Clash in Tripura after boy murdered, CM denies organs stolen
Agartala, June 27: All the vital organs of an 11-year-old student who was found brutally murdered in Tripura on Tuesday are intact, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Wednesday, after rumours that the boy's kidneys were removed led to a clash among villagers and policemen, leaving many injured.
"Class 4 student Purna Biswas was brutally murdered on Tuesday at Mohanpur (in western Tripura) and his body was found near his home late on Tuesday. After the postmortem it was found that all the vital organs of his body including the kidneys are intact," Deb told the Assembly.
Reports in local media on Wednesday claimed that the boy's body bore grievous injuries and the kidneys were missing, sending shock waves through the state.
In reply to questions by former Health Minister and CPI-M legislator Tapan Chakraborty, the Chief Minister said: "It was a most painful and heart-rending killing. Police personnel went to the village to help the villagers, but they were attacked by the agitated villagers. Two injured police officials are still in hospital."
Deb, who also holds the Home portfolio, said that one person was arrested in connection with Tuesday night's violence.
Education and Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath, who hails from Mohanpur area, said that in his 71-year life, he had never seen such a "brutal killing", disclosing how there were cuts and fatal injuries on the boy's lower abdomen and on the waist stretching to the back.
He said that the state government would at any cost resolve the murder and punish the guilty.
"A section of people are trying to disturb the peace and stability of the state. Nobody would be spared and stern action would be taken against those who violate the law."
A police official said that the officer-in-charge of Sidhai police station Sanjit Sen was among the 15 people, both villagers and police, injured in the clash.
"The mob attacked the police claiming that they (police) reached the spot late. Police also resorted to a baton charge to disperse the mob," the official said, adding that two suspects were detained in connection with the murder.
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BMTC collects over Rs 19 lakh as fine from those travelling without tickets, occupying ladies seat
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has collected over Rs 19 lakh as a penalty from 10,069 passengers who were penalised for travelling without tickets and occupying seats exclusively reserved for ladies in the last three months, officials said on Thursday.
The checking staff of BMTC have intensified checking of buses operated in and around Bengaluru City to detect ticketless travelling by passengers, they said.
According to BMTC, during the months of August, September and October, the checking staff checked 57,219 trips and penalised 8,891 ticketless passengers by collecting Rs 17,96,030 as penalty and 5,268 cases were booked against conductors for their dereliction of duty.
During the same period, they have also penalised 1,178 male passengers for occupying seats exclusively reserved for lady passengers and imposed fines by collecting Rs 1,17,800 in accordance with the KMV (Karnataka Motor Vehicle) Rules of the MV Act of 1988.
"In total, during the months of August, September and October, 10,069 passengers were penalised and Rs 19,13,830 was collected," the BTMC officials stated.
