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Mumbai: A 10-year-long marriage ends in tragedy, as the 30-year-old husband is found dead on isolated grounds with injury marks over the body. Friends and relatives naturally sympathise with the young widow. That is till her actual role in the denouement comes to the fore. Cops from Ulhasnagar crime branch have arrested a 25-year-old woman who hired a hit man to get her spouse killed. To mislead the police, she filed a complaint claiming her husband had gone missing and later got a murder case lodged against unknown persons after the body was found.

Shivaji Nagar police had recovered the corpse of an unknown person with injury marks all over at Ambernath MIDC area on January 29. They immediately started checking all the missing complaints and learnt that a 30-year-old who was an electrician and a resident of Manish Nagar in Ulhasnagar was missing and a complaint had been lodged by his wife at Central police station.

"When the wife Preeti Krishnachand Mishra (25), was called she identified the body as that of her husband Krishnachand," said Machindra Chavan, senior police inspector of Ulhasnagar crime branch.

In further investigations, police started questioning Preeti who frequently changed her statements.

"When we inquired about Preeti from her neighbours they told us that some people had seen her roaming around with a 22-year-old youth Jishan Munnar Shaikh, a student of BCom third year," said Chavan.

"Shaikh was then summoned by the Crime Branch and during questioning he broke down and accepted that he and Preeti had given a supari of Rs. 1 lakh to one Akshay Suresh Gaikwad to kill Krishnachand," said Milind Bharambe, additional commissioner of police (crime), Thane.

Akshay's father Suresh Gaikwad is an ex-corporator and is now contesting municipal elections from Ulhasnagar on a Congress ticket.

Akshay, along with aides Jaysingh Mudaliyar and Damodar Hadalke met Krishnachand on January 28. They drank wine at Bittu Bar in Ulhasnagar and later went to the MIDC area, where the trio stabbed Krishnachand at an isolated place and killed him.

"Preeti had sold all her jewellery to arrange the contract killing of her husband. Preeti was in love with Jishan and was bored with her 10-year-old relationship with her husband who had started drinking," said Meghshyam Dange, police inspector of crime branch.

The miscreants were arrested yesterday and are in police custody.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/woman-arrested-for-husband-s-contract-killing-172691 

युवती ने झांसा देकर बुलाय था ठेकेदार, सरगना सहित तीन अपहर्ता गिरफ्तार

युवती ने झांसा देकर बुलाय था ठेकेदार, सरगना सहित तीन अपहर्ता गिरफ्तार 


बिलासपुर। ठेकेदार रूपेश अग्रवाल के अपहरण के मामले में पुलिस ने सरगना सहित तीन आरोपियों को गिरफ्तार कर लिया है। एक को पहले ही पकड़ा जा चुका था। पुलिस को अब तक वह युवती नहीं मिली है, जिसने ठेकेदार को झांसा देकर रतनपुर-कोटा रोड में बुलाया था और फिर बाइक की चाबी छीन ली थी। उसकी तलाश की जा रही है।
समता कालोनी निवासी ठेकेदार रूपेश अग्रवाल का 9 अगस्त को कोटा-रतनपुर रोड से दिनदहाड़े अपहरण हो गया था। इस वारदात को एक युवती समेत पांच लोगों ने मिलकर अंजाम दिया था। पुलिस ने अभी तक एक आरोपी जी. श्रीनिवास राव को गिरफ्तार किया था, जो बोलेरो चला रहा था। बाकी आरोपियों की तलाश जारी थी। साइबर सेल ने पकड़े गए आरोपी से पूछताछ की, साथ ही युवती के मोबाइल नंबर की कॉल डिटेल निकाली। आरोपी बिलासपुर में ही रहते थे। साइबर सेल ने इनमें छपरा (बिहार) के ग्राम अरना के राजकिशोर उर्फ राज (25 वर्ष), झारखंड औरंगाबाद बारून के वकील अंसारी (36वर्ष) और भवानी नगर सिरगिट्टी बिलासपुर के गोलू उर्फ लोकेश राव नायडू (24 वर्ष) को गिरफ्तार किया।
राजकिशोर इस वारदात का मास्टरमाइंड था। आरोपी युवती का नाम ममता सिंह है, जो तारबाहर इलाके में रहती है। तारबाहर व रायगढ़ थाने में उसके खिलाफ पहले ही जुर्म दर्ज है। गौरतलब है, ठेकेदार को अपहर्ता झारखंड ले जा रहे थे। इसी बीच अंबिकापुर-पत्थलगांव रोड में बोलेरो दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो गई और अपहर्ता रूपेश व चालक को छोड़कर भाग निकले। चालक के अनुसार ठेकेदार का अपहरण पांच करोड़ की फिरौती के लिए हुआ था।

ठगी की आरोपी है युवती : अपहरण के मामले में ममता सिंह नामक जिस युवती का नाम आया है, दरअसल उसका घर राजीव गांधी चौक के पास है। वह सिम्स में नौकरी लगाने के मामले में 20 लाख रुपए की ठकी के मामले में भी आरोपी है और खुलासे के बाद से फरार चल रही है। वारदात के समय वह किसी युवक के साथ तारबाहर क्षेत्र में रह रही थी। एक दिन पहले साइबर सेल की टीम उसके घर पहुंची थी और उसके छोटे भाई को पूछताछ के लिए ले गई थी।
एक आरोपी अंबिकापुर में उतर गया था
रतनपुर-कोटा रोड से अपहर्ताओं में से वकील अंसारी कोटा से युवती को लेकर बिलासपुर आ गया था। राजकिशोर, गोलू व ड्राइवर श्रीनिवास ठेकेदार को लेकर बनारस रोड की ओर जा रहे थे। इसी बीच साइबर सेल ने ठेकेदार के मोबाइल पर कॉल किया। इस नंबर को अपहर्ताओं ने अपने मोबाइल से ट्रेस किया तो उसमें बिलासपुर क्राइम ब्रांच का नाम आया। इससे अपहर्ता घबरा गए और रास्ता बदल दिया। अपहर्ताओं ने अंबिकापुर लौटते हुए जशपुर, पत्थलगांव की ओर गाड़ी रोक दी। अंबिकापुर में गोलू उर्फ लोकेश उतर गया। गाड़ी में राजकिशोर व ड्राइवर श्रीनिवास ही रह गए। पकड़े जाने के डर से श्रीनिवास तेज रफ्तार से गाड़ी चला रहा था और गाड़ी दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो गई। यहां से ड्राइवर व अगवा ठेकेदार रूपेश को पुलिस अपने साथ ले गई, राजकिशोर भाग निकला। फरार सभी आरोपी शहर आ गए थे और पकड़े गए।


http://www.bhaskar.com/article/CHH-BIL-rupesh-kidnapping-case-accused-arrest-bilaspur-news-4347690-NOR.html 

बेवफाई न करे, इसलिए पति के चेहरे पर फेंका ऐसिड

बेवफाई न करे, इसलिए पति के चेहरे पर फेंका ऐसिड..

नई दिल्ली।। आमतौर पर महिलाओं पर ऐसिड अटैक के मामले सामने आते हैं, लेकिन दिल्ली में अजीबोगरीब मामला सामने आया है। मामला है गोकुलपुरी एरिया का, जहां बीवी ने अपने शौहर के चेहरे पर इसलिए तेजाब डाल दिया ताकि उसे फिर कोई लड़की पसंद न कर सके या वह किसी के चक्कर में न पड़े। पुलिस सूत्रों के मुताबिक, महिला ने इस वारदात को अंजाम देने के लिए मायके वालों की भी मदद ली है।

पुलिस ने बताया कि दोनों का निकाह 2 महीने पहले हुआ है। शादी के बाद दोनों गोकुलपुरी एरिया के मुस्तफाबाद में किराए पर रह रहे थे। महिला का मायका इसी इलाके की गली नंबर 6 में है। दोनों में आए दिन शक की वजह से कहासुनी होती थी। जांच में सामने आया है कि महिला अपने शौहर नसरुद्दीन पर शक करती थी। महिला ने आरोप लगाया कि उसका किसी और लड़की से चक्कर है, जो उसने खुद देखा है।

पुलिस सूत्रों के मुताबिक ईद पर नसरुद्दीन अपनी पत्नी से यह कहकर निकला था कि वह मां से मिलने जा रहा है। देर रात जब नहीं लौटा तो उसकी पत्नी को शक हुआ। पत्नी ने मायके में सारी बात बताई। अगले दिन नसरुद्दीन लौटा तो तमतमायी पत्नी ने उसे मायके बुलाया। आरोप है कि मायके वालों की मदद से तेजाब उसके चेहरे पर उड़ेल दिया। नसरुद्दीन अस्पताल में भर्ती है। मामले की जानकारी मिलते ही पुलिस ने उसके बयान लिए और केस दर्ज महिला और उसके मायके वालों के किलाफ कार्रवाई शुरू कर दी है। 

http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/delhi/crime/woman-pours-acid-on-husbands-face/articleshow/21798695.cms 

Tables turn: Men harassed

Tables turn: Men harassed

In 2011, when Ashish (name changed) landed a high-paying government job, his parents were on cloud nine. Little did they know what the future had in store for him: Hikes and promotions being denied because of a 40-year-old divorcee. A married man, Ashish initially could not understand why his boss would often invite him home for dinner, call him to her cabin or ask how she looked?
“It was when she started abusing me in public did I realise that she was angry as I had refused her overtures. She made my life miserable after that. I was loaded with work. And when the time came for hikes and promotions, I was given a bad rating. My hard work turned to dust,” he lamented. Talking to the H R department or other authorities yielded no results. “People would laugh at me. Men being harassed at work places is unheard of. Many presume that a man would actually enjoy it. I had to quit my job when all options were closed,” he adds.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, in order to implement the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, which came into being in February, defined some finer details. These state that sexual harassment at a workplace may lead to termination of service of the accused, withholding of promotions and increments, and payment of reasonable compensation to the complainant. However, the Act only provides for aggrieved women, although the offense itself is gender neutral.
“The government is failing to recognise that sexual harassment is not a crime of passion, but a crime acted out to show dominance. In many cases, the aggressor may even be of the same sex,” explains Arnab Ganguly, a member of INSAAF (Indian Social Awareness and Activism Forum), an international NGO specialising in gender and social research, with branches in the United States and India. “The Act, however, does include a provision on “misuse” of the legislation, but it’s a very watered down version. The fine against people who misuse this Act is only `500 or 5 per cent of the aggressor’s salary, which doesn’t really act as a very serious deterrent to perpetrators,” informs Arnab.
The Save Indian Family Foundation along with INSAAF have tirelessly campaigned against the bill, so as to make it gender neutral. The fact that in India the definition of sexual assault incorporates men but the definition of sexual harassment refuses to consider men as victims seems preposterous, especially in the light of the research conducted by Synovate, a market research firm, across six Indian cities. The research states that in Bangalore alone, half of those who confessed to being sexually harassed at work had been harassed by women. Only 32 per cent said they were harassed by male colleagues.
“Although the new Act doesn’t provide for men as victims, most of the internal committees set up by companies to investigate sexual harassment are gender neutral. I usually sit in on many of these meetings as an external adviser and a lot of these cases have been filed by men as well. Companies now are being very open to issues faced by men at the workplace and take them very seriously,” says Kanti Joshi, an advocate who works with SASHA ( Support against Sexual Harassment), the consultancy arm of the NGO, IDEA (Integrated Developmental Education Academy) established to raise awareness and provide support services against sexual harassment.
Mohit Sharma (name changed), a senior architect who was working with a prominent design firm in the city, was fired unceremoniously because of allegations raised against him by a junior designer. “She wanted me to recommend her for a senior position when she clearly wasn’t ready. She flirted excessively and asked me to accompany her on coffee dates and when I didn’t comply she immediately complained to the HR, saying I was mistreating her and also alleged that I had made unwelcome advances towards her, when it was the other way around,” rues Mohit. His complaints simply echoed up the chain of command and were ignored in favour of the woman’s allegations, and after three months of fervent discussions back and forth, he was asked to leave the firm.
Atit Rajpara, president, Men’s Rights Association said that he gets more than 40 calls a month by men recalling horrifying incidents of sexual harassment at workplace.
Recalling a recent case, Rajpara said,” Shashi (name changed), an MNC employee was continuously harassed by his colleague, who wanted to marry him. When he stopped responding to her calls or messages, she landed at his doorstep and created a big scene.” Frustrated by this, Shashi filed a formal complaint with the HR. The woman was let off after a light warning but the harassment continued. She even blackmailed him that if he complained again, she would file a case against him for harassment. Despite repeated complaints, the woman continues to work with the company but Shashi was forced put in his papers. Rajpara added that in most cases men are mocked at when they talk about harassment. He said, “Sexual harassment should not be based on gender. It can happen to anyone, anytime. That’s why men never get justice.”
Women often misuse their rights and blame people at work places to get their way. In 2012, Shrishti Saxena used the same tactics. Being handed too much work by her boss, she decided to teach him a ‘lesson’. Instead of discussing the issue with him, she approached the HR and filed a sexual harassment complaint against him. Serious action was taken against the manager and Shrishti sighed a breath of relief.
Virag Dhulia, head of gender studies, Confidare India, a Bangalore-based research centre said that he gets more than three calls a month by men who have been harassed at work. “Gone are those days when offices were male dominated. These days a lot of women are handling top positions,” he said.
The centre has received calls on cases where women have tried to make advances towards their junior or colleague, asked them to stay back late at work,  threatened higher work burden and used lewd comments or abusive language. “The worst part is that companies don’t take these complaints seriously. The attitude is very insensitive towards men,” he said. Confidare runs a helpline, 9008302822, for those who are victims of sexual harassment.

 

 

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Tables-turn-Men-harassed/2013/08/14/article1732962.ece 

तुटणारी कुटुंबे वाचवा...

तुटणारी कुटुंबे वाचवा...

कौटुंबिक हिंसाचारासारख्या एकतर्फी कायद्यामुळे अनेक कुटुंबे तुटत आहेत. हे कायदे बदलण्यासाठी एनजीओंसह नागरिकांनीही पुढे यावे, असे आवाहन करीत केरळमधील चार युवक सायकलने भारतभ्रमणासाठी निघाले. सोमवारी ते नागपुरात दाखल झाले. 'सेव्ह इंडियन फॅमिली'सह 'सेव्ह एनर्जी', 'स्टे हेल्दी' असाही नारा ते देत आहेत.

पुरुषावकासा समरक्षणा समितीचे हे युवक आहेत. केरळातील त्रिचूर येथून २८ जुलै रोजी ते सायकलने निघाले. उत्तर भारतमार्गे ते जम्मू-काश्मिरात लद्दाखमध्ये पोहचतील. ५५ दिवसांचा त्यांचा हा प्रवास आहे. सोमवारी त्यांनी दीक्षाभूमीला भेट दिली. या रॅलीत पी. आर. गोकुल हे सेव्ह इंडियन फॅमिली, सी. डी. फ्रान्सिस सेव्ह एनर्जी तर लिओ जोसेफ व शर्पिन पी. टी. स्टे हेल्दी असा नारा देत आहेत.

कौटुंबिक हिंसाचार, हुंडाबळीचा ४९८ (अ) हे कायदे फक्त महिलांच्या बाजूने आहेत. त्यांचा अनेकदा गैरवापर होताना दिसतो. त्यात पती व त्याच्या कुटुंबीयांना त्रास सोसावा लागतो. या कायद्यात बदल करावेत, अशी मागणी या रॅलीतून करण्यात येणार आहे. तसेच, इतर एनजीओंनीही त्यासाठी पुढाकार घ्यावा, असे आवाहन करण्यात येणार आहे. 

http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/21809516.cms?prtpage=1 

I enjoyed my stay in jail: James Vasanthan

I enjoyed my stay in jail: James Vasanthan

Popular music director/anchor James Vasanthan was recently arrested for allegedly abusing his 63-year-old neighbour. Now, he is out on bail, and, he opened up to Chennai Times about his arrest. He says, "It was around 3.30 pm on Sunday when cops came into our house. Though initially I was not told about the arrest, later I was informed that I would be held. They didn't even tell me on what charge they were arresting me. Following that, I was imprisoned in Puzhal jail for two days."

He was accused by the woman for displaying indecent gestures in public. Reacting to the allegations, he says, "Some women take the sexual harassment law to their advantage and target innocent men like me. This is not the first case that has been forced on me. I know very well that this woman does everything with the support of the top cop in the city."
Trouble started for the composer when he bought a house in Palavakkam in 2011. "Since then, this neighbour is causing trouble. Her intention is to get our place which she asked us to sell to her when we first bought it. At first, she filed an attempt-to-murder case and now, she lodges a sexual harassment case. I will legally disprove all these false allegations."
James has spent nearly 48 hours in the prison. He says, "I have a positive approach to life; so, I enjoyed my stay in the jail. My wife has been my pillar of strength during this crisis. I will strive hard for justice."

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-09/news-interviews/41237107_1_james-vasanthan-sexual-harassment-case-neighbour