Injured Navy officer Abhilash Tomy rescued
NEW DELHI: Indian Naval officer Abhilash Tomy, who was injured while participating in the round-the-world solo race, was rescued on Monday. The 39-year-old Navy commander had lost its mast in a storm on Friday.
Here are the top developments so far:
* Tomy is in a conscious state and has been shifted to the French Fishing Vessel Osiris. Some civilian and naval aircraft were also mobilised to rescue him.
* A Defence spokesman had earlier said bad weather was creating impediments in reaching Tomy whose vessel was "rolling excessively" in the South Indian Ocean. The vessel was located by an Indian Navy aircraft on Sunday.
* The rescue was treacherous as Tomy had suffered a back injury on Friday after his yacht was hit by a vicious storm with 14- metre-high waves mid-way in the southern Indian Ocean.
* Earlier, the Race organisers said Tomy had sent a message saying "ACTIVATED EPIRB. CAN'T WALK. MIGHT NEED STRETCHER". A subsequent message read "CAN MOVE TOES. FEEL NUMB. CAN'T EAT OR DRINK. TOUGH 2 REACH GRAB BAG".
* The French ship and a P-8A Poseidon from the Adelaide-based Surveillance and Response Group (from the) Royal Australian Air Force, which has been deployed to La Reunion Island, France, assisted in the search.
* The Golden Globe Race involves a gruelling 30,000-mile solo circumnavigation of the globe in yachts similar to those used in the first race 50 years ago, with no modern technology allowed except the communications equipment.
* Tomy's own yacht is a replica of Robin Knox-Johnston's Suhail, winner of the first Golden Globe Race.(With agency inputs)
Courrtesy: timesofindia
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11-year-old dies by suicide after sexual assault in Bareilly; accused arrested
Bareilly (UP) (PTI): A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, who later died by suicide due to trauma, police said on Wednesday.
The post-mortem report confirmed sexual assault and multiple injuries on the minor's body, including bite marks and nail scratches. The cause of death was found to be hanging, they said.
According to ASP (South) Anshika Verma, the incident came to light on 27 April, when the girl, a Class 8 student, was found hanging at her home in Deoria Abdullaganj village under the Mirganj police station area. Initially, the family reported the death as suicide and was reluctant to pursue police action.
"The autopsy report changed the course of the investigation. It confirmed sexual assault and noted severe physical trauma. The cause of death was confirmed as hanging," Verma said.
A breakthrough in the case came from the statement of the victim's younger sister, who told police that the accused, Zeeshan (26), a resident of the same village, frequently loitered near the minor's school and allegedly gave her small sums of money to keep his interactions with her a secret, she said.
Police said that on the day of the incident, the accused allegedly lured the minor and assaulted her. Distressed by the incident, the child later took her own life while her mother was away, police said.
"Based on technical surveillance, CCTV footage, and statements from the family, we established Zeeshan's involvement. He was arrested near the Mirganj weekly market on Tuesday," they said.
