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Mishel Shaji Varghese died due to drowning: Post mortem

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March 15, 2017

Kochi, Mar 15: The post mortem results of the death of 18 year old Mishel Shaji Varghese which led to the huge outpour and backlash from politicians and social media users after her family debated on the version police reports saying the girl suicided, proves that the girl died due to drowning.

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The post mortem results prepared by Dr Meena KS, Professor and HOD, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government College Ernakulam does not show any signs of sexual assault that occurred, reports TheNewsMinute.

The post mortem results also mentioned that her lungs and brains were filled with fluid and blood stained fluid was seen at nose and mouth.

Hair and nail samples have been send for DNA verification along with her blood, viscera, vaginal swabs and smears.

Meanwhile, police have arrested 26 year old Cronin who repeatedly called Mishel and compelled her to enter into a relationship with him. Cronin, a Piravam native, currently residing in Chhattisgarh, works as a junior general manager in a private firm.

However, police claim that the two of them were in a relation and that Mishel wanted to stop and was not keen to take it forward but Cronin was not ready to agree with Mishel and that her decision angered him.

But Mishel’s father disagrees to the version of police saying, “Police are saying that he is our distant relative and that they were almost set to get married. I don’t know who this man is.”

But CCTV footages from Kaloor Church shows the girl entering the church premises and leaving the same while the footage also shows two men on a bike seemingly following the girl.

Though investigations were advancing, Mishel’s family strongly believes that their daughter will not suicide.

Meanwhile, Malayalam actors Kunchacko Boban, Unni Mukundan, Nivin Pauly, Tovino Thomas have raised their voice demanding the police to wake up and give justice to Mishel and her parents. The #JusticeForMishel hashtag has been trending on social media since by Sunday evening.

Mishel, hailing from Elanji was an aspiring Chartered Accountant who was residing in a hostel in Kacheripady while attending classes for the qualifying exam at a coaching centre at Palarivattom. Though Mishel heads home for the weekend, the week of her death she stayed back in the hostel as her exams were round the corner.Mishel

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June 10,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 10: The man who fled from the Medical College Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 committed suicide on Wednesday morning after being brought back. He used his bed sheet to hang himself from the ceiling.

Hailing from Anad near Nedumangadu, the man, who was undergoing treatment in the isolation room set up at KHRWS pay ward, escaped from the hospital and boarded two KSRTC buses to reach his home.

The Health Department had said the latest tests had returned negative and he was to be discharged on Wednesday. However, City Police Commissioner Balram Kumar Upadhyay had claimed that one more test result of the person was awaited.

The man was blocked by locals upon his arrival at Anad. He was later taken back to the hospital and the police had registered a case against him under the Kerala Public Health Act and Epidemic Diseases Ordinance.

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February 16,2020

Five Bajrang Dal activists have been arrested for allegedly indulging in vandalism in the city on Valentines Day, police said.

They said about 10 to 15 activists on two wheelers vandalised a shop in Kattupalli area in Hyderabad on February 14.

They held aloft flags and raised slogans against celebration of Valentines Day and "created havoc" at different malls, a police press release said.

On receiving information, police rushed to a mall, but the Bajrang Dal activists escaped from the spot.

Five of them were later identified with the help of CCTV footage and arrested, police said.

The others too have been identified and efforts were on to nab them, police said.

Two cases have been registered against them under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code on a complaint from shop owners, the release said.

 

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June 2,2020

Pratapgarh, Jun 2: In a shocking incident, a young man was tied to a tree and set afire by the family of a woman with whom he was allegedly having an affair in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh late on Monday night.

The man, 25, was a resident of Bhujauni village under Fatanpur police station, and he died on the spot.

Enraged over the incident, his family members and local people turned violent and set two police vehicles on fire.

Additional forces were rushed in to control the situation that remains tense.

The body has been sent for post-mortem.

According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Pratapgarh, Abhishek Singh, "Some people barged into the house of Ambika Patel and dragged him away. They then tied Patel to a tree some distance away and set him on fire after sprinkling petrol on him. They fled immediately after." Agitated family members and villagers assembled at the site and set a 112 police response vehicle (PRV) and another police jeep on fire. They were demanding immediate arrest and action against the accused.

The official said that Patel's relatives claimed that he was having an affair with a woman from his village and this had resulted in many face-offs between the families.

Patel had reportedly shared a video clip of the woman on social media a few months ago further increasing tension between the families.

The woman's family members had registered a police complaint against Patel in this connection at the Fatanpur police station that led to his arrest. He was released from jail recently, police added.

The woman had been recently selected as a police constable and was posted to Kanpur.

The SP said that an FIR had been registered on the complaint of the victim's family and efforts were on to arrest the accused.

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