Bus marshal rescues 4-year-old girl from kidnapper, earns praise from CM
New Delhi: A bus marshal has saved a four-year-old girl from being kidnapped by a man in a cluster bus here, earning praise from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Thursday.
The girl was rescued by bus marshal Arun Kumar (24) near Palam on Wednesday morning, Gahlot said, adding that the child was later united with her parents.
The good work by Kumar was appreciated by the chief minister who termed the bus marshal a pride of Delhi.
"My salute to bus marshal Arun Kumar. People like you are pride of Delhi. Our 13,000 bus marshals are providing security to lakhs of passengers. People are keeping faith in the safety inside the buses," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.
Earlier, Gahlot also lauded Kumar as a "hero" and said the bus marshals deployed in all public buses were fulfilling their duty of passenger safety.
"Bus marshal Arun Kumar needs a big applause! Yesterday, displaying great presence of mind he saved 4 year old girl from being kidnapped by a man in bus on route 728. The young girl was later re united with her parents at Police Station Subroto Park, Delhi cantt. He is a Hero!" Gahlot tweeted.
According to police, a resident of Madhya Pardesh arrived at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station along with his wife and three minor daughters in a train on Wednesday at 6 am. After alighting, he realised that his elder daughter was missing.
He searched for his daughter and later, lodged a complaint after failing to trace her, they said.
During investigation, information was received from police post Subrato Park that the girl may have been spotted on a cluster bus near Dhaula Kuan with a man by a staff of the bus, the police said.
Police immediately reached the spot and found the missing girl. The man accompanying the girl on the bus was under arrest, a officer said.
During interrogation, accused Satish Kumar (22), who is a rag-picker, confessed that he had kidnapped her, the police officials added.
Arun Kumar said he grew suspicious about the man after he observed that the girl with him was crying.
With the help of the bus conductor, driver and other passengers, he overpowered the accused and took him to the police station, where he was arrested.
Gahlot said bus marshals like Kumar will be rewarded for their exemplary service.
In a bid to ensure passenger safety, particularly of women, the Delhi government has deployed marshals in around 5,500 Delhi Transport Corporation Corporation (DTC) and Cluster buses in the city.
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Asha Bhosle's last rites to be held with state honours in Mumbai's Shivaji Park
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Mumbai (PTI): The last rites of legendary singer Asha Bhosle will be performed at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Monday afternoon with state honours.
The 92-year-old singer who ruled Bollywood for over seven decades with her wide range of memorable songs passed away on Sunday due to multi-organ failure at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai.
Later, her mortal remains were brought to her residence in Lower Parel.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid last respects to Bhosle at her residence on Sunday evening and offered floral tributes.
State Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar, along with legislators Sunil Shinde and Prasad Lad, also paid their respects.
"Asha Bhosle will be accorded a state funeral, which will take place at 4 pm on April 13," Shelar said.
The singer's son, Anand, said people can pay their last respects to her at 11 am on Monday at Casa Grande, Lower Parel, where she lived.
"Her last rites will be performed at 4 pm on Monday at Shivaji Park," he told reporters.
Ashatai, as the legendary singer was popularly known, was a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan and Maharashtra Bhushan awards.
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