Aspiring constable dies during physical test

June 24, 2014

Bangalore, Jun 24: A 21-year-old aspiring police constable died while participating in a 1,600-metre run during a recruitment drive here on Monday morning. He is suspected to have suffered a heart attack

Chandrashekar Anandappa, a resident of Attibele and B.Com final student, was among the 140 short-listed applicants participating in physical tests for recruitment of constables by Bangalore Rural police

Physical test

Grandson of an Army subedar, Chandrashekar dreamt of joining a uniformed force. He believed he was on the cusp of realizing his dream as he had been shortlisted from among the 280 candidates who had turned up at the venue in the morning. In all, 500 youths had applied for 160 posts.

The run, at the KSRP grounds, was the first of the endurance tests for the day. Expected to cover 1,600 metres in 6 minutes and 30 seconds, Chandrashekar collapsed after running about 1,200 metres. "Chandrashekar had finished three laps and was doing the final lap. Third in the batch, he suddenly collapsed holding his chest," other participants said.

"The organizers rushed to Chandrashekar's help. The candidate rose, wearily walked out of the track, and complained of chest pain. Dr Jagadish, who was present on the ground on our requisition, administered him first aid and put him on ventilator in an ambulance stationed at the spot," Ramamurthy, a retired KSRP assistant sub-inspector monitoring the test.

On Dr Jagadish's advice, Chandrashekar was taken to St John's Hospital, 1.5 km away.

"When the ambulance entered the hospital gate, Chandrashekar twice had spasms and became unconscious," Ramamurthy, who was in the vehicle, said. A little later, doctors declared him dead.

Chandrashekar was a student with Swami Vivekananda College, Chandapura, Hosur Road. He is survived by his elder brother KA Ravindra, an employee of a private company, and parents Anandappa and Yashodamma. Anandappa does odd jobs, while Yashodamma is a homemaker.

Anandappa told he received a call around noon asking him to rush to St John's immediately. The caller told him that Chandrashekar is unwell. "I called my elder son, and we both arrived here to see him dead," the father said.

Ravindra said Chandrashekar drew inspiration from his grandfather Chandappa, who was a subedar in the Army. He followed a rigorous fitness regimen. "He would jog two hours a day and was very healthy. I don't know why God cheated us in this way."

Anandappa said Chandrashekar was healthy and had no disorder.

Quoting doctors, senior police officers said Chandrashekar is suspected to have died of cardiac arrest. An autopsy slated for Tuesday will reveal the exact cause.

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June 8,2020

New Delhi, Jun 8: A 10-month-old girl allegedly lost her life in an accident in West Delhi's Tilak Nagar area, the police said on Sunday.

"The incident took place when the baby was in the compound of the parking area at the ground floor of her residence and the driver of Mercedes Benz was reversing the car," a police official said.

The deceased was identified as Radhika, whose father Rakesh used to work as the security guard in the said residence.

The unfortunate incident occurred at around 3.30 p.m. in the afternoon following which the baby was rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital where she was declared brought dead.

The owner of the said Mercedes Benz SUV is identified as Jassbir Singh who is into elevator business. At the time of the incident, his driver Akhilesh was driving the said vehicle.

"The offending vehicle has also been taken into possession and the FSL team is being summoned for inspection. Investigation in this matter is underway," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) West Delhi.

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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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July 2,2020

Tuticorin, Jul 2: The Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CBCID) of Tamil Nadu police have arrested five policemen working in Sathankulam police station in Tuticorin district for the murder of P. Jeyaraj and his son J. Bennicks, officials said.

The CBCID also altered the first information report (FIR) registered on the death of Jeyaraj and Bennicks as a murder case from the earlier charge of suspicious death.

The five arrested policemen are: Inspector Sridhar, Sub-Inspectors Balakrishnan and Raghu Ganesh, Head Constable Murugan and Constable Muthuraj.

Ganesh was remanded to custody till July 16 on late Wednesday.

According to Inspector General CBCID Shankar, 12 teams have been formed to carry out the probe into the custodial death of father and son Jeyaraj and Bennicks.

Jeyaraj and Bennicks had been booked for not closing their mobile shop in time on June 19 by the Sathankulam police. They were sent to judicial custody and lodged in Kovilpatti jail on June 21.

Jeyaraj died on June 22 night and Bennicks on June 23 morning in judicial custody, allegedly due to the police torture.

The Madras High Court Bench in Madurai which took up the case suo moto had said there was prima facie evidence to register a murder case against the Sathankulam police officials.

The Kovilpatti Judicial Magistrate M.S. Bharathidasan who was asked to inquire into the case of brutal torture of AJeyaraj and his son Bennicks by the Sathankulam police on June 19 and their subsequent deaths had submitted is report to the High Court.

A woman police constable Revathy, at the Sathankulam police station, in her deposition before Bharathidasan had said that Jeyaraj and Bennicks were beaten with batons throughout the June 19 night.

According to Bharathidasan's report, Revathy also said the victims' blood stains were on the batons of the station police officials and on tables.

She said the batons and the tables should be secured so that the evidence is not lost, the report stated.

Expressing fear that she may be targeted later, Revathy was initially reluctant to sign a printout of her statement but later on being assured of her safety she signed the document.

The court also transferred the probe into the deaths of Jeyaraj and Bennicks to the Crime Branch Crime Investigation Department (CBCID) to gather and protect the evidence till the case is handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The High Court has initiated criminal contempt cases against three police officials - Additional Superintendent of Police Kumar, Deputy Superintendent of Police Prathapan and constable Maharajan - for their behaviour at the Sathankulam police station in front of Magistrate Bharathidasan.

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