MP: In absence of hearse, Dalit family carries body of girl on foot for some distance
Chhatarpur (MP), Jun 10: A Dalit man and a few members of his family in Buxwaha tehsil of Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district had to walk some distance carrying the body of his four-year-old daugher in arms as the local authorities allegedly did not provide a hearse to them to return to their village.
The incident occurred on June 6, and its video has gone viral on social media, prompting the authorities to carry out an inquiry. The officials confirmed that the incident did take place, but claimed that the family had to carry the body for about 200 metres only, while the acquaintances of the affected ones said the distance covered by them was more than one km.
Talking to reporters on Thursday, Mansukh Ahirwar (60) said his granddaughter Radha fell sick on Monday, after which he along with her father Laxman and his younger son rushed the minor girl to Damoh, over 50 km from Buxwaha - to the district hospital in adjoining Damoh for treatment.
"But she died at the district hospital around 2 pm the same day. Thereafter, we asked for an ambulance to carry her mortal remains to our village, but were cold shouldered by the hospital staff," he said.
"Left with no choice, we wrapped the child in a cloth, boarded a bus and reached Buxwaha as we did not have money to hire a private vehicle. Then we asked Buxwaha Nagar Panchayat to provide a vehicle to us so that we can take the body to our Paudi village, about five km from the tehsil headquarters, but we did not get a positive response," he claimed.
After that the three members of the family took turns to carry the girl's body in arms to cover the distance, he said.
According to their acquaintances, the family members carried the body for over one km.
Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Rahul Siladiya said that after the incident came to light a probe was conducted into it. "It was found that such incident did take place," he said.
However, he said that as soon as Baxwaha's chief municipal officer came to know about the incident, he sent a hearse to the Ahirwars.
Siladiya also claimed that the family membrs carried the body for 200 metres on foot before it was provided help.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
