared dead before admission.

In her complaint to police and while speaking TOI, Puja said, "I took my sister to the neighbour's home to ask them about the reason for the morning fight. However, they again fought with us. The five women from the Goderao family assaulted my sister and it caused her death."

Police have booked the girl's father under IPC section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), but have not arrested him. The six members of the Goderao family have been booked under IPC sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly guilty of offence) and 323 (hurt).

"We are collecting statements from people who were present there to verify the claim of the victim's father," a police officer said.

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January 2,2020

New Delhi, Jan 2: A 20-year-old man set his motorcycle on fire after he was challaned by the traffic police in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area on Wednesday, police said.

Vikas, a resident of Sangam Vihar, was challaned by the traffic police for riding the motorcycle without helmet, a senior police official said.

The traffic police challaned him and impounded the motorcycle, following which Vikas set the bike on fire, the officer said.

A case has been registered and the accused arrested, the officer added.

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March 24,2020

Kochi, Mar 24: A 54-year-old domestic passenger was arrested at the airport here for allegedly refusing to follow instructions given by doctorsfor prevention of the spread of novel coronavirus, police said here on Tuesday.

Lami Arackal from Ernakulam, who landed from Chennai at the Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery on Monday night, was arrested based on a complaint from health officials, they said.

He was, however, later released on bail.

Arackal allegedly refused to wear mask and follow other instructions to be observed by the passengers coming from other states as part of the measures to check COVID-19 spread.

He also allegedly misbehaved with the medical officers, police said.

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July 4,2020

Kolkata, Jul 4: Two people were killed and around four injured when the bombs they were allegedly manufacturing went off inside a house in Murshidabad district, a senior police officer said on Saturday.

Their identities were yet to be established as the condition of those injured and undergoing treatment at a hospital was still "critical", he said.

The thatched roof of the house, where they were allegedly making bombs, also blew off in the explosion, which occurred at Suti town in Jangipur subdivision of the district around 9:00 pm on Friday, the officer said.

The house has been damaged completely, and its owner is on the run, he said.

As of now, the wife of the house owner is being questioned in connection with the incident, the officer added.

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