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Woman jumps off moving train to grab robbers, 3 held

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May 6, 2012

Jaipur, May 6: In a dare devil act, a 48-year-old woman jumped off a moving train to catch the robbers who snatched her gold chain in Udaipur district on Saturday. Though she sustained fractures after falling from the train, she managed to grab the men with the help of passengers and GRP personnel. The accused were handed over to the police and the gold chain was also recovered.

The incident took place on Saturday afternoon between Badi Sadari and Mavli junction in Udaipur district. The passenger train, which covers its distance of 80 km in a nominal speed of 40 km/hour was on its way to Badi Sadari. A woman, Sugna Devi (48), went to the toilet in the general compartment. Later when she came out, three robbers asked her to give them her gold chain. When she resisted, one of the robbers snatched her chain and jumped off the moving train, police said.

"The woman too jumped off the train and later some of the passengers pulled the chain and many people gathered on the spot. I was also travelling in the train. The three robbers were arrested and the gold chain was recovered from them," said Seetaram Vaishanv, incharge, GRP police station, Mavli.

The woman has sustained two fractures on her hands and was rushed to the government hospital.All the passengers also came out of the train and some of them even thrashed the robbers.

The three robbers were identified as Rahul(18), Chetan(20) and Farookh(19) who boarded the train from Kanor railway station.

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April 5,2020

Nagpur, Apr 5: A 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Imambada area in Nagpur on Saturday due to financial distress, police said.

Nikhil Gavhane, who worked in a grocery shop, hanged himself as he had taken money from a person and was stressed over repayment, an official said.

"He was depressed since a week," the Imambada police station official 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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May 9,2020

New Delhi, May 9: A 23-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at the AIIMS here after her mother died of cancer at the hospital, police said on Saturday.

She was reported missing after her mother passed away on Wednesday and her body was found near the new private ward block of the hospital on Saturday, they said, adding that she fell to her death from a building.

"Her mother was a cancer patient. She was being treated at the hospital and had died during treatment on Wednesday," Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said.

Her father was busy in the formalities when she left the area. She was reported missing since Wednesday. The family hails from Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, a senior police officer said.

Hospital staff noticed the body and informed the police. The block was closed due to which nobody found out about it earlier, police said.

Police said she had called her friends and told them that she was going to kill herself. The body has been recovered and an inquest proceeding is underway.

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