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Mumbai Crime: 64-Year-Old Woman Raped, Assaulted & Dumped Naked On Road In Mankhurd; Accused Arrested

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Mumbai: A 64-year-old woman was found naked, unconscious with bruised marks all over her body on Tuesday early morning in the Maharashtra Nagar area of Mankhurd, located in the eastern suburbs of the city.

Accused offered to drop victim home in an autorickshaw

The victim, a resident of Mahul village, was on her way to her house on Monday night when the accused, named Umesh Dhok, 38, met her. He was inside an autorickshaw and offered to drop it near her house as well.

Accused and victim knew each other

They lived close by, said the police, and knew each other, which is why she agreed to it. However, as their auto reached his house, he got off the auto and asked her to get down as well. He allegedly took her to his house by giving some excuse, and as they entered the house, he trapped her.

In the statement given to the police, the victim said that she was repeatedly raped by the accused. When she tried to refrain, he started hitting and abusing her. She also added that she was hit by the man on her private parts with a bamboo stick. 

Passerby and a woman alerted police

At around 5 pm on Tuesday, she was thrown out of the house by the accused. Some of the passersby who were returning from night shift work noticed the aggrieved woman lying helpless, without clothes. A random woman immediately rushed to her house and got a gown which she gave to the victim. 

They alerted the police and several teams of police reached the spot. The woman was taken to Rajawadi Hospital, under critical care. As she gained consciousness, her statement was recorded by the police, and subsequently, a case was registered against the accused.

Victim was assaulted

The police added that the woman’s face was in a bad condition due to the assault. 

Based on the description provided by the victim, a team was sent to locate and nab the accused, along with the help of the locals, the police said, adding that Dhok immediately confessed to the crime, yet the motive is unclear.

The accused has previous crime cases against him

During the interrogation, police found out that Dhok had a previous record of crime. In 2017, Dhok was arrested by the Mankhurd police for allegedly assaulting and sexually harassing a minor girl.

He was charged and convicted under sections 354 (assault or criminal force against a woman), 354 (a) (sexual harassment), 354 (b) (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), 506 (2) (death threat), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code and sections of sexual assault, sexual harassment under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Accused slapped with charges

In the case, Dhok has been slapped with charges under section 376 (rape), 376 (2) (n) (repeated rape on the same woman), 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of the Indian Penal Code.

At this point, it’s not clear if Dhok was tagged along with someone else, the police said. However, he will be further interrogated to know about the chain of events and the motive behind the crime. Meanwhile, the victim, a widow, sold fish in a local market at Mankhurd and lived with her daughter at an apartment in Mahul Village, Chembur. 

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Navi Mumbai Crime: 2 Women Booked For Abetment To Suicide Of 15-Year-Old Ghansoli Student

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Navi Mumbai: Two women have been booked for abetment to suicide after a 15-year-old Class 10 student from Ghansoli allegedly died by suicide following humiliation and assault at the hands of her friend’s mother and neighbour.

The deceased, Shamika Nagesh Gawde, lived with her parents in Talavali, Ghansoli, and was preparing for her Class 10 board exams at a private tuition class.

Police said Shamika had a minor quarrel with a classmate during her tuition on Wednesday evening. Though the matter was settled, the classmate told her mother about it, after which Reshma Santosh Gavande (42) allegedly called Shamika to her home.

At her residence, Gavande, along with her neighbour Mayuri Somanath Naikwadi (40), allegedly humiliated the girl, used insulting remarks about her parents, and Gavande reportedly slapped her.

Deeply hurt and distressed, Shamika returned home and later hanged herself. Her mother found her unresponsive around 7:45 p.m. and rushed her to Airoli municipal hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.

A two-page suicide note recovered from the house detailed the incident and contained an apology to her parents. Based on the note and initial inquiry, Rabale Police registered a case under Sections 107 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the two accused for abetment to suicide.

“Preliminary investigation suggests that the accused women’s actions caused emotional distress to the minor, leading to her suicide. A detailed probe is underway,” said Senior Police Inspector Balkrishna Sawant of Rabale Police Station.

Both accused, who are neighbours residing in Radha Apartment, Ghansoli, are being investigated further.

The incident comes close on the heels of another Class 10 student’s suicide in Airoli last week, wherein the girl died by suicide after the principal allegedly insulted her in the class.

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Over 60 fall sick after drinking contaminated water in MP’s Chhindwara, medical camps formed for check-up

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Chhindwara, Oct 16: Panic gripped people at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara as more than 60 people suffered from diarrhoea, prompting the district administration to organise camps for an extensive medical checkup, officials said on Thursday.

Villagers fell sick suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea — many of them were rushed at a nearby a hospital for treatment.

However, all of them recovered within the next few hours after undergoing medical treatment, according to Chhindwara Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Hemkaran Dhruve.

According to official information, people fell ill due to consumption of contaminated water from a well in the village they were using from several years.

Panic gripped the village as one after another person using water from that particular well complained about the same problem.

The district administration took prompt action in the matter and send a medical team to conduct door-to-door medical check-up in Jarola village.

At least 120 people were checked during medical camps organised on Wednesday and Thursday.

“More 150 people were checked in medical camps held in Jarola village. At least 60 of them were found suffering from vomiting, fever, cough, and diarrhoea. However, they all have recovered after necessary treatment,” SDM Dhruve told media persons on Thursday.

Preliminary investigation revealed that people fell sick due to consumption of contaminated water from a well.

“Water samples from well and other water resources in the village have been collected and sent for testing,” the SDM said.

Chhindwara has recently witnessed the shocking Coldrif cough syrup tragedy that had killed 24 children in the past one-and-a-half month, including a four-year-old girl Ambika Vishwakarma, who battled for life for more than a month at a private hospital in Nagpur, died early on Wednesday.

After the unfortunate Chhindwara tragedy, Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said that there were 232 drug factories in the state, which were being investigated.

He added that the teams of the health department are also checking the quality control system of those drug-manufacturing units.

Each batch of drugs being supplied to the state government is thoroughly checked, the Deputy Chief Minister said, adding that the private supplies are also being monitored.

He said that he had written to the Tamil Nadu government seeking to know the name of the person behind issuing the license to the drug-making unit that produced the adulterated cough syrup.

The Deputy Chief Minister also sought to know whether any checking had been done before renewing the license.

He admitted that the tragedy occurred in Madhya Pradesh because of the lack of proper monitoring by the Tamil Nadu government.

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Two Kerala school officials suspended after Class 9 boy found dead

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Palakkad, Oct 16: A wave of anger and grief swept through Palakkad after a Class 9 student from Kannadi Higher Secondary School allegedly committed suicide, leading to the suspension of two staff members and the temporary closure of the school.

State Education Minister V. Sivankutty on Thursday directed the district Education authorities to conduct a detailed probe into the incident and submit a report.

The 14-year-old student, identified as Arjun from Pallenchathannur, was found dead at his home earlier this week.

His family has accused a class teacher of mental harassment that allegedly pushed him to take the extreme step.

Police have launched an investigation based on the family’s complaint, and the school will remain closed for four days.

The incident has triggered massive protests from students, parents, and political organisations.

According to the family, the teacher, identified as Asha, had threatened to file a complaint with the Cyber Cell and have Arjun jailed over a message sent on Instagram.

“She humiliated him in front of the class and even called the Cyber Cell during class hours. He was visibly disturbed after that,” one of his classmates said.

Soon after news of the “suicide” broke, students boycotted classes and staged a sit-in on the school campus.

Several student organisations joined the agitation and laid siege to the principal’s office, demanding immediate action.

The situation escalated when the principal, Lisy, defended the teacher, saying no wrongdoing had occurred, further intensifying the protests.

Amid mounting pressure, the school management convened an emergency meeting and decided to suspend both the class teacher and the principal, pending inquiry.

Education officials have sought a detailed report on the incident, and counselling support has been arranged for students.

The tragic incident has reignited a debate on mental health, bullying, and accountability in schools.

Police officials said statements are being recorded from students, staff, and the teacher involved.

A case has been registered, and further action will follow based on the investigation.

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