8-day-old baby dies at Bihar hospital due to 'rat bite'

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October 30, 2018

Darbhanga, Oct 30: A eight-day-old newborn died allegedly due to rat bite in the neo-natal intensive care unit of a government hospital in Bihar's Darbhanga district on Tuesday.

The incident came to light in the morning when the mother went to breastfeed the newborn at the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) -- 145 km northeast of Patna.

The parents hailed from Najra village in Madhubani district. They alleged that the death happened due to rat bite, saying that blood was oozing out from the injury marks and scars found on the baby boy's toes and fingers.

The claim was, however, dismissed by the hospital, which said the baby died at around 4:30 am due to "serious heart ailment".

Om Prakash, the incharge of the hospital's paediatric department, said the infant was admitted to the hospital's paediatric ward eight days back due to a breathing problem arising out of heart-related complications at birth.

Prakash admitted that rodents have created a menace in the hospital, but dismissed the parents' claim that the child died due to rat bite.

"It has become difficult for us to control the rats' menace at the hospital despite our attempts to get rid of them," he added.

Parents and other relatives protested in front of Deputy Development Commissioner Kari Prasad Mahto's residence.

District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Prasad Singh has constituted a three-member committee -- comprising deputy development commissioner, sub-divisional officer and sub-divisional police officer -- to probe the incident and submit a report at the earliest.

The DM said stern action would be taken against the erring persons.

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Cops booked for custodial death in Bengaluru Rural

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April 12,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 12: Two police officials have been booked for murder in connection with the alleged custodial death of a theft accused in Bengaluru rural district, police said on Saturday.

A case of murder has been registered against inspector Raghu and sub-inspector Rakesh C for the alleged custodial death of Munikulla on Friday afternoon, Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru rural district, Ravi D Channannavar told reporters.

"Yes. A case has been registered and transferred to CID," he said.

Munikulla, a resident of Nadavatti village, was picked up by the police on April 7, his wife Dhanalakshmi told the media on Saturday.

"Policemen took my husband with them. They beat him up and killed him," she said.

Alleging that Munikulla was a victim of police high- handedness, Hoskote MLA Sharath Bachegowda said he had lodged a complaint with the state DGP Praveen Sood demanding a CID inquiry into the case.

An FIR was registered against Munikulla on Friday evening based on a complaint by the cashier of the liquor store, who had claimed that the CCTV footage showed victim's involvement.

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Shocker From Kerala:Woman Gangraped In Front Of Child; Husband And Four Friends Arrested

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June 5,2020

Jun 5: A young woman was forced to drink liquor allegedly by her husband after which he along with four friends assaulted, burnt her with cigarette butts and raped her in front of her five year-old son, police said on Friday.

All the five, who were taken into custody earlier, have been arrested. The shocking incident occurred in the state capital last night.

The incident came to light after the 25-year-old woman, approached police and complained against her husband and his four friends.

A case has been registered against the five accused for kidnapping, assaulting and gangrape.

Since the incident took place in front of the child, a case under Protection of children from sexual offices Act has also been charged against the accused.

Meanwhile, State health and family welfare minister K K Shailaja asked the state police chief to take stringentction against the culprits as "such cruelty happened in front of her child."

The Kerala State Women's Commission on its own registered a case and sought report from the Thiruvananthapuram Rural SP.

She managed to escape from there and pleaded for help from a young man, who saw in heran inebriatedstate, and took her to her house and informed police.

The man later told some television channels that she was crying, had injuries on her face and pleaded for help.

Police have recorded the statement of the woman, who was admitted to a government hospital here and later discharged.

She had also stated that the men had tortured her using cigarette butts.

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