Raksha Bandhan reunites Muslim amputee with family that gave her a hand, a Brother
Valsad, Gujarat: Fifteen-year-old Anamta Ahmed from Mumbai tied a rakhi on the wrist of Shivam Mistry, a boy she met after a tragedy that linked their lives forever.
“I never had a brother and Shivam lost his only sister. From now on, he is my brother and I will be his sister for life,” Anamta said according to a report published by NDTV.
Shivam’s family met Anamta after she lost her hand in a tragedy. Anamta accidentally touched an 11,000-kilowatt high-tension cable on October 30, 2022, while visiting family in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. While her right arm was amputated, physicians could only save her left arm.
In September 2024, Shivam's 10-year-old sister Riya from Valsad fell sick with headaches and vomiting. She was admitted to Surat's Kiran Hospital, where she died the next day from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Guided by family doctor and gynaecologist, Dr Usha Mashri, Riya’s parents, Trishna and Bobby Mistry, decided to donate her organs. Riya’s kidneys, liver, lungs, intestines, corneas and both hands went to patients in need. Her right arm was sent to Mumbai, where surgeons at Global Hospital performed a complex shoulder-level transplant on Anamta, making her the youngest person in the world to undergo such a procedure.
Anamta paid a visit to Riya's family and tied a rakhi to Shivam to celebrate Raksha Bandhan. Shivam's mother remarked, "When Anamta tied the rakhi, I felt Riya's hands tying it on her her brother's hand." She also prepared Riya's favourite dessert, gulab jamun.
On Saturday, the Ahmed and Mistry families met on Tithal Beach Road in Valsad. Shivam’s mother embraced Anamta tightly, while Shivam himself admitted, “It felt as though my sister Riya had come back to me.”
Anamta said, “From now on, I am both Anamta and Riya.”
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Woman threatens to end life as police official refuses to accept love proposal, FIR registered
Bengaluru (PTI): A woman was booked on charges of obstructing a police inspector from discharging his official duties and threatening to commit suicide if he did not accept her love proposal, police said on Wednesday.
The 45-year-old inspector attached to the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station here alleged that the woman repeatedly harassed him, they said.
According to his complaint, the harassment began on October 30, when he started receiving calls from an unknown woman from multiple phone numbers.
During these calls, she allegedly spoke incoherently and claimed to have close links with several highly placed individuals, including the Chief Minister, Deputy CM, Home Minister and other political leaders.
Police said the woman sent photographs via WhatsApp purportedly showing herself with these dignitaries and claimed she could use their influence to compel the inspector to accept her proposal. She also allegedly threatened to use her contacts against him if he refused.
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The inspector said that he advised her to visit the police station and submit a written complaint if she had any grievance. However, she did not do so and instead continued to repeatedly call and send messages, which disturbed his official duties, the FIR said.
According to the FIR, on November 7, the woman allegedly visited his office and handed over an envelope containing some tablets along with handwritten letters. The letters contained emotionally charged and inappropriate content, and the woman claimed they were written using her blood, indicating obsessive behaviour.
Despite being clearly informed that the number she was contacting was an official departmental number meant for public service, she allegedly continued making unnecessary calls and messages, causing mental harassment and obstruction to his day-to-day duties, he alleged.
During the inquiry, police learnt that the woman had allegedly exhibited similar behaviour with other police and government officials in the past, it stated.
On December 12, she allegedly went to his police station and shouted and threatened to commit suicide and ruin the inspector's career if he did not respond to her proposal, prompting him to lodge a complaint.
"Based on the complaint, a case was registered against the woman under Sections 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station. The matter is under investigation," police said.
