Dalit senior citizen assaulted in Belthangady for seeking shelter near shop, case filed
Kokkada: A 67-year-old Dalit elder, Mancha Mogera, was brutally assaulted by a shopkeeper in Kokkada, Belthangady. The incident occurred when Mogera, seeking shelter from heavy rain, asked to rest near the shop.
The accused, identified as Ramanna Gowda, responded with casteist slurs and attacked Mogera with a wooden pole.
According to the complaint lodged at Dharmasthala police station, Mogera was verbally abused before being struck on the head and back with a tree branch by Gowda. The victim was subsequently rushed to Kokkada Government Hospital for first aid and later transferred to Belthangady Government Hospital for further medical treatment due to the injuries he sustained.
The Dharmasthala police have recorded Mogera’s statement and have launched an investigation into the incident.
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Over half a dozen passenger trains cancelled for three days due to elephant movements
Jamshedpur (PTI): Over half a dozen passenger trains will remain cancelled for three days from December 22 under the Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway due to the movement of elephants, a railway statement said on Sunday.
The Memu train services will remain cancelled between December 22 to 24, a South Eastern Railway statement said.
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Movement of a herd of elephants has been noticed near rail tracks between Chakradharpur (Jharkhand's Singhbhum)-Jharsuguda (Odisha) section of the division, especially Bandamuna during night, said Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Chakradharpur division of S E Railway, Aditya Choudhary.
The train services are being slowed down, causing traffic congestion and subsequently delaying train movements, he said.
The trains which will remain cancelled due to elephant movements in the section include 68025/68026(Ckp-Rou-Ckp), 68043/68044 (Tata-Rou-Tata), 18175/18176(Hte-Jsg-Hte), 68029/68030 (Rou-Jsg-Rou), 58151/58152 (Brmp-Bxf-Brmp) PASS, 68125/68126 (Tata-Bbn-Tata) MEMU, 68019/68020 (Tata-Gua-Tata) Memu, 68010/68009/68006 (Ckp-Tata-Kgp-Ckp) Memu, it added.
