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,...
Three incidents of robberies reported in city in Ganeshpeth, Pachpaoli and Nandanvan area in which two women and a man lost booty over Rs 1.10 lakh on Friday.
In first incident, three bike-borne youths robbed a man of cash worth Rs 57,000 at at Ganeshpeth area. The police said, Shahrukh Khan Raheman Khan (24), a resident of Arwi town of Wardha District was walking towards his four-wheeler after selling fish at Fish market at 12.30 pm. Three youths came on motorcycle and threatened Shahrukh with sharp-edged weapon. After snatching cash from his pocket, the robbers sped away from the spot. Ganeshpeth police have registered the case under Sections 392 and 34 of IPC.
In another incident reported at Pachpaoli area, two bike-borne robbers targeted a woman -- Samiksha Pankaj Gajbhiye (32), a resident of Vaishali Nagar, and snatched away her gold ornaments worth Rs 10,000. According to police, Samiksha was going to home on Scooty pep moped at 6.40 pm. Two youths drove the bike close to her and the pillion rider yanked her gold chain ornaments. Before Samiksha could react, the bikers on the bike disappeared.
In third incident, Shashikala Ashokrao Kaithe (57), a resident of Gurudeo Nagar, was returning after going to flour mill at 9.15 pm. A bike-borne robber came behind and pulled her gold Mangalsutra and chain collectively worth Rs 42,000. Before Shashikala could raise an alarm, the robbers sped away from the spot. Nandanvan police have registered the case under Section 392 of IPC.
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