Shinde speaks to Junnar family after two kids drown in pond; Sena hands cheque of Rs 5 lakh
Thane (PTI): The Shiv Sena has extended an assistance of Rs 5 lakh to a family who lost two young children in a drowning incident in Pune district after Deputy CM Eknath Shinde consoled them over the phone, the party claimed.
The incident occurred in Junnar on November 22, when Afan Afsar Inamdar (10) and his sister Rifat (7) were playing near a farm pond.
The Shiv Sena stated that Shinde was visibly moved when he spoke to the bereaved parents via video call on Saturday.
"This incident is beyond unfortunate. I know the pain of losing my own children. I understand the void that can never be filled," he told them.
Following the call, a delegation, including MLA Sharad Sonawane and Shiv Sena Secretary Ram Repale, visited the Inamdar residence to hand over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh on behalf of the Shiv Sena, the party release stated.
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MP: Woman, lover conspire to get husband killed; police looking for contract killer
Dhar (MP) (PTI): A 25-year-old woman and her lover have been arrested in the district for allegedly conspiring to kill her husband by hiring a contract killer, police said on Thursday.
The case was solved within 36 hours of the murder though the woman initially tried to mislead the police by claiming that robbers killed her husband, an official said.
Dev Krishna Purohit (28) was stabbed to death on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday at his house in Gondikheda Charan village, about 60 km from here.
Superintendent of Police Mayank Awasthi told reporters that accused Priyanka Purohit (25) was married to Dev Krishna when she was around 15 years old. Priyanka moved to her matrimonial home after attaining adulthood but was unwilling to live with her husband, leading to frequent disputes between them.
During investigation, it emerged that she was in a relationship with Kamlesh (32), the SP said.
The duo allegedly hatched a plan to kill Dev Krishna and hired a man identified as Surendra for Rs 1 lakh do the job, he said
After Dev Krishna was killed, Priyanka told police that unidentified persons broke into the house, attacked her husband with a sharp weapon while holding her captive in another room, and fled with valuables.
But the inconsistencies in her statements raised suspicion, and eventually she confessed to hatching the murder conspiracy, the SP said.
While she and Kamlesh were arrested, police are looking for the contract killer, the official added.
