Mother-son duo killed in Metro pillar collapse in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A woman and her two-and-half year-old son were killed after an under-construction pillar of the "Namma Metro" (Bengaluru Metro) on Outer Ring Road near HBR Layout here collapsed, police said on Tuesday.
According to police, the incident took place around 11 am, when the TMT bars erected for the construction of a pillar fell on their scooter.
The height of the pillar is said to be over 40 feet and weighing several tonnes.The deceased were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital by the bystanders.
Police said they have registered a case and investigation will follow.The incident had resulted in traffic jam for some time along the stretch.
A metro pillar which was under constriction collapsed in Nagavara, Outer Ring Road in #Bengaluru. #BMRCL yet to share more details on the incident. More details are awaited.@the_hindu @THBengaluru pic.twitter.com/mx0gT4zNGs
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Allahabad HC expresses dissatisfaction over probe in 2009 custodial death case
Prayagraj (PTI): The Allahabad High Court has expressed dissatisfaction over the investigation and state's evidence in a 2009 custodial death case in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh.
A bench of justices Atul Sreedharan and Siddhartha Nandan warned that if relevant videography and photographs are not placed before the court, the only option left to it will be to take assistance of CBI to recover the vital evidence.
The order was passed while hearing a PIL filed by Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives.
The court, in its order dated April 7, noted that crucial facts including video and photo evidence of the incident are missing.
The court observed, "In the event, by the next date of hearing, the videography and photographs relevant in this case are not placed before this court, the only other option left to this court is to take assistance of the central bureau of investigation (CBI) to recover vital evidence in this case which shall be considered on the next date of hearing."
"The chain of evidence is unclear casting doubt on the fairness of the investigation," the court added.
The court also directed the then sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Karmendra Singh of Mainpuri to file his affidavit strictly in terms of the order dated February 9, failing which, it said, it shall consider to take appropriate action against him.
The court asked Singh to give a precise answer on the fate of the videography recording which was done in his presence.
The court fixed May 5 as the next date of hearing in the matter.
