Telangana to bring body of student killed in US
Hyderabad, July 8 : The Telangana government will make arrangements to bring back the body of Sharath Koppu, a student who was shot dead by a suspected robber in the US, a state minister said on Sunday.
The 26-year-old student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UKMC) was shot dead on Friday night at a restaurant in Kansas City in the state of Missouri.
Telangana's Minister for NRI Affairs K.T. Rama Rao along with his cabinet colleagues Kadiam Srihari and T. Srinivas Yadav visited Koppu's house at Ameerpet in Hyderabad on Sunday and consoled the family members.
Later, Rama Rao told reporters that the government would bear all the expenses to bring back the body to Hyderabad within two days.
He said the state government was in touch with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in the US.
The minister said if Koppu's family members want to go to the US to bring the body, the government would make all necessary arrangements for their travel.
Koppu hailed from Warangal town and his family currently lives in Hyderabad. He was a software engineer and had gone to the US in January to pursue his master's degree.
The student's father Ram Mohan, who works in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and mother Malati were in a state of shock since receiving the news of his death on Saturday.
The police in Kansas City released a brief video of the suspect inside the restaurant moments before the shooting and asked for the community's assistance in identifying him.
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Delhi Police files 877-page chargesheet in Janakpuri pit death case
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has filed an 877-page chargesheet in the Janakpuri pit death case, naming three accused and detailing alleged lapses linked to the execution of a construction project, an official said on Thursday.
The chargesheet was submitted before a court on April 7, said police, adding that the case was registered on February 6.
According to a police statement, the accused are Himanshu Gupta (45), a suspended director of the main contractor company, KKSPUN Private Limited, Rajesh Kumar (47), a sub-contractor associated with the project and Yogesh (23), a labourer deployed at the site.
The accident took place on the night of February 5 when Kamal Dhyani, a resident of Kailashpuri, was returning home from his office in Rohini and fell into a 15-foot-deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board in the Janakpuri area.
A police officer said the deceased worked at a call centre for a private bank.
The chargesheet includes detailed findings on the role and responsibilities of the accused persons, contractual arrangements, and on-site conditions and coordinations at the time of the incident.
Police said the probe examined multiple aspects, including compliance with safety norms, labour deployment, and execution practices adopted during the course of the work.
Statements of witnesses, technical assessments, and documentary evidence form part of the voluminous chargesheet, the officer said.
Himanshu Gupta, as a senior functionary of the contracting firm, was alleged to be responsible for overall supervision and ensuring adherence to safety protocols, while Rajesh Kumar, the sub-contractor, allegedly handled execution at the ground level.
Yogesh, a worker engaged at the site, has also been named in the incident.
Officials said the investigation into the role of other suspected people is still underway, and a supplementary chargesheet will be filed upon completion of the probe. Further investigation is underway.
