Five boys beat 12-yr-old Dalit to death in Aligarh for touching temple balloons
Agra, Sept 06: A 12-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly beaten to death by five minor boys of the same village for touching the balloons which were part of Janmashtami decorations at a temple at the village.
The incident occurred near a Chamunda temple in Nadroi village in Aligarh on Monday evening.
The victim’s friend, Suraj, who was present at the spot when the suspects allegedly beat the boy, said that the five accused, who were of the same age as the victim, objected when his friend touched the balloons. “When one of the balloons burst, they began beating him mercilessly. One of them held his arms and two held his legs, and the other two punched him repeatedly in the stomach. I was afraid, so I immediately ran to his house to call his mother,” said Suraj.
The victim’s elder cousin, Chandrapal, told TOI that the deceased’s mother, Savitri Devi immediately ran towards the temple and saw her son lying there. “She took him home and informed the village pradhan, Shyam Sunder Upadhyaya, but he did not take the issue seriously. My cousin complained of severe stomach ache at around 2:30 am on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. His mother took him to the local doctor, but he got no relief. At 4am, we took him to another doctor, who referred us to the district hospital.”
At the Aligarh district hospital, the boy was admitted at 11am on Tuesday and passed away at 12:30 pm. “His mother is a labourer and her husband had passed away eight years ago. Since then, she had been taking care of the family. She has a daughter and three sons. The boy was the youngest in the family.”
An FIR was filed on Tuesday evening against the five boys under section 304 A (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of IPC and sections of the SC/ST Act.
Superintendent of police (SP) crime Ashutosh Dwivedi said that the matter was being investigated. He said though the post mortem had been conducted, the report was yet to come by Wednesday evening.
Courtesy: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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BJP councillor dies by suicide after being threatened by youths following party's bypoll win
Agartala (PTI): A BJP councillor of Dharmanagar Municipal Council (DMC) in North Tripura died by suicide on Tuesday after he was allegedly threatened and humiliated by a group of youth following the saffron party's victory in the Dharmanagar bypoll, police said.
Rahul Kishore Roy, who was also the BJP's Yuva Morcha mandal president, took the extreme step a day after BJP candidate Jahar Chakraborti won the bypoll for the Dharmagar Assembly constituency by a massive margin.
Chief Minister Manik Saha expressed shock over the youth leader's death and assured an impartial inquiry into the allegations brought by the deceased’s wife, Ananya Bhattacharjee.
"I am shocked by the untimely death of Rahul Kishore Roy. May his soul rest in peace, and also offer my sympathy to the bereaved family. I also assured that an impartial inquiry will be conducted following the complaint of the deceased's wife", the CM wrote on Facebook.
Roy's wife has lodged a complaint with the local police station, holding seven persons responsible for her husband's death.
"Soon after the announcement of the results of the bypoll to the Dharmagnar Assembly bypoll, six to seven youths attacked our residence at Chandrapur at 3 pm and started hurling abuses at my husband. They also assaulted me to hand over my husband to them," she stated in the complaint.
Ananya said, "The same gang returned late at night again, attacked our house and hurled two or three bombs. They also threatened to eliminate my husband whenever he is found at Dharmanagar."
Deeply upset by the attacks and threats, my husband committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling early Tuesday morning. I urge the Officer in Charge (OC), Dharmanagar police station, to investigate against these people for justice, she said.
"Based on a specific complaint, we have registered a case, and an investigation is underway. No one has been arrested yet," SP, North Tripura, Avinash Kumar Rai said.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
