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

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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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January 15,2020

New Delhi, Jan 15: The CBI has booked 17 individuals and companies, including three Mumbai-based senior Customs officials, for allegedly being part of a money laundering racket using over-invoiced import of diamonds worth more than Rs 156 crore, official said on Tuesday.

The case was referred to the CBI after a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence probe found alleged involvement of Customs officials in the conspiracy, they said.

The DRI probe had alleged that Hong Kong-based businessman Girish Kadel had imported rough diamonds from Switzerland to Hong Kong in the name of his four companies.

Kadel, who had business interests in India, had exported some of these diamonds to India through 14 consignments in the name of two companies Antique Exim Pvt Ltd and Tanman Jewels showing over-invoiced value of Rs 156.28 crore.

The DRI had found during revaluation that actual value of the consignment was Rs 1.03 crore instead of falsely declared value of Rs 156.28 crore, they said.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has alleged that Kadel used Import Export Codes (IECs) of Antique Exim Private Ltd and Tanman Jewels through his aide Atul Paldecha for siphoning off the money outside India through import of over-valued diamonds, the officials said.

Rough diamonds were imported at "highly exaggerated value" to siphon off excess foreign exchange overseas to cover the differential cost of other imports and park money abroad for unlawful activities.

It is alleged that the then Commissioner APSC Mumbai, Vinay Brij Singh, influenced subordinate officers to give favourable report, they said.

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June 5,2020

Jun 5: The fear of contracting COVID-19 infection allegedly forced a 65-year-old man to commit suicide in Maharashtra's Beed district, police said on Friday.

The incident occurred at Mangewadi in Patoda on Thursday, when a passerby found the body of Asaram Pote hanging from a tree in his farm, an official said.

The police were immediately alerted and Pote's body was brought down in the presence of his relatives and locals, he said.

A suicide note was found on the deceased's person, in which he said that he had taken the extreme step as he was scared of contracting COVID-19 infection and no one should be held responsible for his death, the official said.

A case of accidental death was registered in this regard and further probe was underway, he added.

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June 29,2020

Khammam, Jun 29: In an outrageous incident, some youths beat up a monkey and strung it up on a tree to death while also releasing dogs to attack it in Ammapalem village in Telangana's Khammam district.

A video of the heinous incident of animal cruelty has surfaced on social media, in which the monkey is seen hanging by a rope from a tree, desperately flailing its limbs while a couple of dogs attempt to pounce on and torment the hapless simian. After a while, several men are seen in the video approaching the animal with long sticks.

Forest officials have charged one villager Venkateshwar Rao under Wildlife Protection Act along with the other accused and arrested them. They were released on bail on Saturday and are set to be summoned for questioning by forest officials.

Rao had spotted the monkey, which had entered his residence apparently in search of food and beat it with a stick and hung it from a tree with the help of his friend.

In the video of the incident, Rao could also be seen instructing his pet dogs to bite the monkey, which was fighting for its life.

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