Man acquitted for murdering wife nine years ago
The Bombay high court has acquitted a city resident from charges of murdering his wife nine years ago, giving him the benefit of the doubt.
The court also discarded the testimony given by the couple’s minor daughter, the only eyewitness in the case, saying that her father had killed mother.
A bench headed by Justice V.K. Tahilramani observed on February 20 that the prosecution had failed to establish the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt and therefore the appeal of the husband, Mariappa Mukkappa, deserved to be allowed.
Mariappa was convicted under IPC for murdering his wife Sushila on February 29, 2004 by hitting her head with a grinding stone at their home in Seven Bungalows area of suburban Andheri following a fight over domestic issues. The only witness was their five-year-old daughter.
A complaint against Mariappa was lodged at Oshiwara police by the brother of the deceased, Timappa. However, the prosecution did not examine Timappa, who was the first informant in this case.
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Nagpur to have first open Agri varsity
Nagpur, Feb. 26: Arvind Krushi Mukta Vidyapeeth, the first-ever open agricultural university, dedicated to practical education in the field of agriculture, will soon come up in Nagpur.
“Farmer suicides, poor yields, low remunerations, crop damage due to untimely or inadequate rains, were some issues disturbing me for the last few years,” said former Maharashtra agriculture minister Ranjeet Deshmukh, who will be at the helm of this proposed varsity, named after his father.
“With the help of some experts in the field, we came up with this concept of an open agricultural university that would take the lead in educating and training farmers,” he said.
“We will start with study centres and training programmes first in Vidarbha and the state and gradually spread over to all over the country,” said Mukund Gaekwad, who has
been appointed as the chancellor of the new university.
He is a visiting professor of agriculture in international universities and former head of horticulture department at Mahatma Phule Agriculture University, Rahuri.
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