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A Village Burnt Overnight: Tears, Loss and Survival in Dhamangaon Blaze

  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 commits suicide in separate incidents

Date - 14-10-19
Three persons committed suicide in separate incidents under the jurisdictions of Gittikhadan, Hingna and Hudkeshwar police station areas. 
In the first case, a 49-year-old man committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan. According to Gittikhadan police, Santosh Bhojraj Chute (49), a resident of 576 (a), Ganga Nagar, hanged himself from ceiling fan with odni on Monday morning and ended his life. Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death. 
In another case, a 42-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping into a well in Hingna area. The deceased has been identified as Ashadevi Shrikant Ram (42), a resident of Indrayani Paper company, Jamtha. According to police, the incident took place in the wee hours of Saturday. She jumped into the well and ended her life. However, reason behind Ashadevi’s extreme step could not be ascertained. Hingna police have registered a case of accidental death. 
In the third case, a 29-year-old woman ended her life by consuming poison. The deceased woman has been identified as Kunda Krishnaji Hude (29), a  resident of Dighori Naka. According to police, Kunda consumed poison on Friday morning. She was admitted at hospital where he breathed her last on Monday morning. Hudkeshwar police have registered a case of accidental death. Further investigation is on.

Two acquitted in Khapa murder case 

Sessions  judge  R R Patare  has acquitted two persons - Yogesh  Gajanan  Mankar  and  Praveen  Divakar Borate - in a murder case. They were booked by Khapa police in the murder case of Yashwant  Masram in year 2017. 
On July 30, 2017, Prabhakar Wakhare lodged a complaint with Khapa Police  station  alleging  that he received  a phone  call  of  labour Raju Kakade that his servant Yashwant Masram is lying dead below Kollar Bridge of Patansawangi. He suspected involvement of of Mankar and Borate.                                    
In  year  2000, Wakhare brought ancestral  property  from Uttam  Mankar situated  at  Veltur  however Gajanan  Mankar and his three sisters also claimed their share in  sold out property by filing Civil Suit  in  the  court.  Wakhare succeeded in Civil suit  however accused were not delivering  possession of land situated at Veltur to him  therefore  with  the  help  of police protection he took  possession of the land on  July 17, 2017. Yashwant  Masram appointed by Wakhare as watchman in the field.  He  also  alleged  that due to the said dispute, the accused committed  the. API  Anamika  Mirzapure conducted  investigation of  the  case and  filed charge-sheet against  the accused persons. As the prosecution failed to prove their case, the court has acquitted both the accused. Adv. Ramesh Rawlani  and  Adv. Atul  Rawlani  appeared for the accused and state was represented by Adv. Girish Dubey. 


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