Youth lynched for fishing near Rajasthan temple
Jaipur : A man was badly beaten by a group of villagers for fishing near a temple in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district last week and succumbed to his injuries in hospital. Police have registered a case of murder against unidentified people but are yet to arrest anyone.
Azhar Khan (22) was beaten in Chittorgarh’s Kheri village on September 17 allegedly for fishing and dirtying area near a temple on the banks of Ruparel river and died in a hospital in Udaipur on September 22. His uncle Riyaz Khan registered an FIR on the same day.
Parsoli station house officer Praveen Singh Tuesday said that they had detained some men for questioning, but gave no more details.
According to police, Azhar had gone to Ruparel river with three others - Shahnawaz Khan (23), Naushad Khan (47) and Anwar Khan (41) when some men guarding their fields chased the four. While three managed to escape, Azhar was caught and beaten with ‘lathis’ (bamboo staves).
He was taken to Chittorgarh district hospital and later referred to Udaipur medical college where he succumbed to his injuries.
According to Anwar, there were some people from a nearby farm who were watching them as they went to place their net and stopped them when the four were returning after removing it. As these men called others, he said he, Shamshad and Naushad ran away.
When he later came to know Azhar was lying injured at the spot, he and the other two went and brought him home but didn’t tell his family about the incident, saying he was injured in an accident.
However, when Azhar’s condition worsened, he told his family about the beating and was taken to a government hospital in Chittorgarh the next day, from where he was referred to Udaipur.
There was tension in Bicchor village when Azhar’s body was handed over to his family after an autopsy.
“The dispute between the two parties had been for a long time. The youths caught fish and sorted them in the locality and left the waste there which had caused heated arguments on previous occasions,” said a police official who didn’t wanted to be named.
According to Afroz Khan, another uncle of Azhar, the youth worked as a conductor in a private bus and was youngest among four siblings. His father drives local public transport vehicles.
courtesy : hindustantimes.com
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Pvt bus operators demand immediate hike in payment rates for buses requisitioned by EC
Kolkata (PTI): A representative body of private bus operators in West Bengal on Tuesday demanded an immediate announcement of higher payment rates for requisitioned vehicles to be deployed during the assembly elections next month, alleging that repeated appeals to the Election Commission in this regard have been ignored.
In a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer, the Joint Council of Bus Syndicate said that despite two rounds of communication with the authorities, no decision has yet been conveyed to them for hiking the rates for acquiring buses and minibuses for poll duty.
Even after two letters to the CEO’s office regarding the fare for the acquisition of buses/minibuses for elections, the operators have not received any decision so far, Syndicate Secretary Tapan Banerjee told PTI.
“The election dates have been announced for April 23 and 29. Central forces have already arrived in the state, and the administration has begun to requisition the buses for their movement. But we are yet to know the EC’s response to our demands,” he said.
“As we have to bear the expenses of fuel and wages of our conductors and drivers, our demand must be addressed immediately,” Banerjee added.
The bus operators have placed a detailed set of demands, including revised daily rates excluding fuel costs. “We demand Rs 4,000 per day (excluding diesel) for ordinary buses, Rs 4,500 for express buses, and Rs 5,500 for AC buses,” the letter stated.
In addition, the union has sought a daily allowance for workers.
“A daily allowance of Rs 500 must be provided to workers on duty,” it said.
The letter also stressed payment terms, demanding advance compensation and timely settlement of dues.
“At least 75 per cent of the payment should be made in advance, and the remaining amount must be cleared within 15 days of bill submission,” the union said.
Raising concerns about workers’ voting rights, the union further stated, “Arrangements for postal ballots must be ensured for workers on duty so that no worker is deprived of voting.”
Among other logistical concerns, the union demanded that a bus from one district should not be deployed in another.
