Custodial death case in Tumakuru
Tumkuru: A case of custodial death was registered in Tumakuru Town Police Station on Wednesday. Superintendent of Police Divya Gopinath said that the deceased was Mohammed Afta (39), native of Bengaluru city.
Based on information, a sub-inspector of Tumakuru Town Police Station had gone to Cholamballi village on Tuesday night where he saw a group of 15-20 persons physically assaulting three persons. The police officer dispersed the group and rescued the three persons. Mohammed Afta had a small pistol in his hand and the police recovered it from him.
All the three persons were brought to the Tumakuru Town police station. But Mohammed Afta collapsed and hence the police took him to Tumakuru district government hospital where he was declared brought dead.
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Nitish transfers Rs 10,000 each to bank accounts of 25 lakh women under flagship scheme
Patna (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday transferred Rs 10,000 each to the bank accounts of 25 lakh women under the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana’, which aims to promote women's empowerment through self-employment and livelihood opportunities.
Kumar disbursed a total amount of Rs 2,500 crore through direct benefit transfer (DBT) at a function held here at his official residence, 1 Anne Marg, officials in the CMO said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched Bihar's ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana’ in September, 2025.
Around 1.81 crore women have so far received Rs 10,000 each, and those who have utilised the sum for setting up a business will soon get another Rs 2 lakh, the officials said.
The chief minister had recently announced that the Bihar government initiated the process of providing additional financial assistance of up to Rs 2 lakh to select beneficiaries under the scheme.
