Odisha student made to do sit-ups in school, dies
Jajpur (Odisha), Nov 22: A class four student of a government-run school in Odisha's Jajpur district died after a teacher allegedly forced him to do sit-ups.
Rudra Narayan Sethy was a student of Surya Narayan Nodal Upper Primary School at Orali.
On Tuesday, the ten-year-old student was seen playing with four fellow students on the school premises during class hours at 3pm. A teacher saw them and allegedly ordered them to do sit-ups as punishment for their deed, eyewitnesses said.
Rudra, however, collapsed and his parents, who are residents of nearby Orali village in Rasulpur block, were informed about the incident, they said.
He was rushed to the nearby community centre by them and the teacher and from there to the community health centre and finally to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on Tuesday night where doctors declared him brought dead, they added.
When contacted, Rasulpur block education officer (BEO) Nilambar Mishra said he has not received any formal complaint so far.
"If we get a formal complaint we will initiate an investigation and take necessary action against whoever is guilty," he said.
Kuakhia police station IIC Srikant Barik said they have not received any complaint from anyone.
"Neither the child's father nor the school has filed the FIR. Therefore, we have not registred any case in regard to boy death in school," he said.
Rasulpur assistant block education officer Pravanjan Pati visited the school and started an inquiry into the incident.
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Woman duped of Rs 25 lakh in fake Canada visa scam; 1 held
Shimla (PTI): A woman has been arrested from Punjab for allegedly duping another woman of Rs 25 lakhs by promising her to arrange a visa for Canada, police said on Monday.
The accused has been identified as Manju Kumari, a resident of Punjab.
Senior Superintendent of Police SSP Shimla Gaurav Singh said that Manju had contacted the woman several months ago and had promised her to arrange a visa for Canada.
"After this, she asked for money for the same from the victim, which she transferred to her on multiple occasions. However, as time went by, Manju started to make various excuses and ignored her calls," the SSP said.
Upon suspecting being defrauded, the victim's brother registered a complaint, and a case was registered under sections 318 (4) (cheating), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) and 352 (2) (intentional insults designed to provoke a breach of peace) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the SSP said.
"Police teams were sent to Haryana and Punjab, but she kept evading arrest as she kept changing her locations as well as her mobile numbers. However, the police teams successfully arrested her on Sunday from a flat located in Kharar in Punjab," he said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, and the defrauded money is also being recovered, he added.
