Two WB artisans beaten to death on suspicion of theft at jewellery-making unit in Rajkot; 9 held
Rajkot (PTI): Two artisans from West Bengal were allegedly beaten to death over suspicion of theft at a silver jewellery-making unit in Gujarat's Rajkot city, police said on Sunday.
The police on Saturday arrested the factory owner and eight others in connection with the crime and more arrests are likely in the case, an official said.
The victims Rahul Sheikh and Suman Sheikh worked at MBS Ornaments, a silver jewellery-making unit in Rajkot, the official from Thorala police station said.
Factory owner Sagar Savaliya, its managers, security guards, two labour contractors and a few others have been arrested under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code for murder, kidnapping, wrongful confinement, and rioting, he said.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, the official said.
As per the FIR, the two men were suspected of stealing silver at the factory and were taken to the factory office, where the accused thrashed them with plastic pipes and sticks, police said.
The duo was then confined in a room and were found dead in the morning, they said, adding that some of the accused allegedly destroyed CCTV footage of the premises to destroy evidence.
According to the police, Rahul was allegedly caught stealing 100 gm of silver by concealing it in his footwear.
The security guard took the victim to the manager, who called two labour contractors who supplied workers to the factory and asked them to recover 3 kg silver from him, they said.
They thrashed Rahul, who allegedly confessed to having given the silver to Suman. The second victim was then kidnapped and brought to the factory, where he was similarly beaten up.
After beating up the victims, the accused confined them in a room, where they were found dead by the security guard on Friday morning, police said.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
