One killed in rioting near Bibwewadi

Pune:
One person from a family of five of Appa Amrale under Bibwewadi police station area was killed and another critically injured in what police described as a ''riot between two old enemies". Another injured lady of the family is seven months pregnant.

While going to press the police was unclear about the details of the case since those attacked were from the same family and were lodged in Sassoon General hospital for treatment.

Police said the name of the dead in the riot is Rahul Mahadev Bamre, a diploma student living at Dhankawdi. Daggers were used by a rival gang of the Amrale family to stab the dead and those critical.

The critically injured was hit across his head and was womitting when reports last came in. A CT scan has been performed on the injured.

The riot took place at 12.30 a.m. on Thursday. The remaining of the five members of the family are being treated for injuries caused by sharp weapons.

Those who assaulted were from Khadak, Mahararshi Nagar, and Swargate and are stated to be students
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Techie killed wife for lover

TIMES NEWS NETWORK (15-Nov-2008)

Bangalore: Manoj Kumar was not married to the woman he loved. He had to choose between the two, and could not displease his parents since it was an arranged marriage.
The software engineer from Chennai thought hard and hit upon a plan. His wife Lakshmi, a bride of four months, had to go so he could continue his relationship with Anuradha Reddy, his former colleague.
Lakshmi, also a software engineer, worked with IBM, Bangalore. On November 8, she was not feeling well and stayed home. Manoj grabbed the chance, took a three-hour break from office, murdered her at their home near HAL, and went back to work.
While conversing with Lakshmi, he spilled some chilli powder on her face. When she was washing her face in the kitchen, Manoj put on gloves and hit her on the head with an iron pipe, before strangulating her.
He ransacked the bedroom, took away Rs 30,000 and his wife’s jewellery and mobile phone. He packed everything into a bag, along with the iron pipe, and dumped it at Ejipura on his way to office. At 9.30 pm, Manoj returned home and called up the police, saying his wife was murdered. The first to come under suspicion were some construction labourers, as a shopkeeper had seen Lakshmi talking to them.
However, chilli powder on the floor, and some hair in the kitchen, suggested the handiwork of insiders. Hair samples were sent for forensic tests and the police enquired about Manoj’s movement in the office that day. Manoj could not give a convincing reply as to where he was during the three crucial hours. He has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody.
Manoj had an affair with former colleague Anuradha, who had applied for a divorce. Meanwhile, Manoj’s parents learnt about this and forced him to marry Lakshmi.

Patient (67) commits

Dattaram Mahadeo Katvilkar (67) from Ratnagiri committed suicide by jumping from the second floor of the ophthalmology ward at Sir J J Hospital yesterday. Dattaram underwent a cataract operation on Thursday.

At 3 am yesterday, he requested to be taken to the toilet, where he removed his patients' gown and jumped from the window. He died on the spot.

According to Dr T P Lahane, head of ophthalmology department at J J Hospital, said, "His relatives were asked to stay by his side, but his son-in-law went home. We don't know why he took such a step," said Lahane.
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Delhi models held for prostitution

New Delhi: Delhi models held for prostitution

A prostitution racket involving aspiring models and actresses was busted in south Delhi, the police said Friday.

"The gang's kingpin Geeta was arrested alongwith four sex workers and ten pimps on the basis of secret information from PVR Saket market area," a police official said.

"On interrogation, Geeta said that she was married to a criminal, Hemant, who was killed in a shootout. She told us that since she was habitual of living a lavish life, she entered the business of flesh trade," the official added.

"Initially, she started the flesh trade alone and later on she formed a group of aspiring models and actresses. She hired a large number of pimps for transportation and logistics.

"She used to source aspiring models and sex workers from different states. Even her clientele was from different states," the official said.
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Govt staffer held for drug peddling

PANAJI: A government employee and an accomplice were caught red-handed by the anti-narcotics cell personnel for selling drugs worth lakhs of rupees
outside a popular night club at Anjuna.

ANC cops raided the taxi stand near Club Paradiso, Anjuna early on Thursday morning and caught Prasad Harmalkar, 39, from Anjuna, employed as a driver with the government handicrafts department, selling drugs from a taxi parked at the stand. Another person Ganesh Naik, 33, from Anjuna was also arrested.

An offence has been registered against Harmalkar and Naik for selling drugs.

ANC PI Ashish Shirodkar said, “We found 17 grams of cocaine worth Rs 85,000, some 21 gms MDMA (liquid ecstacy) worth Rs 6,000, some 73 gms charas worth Rs 7,300 and 18 ecstacy tablets weighing four gms in their possession.”
The police have conducted a panchanama and attached the duo’s driving licenses and two maruti vans in which they were peddling the drugs.

Explaining the duo’s modus operandi, ANC cops said, Harmalkar and his accomplice would drive to the taxi stand and pretend to be waiting for customers who had entered the club, but would actually be selling drugs.
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4 arrested for environmentalist's murder

BANGALORE: The Gowribidanur police have arrested four persons in connection with the gruesome murder of environmentalist Challa Krishnamurthy, who
was killed by miscreants on November 10.

The police, who had arrested one person, Brahmappa, a couple of days after the incident, were looking for the remaining accused. On a tip-off, the police team led by Gowribidanur circle inspector Srinivasamurthy waited near the Devanahalli-Budigere cross of Bangalore Rural district and arrested four persons near Venkateswara talkies of Devanahalli, late Monday night. The accused are B K Prakash, H Ramesh, Sriramaiah and B K Ramesh.

The police have also recovered a video camera and mobile phone belonging to Chella Krishnamurthy, from the accused. The police have seized vehicles used for committing the offence. Circle inspector Srinivasamurthy said the police are confident that the remaining culprits would be nabbed soon.

Meanwhile, the Chikballapur unit of Ryotha Sangha has demanded that the rest are brought to book.
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