Crime file: 3 boys rape minor, film act on mobile in AP; thieves cut ears to snatch earrings from woman and more

Drunk man rapes 5-yr-old girl in AP

Hyderabad: A middle-aged man was on Sunday arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh in an 'inebriated' condition, police said.

The accused B. Kurumaiah lured the neighbourhood girl under the pretext of showing her a film on television Saturday evening and allegedly raped her, a police officer said quoting a complaint lodged by the victim's mother.

Kurumaiah was arrested and the girl sent for medical tests, he said, adding further investigation are on.

Next: 3 boys rape minor, film act on mobile in AP

3 boys rape minor, film act on mobile in AP

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Warangal: Three boys aged between 14 and 15 years gang raped an eight-year-old tribal girl, filmed the act on a mobile phone and shared it with their friends and neighbours in Nekkonda mandal in Warangal.

Sources said that incident occurred on November 15 at the victim’s residence at BC Colony in Nekkonda when she was left alone by her parents who had left for work in an agricultural field.

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The incident came to light on Friday when the MMS clips filmed by the three boys — two Class VIII students of a government school and a dropout — started being circulated in Nekkonda town, drawing the attention of the victim’s neighbours and the local police.

Nekkonda police sources said that till the MMS clip surfaced, the victim’s parents were not aware of the incident.

“Even when they took her to a private doctor in Nekkonda on November 20 after she complained of stomach pain, they remained clueless,” said Nekkonda police station sub inspector S. Amruth Reddy.

However, while investigating the origin of the MMS video clip, the Nekkonda police got a clue about the gangrape when parents of one the three accused boys reportedly entered into an altercation with the parents of another co-accused, blaming the latter for the incident.

Their confession led the police to immediately launch a drive against suspected mobile and CD centre owners in town on Saturday.

The police also seized quite a few memory cards from mobile phones of those who had received the MMS clip.

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Sources said that the 15-year-old school dropout had hatched the plan to commit the crime on November 15 with the help of his two friends as there was an ongoing dispute between the victim’s and his family.

Boy hated victim’s mother

One of the boys who gang raped a tribal girl in Warangal had reportedly developed a grudge against the victim’s mother after it was rumoured that she was having an illicit relationship with his father, affecting his family’s reputation in Nekkonda.

Upon getting a formal complaint, the Nekkonda police sent the minor victim for medical examination to MGM hospital and registered cases against the trio under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, besides relevant provisions of SC/ST Atrocities Act and Protection of Children Under Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

“Based on the outcome of the medical examination, we will arrest the three minors involved in the case,” Narsempet DSP K.V. Saritha told media persons at Narsempet on Saturday.

Next: Thieves cut ears to snatch earrings from woman

Thieves cut ears to snatch earrings from woman

Chennai: Unidentified persons on Saturday evening attacked a 40-year-old woman staff member at a government ration shop and stole five sovereign worth earrings and chain from her.

Sources said the victim, Gomathy, a Perambur resident, working at the Kanc­h­ipuram cooperative store, saw two people come to the shop on the pretext of buying thi­ngs. They suddenly held her at knife-point and snat­ched her chain, accor­ding to police sources.

When they attempted to relieve her of her earrings and she resisted, they cut her ears and fled on a two-wheeler. The woman, who was bleeding profusely, was taken to a private hospital in Guindy and later, a government hospital.

The woman has been discharged from hospital. She is out of danger. We hope to nab the assailants soon,? said St Thomas Mount assistant commissioner Murugesan.

On Saturday, the suburbs recorded at least three other incidents of chain snatching. In Adamba­kk­am, Mahalakshminagar, 62-year-old Tamilarasi was relieved of her chain weighing five sovereigns, by bike-borne men. In another incident, 70-year-old Mahalakshmi of Thillai Ganga nagar, lost her 2.5-sovereign gold chain to miscreants.

In Pozhichalur, Radhika, 25, was relieved of her three-sovereign chains while walking on the road. Sankar nagar police are investigating.

Next: Doctor mother poisons boy, ends her life

Doctor mother poisons boy, ends her life

Chennai: A 41-year-old lady doctor, who injected herself with a fatal drug to commit suicide, died, and her 14-year-old son, who was also administered the drug, is in a serious condition in a private hospital near Vadapalani, on Friday.

An unhappy family life reportedly led to her taking the tragic step, said police sources. Geetha Rajarajan, a doctor practising at a private hospital in Vadapalani, was found lying unconscious along with her school-going son, Siddharth, on their sixth floor apartment on Arcot Road, Vadapalani, by her father, whose calls she failed to answer.

The doctor's husband Rajarajan is a marketing executive with a private firm and was in Delhi on official purpose on Friday, the police said. The duo was immediately rushed to the private hospital nearby, where the woman had worked for 13 years. While she was declared dead, the boy is in a critical condition.

Next: Wife immolates self, hubby dies trying to save her

Wife immolates self, hubby dies trying to save her

Chennai: A couple died after the wife immolated herself over an argument with her husba­nd and the man suffered bu­rn injuries while trying to save her, near Koya­mb­e­du, on Saturday morning.

They were identified as Parvathy, 25, and Laksh­m­a­n­an, 27, living with their one-year-old daughter at Bhuvaneswari nagar in Nerkundram, near Koya­m­b­edu, the police said.

Primary investigations revealed that Lakshm­a­n­an, who worked as a wel­d­er, was a drunkard and the couple used to have arguments over this frequently. On Friday, the couple had taken the child to the hospital for treatment and after returning, left the ch­i­ld at the house of Par­va­thy?s mother.

After an argument at home, a distraught Parv­at­hy allegedly doused herself with kerosene and put a match to herself. Laksh­ma­n­an tried to put out the fla­m­es, but got engulfed in it, the police said.

Hearing their cries, neighbours rescued them and informed the police that evening. The couple was taken to the Kilpauk medical college hospital where they died on Saturday.

Next: Indian arrested in US on hate crime charges

Indian arrested in US on hate crime charges

New York: A 28-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested in the US on hate crime charges after he allegedly assaulted a Jewish man as part of so-called 'knock-out attacks'.

Amrit Marajh of Brooklyn is charged with aggravated harassment as a hate crime, assault as a hate crime and misdemeanour assault, the New York Police Department said. The arrest came amid investigations by law enforcement officials into increasing incidents of random "knock-out attacks" where young assailants try to knock out unsuspecting victims with a punch.

Police say Marajh assaulted a 24-year-old Jewish man wearing a yarmulke on Friday in Brooklyn after he was talking about the knockout games with three other men. A report in the New York Daily News said Marajh voiced an anti-Semitic statement before attacking his victim.

All four men were taken into police custody shortly after the early morning attack but only Marajh is believed to have participated in the assault. Marajh was in court yesterday for his arraignment hearing on misdemeanour assault and harassment charges and has been released on USD 750 bail.

Marajh had left a local bar here with four friends and was talking about boxing when the "knockout" game came up, police said.

He allegedly boasted that he could knock out his victim after one of his friends challenged him. Marajh allegedly said, "Yes I can. I'll do it to this guy right now!" He punched the young Jewish man and hurled an anti-Semitic slur.

The growing incidents of 'knock-out' assaults have raised concerns across the country after a spate of such attacks in New York, New Haven, Washington, and Philadelphia. In New Haven, police spokesman David Hartman said police are investigating six incidents in the last month as part of the knockout trend.

Next: Shot twice, Tata Steel employee drives car to hospital

Shot twice, Tata Steel employee drives car to hospital

Jamshedpur: A Tata Steel employee and a tennis coach, Vipul Kumar, was shot and critically injured by unidentified assailants near United Club here, the police said.

Kumar, who was shot twice by two motorcycle-borne assailants late last evening, himself drove his car to the Tata Main Hospital where he was admitted in the critical care unit, senior superintendent of police A V Homkar said.

He said a five-member special team was investigating the case.

Earlier, two unidentified motorcycle borne assailants approach Kumar’s car and asked the direction of TMH but they shot at Kumar immediately after he replied their query.

Next: 2 brothers held for abandoning father

2 brothers held for abandoning father

Puducherry: The Chidambaram town police arrested two brothers on Saturday for ab­a­ndoning their 97-year-old father on the streets here. B. Ramesh Babu (55) and his brother B. Sundar, both hoteliers, were arrested for driving out their frail fat­her from the house a few days ago.

Based on a complaint lodged by the village ad­mi­ni­strative officer Thi­ru­m­oo­rthy, the two were boo­ked under Section 24 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Ci­ti­zens Act.

A case has been registered. Ba­skar eked out a living, running a restaurant. He lost his wife 15 years ago and divided his time, bet­ween the homes of his sons, who were finding him a burden to look after.

A few days ago, the brothers abando­ned their father on Bajanai Madam Street. A revenue department official who spotted Baskar, took him to an old age home, a police officer said, as he did not want to be reunited with his sons.

Baskar told this newspaper that when he lost his wife he sold away his property for Rs 15 lakh and divided the proceeds equally between his two sons in the hope that they would nurture and take care of him.

But it was only a short-lived expectation for the sons turned disloyal to their aged father and ultimately, dropped him on the road, leaving the old man pitilessly exposed to the elements. While he ran the hotel business Baskar had fed hundreds of people, but is now bereft of resources to keep his body and soul together.

Next: Mother, 3 daughters die in suicide pact

Mother, 3 daughters die in suicide pact

Chennai: A 32-year-old woman and her three teenaged dau­g­h­ters committed suicide by hanging themselves at their house at Balaraman street in Manali on Sat­urday evening.

The mo­­t­her, Lakshmi, and her th­r­ee daughters were found hanging by Lakshmi's husband Jayaraman aro­u­nd 7 pm on Saturday, who along with a few ne­ighbours broke open the door, the police said.

The three teenaged girls - San­g­eetha (14), Saranya (12) and Sabithra (10) - we­­re found hanging in the hall of the house and th­eir mother Lakshmi (32) was found hanging in the bedroom, the police said.

"It seems that Lakshmi had first helped the girls to commit suicide and later hung herself," said Manali inspector R. Bala­m­urugan, adding that no suicide note was found at the spot.

Investigations revealed that Jayaraman had left the house around 2 pm after which the four had com­mitted suicide. Jaya­ra­man is in the business of selling homemade fo­od products and had left to collect payments from the agents, the police said. Jayaraman's mother Valliammal stays on the first floor of the house.

Domestic issues are suspected to be the reason behind the tragic turn of events. "For now, a case of suspicious death has been registered. If the investigations prove that the family members are responsible, we may book them for abetting the suicide," said a police officer.

The Manali police have secured the bodies and sent them for post-mortem. A case has been registered and further investigations are on.

Next: 5 Lankans held for being gold carriers

5 Lankans held for being gold carriers

Chennai: Five Sri Lankan nationals, four of them women, were detained at the international airport here on Saturday for acting as carriers of gold.

The group, which came from Colombo by a Sri Lankan flight, attracted the notice of the airport security as the members were wearing a lot of gold, totally almost 1.8 kg. Sources say that of late, there have been instances of employing people to wear gold to get it through customs.

Growing suspicious, the authorities questioned them. They said they had come to attend a wedding, but when the airport authorities checked with the local police, they could not find any such function in the area that they had mentioned.

Further grilling revealed that they were carrying the gold for someone. They have not been arrested and interrogation is on to track down the people who used them as carriers.

Next: Owner killed inside shop in Royapuram

Owner killed inside shop in Royapuram

Chennai: Unidentified persons brutally hacked a 65-year-old garment businessman to death on Saturday inside his shop in Royapuram. Eshwar, a resident of Pantheon road, in Egm­ore, was found lying in a pool of blood in his shop, Sona Mandir, on M.S. Koil street in Royapuram, by an employee, around 9.30 am, the police said.

The police suspect that the attack must have happened at least an hour earlier when all the other shops were going through their daily routine. Esh­w­ar suffered six cut inj­u­r­i­es and was left bleeding in the shop by the assa­i­lants who fled the place leaving the shutter ajar, the police said.

Investigations reveal that Eshwar leaves for the shop around 6 am from his house every day. The incident came to light after shop sales staff Me­e­na, who reached the shop at 9.30 am, went inside and found her boss lying in a pool of blood, said a police official.

With the help of people from the neighbouring sh­ops, Eshwar was rushed to Stanley medical hospital and later referred to a private multispeciality ho­s­pital on Greams road, where he died around 12.30 pm, he added.

?Investigation are under way and the motive for the murder is as yet unknown. No arrests have been made so far,? said Royapuram inspector R. Mohan. The body has been sent for post-mortem.