Mother, daughter killed in Latur ‘road rage’ incident, family alleges hate crime
Latur: A three-year-old girl and her mother were killed in a road rage incident in Latur, Maharashtra, on September 29. Five men allegedly ran over the family, who were travelling on a motorcycle. The incident followed an argument between the men and Sadique Shaikh, who was riding the motorcycle. Shaikh and his six-year-old son survived with injuries, while his wife Iqra and daughter Nadia died.
Shaikh claimed that the men used communal slurs during the confrontation and said, “Muslims need to be taught a lesson.” The police have arrested the accused, Digambhar Pandole, Krishna Wagh, Basvaraj Dhotre, Manoj Mane, and Manoj Mudame on charges of murder.
While the Latur Superintendent of Police, Somay Mundhe, initially termed it a case of road rage, Shaikh's family insisted it was a targeted attack based on their religious identity. A video of one of the accused allegedly admitting to deliberately crashing into the motorcycle has surfaced.
The police were reportedly reluctant to register the case as murder and only did so after intervention by Shaikh’s lawyer and activists.
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Himanta resigns as Assam CM, paving way for formation of new govt
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday resigned along with his cabinet colleagues, paving the way for formation of a new government led by the BJP, officials said.
The BJP-led NDA bagged 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 9, and counting of votes took place on May 4.
"Following the formal notification of the results of #AssamElections2026 and to enable the formation of the new government, Dr @himantabiswa tendered his resignation as Chief Minister along with that of the council of Ministers to Hon'ble Governor Shri @Laxmanacharya54 today at Lok Bhawan," the Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X.
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The Governor has accepted the resignation, and requested Sarma to continue as the caretaker CM till the new government assumes office, it said.
Later, speaking to reporters outside the Lok Bhawan, Sarma said the oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place after May 11.
“As it was a historic win, we have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grace the occasion," he said.
The new Assam chief minister will be selected at a meeting of the BJP legislature party in presence of central observers, Sarma said.
