20-day-old girl killed in Gujarat as goons attack family
Ahmedabad, Jun 7: An infant girl who was only 20 days old was killed when goons attacked a family in Meghaninagar area here, police said Friday.
Two of the assailants have been arrested.
Five men, armed with sticks, entered the house of Laxmi Pattni Thursday night and attacked her and two other women, said inspector P G Sarvaiya.
"They stormed into the house late Thursday night and started hitting the three women with sticks out of some old grudge or previous enmity. They even hit the baby girl Khushbu (Laxmi's daughter) on the head, causing her death," he said.
Laxmi and her sister were injured in the attack, he added.
Police Friday arrested Satish Pattni and Hitesh Marwadi, two of the alleged assailants, for murder and rioting.
Efforts were on to arrest the other three assailants, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Niraj Badgujar.
Both the arrested men were local goons and "known for such anti-social activities," said inspector Sarvaiya.
"Satish Pattni faces around 10 criminal cases, including of assault. Hitesh Marwadi is also facing many such cases. We have formed teams to nab the remaining three culprits," said DCP Badgujar.
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Assam Police at Pawan Khera's residence in national capital, Delhi Police assisting
New Delhi (PTI): An Assam Police team on Tuesday is at the Delhi residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera for questioning in connection with a case linked to allegations made against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family, official sources said.
The team formally informed Delhi Police upon arrival, following which a local police team joined and is assisting in the proceedings, the source said.
The development comes amid a political tussle after Sarma alleged that the Congress used "false information" sourced from a Pakistani social media group to level charges against his wife regarding multiple passports and overseas assets. He termed the allegations an attempt to influence the Assam elections and a punishable offence.
Khera had recently sought clarifications on Sarma's wife's alleged foreign assets, prompting a complaint and subsequent police action.
