Villagers lynch 6 on suspicion of child lifting in Jharkhand

May 19, 2017

Jamshedpur, May 19: Six persons were lynched by villagers in Seraikela-Kharswan district on the suspicion that they were child lifters, the police said.

Jharkhand

The incidents took place under Rajnagar police station area following which agitated locals also torched two police vehicles.

Three persons were lynched by the villagers who suspected them of being child lifters in Nagadih, within the limits of Bagbera police station, last night, Superintendent of Police (City) Prasant Anand said.

Two of the victims were identified as Uttam Kumar Verma, a resident of Jugsalai, and Ganesh Kumar Gupta of Bagbera, the SP (City) said, adding that the identity of another victim could not be established.

An old woman was also seriously injured in the incident and has been admitted to a hospital here, he said.

The official said when a police team reached the spot, agitated villagers started pelting stones at them, injuring some police personnel. Two vehicles were also damaged.

"A police picket has been posted at the spot to maintain law and order," Anand said.

Earlier in the day, two persons were beaten to death in Sosomoli village, while another was lynched in Shobhapur village by the locals, DIG (Kolhan region) Prabhat Kumar said.

Some of the villagers were identified and action would be taken after investigation, Kumar said, adding that senior officers have gone to the spot with reinforcement.

The incidents occurred a week after two persons were beaten to death and as many injured by a mob on suspicion that they were child lifters in Uranium township of Jadugora in East Singhbhum district.

Following the incident, the police had asked the villagers not to pay heed to rumours.

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Nagpur woman raped, rod inserted in her private parts

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January 28,2020

Nagpur, Jan 28: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts by a man in the Pardi area here, police said on Monday.

The gruesome incident took place on January 21 and the accused, Yogilal Rahangdale (52), was arrested from Gondia district, they said.

The accused was working as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the woman was employed as a labourer, the police said.

The woman, her brother, the accused and another girl lived in rented accommodations in Pardi.

Inspector Sunil Chavan of the Pardi police station said that the woman's brother and her female friend had gone to their village on January 21 for some work.

As the woman was alone at home, Rahangdale attempted to rape her in the night. When she resisted, he stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth, he said.

When she fell unconscious, the accused raped her and inserted an iron rod in her private parts, Chavan said, quoting from the complaint filed by the victim.

She narrated the incident to her brother on January 24 and they subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.

An offence was registered against the accused at the Pardi police station.

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Scolded by mom for buying samosa without permission, Class 7 boy commits suicide

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July 21,2020

Nagpur, July 21: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy allegedly killed self in Maharashtra's Nagpur city after being reprimanded by his mother for buying a samosa, police said on Tuesday.

Veeru Natthu Sahu was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in Ganga Nagar in Gittikhadan area on Sunday night, an official said.

The deceased boy's family was struggling to make ends meet after their small business was hit because of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he said.

The Class 7 student had taken Rs 10 from home without asking his mother and bought a samosa, which was then eaten by his elder brother, the official said.

The boy's mother scolded him for taking money without her permission and asked him to get the snack for himself, following which the distraught minor allegedly went into the kitchen and hanged himself using a saree, he said.

The Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death in this regard, the official added.

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