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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LS proceedings adjourned till noon amid Opposition protests over Adani bribery row, other issues
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Wednesday amid protests by Opposition members over the Adani controversy, recent violence in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh and other issues.
As soon as the House met for the day, many Opposition members, including from Congress, were on their feet as they sought to raise various issues.
Some members from the Congress and Samajwadi Party were in the Well while other Opposition members stood in the aisle and shouted slogans.
Speaker Om Birla asked the Opposition members to allow the Question Hour and said they can take up their issues later.
Amid the din, one question was taken up.
However, the protests continued and the proceedings, which went on for about six minutes, were adjourned till noon.
The Opposition members wanted to discuss the Adani controversy and the recent violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal.
The Adani Group said on Wednesday that Gautam Adani, and his nephew Sagar have not been charged with any violation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the indictment that authorities filed in the New York court in an alleged bribery case.
