MP boat tragedy: Death toll climbs to 12
JABALPUR, May 3: The body of a 5-year-old boy was recovered from the Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district on Sunday morning, taking the death toll in the cruise boat tragedy to 12, while search continued for one missing person, police said.The boat, around 20 years old and operated by the state tourism department, capsized during a storm on Thursday evening.The body of Mayuram (5) has been fished out of the dam. Search is underway for Kamraj (aged around 50). More than 200 rescuers, including around 20 Army divers airlifted from Agra, National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and local divers, were searching for the man 40-50 feet deep in the water in a radius of 5 km, according to police.Of the 41 identified passengers on board the ill-fated vessel, 28 were rescued after the incident, police earlier said. (PTI)
Pune rape-murder: SIT formed; ‘Govt will seek death penalty’
PUNE, May 3: A SIT has been formed to probe the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in Pune, which has sparked massive outrage.Amid protests and road blockades, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday assured that the government will push for a death penalty for the accused and the trial will be fast-tracked to ensure justice in “record time”.A 65-year-old man with a criminal record has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and murdering a four-year-old girl in a village of Pune district.He allegedly lured the girl with the promise of food on Friday, took her to a cattle enclosure where he allegedly sexually assaulted her and later killed her by hitting her with a stone, according to the police. The victim’s father has appealed to politicians not to call on the family until the accused is “hanged till death.”(PTI)
