Neighbours force rape victim to marry predator

August 8, 2012

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Bangalore, August 8: Parents of a 13-year-old rape victim in the City have been socially ostracised for refusing to marry their daughter off to the accused, so the case against him can be withdrawn.

Tormented by pressure from all quarters, the parents, Syed Kareem and Irshad Begum of Ramachandrapuram have written to the Karnataka High Court chief justice and the Karnataka State Commission of Protection of Child Rights, conveying their plight.

In their letter dated August 6, 2012, they urged the chief justice, the Lokayukta and the City police commissioner “to take cognisance of the complaint against the people responsible for our troubles.”

“They are pressurising us in one way or the other, hampering our day to day activities. No labourers are allowed to work in our shops. Though our daughter has been permitted to attend classes, she is being treated indifferently at school,” the letter read.

Apparently, even the civic authorities are adding to the family’s plight. The couple alleged that BBMP authorities are pressuring them to discontinue repair works at their house.

“They are preventing us from carrying out repair of our building. They said we can carry out the repairs only after we give in to the demand of the community,” the distraught parents said.

Holding certain members of the Ramachandrapuram Masjid Committee, who also happen to be relatives of the 23-year-old accused, Syed Shakeel, responsible for their plight, the couple said they were under tremendous pressure to withdraw the complaint against the accused.

“They have been demanding to marry our daughter to him, which is inhuman and impossible. We cannot welcome Shakeel into our family,” they stated in the letter.

“We are also facing continuous threats from several persons and fake organisations that are hand in glove with relatives of the accused.”

To make the matters worse, the police also seems to be in connivance with the accused as they refused to register a complaint, hence it had to be sent by post. Counsel for the complainants, Ramananda, told Deccan Herald that the family is even finding it difficult to get a birth certificate for the baby delivered by their daughter.



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July 21,2020

Nagpur, July 21: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy allegedly killed self in Maharashtra's Nagpur city after being reprimanded by his mother for buying a samosa, police said on Tuesday.

Veeru Natthu Sahu was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in Ganga Nagar in Gittikhadan area on Sunday night, an official said.

The deceased boy's family was struggling to make ends meet after their small business was hit because of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he said.

The Class 7 student had taken Rs 10 from home without asking his mother and bought a samosa, which was then eaten by his elder brother, the official said.

The boy's mother scolded him for taking money without her permission and asked him to get the snack for himself, following which the distraught minor allegedly went into the kitchen and hanged himself using a saree, he said.

The Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death in this regard, the official added.

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July 9,2020

Etawah, Jul 9: Another aide of the Kanpur encounter accused Vikas Dubey, Bahua Dubey, died in an encounter with the police, here on Thursday.

"Today at around 4.30 AM, in an encounter with the Etawah Police, one person has died. from him, a rifle and a pistol too has been recovered. When we shared the information with the Kanpur Police, they identified him as Bahua Dubey," said SSP Etawah Akash Tomar.

"He was involved in the Kanpur encounter alongside Vikas Dubey and there was a bounty of Rs 50,000 on him," he added.

"Around 3 AM on the highway near Mahewa Police Station Bakewar, a Swift Dzire car was looted by four armed assailants on a Scorpio. Around 4:30 AM, they were intercepted at Kachaura road under Police Station Civil lines by the police. When police parties chased them, the car collided with a tree, and criminals started firing at the police," he further said.

Dubey sustained injuries during the encounter and was pronounced dead when taken to the hospital. However, the other three managed to escape. One pistol, a double-barrel gun, and several cartridges have been recovered, he informed further.

Earlier today, Prabhat Mishra, also an aide of the main accused, died after being shot at by the police.

Mishra had sustained an injury on the leg after being shot at by the police and was rushed to a hospital before being pronounced dead.

Vikas Dubey is the main accused in the encounter that took place in Kanpur last week, in which a group of assailants allegedly opened fire on a police team, which had gone to arrest him. Eight police personnel were killed in the encounter.

A search operation is currently underway to nab Dubey.

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May 10,2020

Mumbai, May 10: A 32-year old man, running a bakery here has been arrested for alleged promotion of products using a tagline that said his firm does not employ Muslims, police said on Sunday.

The man, who is also selling his products online had allegedly said "made by Jains on orders, no Muslim staff" for promotion purposes in his WhatApp group.

A complaint was lodged against him saying the words depicted Muslims in a bad light and Mambalam police registered a case and arrested him, a release said adding a probe was on.

Recently, a man was arrested in Mumbai after he allegedly refused to collect groceries he had ordered online since the delivery person was a Muslim.

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