Elderly woman accused of slashing tongue of man
Dumka (PTI): An elderly woman, along with six other people, are alleged to have cut the tongue of a man in Jharkhand's Dumka district, police said on Wednesday.
Shikaripara police station officer-in-charge, Amit Lakra, told PTI that they received a written complaint on Wednesday morning about a 38-year-old Laltu Sheikh, a native of Lata Kandar village, alleging that an elderly woman, along with six other people, had cut his tongue on Tuesday night.
"We have detained the accused woman Kalavati Murmu who is alleged by locals of selling Hadia (a traditional drink made from fermented rice popular among tribals in Jharkhand) and country made liquor at her house, along with another woman Minu Mohali who stays near her house for interrogation on the basis of complaint lodged by Laltu Sheikh's wife Jelun Bibi," said Lakra.
The police officer further said that Laltu Sheikh had been admitted by relatives to a private hospital in Rampurhat in Birbhum district of West Bengal, which is adjacent to Dumka.
Police said Jelun Bibi, in her complaint, had stated that her husband had gone for some work on Tuesday evening but did not return till late evening.
"In her complaint, she said that her husband returned bleeding profusely from the mouth at around 10.30 pm on Tuesday. But could not speak and gestured that his tongue had been slashed by Kalavati and others. She, along with other family members, went to Kalavati's house early on Wednesday and found blood outside her house," said the officer.
The villagers also complained that Kalavati used to sell hadia and country-made liquors at her house and had a habit of quarrelling, he said.
The villagers tied Kalavati Murmu, who is over 60 years old, to a tree and informed the police.
"We untied the woman and brought her to the police station along with the other accused woman for interrogation. The accused woman is claiming herself innocent. However, villagers said that Laltu Sheikh was an alcoholic and there might have been some altercation during drinking liquor at Kalavati's house, which led to the incident," he said.
Superintendent of Police, Dumka, Pitambar Singh Kherwar, told PTI that they received a written complaint and a team will be going to the hospital in Rampurhat in Bengal to record statements of the victim before initiating action against the accused woman.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
