Autorickshaw driver beats up woman, friend in Bangalore

December 5, 2011

Bangalore, December 5: A young woman and her friend headed for shopping on the latter's two-wheeler were assaulted by an autorickshaw driver after they asked him to remove his vehicle which was blocking their path on KH (Double) Road on Sunday afternoon.

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Shreya Verma, a private company employee and resident of Old Madras Road, and her friend, Gaurav Sharma, also a private company employee and resident of Banashankari, were on their way towards Garuda Mall. The duo had plans to shop for the wedding of Shreya's cousin when their two-wheeler ran into the autorickshaw. The autorickshaw driver, R Ramesh, also stood in their path. Gaurav asked Ramesh to make away but the latter replied with a punch on Gaurav's face. Shreya immediately went to her friend's rescue only to be slapped and abused by Ramesh.

Ramesh continued to rain blows on Gaurav. Shreya saw two policemen approaching, ran up to them and asked for help. The constables, attached to the Wilson Garden police station, wasted no time and rushed to Gaurav's help. "Immediately, we took the erring driver into our custody and filed a case on him," Anil Kumar, inspector, Wilson Garden told TOI. "I was riding to the extreme left and requested Ramesh to give way. Instead, he abused and attacked me," Gaurav told TOI.

Shreya decided to intervene thinking that the arrogant driver may come to his senses while dealing with a woman. "But I was wrong. He not only attacked me, but also used filthy language. That's when I decided to teach him a lesson," Shreya said.

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Case booked against man for spitting in public

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April 11,2020

Hyderabad, Apr 11: With the Telangana government banning spitting in public places in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, a police case has been registered here against a man for violating the rule.

During vehicle-checking on Friday, police found the man spitting on the road here and registered a case against him for disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant, police said.

Spitting in public places and institutions has been banned in the state in view of the pandemic with the government saying such acts pose a serious threat of leading to spread of infections.

"In the interest of public health and safety, the spitting of paan/any chewable tobacco or non-tobacco product, sputum in public places & institutions is hereby BANNED with immediate effect," a gvernment notification said.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the importance of hygiene and cleanliness in both personal as well as public spheres, the April 6 notification issued by the Health, Medical and Family Welfare department said.

"It is of utmost need to impose restrictions on unhealthy practices that may potentially lead to spread of such viruses and other infections," it said.

The habit of public spitting poses a serious threat of leading to spread of such infections, the notification added.

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Gas leak at pharma plant in Vizag, two dead

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June 30,2020

Visakhapatnam, Jun 30: Two people were killed and four others were taken ill after benzene gas leaked at a pharmaceutical company at Parawada near here early on Tuesday morning, official sources said.

The situation was now under control as the leak was restricted to one unit in the Sainor Life Sciences company, the sources said.

The two killed were senior employees of the company, they said.

The injured persons have been admitted to a hospital in Gajuwaka, with one of them being put on ventilator support, the sources added.

District Collector V Vinay Chand and Police Commissioner R K Meena visited the company to take stock of the situation.

The cause of the leak that took place in a reactor unit at the plant is yet to be established.

The incident comes nearly two months after 11 people were killed and over 1000 taken ill after gas leak at a chemical plant here.

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