Mumbai: Man kills mother-in-law by setting her on fire, dies himself due to burns
Mumbai (PTI): A 56-year-old man allegedly killed his mother-in-law here by setting her on fire inside a tempo and died himself due to the burn injuries suffered during the incident, police said on Wednesday.
A case of murder was registered against the deceased man, Krishna Daji Ashtankar following the incident which took place in Mulund area on Monday, said an official of Navaghar police station.
Babi Daji Usare, his mother-in-law, was 72.
Ashtankar, a tempo driver, was living in his vehicle after his wife left him six months ago to stay with a patient in Borivali as a caretaker. His son and married daughter too lived elsewhere, said the official.
As per the preliminary investigation, Ashtankar, who struggled with alcohol addiction, was angry because he had to live alone, and suspected that his mother-in-law encouraged his wife to live apart.
As per the victim woman's son, Ashtankar offered to take her to hospital in his tempo on Monday for an eye surgery she needed. He then apparently closed the tempo's rear shutter and beat the hapless woman with a heavy object before setting her on fire. But he too was engulfed in flames inside the small space, and sustained fatal injuries.
Some passersby alerted the police who reached the spot along with a fire brigade team.
The shutter was broken down, and both were taken to hospital where the doctors declared them dead on arrival.
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BCI urges CJI to take action against Andhra HC judge for sending young lawyer to 24-hour custody
New Delhi (PTI): The Bar Council of India on Wednesday sought the urgent intervention of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant following a "deeply disturbing" incident where a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court reportedly sent a young advocate to
24-hour judicial custody over a procedural lapse.
The Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairperson and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, in a formal representation, termed the conduct of Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao "grossly inappropriate" and "damaging to the confidence of the Bar".
“I most respectfully request your Lordship to kindly take immediate institutional cognizance of the matter and call for the video recording of the proceedings, the order passed, and the surrounding circumstances.
“I further request that appropriate administrative action may kindly be considered, including withdrawal of judicial work from the learned Judge pending review, his immediate transfer to some far off High Court, and his nomination for appropriate judicial training/orientation on court management, judicial temperament, Bar-Bench relations, and proportional exercise of contempt/judicial authority,” Mishra wrote.
This representation is made to preserve the “dignity, moral authority and public confidence of the judiciary”, he said, adding, “Judges command the highest respect not by fear, but by fairness, patience, restraint and constitutional humility”.
The communication urged the CJI to intervene at the earliest to ensure that the faith of Bar, particularly young advocates, in the protective and corrective role of the judiciary is restored.
The controversy stems from proceedings on May 5.
According to the BCI, a video circulating online shows Justice Rao rebuking a young advocate who was unable to produce a specific order copy during a hearing.
The letter said that despite the advocate "repeatedly seeking pardon and mercy" and claiming he was in physical pain, the judge remained "unmoved".
The judge allegedly told the lawyer, "now you will learn," and mocked his experience before directing the Registrar and police personnel to take him into custody for 24 hours.
The BCI chairperson said that the judge’s actions lacked proportionality and fairness.
"The dignity of the court is not enhanced when a lawyer is made to beg for grace in open court and is still sent to custody for a procedural lapse," the letter said.
"A young lawyer... is an officer of the Court, still learning, still growing, and entitled to correction without humiliation," it added.
The bar body said that such actions create a "chilling effect" on the legal fraternity, particularly among junior members, and undermine the mutual respect required between the Bench and the Bar.
