Five killed as car hits tree in Telangana

Posted on by Vividh Bharthi

Hyderabad: A devastating accident shook Telangana’s Wanaparthy district early Monday morning, resulting in the loss of five lives as a car collided with a tree on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru national highway near Kothakota. The speeding vehicle veered out of control before striking the roadside tree, leaving seven others injured.

Among the casualties were three children, identified as Yasir (7 months), Bushra (2 years), and Maria (5 years), along with Abdul Rehman (62) and Saleema Bee (85).

The injured, including Sameera (5), Hussain (10), Sahfi, Khadeerunnisa, Habeeb, Ali, and Shahjan Baig, were promptly rushed to hospitals, with three of them reported to be in critical condition. Six of the injured were transferred to a hospital in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, while one was admitted to the Wanaparthy hospital.

Originating from Bellary district in Karnataka, the victims were returning home after attending a wedding in Hyderabad. The accident occurred between 2:30 a.m. and 3 a.m., with twelve individuals aboard the ill-fated car. Police suspect driver fatigue as a contributing factor to the tragic collision.

The car sustained extensive damage in the accident, necessitating strenuous efforts by rescue workers to extricate the victims and provide aid to the injured, highlighting the severity of the incident and the challenges faced in its aftermath.

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Suspected hooch claims two lives in Bihar’s Begusarai district

Patna, Dec 11 (IANS) Two people died after consuming suspected hooch in Bihar’s Begusarai district.

The deceased were identified as Chunchun Prasad Singh, a rural medical practitioner, a resident of Ward-8, Maida Shahpur in Cheria Bariyarpur police station area and a 50-year-old compounder Hareram Tanti.

Both reportedly consumed liquor on Tuesday night, which their families said caused their deaths.

The incident has triggered a panic in the district.

While Singh’s autopsy was yet to be done, the district administration conducted the post-mortem of Tanti under the supervision of a special team of the District Health Department.

Begusarai Civil Surgeon Pramod Kumar Singh claimed: “Earlier too, Tanti had undergone treatment at Sadar Hospital and partially lost his eyesight. But this time, Tanti died.”

“The family members confirmed Tanti had a habit of alcohol consumption. It seems that he died due to consuming liquor. However, his post-mortem report has not come yet,” the civil surgeon said.

Begusarai SP Manish stated that both individuals fell ill under suspicious circumstances.

“We are questioning the family members to gather more information. The case remains under active investigation to determine the exact cause of the deaths,” Manish said.

The district administration has heightened vigilance to address potential issues related to illicit liquor, particularly in the affected areas of Cheriya Bariyarpur block.

Earlier in the second week of October this year, 62 persons reportedly lost their lives in Siwan and Gopalganj districts. However, the state police had confirmed 37 deaths.

In Siwan, the incident occurred in Maghar Kodia Panchayat under the jurisdiction of Bhagwanpur Haat police station.

Similarly, in Saran, an FIR was registered at the Mashrakh police station after the incident in Brahimpur village. Investigations in both districts were conducted and state police admitted that the deaths had happened due to spurious liquor.

–IANS

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Punjab DGP orders action for attack on police station

Amritsar, Dec 17 (IANS) Punjab Director General of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav, on Tuesday visited the city and directed officers to take strict action against the perpetrators of the attack on a police station.

The visit came a few hours after an incident reported at Amritsar’s Islamabad police station at around 3 A.M.

Chairing a high-level meeting, the DGP emphasised the need for officers to use both technical and human intelligence to detect and apprehend those responsible for the attack.

He asked the officers to identify common trends and patterns in such heinous crimes and conduct investigations in a scientific manner, utilising all the technical and forensic tools for detection of crimes to ensure conviction of the accused.

The meeting was attended by Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ferozepur Range Ranjit Singh Dhillon, DIG (Border Range) Satinder Singh and Senior Superintendent of Police (Amritsar Rural) Charanjit Singh.

DGP Yadav also reviewed the law and order situation of border districts and took stock of the progress achieved in previous attacks on police establishments.

“All the previous cases of attacks on police establishments, including IED implants at the police station in Ajnala and hand grenade attack at a police post in Asron in Nawanshahr have been solved successfully and accused persons have been arrested,” he said.

In a separate meeting, the DGP addressed all SPs, DSPs and SHOs from border districts, including Commissionerate Police Amritsar, Amritsar Rural, Batala and Tarn Taran to brief them about the top priorities of the police.

He directed the officers to intensify the fight against counter-terrorism, organised crime, drug trafficking, and street crime.

He also asked them to tackle such crimes professionally and ensure prompt registration of FIRs in such cases.

He also encouraged police officers to act promptly on tips received via the newly-launched Safe Punjab Anti-Drug Helpline ‘9779100200’. This helpline allows citizens to report drug traffickers anonymously.

–IANS

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I saw Nehru documents being shredded, says historian Rizwan Kadri

Ahmedabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Historian Dr Rizwan Kadri on Monday claimed that he had seen an elderly person shred many documents and letters related to first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Dr Kadri, a member of the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society, told IANS, “An internal inquiry committee has been set up to look into allegations of destruction and non-availability of documents related to Nehru.”

The researcher said in 2008, a total of 51 carton boxes containing Nehru’s letters written to various persons, including Aruna Asif Ali, Jaiprakash Narayan, Govind Ballabh Pant and Edwina Mountbatten, the last vicereine of India, were “withdrawn” from the PMML in New Delhi at the request of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, as a representative of the donor family.

He said before the withdrawal of the documents these were bifurcated as official correspondence and private papers.

Seeking an early return of the Nehru letters and documents to the museum to facilitate research, Dr Rizwan, known for his research on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, said, “I have no clue about the fate of the documents in 51 boxes that were withdrawn by Sonia Gandhi.”

He said researchers like him would continue to request and wait to get access to the crucial documents, hoping the documents would be digitized and shared with the public by Gandhi on a website at some stage.

Dr Rizwan expressed regret that the documents were withdrawn — something which should not have happened once these had been donated to the Museum.

“This matter was also discussed in the institution and there were some who expressed that the documents could not be withdrawn once these had been donated. Legal opinion was also taken and a suggestion for auditing of documents was also given. An internal inquiry committee has also been set up to look into the matter,” he said.

Calling the withdrawn collection very important, he refused to speculate if the documents would still be safe.

Dr Kadri, who worked as an Associate Professor at Shree Swaminarayan Arts College, Ahmedabad, was also appointed as a PhD (History) guide at Gujarat University and Raksha Shakti University.

Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society is the new avatar of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society that was formed on April 1, 1966. Initially, the museum was set up in the eastern wing and the library in the western wing of the Teen Murti Bhawan, home to first PM Nehru.

–IANS

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