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FIR against Rajasthan minister for abetment to suicide

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An FIR has been lodged against Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi and seven others for allegedly abetting the suicide of a youth here, police said on Tuesday.

The FIR was registered on a complaint by Mahavir Meena, brother of deceased Ram Prasad Meena (43) late on Monday night. The victim’s family alleged that the minister did not allow them to build a house on their own land.

In his complaint, Mahavir Meena said that the deceased had told him that the temple directors and Hawamahal MLA and cabinet minister Mahesh Joshi were pressuring and harassing him to vacate the land, as per police.

“These people would hurl casteist slurs on my family and ask us not to live near the temple. We had taken the lease of this land from the Municipal Corporation in 2017.”

Irate relatives of the deceased have kept the body at home for the past 24 hours. They have locked the room in which Ram Prasad died by suicide and are sitting on a strike demanding action against the accused at the earliest.

Ram Prasad had also made a video before dying wherein he can be heard saying that despite all the documents of his land, he is not being allowed to build a house.

“Devendra Sharma of Girdhari Ji Mandir, Lalit Sharma, owner of Hotel Royal Sheraton Munji Tank, Deva Awasthi, Lalchand Devnani and cabinet minister Mahesh Joshi have harassed me because of which I am going to kill myself.

“Owing to the stress, my mother Gulabi Devi and wife Suman Meena keep unwell. Even after giving complaints everywhere, there has been no hearing. I request MP Kirori Lal Meena to provide justice to my family,” he said in his video.

Notably, Ram Prasad lived near the Kale Hanuman Mandir. His land is only 200 meters away from here. There is a dispute regarding this land. The deceased wanted to build a house on his own land.

It is alleged that many people, including Mahesh Joshi, used to repeatedly stop him from building a house. Even after having all the documents of the land, guards were placed outside his house for the same.

According to Subhash Chowk Police Station officials, “Late night FIR has been registered on the complaint given by the family. Eight people are named in the FIR. Since the name of the minister from the state government is mentioned in the report, it will be sent to CID (CB) for investigation by PHQ and higher officials.”

Meanwhile, state minister Mahesh Joshi dismissed the allegations as “baseless”. “I will read the FIR first. Only after it, I will be able to comment on the matter,” he added

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Mumbai: Man Stabbed To Death After He Intervenes To Settle Dispute In Sion Koliwada; Antop Hill Police Arrest 5

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Mumbai: Man Stabbed To Death After He Intervenes To Settle Dispute In Sion Koliwada; Antop Hill Police Arrest 5

Mumbai: A 22-year-old was murdered in the early hours of Friday in Mumbai’s Sion Koliwada area after an argument broke out over noise pollution. The Antop Hill police have registered an FIR in the case and so far five people have been arrested and further investigation is underway.

The incident took place around 12:30 am in Kokri Agar In Jai Maharashtra Nagar, Antop Hill. Vivek Gupta (22) was attacked with a knife and he succumbed to his injuries. As initial information available, a group of people were making noise causing disturbance on the street which lead to an argument broke out. Gupta had gone to resolve the dispute between the accused, however, angered over his interference, Gupta was attacked.

What started as a small fight soon escalated and Gupta was attacked with a knife. He was immediately taken to Sion Hospital, however, he succumbed to his injuries. He was pronounced dead at 3:30 am. The senior police officers of Mumbai Police Zone 4 were present at the hospital. The cops have so far arrested five suspects connected to this incident, and further investigation is underway.

The arrested accused are: Karthik R Mohan Devendra, Karthik Kumar Devendra, Vicky Muttu Devendra, Miniappan Ravi Devendra and the wife of Karthik R Mogan, the police informed. The case is registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.

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Mumbai: 6 Booked For Defrauding Stock Trader Of ₹1.5 Cr In Bitcoin Investment Scam

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Mumbai: The Bandra police have registered an FIR against six persons for allegedly defrauding a stock trader of nearly Rs 1.50 crore in a Bitcoin investment scam. The suspects fled even before the case was filed, prompting a manhunt. They have been identified as Abur Sode, Dhanjibhai Rawaria, Jishan Shaikh, Indrajit Latif, Abdul Latif, and Ramkumar Dharmak, all from Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.

The complainant in the case, Yogesh More, 50, is a resident of Parel and operates a stock trading business in the Marwari area in Bandra West. He met the accused three years ago, during which they introduced themselves as representatives of a company called Friptex Finsol, claiming to offer Bitcoin as a virtual currency.

Trusting them, More transferred around Rs42 lakh in cash and Rs1.08 crore via cheque to various bank accounts associated with the company for Bitcoin purchases between November 2021 and October 2024. Despite these payments, he did not receive the promised Bitcoins, and after multiple inquiries, the accused continued to evade him. Over the last three years, neither the Bitcoins nor a refund was provided.

Complaint Lodged At Bandra Police Station

Suspecting fraud, he began investigating and discovered that Friptex Finsol was a bogus company, and the accused had orchestrated a scam. He then lodged a complaint with the Bandra police. Following an initial inquiry, the police registered a case against six persons under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), and 34 (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

A police officer said that the accused are from Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. “The preliminary inquiry has not revealed any past criminal history. We are searching for the accused,” the officer added.

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West Bengal: Youth Arrested For Rape Of Deaf & Mute Woman In South 24 Parganas’ Kultali

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Kolkata: A youth was arrested on the charges of raping a deaf and mute woman at a deserted building in Kultali in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

Even as the main accused in the case has been arrested, the local people had been agitating claiming that a local Trinamool Congress panchayat chief Prahlad Nashkar allegedly pressurised family members of the victim to settle the matter against Rs 2,00,000.

However, Nashkar has denied the allegations, saying he was the first to reach the spot and inform the family members of the victim about the incident.

Complaint Filed

The victim’s family members filed a complaint on Wednesday evening. Thereafter, the police started an investigation and based on circumstantial evidence, the accused youth was arrested.

He will be presented at a district court in South 24 Parganas on Thursday only and the public prosecutor will seek his police custody, a district police official said.

Part Of Kultali & Jaynagar Turn Into Virtual Battlefields

In the first week of this month, part of Kultali and adjacent Jaynagar turned into virtual battlefields over violent protests by the local people over the rape and murder of a minor girl there.

At that point in time, the main allegation of the local people was against the police and the latter ignored the missing complaint by the parents of the victim. The local people also alleged that had the police been active in tracking the victim minor, the heinous crime could have been averted.

The protesters became violent and attacked the police station. A local police camp was ransacked and set on fire. The police had to resort to massive lathi-charge to dispel the mob then.

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