Jodhpur police cremated Muslim youth despite missing report, family finds out after DNA test: Report
Jaipur: Jodhpur police are under scrutiny after allegedly cremating the body of a 20-year-old Muslim youth, identified as Ismail, despite his family having filed a missing person report days earlier.
Ismail, a resident of Chimanpura Gali-4, was reported missing by his family at the Sadar Bazar police station on June 20, three days after he disappeared. On June 21, an unidentified body was recovered from the Gulab Sagar reservoir and taken to the mortuary at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, falling under the jurisdiction of the Sadar Kotwali police station, as reported by The New Indian Express.
Despite the fact that Sadar Bazar and Sadar Kotwali stations operate from the same premises, there was reportedly no coordination between the two units. On June 25, Sadar Kotwali police cremated the body after labelling it “unclaimed.”
Just a day later, Ismail’s sister-in-law came across visuals of the body and grew suspicious. She alerted the family, who approached the Sojati Gate police station and demanded verification. A DNA test was subsequently initiated, the report added.
On June 27, Ismail’s mother, Malka, submitted a blood sample for DNA analysis. When the results from the Forensic Science Laboratory confirmed the body was indeed her son’s, the family was left devastated. She accused the police of both negligence and serious insensitivity. “He should have been buried, not cremated,” TNIE quoted her as saying.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Nemichand of Sadar Bazar police acknowledged the misstep, stating that the body was in an advanced state of decomposition, which made identification difficult. “It was considered unclaimed at the time. After we were informed of the missing report, we proceeded with DNA testing,” he stated.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
