Man held for obscenity in bus
New Delhi: A 37-year-old man working with an event management company was arrested here for masturbating in front of a woman inside a bus but no other passenger came to her help, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday at around 9 p.m and the victim informed the police when the bus reached Chattarpur in south Delhi. The accused, identified as Mukesh Ranjan Kumar, was drunk and was arrested, Deputy Commissioner of Police Vijay Kumar told IANS. “He used force and tried to grab her hand to outrage her modesty,” the officer said. “He masturbated in front of her although there were 25-30 other passengers. She confronted him and sought help from other passengers but none came forward to help her,” the officer added. (IANS)
2264 women reported missing in Maha during 2013-18
Mumbai: As many as 2264 women are reported missing in Maharashtra in the last five years, the state Legislative Assembly has been told. In a written reply, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds Home portfolio, said the missing women include 298 minor girls. A question was submitted by ruling Bhartiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Mangal Prabhat Lodha and others. The CM said the number of missing women looks increased because, as per a Supreme Court directive, a kidnapping case has to be registered in case of the minor children having gone missing. Since 2013, 5056 women below 18 years were reported missing/kidnapped. Out of this, 4758 women were found, he said. A total of 21652 women above 18 years were reported missing during the same period, the CM said, adding that 19,686 of them were found. Fadnavis stated that a Standard Operating Practice (SOP) has been prepared to look for the missing persons. “As per a supreme court directive, a case of kidnapping is registered if minor children are found missing,” he stated. The CM stated trackthemissingchild.gov.in, mumbaipolice.gov.in, shodh.gov.in are the websites used to track missing children. “As per the NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau) and Maharashtra Crime 2016 report, ten cases of human trafficking were registered in which were are 53 victims. “Similarly, 8518 cases of atrocities against children were registered out of which the number of victims were 8908,” it stated. In 2016, Maharashtra stood 12th in the country as far as number of cases of kidnapping registered against women are concerned. (PTI)
Four hurt in communal clash in Gujarat’s Matar over flag
Ahmedabad: Four persons were injured and some shops and vehicles were set on fire during a clash between members of two communities at Matar town in Gujarat’s Kheda district on Tuesday, the police said Wednesday. The trigger behind the last night’s skirmish was planting of a flag for Wednesday’s Eid celebrations. The incident occurred when activists of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) objected to some members of the Muslim community trying to plant a religious flag at a particular place in Matar town, a police official said. Following the incident, the VHP called for a bandh in the town Wednesday. “Some members of VHP and other persons tried to object to planting of a religious flag saying its location is close to the flag of Lord Hanuman. An argument ensued leading to a clash between the two communities,” said Kheda SP Divya Mishra. At least one of the four persons sustained stab injuries in the attack, he said. “Rioters also set ablaze a car, a motorcycle and three roadside kiosks. Some kiosks were damaged,” the officer said. He said the situation was brought under control by police. “Personnel of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have been deployed in the village,” he said. (PTI)
Low pressure area to bring more rain to TN, Pondy
Chennai: Several parts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai and its neighbouring districts, experienced rainfall on Wednesday owing to a well-marked low pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal. Under the influence of the system, the Met office has forecast rains for Tamil Nadu during the next two days. A bulletin said a well marked low pressure area “lies over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal Tamil Nadu.” Under its influence, fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy showers are likely over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during the next two days, it said. Noting that rains have already begun to lash the eastern and central parts of the State, a Met official here said Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Villupuram were among the districts that experienced rainfall. Between one cm (Cuddalore, Ariyalur) and 7 cm (Tarangambadi at Nagapattinam district), rainfall was recorded in various places of the State from 8.30 am Tuesday to 8.30 am Wednesday, and Chennai (Nungambakkam) recorded 2 cm, the Met office said. (PTI)