QMumbai: Shetye Taken to Hospital 5 Hrs Post Assault; Dossa Buried
Manjula Shetye was brought dead to the hospital 5 hours after being assaulted in jail, and other city stories.
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Shetye Was Brought Dead To Hospital 5 Hrs After Being Thrashed
A forensic doctor at JJ Hospital, who was a part of the team that conducted the post-mortem of Byculla women’s jail inmate Manjula Shetye, said the nature of injuries suggested she was assaulted at least five hours before she was brought dead to the hospital. The doctor further said Shetye, 38, had died “half-an-hour before she was taken to JJ Hospital, which is just about a km from the Byculla jail.
Shetye’s death last Friday sparked a riot at the Byculla jail, when more than a hundred prisoners marched to the terrace, burning books and furniture. State Women’s Commission chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar said on Thursday that the autopsy revealed Shetye had “multiple injuries”, giving credence to allegations that she was tortured inside the jail.
The JJ doctors found at least 16 contusions on Shetye’s body. “It appears she was struck on the head with a blunt object at least five times, her lip was injured,” the forensic doctor said. He ruled out sexual assault – the initial first information report by the Nagpada Police said a stick was inserted in her private parts – but said there were contusions on Shetye’s chest, abdomen, buttocks, and legs.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
Mustafa Dossa Buried Next To Father, Haseena Parkar At Marine Lines Cemetery
Mustafa Dossa was buried at Bada Kabristan opposite Marine Lines station late last night. One of the six convicted in the 1993 blasts case, he died on Wednesday afternoon, hours after being admitted to JJ Hospital, following complaints of chest pain.
Sources said Dossa was buried next to the graves of his father and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's sister Haseena Parkar. JJ Hospital dean Dr TP Lahane said, "Dossa died of a cardiac arrest. The post-mortem was done under the supervision of a three-doctor panel, as per the jail manual."
Around 10.30 pm, his body was handed over to his family, who took it home to Aqdas Mahal building in Agripada, and then, around midnight, to the cemetery, where family and relatives offered prayers (Salat al-Janazah) to seek pardon for him. Around 1.30 am, he was taken for the burial (al-Dafin).
(Source: Mid-Day)
Mumbai Cong Leans On Saints, Priests To Take On BJP
The Mumbai unit of the Congress has decided to create a dedicated cell within the party for saints and priests called Mumbai Sadhu Sant Congress. The move is aimed at ridding the party of the tag of minority appeasers and broad-basing its appeal.
Vakola Hanuman Mandir’s head priest Om Dasji Maharaj will be the convener of the cell and its first convention will take place on Sunday at the Wakola temple. Over 200 saints and priests of various temples across the city are expected to attend.
The saints and priests will be felicitated by Mumbai Congress chief and former member of Parliament Sanjay Nirupam. As a part of the felicitation, Nirupam will wash their feet and offer them dakshina.
The move, however, has not gone down too well with some sections of the party. The state spokesman for the party Ratnakar Mahajan said the Congress does not promote any particular religion. “Religion is a matter of personal faith.
There is no need to bring it in public life,” he said, and added that even the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which believes in religion-based politics, does not have such a cell.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
Pune Crime: Woman Kills Ex-Lover For Blackmailing Her, Held
Fed up with her ex's blackmailing, a woman along with her brother and two others allegedly killed him. The incident took place on Tuesday around 11 pm in Pimpri. The police said Archana Nikam (29), her brother Prem Randive (22), one Ganesh Rokade (19) and a 15-year-old school dropout, stabbed Sagar Thorat (26) to death in an isolated spot. The case came to light after his wife Dinki lodged a police complaint.
In her complaint, she said, "My husband and I were having dinner when he received a call from someone. He left soon after, saying that he had to sort out some personal issue. Thirty minutes later, my neighbours rushed home to tell me that he was lying in a pool of blood." Sagar was taken to Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
(Source: Mid-Day)
Long Disruption Leaves Metro Users Stranded
Morning rush hour patrons of the Mumbai Metro had a rough start to their day after a technical snag in the overhead equipment disrupted services between DN Nagar and Versova stations on Thursday. The snag which was reported at 8:05 am delayed many commuters as metro services were limited between Andheri and Ghatkopar. Services were fully restored only around 9:35 am.
Though metro authorities claimed regular updates were passed to the commuters, many passengers, who found their schedules going for a toss, took to social media to vent their frustration. “Mumbai Metro services disrupted, several stuck, Ghatkopar-Andheri choked completely. Commuters stranded,” tweeted Kunal Momaya. “During peak hours, technical failure in Metro. Trains packed. No room to stand, suffocating experience,” (sic) tweeted Kaustubh Kulkarni.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
Needless Honking Not Ok Please: You Will Be Fined ₹2,000 In Mumbai Soon
Soon, needless honking and honking in silence zones will be punishable offences in Maharashtra.
The state government on Thursday informed the Bombay high court it was awaiting presidential nod for implementation of provisions of the Maharashtra Transport and Road Safety Act, 2017 which penalises needless honking and honking in silence zones.
The section 20 of the Act prohibits drivers from sounding horns “needlessly or continuously or more than what is necessary to ensure safety” from blowing horns in silence zones, from using multi-toned horns creating harsh, shrill, loud or alarming noise, or from driving vehicles after making modification in exhaust leading to creation of undue noise.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
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