Youth kills self over MMS blackmail

April 25, 2012

Mumbai, April 25: Two youth were arrested for driving their friend to suicide after they allegedly blackmailed him over a supposed MMS clip with his girlfriend in Mumbai last week.

The two - Vicky Sakpal (22) and Kiran Gavte (21) - were earlier questioned on the basis of a suicide note found in the deceased's pocket. Another accused, Ganesh Somani, is on the run.

The family of the deceased - Kalpesh Waghmare (20) - informed the police after they found him hanging from the ceiling fan at their residence in Mumbai's Pathare Nagar.

Senior police inspector G D Deshmukh said, "The note stated that he was upset as he was being blackmailed by his friends Vicky, Kiran and Ganesh, who were allegedly distributing the clip."

It alleged that Vicky and Kiran had twice tried to make a video of Kalpesh and his girlfriend. The trio blackmailed Kalpesh's girlfriend on the basis on an MMS. It also stated that the third accused had alleged that Kalpesh had stolen Rs 1.5 lakh from his house.

The police found that Kalpesh was in love with a minor from the area. Kalpesh worked in a private bank, while Vicky is a final year student and Kiran works in a firm in Ambernath.

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Unidentified person stabs man under quarantine

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June 26,2020

Kozhikode, Jun 26: A man, who had returned from Bahrain on Thursday and has been under quarantine at his house in Villyapallai near here, has been stabbed on his arm by an unidentified person.

Police sources said the assailant, with a masked face, had ransacked the man's house by break-opening the door at midnight lat night and stabbed Lijeesh on his arm and fled from the scene.

The nearby residents took Lijeesh to a nearby hospital and was put back on quarantine.

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Doctor, Covid +ve, Accused Of Sex Harassment by Patient in Noida Hospital

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July 28,2020

Noida, Jul 28: A doctor admitted at a private hospital in Noida has been accused of sexually harassing a patient in his isolation ward, where both were undergoing treatment for COVID-19, the police said.

The 20-year-old woman, in her complaint to the police, alleged that the incident took place on Monday and based on that a case was filed at the local expressway police station, they said.

A senior police official said an investigation is underway and there might be lapses on part of the hospital which allegedly admitted a man and a woman in the same isolation ward, in violation of the norms.

The woman and the doctor had tested positive for coronavirus last week, according to officials.

"The woman was in the isolation ward of the private hospital. There was a man, a medical practitioner, who too was infected with coronavirus and was sharing the ward with her," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Ranvijay Singh said.

He said the woman alleged molestation and upon being informed, the police immediately lodged a case and initiated a probe into the matter.

"There appears to be some irresponsibility on part of the hospital too. We are communication with the medical departments to check whether the patients were being kept in accordance with the guidelines," Mr Singh said.

He said the accused is still in isolation but the police will reach out for his statement following due protocols of COVID-19.

"All necessary action will be taken as per the truth that will emerge after a thorough investigation," Mr Singh said.

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