Man beats sister to death

March 12, 2012

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Mumbai, March 12: A 38-year-old man was arrested by the Saki Naka police on Saturday for murdering his elder sister by thrashing her at his residence in Chandivli.

The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon, following which the victim was hospitalized and died on Friday. The police said the accused, Pandhari Rasam, was undergoing psychiatric treatment for mental illness. His sister, Mandakini (45), was a divorcee and was residing in Pandhari's house.

Pandhari was a contractual labourer while Mandakini contributed to the family income by working as a maid. The brother-sister duo stayed at Sangharsh Nagar in Chandivli near Saki Naka.

On Wednesday, around 2pm, Pandhari and Mandakini had an altercation over a domestic issue. An agitated Pandhari started assaulting his sister. An injured Mandakini collapsed on the floor. "Watching his sister lose consciousness, Pandhari got worried. He rushed her to Sion Hospital and also summoned a cousin, Nandkishore Rane (45), to the hospital," said a police official.

For two days, Mandakini fought for her life but succumbed to her injuries on Friday. The Sion Hospital authorities immediately contacted the Saki Naka police who registered a case of murder. The police conducted a preliminary probe into the matter, before picking up Pandhari from his residence on Saturday. Rane, his cousin, is the complainant in the murder case. Pandhari told the police that he suffered from epileptic fits whenever he lost control over his actions, due to his mental ailment. He admitted to having thrashed his sister mercilessly, causing her death. However, he added that he did not intend to kill her and his actions were a consequence of epileptic fits. The police are investigating his claim.

"We have found documents which show that Pandhari was undergoing psychiatric treatment. We are probing whether he was unstable at the time of the incident," said a senior official.

Pandhari will be produced before a metropolitan court on Monday.

Pandhari Rasam (the accused) was undergoing psychiatric treatment for mental illness. He allegedly murdered his elder sister by thrashing her at his residence in Chandivli, the police said.


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April 3,2020

Pilibhit, Apr 3: Two men were mauled to death by a tiger in the vicinity of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve here, an official said on Friday.

The incident happened in Richhaula Chowki of Gajraula area in the district on Thursday night when Ninder Singh (50) and his servant Dorilal (28) were sleeping on their agricultural field, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Deputy Director Naveen Khandelwal told reporters.

The tiger also dragged them for over 500 metres, he said.

The forest department came to know about the incident when they were informed about it by Ninder's brother after which teams of police, district administration and forest department reached there.

The tiger was tranquillised on Friday by the forest department team and will be sent to Lucknow Zoo.

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June 25,2020

Jun 25: A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide at her house in east Delhi and her family members secretly buried her body, which was later exhumed for post-mortem, police said on Wednesday.

The girl, whose family hails from Jharkhand, allegedly hanged herself in a room in her house on Monday, they said.

No suicide note was recovered from the spot, police said.

Her body was exhumed on Tuesday as per the directions of the Sub Divisional Magistrate of the area. The process was carried out as her family members secretly buried her without informing the police.

The post-mortem will be conducted after Covid-19 tests, police said.

The incident took place on Monday. The reason behind her taking the extreme step is yet to be ascertained, they said.

Police said the girl lived with her mother and two siblings. The family hails from Jharkhand and are financially extremely weak. Her father died two years ago, they said.

After the father’s death, the girl's mother along with her siblings took her body to a burial ground and buried her, police said.

The police said the matter came to their notice after a neighbour alerted them about it. Following the information the body was exhumed, they said.

On questioning the girl's mother, she told police that she didn't know that one has to inform police in a suicide case, a senior police officer said.

Inquest proceedings have been initiated, police said.

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January 17,2020

Jan 17: Police have busted a "high- profile" sex racket operating in a three-star hotel in suburban Andheri and arrested a 29-year-old woman and rescued three female artists, including a minor, an official said on Thursday.

The Social Service (SS) branch of the city police conducted the raid at the hotel at Andheri East on Thursday, the official said.

"During the raid, three females, including a minor, were found to have been forced into prostitution. They were rescued and a woman, identified as Priya Sharma, who was operating the racket, was arrested," he said.

"Sharma was running tours and travel agency in Kandivali East. However, she was involved in immoral activities," senior inspector of SS branch, Sandesh Revale, said.

While one of the rescued is a woman actor and singer, who has worked in 'Savdhaan India' TV crime show, he said, another one has worked in a Marathi movie and serials.

The minor has worked in a web series, Revale added.

The offence was being registered against Sharma, he said.

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