LPG cylinder booking aids in nabbing absconding ex-Army Capt convicted for wife's murder
Bhopal: A former Captain of the Indian Army who had been absconding for four years after being convicted for murder of his wife was arrested in Pandhuma district, with an LPG cylinder booking helping the police nab him.
According to a report by Deccan Herald, the arrested Army Captain, Sandeep Tomar, was produced in court and has been sent to judicial custody.
Tomar had reportedly been convicted for murder of his wife Shveta Singh in Abohar in 2013. While he had defended himself saying Shveta had committed suicide, a detailed probe revealed the incident to be a planned murder. In 2014, the trial court had convicted and awarded him life imprisonment. In addition, the Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld the verdict in 2022. Also, although Tomar had been granted bail in 2019, he did not surrender after the HC in 2022 upheld the trial court sentence.
Police sources have said that the Army Captain, however, was absconding since then, repeatedly changing his location as well as identity to evade arrest.
Fazilka Police reportedly got a major breakthrough went they traced a bank account linked to Tomar's PAN, which he had used to book an LPG cylinder. Using this lead, they tracked Tomar's location to Madhya Pradesh and arrested him in Pandhuma district.
An official of the probe team said that Tomar's bank statement too revealed that he was getting LPG cylinder refill from an agency in Pandhura.
The gas agency is said to have been contacted and the delivery address was taken.
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
