70-yr-old woman charred to death as house catches fire in HP's Shimla
Rampur (Shimla) (PTI): A 70-year-old woman was burnt alive in a house fire in Rampur area of Shimla, officials said on Tuesday.
The massive fire broke out at around 2 am on Monday and spread fast, engulfing the eight-room wooden house in Tharul Khalti in Ranjori village, they said.
The fire tenders could not reach the spot as the village is not connected with a motorable road. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, said DSP Chandershekher.
The woman who died in the incident was identified as Shukri Devi.
The revenue teams are assessing the loss and immediate relief has been given to the affected family, said Tehsildar Sarahan Bhim Singh.
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Badlapur accused Akshay Shinde shot dead: Lawyer of minor girls calls it 'killing of justice'
Mumbai (PTI): The gunning down of Badlapur case accused Akshay Shinde on Monday was the "killing of justice", said Asim Sarode, lawyer for the two minor girls he allegedly sexually assaulted.
Shinde was killed near Mumbra Bypass around 6:15pm when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while he was being ferried in a police vehicle as part of a probe into a case registered on the complaint of his former wife.
After he shot and injured an API, another personnel from the escort team fired at him, and he was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital.
"While representing the two minor girls, I noticed it was becoming uncomfortable for the local politics of the Thane district and even for the educational institution where Akshay Shinde was working. Shinde's death in such a manner is killing of justice," Sarode told a regional news channel.
"Now, the case of sexual assault of the two minor girls will get sidelined. The case of these two minor girls was becoming difficult for the educational institute, as it is affiliated with a certain political family. Such a practice would lower the confidence of people in police and the judiciary," he claimed.
Sarode said he will be filing a plea before the Bombay High Court demanding thorough inquiry into the firing incident.
"Shinde's case could have brought up certain aspects that would have been negative politically for the government. I wonder how Shinde could access the gun and how he could unlock it when his hands were tied. This is political murder and is absolutely wrong," he said.
