Somawarpete: Youth who came to view waterfalls washed away in stream
Somawarpete, October 09: A youth, who was part of a group of tourists who came to watch Mallalli falls, washed away in the river on Tuesday.
The victim has been identified as Javed (29) of Arehalli village in Sakaleshpura taluk. Another tourist Fazil who was trapped on the rocks amidst water, was rescued by local youth Desh and his team.
Five youths from Arehalli have been to the falls on Tuesday evening. Around 6 pm, two youth crossed a fence below the waterfalls and reached rocks amidst the stream. As the water was released from a mini hydel power plant situated a few meters away from the falls, the water level increased in the stream and Javed washed away in the flood water, his friends informed the villagers.
Local people informed the Somwarpet police. Since it was raining, villagers could not able to trace the body.
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SC transfers RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape-murder case to Calcutta HC
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape and murder case to the Calcutta High Court.
The top court had taken suo motu cognisance of the case in 2024.
A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the case papers be sent to the high court.
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The top court also directed that a copy of the status report be given to the parents of the victim.
The body of the postgraduate trainee doctor was found in the hospital's seminar room on August 9 last year. The Kolkata Police arrested Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, the next day.
On January 20, a Kolkata trial court awarded convict Roy "life term imprisonment till death" in the case. The crime triggered nationwide outrage and prolonged protests in West Bengal.
The apex court, even after the primary conviction, is monitoring multiple ancillary issues, including regularising the unauthorised absence of doctors.
While taking suo motu notice of the case, the bench constituted a National Task Force (NTF) on August 20 last year to formulate a protocol to ensure the safety and security of medical professionals in the wake of the crime.
