Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's PAs thrashed, robbed of cell phones in Kota
Kota, Apr 27: Police here on Thursday arrested five persons for allegedly thrashing and robbing two personal assistants of Lok Sabha MP Om Birla, a senior officer said.
The two PAs of Kota-Bundi MP were also robbed of their mobile phones by the assailants in the incident that took place late Wednesday night near Birla's camp office in Shakti Nagar area here, police said.
Around 12.30 am, Jeevandhar Jain, 43, and Raghavendra Singh were talking standing near their car barely a few metres from the office, when around 5-6 men drove their bikes into them and threw them on ground, Kishore Pura Police Station Circle Inspector Harlal Meena said.
The group then thrashed the two PAs and robbed them of their mobile phones, he said. The victims were taken to hospital for treatment.
Kota Superintendent of Police Sharad Choudhary and Kota Range IG Prashan Kumar Khamesra went to the spot to investigate the incident and ordered formation of teams to nab the assailants.
They were identified on the basis of CCTV footage and five of them were arrested from separate locations Thursday morning, Kota Additional SP, Abhay Command and Control, Chandrasheel Thakur, said.
Police recovered the robbed phones from them and also seized the two bikes used in the crime.
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Tribal man brings dead sister's skeleton to bank to withdraw money from her account
Keonjhar (PTI): A tribal man in Odisha's Keonjhar district on Monday brought the skeleton of his dead sister to a bank to withdraw the money deposited in her name, police said.
The incident occurred at Maliposi branch of Odisha Grameen Bank located at Patana block of Keonjhar district. The man was identified as Jeetu Munda (50) of Dianali village. He was seeking to withdraw Rs 20,000 from the bank account of his elder sister, Kalra Munda (56), who died on January 26, 2026.
"I have run several times to the bank, and the people there told me to bring the account holder to withdraw money deposited in her name. Though I told them that she had died, they did not listen to me and insisted on bringing her to the bank. Therefore, out of frustration, I dug the grave and brought out her skeleton as proof of her death," an illiterate Jeetu Munda told reporters.
Patana Police Station Inspector in charge (IIC) Kiran Prasad Sahu, who reached the bank after getting information, said, "Jeetu is an illiterate tribal man. He does not know what the legal heir or nominee is. The bank officials have failed to make him understand the procedure to withdraw money from the dead person's account."
However, after the incident, the police assured Jeetu Munda that they would facilitate the withdrawal of money from the bank account of his dead sister. Later, the skeleton was again buried at the graveyard in presence of police.
Meanwhile, local Block Development Officer (BDO) Manas Dandpat said that he was not approached by anyone for the legal heir of late Kalra Munda. "Today only, I came to know about it. We will see what can be done to resolve the issue," the BDO said.
Meanwhile, bank sources said that the nominee in Kalra Munda's bank account was also dead. Therefore, Jeetu Munda was the lone claimant over the money deposited in her name.
The local administration has directed the bank officers to make arrangements and ensure that Jeetu Munda, who is the only claimant as per the rules, gets the money as soon as possible.
