Woman's face smeared with black colour, paraded in Ranchi; 2 held
Ranchi (PTI): A 28-year-old woman was allegedly smeared with black colour on her face and paraded in Jharkhand's Ranchi district by a neighbour, police said on Tuesday.
Two persons, including a woman, have been arrested in this connection, a police officer said.
The incident occurred on Sunday within the Sadar Police Station limits in Bhabhanagra colony, he said.
"As soon as the incident was reported to us, we reached the spot and rescued the woman. In this connection, we have arrested a man and his woman friend. The accused have been identified as Pankaj Singh alias Pankaj (25) and Santna Kumari (23)," said Kuldeep Kumar, Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station.
The OC said that both have been booked under multiple sections of the BNS and were forwarded to judicial custody on Monday.
The OC further said that upon investigation, it has come to light that four to five days before the incident, the victim's husband had taken Pankaj's motorcycle without informing him, as both are neighbours living in rented houses in the same colony.
Pankaj had been accusing the victim's husband of stealing his bike. The woman (victim) admitted that her husband had taken the bike and assured that it would be returned.
On Sunday, the accused, along with his woman friend, caught hold of the victim, smeared black colour on her face and humiliated her in public, he said.
During interrogation, both the accused admitted to the crime. When questioned about why he did not lodge a complaint with the police regarding the bike theft, the accused could not give a satisfactory answer. It appears that the bike might have been stolen. Further investigation into the case is underway, police said.
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Eight women labourers killed as truck hits tempo on Nagpur-Mumbai expressway
Jalna/Mumbai (PTI): Eight women labourers were killed, and three others were injured after a speeding truck rammed into a tempo on the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway in Jalna district of Maharashtra on Wednesday evening, police said.
The incident occurred when a group of women was returning home after completing cleaning work on the expressway.
"A total of 11 persons, including the driver, were sitting in the tempo. As the vehicle was about to start, a speeding truck headed towards Mumbai rammed into it from behind at Kadvanchi village," a police official said, adding that seven women died on the spot and another succumbed in the Jalna government hospital.
The tempo was badly mangled, and the bodies were reportedly strewn across the road.
The deceased have been identified as Alkabai Admane (45), Laxmibai Madan (35), Meena Admane (45), Kanchan Admane (50), Tarabai Choudhari (60), Kadubai Madan (55), and Suman Admane (70), all residents of Jalna tehsil.
The identity of the eighth deceased is yet to be confirmed.
Three people are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Police have arrested the truck driver and registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Further investigation is underway.
Expressing grief, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the death of eight people is extremely unfortunate, and announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased.
Fadnavis paid heartfelt tributes to the deceased and expressed solidarity with their families.
He said in a statement the injured have been immediately admitted to hospitals and the local administration is coordinating relief efforts.
The district collector and the superintendent of police are present at the spot, overseeing the situation, the chief minister added.
Environment Minister and Jalna District Guardian Minister Pankaja Munde has expressed deep sorrow over the incident.
In a condolence message, Munde extended her sympathies to the families of the deceased.
