Gauri murder: Sketch of accused resembles Waghmore?
Bengaluru, June 13: One of the sketches of suspected killers of Gauri Lankesh, released by the SIT, has a close resemblance with Parshuram Waghmore, arrested in the case, it is said.
When Gauri was killed on October 14, 2017, the SIT chief BK Singh, investigating officer Anucheth and others released the sketches of the suspected killers and those sketches were considered as the major tips in the case. Moreover, the SIT officials also released the sketches of two suspected and appealed to the general public to give information about the accused, for which a mobile number and email ID were given, besides announcing Rs 10 lakh prize money. Now, the SIT officials have established the similarity between the sketch and Parashuram, sources said.
Interestingly, the investigating officials have asked an artiste to draw the sketches manually instead of using computer thinking that the accused might be between the age group of 25 and 30 years. Now, one of those sketches and arrested Parashuram have close resemblance. The SIT officials also collected information about the eyewitnesses on the accused. Based on the statements of the locals and 10 seconds footage recorded in the CCTV camera at Gauri’s house, the sketches were prepared.
‘I am Gauri killer’
It is said that Parshuram Wagmore, who is under police custody, is admitted that he has killed Gauri Lankesh. But he did not respond to the questions about inspiration, pistol and motorbike and SIT officials declined to respond to this issue, sources said.
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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.
