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Crime Patrol: Creative Director Suraj Gets Murdered By Commando Jacob - Episode 28 - 30th July 2011
This case was a spine-tingling case in which 3 different people named Suraj, Sonia and Jacob were at the peak of flourishing their career. Suraj worked as a creative director. Sonia as a struggling actor and Jacob who was Sonia's boyfriend was a naval officer. Suraj helped Sonia to acquire roles in Film industry and Jacob was against it. Who killed Suraj? Sonia or Jacob?
The Inside Story
Few crimes have captured the national imagination quite as compellingly as
the murder of 25-year-old Neeraj Grover on May 6, 2008. Bombay police say
that the TV executive was lying naked in 27-year-old Kannada starlet Maria
Susairaj’s bedroom when her fiance, Emile Jerome Matthew, walked in and
stabbed Grover to death. Maria and Emile are then said to have hacked the
corpse into approximately 300 pieces before putting the chopped limbs on
fire.
This outline makes the case sound like fodder for a Ram Gopal Verma potboiler.
The calmness with which Maria and Emile had conducted themselves afterwards was startling.
Naval lieutenant Jerome Mathew told investigators that the reason he had murdered media executive Neeraj Grover was because he had found him nude in his girlfriend’s Malad home. Mathew and his girlfriend, Kannada actress Maria Susairaj, have been arrested for killing Grover and disposing of the body in the jungles of Manor after stuffing the chopped body parts into three bags.
Mathew said that when he had phoned Susairaj on May 6, she told him that Grover was helping her move into her new apartment at Dheeraj Solitaire building and would leave in a few hours. But when Mathew flew into Mumbai the next morning, he was shocked when Susairaj opened the door in a skimpy outfit. Mathew walked straight into her bedroom and found Grover in the nude.
Mathew was consumed with jealousy and rage as he realised what was happening behind his back. He headed straight to the kitchen and returned with a knife. The two men had a scuffle and Mathew eventually overpowered Grover, stabbing him several times.
Maria Monica Susairaj, had told him that she had not slept with Grover willingly. The couple then had consensual sex twice in the same flat, even as the body lay in a pool of blood, refuting claims that Mathew had raped her after the murder.
Mathew had never seen nor spoken to Grover before that fatal run in.
Matthew was taught techniques of man-to-man combat and how to use a dagger as part of his naval training. He put his skills to use to overpower Grover.
Susairaj used her credit card to shop for a knife and three bags from a local mall, since she had run out of cash. Matthew then used this new knife to chop Grover’s body to pieces and stuff it into the three bags.
Grover had a stable career and a good life. There seemed a low probability of his going missing just like that,’’ Maria said. Grover’s parents, who came down from UP to look for their missing son, met Maria on May 9. Barely three days later, Susairaj herself came to meet Maria with her brother and three of Grover’s friends.
She requested the police to look into the case personally. But the police told her upfront that she was my ‘suspect number 1’. She was taken aback at that time. But after her arrest, she admitted to her role in the crime.
Maria added that Mathew had a good academic background—he had scored 90% marks in his SSC and HSC. He had also won a gold medal in swimming at the university level. He has been stripped of his medals and uniform by the navy.
Maria is described by her friends as “wilful, ambitious, sexually
manipulative, and ultimately a figure of tragedy”.
The value attached to money and fame, and the sense of entitlement many of the young feel without necessarily the talent, all this together becomes a lethal combination.
Maria Susairaj still continues to make headlines. In May this year, TV audiences were shocked to hear she had undergone treatment for her acne. Maria’s continuing ability to make news is perhaps best explained by the fact that murder of Neeraj has proved an apt reflection of changing morals in fast-changing times. We are increasingly living in a let-it-all-hang-out culture…even violence is a form of exhibitionism.
Now in July 2011, she has been released after the court convicted her for a three year term and Emile to ten years imprisonment. Maria had spent this time in prison already and thus has been released.
Maria had confessed to her crime in the court. Kanpur’s Neeraj father is distressed by the court verdict. However, the court took a lenient position by stating that it was natural on Emile’s part to lose control after seeing his fiancee in a compromising position with another man, Neeraj.
Maria is now being offered roles in movies, starting with Ram Gopal Verma. Some political forces, led by Shiv Sena, have said that they will not permit Maria to shoot in Maharashtra and to show her films in the cinemas in the state.
It looked like an open-and-shut case. Both Emile and Maria were put behind bars and their bail applications rejected.
Now, three years on, people are even more shocked to see Maria walk free. Apparently, her only crime was “destruction of evidence” for which she’s already served the maximum sentence of three years. No life term or death penalty for Emile either—he got 10 years, of which again three are already over. The judge ruled it was a crime of passion and not premeditated murder.
Friends of Neeraj are aghast. “Aren’t all murders crimes of passion? Then why not let all murderers go free,” asks documentary filmmaker Ashok Pandit, who was present at Maria’s press conference (organised so that she could stress the fact that she was innocent) with a group of friends to protest against the verdict.
Neeraj’s other friends like Chetan Morada are also dismayed. “This is not a case of temporary insanity. Maria called Neeraj over and then called Jerome. How do you let your fiance into the house when you have another man sleeping in your bedroom? Would anyone do it unless something was planned? We will be appealing in the high court,” he says.
A criminal lawyer who has promised Neeraj’s parents legal help when they appeal, makes a similar point: “In such cases, it matters how evidence is presented. The outcry over the miscarriage of justice is because Maria seems to have encouraged Jerome by calling him over to her house. Also the subsequent events—the way Maria coolly went to buy the knife used to hack Neeraj, and how, according to Maria’s confession, they made love next to the corpse. It shows a certain criminality.”
Indira Jaising, well-known lawyer and rights activist, also points to the brutal way in which the body was disposed of that could have aided the prosecution’s cause. “Maria is guilty of conspiracy because there was a meeting of minds. She agreed with the murder because she took steps to get rid of the evidence. That shows that she was complicit with the crime. Whether or not she actually killed the victim or hacked up the body comes later,” she says.
There is support pouring in for Neeraj’s father Amarnath Grover and he is hopeful that the HC will give his son justice. “The law is so delicate that everything is open to interpretation. But given the crime committed, we are wondering at the judgement,” he says.
Neeraj’s family and friends, quite predictably, feel that the murderers got off scot-free.
Others closely associated with the case, like Meenal Baghel, editor of Mumbai Mirror, who has followed the case in detail since it first broke and has written a book on it, Death in Mumbai, feels the judgement has to be looked at dispassionately. She points out that both Emile and Maria have been convicted once. “Had there been an acquittal, I would call it a travesty of justice but at present people are simply enraged by the quantum of punishment handed out.” Baghel has spent a lot of time with Maria and Jerome and their families. What sort of people are Maria and her fiance? “They were bright, middle-class people who were very ambitious like any other young people in a metro. They were not criminals,” she says. But they got rid of the evidence, like washing Maria’s room with detergent and acid to remove any tell-tale signs after killing Grover, in such a calm and calculated manner? “A strong survival instinct kicked in, which is why they disposed of the body and the evidence in the way they did,” is her answer.
The line is undoubtedly fine between Section 304, which is culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and Section 302 (Part I) that deals with premeditated murder. “In crimes like murder or rape, the mystery and brutality is highlighted by the media. As a result, there is an expectation that the harshest possible punishment be meted out. But in the courtroom, it is up to the prosecution to convince the judge using hard evidence,” says criminal lawyer Amit Desai. On the judgement itself, Indira Jaising feels the judge took “a stereotypical view that a man would not be able to stand his woman sleeping with another man and would therefore be driven to murder and also of casting Maria in the light of the eternal temptress. Holding such notions is simply archaic”.
The police, meanwhile, claim they did a thorough job. According to investigating officer Satish Raorane, all possible evidence was collected and there was nothing more that “science or investigation” could have done to prove the case. In addition, there were several strong witnesses, like Emile’s friend and roommate Lt Vasanth Kumar, who deposed that the former was upset and angry when he boarded the flight for Mumbai. And that Maria had called Neeraj over to her flat—supposedly to “help her with shifting”. Phone records also show that Emile called Neeraj and also that he knew he was with Maria that evening. Raorane believes this shows premeditation and Maria’s motive for arranging the murder. “She was annoyed and suspicious because she felt Neeraj was fooling her by not getting her an acting job despite sleeping with her,” he claims.
Public prosecutor R.V. Kini says his side presented 48 witnesses—from the watchmen who saw Emile and Maria load the car with two bags to the petrol pump attendant who sold loose petrol to Emile to the roadside seller who sold Emile the lighter used to set the corpse on fire. According to him, the prosecution’s case did not rely on Maria’s confession at all and was building a case based on the evidence to show premeditated murder. Well, all this will again come up for hearing as the state and Neeraj’s father knock at the high court’s doors. Will the prosecution be able to convince another judge that his murder was premeditated?
This outline makes the case sound like fodder for a Ram Gopal Verma potboiler.
The calmness with which Maria and Emile had conducted themselves afterwards was startling.
Naval lieutenant Jerome Mathew told investigators that the reason he had murdered media executive Neeraj Grover was because he had found him nude in his girlfriend’s Malad home. Mathew and his girlfriend, Kannada actress Maria Susairaj, have been arrested for killing Grover and disposing of the body in the jungles of Manor after stuffing the chopped body parts into three bags.
Mathew said that when he had phoned Susairaj on May 6, she told him that Grover was helping her move into her new apartment at Dheeraj Solitaire building and would leave in a few hours. But when Mathew flew into Mumbai the next morning, he was shocked when Susairaj opened the door in a skimpy outfit. Mathew walked straight into her bedroom and found Grover in the nude.
Mathew was consumed with jealousy and rage as he realised what was happening behind his back. He headed straight to the kitchen and returned with a knife. The two men had a scuffle and Mathew eventually overpowered Grover, stabbing him several times.
Maria Monica Susairaj, had told him that she had not slept with Grover willingly. The couple then had consensual sex twice in the same flat, even as the body lay in a pool of blood, refuting claims that Mathew had raped her after the murder.
Matthew was taught techniques of man-to-man combat and how to use a dagger as part of his naval training. He put his skills to use to overpower Grover.
Susairaj used her credit card to shop for a knife and three bags from a local mall, since she had run out of cash. Matthew then used this new knife to chop Grover’s body to pieces and stuff it into the three bags.
Grover had a stable career and a good life. There seemed a low probability of his going missing just like that,’’ Maria said. Grover’s parents, who came down from UP to look for their missing son, met Maria on May 9. Barely three days later, Susairaj herself came to meet Maria with her brother and three of Grover’s friends.
She requested the police to look into the case personally. But the police told her upfront that she was my ‘suspect number 1’. She was taken aback at that time. But after her arrest, she admitted to her role in the crime.
Maria added that Mathew had a good academic background—he had scored 90% marks in his SSC and HSC. He had also won a gold medal in swimming at the university level. He has been stripped of his medals and uniform by the navy.
The value attached to money and fame, and the sense of entitlement many of the young feel without necessarily the talent, all this together becomes a lethal combination.
Maria Susairaj still continues to make headlines. In May this year, TV audiences were shocked to hear she had undergone treatment for her acne. Maria’s continuing ability to make news is perhaps best explained by the fact that murder of Neeraj has proved an apt reflection of changing morals in fast-changing times. We are increasingly living in a let-it-all-hang-out culture…even violence is a form of exhibitionism.
Now in July 2011, she has been released after the court convicted her for a three year term and Emile to ten years imprisonment. Maria had spent this time in prison already and thus has been released.
Maria had confessed to her crime in the court. Kanpur’s Neeraj father is distressed by the court verdict. However, the court took a lenient position by stating that it was natural on Emile’s part to lose control after seeing his fiancee in a compromising position with another man, Neeraj.
Maria is now being offered roles in movies, starting with Ram Gopal Verma. Some political forces, led by Shiv Sena, have said that they will not permit Maria to shoot in Maharashtra and to show her films in the cinemas in the state.
It looked like an open-and-shut case. Both Emile and Maria were put behind bars and their bail applications rejected.
Now, three years on, people are even more shocked to see Maria walk free. Apparently, her only crime was “destruction of evidence” for which she’s already served the maximum sentence of three years. No life term or death penalty for Emile either—he got 10 years, of which again three are already over. The judge ruled it was a crime of passion and not premeditated murder.
Friends of Neeraj are aghast. “Aren’t all murders crimes of passion? Then why not let all murderers go free,” asks documentary filmmaker Ashok Pandit, who was present at Maria’s press conference (organised so that she could stress the fact that she was innocent) with a group of friends to protest against the verdict.
Neeraj’s other friends like Chetan Morada are also dismayed. “This is not a case of temporary insanity. Maria called Neeraj over and then called Jerome. How do you let your fiance into the house when you have another man sleeping in your bedroom? Would anyone do it unless something was planned? We will be appealing in the high court,” he says.
A criminal lawyer who has promised Neeraj’s parents legal help when they appeal, makes a similar point: “In such cases, it matters how evidence is presented. The outcry over the miscarriage of justice is because Maria seems to have encouraged Jerome by calling him over to her house. Also the subsequent events—the way Maria coolly went to buy the knife used to hack Neeraj, and how, according to Maria’s confession, they made love next to the corpse. It shows a certain criminality.”
Indira Jaising, well-known lawyer and rights activist, also points to the brutal way in which the body was disposed of that could have aided the prosecution’s cause. “Maria is guilty of conspiracy because there was a meeting of minds. She agreed with the murder because she took steps to get rid of the evidence. That shows that she was complicit with the crime. Whether or not she actually killed the victim or hacked up the body comes later,” she says.
There is support pouring in for Neeraj’s father Amarnath Grover and he is hopeful that the HC will give his son justice. “The law is so delicate that everything is open to interpretation. But given the crime committed, we are wondering at the judgement,” he says.
Neeraj’s family and friends, quite predictably, feel that the murderers got off scot-free.
Others closely associated with the case, like Meenal Baghel, editor of Mumbai Mirror, who has followed the case in detail since it first broke and has written a book on it, Death in Mumbai, feels the judgement has to be looked at dispassionately. She points out that both Emile and Maria have been convicted once. “Had there been an acquittal, I would call it a travesty of justice but at present people are simply enraged by the quantum of punishment handed out.” Baghel has spent a lot of time with Maria and Jerome and their families. What sort of people are Maria and her fiance? “They were bright, middle-class people who were very ambitious like any other young people in a metro. They were not criminals,” she says. But they got rid of the evidence, like washing Maria’s room with detergent and acid to remove any tell-tale signs after killing Grover, in such a calm and calculated manner? “A strong survival instinct kicked in, which is why they disposed of the body and the evidence in the way they did,” is her answer.
The line is undoubtedly fine between Section 304, which is culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and Section 302 (Part I) that deals with premeditated murder. “In crimes like murder or rape, the mystery and brutality is highlighted by the media. As a result, there is an expectation that the harshest possible punishment be meted out. But in the courtroom, it is up to the prosecution to convince the judge using hard evidence,” says criminal lawyer Amit Desai. On the judgement itself, Indira Jaising feels the judge took “a stereotypical view that a man would not be able to stand his woman sleeping with another man and would therefore be driven to murder and also of casting Maria in the light of the eternal temptress. Holding such notions is simply archaic”.
The police, meanwhile, claim they did a thorough job. According to investigating officer Satish Raorane, all possible evidence was collected and there was nothing more that “science or investigation” could have done to prove the case. In addition, there were several strong witnesses, like Emile’s friend and roommate Lt Vasanth Kumar, who deposed that the former was upset and angry when he boarded the flight for Mumbai. And that Maria had called Neeraj over to her flat—supposedly to “help her with shifting”. Phone records also show that Emile called Neeraj and also that he knew he was with Maria that evening. Raorane believes this shows premeditation and Maria’s motive for arranging the murder. “She was annoyed and suspicious because she felt Neeraj was fooling her by not getting her an acting job despite sleeping with her,” he claims.
Public prosecutor R.V. Kini says his side presented 48 witnesses—from the watchmen who saw Emile and Maria load the car with two bags to the petrol pump attendant who sold loose petrol to Emile to the roadside seller who sold Emile the lighter used to set the corpse on fire. According to him, the prosecution’s case did not rely on Maria’s confession at all and was building a case based on the evidence to show premeditated murder. Well, all this will again come up for hearing as the state and Neeraj’s father knock at the high court’s doors. Will the prosecution be able to convince another judge that his murder was premeditated?
Thanks To:
Crime Patrol: Youth who murdered aunt admits to killing son (Episode 26 on 23rd July 2011)
Youth who murdered aunt admits to killing son
KOLKATA: Months before murdering his deaf and mute aunt, 22-year-old Surajit Mullick had killed his neighbour's nine-year-old son Suraj, say police. But after keeping him for three days in custody, police could not break him and had released him then. Nearly a year later, after being arrested for murdering his aunt Purnima Benerjee, Surajit confessed his previous crime to police. On February 4, locals found a body of a middle-aged woman stuffed inside a card board box dumped in front of a multi-gym on Nalini Ranjan Avenue of H block, New Alipore.
Police identified the woman as Purnima Banerjee, a group D employee of Howrah railway hospital and later picked up her nephew Surajit who stayed with Purnima at her Shibpur railway quarters. Surajit, son of Shital Mullick, a police constable, admitted that he strangled his aunt to death and dumped her body at New Alipore. When cops asked him about the motive, Surajit said that he had an old grudge on Purnima.
"He told us that,a year back when one of his neighbour's son Suraj Rai went missing, Purnima informed locals that the missing boy was seen playing with Surajit. Purnima's information landed Surajit behind bars as police detained him for three days for interrogation," said an investigator.
On March 16, 2010, nine-year-old Suraj Rai, a Class III student, whose father is a RPF constable, went missing. Locals suspected Surajit's involvement and an FIR was lodged against him at Shibpur police station. But police failed to get a clue from Surajit and released him. The missing case remained unsolved.
Surajit reportedly confessed that he abducted Suraj for ransom. But he killed him and threw his body into the Hooghly after he realised that locals suspected him. On Tuesday, cops from both New Alipore and Howrah police stations interrogated Surajit to get more details about his previous murder. In connection with Purnima's murder, he will be in Kolkata Police's custody till February 17. When he is produced before the court next, Howrah police will take him on transit remand, said an officer.
Thanks to:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/youth-who-murdered-aunt-admits-to-killing-son/articleshow/7505219.cms
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Crime Patrol: 20-year-old Radhika Tanwar was shot dead near her south Delhi college in broad daylight. She was walking through an 'unsafe' two-km stretch as there's no bus service in the area
Sarika Chatwal Gets Killed On Women's Day - Episode 1 - 29th April
2011
Host Anoop Soni introduces the first case of Crime patrol season 4. This
case is of Sarika Chatwal, who was shot dead by an unknown person.
Sarika's friend Aashish was present with Sarika when she was shot, so he
helped police to draw the killer's sketch. Police finds that he was
staying in the same area of Sarika and his name is Shyam Singh. Police
catches Shaym Sing's friends from Sitapur U.P.
INSIDE STORY-
Her family can now only hope that Radhika Tanwar's assassin is arrested, put
on trial and punished in the shortest possible span. But are the city
government and its various departments entirely blameless? INSIDE STORY-
The victim's family, friends, and Ram Lal Anand (RLA) College authorities don't think so. That's because at 10.15 am on Tuesday when she was shot, Radhika was walking towards her college through a perilous two-kilometre stretch, like any other day. It's perilous because of the absence of a bus service that would drop students at the doorstep of the college and because it is a happy hunting ground for eve-teasers.
The second-year degree student (Roll No. 6251157) was murdered by an unidentified person in south Delhi in broad daylight. Radhika (20) was attacked on a foot over-bridge not far from Ram Lal Anand College in Dhaula Kuan at around 10.15 am. The victim is a resident of Naraina Village in west Delhi.
'No security'
College authorities attribute the entire problem to non-existent security and the vulnerability of the area where two prominent colleges of south campus - Ram Lal Anand and Motilal Nehru - are situated.
"I am absolutely shocked by the incident. Though, cops in the area are cooperative, there is a serious problem of no buses plying in the area for a while now," said Vijay K Sharma, Principal, RLA College (Morning).
"It is surprising and shocking that such an incident occurred just a short distance away from the college. It is disheartening," said Dr Ashok Sarin, Principal, RLA College (Evening).
"The two adjoining colleges, RLA and Motilal Nehru, are most vulnerable to crimes like these. If only buses had been plying on this route, the girl could have got down at the college gate and the tragic incident could have been avoided," added Sarin.
Sharma concurs. According to him, there have been meetings with the DU Vice-Chancellor regarding the issue. There has been a proposal under which the college planned to hire two new DTC buses, which would run only on this stretch, starting from Hauz Khas.
However, he expressed his ignorance about the fate of the project. "Our girls are facing too many risks while commuting. Problems of stalking and eve-teasing are rampant. I have advised the girls to move in groups when outside the campus and issued a notice for them to keep their mobile phones handy and the police number on speed dial. It is a societal problem as well; men in our society have to be sensitised towards women," said Sarin.
Harish Dhawan, Prof. (Economics) RLA College had a startling revelation. "We have been informed that since the past four days a group of boys from Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma (ARSD) College were troubling the girls. But it is still unexplainable how she can be shot in broad daylight in a crowded place," said he.
On the 'wrong foot'
Though south Delhi is considered blessed when compared to other parts of the Capital in terms of security and infrastructure incidents like this one come as a wake-up call. South campus students who have to put up with this problem of lack of adequate public transportation certainly think so. Initially students used to make use of the DTC's outer Mudrika service to reach their colleges, but now that has been rerouted. There are only buses on route no. 611 that provide some relief, but the service is so infrequent that youngsters choose to walk rather than wait 20 minutes. Significantly, the DTC's DU Special buses don't cover this stretch.
Students claim that they survive on pocket money and it is not possible to spend Rs 40 everyday on auto. "At times students accept offers of lift from strangers during exams. Even we drive them occasionally when there's an emergency," said Dhawan.
However, even after such an incident, the transport authorities in the city are tight-lipped on the issue. When MiD DAY contacted DTC officials, they appeared indifferent. Naresh Kumar, IAS, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, DTC, was not available for comment. When contacted AK Goel, Dy. Chief General Manager (Traffic) and Regional Manager (SBU), refused to comment and asked us to call during office hours.
Premature end
Radhika's friends are devastated. "She was a bright girl, good at studies and other activities at college. I just don't know how to react," said Suman Tanwar, President, RLA College (Morning).
"We just don't know what to say on this issue. It is so bad for her parents and also for the college," said Arjun Khanna, student, B Com (H), second year, RLA College.
"I am just shocked and still can't understand how some boy our age can do this! We just didn't feel like coming to college after we got the news in the morning," said Sahil Markand, another second-year student from the college.
Courtsey:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/du-student-shot-dead-outside-college/145276-3.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article1519885.ece
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/one-detained-in-du-girl-murder-case/1/131866.html
Crime Patrol: 20-year-old Radhika Tanwar was shot dead near her south Delhi college in broad daylight. She was walking through an 'unsafe' two-km stretch as there's no bus service in the area
Sarika Chatwal Gets Killed On Women's Day - Episode 1 - 29th April 2011
Host Anoop Soni introduces the first case of Crime patrol season 4. This case is of Sarika Chatwal, who was shot dead by an unknown person. Sarika's friend Aashish was present with Sarika when she was shot, so he helped police to draw the killer's sketch. Police finds that he was staying in the same area of Sarika and his name is Shyam Singh. Police catches Shaym Sing's friends from Sitapur U.P.
INSIDE STORY-
INSIDE STORY-
The victim's family, friends, and Ram Lal Anand (RLA) College authorities don't think so. That's because at 10.15 am on Tuesday when she was shot, Radhika was walking towards her college through a perilous two-kilometre stretch, like any other day. It's perilous because of the absence of a bus service that would drop students at the doorstep of the college and because it is a happy hunting ground for eve-teasers.
The second-year degree student (Roll No. 6251157) was murdered by an unidentified person in south Delhi in broad daylight. Radhika (20) was attacked on a foot over-bridge not far from Ram Lal Anand College in Dhaula Kuan at around 10.15 am. The victim is a resident of Naraina Village in west Delhi.
'No security'
College authorities attribute the entire problem to non-existent security and the vulnerability of the area where two prominent colleges of south campus - Ram Lal Anand and Motilal Nehru - are situated.
"I am absolutely shocked by the incident. Though, cops in the area are cooperative, there is a serious problem of no buses plying in the area for a while now," said Vijay K Sharma, Principal, RLA College (Morning).
"It is surprising and shocking that such an incident occurred just a short distance away from the college. It is disheartening," said Dr Ashok Sarin, Principal, RLA College (Evening).
"The two adjoining colleges, RLA and Motilal Nehru, are most vulnerable to crimes like these. If only buses had been plying on this route, the girl could have got down at the college gate and the tragic incident could have been avoided," added Sarin.
Where's the bus?
Sharma concurs. According to him, there have been meetings with the DU Vice-Chancellor regarding the issue. There has been a proposal under which the college planned to hire two new DTC buses, which would run only on this stretch, starting from Hauz Khas.
However, he expressed his ignorance about the fate of the project. "Our girls are facing too many risks while commuting. Problems of stalking and eve-teasing are rampant. I have advised the girls to move in groups when outside the campus and issued a notice for them to keep their mobile phones handy and the police number on speed dial. It is a societal problem as well; men in our society have to be sensitised towards women," said Sarin.
Harish Dhawan, Prof. (Economics) RLA College had a startling revelation. "We have been informed that since the past four days a group of boys from Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma (ARSD) College were troubling the girls. But it is still unexplainable how she can be shot in broad daylight in a crowded place," said he.
On the 'wrong foot'
Though south Delhi is considered blessed when compared to other parts of the Capital in terms of security and infrastructure incidents like this one come as a wake-up call. South campus students who have to put up with this problem of lack of adequate public transportation certainly think so. Initially students used to make use of the DTC's outer Mudrika service to reach their colleges, but now that has been rerouted. There are only buses on route no. 611 that provide some relief, but the service is so infrequent that youngsters choose to walk rather than wait 20 minutes. Significantly, the DTC's DU Special buses don't cover this stretch.
Students claim that they survive on pocket money and it is not possible to spend Rs 40 everyday on auto. "At times students accept offers of lift from strangers during exams. Even we drive them occasionally when there's an emergency," said Dhawan.
However, even after such an incident, the transport authorities in the city are tight-lipped on the issue. When MiD DAY contacted DTC officials, they appeared indifferent. Naresh Kumar, IAS, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, DTC, was not available for comment. When contacted AK Goel, Dy. Chief General Manager (Traffic) and Regional Manager (SBU), refused to comment and asked us to call during office hours.
Premature end
Radhika's friends are devastated. "She was a bright girl, good at studies and other activities at college. I just don't know how to react," said Suman Tanwar, President, RLA College (Morning).
"We just don't know what to say on this issue. It is so bad for her parents and also for the college," said Arjun Khanna, student, B Com (H), second year, RLA College.
"I am just shocked and still can't understand how some boy our age can do this! We just didn't feel like coming to college after we got the news in the morning," said Sahil Markand, another second-year student from the college.
Courtsey:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/du-student-shot-dead-outside-college/145276-3.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article1519885.ece
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/one-detained-in-du-girl-murder-case/1/131866.html
Crime Patrol: Varsity employee held for killing mother, brother in Ghatkopar (Episode 15 on 17th June 2011)
Inside Story
Gopal Krishnan, 47 a resident of Jeevan Jyoti building in the Sainath Nagar, Ghatkopar was arrested on Friday night for killing his mentally challenged brother Jairam and bed-ridden mother Radha.
The incident came to light on Tuesday evening when Gopal returned home from work at 8.15 pm. His neighbour Kiran Cheda discovered Gopal sitting in a corner, while the bodies of his brother and mother were lying inside.
Gopal did not say anything to Cheda then and the neighbour then informed the police about the murders. The bodies were sent for post mortem and reports revealed that Radha was strangulated and that Jairam died of severe head injuries.
A senior police officer said, “Gopal was our prime suspect. The death of the two had taken place 12 hours before the case came to light. The timing that Gopal said he left for work went against him and we pointed out that when the incident took place he was at home.”
He added, “Gopal had earlier said that Radah’s gold chain and bangles had gone missing but they were later found in the house, ruling out the possibility of robbery. After thorough interrogation, he confessed that he killed the two as he had been very frustrated with their behaviour.”
He added that his mother always supported Jairam and kept telling him that the house that he was staying in did not belong to him. On Tuesday morning Gopal was cooking food when Jairam spilled some floral waste in the wheat flour.
This led to a quarrel between the two and in an infuriated state Gopal smashed Jairams’ head with an iron rod, then he brought out a stone kept in he bathroom and again attacked his brother with it.
Radha then started cursing Gopal and he strangulated her.
Gopal also told police officials that he could not get married as all girls rejected him when they came to know about his mentally challenged brother and ailing mother.
Gopal’s father Shivram died in 2006 and since then Gopal has been taking care of the two, by doing everythingfrom cooking food to washing their clothes and cleaning the home.
Thanks to:
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_son-held-for-murdering-mother-mentally-ill-brother-in-mumbai_1534822
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