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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Rape accused's mother murdered by victim's brother in MP's Shivpuri
Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
