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5 killed as mud collapses into well

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April 20, 2019

TiruvannamalaI, Apr 20: Five people were killed and one person was serious injured when a rope gave way while they were digging a well in Alathur village near Chengam on Friday.

The victims were identified as Velu, 38, of Alliandhal village, Thanikachalam, 50, Ravichandran, 49, Jayamurugan, 25, and Pichandi, 51, all from Thamaraipakkam. Manickam, 52, of Periakilambakkam was badly injured in the accident and was rushed to the Tiruvannamalai Government Hospital.

His condition was said to be critical, according to the doctors at GH.

Police sources said the workers were engaged in removing mud and sludge from the dug-up portion of the well inside a school compound.

While two men went inside the dug-up portion to clear the remaining mud to fix the explosive material, the other four were removing mud and other materials from the other portion of the well by using ‘rope ladder’.

After checking the dug-up portion, the two men urged the others to move to the floor area and when the men tried to climb up the rope, it gave way not being able to withstand their weight.

The three men fell on the other two inside the well along with all the material, killing them instantly. On information, the police removed the bodies to the Government Hospital in Tiruvannamalai.

Protest held

Further investigations are on. On hearing the news, relatives of those killed staged a demonstration on the Kancheepuram-Tiruvannamalai road seeking penal action against school authorities and suitable compensation. Superintendent of Police M.R. Sibi Chakravarthy along with other senior police officials rushed to the spot and pacified the protesters.

Traffic was affected on the main road for sometime, police said.

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June 7,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 7: A 27-year-old man was allegedly killed using deadly weapons by unidentified people here, police said.

The incident took place at deceased, Arvind's rented house in LBS Nagar inside HAL police station limits.

According to police, Arvind is an accused in a criminal case and recently walked out of jail on bail. 

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News Network
May 11,2020

May 11: Two youths allegedly gang-raped a teen and then hacked to death her 11-year old brother, who had seen their act, in a bid to hide their crime, at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, about 300 kilometres from here.

Police sources said that two youths, resident of the same village, barged into the house of the teen, when she was alone, and allegedly gang-raped her.

The victim's minor brother suddenly came into the house and protested after he witnessed his sister being sexually assaulted, sources said. The youths allegedly strangled the minor with a towel.

The alleged culprits, who hailed from influential families, 'forced' the victim's parents to bury their son and warned them against approaching the cops.

The parents, however, gathered courage and met senior police officials in Etah on Sunday after a case was registered in this regard. Police said that the body of the minor would be exhumed and a postmortem examination would be conducted.

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Agencies
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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