Gauri murder: Parshuram got training in country-made pistol?
Bengaluru, June 13: It was came to light in the SIT interrogation that Parshuram Wagmore, one of the main accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, got the training in country-made pistol in Vijayapura.
The case has got different turn after the arrest of the Parashuram. The SIT officials, who got Vagmore into their custody for 14 days, got information about the case. It is said that being a member of the Sangh Parivar, Wagmore was trained in country-made pistol shooting.
Tiger Gang?
It is suspected that the Tiger Gang, which was known for its notorious supari (contract) killings in Vijayapura and other parts a decade ago, might have active in the region. After the death of Tiger Gang leaders Praveen Sintre and Nagaraj Jambagi, its activities were stopped. But based on the information given by Parashuram, the SIT suspected that the Tiger gang was active in the region and now, the SIT is running behind active and inactive members of the gang, sources said.
Sri Rama Sene support
Amidst these developments, Sri Rama Sene state secretary Neelakantha Kandagal posted a status in the Facebook supporting Parashuram Vagmore. Along with the photo of Vagmore, Kandagal posted a slogan ‘Your life is dedicated to country’ and this has disclosed the relationship between Vagmore and Kandagal.
CCTV footage
SIT officials have been checking the footages of CCTV cameras in and around RR Nagar where Gauri was living. It is said that the accused have mentioned in their diary that ‘Gauri Lankesh is 5.4 ft height and the gate of her house is 5 ft height’.
Arrested accused Wagmore had a shelter at a house belonging to Suresh at Sunkadakatte in Bengaluru and Naveen helped Waghmore. It is also said that the accused have also planned to eliminate rationalist thinker KS Bhagavan.
Country-made pistol
Suspecting that the country-made pistol used to kill Gauri is with someone, the SIT officials intensified their investigation. But they have failed to come to a conclusion about who has that pistol and where it is kept. Sources said that the SIT officials are finding it difficult to get a break-through in the incident as they did not get any information on the bike the accused used while killing Gauri.
Bail plea
Meanwhile, accused KT Naveen moved a bail plea in the Sessions Court, it is said.
The SIT has also taken Sunil Madivalappa Agasara (25) of Sindhagi into custody and interrogated related to journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case and got some information.
Though Sunil does not have link with any other organizations, he has close relationship with Parashuram. So, he was taken into SIT custody and interrogating about his links with the incident.
Hindu organization leader Naveen Kumar KT was under the judicial custody and other five accused were taken into SIT custody, according to a senior officer.
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Jhansi fire: Nurse's heroic efforts helped save over dozen babies
Lucknow/Jhansi (UP), Nov 17: Nurse Megha James was on duty when the fire broke out at the Jhansi hospital and she threw herself headlong into the rescue efforts, playing a hero's role by saving several babies.
Even when her salwar got burned, she refused to give up and was able to evacuate 14-15 babies with others' help.
"I had gone to take a syringe to give an injection to a child. When I came back, I saw that the (oxygen) concentrator had caught fire. I called the ward boy, who came with the fire extinguisher and tried to put it out. But by then, the fire had spread," James said.
Ten babies perished in a fire that broke out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi Friday night.
Faced with an enormous blaze, James's mind worked with a frenetic speed, to the extent she cared little about burning herself.
"My chappal caught fire and I burned my foot. Then my salwar caught fire. I removed my salwar and discarded it. At that time, my mind was virtually not working," she told PTI Videos.
James just wore another salwar and went back to the rescue operation.
"There was a lot of smoke, and once the lights went out, we could not see anything. The entire staff brought out at least 14-15 children. There were 11 beds in the ward with 23-24 babies," she said.
Had the lights not gone out they could have saved more children, James said. "It all happened very suddenly. None of us had expected it."
Assistant Nursing Superintendent Nalini Sood praised James's valour and recounted bits from how the rescue operation was carried out.
"The hospital staff broke the glasses of the NICU ward to evacuate the babies. It was then Nurse Megha's salwar caught fire. Instead of caring for her safety, she stayed there to rescue the babies and handed them over to people outside," she said.
Sood said James is currently undergoing treatment at the same medical college. She said she did not know the extent of her burns.
"The rescued babies were shifted to a ward very close to the NICU ward… When I recall the scene, I feel like crying," she said.
Dr Anshul Jain, the head of the anaesthesiology department at the medical college, explained the standard rescue operation and claimed the hospital followed the protocol to the T.
"In the triage process during an ICU evacuation, the policy is to evacuate less-affected patients first. The rationale behind this approach is that patients requiring minimal support can be relocated quickly, enabling a larger number of evacuations to be completed in a shorter time.
"In contrast, patients on ventilators or requiring high oxygen support demand more time and resources for evacuation," he said.
"This principle was successfully implemented in Jhansi, playing a significant role in saving many lives," Jain said.
A newborn rescued from the fire died due to illness on Sunday, Jhansi District Magistrate Avinash Kumar said.
