TOP TS BABU’S SON KILLED IN ISTANBUL
A group of armed robbers in Istanbul, Turkey, reportedly shot dead the son of TS labour department principal secretary Shashank Goel.
Shubham Goel, a software engineer working in the USA, was holidaying in Istanbul with a friend, Sudhanshu.
Sources said they were confronted by a group of armed robbers who demanded money.
Subhanshu reportedly handed over the money he had on him while Shubham refused to do so.
According to sources, the assailants first attacked Shubham with sticks and a knife and later shot him dead.
A group of armed robbers in Istanbul, Turkey, reportedly shot dead the son of TS labour department principal secretary Shashank Goel. Shubham Goel, a software engineer working in the USA, was holidaying in Istanbul with a friend, Sudhanshu.
Sources said they were confronted by a group of armed robbers who demanded money. Sudhanshu reportedly handed over the money he had on him while Shubham refused to do so. According to sources, the assailants first attacked Shubham with sticks and a knife and later shot him dead.
Shubham was in India to attend a relative’s wedding on April 28 and was scheduled to return to California, USA, where he was working as deputy manager at the Federal Bank of America. Shubham and Sudhanshu, from Noida, made plans for a quick holiday in Turkey before returning to the US.
Shubham’s body was brought to New Delhi on Saturday and then taken to the family home in Roorkee, Uttarakhand for the final rites. Mr Goel is learnt to have left the city for Delhi as soon as he received information about the incident. He was assisted by officials of the external affairs ministry for the return of his son’s body, sources said. Even as massive campaigns are being organised by cops, to not believe rumours on social media, people continue to believe and share such rumours on various social media platforms, forcing the cops to initiate legal action.
On Monday, Wanaparthy police apprehended two minors aged 15 and 16 and produced them before the Juvenile Justice Board.
Ms Rema Rajeshwari, superintendent of police, Wanaparthy (Additional Charge) stated that a massive educative campaign is going on in 233 villages in Wanaparthy district to create awareness among people about the potential security concerns of fake news being spread on social media.
“In this case, both the boys put the life of the complainant at great risk, as the voice record asking people to kill went viral in local WhatsApp groups. We appeal to the people not to believe such rumours. Strict legal action will be taken if anybody spreads fake news,” she said.
On Saturday, one Jetti Yadaiah from Manajipet of Khillaghanpur mandal approached police stating that, one Srikanth sent his and his friends’ photos to his WhatsApp number with a voice record.
The voice message stated that these three persons were moving in the village to kidnap children and plan to kill the kidnapped children.
The voice record also said that if anybody sees them, they should kill them immediately. This WhatsApp forward was widely circulated in local groups and led to panic.
Based on the complaint, Khillaghanpur police registered a case and nabbed the boys on Monday.