Dahod, July 14: A college student in Dahod in Gujarat was allegedly raped and video taped by her neighbour. The youth along with his friend then released the video on internet sites and circulated CDs of it.
The girl claims the youth came to her house and served her a drink laced with sedatives before raping her. "He used to tell me that he loves me and wants to marry me. He took my advantage by finding me alone," she said.
The victim's family has lodged a complaint against the youth.
Jun 25: A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide at her house in east Delhi and her family members secretly buried her body, which was later exhumed for post-mortem, police said on Wednesday.
The girl, whose family hails from Jharkhand, allegedly hanged herself in a room in her house on Monday, they said.
No suicide note was recovered from the spot, police said.
Her body was exhumed on Tuesday as per the directions of the Sub Divisional Magistrate of the area. The process was carried out as her family members secretly buried her without informing the police.
The post-mortem will be conducted after Covid-19 tests, police said.
The incident took place on Monday. The reason behind her taking the extreme step is yet to be ascertained, they said.
Police said the girl lived with her mother and two siblings. The family hails from Jharkhand and are financially extremely weak. Her father died two years ago, they said.
After the father’s death, the girl's mother along with her siblings took her body to a burial ground and buried her, police said.
The police said the matter came to their notice after a neighbour alerted them about it. Following the information the body was exhumed, they said.
On questioning the girl's mother, she told police that she didn't know that one has to inform police in a suicide case, a senior police officer said.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated, police said.
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.
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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