Kalaburagi: 93-yr-old woman prisoner let out on parole as directed by Upalokayukta Justice Veerappa
Kalaburagi: A 93-year-old woman prisoner at the Kalaburagi District Prison, who had developed health problems on account of age and needed the help of a nurse to attend to her, was released on parole on Thursday.
Upalokayukta Justice B Veerappa, who visited the prison on November 16, said that he was shocked by the condition of the bed-ridden and ill prisoner, Nagamma Annarao. He asked the officers of the Legal Services Authority to file a plea in the Supreme Court for the release of Nagamma. He also asked the Kalaburagi Jail Superintendent and Superintendent of Police to release the prisoner on parole for three months, till the Supreme Court reviewed the case and passed its judgement.
Nagamma was released on a temporary basis from the Kalaburagi District Prison, with her daughters arriving at the prison on Friday to take her home.
The Upalokayukta expressed happiness when informed of the developments in the matter.
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UP: Passenger falls to death while spitting 'paan' from moving bus
Sultanpur (UP), Nov 30: A 45-year-old passenger fell to his death from an air-conditioned Uttar Pradesh roadways bus allegedly after he opened its door to spit 'pann' as the vehicle moved through the Purvanchal Expressway here on Saturday, police said.
The incident took place on the 93-km milestone of the expressway around 10.30 am when the bus was en route to Lucknow from Azamgarh.
"As the bus reached near Bihi village in the Baldirai police station area, a passenger opened the door of the moving bus to spit. He lost balance and fell onto the road, resulting in his death. He had opened the door to spit 'paan'," a police official said.
"The bus was stopped immediately, and Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) officials along with the police were informed," the official said.
Baldirai Station House Officer (SHO) Dheeraj Kumar said that UPEIDA personnel rushed the victim to the local Community Health Centre via ambulance, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
"The deceased was identified as Ram Jiavan, a resident of Chinhat area in Lucknow. His wife, Savitri, was also travelling with him on the bus," Kumar said.
He added that the bus has been taken to the police station for further investigation and the body has been sent for post-mortem.
