Man kills wife, son with arson over argument, held
CHENNAI: A 39 year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife and his son by setting them on fire, following an argument, the Chennai police said on Sunday.
His minor daughter, who also sustained burn injuries in the incident, is undergoing treatment, police said in a release on Sunday.
According to police, Maqbool Ali Sathar of Maduravoyal had an argument with his wife last week, following which he poured petrol on his spouse and two children, aged 21 and 14, and set them on fire before fleeing the place.
All three persons were admitted to a hospital where the accused person’s wife and son died, police said.
A case was registered and police were on the lookout for the absconding person and a special team arrested him from the same locality yesterday.
He was later remanded to custody, police said. tainment zones will be covered for testing,” Shah said on Twitter.
People familiar with the developments said that CM Arvind Kejriwal concurred with Shah on all the steps proposed during the one-and-a-half-hour long meeting.
“Extremely productive meeting between Delhi government and Central government. Many key decisions taken. We will fight corona together,” the chief minister wrote on Twitter.
A key decision taken in the meeting on Sunday was formation of a committee under the chairmanship of VK Paul, member of Niti Aayog, which will give its report on Monday on ensuring reservation of 60% beds for coronavirus patients in private hospitals at low rates in Delhi and to fix treatment and testing costs for Covid-19 in the Capital.
There have been several complaints in the last few weeks about private hospitals charging exorbitant amounts from Covid-19 patients.
Another committee of senior doctors, which will telephonically guide smaller hospitals in Delhi on treatment guidelines and sharing accurate information on Covid-19, has also been formed in AIIMS so that the best practices in the fight against Covid-19 are communicated to the lowest level, Shah said.
A helpline number for this telephonic guidance will be set up by Monday.
He added that for contacttracing in Delhi, a comprehensive door-to-door survey will be conducted in all containment zones for which a report will be submitted by the team within a week.
“Subsequently, for efficient monitoring, every individual will be asked to download the Aarogya Setu app,” Shah added.
Shah also said that the Centre has promised to provide to the Delhi government necessary resources such as oxygen cylinders, ventilators, pulse oximeters and other requirements to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
Four senior I AS offi cers posted at the Centre -- two from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and two from Arunachal Pradesh – have also been immedi at e l y t r ansferred to t he national capital to aide the Delhi government’s fight against the pandemic.
Shah also directed attachment of two other senior IAS officers – SCL Das and S S Yadav from the Centre to Delhi.
The 500 converted railway coaches having 8,000 beds provided with “immediate effect” to the Delhi government will have all the facilities.
The home minister al s o announced that the Centre will issue detailed fresh guidelines on last rites for Covid-19 victims, which will reduce the waiting time for the cremations.
The Union health ministry, Delhi government and all concerned departments have been asked to ensure that decisions taken on Sunday are implemented at the ground level.
Shah added on Sunday that nation is fighting this global outbreak with alertness and cooperation under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The country is also sincerely indebted to several NGOS for their exemplary devotion during this crisis. In this effort, the government has decided to enroll the services of Scouts & Guides, NCC (National Cadet Corps), NSS (National Service Scheme) and other voluntary organisations as volunteers, with health services,” he added. being dispatched to his home town in Assam for last rites, they said.
They said the casualties suffered by the Pakistani Army in the retaliatory action were not known immediately.
On June 4, havaldar P Mathiazhagan fell to the Pakistani firing in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district, while on June 10, Naik Gurcharan Singh lost his life in a similar incident in Rajouri sector. bright young actor gone too soon”. “He excelled on TV and in films. His rise in the world of entertainment inspired many and he leaves behind several memorable performances,” PM Modi tweeted.
Actor couple Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ai Khan shared their condolences on Sushant’s death on her Instagram account. “This is such terrible news. Praying you find peace Sushant. Strength to his family. Saif and Kareena,” they wrote.
Sushant had dropped out of engineering to pursue acting as a career and honed his acting skills at Barry John Acting School. He rose to fame with television show Pavitra Rishta and he had found his break in Bollywood with the movie Kai Po Che! Later, he acted in MS Dhoni: An Untold Story- a biographical film on the former Indian cricket captain.
He was last seen in Netflix’s Drive.
Known for his versatility, Rajput garnered applause f or almost all his films. MS Dhoni, in which he played the former Indian cricket team captain, was among the most successful film of 2016. He garnered critical acclaim for his role in Dibakar Banerjee’s 2015 movie, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy.
Sushant as the confused lover boy in Shudh Desi Romance also impressed the audience and proved that he can play the romantic lead with ease. Apart from the mainstream projects, he also worked in films such as Abhishek Chaubey’s Sonchiriya and hold his own against acting stalwarts such as Manoj Bajpayee.
A native of Patna, Rajput wrote an emotional Instagram post dedicated to his late mother earlier this month. “Blurred past evaporating from teardrops, unending dreams carving an arc of smile and a fleeting life, negotiating between the two,” he wrote in his last post. national security was hanging afire the past 15 to 20 years. We did it in a single stroke,” he said.
“Rafale will be delivered to us in July and they will increase our power. We don’t want to scare anyone but they will strengthen our defence forces”, he added.
The BJP l e a der f urt her heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the government’s handling of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
In his speech, he also stated that the annulment of Article 370, which had given the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir a special status, has led to allround development in the Union Territory. The government will carry out so much development in the region in the coming years that the people of Pakistan-occupied-kashmir will demand to be part of India. This will lead to the fulfilment of our Parliament’s resolution that POK is an integral part of India, Singh said.
“Many developed countries like the US, Brazil and Spain were badly hit by Covid-19 but our PM Modi announced a nationwide lockdown on March 25. Entire India abided by it. Had it not been declared, the magnitude of the damage would have been enormous and difficult to tackle. Even WHO appreciated India for its efforts in tackling this dreaded virus. We strengthened our health infrastructure and started manufacturing PPE ki t s , which are now bei ng exported to other countries. Here I would like to congratulate J&K for its testing rate, which is second best after Goa.”
HIS MINOR DAUGHTER, WHO ALSO SUSTAINED BURN INJURIES IN THE INCIDENT, IS BEING TREATED FOR HER WOUNDS, POLICE SAID IN A RELEASE SUNDAY