Youth Cong, Yuva Morcha activists taken into preventive custody in Kerala
Thrissur (PTI): A group of Youth Congress and Yuva Morcha activists, who allegedly gathered here to protest against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, were taken into preventive custody in this central Kerala district on Saturday, police said.
Five activists of the Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the BJP, gathered near the government guest house here to protest against the CM reportedly over the Sabarimala gold-plating row.
Television visuals showed that the protesters forcefully taken into custody and shifted to a police vehicle by the personnel. They could be seen raising slogans against the CM and the government.
Some Youth Congress workers were also taken into preventive custody from a nearby place amidst reports about their possible protest against the chief minister in view of police action against Shafi Parambil MP in Kozhikode.
Congress leader Shafi Parambil and several party leaders were injured on Friday when police resorted to a lathi-charge after the Congress and CPI(M) rallies came face-to-face at Perambra.
"Both Youth Congress and Morcha activists were taken into preventive custody in view of possible protests," a police officer said.
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Man dies by suicide after being 'duped of ₹1.5 crore' in stock market scam
Jaipur (PTI): A 42-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping in front of a Sikar-Rewari passenger train in Jhunjhunu district on Saturday morning, officials said.
Police launched a probe into allegations in a three-page suicide note in which the deceased allegedly blamed several individuals for his death, accusing them of cheating his family out of around Rs 1.5 crore through stock market investment.
The deceased cited mounting debts and alleged harassment by creditors as reasons that drove him to take the extreme step.
Kotwali police head constable Mahendra Singh said the deceased, Vimal Kumar Sharma, was identified using a mobile phone recovered from the spot near the New Housing Board police line crossing.
"We contacted numbers stored in the phone, which helped establish his identity. A suicide note was also found in the deceased's pocket," he said, adding that Sharma was engaged in share market trading.
In the suicide note, Sharma alleged that despite lodging a complaint at the Kotwali police station, police conducted no proper investigation and closed the case file without inquiry.
He claimed to possess evidence such as call recordings, a pen drive and bank statements.
Meanwhile, family members reached the hospital and demanded the arrest of the accused persons named in the suicide note, refusing to accept the body until action is taken.
Police said an investigation is underway.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
