Police break glass, rescue drunk woman driver

June 16, 2015

Mumbai, Jun 16: A 42-year-old woman from suburban Bandra here was booked for alleged drunk driving after she tried to escape the alcohol test and sped away in an inebriated state, police said today.

drunkThe woman, Shivani Bali, a resident of Worli in South Mumbai was intercepted near Bandra Reclamation last night after Mumbai Police stepped up its enforcement drive against drunk driving following the Janhavi Gadkar case.

According to police, when Bali was asked to stop her car for taking a breath analyser test, she initially tried to escape but later stopped her vehicle at a distance.High drama ensued for two hours past midnight when the woman refused to come out of the car and locked herself inside the car with the AC on.

"Not only did she refuse to come out from the car, but started smoking cigarettes at regular intervals with doors closed," said B D Mane, a traffic policewoman who was present at the spot.

"There was a lot of smoke inside the car and anything could have happened due to extreme suffocation. So we had to break the glass and rescue her," another officer said.

We have registered a case against the woman and she has been charged under Section 185 (drunken driving or driving under the influence of drugs) of Motor Vehicle Act and Section 110 (pertaining to indecent behaviour in public) of Bombay Police Act, a police official from Bandra Police station said.

She was later released on a chalan of Rs 2000, police said.Last week, Janhavi Gadkar, a 35-year-old corporate lawyer allegedly rammed her car under the influence of alcohol, into a taxi killing two persons on the Eastern Freeway here.Following the mishap, traffic police has instructed its team to keep a check on women drivers.

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January 19,2020

Belagavi, Jan 19: Miscreants have murdered a couple and their son at Dodwad Village, about 50 km from here, in the wee hours on Sunday.

The victims were identified as Shvananda Basavanthappa Andanashetty, his wife Shanthavva and their son Vinod.

Senior Police officials visited the spot and a case was registered at Dodwad Police Station.

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July 22,2020

Mathura, Jul 22: A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura on Wednesday sentenced 11 policemen, including the then Deputy Superintendent of Police, to life imprisonment in a case pertaining to the murder of royal Raja Man Singh in 1985.

District Judge Sadhana Rani Thakur announced the life imprisonment sentence a day after holding them guilty of the killing. Three policemen were, however, acquitted. Four men died during the trial.

The policemen were convicted under Section 302 (murder), 148 (rioting) and 149 (Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object) of the Indian Penal Code.

The verdict comes 35 years after Man Singh was killed. He, along with two others, was shot dead in police firing a day after he crashed his jeep into the then Rajasthan Chief Minister Shiv Charan Mathur's helicopter in a fit of anger.

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April 11,2020

Hyderabad, Apr 11: With the Telangana government banning spitting in public places in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, a police case has been registered here against a man for violating the rule.

During vehicle-checking on Friday, police found the man spitting on the road here and registered a case against him for disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant, police said.

Spitting in public places and institutions has been banned in the state in view of the pandemic with the government saying such acts pose a serious threat of leading to spread of infections.

"In the interest of public health and safety, the spitting of paan/any chewable tobacco or non-tobacco product, sputum in public places & institutions is hereby BANNED with immediate effect," a gvernment notification said.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the importance of hygiene and cleanliness in both personal as well as public spheres, the April 6 notification issued by the Health, Medical and Family Welfare department said.

"It is of utmost need to impose restrictions on unhealthy practices that may potentially lead to spread of such viruses and other infections," it said.

The habit of public spitting poses a serious threat of leading to spread of such infections, the notification added.

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