Padubidri: Dead body recovered from railway track; Suicide suspected
Padubidri: In an incident that reportedly occurred on Saturday, a dead body of an individual was recovered from the railway track at Kunjuru village in the jurisdiction of the Padubidri police station. The police have speculated that the person may have died by suicide after laying his head on the railway track.
The deceased has been identified as Adamaru resident Rajesh Shetty (39), it is learned.
Reportedly, on Friday morning, Rajesh Shetty had left on a bike from Adamaru. While his bike was found parked by the railway station at Kunjuru village, his dead body was found in a gruesome, run-over state on the track, the police revealed.
Rajesh who had been in Mumbai was suffering from depression and had returned to his hometown one week ago, it is learned. After receiving treatment for his psychological illness, he had been in a state of worry over not securing employment. It is being speculated that he may have died by suicide due to this very reason.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Padubidri police station.
The body of Rajesh Shetty had been horribly disfigured after being gruesomely run over by the train. Social worker Asif Apathbandava voluntarily helped clear the body of the deceased from the track, in an act of humanity.
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Mamata visits Bhabanipur EVM strong room, warns against counting irregularities
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee early Friday warned against any attempt to tamper with the counting process, hours after she visited an EVM strong room in Bhabanipur, alleging possible malpractice.
Banerjee, who emerged around 12:07 am after spending nearly four hours at the counting centre for her Bhabanipur constituency housed in Sakhawat Memorial School in south Kolkata, said only one person would be allowed inside the designated counting area.
"Either the candidate or one agent can stay upstairs. I have also suggested installation of a CCTV camera for the media," she told reporters.
Stressing the need for transparency, she said, "It is essential to maintain transparency. People’s votes must be protected. I rushed here after receiving complaints. The central forces initially did not allow me to enter."
Sounding a stern note ahead of the May 4 counting, she added, "If there is any plan to tamper with the counting process, it will not be tolerated."
On Thursday evening, Banerjee had reached the Bhabanipur Assembly segment counting centre, which houses the strong room for EVMs used in the April 29 polling, citing suspicion of tampering with the machines.
She entered the premises along with her election agent and remained inside for hours, even as Kolkata Mayor and TMC candidate from the Kolkata Port segment Firhad Hakim reached the spot but could not meet her.
"I reached here upon learning that the chief minister has arrived. But I couldn’t meet her since she was already inside the premises, exercising her right as a candidate to visit strong rooms. I wasn’t allowed there. I will not be able to confirm what exactly is transpiring inside," Hakim said.
The development coincided with protests by TMC candidates Kunal Ghosh and Shashi Panja outside the Khudiram Anushilan Kendra in north Kolkata, where they staged a sit-in alleging irregularities and possible tampering of EVMs stored in strong rooms, leading to face-offs between TMC and BJP supporters.
Earlier in a video message, Banerjee had urged party leaders, workers and polling agents to maintain a 24-hour vigil on EVM strong rooms, alleging that the BJP could attempt to tamper with the machines before counting begins.
Her remarks come amid heightened political tension in the state following a fiercely contested Assembly election, with parties closely monitoring arrangements and raising concerns over transparency.
