Bus catches fire in Thane; passengers escape unhurt
Thane (PTI): Sixty five passengers travelling in a bus had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire in Maharashtra's Thane city on Tuesday, a civic official said.
The incident took place at around 8 am near Utaleshwar in the city limits, Thane Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell (RDMC) chief Avinash Sawant said.
The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus carrying at least 65 passengers was on way to neighbouring Bhiwandi town from Thane, he said.
After noticing the fire, the driver immediately stopped the bus and raised an alarm following which the passengers got down, the official said.
The bus was partly burnt, he said.
Local firemen and a team of the RDMC rushed to the spot after being alerted and doused the blaze in half-an-hour, he said.
A short-circuit is suspected to have caused the fire in the bus, which belonged to the Bhiwandi depot, the official said.
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Atul Subhash suicide case: SC grants custody of Bengaluru techie’s son to estranged wife
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the custody of the minor son of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, who died by suicide, will remain with his estranged wife Nikita Singhania, who is facing charges of abetting his suicide along with her family members.
The ruling was delivered by a bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and S.C. Sharma, who denied the plea of Subhash’s mother, Anju Devi, to take custody of the child, Indian Express reported. The decision came after the bench spoke with the four-year-old boy via a video link.
The court had previously stated that Anju Devi was "virtually a stranger to the child," implying she lacked the necessary familiarity with her grandchild to assume guardianship.
Anju Devi requested the court to grant her custody of her grandson, emphasising that young children should not be sent to a boarding school. She also referenced allegations suggesting that Singhania may have been involved in Subhash’s death. However, the court noted that Singhania has not been proven guilty and cautioned against drawing conclusions based solely on media reports, IE mentioned.
During the hearing, the bench requested affidavits from the Haryana government and Singhania about the child’s condition, the report added.
Atul Subhash was found dead at his Bengaluru residence on December 9, 2024. The 36-year-old left behind a 24-page suicide note and a 90-minute video detailing alleged extortion and harassment by his spouse and her family, as well as corruption within the judicial system.
