DU student ‘abducted’ from near Delhi home, beaten to death In UP's Baghpat
New Delhi: In a tragic incident, a second-year BA student of Delhi University's School of Open Learning, Himanshu Sharma, was allegedly abducted from near his home in northeast Delhi, taken to Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, and beaten to death on Saturday.
The family accused of the crime claims that Himanshu had raped their 19-year-old daughter and was blackmailing her, allegations which Himanshu's mother has vehemently denied.
An FIR has been filed against seven people. Baghpat Kotwali circle officer Harish Bhadauria confirmed the arrest of two suspects. NP Singh, ASP, Baghpat, stated, "In her complaint, the girl's mother claimed her daughter was being blackmailed by Himanshu after he had raped her." The girl had confided in her brother, who then, along with some relatives, lured Himanshu to Baghpat under false pretenses and abducted him.
Rajni Sharma, Himanshu's mother, described feeling uneasy when her son left home around 5 PM on Saturday, supposedly to attend a birthday party. She grew more concerned when she found his phone switched off. Around 10:30 PM, a neighbor informed Rajni that Himanshu had been kidnapped and showed her a video call with Himanshu in captivity, threatening his life.
Rajni was then taken to a forest in Baghpat, where she found her son severely beaten in a car. Despite her attempts to take him to a hospital, the police arrived and apprehended two of the suspects.
For the past 12 years, Rajni has been raising her two children alone after her husband abandoned the family. She runs a small grocery shop and stitches clothes to support her family in northeast Delhi's New Usmanpur.
The FIR includes charges under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 140 (kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom etc) and 103 (1) (murder).
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
