Life sentence confirmed for man killing friend filmy style

March 2, 2012

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Bangalore, March 2: Convict pushed victim off a cliff on the pretext of taking pictures with him

The High Court on Thursday confirmed the life sentence of a person who had killed his friend by pushing him off a cliff on the pretext of taking his pictures.

In an incident believed to be inspired by Kannada film ‘Amruthavarshini,’ the accused, Junaid, had murdered Ashwak Ahmed on the pretext of taking pictures with him.

Junaid, a resident of BTM Layout, was working as a cleaner with lorry driver and childhood friend, Ahmed. The latter was residing in Gurguntepalya along with his wife Firdous. Junaid was a regular visitor to Ahmed’s house. According to Firdous’ statement, Junaid had taken a liking for her.

Ahmed sacked Junaid after the police arrested him in a theft case and told him not to visit his house. After a few days, when the couple planned to visit Dodda Dargah near Shivanasamudra on June 30, 1999, Junaid came to their house and insisted on accompanying them to the Dargah to offer prayers. He said he wanted to turn over a new leaf.

According to Firdous, despite her objections, Ahmed decided to take Junaid along. After prayers at the Dargah, Junaid - on the pretext of getting himself photographed with Ahmed (Firdous was told to take the pictures) pushed him off the cliff, snatched the camera from Firdous and escaped.

Following a complaint, the Kollegal police produced the accused before the court, who was then serving his term in the Bangalore central prisons for another offence.

The Mysore Sessions Court, on March 23, 2007, sentenced him to life imprisonment. However, the accused appealed against the sentence before the High Court, pleading not guilty. In his submission, Junaid said the trial court had committed a grave error in holding him guilty of the offence.

He said all the witnesses were relatives of the deceased and that their version suffered from several infirmities. He sought that the order of the Mysore Sessions Court be set aside. State Public Prosecutor Chandramouli, in his submission, said, “Detailed narration by the wife of the deceased is sufficient to sentence him, as the accused tried to take shelter under the alibi that he was in prison (at the time of the crime), but was not able to prove it.”

The division bench comprising Justice K Bhaktavatsala and Justice H S Kempanna dismissed the appeal and confirmed the sentence.


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Kolkata, Jul 4: Two people were killed and around four injured when the bombs they were allegedly manufacturing went off inside a house in Murshidabad district, a senior police officer said on Saturday.

Their identities were yet to be established as the condition of those injured and undergoing treatment at a hospital was still "critical", he said.

The thatched roof of the house, where they were allegedly making bombs, also blew off in the explosion, which occurred at Suti town in Jangipur subdivision of the district around 9:00 pm on Friday, the officer said.

The house has been damaged completely, and its owner is on the run, he said.

As of now, the wife of the house owner is being questioned in connection with the incident, the officer added.

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March 12,2020

Mar 12: Three women were arrested for allegedly administrating fake coronavirus vaccines to villagers in Maharashtra's Jalna district, police said on Thursday.

The police on Wednesday arrested Beed residents Radha Ramnath Saamse, Seema Krishna Andhale and Sangeeta Rajendra Avhad, who allegedly posed as doctors and healthcare workers, an official said.

The trio met villagers of Pipalgoan in Ambad tehsil, informed them about a vaccine that could protect them from coronavirus and administered it to gullible locals, he said.

Some villagers informed Dr Mahadev Munde, a medical officer at a rural health centre, about this, after which a complaint was lodged, the official said.

Fake vaccines and bottles, which were seized from the accused, have been sent to the state health department, he said, adding that a case of cheating has been registered against the trio.

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May 22,2020

Warangal, May 22: In a shocking incident, bodies of nine migrant workers, including six of a family, were found in a well at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21.

"Till now, nine bodies have been found in a well near a gunny bag godown at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21 and the rest were found today. As six of the bodies belong to one family, it has led to suspicion," said Dr V Ravinder, Commissioner of Police, Warangal, while speaking to ANI over phone.

"The four bodies that were found yesterday have been identified as Md Maksood (50), his wife Nisha (45), daughter Busra (20) and grandson (3). The five bodies that have been found today have been identified as that of Shabad Alam, son of Maksood, Sohail Alam (Maksood's family member), Shakeel, a family friend of Maksood," he further said.

The bodies have been taken out from the well and sent to MGM Hospital for post mortem.
Minister Errabelli Dayakar, District Collector Harita, Mayor Prakash Rao have visited the spot along with the Warangal Commissioner.

Md Maksood had migrated from West Bengal to Warangal 20 years ago. Since last December, he and his family members have been working in a nearby gunny bag manufacturing unit godown at Gorrekunta. After the lockdown, the family shifted from Warangal and settled down in the factory godown.

According to police, on Thursday noon when the unit owner Santosh came to the godown as part of his daily routine he could not find any of the labourers. Later, he discovered four dead bodies floating in the well.

The Warangal police has registered a case under Section 174 CrPC. They said the exact reason for their deaths will be known only after the investigation.

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