Girl loses hand in joy ride near school, Madras HC orders curbs

March 6, 2012
Chennai, March 6: Expressing concern over the safety of children in schools, the Madras high court has asked the state government to ban the sale of unhygienic eatables and operation of amusement devices , such as merry-goround , near schools.

Justice K N Basha, passing orders on a writ petition filed on behalf of a class V girl who lost her right hand during a joy ride in a merrygo-round during lunch recess , said: "Students arethe national assets and they are torch-bearers of future India, and as such, it is an obligation of each and every citizen as well as the government and private school authorities to take utmost care to protect the interest of the children."

The judge awarded. 3 lakh compensation to the girl, and said the government must take effective steps keeping in mind the frequent accidents and other incidents posing serious threat to the safety and health of growing children.

Muthulakshmi was studying in class V at Ganapathi National Middle School at Kuthualam in Nagapattinam district when she and her friends trooped out of school for a joy ride on December 22, 2003. During the ride, her hand got stuck in the wheels. It had to be amputated later.

SAFEGUARDING FUTURE

On a petition by a class V girl who lost her hand during a joy ride during lunch recess, the Madras high court directed the state to ban the sale of unhygienic eatables and the operation of amusement devices near schools Children up to class V should not be allowed to leave the premises during school hours without prior permission Noon-meal organizers should be held responsible for the safe custody of children during the lunch break Court slams school, state for apathy


Apetition was filed on her behalf , seeking a compensation of 5 lakh from the government and the school authorities for their failure to ensurethesafety of thechild.

Her advocate M Pari told the court that the government and school authorities cannot escape their liability because the incident happened during school hours, andthatthechild aswell as her family membershadbeen suffering for the past nine years. The school's counsel, however, said theincidenttook placeoutsidethe school premises andthatthe management took proper care of the wards.

Rejecting its submissions, Justice Basha pointed out that despite several requests from the child's family for financial assistance, the government and the school authorities did not even raise their little finger. Awarding a compensation of 3 lakh, the judge asked the government to pay 1.5 lakh and the school management pay the remaining amount.

Laying down a set of guidelines for the government and school managements in the state to follow, Justice Basha said children up toClassVshould notbe allowedto gooutof school premises during class hours without prior permission from parents or guardiansor authorized persons.

In schools where noon-meal schemeison,the noon-mealorganizers and assistants would be responsible for the safe custody of the children. Private persons operating merry-go-round and other amusement devices should not be allowed near schools, he said, adding that sale of eatables outside schools should be prevented as most of them are unhygienic and cause serious health hazard tochildren.

Justice Basha also concluded that the minor girl lost her right hand due to the carelessness and negligence of the school authorities and noon-mealorganizers.

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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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February 10,2020

New Delhi, Feb 10: A 44-year-old man allegedly killed his daughter and son before ending his life by jumping in front of a Delhi metro train at Haiderpur Badli Mor station on Sunday, police said.

No suicide note has been recovered, but police claimed that the man, Madhur Malani, was depressed since his sandpaper-manufacturing factory was closed some six months ago due to financial crunch leaving him jobless. Madhur's parents had been supporting his family financially since then.

He used to stay with his wife Rupali, daughter Samiksha (14) and six-year-old son Shraiyans at a rented house in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area, they said.

Rupali was not at home when Madhur strangled their children. He might have also smothered their daughter but the exact cause of death would be ascertained only after the post-mortem reports arrive, a police official said.

After killing his two children, he jumped in front of an approaching train at Haiderpur Badli Mor Metro station following which he was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him 'brought dead', the official said.

Metro services on the Yellow Line were briefly delayed due to the incident.

"Delay in services from Samaypur Badli to GTB Nagar due to a passenger on track at Haiderpur Badli Mor," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) tweeted.

After about 15 minutes, it again tweeted that normal services have been restored. The Delhi Metro's Yellow Line connects Samaypur Badli in Delhi to HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon.

The suicide was reported to the police around 5.40 pm while the Shalimar Bagh Police station received a call about the killings around 6.50 pm.

On reaching the house, police found bodies of the children lying in beds in two rooms. During enquiry, it was learnt that their father has left the house, a senior police officer said.

While police were trying to trace Madhur, they learnt about a suicide at the metro station. On verifying the details, it surfaced that Madhur committed suicide after killing his children, the officer said.

Rupali told police that she had gone to a nearby market around 3 pm and on returning home she found the bodies of her children while her husband was missing.

A case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered and investigation was underway, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Vijayanta Arya said.

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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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