Cyanide Mohan gets death penalty in 3 cases
Bengaluru: The trial of as many as 14 cases of serial killer Cyanide Mohan Kumar today ended up, and the court awarded him the death sentence in 3 cases.
The CID had filed a chargesheet in connection with 20 cases against Mohan Kumar alias Cyanide Mohan Kumar (56) of Kanyana village in Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. Subsequently, the trial court awarded him the death sentence in three cases.
As many as 20 cases were filed against Mohan, who was accused in various police stations in the state from 2004 to 2009. In 2010, all his cases were transferred to CID for more investigation. The probe was conducted, and chargesheet was submitted to the Mangalore District and Sessions Court.
The death sentence: DSP NM Ramalingappa had probed the criminal case filed against Mohan in the Sullya police station. In 2013, the court had sentenced the death penalty and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000. The court had also awarded the same sentence in connection with the case filed in the Bantwal Rural and Venur police stations.
Mohan, with 20 young women across the state, developed a relationship on the pretext of marrying them. Later, he looted the jewellery of women and valuables and killed them by giving Cyanide poison.
Cases against Mohan
The CID informed that various cases have been registered against him including IPC Section 366 (kidnapping), 302(murder), 376(rape), 328(poisoning), 201(Causing disappearance of evidence of offence), 392(robbery), 417(cheating).
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
