*Mainpuri (UP):* A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Ailau village where she had come to attend a marriage ceremony, police said. The girl went missing late on Friday night from the ceremony in the village. Her body was found near the venue yesterday morning, they said.The victim's father lodged an FIR against unidentified persons at Ailau police station.
http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/mar/13pune-boy-rescue-s.jpg*Rakib Miraj Sayeed (right) and Vittobha Padir rescued Muthani from the tank*
Muthani alleges that he was pushed into the tank, owned by a gym called Shree Veer Gogadeo Pratisthan Fitness Centre.*Faiyaaz Imitiyaaz Muthani with his parents; the tank on top of a public toilet belongs to a neighbouring gym. His parents had registered a missing complaint*
A resident of Bhawani Peth, Muthani left home to play with his friends on the evening of March 7. His mother Sultana, who works as a cook, lodged a case of kidnapping early next morning, when her son failed to return home. That Muthani was trapped in a 10,000-litre water tank just 30 feet away from their residence was something she had not imagined. As it turned out, Muthani, a Std IV student of BT Shahani Navin Hind High School, fell into the tank after a foiled attempt to catch a bird. He had clambered onto the roof of a public toilet to access a neighbouring tree, but, he claimed, he was pushed into the tank placed on the roof of the toilet, by an unidentified man. “I tried to climb out but the tank was more than 10 feet deep. I was afraid. I started sucking my thumb and went to sleep. At around 5.30 am [on March 8], I woke up when I heard the azan,” recounted Muthani. His attempts to scream for help failed. At one point, Muthani said, he even tried shifting all his weight to one side of the tank, to make it topple. “I could hear the school bell ringing and I screamed but it was useless. I started poking my fingers out from the pipe so that someone would see me,” he said.
Luckily, the public toilet shares its wall with Maharshi Harkadash Vidya Mandir. Sayeed, a Std VII student of the school, was cleaning the classroom duster in the school’s corridor after the morning assembly at 8 am on March 10. This is when he noticed fingers popping out of the tap of the adjacent tank. Sayeed brought this to the attention of his teacher Vittobha Padir. Padir said, “We prepared a human pyramid to reach him.” As a first rescue measure, he threw in a bottle of water for the thirsty boy. By this time, Muthani had indicated where his family stayed and word was sent to them. Finally, Padir managed to yank him out.
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*Also read: Water cut in Mumbai, drought in Maharashtra, but this burst pipe hasn't been fixed for 45 days**Water gushes out of the burst pipeline on Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road. Pic/Nimesh Dave*
“We have complained to the CEO of Aarey and have urged him to file an FIR, so that those responsible for the act are booked and such acts are not repeated. Past records reveal that the same spot was vandalised before on 10 different occasions. We fix the pipe, and within hours, it’s back to square one. It’s frustrating,” said Jivhav Sonone, Deputy Engineer —PWD Aarey.
Gaganand Raut, CEO of Aarey, who rushed his staff to the spot on Friday, said, “The concrete pipeline cannot be shut because it has been sourced from the Powai lake to the buffalo sheds inside the Aarey complex. It is a serious and reoccurring problem which must be tackled.”
Local resident Sudhakar Shenoy, an ex-employee of Air India, who had first spotted the jet one-and-a-half months ago, was surprised to find the pipeline spewing water again. “On Friday, I was happy to see that the pipe had been repaired. But at around 3.30 pm, the jet was back and with greater force,” said Shenoy.
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"We have not examined the issue so far. I will look into that. We will examine (all the issues)," Dattatreya told PTI.*Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya. Pic/AFP*
Beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya, who is facing legal proceedings for allegedly defaulting on loans of over Rs 9,000 crore from various banks, is currently under scanner by multiple agencies, including CBI.
An open letter written by women employees of KFA recently alleged that the company did not pay salaries, but kept depositing PF due to fear of action from the authorities.
Former Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) pilot Captain Kedar Wagh said the defunct company owes him Rs 45 lakh towards his salary dues.
He further said that many former employees are trying to come under one banner and start a legal battle for their dues.
"We are trying to form a group and approach the Supreme Court seeking justice. We have received positive responses from over 900 former employees. We are in the process of gathering more (employees on the platform)," Wagh said.
Meanwhile, EPFO's apex decision-making body, the Central Board of Trustees' (CBT), will meet on March 17 to take stock of the situation with regard to the investments the body made into index-linked ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds).
According to Dattatreya, the result has not been encouraging for the past three to four months despite signs of optimism in the initial stages.
"We (EPFO) have invested approximately Rs 5,000 crore in exchange-traded funds. For the first six or seven months, returns appeared to be better. After that, for two or three months, we don't see it as encouraging. Even then, we will have to wait and watch," he said.
"There may not be profits in the short-term. Even then we must go ahead in a cautious way. CBT meeting will be held on March 17, we may discuss the issue in that meeting," the minister said.
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A senior government official said the department has directed its district units and excise intelligence bureau to keep a strict vigil on banquet halls and farm houses hosting wedding ceremonies and parties.
The official said they have received information that most organisers get a license from the department to serve booze at banquet halls, motels and farm house, but to save money they serve Haryana-made liquor which amounts to an offence.
"The department has formed several teams to check parties, functions, where liquor is being served, at all farm houses, motels and banquet halls. Besides legal cases, government can also seal the entities found involved in such practices," the official further said.
"It is also responsibility of owners of motels, farm houses and banquet halls to check such illegal practice at their premises," official added.
The department officials have been directed to carry out a drive to check the premises of farm houses, banquet halls and motels, where parties and functions are being hosted, across the national capital.
The official also said the sale of non-duty paid liquor is a major offence under Delhi Excise Act and even its possession to a serious offence. Reported by Mid-Day 2 hours ago.