Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...
By Dheeraj Fartode
Alert women in Kamna Nagar foiled a rape bid on a 8-year-old girl by a physically impaired boy. After the incident that occurred under the jurisdiction of Kalamna police station on Friday afternoon, angry residents matched to police station triggering sensation. They pelted stones and even attempt to set ablaze house of the alleged accused Shravan Ramesh Hatgade (19).Police informed that Shravan managed to escape residents wrath but his father was thrashed and was dragged to police station. His mother and siblings were also not spared by the mob who vented their anger on them.
Around 2 pm, the victim was walking to a nearby shop when the youth stopped her and dragged her to an isolated area in the locality. The girl stated to the police that she tried to scream but Sharavan gagged her and laid her down in the pit.
Around same time a woman staying in the nearby building found something amiss taking place. She immediately alerted other neighbouring women who rushed and saved the girl in nick of time.
Seeing the women approaching the spot Sharavan fled from the spot. The minor was found in semi-naked condition by the group of women. She was calmed down and given shelter by the women before taking her to police station.
The victim’s parents alleged that Shravan would often touch the girl and harass her whenever she would walk to school. However no one took notice since they thought Shravan was handicapped.
At time of incident today, the girl’s parents, both worked at a factory, had gone for their duty. Among her two elder sisters- one stays at a relative’s house while other had gone with her friend. Her younger brother was at his neighbour’s house when the girl left was all alone in the house.
Till late night there was chaos at police station as residents staged protest demanding immediate arrest of the accused. A police bandobast was kept at Hatgade’s house to protect the family members from angry mob.
Police have was booked the youth for molestation but he is still at large.
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