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,...
KALAMNA police have booked more than 15 persons for setting a truck on fire following a road accident in which two youths were killed on Chikhli fly-over late Sunday night.
According to police, Devlal Rumlal Shahu (30), and Kamlesh Santosh Mahamalla (20), both residents of Vinoba Bhave Nagar were killed in Rohit Anand Katekar (26) was seriously injured in the accident. He was admitted in the hospital and his condition is reportedly critical.
According to police, angry over death of the youths in a road accident, unruly mob ransacked a truck and torched another truck on Chikhali fly-over.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone V Neelotpal informed that the truck was moving in a great speed towards Yashodhara Nagar Chowk and three youngsters were also moving in same direction in a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle at around 11 pm. When the youths were overtaking the truck, the truck driver hit the truck from behind. Soon after, the bikers lost control over the bike and came under the wheels of the truck.
The truck driver immediately stopped the vehicle and fled the spot fearing public wrath. However, bodies of the youths were lying crushed under the wheels of the truck. The youths were seriously injured in the accidents and two of them breathed their last on the spot. An eye-witness said that there were blood stains all over the spot as the youths were profusely bleeding.
Soon after the accident, a large number of locals gathered at spot and ransacked the truck. Some of the youths torched a truck which was parked at the roadside due to technical problem. A large number of police personnel were deployed at the spot as the locals were protesting against the accident. A fire tender was also called to douse the burning truck. Traffic on the road was badly affected after the incident.
Kalamna police have registered a case under Sections 279, 337, 338 and 304 (a) of Indian Penal Code read with Sections 134, 177 and 184 of Motor Vehicle Act against the truck. The rioters were booked under Sections 435, 427, 143, 145, 147 and 149 of Indian Penal Code.
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