labourer couple killed in hit and run case
Neemuch: A labourer couple was killed and their three children seriously injured when a businessman’s son ran over his car on them while they were sleeping on pavement on Sunday night, police said. Foodgrain trader Sushil Ajmeras son Vipul was driving while he was in drunken condition. He crushed Babulal (40) and Shantibai (35) to death under his car. Their children Ranu (6), Toofan (8) and Pooja (10) were injured and rushed to the District Hospital. Vipul tried to fled after the incident but his car fell from railway over-bridge. He was admitted to the District Hospital from where he was referred to Udaipur. Vipul has been booked for unintentional murder. Meanwhile, eyewitnesses said Vipul received minor injuries. He asked eyewitnesses to tell police that the car was being driven by driver.
10 peacocks die
Neemuch: As many as ten peacocks have died at Bagred village in this district of the State due to unknown reasons, police said. The birds fell of trees after dying on Monday. Villagers suspected that poachers might have kept some poisonous substance on the tree after consuming which the birds died. The carcasses of a few peacocks were taken away by wild animals and dogs. Meanwhile, Divisional Forest Officer Mahendra Singh Sisodia said that only four peacocks died. However, he did not specify the reason.
Youth killed over old enmity
Indore: A few days after being released from jail, five men stabbed a youth to death over old enmity in the commercial capital of the State. Santosh Khede, who used to work in a chocolate factory, was returning to his home in a bicycle around at 6 pm on Monday evening when the five men identified as Dinesh, Rajesh, Sunil, Naveen and Suresh beat him up over an old argument related to eve teasing. Santosh fled from the spot but left his bicycle behind. When he returned to take his bicycle at around 8 pm, the accused attacked him again with knives. City Superintendent of Police (Bhanwarkuan) Shashikant Kankane said senior police officials reached the spot and detained one accused, Rajesh. However, the other accused are absconding.
Six gamblers held
Jhabua: Six gamblers, including a former janpad vice-president, were arrested on Tuesday during a raid at a house and Rs 53, 470 seized from them, police said. The raid was carried out at Dinesh Vairagis house this morning. The accused, including Khawasa former janpad vice-president Govind Bhagat, were arrested under the Gambling Act.
Four robbers held for serial loot
Indore: Five days after six incidents of loot were reported within a span of three hours, four robbers were arrested on Tuesday and seized looted material from them, police said. Superintendent of Police OP Tripathi said gang chieftain Rehan (23) and his friends Zahid, Mohammad Ali and Rizwan reached at the wedding of their friend on May 14 and consumed alcohol. When their money was exhausted, they committed six loots. The accused first robbed knifed and injured Hemanta, who was learning to drive car. When her husband rushed to save her, the culprits fled with their car. At a few distance ahead, they attacked a call centre employee and looted his motorcycle. Then, they robbed a cellular phone and Rs15,000 from one Ramesh at knifepoint. The accused then looted two cellular phones and Rs700 from loading vehicle driver Satish. They then looted three Indore-resident youths at Sanavad Road following which they separated. The robbers have confessed to committing two more loots but they have not been reported to police.Rehan, Zahid and Rizwan were arrested from Indore and Mohammad Ali from Khargone. Police have seized looted car, motorcycle and nine cellular phones from the accused.
Body of blood-stained youth recovered
Indore: An unidentified youth was brutally killed in Rajendra Nagar locality of the city on Monday night. His blood-stained body was found by Rajendra Nagar police on Tuesday morning from Ahirkhedi Kankar. The body of the deceased bore severe injuries mark and it appeared that he had been hacked to death by sharp-edged weapons. Rajendra Nagar police have registered the case and initiated probe into the matter. According to Rajendra Nagar TI Pradeep Baakshi, the incident came to light at 10 am on Tuesday when he received an information about the same. Soon after receiving information, police rushed to the incident site, recovered the body and after video-graphing it, sent it to district hospital for postmortem. According to residents of the locality, they had seen the deceased roaming around in the locality for the past two days. He was seen uttering that he missed his bus and his family had left. Police had not been able to ascertain identity. As a result of this, police video-graphed the body before sending it to the district hospital for postmortem.
Three get 10-year jail for raping minor
Morena: Three persons were sentenced to ten years imprisonment by a special court here for gang-raping a minor Dalit girl after abducting her when she was returning from a bank after withdrawing her scholarship amount in 2013. Pronouncing the sentence, Special Judge (SC/ST) Morena, JK Verma also imposed a fine of Rs20,000 on the trio Satish Dhakad, Gyan Singh and Dharmendra Rawat on Monday. The incident took place on October 18, 2013 when the 13-year-old was returning from a bank in Kailaras tehsil here and the accused kidnapped her at knife point and later gang-raped her, the prosecution said today. The trio took turns to rape her in a house after terrorising her with a knife. The victim somehow escaped from their clutches and reached home to narrate her ordeal following which a case was registered against the trio in Kailaras Police Station.
Two teenagers hit by truck, die
Barwani: Two teenagers were killed on Tuesday when they were hit by a truck on Khandwa Vadodara Road near Borlay, police said. Karanh (14) and Santosh (19) died on the spot. Angry people set the truck on fire and staged a road blockade after the mishap. They were pacified by police later. Fire tenders doused the fire in truck. The bodies were sent for post-mortem following which they would be handed over to family members.
Three people killed
Bhind: A married woman was shot dead on Tuesday by her paramour, who later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Ruran village, police said. Arjun Rajawat (25) had an argument with his lover Radha (27), wife of Vadlu Rajawat, on Monday and he shot Radha with his licensed revolver. She died on the spot. later, Arjun went to the ravines and took his own life. Meanwhile, unidentified people crushed Siddha Devi Temple priest Baba Ganesh Das (60) to death with stones. The priest used to stay inside the temple. In a separate incident, Vamroli village-resident Vijay Singh slit the throat of his wife Paro (35) and thus, killed her suspecting her character.