Delhi Police deny claims of missing juvenile in Uttam Nagar Holi killing case
New Delhi: Delhi Police have denied allegations made by the family of a juvenile accused in the Uttam Nagar Holi killing case that the 14-year-old boy had gone missing after being taken from a hospital.
According to a report by The Observer Post, police issued a statement on Monday rejecting the claims. “Rizwan is one of the main accused who was apprehended and has been sent to Observation Home by the Juvenile Justice Board. The reports of him missing are baseless and completely untrue,” the statement said.
The allegation about the boy going missing was made by Shahin Rangrez Chouhan, a relative of the accused. She claimed that the minor had sustained serious head injuries during a clash on the night of March 4 and was admitted to World Brain Hospital on Dabri Road for treatment.
She further alleged that the family was pressured to discharge him from the hospital in the early hours. According to the family, the boy was later taken away by unidentified persons in a vehicle. The relatives also claimed that when they attempted to lodge a complaint at a police station regarding the incident, they were not allowed to do so.
Police, however, rejected these claims and said the minor had been formally apprehended in connection with the case and produced before the Juvenile Justice Board.
According to police, the board directed that the boy be sent to an Observation Home under the provisions applicable to children in conflict with the law. Officials added that none of the juvenile accused in the case are missing or unaccounted for.
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Fisherman killed in crocodile attack in Odisha's Kendrapara
Kendrapara (Odisha) (PTI): A 48-year-old fisherman was killed in an attack by a saltwater crocodile in a village on the fringes of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district, a forest officer said on Wednesday.
The forest and fire brigade personnel later retrieved the maimed body from a river.
The incident took place at Baulakani village in Mahakalapada forest range when the fisherman, Deba Kumar Mandal, was dragged into the water by a crocodile while he was casting a fishing net on Tuesday afternoon. His body was retrieved on Wednesday, the officer said.
Though the incident occurred outside the national park limits, the deceased fisherman's family would be covered under an ex gratia compensation payment scheme after post-mortem examination, Varadaraj Gaonkar, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Rajnagar Mangrove (wildlife) Forest Division, said.
As per the revised ex gratia compensation for human fatalities arising out of conflict with wild animals, the forest department will provide a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the bereaved family, he said.
Human-crocodile conflict in areas close to the national park has resulted in the loss of four human lives in the last 12 months.
The national park is home to 1,858 saltwater crocodiles in its water bodies and river system. No crocodile death has been reported in the last one year, the DFO said.
