11 year old braveheart jumped thrice into Brahmaputra to save mother, aunt
GUWAHATI, Sept 06: Eleven-year-old Kamal Kishore Das braved the strong current of a swollen Brahmaputra river and put his life in danger by jumping into it thrice within 20 minutes even after safely reaching the bank, to save his mother and aunt.
His only regret—he could not save a woman and her child even after pulling them to safety. "I had just pulled out my mother and my aunt when I saw a woman with burka and a child in her arms struggling to stay afloat. I jumped again into the water and pulled both of them to the concrete slabs of the pillars of a water reservoir on the river. Unfortunately, the child slipped into the water from the woman’s hands and was swiftly swept away by the river. The woman too jumped into the river and I saw her being swept away into the river before I could take another jump," Kamal told TOI.
Kamal, a class VI student of St Anthony’s School at North Guwahati, was returning home along with his mother and aunt after dropping his grandmother at her home in Guwahati when the ill-fated country boat they were riding capsized and sank in the Brahmaputra river, which is in spate.
“When the boat hit the pillars of the water reservoir and started sinking, my mother asked me to take off my shoes and swim to the bank. I did and reached the bank. I then realized that my mother and my aunt were not with me. I jumped back into the river and started swimming in the place where the accident happened. I saw my mother. She does not know swimming and was struggling in the water. I caught her by her hair and thought the hairs would come off and immediately held her by her hand and pulled her towards the pillars,” Kamal said.
Along with Kamal and his mother, there were many other survivors who had managed to swim to the pillar and cling on to it for life. “Suddenly I saw a woman at a distance who looked like my aunt and she too was struggling to stay afloat. I took another jump and pulled her to the pillar.
Courtesy: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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BJP councillor dies by suicide after being threatened by youths following party's bypoll win
Agartala (PTI): A BJP councillor of Dharmanagar Municipal Council (DMC) in North Tripura died by suicide on Tuesday after he was allegedly threatened and humiliated by a group of youth following the saffron party's victory in the Dharmanagar bypoll, police said.
Rahul Kishore Roy, who was also the BJP's Yuva Morcha mandal president, took the extreme step a day after BJP candidate Jahar Chakraborti won the bypoll for the Dharmagar Assembly constituency by a massive margin.
Chief Minister Manik Saha expressed shock over the youth leader's death and assured an impartial inquiry into the allegations brought by the deceased’s wife, Ananya Bhattacharjee.
"I am shocked by the untimely death of Rahul Kishore Roy. May his soul rest in peace, and also offer my sympathy to the bereaved family. I also assured that an impartial inquiry will be conducted following the complaint of the deceased's wife", the CM wrote on Facebook.
Roy's wife has lodged a complaint with the local police station, holding seven persons responsible for her husband's death.
"Soon after the announcement of the results of the bypoll to the Dharmagnar Assembly bypoll, six to seven youths attacked our residence at Chandrapur at 3 pm and started hurling abuses at my husband. They also assaulted me to hand over my husband to them," she stated in the complaint.
Ananya said, "The same gang returned late at night again, attacked our house and hurled two or three bombs. They also threatened to eliminate my husband whenever he is found at Dharmanagar."
Deeply upset by the attacks and threats, my husband committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling early Tuesday morning. I urge the Officer in Charge (OC), Dharmanagar police station, to investigate against these people for justice, she said.
"Based on a specific complaint, we have registered a case, and an investigation is underway. No one has been arrested yet," SP, North Tripura, Avinash Kumar Rai said.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
