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Kin, friends of 1991 blast victims sore over celebrations on Perarivalan’s release

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Friends and relatives of those killed along with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the May 21, 1991 human bomb blast at Tamil Nadu’s Sriperumbudur are sore over the celebrations being carried out in the state over the release of assassination case convict A.G. Perarivalan.

S. Abbas, son of local Congress leader Samdhani Begum, who was among the dead, said: “Politicians and media are celebrating the release of A.G. Perarivalan who is a convict in the killing of my mother and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at Sriperumbudur. They have forgotten about the victims of that blast and are creating hype and celebrating the release of Perarivalan.”

Noting that the government had ignored the sacrifice of 16 victims and had given meagre financial assistance to them, he wondered that while the families of the victims had suffered in silence for the past three decades, who those who were responsible for the murder were hailed.

Police constable J. Dharman was killed in the blast and his son D. Rajkumar, talking to IANS, said: “I am not very much bothered on the release of A.G. Perarivalan but I don’t know why the Chief Minister and the media are celebrating his release. We don’t know whether we will have access to the Chief Minister like the convict Perarivalan got. How can the Chief Minister welcome the family of a convict involved in the killing of a former Prime Minister.”

Another person who does not want to reveal the identity told IANS that the government of Tamil Nadu “is wrong in celebrating the release of a convict who was involved in the murder of my father as well as former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and turned our lives into misery”.

“We got a meagre financial assistance and for the past three decades our sufferings have been incomparable but no one cares. They are celebrating the release of Perarivalan, I can’t understand the reason.”

Anasuya Daisy Earnest, a police officer who lost two fingers in the blast, said: “I lost two fingers in the blast and have sharpenel in my body and my sufferings are unfathomable. The Chief Minister is hugging the convict and offering him tea… will he allow me to meet him. I am a Tamil woman and have provided security to several VIPs but I am ignored and a convict’s family is getting a huge treatment. The victims are suffering and the perpetrators are celebrating.”

Except the Congress and the BJP, the Dravidian political parties and the left parties are vying with each other to support and celebrate the release of Perarivalan.

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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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