The police on Sunday ruled out that the 14-year-old girl, who was found hanging inside the premises of a police station here, was murdered citing the post-mortem report, even as the NHRC said it will send a team to look into the allegations of rape.
“The post-mortem report mentioned asphyxia, as a result of hanging, the cause of death which rules out the allegation of murder,” superintendent of police D.K. Rai said.
He said other than that from hanging, there was no injury mark on the victim’s body. There was a minor abrasion on her right leg.
“To confirm the second allegation of rape, a slide had been sent to women hospital for testing and a final conclusion will be drawn only after the report is received,” the SP said.
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Priest killed, disciples suspected
Mathura, June 12: A 55-year-old priest was killed allegedly by two of his disciples in the pilgrim town of Vrindavan in the district, the police said on Sunday.
Satish Kumar Goswami, priest of famous Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, was killed on Saturday night at the residence of one of his friends on Revti Raman Singh Road, it said.
Two persons, both disciples of the priest, have been named in the complaint lodged by Ashok Kumar Goswami, younger brother of deceased, the police said.
Last night two youths from Punhana village of Mewat district visited the priest at his friend’s home and they slept in the same room with Goswami, the police said. —PTI
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Cops seize gun factory in Bastar
Age Correspondent
Raipur
June 12: The police on Sunday seized a gun-manufacturing unit in the forested village of Somada under Kondagon block in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bastar district.
Acting on a tip-off, the local police raided the gun-manufacturing unit that used to supply firearms to Naxals in the Bastar region, comprising Maoist infested districts of Bastar, Dantewada, Bijapur, Narayanpur and Kanker, the police said.
Lakshmi Nath Lohar (50), a noted local artisan, was arrested in this connection, inspector-in-charge of Farasgaon police station, K.B. Nage told this newspaper.
The police seized two country made guns, live bullets, and gun-making equipment from his house.
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Passenger train engine catches fire
Age Correspondent
Raipur
June 12: Passengers of Howrah-Ahmedabad Express had a miraculous escape on Sunday, when its driver managed to stop the train in time after noticing fire in its engine, railway sources said. There was no report of any casualty or injury to any passenger in the incident.
The accident occurred at Kirolmal, nearly two km from Raigarh railway station. “The driver applied emergency brake after noticing smoke emanating from the engine,” senior public relations officer Santosh Kumar said.