Man attempts suicide outside Joida Police Station in Karwar alleging harassment by local police
Karwar: In a tragic incident, Bhaskar Bandolkar, a resident of Ramanagar in Joida taluk, attempted suicide by setting himself on fire outside the Joida Police Station on Friday. Bandolkar alleged that he had been continuously harassed by the local police over a case, which drove him to take this drastic step.
Bandolkar was quickly rushed to a hospital in Belagavi for treatment. Following the incident, Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police (SP) Vishnuvardhan visited the Ramanagar Police Station for an inspection.
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In a video clip reportedly recorded in the ambulance, Bandolkar accused the Ramanagar Sub-inspector (SI) of severe misconduct. According to Bandolkar, during an investigation five months ago, the SI confiscated Rs 3.5 lakh but officially reported seizing only Rs 30,000. Bandolkar claimed that despite informing the SP about the false report and the SI's actions, no disciplinary measures were taken against the officer. Instead, Bandolkar said he continued to face harassment from the SI for several months.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
