Juvenile held for trying to run over woman with his car in Pune
Pune (PTI): Police have taken a 17-year-old boy into custody for allegedly trying to run over a woman with his car following a heated argument in Maharashtra's Pune district, officials said on Monday. The incident, which occurred at Vadgaon Ghenand village in the Alandi area on Saturday, has drawn comparisons to the infamous Porsche car case from May 19, where a juvenile boy struck a motorbike in Pune's Kalyani Nagar locality, resulting in the deaths of two IT professionals.
In the earlier case, the juvenile remains in a correctional facility while his parents, two doctors, and an alleged middleman are currently in judicial custody.
In this recent incident, a video circulating on social media captures the reckless driving of a car that struck a woman.
The boy reportedly verbally abused the woman's husband and father-in-law before getting into the car and threatening to harm the couple.
Police claim the boy then drove the vehicle recklessly, ultimately hitting the woman and said she sustained only minor injuries.
"The juvenile has been apprehended and presented before the Juvenile Justice Board, which has ordered his placement in an observation home. We have submitted a request to try the minor as an adult in this case," a Pimpri Chinchwad police official said.
The case has been registered at the Alandi police station.
The minor faces charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 307 for attempted murder, as well as violations of the Motor Vehicles Act, the police said.
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Karnataka plans 100-acre aqua park to boost fishing sector
Bengaluru: Karnataka is planning to set up a 100-acre integrated aqua park aimed at promoting fishing. The proposed park will offer end-to-end facilities, including fish farming, storage facilities and sports fishing.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Sunday, a senior official from the Karnataka Fisheries Department said the aqua park is part of a concept introduced by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The idea is to develop hubs that support the entire fishing value chain from fish seed production and feed to processing and market access.
According to the plan, the aqua park will include nine major facilities like farming of fish food, generating of fish seeds, development of fish seeds, fish farming, cold processing units, development of ornamental fish for aquariums, well-equipped market, fish transport facilities, and sports fishing.
The fisheries department has shortlisted three locations for the project, Byndoor in Udupi, Malavalli in Mandya and Almatti in Bijapur. One of these locations will be finalised based on land availability, after which a Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be prepared and sent to the Union government for approval.
“We have received proposals for three locations. All of them have water bodies close by and hence there is a demand for fishing. However, space is the main criteria. If we are able to get 100 acres, we will go ahead and prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to be submitted to the central ministry,” DH quoted Dinesh Kumar Kaller, director, Karnataka fisheries department as saying.
At Malavalli, near Gaganachukki, around 75 acres of land has been identified and a request has been sent to the Revenue Department. The revenue department has said that the land belongs to the forest department and talks are on. We are also looking at other locations, Kaller reportedly said.
As per the report, at present, only 11 states have an aqua park approved under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and Karnataka is confident that its proposal would also be accepted soon.
