Kozhikode Mar 16: A Dubai-bound passenger from Karipur airport arrested by the Customs officials on Saturday for allegedly trying to smuggle foreign currency notes.
Concealed inside the clothes in his hand baggage, the currencies included UAE Dirham, Kuwait Dinar, Ponds and Bahrain Dinar.
The airline authorities who intercepted the passenger from boarding the flight handed over the accused to the Customs officials.
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.
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.
Jun 5: A young woman was forced to drink liquor allegedly by her husband after which he along with four friends assaulted, burnt her with cigarette butts and raped her in front of her five year-old son, police said on Friday.
All the five, who were taken into custody earlier, have been arrested. The shocking incident occurred in the state capital last night.
The incident came to light after the 25-year-old woman, approached police and complained against her husband and his four friends.
A case has been registered against the five accused for kidnapping, assaulting and gangrape.
Since the incident took place in front of the child, a case under Protection of children from sexual offices Act has also been charged against the accused.
Meanwhile, State health and family welfare minister K K Shailaja asked the state police chief to take stringentction against the culprits as "such cruelty happened in front of her child."
The Kerala State Women's Commission on its own registered a case and sought report from the Thiruvananthapuram Rural SP.
She managed to escape from there and pleaded for help from a young man, who saw in heran inebriatedstate, and took her to her house and informed police.
The man later told some television channels that she was crying, had injuries on her face and pleaded for help.
Police have recorded the statement of the woman, who was admitted to a government hospital here and later discharged.
She had also stated that the men had tortured her using cigarette butts.
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