Kripal Singh Rajput saves 20 babies in Jhansi hospital fire
Jhansi: A devastating fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Jhansi Medical College on Friday night, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others. Kripal Singh Rajput is being hailed as a hero for saving at least 20 babies, including his own grandson, from the raging flames.
Singh recalled the horrifying moments when the fire erupted around 10 pm. He and others rushed towards the NICU after hearing cries for help. Upon reaching the ward, they saw a nurse running out with a burning chair and her clothes on fire. Without hesitation, Singh entered the ward and began evacuating the babies. He managed to safely evacuate 13 infants through the main gate. When the exit routes were blocked by flames, Singh and other rescuers broke the steel mesh of a window to evacuate seven more babies.
Singh criticised the hospital staff, claiming that they fled the scene instead of helping with the rescue efforts. The incident is believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak assured that strict action would be taken against those responsible, and Chief Minister Adityanath ordered a report on the incident within 12 hours.
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UP man gets life term for electrocuting mentally challenged wife to death in Bareilly
Bareilly (UP) (PTI): A local court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his mentally challenged wife by repeatedly electrocuting her while she was tied to a cot, lawyers said on Thursday.
Additional district government counsel Harendra Singh Rathore said Additional Sessions Judge Avinash Kumar Singh on Wednesday convicted Vinod Kumar (45) for killing his wife, Satyavati, in Chaina village of Bareilly district and imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on him.
According to the prosecution, he was allegedly frustrated with his wife Satyavati's mental illness and often assaulted her.
Rathore said the prosecution examined nine witnesses to establish the charges against him.
As per court records, on the night of May 1-2, 2022, when Satyavati was asleep, Vinod tied her hands and legs to a cot using ropes and then connected an aluminium cable to an electric board to repeatedly administer electric shocks to her.
"She writhed in pain, but the accused continued to electrocute her until she died," the prosecution said.
The court observed that the murder was carried out in an inhuman manner.
After committing the crime, the accused threw the rope and cable on the roof and left for work at a brick kiln around 2 am to create a false alibi.
He later tried to mislead the police and the victim's family by claiming that Satyavati, whose mental condition was unstable, had accidentally died by suicide after grabbing a live electric wire.
However, the victim's brother, Sanjeev, a resident of Shahjahanpur district, suspected foul play and lodged an FIR under sections 498A (husband subjecting wife to cruelty) and 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code at Nawabganj police station.
During the trial, the prosecution relied on the post-mortem report prepared by Dr Faraz Anwar, who stated that multiple electrocution marks found on different parts of the victim's body could not have been self-inflicted.
The police also recovered the rope and electric wire used in the crime on the accused's identification, officials said.
