Chinese player HOMTOM appoints product head for India
New Delhi, July 11: China-based handset maker HOMTOM that came to India last month on Wednesday announced to appoint Nikhil Bhutani as India Director for its product and operations.
Prior to joining HOMTOM, Bhutani has worked as the Regional Head of Ziox Mobile.
"We emphasise upon bringing superior-quality devices, loaded with latest features, at affordable prices to the Indian market in line with the brand's vision of offering 'smarterphone's for a smarter India," Bhutani said in a statement.
Part of Shenzhen Zhouji Hengtong Technology Co Ltd and incepted in 2013, HOMTOM offers original design manufacturing (ODM) services to smartphone companies globally.
The company debuted in India with five mid-price smartphones starting at Rs 8,000 and has plans to manufacture handsets in India.
"We are elated to have Nikhil on board with HOMTOM. With our new office now operational in Noida, we are planning to launch 'smarterphones' in mid to high-end segments," said Gary Zhang, CEO, HOMTOM.
As an R&D company, HOMTOM claims to hold more than 100 patents globally.
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Man caught on CCTV kicking five-year-old playing outside home in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A five-year-old boy was injured after he was allegedly kicked by a neighbour while playing near his uncle’s house, police said on Friday.
The incident occurred in Thyagarajanagar on December 14.
CCTV footage of the incident showed the child, identified as Neev Jain, playing badminton with other children outside the house when a man approached him from behind and suddenly kicked him.
The impact caused the boy to fall to the ground. The man was then seen casually walking away from the spot without offering any help or showing concern, the footage showed.
Police said a preliminary inquiry revealed that the accused is suffering from a mental health disorder and is undergoing treatment.
According to police, in her complaint, the boy’s mother, Deepika Jain, stated that she had visited her elder brother Manoj’s house on December 14.
At around 1.10 pm, while her son was playing with other children near the house, a resident of the neighbouring house, identified as Ranjan, allegedly kicked the child without provocation.
As a result, the boy fell and sustained bleeding above the eyebrow and abrasions on his hands and legs, she said.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Section 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The accused was arrested and later released, a senior police officer said.
A five-year-old boy was injured after a passerby kicked him while he was playing near his grandmother's house in Bengaluru's Thyagarajanagar.
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