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Missing fashion student found dead in Punjab

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May 6, 2013

New Delhi, May 6: The 23-year-old fashion designing student who had gone missing from her rented flat in east Delhi on April 20 was found dead two days later near railway tracks in PunjabPrachi_Dhamija.

This has been revealed by one Rajesh Kumar from Abohar who had read about the girl in local papers of Punjab at that time. Kumar, who was in the city for work, was surprised to read about the same girl in city papers and decided to approach Delhi Police. A team, comprising sub-inspector Yogesh and the girl's family members, rushed to Punjab to identify the body. It was found that the girl, Prachi Dhamija, had been cremated by the railway police after they failed to identify her.

Prachi's family confirmed the identity by the belongings recovered from the body, especially a fashion designing book with her name on it. "We believe that Prachi was kidnapped and then murdered. It was not an accidental death or suicide. Prachi would not go to a far-off place on her own," said her uncle, Praveen Dhamija. Prachi's parents have left for Haridwar to consign her belongings to the Ganga.

Prachi alias Sakshi was a student of International Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD) in Hauz Khas area of south Delhi. Police are clueless how Dhamija, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, reached Punjab. The incident raises questions on poor coordination of Punjab police as they did not inform the Delhi Police when a body was found.

According to police, she was last spotted at the Chandni Chowk Metro station. Her autopsy report is awaited, following which a case would be registered, an officer said. Her call details are also being scanned.

On April 20, Prachi had left the hostel to go a nearby shop but she never returned. Around 2pm, her younger sister called her several times but they went unattended. Fearing something may have gone wrong, her sister and cousins reached her hostel and found the door locked from outside. They opened the door using extra keys and found her cellphone in the room. Her parents were also informed.

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News Network
February 20,2020

Nagpur, Feb 19: The Central Bureau of Investigation said that it has arrested a former employee of Union Carbide Bhopal, who was absconding since 2016.

A senior CBI official said on Wednesday that the agency sleuths arrested S I Qureshi from Maharashtra’s Nagpur on Tuesday, who was convicted by a local court here in connection with the Bhopal gas tragedy case.

The official further said that he had been absconding since 2016.

He added that the convict would be produced in a district court.

On December 3, 1984, forty tonnes of methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory and settled over slums in Bhopal

A Bhopal court convicted eight people in 2010 to two years each in jail over the gas plant leak that killed thousands of people.

The eight convicted included the Chairman of the Indian arm of the Union Carbide (UCIL) Keshub Mahindra, Managing Director V P Gokhale, Vice-president Kishore Kamdar, Works Manager J Mukund, Production manager S P Chowdhury, Plant superintendent K V Shetty and Production Assistant Qureshi.

The CBI had taken over the Bhopal gas tragedy case on December 12, 1984.

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News Network
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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Agencies
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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