transfers revoked, court told
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Government on Friday informed the state high court’s Indore bench that it has revoked its directive of transferring medical practitioners Anand Rai and his wife Gauri Rai. Anand Rai’s counsel Vivek Tankha informed that a two-judge Bench of Justice DK Palival and Justice PK Jaiswal has been told by the Government that the transfer orders of both have been revoked and they would be reinstated in Indore.The Government has also mentioned about paying off the pending salaries. Notably, Anand Rai has been taking up fight in Vyapam case, during which he and his wife Gauri Rai were transferred. He filed a petition against it and termed it a revengeful step. The court put on hold the order on the transfers.
Woman commits suicide
Bhopal: A woman in the age group of 45-50 years committed suicide by jumping into the Kerwa Dam under Ratibad police station area on Friday. According to the police at around 12.30 pm they received information that a woman had jumped into Kerwa Dam and on the receipt police team and divers were rushed to the spot. The deceased was fished out by the divers and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead. Police have recovered a purse carrying `1300 but no document which could help in establishing her identity were found in the purse. The deceased jumped after sitting there for around an hour. After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. Meanwhile, a 21-year-old engineering student committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance at Nishatpura area on Thursday. Raju Sharma the deceased was a third year engineering student of a private college and used to live at Jail road. He hailed from Guna. The deceased was spotted by his landlord Ganesh Prasad Ahirwar and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. Police said that in the initial investigation the reason behind the suicide was not revealed. The statements of the family members, friends and land lord could help in revealing the reason behind the suicide.