Teenager injured after giant wheel door falls on him during Church festival in Kerala
Kottayam (Kerala), Jan 25 (PTI): A teenager sustained serious head injuries after a door from a giant wheel, set up for a church festival, fell on him in Changanassery in this district.
The accident occurred on Friday night when 17-year-old Alan Biju came to watch the annual festivities at the Metropolitan Church, according to police.
While watching the giant wheel, one of its doors suddenly detached and fell on his head, causing severe bleeding and injury.
He was quickly taken to a nearby hospital and admitted to the intensive care unit.
"We have registerd a case under Section 289, 125 A and 125 B of the BNS snd will investigate whether there was any security lapse in the arrangements of the festivities," they said.
BNS 289 refers to negligent or rash use of machinery that could injure people or endanger their lives while BNS 125 deals with act endangering life or personal safety of others.
The boy is said to be stable now.
The FIR was registered against unknown persons but those who took the contract and gained sub-contract of the festival would be brought under the investigation, the officer added.
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Population control policies, UCC require public cooperation: RSS chief
Mysuru (Karnataka) (PTI): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said population control policies and the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code required public cooperation and long-term thinking, and asserted that caste-based politics would disappear only when society stopped identifying with caste divisions.
Addressing an interaction session after delivering a lecture on "Social Harmony as a Catalyst for National Development" at JSS Mahavidyapeetha here, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief also called for harmony among religions and communities. He urged people to practise equality in social life through conduct rather than slogans.
"Because society remembers caste, politicians take advantage of it. Their legitimate aim is to get votes. If they cannot get votes through work, they will get votes through caste," he said.
Replying to a question on the Population Control Bill and Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Bhagwat said the RSS was not the government but a social organisation and emphasised that laws could succeed only with public participation.
"People must first be educated. Policy is necessary, but policy can only succeed with public cooperation," he said.
Referring to population control measures during the Emergency period, Bhagwat said aggressive enforcement had led to public resentment and political backlash.
