Five boys beat 12-yr-old Dalit to death in Aligarh for touching temple balloons
Agra, Sept 06: A 12-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly beaten to death by five minor boys of the same village for touching the balloons which were part of Janmashtami decorations at a temple at the village.
The incident occurred near a Chamunda temple in Nadroi village in Aligarh on Monday evening.
The victim’s friend, Suraj, who was present at the spot when the suspects allegedly beat the boy, said that the five accused, who were of the same age as the victim, objected when his friend touched the balloons. “When one of the balloons burst, they began beating him mercilessly. One of them held his arms and two held his legs, and the other two punched him repeatedly in the stomach. I was afraid, so I immediately ran to his house to call his mother,” said Suraj.
The victim’s elder cousin, Chandrapal, told TOI that the deceased’s mother, Savitri Devi immediately ran towards the temple and saw her son lying there. “She took him home and informed the village pradhan, Shyam Sunder Upadhyaya, but he did not take the issue seriously. My cousin complained of severe stomach ache at around 2:30 am on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. His mother took him to the local doctor, but he got no relief. At 4am, we took him to another doctor, who referred us to the district hospital.”
At the Aligarh district hospital, the boy was admitted at 11am on Tuesday and passed away at 12:30 pm. “His mother is a labourer and her husband had passed away eight years ago. Since then, she had been taking care of the family. She has a daughter and three sons. The boy was the youngest in the family.”
An FIR was filed on Tuesday evening against the five boys under section 304 A (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of IPC and sections of the SC/ST Act.
Superintendent of police (SP) crime Ashutosh Dwivedi said that the matter was being investigated. He said though the post mortem had been conducted, the report was yet to come by Wednesday evening.
Courtesy: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
