Chhattisgarh: Ex-lover hurls acid on groom at his marriage with another woman in Bastar; held
Jagdalpur (PTI): A 22-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly throwing acid on her ex-lover when he was getting married to another woman in a village in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, police said on Monday.
The accused was arrested on Sunday after her involvement in the crime surfaced during the investigation, said Bastar Additional Superintendent of Police Nivedita Pal.
The incident occurred on April 19 when the groom Damrudhar Baghel (25) was getting married to a 19-year-old woman in Chhote Amabal village under the Bhanpuri police station limits. The groom, the bride and 10 attendees sustained minor burns in the acid attack.
Police had lodged a case under section 326 A (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against an unidentified accused and launched the probe.
"We scanned footage of some CCTV cameras installed in the village, activated informers and checked the background of the bride and the groom," the police officer said.
Pal said people could not see the accused as the incident happened in the late evening hours and the power supply was disrupted at that time.
The investigation revealed the involvement of a woman, who was an ex-lover of the groom, following which she was taken into custody.
The accused told police that she and Damrudhar Baghel were in a relationship for the last several years and claimed Damrudhar cheated her by marrying another woman, Pal said.
"When the woman came to know about Damrudhar's marriage, she planned the attack and stole acid from a chilli farm where she works," the police officer said, adding the acid is used to clean the drip system in the farm.
The investigation revealed that the accused woman disguised herself as a man to conceal her identity while committing the crime, she said.
Earlier this month, police had arrested the ex-lover of a newly-married woman for allegedly planting a bomb inside a home theatre music system he gifted to the couple in Kabirdham district.
The explosion in the equipment killed the woman's husband and his elder brother.
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CM Siddaramaiah says no decision taken on 4 per cent Muslim reservation in govt tenders
Mysuru (Karnataka), Nov 13: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said there was a demand for four per cent reservation for Muslims in government tenders, but no decision has been taken yet on it.
Prominent Muslim leaders, including Karnataka Minister for Municipal Administration and Hajj, Rahim Khan, Congress MLAs and MLCs wrote to the chief minister on August 24 demanding to consider giving four per cent reservation to socially and economically backward Muslims in government contracts. The chief minister wrote on the petition on August 31 that the file should be put up, sources said.
"There was a demand for four per cent reservation, but we have not taken any decision yet," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
When asked about the BJP raking up this issue, he said, "The BJP wants to communalise everything. Their job is to create a rift between Hindus and Muslims. Did they ever wish peace in society?"
BJP state president B Y Vijayendra termed the purported move unhealthy.
"In a bid to woo the Muslim community, the @INCKarnataka government is going to give reservation in contracts as well, which will damage the health of a harmonious society," he said in a post on ‘X’.
He said it had become inevitable to protest against such stances of the Congress government.
Former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar alleged in his post on social media 'X' saying what seemed like "shameless appeasement politics" to be a "cover for Congress corruption machine".
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