BJP poll candidate and ex-MP minister Devisingh Patel dies
Barwani (MP), Nov 5: BJP candidate from the Rajpur assembly seat in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh and former minister Devisingh Patel died of a heart attack Monday morning, a party leader said.
He was 66 and is survived by wife and two sons, state BJP executive member and Patel's close confidant Om Soni said.
Patel, who had suffered a heart attack sometime back and had recovered, this morning complained of uneasiness and was rushed to the district hospital where he died during treatment, Soni said.
According to Soni, doctors said Patel suffered a cardiac arrest. The BJP had nominated Patel from the Rajpur (ST) seat in the first list of candidates announced on November 2.
Madhya Pradesh will have a single phase polling on November 28. Patel served as a minister of state in the Cabinet of former chief minister Uma Bharti, BJP sources said.
A multiple times MLA, the BJP leader first entered the assembly in 1990. He then won three assembly elections in a row from Rajpur - in 1998, 2003 and 2008.
In 2013, he lost to Congress candidate Bala Bachchan.
Both Patel and Bachchan were given ticket from Rajpur from their respective parties for the November 28 elections. His last rites will be performed at his native village Bandarkachh in the district, the sources added.
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UP: Govt hospital staff booked for sexually assaulting woman in pretext of ultrasound test
Gorakhpur (PTI): A hospital employee was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in the pretext of an ultrasound test here in the district women's hospital, police said on Saturday.
According to the complaint, the woman, a resident of the Gulriha area, visited the district women's hospital on Thursday morning for an ultrasound test.
She was directed to a room, where Abhimanyu Gupta was conducting ultrasounds. When her turn came, the accused allegedly stared at her and told her to remove all her clothes, claiming it was necessary for the test and that a massage would also be required, she said.
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The woman alleged that once she complied, the accused began making obscene advances and tried to force himself on her. When she screamed, he allegedly gagged her, abused her and threatened to kill her before pushing her out of the room.
She said her complaints within the hospital went unheard, forcing her to approach the police.
Taking cognisance of the complaint, the hospital administration constituted a three-member inquiry committee, officials said.
Senior consultant (paediatrics) Dr Jay Kumar said, "The woman has levelled serious allegations against a staff member. Senior officials have been informed, and a departmental inquiry is underway. Strict action will be taken if the charges are proved."
Kotwali Station House Officer Chatrapal Singh said a case has been registered, and efforts are on to nab the accused.
