Girl confronts robber, loses a leg

June 11, 2012

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Mumbai, June 11: For nearly half an hour, Bhavika Mehta sat with her severed leg on the railway tracks near Ambala station waiting for her family to find her, after a thief dragged her out of a running train. A Bhiwandi resident, Bhavika (24) had been on a holiday with her parents and extended family when the horrific incident took place last week. On Saturday, she was admitted to the ICCU of the Raj Hospital at Mulund and is awaiting a surgery.

"She hasn't shed a tear since the incident," her sister, Khyati, told TOI. Bhavika hails from a middle-class family and takes tuitions at home; her father is a businessman. The sisters had gone on a vacation to Kashmir with a group of 20 relatives last month. For their return journey, they had booked tickets on the Golden Mail from Amritsar station for June 5. "We were all booked into different coaches. Bhavika and five other relatives got into a non-AC sleeper coach and soon went off to sleep. Around 1.30 am, Bhavika woke up with a start on realizing that a stranger had snatched her purse. The thief had entered through the door to the coach which the passengers had fastened before going to sleep," said a relative, Bhavesh Sanghani.

Bhavika's seat was close to the door. She got down from the middle berth and followed the thief. But when she confronted him, he pushed her away. "While getting off the train, the thief grabbed Bhavika's hand for support, dragging her out in the process. The train was slowing down as Ambala station was approaching and Bhavika's left leg was crushed under a series of coaches. Hearing her scream for help, her father, Kiran, rushed outside. He jumped off the train to her rescue, fracturing his leg," Bhavesh said. Later, Bhavika's brother too stepped off the running train and suffered bruises.

By then, most of Bhavika's relatives were awake. They pulled the alarm chain and some of them set out to look for the girl. At Ambala station, the cops were alerted about the incident by other passengers. "After walking backwards on the tracks for nearly 3 kms, we found Bhavika sitting near her severed leg. She was dazed," another relative said. She was referred to the PGI at Chandigarh in a critical condition and was treated for three to four days.

"The railways haven't offered us any aid yet and their staff wasn't very co-operative with us either. We spent Rs 1 lakh from our own pocket on arranging for an ambulance to bring Bhavika and my father to Mumbai. Bhavika will undergo a surgery for shaping her left leg which was amputated. My father will undergo an operation on Monday for his injuries," Khyati said. The family registered a complaint with the railway police at Ambala. No arrests have been made.

Bhavika told mediapersons that she expects the railways to compensate her for her loss. "My handbag did not contain many valuables, just a handycam, some cash and some important papers," she said.



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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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January 28,2020

Nagpur, Jan 28: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts by a man in the Pardi area here, police said on Monday.

The gruesome incident took place on January 21 and the accused, Yogilal Rahangdale (52), was arrested from Gondia district, they said.

The accused was working as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the woman was employed as a labourer, the police said.

The woman, her brother, the accused and another girl lived in rented accommodations in Pardi.

Inspector Sunil Chavan of the Pardi police station said that the woman's brother and her female friend had gone to their village on January 21 for some work.

As the woman was alone at home, Rahangdale attempted to rape her in the night. When she resisted, he stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth, he said.

When she fell unconscious, the accused raped her and inserted an iron rod in her private parts, Chavan said, quoting from the complaint filed by the victim.

She narrated the incident to her brother on January 24 and they subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.

An offence was registered against the accused at the Pardi police station.

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Four children, aged between 4 and 7 years, locked themselves inside the car while playing and were found unconscious soon after, the police added.

"All four children were found unconscious in a car and they were taken to the hospital. Two of them died and the other two are undergoing treatment at the hospital," said Amit Kumar Anand, superintendent of police (city) Moradabad.

The children were related to each other, the police said.

The man who owns the car said the children had locked themselves inside. "When we reached, the children were in an unconscious state. Two of the four children died. The incident occurred around 8 am."

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