One-yr-old infant in Hoskote rescued from being sacrificed by parents; faith in witchcraft suspected
Hoskote: In an incident reported from the taluk, officers of the District Child Welfare Committee rescued a one-year-old male infant in Sulibele town whose parents were allegedly following witchcraft and preparing to sacrifice their child on Saturday.
The child was handed to the care of a children’s home and, based on the orders of the Committee on Monday, a case will be registered and the matter will be probed by the police, Anithalakshmi, Bengaluru Rural District Child Welfare Committee Officer, has said.
On Saturday morning, the staff handling the Children’s Helpline received information about preparations being made for the sacrificial rituals using witchcraft to be conducted in Sulibele. The Women and Child Welfare Department Assistant Director Shivamma, Bengaluru Rural Child Protection Officer Shridhar and personnel, along with Children’s Helpline staff member Shrinivas held a raid on the house with the help of the local police. The group of officials found that a pit being dug in the basement of a three-floor building situated at the location mentioned by the caller. The infant was also found there.
It is suspected that preparations were being made to sacrifice the infant with a desire to find wealth. In addition, equipment to conduct a prayer ritual were noticed in the house, the Women and Child Welfare Office has said.
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Official investigation has revealed that the couple, Imran and Naccha, has two daughters and purchased the male child from a Kolar couple.
When asked about the pit dug in the house, however, the couple is learned to have given multiple explanations, which has given rise to suspicion regarding the authenticity of the reasons mentioned.
The couple has stated that the pit had been dug to destroy an anthill in the house. In addition, Imran and Naccha have said that Imran had been suffering from health problems. Unidentified people had cast a spell on him and hidden it in the house for some time now.
Shridhar has said that a report will be submitted before the Child Welfare Committee on the statements of Imran and Naccha.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
