Man suspects infidelity, kills wife and neighbour

November 16, 2014

InfidelityNew Delhi, Nov 16: Suspecting infidelity, a 40-year-old taxi driver allegedly killed his wife and his neighbour in northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri area on Saturday.

The accused, Arun Chauhan, is absconding. The deceased have been identified as Kavita (35) and Aakash (23), nephew of Arun's landlord. Aakash had cleared Delhi Police's recruitment exams for head constable's post and was awaiting results.

While the actual motive is still unclear, prima facie the police suspect it to be a case of infidelity. Aakash's uncle told the police that Arun had borrowed money from his nephew but not paid the rent for the past two months due to which the two had frequent arguments.

The police are probing if this issue had a role to play in the murder. A case of murder has been registered.

Arun lived with his wife, son (9) and daughter (11) at a rented accommodation in lane number 7 of Ganga Vihar colony. Family members said the couple had a fight the previous night. Arun allegedly smothered her with a pillow in the early hours of Saturday.

"To everyone's shock, Arun woke his children up in the morning and asked them to go to the tuitions. Then he left the house. When the children returned, nobody opened the door. The kids went to the landlord's house to seek help. The landlord arrived and found Kavita's body inside the house and informed the police," Kavita's mother Usha said.

As the police reached the spot and started gathering information, they received another call about a body lying near the cemetery. The body turned out to be that of Akash's.

Investigations have revealed that Arun had called up Aakash early morning asking him to meet him. Arun had told him that his son had gone missing and he needed help in finding him, the police said.

Aakash, his family members said, accompanied Arun on his bike. On the pretext of looking for his son in the nearby areas, Arun took Aakash near a drain in Jyoti Nagar and attacked him.

"He whipped out a knife and began to stab Aakash frantically. He was stabbed 11 times on his chest, abdomen and face. Arun then dumped his body near the cemetery and fled. Aakash was declared brought dead at the hospital," a senior police officer said.

As soon as the murders came to fore, a team led by SHO Dharamdev launched a hunt for the accused. However, he was not arrested till late evening.

Neighbours said that the couple often quarreled over some issues but Kavita was amicable to them. "After her husband went to work, Kavita would come to our house in the afternoon for tea and chat. She would complain about household issues and worry for her children's upbringing due to the financial crunch but nobody suspected that the man will kill her. We are shocked," said Parvati, a neighbour.

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January 16,2020

Cuttack, Jan 16: At least 15 passengers were injured as five coaches of the Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed and three more were displaced after colliding with a goods train amid heavy fog near Cuttack in Odisha on Thursday, railway officials said.

Railway officials had earlier said that 25 passengers were injured in the incident but later officers who reached the site reported that four passengers were found to have suffered major injuries and 11 had received minor injuries.

Passengers with major injuries have been sent to Cuttack Medical College. All passengers are stated to be out of danger.

Officials said the accident happened when the passenger train hit the guard van of a good train around 7 am between Salagaon and Nergundi stations.

The officials said there was heavy fog at the site but it was not clear what led to the accident. The speedometer of both the trains have been seized for inquiry, East Coast Railway Spokesperson J P Mishra said.

Buses have been arranged for all remaining passengers to move towards their destination.

Cuttack is around 10-12 km away and Bhubaneswar(Terminating station) is 35 km.

The accident disrupted train services in the area.

Five trains have been affected due to the accident where restoration work in underway. These include the Bhubaneswar-Mumbai LTT SF Express, the Puri-Rourkela Express, Dhanbad-Bhubaneshwar Rajyarani Express which have all been diverted via Naraj.

"East Coast Railway acknowledges with deep gratitude help of nearby locals and villagers who have displayed great humanitarian values and come to the rescue of injured passengers," Mishra said.

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News Network
June 22,2020

Kochi, Jun 22: A 54-day-old baby suffered brain damage after she was allegedly slapped and thrown on a cot at home by his father in Angamaly municipality of Ernakulam district, police said.

Doctor Sojan Ipe of MOSC Medical College Hospital at Kolenchery said that the damage caused to the brain is serious. The child was admitted with bleeding in the brain on Friday.

On Saturday, 40-year-old pastor Shaiju Thomas, who is the child's father was arrested by the Angamaly police in connection with the incident. He is currently lodged at the Covid first-line treatment centre at Angamaly.

Shaiju has been charged with IPC Section 307 (attempt to murder) and under the Juvenile Justice Act.

According to Angamaly Police, ''the accused was always doubtful of his wife and raised questions over the parenthood of the child. He had slapped the child on multiple occasions. She fell unconscious on Thursday night after a similar attack and was taken to the hospital. We have so far received enough evidence against the accused.''

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May 19,2020

Bareilly (UP), May 19: Samajwadi leader Chhotelal Diwakar and his son, Sunil Diwakar, were shot dead in broad daylight in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. The entire incident was caught on camera.

The murder was apparently a fallout of a dispute over laying of a road under MGNREGA.

Chhotelal Diwakar had contested the 2017 assembly elections on a Samajwadi Party ticket.

Superintendent of Police, (SP), Sambhal, Yamuna Prasad, said, "Some work was being carried out under MGNREGA due to which some dispute happened. Two people have been shot dead. We will reach the spot of the incident to find more details."

According to his family members, Diwakar and his son had gone for a walk in the fields when the assailants came on a motorbike and after a brief altercation, shot them dead. They fled on foot, leaving their motorbike behind.

A large number of SP workers reached the village soon after the news of the double murder spread.

SP Yamuna Prasad who reached the spot that falls under Behjoi police station, soon after the murders, said that a manhunt has been launched for the assailants. He said that further investigations were underway and the bodies have been sent for post mortem.

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