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Customer shot dead during bank robbery in City

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November 20, 2012

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Bangalore, November 20: An unidentified youth barged into a Corporation Bank branch on Hesaraghatta Main Road here on Monday evening, shot one of the customers and decamped with Rs 15 lakh.

While the miscreant fled from the scene unharmed, the customer, Muralidhar, 45, a civil contractor and manager of a nearby petrol bunk, who was shot in his right shoulder, succumbed to the injury at a nearby private hospital after an hour-long struggle.


A senior officer handling the investigation said the youth in mid-twenties barged into the Chikkabanavara branch of Corporation Bank, housed in the FAZ Complex opposite Janapriya Apartments, Hesaraghatta Main Road, around 4 pm. He downed the shutters and threatened the staffers and customers, numbering about 15, with dire consequences at gunpoint. He ordered them to hand over their mobile phones before moving to the cashier.

Branch manager Suresh Babu told Deccan Herald: “As soon as he entered the bank, he came right into my cabin, where I was talking to some customers. ‘I will kill you if you act smart,’ he shouted. He then ordered all of us to hand over our mobiles which we did. He noticed Muralidhar moving towards him. He shot him at point-blank range on his right shoulder. He then jumped towards the cashier’s cabin and threatened Dasappa, the cashier.”

Dasappa said: “I gave him the cash and he checked my cellphone to ascertain if I had made any calls to the police. He kept the cash in the bag, downed the shutters of the bank and disappeared into the crowd.” Babu said the youth was frightened and wanted to create panic, but ended up killing a customer.

Though the bank officials had put on the emergency siren, no one came to their rescue. Some customers then broke open the window panes and cried out for help. The bank employees alerted the nearby NRR Hospital, which rushed an ambulance and took the injured man to hospital. Muralidhar, however, died in hospital due to cardiac arrest, massive bleeding and shock.

The Soladevanahalli Police have registered a case and are investigating. T Suneel Kumar, Additional Commissioner (Law & Order), Bangalore City, told Deccan Herald that only one person with a pistol was involved in the incident. He also said that the assailant was a lean youth, wearing a cap and speaking fluent Hindi and English. He added that the police have definite clues and that the youth will be nabbed soon.



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August 9,2020

Vijayawada, Aug 9: The number of those killed in the fire at a hotel being used as a COVID-19 facility in Vijayawada rose to 10 on Sunday, said Vikrant Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh government announced Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia each to the families of those who lost their lives in the incident.

According to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also ordered an in-depth probe into the accident and directed authorities to take steps to ensure better medical services to the victims of the accident.

"The hotel was taken on lease and run by Ramesh Hospitals, a private hospital where COVID-19 patients were being treated. 40 patients and 10 medical staff were at the hotel at the time of the incident. 

Officials were directed to launch immediate rescue measures," said Mekathoti Sucharitha, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled the loss of the lives in the fire mishap and spoke to Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy over the phone and enquired about the accident.

The mishap took place in hotel Swarna Palace which was taken on lease and run by a private hospital for COVID patients.

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July 5,2020

Bhubaneswar, Jul 5: Odisha Police have arrested five persons including groom for gross negligence and violation of COVID-19 guidelines during his marriage procession in Berhampur.

"A case has been registered for violation of COVID-19 guidelines for organising a marriage procession with more than 50 guests in the premises of a hotel. They disregarded the compulsory use of mask and flouted social distancing norms," DIG Central Zone Satyabrata Bhoi said.

The incident happened on July 2.
"The case has been registered at Gopalpur PS under section 188/269/270 IPC, R/W Sec- 3 Epidemic Disease Act, and 34 IPC. Two vehicles used in the procession have also been seized. the arrested persons will be produced in the court," he added.

The District Collector has sealed the hotel for violating the COVID-19 norms.

Following the incident, the Chief Minister's office tweeted: "Odisha is in a crucial phase in the fight against COVID-19, hence, it is very essential that we all obey guidelines and regulations issued by State Government to contain the spread of COVID-19. Violation of the same would lead to strong action." 

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January 18,2020

New Delhi, Jan 18: Two men accused of kidnapping and brutally raping a five-year-old girl in Delhi in 2013 have been held guilty by a court in the national capital today. The POCSO court, which will announce the quantum of punishment on January 30, said, "In our society the minor girls are worshipped as goddess on certain occasions but in the present case the victim child had experienced exceptional depravity and extreme brutality."

"The crime against the victim was committed in a most grotesque and revolting manner and the collective conscience of the community was shaken," the court added while holding the accused - Manoj Shah and Pradeep Kumar - guilty.

The assault which took place just four months after Nirbhaya's brutal rape had grabbed headlines with its shocking details. The girl, who was named Gudiya by sections of the media, went missing and the police told her parents to look for her themselves. She was found two days later, tied in the basement of the east Delhi house she lived in with traces of candles and bottles inside her private parts.

The convicts had fled after raping Gudiya and shoving a candle and bottle inside her private parts, leaving her at Manoj Shah's room, after believing the five-year-old to be dead. The child was rescued 40 hours later on April 17, 2013.

Manoj Shah and Pradeep Kumar were arrested by Delhi police separately from Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga in Bihar respectively in 2013. The charge sheet was filed on May 24 that year and charges were framed by the court on July 11. But, it took more than five years to complete the recording of the statement of 57 prosecution witnesses in the POCSO court.

"Though the trial should have been completed in two years, we are happy we got justice," said the father of the girl.

One of the convicts, Manoj Shah, allegedly assaulted some reporters while being taken out of the courtroom.

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