Three police personnel booked for abetting suicide of man, who accused them of harassment
Latur (PTI): A case of abetment of suicide has been registered against three police personnel in Latur district of Maharashtra as a 22-year-old man ended his life after posting a video in which he accused the trio of harassment, officials said.
The deceased, Imran Khalil Belure, a resident of Aurad Shahajani in Nilanga tehsil, died by suicide on Thursday evening, the police said.
According to police sources, Belure was booked in a case of theft a few years back.
Before killing himself, he posted a video on a social media platform accusing three policemen of harassment. Angry relatives and residents staged a sit-in outside Aurad Police Station till late Thursday night, demanding action against the policemen concerned, they said.
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After the post-mortem on Friday, an accidental death was initially registered. However, the victim's relatives and several youths called for a shutdown, resulting in the closure of the marketplace. Additional police forces were deployed to prevent any untoward incident.
In the evening, the body of the deceased was brought to the town under police security. The relatives reiterated their demand for action against the police personnel. Following assurances from the police that due legal action would be taken, the burial was carried out.
"Based on a complaint filed by the deceased's brother, a case of abetment of suicide was registered against assistant police inspector Vitthal Durpade, constable Tanaji Tile and head constable Vilas Patodkar," said inspector Sudhir Suryawanshi of Aurad police station.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Man City makes it six Premier League wins in a row with 2-1 victory against Nottingham Forest
Manchester (England) (AP): Rayan Cherki kept Manchester City's Premier League title challenge powering on with a late winner at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
The France forward's 83rd minute strike secured a 2-1 victory at the City Ground to make it six league wins in a row for Pep Guardiola's team.
City is on an eight-game winning run in all and provisionally moved to the top of the standings — one point ahead of Arsenal, which was playing Brighton later on Saturday.
“Today is a big win,” Cherki told TNT Sports. “I'm proud of the team because this game is very complicated to win.”
It was Cherki's second goal in three games and fifth over all. He also provided an assist with an intricate pass to Tijjani Reijnders to put City ahead three minutes into the second half.
Omari Hutchinson equalized for relegation-fighting Forest, which was holding out for a crucial point until Cherki fired through a crowded box for the winner.
Guardiola looks like a man who believes his team is ready to regain the title it surrendered to Liverpool last season. He joined in the celebrations with the traveling fans after the final whistle — acting conductor as they celebrated wildly after another win.
