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,...
A man was murdered by a 20-year-old youth, who was said to be in a one-sided love affair with the former’s teenage daughter in Gittikhadan area on Sunday. Angry over the murder, the locals gheroed the police station and demanded justice to the victim.
The police have arrested Balram Manoj Pandey (20), a resident of Surendragarh, for killing Narayanprasad Gayaprasad Dwivedi (35), a resident of Surendragarh. According to police, Narayan was operating a food stall at Nagpur railway station and living in a rented accomodation of Pandey family for past 10 years
Narayan's 16-year-old daughter studies in class 10th. Balaram used to follow the girl on her way to school for the past one year. He was even flirting with her everyday. The girl narrated the incident to her mother Anu who promptly alerted Narayan. As a result, Narayan scolded Balaram and complained to his parents about his behaviour. Balram's father Manoj reportedly assured Narayan that Balram would not do any such wrong thing with his daughter in future. Therefore, Narayan did not file a police complaint against him. However, Balram was not ready to mend his ways and continue to harass the teenage girl, police said.
The Pandey family recently asked Narayan to vacate the place. On July 28, Narayan vacated Pandey's house and rented another room in Surendragarh. When the Dwivedi family was leaving the place, Balaram threatened Narayan that he would kill him if he vacated the house. Narayan reprimanded him fiercely and vacated the house.
Narayan was going to the railway station on his motorcycle on Sunday at 8.30 am. About 200 meters away from Gittikhadan police station, Balaram stopped Narayan and stabbed him repeatedly with a sharp-edged weapon. Narayan collapsed on the ground in the pool of blood. Balram fled the spot with the weapon, police said.
Gittikhadan police reached the spot as soon as the incident was reported. The body was sent for post-mortem after performing Panchnama. Shortly after the incident, the Gittikhadan police arrested Balram from the Gorewada complex.
A police official said that Narayan was originally from Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh. A large number of locals gathered at the police station and demanded justice for Balram. A case under Sections 302, 506 (2), 354, 354 (d) of Indian Penal Code read with Section 12 of POCSO Act was registered by the police. The accused will be produced in the court on Monday.
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