UP trader attempts suicide on Facebook live, blames PM Modi for his financial state; wife dies
Baghpat (UP), Feb 9: A local trader allegedly attempted suicide on Facebook Live, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his poor financial condition. His wife, who also consumed poison, died.
Superintendent of Police, Neeraj Kumar Jadaun, confirmed the incident on Wednesday and said the condition of Rajiv Tomar (40), who ran a shoe-shop, is serious.
The incident took place on Tuesday when Rajiv started a Facebook Live during which he consumed poison.
After failing to stop her husband, Tomar's wife, Poonam, also consumed poison.
Both of them were rushed to a private hospital where Poonam died, while the trader's condition was stated to be critical, police said.
In the purported video, Rajiv held PM Modi responsible for his financial condition.
"Modiji will be responsible for my death. If Modi ji has any shame, he will change things. I am not saying he is wrong on everything but he is not a well-wisher ('hitaishi') of small traders and farmers," he said.
When Poonam tried to stop him, Tomar said, "Government to sunti nahi tum hi sun lo" (the government doesn't hear us, at least you should hear).
Poonam tried to take out the poison from Tomar's mouth but after failing to do so, she also consumed it, the purported video showed.
Rajiv was a resident of Subhash Nagar.
Rajiv ran a shoe shop and the lockdown in 2020 had ruined his business, his family members said.
A large number of shoes in his shop were damaged as the shop was closed for the long period, they said.
He also had taken loans which he could not pay off, they said, adding that Rajiv had two sons.
Condoling the death, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Twitter, "It's saddening to know about the suicide attempt by a trader and his wife. While the wife has died, his condition is serious and I pray to God for Rajivji's speedy recovery."
At a press conference in Lucknow on Wednesday, Priyanka said, "The Baghpat incident is saddening. Demonetisation, GST and lockdown had affected small and medium businessmen. It's unfortunate that the government has not come for their help."
बागपत में एक व्यापारी एवं उनकी पत्नी की आत्महत्या के प्रयास और उनकी पत्नी की मृत्यु के बारे में जान कर बेहद दुःख हुआ।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) February 9, 2022
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Dalit couple beaten, made to wear garlands of shoes in MP; 10 persons booked
Ashok Nagar (MP) (PTI): An elderly Dalit couple has been allegedly beaten up and made to wear garlands of shoes in Madhya Pradesh's Ashok Nagar district, police said on Sunday.
The couple's son had allegedly been involved in an eve-teasing incident, they said.
A case has been registered against 10 persons who were at large in connection with the incident of thrashing the couple which took place on Friday in Kilora village under Mungaoli police station limits, an official said.
The couple's son had been allegedly involved in eve-teasing the wife of one of the accused following which the Dalit family left the village, Mungaoli police station in-charge Gabbar Singh Gurjar said.
The couple came to the village recently, he said.
On Friday, the accused allegedly tied the 65-year-old man Dalit man and his wife aged 60 to a pole, beat them up and made them wear garlands of shoes, the official said.
Following a complaint by the victim woman, the police on Saturday registered a case against 10 persons under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 147 (rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly with common objective), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 294 (obscene act) and 506 (criminal intimidation) as well as provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, he said.
All the accused were absconding and efforts were on to trace them, the police added.
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