DCP with ATS shoots self as wife, kids watch

March 24, 2013

DCP_shoots_selfMumbai, Mar 24: A deputy commissioner of police with the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, Sanjay Banerjee, shot himself at an eatery in Thane on Saturday afternoon in front of his wife and children. The motive for the suicide remains unclear.

According to the Kapurbavdi police, it was Banerjee's idea to go out for lunch and the 47-year-old had taken his family to the Goa Portugesa restaurant. In the middle of the lunch, at around 3.30 pm, he suddenly whipped out his pistol and shot himself several times.

In his ATS job, the DCP looked for patterns in data collected from interrogation reports of terrorists across the country. He played an important role in the August 1, 2012, Pune blast probe, one of his last assignments. However, Banerjee had faced some controversy after former Mumbai commissioner Julio Ribeiro alleged that the police postings of Banerjee, the son of a police officer, were backed by politicians.

"Banerjee was at the restaurant with his wife Sushmita (40) and sons (6 and 14). They had ordered drinks and lunch, which had already been served. All of a sudden, Banerjee pulled out a pistol and shot himself in the head," said an officer with the Thane police.

Banerjee had just nibbled a starter and was to start his lunch when he shot himself. He was rushed to the Thane civil hospital, where he was declared dead before admission.

"The family members were the only customers in the restaurant at the time as there is usually a lull before the evening crowd. I was in the kitchen when I heard a loud boom. I rushed out thinking something had fallen and saw the customer half sprawled in his chair with blood gushing from his head," said an employee of the eatery.

"The weapon that Banerjee used was his personal pistol. We have registered an accidental death report for the moment and are conducting further inquiries. The picture will be clearer once the family has given a detailed statement following his last rites. No suicide note was found on his person," said senior inspector B R Chaudhari, Kapurbavdi police station.

A police officer said the elder son had testified that there had been no argument between his parents and that Banerjee's suicide was quite sudden. Thane Police Commissioner K P Raghuvanshi said they were looking into this angle. "It is too early to comment at this stage."

Banerjee's phones are being checked to see who all he had talked to recently.

Several senior police officers, including ATS chief Rakesh Maria, rushed to Banerjee's house and were present there till evening.

Banerjee was suffering from blood pressure, and though a "relaxed" officer, stress had begun to catch up with him, an officer who worked with him said.

In December 2009, the State Human Rights Commission had issued a notice to Banerjee in connection with the arrest of a woman television actor for drinking and playing music in her own home in Kandivli. She was arrested for "behaving indecently in public".

In August 2006, Vinod Bhat, an assistant commissioner of police probing the 7/11 Mumbai serial blasts and attached with the ATS, had been found run over by a Thane-CST local train near Dadar station. With the police making no breakthrough, it was assumed to be a suicide.

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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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March 18,2020

Jaipur, Mar 18: Initially buried as per Islamic traditions, an unidentified man's body was exhumed and later cremated after he was found to be a Hindu in Rajasthan's Tonk district, police said.

The family members identified the body of Mahaveer Sahu on Tuesday, a day after the burial, as they stumbled upon photos of the deceased that had circulated on social media.

The man was brought to a government hospital by locals in an unconscious state on March 12 and he died on March 13, according to Purani Tonk police station SHO Shivlal.

The man was said to be a liquor addict and was found unconscious on the road, he added.

The body was kept at the mortuary for three days awaiting identification. Despite efforts to trace the next of kin, the identity could not be ascertained and members of Hindu and Muslim communities were brought in to take a decision, Shivlal said.

The community leaders presumed that he was a Muslim after examining the body and the burial took place as per Islamic funeral traditions on Monday, he added.

Meanwhile, Sahu's family members saw the photo of his body that had circulated on a WhatsAapp group and identified him later that day. They rushed to the hospital and then to the police station in the night where they were informed that the body had been buried.

“The body was exhumed with permission from the sub-divisional magistrate on Tuesday and handed over to the family members after proper identification. Members of the Muslim community led by an Imam were also present and gave in writing that they have no objection,” Shivlal said.

The body was later cremated by his family members.

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June 8,2020

New Delhi, Jun 8: A 10-month-old girl allegedly lost her life in an accident in West Delhi's Tilak Nagar area, the police said on Sunday.

"The incident took place when the baby was in the compound of the parking area at the ground floor of her residence and the driver of Mercedes Benz was reversing the car," a police official said.

The deceased was identified as Radhika, whose father Rakesh used to work as the security guard in the said residence.

The unfortunate incident occurred at around 3.30 p.m. in the afternoon following which the baby was rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital where she was declared brought dead.

The owner of the said Mercedes Benz SUV is identified as Jassbir Singh who is into elevator business. At the time of the incident, his driver Akhilesh was driving the said vehicle.

"The offending vehicle has also been taken into possession and the FSL team is being summoned for inspection. Investigation in this matter is underway," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) West Delhi.

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