Two including woman die during police action in Kalaburagi, locals allege; Police deny claims
Kalaburagi: Two people including women have allegedly died during the police action in Kalaburagi in the wee hours of Wednesday when police were reportedly arresting people violating section 144.
The deceased have been identified as Sufiya Begum (41), a resident of New Ansari Colony, and Farooq Ansari (78) of Ansari Colony.
According to the claims of the family, Sufiya was offering Namaz around 5 am on Wednesday when police forcefully barged into the house. The family further alleged that this led to Sufiya suffering from a heart attack and later resulted in her death.
The police action has aggravated the locality and the locals have protested against the harassment from the police department.
Police however denied the claims and allegations of the family and added that the Sufiya passed away due aging. Aland PSI Thirumala said the police had not wronged anyone during the operation and that no complaint in this regard was filed yet.
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No 'bacterial infection' found in bodies of 4 Mumbai family members who died after eating watermelon
Mumbai (PTI): The initial report submitted by the microbiology department of a Mumbai-based state-run hospital has said no "bacterial infection" was detected in the bodies of four family members, who died after consuming watermelon recently, officials said on Wednesday.
The Dokadia family, residents of Ghari Mohalla on Ismail Kurte Road, had hosted a get-together of relatives on the night of April 25. At around 1 am (on April 26), hours after the guests had left, Abdullah Dokadia (40), his wife Nasreen (35), and daughters Ayesha (16) and Zaineb (13) ate pieces of a watermelon.
They suffered severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea in the early hours of April 26 and were rushed to a local hospital before being referred to the government-run J J Hospital where all four died during treatment.
After the incident, Mumbai police, forensic experts and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials visited the house and had collected samples of every food item that constituted the family's last meal, including 'chicken pulav', watermelon, water, and other foodstuffs, and sent them to the Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis.
After the post-mortem of the deceased, their viscera was preserved for chemical analysis.
As the probe is underway, the microbiology department of the state-run J J Hospital has submitted its initial report to the police.
"As per the report, no bacterial infection has been detected so far in the bodies of the victims. No bacteria was found in their blood," the official said.
The exact cause of the death will be known once the forensic science lab submits its report, he said.
"The report will also clarify whether any food items consumed by the family members during the day contained anything poisonous," the official said.
