Civic hospital denies entry, woman delivers on streets
Thane: A pregnant woman gave birth to a child on the streets after a civic-run hospital here allegedly denied her admission for being unable to make payment, a charge refuted by the hospital authorities. The child died within minutes after birth, police said on Friday. According to a police complaint filed by the woman and her husband, the couple was allegedly driven away by the hospital staff on Tuesday night following which she delivered on the streets in Kalwa area here. The police said a case of accidental death has been registered. Sharda and Gangaram Dodhe from Jalna had come down to Kalyan for labour work and had lost their belongings while travelling here. They were apparently sent away by the hospital staff after first-aid because they did not have money for the medical expenses, the complaint said, adding, they were on their way to another hospital when the lady delivered the male child. When the couple rushed to the hospital the next morning, the doctors declared the child brought dead, police said, adding the couple have demanded action against the erring hospital staff. Meanwhile, dismissing the allegations, the hospital staff on duty said the couple left against medical advice. However, the hospital’s dean Dr. C Matira, who has ordered an enquiry into the episode, said, “If the couple had left against medical advice, then why was no entry made in hospital records?” (PTI)
Mob beats youth to death for ‘indecent’ behaviour with girl
Agra: A 22-year-old youth here was beaten to death by a mob for his alleged indecent behaviour with a girl, a week after a man was lynched and hanged in Dimpaur for allegedly raping a girl. Jeetu, a shoe factory worker, allegedly exposed himself “indecently” when a girl from his neighbourhood was passing by, following which the girl complained about the incident to her family members, police said, adding, Jeetu was allegedly drunk when he misbehaved with the girl. Upon being informed about the incident, an irate mob, including the brothers of the girl, beat Jeetu to death, police said. An FIR has been registered against the two brothers of the girl, who own another shoe factory and are currently absconding, police said. Both Jeetu’s and the girl’s families belong to Dalit community. The girl’s family resides in the Tamoli Para area of Shahganj here. Meanwhile, Jeetu’s family members tried to block the traffic by placing his body on the road and demanded action against the culprits. (PTI)
Park Street rape victim dies
Kolkata: The Park Street rape victim, who was brutalised inside a moving car in February 2012 and took on the West Bengal government in her fight for justice, died of multi-organ failure in a city hospital on Friday. The woman had gone public with her rape ordeal and had identified herself on television after the 2012 Delhi gangrape case. “She passed away in the morning. She was suffering from health problems and got admitted to a city hospital for the last few days,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Pallab Kanti Ghosh told PTI. According to the police, she was suffering from encephalitis and was admitted to School of Tropical Medicine. She died of multi-organ failure at 3 AM. Her body has been kept at Peace Haven mortuary in the city. The woman, who was in her mid-30s during the incident, was raped in a moving car in Park Street area on February 6, 2012, by five young men who picked her up from outside a pub. While three of the accused are behind bars, two others, including the prime accused, are still at large. The incident had triggered nationwide outrage as the administration initially termed it as a fabricated case to malign the authorities. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had courted controversy at that time by saying the incident was “fabricated”. (PTI)
Narcotics worth around Rs 2.5 crore seized in UP
Lucknow: In a major drug haul, Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday seized over three quintals of narcotics worth around Rs 2.5 crore in the street market and also claimed to have busted a gang of smugglers with the arrest of five persons in Gorakhpur district. Special Task Force (STF) of the state police arrested Vijay Kumar, Dipak, Arvind, Nand Lal and Shivapl near Bhaisha village in Khorawar area of the district, police said. The police is probing the matter further and trying to find their links. (PTI)