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
An anti-social was gored by his rivals near Gandhisagar Lake in full public view on Sunday night. Four persons came in a four wheeler and chased Ganesh Baiju Gaur (30), a Bajeria resident, and killed him on spot after a brief interlude, which involved a dramatic chase as Gaur ran frantically to save himself from the clutches of his killers. The incident police said occurred around 8.30 pm.
The incident spread panic in the area and frightened people ran away from the spot. A team of Ganeshpeth police arrived on scene after getting information about the murder. The deceased Gaur was known criminal. After gathering information from spot police reconstructed the scene and told newspersons that Guar came on a two wheeler at the filling station near Gandhisgar Lake. He was on Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle (MH-31/BA-1290) and it seems the assailants were waiting for him.
On sighting Gaur the goons ran after him at the petrol pump and gheraoed him. The accused whipped out their weapons and made a dash towards Gaur who ran for his safety after jumping from the two wheeler. But Guar's flight ended abruptly after he hit a Innova car that was parked near the petrol pump. He again stood-up and started running away towards the lake even as the goons brandishing weapons kept-up the chase. After running for his life for around 500 metres, the goons finally got better of Gaur near Chandak building. The accused mercilessly stabbed Gaur with sharp edged weapons even as by-standers watched with fright. A police officer stated that the accused stabbed Gaur on stomach and chest and latter fell on the road in pool of blood. Meanwhile, one member of the gang smashed a big boulder on Gaur's head to ensure that the anti-social element is done of totally. The accused then coolly boarded their car and fled from the spot.
Hundreds of onlookers were gathered at the spot and traffic on the road was thrown out of gear. A team led by Police Inspector Sudhir Nandanwar rushed to the spot. He also called for extra staff from other police station to manage the situation as chaos reigned supreme at the spot.
A police officer informed that the deceased was also criminal and had long crime history. He was also involved in the property business from last three years. The murder could be fall out of the property business rivalry, the officer stated. However, identity of the accused persons has not been established till late night. Ganeshpeth police have registered the case under section 302 and 34 of Indian Penal Code. Further investigations are on.
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