Grant Rd man triggered by son asking to divorce mother: Cops
Financial distress led to frequent fights between the couple. Wife, children lived away from accused
MUMBAI: A major water pipeline was damaged and burst during the construction of a culvert near Mulund Octroi Naka on the Eastern Express Highway, leading to heavy water leakage on Monday evening. To fix the leakage, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a 15% water cut in 11 wards in the island city and eastern suburbs for 48 hours. It will start from 10pm on Monday evening (March 27) till Wednesday (March 29), 10pm.
The wards that will be affected are A, B, E, F south and F north in the island city and L, M East and M West in the eastern suburbs. Additionally, T ward, Mulund East and West areas will face water cut, Bhandup, Nahur, Kanjurmarg & Vikhroli (East) under S ward and Vikhroli, Ghatkopar East and West under N ward will be affected.
The 2,345 mm diameter ‘Mumbai-2’ pipeline, which supplies water from Pise-panjarapur, was damaged while Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation was carrying out the work.
MUMBAI: The metropolitan magistrate court in Dadar on Monday rejected the bail plea of 23-year-old Sumer Merchant, arrested for running over 58-year-old jogger Rajalakshmi Vijay Ramakrishnan in Worli Sea Face on March 19, while driving under influence of alcohol.
Merchant had applied for bail through his counsel claiming that it was a simple accident and a case under section 304A of the Indian Penal Code - causing death by negligence, and the severe charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under 304(II) of the IPC was not applicable to him. His lawyer also claimed that the jogger was running in the middle of the road and due to a sharp curve Merchant could not see her. The public prosecutor opposed the plea, arguing that it was “serious crime” and the maximum punishment under 304(II) of the IPC is imprisonment for life. He knew his such negligent acts could result in somebody’s death and despite that he drove the vehicle under the influence of intoxication. The police have already added section 185 of the MV Act for drunk driving against him.
Appearing for Vijay Ramakrishnan, husband of the deceased, advocates Hemant Ingle and Samrat Ingle argued that the magistrate court had no jurisdiction to hear the bail plea as a charge under section 304(II) of the IPC was applied. The accused was drunk and knew that his negligent act could result in an accident. His friend had warned him to not drive the car despite that he decided to drop her off. After hearing all three, metropolitan magistrate SP Bhosale, rejected the bail plea. The court said the detailed order will become available on Tuesday. Tardeo resident Merchant’s Tata Nexon EV had hit and killed on the spot Rajalakshmi Ramakrishnan alias Raji near Worli Dairy while jogging on the Northbound lane. Raji was the chief executive officer of the Business of Altruist Technologies Pvt Ltd, which has over 14,000 employees, 32 clients, and 17 delivery centres spread across India, Africa, and the UAE. Merchant works with an event management company associated with Bollywood.
MUMBAI: Days after Grant Road resident, 54-year-old Chetan Ratanshi Gala, ran amok in the neighbourhood with a 12-inch kitchen knife, killing three and injuring two, his son Deepen, hinted that the imminent break-up of the family may have triggered the violent act.
On Monday, police officials said, shortly before the incident, Gala had his lunch, brought to him by one of his daughters. After a siesta, he called Deepen, requesting him to return to their residence in Parvati Mansion along with his mother and sisters. Deepen responded, saying he should forget about his wife and children, and instead start divorce proceedings.
Soon after, an enraged Gala attacked his next-door neighbours Jayendrabhai and his wife Illa Mestry, who were seated in the veranda, and eventually Jeniel and her mother Snehal Brahmbhatt, and a house staff Prakash Waghmare. The Mestrys and Jeniel succumbed
He didn’t have money as he was jobless. He was struggling to pay even his daughters’ college fees. He wanted to sell properties. SENIOR INSPECTOR
to the injuries soon after, while Snehal was admitted in a private hospital in critical condition. The police said she is recovering after a surgery and has started talking. Waghmare, who used a pillow to save himself, has escaped with a single stab injury on his stomach.
The D B Marg police, who are investigating the case, said that Chetan Gala was suspicious of his wife Aruna and never allowed her to step out of the house. Neighbours knew him to pick up fights with members of his family daily, said a police officer.
He was in financial distress and wished to sell his shop and flat. He also wanted to sell a land parcel in his native place,
HT reported that the accused ran amok with a 12-inch kitchen knife, killing three and injuring two.
but neither his wife nor his brothers agreed, leading to frequent quarrels between the spouses, the officer said. This led the wife and children of the accused to leave him to live separately.
“He didn’t have money as he was jobless. He was struggling
to pay even his daughters’ college fees. He wanted to sell properties and use some of the money to buy a property in the suburbs, and the remaining funds to meet the family’s expenses,” said the police officer. After his wife and children left him, he was under mental stress and kept on urging them to return to Parvati Mansion.
On Friday, after his conversation with his son, when he stepped out of the house and saw Illa Mestry, his neighbour, combing her hair, flashes of a their strained relationship from the past surfaced – in 2016, they had quarrelled over space to dry out their clothes. Later, he is known to have slapped her son Devang over water supply issues. The matter was reported to the local police and the issue resolved amicably. Thereafter, whenever Illa saw her neighbour she slammed the door on him and went to her house. On Friday, when Gala saw her, he suspected her of inciting his wife into deserting him and started stabbing her, said the police officer.