RTE: Bengaluru children allotted seats in North Karnataka schools
Bengaluru: Several parents in Bengaluru, who had applied for seats under the Right to Education quota in private schools, learned that their children had been allotted seats in schools in north Karnataka districts for the 2018-19 academic year.
Parents who were expecting free seats for their children have now approached the Department of Public Instruction and urged them to rectify the mistake.
They have demanded that the lottery process be redone so that it is a “fair” playing field.
A parent who had applied for admissions under the quota in Bengaluru learned that his child was allotted a seat in Gadag.
A senior official in the department said that it was a “technical error ” and the department was looking into the matter.
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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.
